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Hearn said players want "bigger prize money" and likened snooker to darts, which has been run successfully by Matchroom, becoming a sport that regularly fills arenas rather than theatres.

He defeated fellow Englishman Hawkins to win a second UK Championship title in December, a success that helped him to break the record for the most prize money won in a single season.

And with the $562,500 in prize money now to her name, she quipped only one thing was on her mind.

The top 20 men's and women's players have sent a letter to the four Grand Slams asking for more prize money.

In 2022 the PGA Tour responded to the emergence of LIV by increasing prize money at 12 events to match that of the breakaway tour.