Barry Hearn gives one-word response to Jeff Stelling about moving World Championship to Saudi Arabia.
However, the Crucible's contract to host the event expires in 2027 and could spark a frenzy from cities - and potentially countries - interested in hosting the world championships going forward.The nation hosted its first-ever World Snooker Tour event in March in the form of the inaugural Riyadh Season World Masters of Snooker , which was won by seven-time world champion
With an increasing number of snooker events being played in the country, talkSPORT host Jeff Stelling posed the all-important question to Matchroom Sport president Barry Hearn: could the World Snooker Championship be moved to Saudi Arabia?"Of course. I mean, look, it's very straightforward. Saudi, we do events in Saudi now, and they're getting bigger. But they're still not the crowd and not the atmosphere. I understand all that.
"All the players say, 'Oh, we love the Crucible, we don't want to leave.' I'd say, 'I'll tell you what I'm going to do, I'll treble the prize money.' We're gone, straight away.Although the Crucible is, as Hearn pointed out, much loved by the players, some stars have been left frustrated at the lack of investment in the facilities.
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