 'A lot of the people at the top of the game are the same age, maybe late 50s or 60s and don't know how to do that. So something is getting lost in snooker at the moment. 'The events run by Matchroom [as opposed to World Snooker Tour] are run by a younger crowd and maybe they appeal to me more and that's why I feel more at home in those events. 'There are a lot of the events for the top players and if you stay in the top three or four in the world you){kind=link}
The world number three fears the average age of snooker’s professional players is steadily rising and feels those running the sport are out of touch with the younger generation
Judd Trump has blasted the “50 and 60-year-olds” running snooker â and insists the sport has lost its way.
The Juddernaut is the best player of his generation and reckons that World Snooker Tour are failing to attract the new younger audience he says is needed. In a wide-ranging rant world No3 Trump, 33, says there has been a slow-down in snooker’s development and also claims the overall age profile of tour pros is steadily rising.
But he was swiftly challenged by WPBSA players’ board chairman and former world champion Ken Doherty to make his demands clearer â and start getting involved rather than just complaining.
Trump, speaking on ITV4, said: “I don’t really feel like the tour has really improved over the past few years and maybe I am getting a bit too down about where the game is heading, maybe I should just concentrate on the event.