World number one Judd Trump says snooker has been hoping for the huge prize money on offer at the Saudi Arabia Masters for more than a decade.
The tournament in Riyadh, which has been given the unofficial title of being the sport's 'fourth major' by organisers, is the biggest ever staged outside the UK.
Mark Allen, ranked number two in the world, said: "I appreciate it can change someone's life, unless you are a maybe a Ronnie , Judd or Ding that is set for life. "They need to go about growing this and making it as attractive and equal to the World Championship as possible and that looks like the idea to me."
"This will sound bad but we need to go wherever the most money is because that's how the sport will grow."Northern Ireland's Allen has called for the world rankings to "move to a points-based system" with less weighting towards the big tournaments. "I would much rather be winning five or six events a year which would make you feel like a far more deserving number one."Allen, 38, says this is "absolutely" the best time to ever be a snooker player with the big prize money on offer.
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