Ronnie O'Sullivan says he felt "very bored" during his win over Andy Hicks at the Northern Ireland Open.
The Rocket eased to a 4-1 victory to progress to the last-32 of the tournament at Belfast's Waterfront Hall.
O'Sullivan said he "struggled" with the atmosphere inside the venue adding that he "just wanted to get out of there as quickly as possible."
He told Eurosport: "I kind of struggled with the table and I struggled with the atmosphere - there was really no atmosphere out there.
"I'm playing alright, so normally I can generate the atmosphere but, I don't know... it felt like years ago, every time we played a tournament, every match felt like a big night, like a Champions League night, whereas out there, it was poor... it was hard.
"I don't know, you've got all these games going on, you've got people walking about, you know... I struggled. It's the atmosphere. These flat draws, you've just got to hope you get through to the quarters and click into a spark.
"It was very flat out there. I was very bored out there... I just wanted to get out of there as quickly as possible, to be honest with you. I was thinking, 'please, just don't let this go long, two-three hours'.
"That's not a good attitude to have, so I tried to talk myself out of it, but it is what it is, you know."
O'Sullivan has reached the previous three finals at the Northern Ireland Open, but lost all three to Judd Trump.
Looking ahead to his second-round match against Alfie Burden, he added: "Hopefully the atmosphere is a little bit better than it was tonight. Yeah, listen, it is what it is, you know... it's paid practice for me.
"I come here and hit a few balls... it's all a bit of a bonus, you know, so I'm not really too bothered either way really, just, yeah."
