Snooker looks set to undergo the revival it needs after World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association chairman Barry Hearn’s proposals to revamp the sport were favoured by the majority of the players in a meeting at Sheffield yesterday.
Some of the players who attended the meeting included Mark Selby, Ken Doherty, Steve Davis and world championship runner-up Graeme Dott. The players will vote on the decision in June, and will not be unaware that Hearn has said that if the vote goes against him he will walk away from the sport.
Hearn was elected as chairman of WPBSA in 2009 after a cry from the players for the need for more tournaments and higher prize money. He is planning a major transformation for the sport by introducing more ranking tournaments and a significant increase in prize money. Hearn has said under the current situation the players are playing almost like part timers.
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