(Video courtesy of World Snooker Tour)

Seven-time snooker world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan showed how much he fancies China by referring to it as "the best place in the world" during the recent International Championship in Nanjing, Jiangsu province.

"For me it's the best place in the world. There is no other place like China. Every city has something amazing about it. Nanjing has a lot of history," he said on November 4.

The 48-year-old British snooker star obtained Hong Kong residency under a local talent scheme in October.