Barry Hearn has slammed Ronnie O'Sullivan after the snooker legend chose to criticise the state of the sport last month - a matter of weeks before the start of the World Championship.
O'Sullivan, 47, claimed the state of snooker is as bad as it has ever been and needs major investment to get it back to where it needs to be. The seven-time world champion also urged players to go on strike over the potential prize money.
"Listen, snooker is in a bad place. It's in trouble," O'Sullivan said. "This needs at least another £50 million a year just to make it a proper tour. When you look at the number, it’s bad. When you look at £10million prize money for 25 events across the year for 128 players, it’s never going to be good. It needs at least to triple that to make it work.
