Snooker Biggest Controversies Of 2024
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I accidentally muted Shaun at the end. He says that the sport doesn’t receive any government funding at all
And shouldn't get government funding. The whole idea of sports in school is to get kids moving about. Snooker doesn't do that. Sponsorship is what they need (and certainly not from China if they have any morals).
I thought muting Murphy was fantastic.
I just assumed you'd done that for a bit
@@alfonsobonzo3782 I'd pay for that!
Nothing wrong with muting Shaun.
Snooker’s biggest problem is it being too bloody hard
🤣🤣 so true
It's also its strength. You can sit in awe and support both players.
@@respectedgentleman4322 absolutely! they make the game look so easy 😄
That’s a sign of life in the 1st world today with smart phones etc and fast pace of life everything feels like it has to happen now now now!!! How likely is a kid gonna stay and miss ball after ball after ball when he can jump on 8 ball pool on his phone and get potting straight away, there’s always been a divide in people over snooker, it’s either dead boring or the best sport ever,
Congratulations on this fine video. Followers of your channel already know that you're an excellent player, a very good teacher, and (at least) a more than competent video editor, despite the unintended mute! Now we see you as a really good journalist too, with such clear, articulate and succinct coverage of so many issues. Well done.
Good video! Despite being a Londoner, I always find it hard to play the game, not because I am unaware of venues, but because none of my friends play, I am not really looking for a load of new acquaintances, and because generally it feels like a lifestyle of evenings in pubs that doesnt really fit into my life. Some of these barriers are my own, but others reflect a poor fit for modern living.
Popularity in the UK, despite sellout events, is still a fraction of what it used to be in the West, and while it seems the sport seems greedy or out to just make money, it seems to be as much pursuing survival in the territories where it is still popular. If that keeps the european sport alive then great, but I think its a short term plaster.
I will keep playing where I can but it is a shame. Its similar with music. There was a time where most houses had a piano, but money, space, cost of upkeep, difficulty of learning, and alternative entertainment options has meant that it has become comparatively niche. I dont love the idea but I forsee a future with no snooker to watch and play, and similar no acoustic pianos being manufactured.
It looks like it’s going that way
I would never go watch snooker where I am so far away from the table that I can't recognize the players - not even for free.
No, but it's likely someone would. At a venue with 3000 seats, they would probably still sell out.
I don't see the point of it even when you're close to the table unless you have an elevated view of the table. To me snooker is a tv sport where you see everything close up and don't miss anything. The atmosphere and tension would be great to be a part of but if i'm attending a sporting event I want a good view of the actual sport first and foremost.
@@Harp00nX The will have large screens above the table.
Sitting at the back of the Wembley Conference Centre for The Masters was like this. The view of the table was tiny yet the final was sold out. Granted the venue wasn't optimal, Snooker needs more of a BFI Imax type venue where the gradient is fairly steep.
@@stakebuster I went there when Ronnie O'Sullivan played Mark Selby. The view where I sat wasn't terrible but still too far. You end up watching most of it on the big screens. To be honest, I enjoy our league's end of season pro nights more!
Definitely needs bigger venues and better tv coverage deals to generate more revenue. And a World Tour should move from country to country every year, or every 4 years, like with the Rugby World Cup... There are loads of fans outside of the UK, but this will give the sport more publicity and generate even more fans.
it doesn't even really need to move around... just do more tournaments? tennis ain't stuck with just the wimbledon... golf does a world tour around many courses, a little more like formula 1 style... chess is all over with some tournaments having very highly rated players while others lower... does snooker simply not have a recognised worldwide association?
Yeah, like tennis would be way more popular if they got rid of Wimbledon and moved it to Saudi Arabia or China for more ticket sales. Wimbedon's just old fashioned and all about nostalgia isn't it. And golf would be more popular if they cancelled The Masters at Augusta and instead sold the tournament to Saudi Arabia or China for more ticket sales. 🙄
Why is everyone so gullible, instantly just parroting whatever millionaire executives say in their pursuit for vast personal wealth at the expense of the soul and dignity of a sport or whatever else they get ownership of...is it even called a sport now, maybe it's just a product.
The closing of snooker clubs is a very overlooked issue, Most places have a raft of Pool tables and 1 Snooker table at best. I understand the upkeep is higher but it is a difficult situation to remedy. Mr Hearn Snr and Jnr act like they have the sports interest at heart whilst also wanting to sell it off for as much as possible. Perhaps if they invested some of their millions it would fix a number of issues. Great video as always
I mean this does happen in other sports. Investing in the grassroots is pivotal to the future success of any sport.
This trend has been happening for a very long time. Again, all comes down to money. You can fit so many more pool tables than snooker tables = more revenue for the owner of the establishment if they can rent out more tables at a time with the space they have. It's a real shame.
Smoking ban killed snooker halls too.
@@DanGamsby Yes. All the places in my city have removed the Snooker tables in favor of pool. I believe this has happened over the last 5-8 years.
I'm Australian. In 2015 I visited Britain for 6 weeks, with my cue, and resolved to have a game of snooker in public rooms in every city I stayed in -- five in all. No problems. In 2018 I returned and tried to do the same thing, and was horrified and depressed to find that I couldn't get a game in most places, and even in London I had to travel right across the city to find a room.
Pool has been taking over in Australia for a couple of decades now, but I never thought it would happen in Britain. Sad.
gotta say this is probably one of ur best made videos- so informative- thank u
As a long time snooker player in the UK the point about club closures is spot on. In my local area the number of clubs has dropped from 7 to 2 over the last couple of decades and with those remaining 2 reducing the amount of snooker tables in favour of pool/darts/skittles. No doubt the rising costs of clubs/pubs is also hitting these places hard.
I'm in Canada, and I started playing in the 90s, and we had 4 spots in my home town where you could play pool and snooker. Slowly they closed up and now all we have are pubs with little bar tables for 8-ball.
There is one place that opened in the back of a gambling hall (slots) and they have 3 tables. But access is restricted of course.
Snooker isn't as popular as it once was, which is unfortunate. I wish we could have some Canadians back on the tour. Hell, I would travel to an event in Canada if there was one...
I'm shocked by this video. It's so eye opening. I can't believe it....I mean that carpet is soooooooooo lush!
Bingtaos carpet
In relation to the lack of snooker clubs in the UK, this is clearly true, for example where I live in London in the 2000s there were 4 snooker clubs within 20 minutes walk of my house, now there is only 1 and that is really a pool club which also has a couple of snooker tables in it. But the reason for this is that the snooker clubs were simply not being used and couldn't afford to stay open, I knew the owners of two of my local clubs and they were both losing money running those clubs on a weekly basis for years before inevitably finally having to close them. The lack of clubs in the UK is not really the issue, it's the lack of people wanting to play snooker which makes opening/keeping open a snooker club almost impossible in most areas of the UK.
I got another one for your board, from the neolithic at Percurso das cimalhinhas in Cabanas de Viriato, Portugal
Theres a similar problem here in footie world, keep using the ancient traditional Jamor stadium for the cup final while having stadiums built for EURO 2004 empty all year. A compromise: one in Algarve is used for the league cup final, so maybe thats an hint for the crucial Crucible.
Great video as always again mate, watching from morecambe, england👌
In 2023 I went to the crucible was a 6 hour drive but when I walked inside the home of Snooker it was amazing having watched many years on TV & now I was standing inside the gladiators arena having witnessed so many great battles over the years, especially 1985. There’s an old saying, which I’m sure many of you already know if it isn’t broken then don’t try and fix it👍 Snooker at the crucible is our jewel in the crown.
Wow I never realized all these problems, thanks for shedding light on it
I love this channel its so helpful for me getting into Snooker
Hi, I would be intrigued to see a follow up video to this as the Matchroom 9 Ball World Championship is going to be held in Saudi which begins tomorrow.
9 Ball isn't for everyone but it's growth around the world over the last few years has been admirable.
I just wonder if Barry is using 9 Ball as a possible guinea pig to test the water for the future of Snooker, and having a look at next week's tournament could be a sign of things to come for snooker.
Great video mate.
I think the fact that clubs are closing down, we aren't seeing a new breed of players as we used to. In addition to that, the very few remaining clubs means clubs can be extortionate with their pricing models, less people have access in general, less people are able to play because the clubs get rammed so you're queuing for hours, you also have many freshies and non-serious people playing which is fine but they are too loud, rowdy and mistreat or damage the tables. Cubs can also get away with mediocre table conditions and drive up membership costs. So all these things make it difficult to play consistently for a genuine player trying to become an amateur.
How to solve all snokker problems: remove Barry Hearn
Enjoyed this different style of video
Hi dear Break from life channel, I am a fan from China, I would like to translate some of your videos into Chinese and post them on Bilibi (a Chinese version TH-cam), how do you think about it? Wish you have a happy day!❤
They can only arrange secondary tournaments outside of UK in hopes of spreading the sport around. But the main committed audience with sufficient money in their pockets still remains from UK. I mean how many countries are there who buy snooker tickets a full year in advance? Just look at the number of players from UK in top tournaments. They are like 90% of the total players. Its a very regional sport in that way.
10 of the top 32 from outside the UK, that's almost a third.
@@sharpvidtubeWrong comparison tbh but i still agree with your point. Just take a look at China, Hong kong and more recently saudi, there are fans globally as well, not really a "regional sport"
Fantastic video. Appreciate the work and time that must have gone into it. 👍👍
A venue swap with the Masters 🔄 Worlds makes sense... but looks like somewhere else is already mostly decided.
Love the video format!
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Good points, like most sports there needs to be an update to keep the players and spectators enthralled in the game. However, often the snooker governing bodies enjoy the money and the crooked players enjoy money too, rather than the professional snooker player that often has to work hard to make a living. Obviously the top players have it slightly easier, but they've had to fight their way up the ladder of success. Really thoughtful post, you do talk a lot of sense, thank you.
Brilliant video, thank you. Just curious, did you ever give going pro a go? Your skill is incredible haha
Not yet!
Problem is having bigger crowds will almost be impossible to keep people quiet while players take shots. And it would echo more. Even at Crucible there are pauses for people talking, moving, phones etc.
I do love the Snooker shoot-out events where crowds are encouraged to be vocal. But World Championship I think should be kept as a classic Snooker event. It should never leave Sheffield, but acceptable if move to another venue in Sheffield.
I have a hard time seeing the World Championships still being hosted in Sheffield 5 years from now. All the arguments being used to keep it there are rooted in tradition. However, crowds don't matter than much. The draw from TV audiences is much more important. However, I do think it's increasingly likely that the top players in the coming years are going to be non-UK based.
Oh wow. I did not know about the story of Luca and Pablo. Interesting read
not understanding if they wanna use the audience argument for moving out of Crucible why can't they hold qualifiers and rounds all way up to Last 16 if not Quarter Finals at Crucible and then move the Semis and Finals to a slightly bigger venue.
11:35 snooker isn't necessarily something people choose to watch but is something people can't stop watching once they start.
Great video! Very different but enjoyed it mate. A more trivial (but annoying) problem I wish would end is crowd members shouting “go on [name]”.. it always strikes me that the player surely won’t try harder because someone shouted, and if anything it’d reduce their concentration! I can’t bear the shoot out at all 😬
The shouting out is mainly down to Ronnie stans. Bunch of weirdos his fans...
See your point but I think the shoot out is healthy as it's a more relaxed atmosphere and taken less seriously - I welcome it but would only want it to remain so for that specific tournament
I love playing snooker but would rather paint my house with a tooth brush than going to a venue to watch it. Regardless of the venue.
Why would I travel to sit in silence and barely see what's going on, when I can watch it on a 50 inch TV with interesting camera angles and replays!
9:40 If you can't beat them, join them... great vid btw still can't believe Mark King's case's not fixed yet lol
Wanted to say more but there was very little information
Dramatic stat mate love it keep it up
Closure of snooker is an absolute nightmare. I’m only 20 been getting into snooker for about 6 months and still don’t have a proper place to play or people to play with. In my opinion if snooker is to expand it needs to be more social somehow as unless you’ve been brought up doing it, it’s so difficult to get into
How can I send you a link for something to do in one of videos. Just see if you repeat it??
I’m really surprised you didn’t mention the popularity of darts recently, what Luke Littler has done to the sport has got a lot of people, especially youngsters interested in darts again. I would even say in some ways it’s more popular now than it was back in its peak in the 1980s.
Not to mention, it’s far easier to play darts in your own home than playing snooker on a full-size table.
Only two players in the top 16 at moment are 30 years old our younger. Jak Jones and Luca Brecel. There are not a lot of talents. The chinese players can beat every top player in a week but are not able to secure ranking points over a whole season. Zhang Anda still needs to prove it, and those two who were able to win big events are banned now, i m talking about Yan Bingtao and Zhao Xintong which had very high potential to become consistent Top 10 players. We will see Zhao in 2025 but Yan is banned until 2028.
I think the world's should stay in the UK, because thats the largest fanbase. maybe not Sheffield, but somewhere that can accommodate. If there are more seats, there's more prize money. I also think that promoting the game in other countries, and playing tournaments there can bring other crowds and more unique players to make it interesting. I think it's a bit sad that there only one or two chinese players, a belgian and an iranian, it would be great to a truly encompassing world championship with a diverse field. It almost feels like the american 'world series' where its only american teams that compete. I went to a snooker hall in italy and I was shocked that they even knew the game.
Adapt or die. Good to hear someone so honest about the need for money.
Your best video so far!
Snooker needs funding to bring it back into the mainstream.
Problem is with countries that have no interest in the actual sport and only see it as a means to expand the profile of countries where human rights are none existent the sport ends up like football in the Middle East , where games played to empty stadiums . When they get bored or no longer need the status it brings they drop the sport like a hot potato and it dies . For sport to have meaning it must have passion and that comes from tradition
China. Snooker is bigger there than anywhere
What about doubling the ticket price for the World's and keep it at the Crucible?
Hey man I love your videos. Just a quick question, whenever I watch the vids of you recreating shots it always seems like you shoot up right after striking the cue ball instead of staying down on the shot. It seems to go against most of the advice for billiards that I see. Now I know youre definitely miles ahead of me in skill but I wanted to ask why you seem to jump up so quickly on a lot of your shots 😊
I don’t think so probably just how it looks on the camera. Some of them I am moving my head a little to keep the object ball in short though
@@Breakfromlife thanks for clearing it up mate, ive never thought about having to keep all the action in the camera and trying to not have your body in the way of the shot of the camera. Thanks for clearing it up. Break on!
Also love the channel - thank you! Is it also the case that when you're attempting to recreate a difficult shot and don't make it, you have to quickly try and stop all the balls being knocked around to make it easier to re-set?
@@mattlavender ive never even thought about the time it would take to remake the table after each failed shot. Another reason bfl is one of the very best channels, dedication on top of that skill
@IAMDBC - agreed mate!
It's very simple. You can either have an amateur sport and the sponsorship and ticket money don't matter, or you can have a professional sport and then the sponsorship and ticket money do matter. Don't forget that many of these people will have to retire early compared to the general population, so their income has to be frontloaded during their relatively short careers.
People buy tickets fir the crucible BECAUSE of the history. Sports need these historical heritage and prestigeous events - Monaco is a great example. It might not be the best but the history verifies and legitimises sports
Indeed. I wouldn't go to the Monaco Grand Prix if it was held in Dubai. It wouldn't even be the Monaco Grand Prix then, it'd become the Dubai Grand Prix, thereby instantly destroying it's entire legacy and turning something prestigious into just another billionaire's cashcow that people will soon get sick of once a few billionaires and multi-millionaires make more money from their "product".
11:36 I FEEL *SO* SEEN
I just wish there was better coverage of the sport. It is near impossible to watch it here in Australia legitimately. I feel if they really wanted it to be a "World" sport they would allow us to subscribe to watch it.
Snooker club closure is in large part due to the decline of social clubs in the UK. Most are closing down as their members die off and no new younger people join as it’s seen as a bygone time or not as nice as going for a drink round town or whatever. And with it they’re taking the tables with them
Costs to keep such businesses open are too high, and even before the 'pandemic', these clubs were on the way out. All by design of course, future lockdowns with tyrants in the making *cough* Starmer *cough* will ensure the last few remain closed forever. I do see kids interested, but venue limitations are keeping that down to a minimum.
Move the world final and implement a once year masters world final at the original crucible to keep Sheffield with an income
Hearn has gone back on everything he ever said about not leaving the Crucible in the last 7 years.
MONEY does ABSOLUTELY talk.
Im lucky enough to live in Norwich where there are 2 very good clubs. As someone who has changed from a bad club with bad tables. To a grate club with lovey fast heated tables. With 3 Q school players playing out of it and and lost of friendly people. Clubs like that are what this country and the game we love needs.
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As a Chinese I’ll definitely be more than happy if the World championship can be held in China, just like the World Cup of football being held around the globe. Under the circumstances of declining of the whole British empire( I know it sounds harsh but very true), there won’t be no local money injection into the sport outside of those betting companies, which ironically these betting behaviors got Liang Wenbo and others being banned from match fixing……Plus, probably this time y’all will have to walk into us Chinese’s shoes by staying up late for watching the tournaments hahaha
Anyway good vid, from a humble Chinese snooker fan.
The British Empire was gone already by the time snooker was becoming a popular sport...The British Empire has literally nothing whatsoever to do with it, and snooker is a British sport. How about the USA buy out everything that's traditionally Chinese? No, I thought not.
@@AD-kv9kj “Empire” is just a metaphor. Don’t miss my point: in order to let this sport survive or even thrive, it is a must for snooker to change. If it wasn’t for Ding’s phenomenal performances, I guess no one even cares about this sport in China. And if you want to get this sport more and more globalized, you definitely need to let different places to hold the World championship and let more people know about this sport, and potentially duplicate the success of spreading snooker inside China. Or, if you mean snooker should only be a regional sport, then I can only respect your freedom of speech, because each to their own.
I actually think its refreshing how honest Barry Hearn is that ultimately 99% of players will choose money every time, because like he said "we live in the real world" I'm sick of naive reporters and presenters trying to pretend otherwise. The best thing for snooker would be getting the money up, I firmly believe that for all aspects.
What's the story behind Brecel's gf? Punting coke?
The whole Crucible thing is just ridiculous. It's not about money, you simply cannot have the biggest tournament at a venue with a gigantic wall in the middle and where less than 1000 people fit. That said, it cannot be a huge place cause you have to be able to see the tables and all of that, no one said it's easy... You could have two tables with separate crowds to optimize space for viewing and then reshape it for the SF and F.
In any case, the state of the building, as mentioned, is very questionable, it kind of looks like an abandoned soviet theater when it's empty...
It's like all sports at the moment. Money over everything else
What’s wrong with watching snooker at 4am?
Snooker took off in the UK during the 1980's when it was free to watch on the TV. if more and more tournaments become PPV then it won't get the next generation of viewers. As for the UK losing it's dominance, apart from Si Jiahui the last 16 of the 2024 World Championship was made up of British players and Si Jiahui lost his second round match. maybe there are too many UK based tournaments at the moment
TH-cam has very good analytics, so you know exactly where the sport is drawing interest better than most.
Age demographics tell a story. Women don't seem to be interested in snooker. As an older player, I think almost everything is fine the way it is. Pool halls here in Canada feature female players, loud music, and alcoholic beverages, none of which feature at all where I play snooker. So, do you kill the atmosphere to concentrate on the game. Loud venues don't help me.
I thought the Power Snooker variation that unfortunately didn't catch on, and the Shootout may be part of the answer. So, I would suggest more specialty tournaments that can appeal to the darts crowd, but at the same time, not destroying the existing culture of the sport.
Unless you've been to the crucible and another event you'll never quite understand how or what makes it such a great place to spectate. I went to York to watch the UK championship and the area is massive, it left lots of empty seats higher up and the worst part of it was people were moving all over the place during frames, going in, coming out it completely ruins the atmosphere. Seating higher up is a free for all, so when they open the doors you just go for the table you want and hope there is a seat.
If there is money to be made, money will be made.
It amazes me how relatively little prize money is in snooker. The world champion gets £500000. The Players Championship pays that much for 11th place. Don’t know how anyone outside the top ten makes a living
They haven't solved the problem. Turning off comments will reduce engagement and affect the algorithm.
why can't snooker have multiple tournaments? tennis has them all over and they're all accredited officially with varying ratings. golf does the same too. even chess does this. the crucible is iconic for sure, but it can't be the ONLY tournament every year.
Problem with snooker club's closing down is the ridiculous prices of £8 an hour to £2 an hour at a social club. For £8 I want to be on a star table for that price
£8 an hour is not expensive, If your playing with a mate that's 4 quid each.
@@philknight2140 that's £16 each for 4 hours plus drinks ect
@@philknight2140 it’s expensive if you’re trying to practice on your own which is needed if you want to become a better player.
@@stressball1324 Try running a snooker club, none are making good money
@@philknight2140 Could pick up a video game for £8 and get 1000 hours out of it.
"On my tombstone, it will not be written, 'This is the man who took the World Championship away from The Crucible.'"
Maybe not, but there certainly will be plenty of stale piss on it if he takes it away to Saudi Arabia.
*Didn't know about Luca's woman till I saw this video then googled*
two faced Hearn, he lets John Higgins off with a being as bent as a corkscrew, now he wants more money, tell you what Hearns piss off from Sheffield we dont want you, the game is bent from top to bottom.
Snooker World Championchip shoud stay in the Crucible. My nephew and I are travelling regularily to Sheffield from abroad. Nice tradition, and I like that the place is not too big. Snooker is not football or tennis.
Don't let this very British sports be bought by Chinese or Saudis.... And if you want to move it, move it to Bangkok, then I do not need to travel...
The World Championship will never be the same if moved from the crucible.
What's the point of watching on a big screen? You might as well watch on the telly
You make it sound as if it's the first year that a Crucible move has been considered Bfl. It's been a topic every year for how long? Years mate. Instead of snooker match and player chat it's about the venue. Sure the Crucible is hallowed snooker ground, but I would watch the world championship if it was played in the main street of (insert small town of choice here). My point being more snooker and less tabloid crap.
I don't think you mentioned the more important change that will happen in 2027. The BBC's contract to show the World Championship will run out. Look what happened to cricket when the BBC lost to satellite TV! Five day test matches have been replaced by two hour T20 slogfests in purple pyjamas. Instead of a best of 35 frame World snooker final, will it be a competition to see who can make the cue ball bounce between the top and bottom cushions the most, wearing a fluorescent mankini?
MATCHROOM owns, WST period. This says it all.
I don't understand what the obsession with Crucible theatre. It's a poor venue. There are lots of much bigger and better venues to hold the World Championships.
13:43 This part lacks sound, but considering it's Murphy I'm guessing it was something daft anyway.
Saves my ears from hearing his voice
dont see the point in staying at the crucible. out dated and frankly its not like sheffield is known to be the mecca of luxury is it.
I don't particulary care if the wsc is in Sheffield/The crucible. That is probably just local pride or nostalgia from the older professionals. But I don't know if another location would boost the sport's popularity in any way, even if it rakes in some more money.
Apart from that I would love move variations of the game, like Snooker Plus, which could bring in new dynamics to the gameplay - unlike minor pointless variants like the golden ball.
Everyone wants the players to get more prize money and earn more but don’t want bigger arenas or events to move overseas where there is more money.. like make your mind up, who cares, we still get to watch snooker.. the match fixing wasn’t a problem where players wasn’t getting payed enough, they’re simply greedy, Ronnie hasn’t been done for match fixing because he wins and earns money
Barry sounds like a total fool saying money is god and this and that,nobody would travel to Saudi so it would more than likely bury the game, Barry has gotten a backhander for sure
Why is Saudi Arabia money more dirty thank UK?
Preserving tradition can become gatekeeping if you overdo it. Not suggesting Saudi Arabia is the best place but if England hosted the world cup every time just because they invented football, would we think that's a good idea?
If I remember correctly, 20 years or so ago there was talk of having the WC in China.
Preserve tradition but don't gatekeep.
If they move from the crucible then I think most of the top player will retire and the boring snooker will begin and kill the sport even more
Iv seen crack houses better than the Crucible. Hopefully they redevelop it. Or take it to a different venue every year
i would be heart broken if the left the cruible butbarry hearn wont listen to the likes of us
i can see the darts going the same way barry says he thinks the snooker will stay but i dont think so
They should have an event called the 147 tournament after all we all do love to see one ,do we not ,best of five or first to five but all the way through not first to 17 or 18 frames it’s just a money grab tournament,play 8 frames at a time then you don’t get to see who wins unless you watch it on television BS we are the fans not a bank with loads of money 3000 seats is a no no those at the back may as well stay at home and watch it on television sod the atmosphere I’d want to see what I’ve paid for so I wouldn’t be paying,,my view see how many agree
Hearn needs to fning go
Wait the dude got half a million and spent most of it on 3 cars? That is some 8 year old mentality no way?
His girlfriend spent it on coke
Snookers biggest problem is it's too English based. ALL qualifiers are here. It's bad
It's an English sport...and China and other countries also have their own circuits. Sell the sport off to the Chinese gov or Saudi oil barons and you irreparably damage the soul of the sport and start the inevitable countdown to complete loss of interest after maybe an initial explosion of profits for executives at the top. Get a clue, why is everyone so easily getting cajoled into supporting whatever makes the super rich even richer at the expense of the actual sport or product or culture and history etc? It's creepy.
@@AD-kv9kj It Shouldn't be an English based sport. Half the tour is foreign. And its far far more popular in China than the UK. People actually PLAY there, unlike in the UK where there are hardly any clubs. What a silly man you are
@@AD-kv9kj Your reply missed the point. Chinese events have qualifiers in England because most of the players are broke and can't afford flights for round 1..... Yeah lets keep the sport in England, the players are obviously benefiting....
In my opinion, the biggest problem of professional snooker is the lack of regular cash flow for players. You can be in the top 100 players in the world, and still not have enough money from the game to support your family or even yourself. Take basketball for an example - if you're top 100, you're most likely to get picked up by an NBA team, which results in a lucrative contract. Of course, taking into account the revenue generated and the popularity of the NBA, the money is accordingly huge.
But let's talk proportionally to snooker. I think, that the introduction of the contracts for players on tour and young prospects, would largely benefit the game. Especially, when we take the time investment required to stay on the tour. Everyone want's more exciting young players, but there's no support for that from WST. Providing, that snooker becomes a sport from which you can live from, there would be more prospects to come. Put yourself in that situation: would you prefer going to college, graduating and having a decent paying job secured; or would you rather risk it all and invest 3-8 hours daily for an uncertain result?
If WST will not invest in regular cash flow for players to live and focus on the game, then there might not be enough cash flow for WST to stay alive.
Also, 980 seats for the "most prestigious" tournament on the tour, sounds very, very bad. That's classic supply-demand mechanism: there is too high demand for current supply of seats? Increase the ticket price 2x or 3x, so people wouldn't even bother buying it, if it's not a O'Sullivan - Trump clash. Or maybe, increase the seat amount 2x, 3x, 4x, so more people could watch the game and there would not be a need to book the seats a full year in advance. I think the change of the venue / major renovation is very highly justified.
I hope the game will grow. Greetings from Poland!
STEPHEN LEE
...And the solution to snookers problems? Someone needs to convince Taylor Swift that it's the best sport in the World.
Could work but which player would she have start dating?
@@Breakfromlife Dennis Taylor... It's so obvious when you think about it. They get married, she becomes Taylor Squared and the world implodes in on itself... But those last few years would be fantastic for snooker.
Move to saudi. Better for the players. Why should I have a say?
Fans want more money in the sport and want it to grow worldwide but don’t want it to go overseas and want it to stay in the uk, at the same venues because of ‘nostalgia’ get a life😂 if the crucible moves to North Korea well think ‘this is weird’ then continue to watch it and forget about the fact it’s not in the crucible in less than about 10 minutes
In my opinion, you can't call it the WORLD Championship, and have it in the same place every year