Snooker to follow darts lead
Barry Hearn reckons snooker could have its own ‘Luke Littler moment’ – but that kid might not be British.
The retired sports promoter, 75, said: “Luke Littler took darts into the mainstream which means TV rights are worth more, sponsorship is worth more.
“More money comes in, prize money goes up. Now, can we get that in snooker? Absolutely. Why not?
“Providing we can invest enough in the grassroots and bring on the next level.
“We mustn’t live in this goldfish bowl, they don’t all have to be British.”
Michael van Gerwen advice
Michael van Gerwen advised 10-year-old darts prodigy Owen Bryceland to learn from his mistakes.
What the kid has done is nice. It’s good for darts. It’s nice to help the next generation but they have to make the mistakes themselves.Then they learn the most. That will help them in the long run. You need to give yourself the time for the sport.
We play in big venues now in front of millions of viewers around the world.
Michael van Gerwen
Latest darts results
Gabriel Clemens beat Dave Chisnall 6-3 in the European Tour.
And Gilbert van der Meijden defeated Harry Gregory 4-2 in the Super Series.
European Tour Live Results
Some more results are rolling from the European Tour:
Heta 6-2 Williams
Van Gerwen 6-4 Clayton
European Tour Live Results
Ross Smith has beaten Ritchie Edhouse 6-5 after a stunning encounter.
Here’s what’s next:
Heta vs Williams
Van Gerwen vs Clayton
Chisnall vs Clemens
European Tour Live Results
Here’s all the latest results:
Rock 6-5 Smith (Completed)
Price 4-6 Anderson (Completed)
Cross 6-1 Noppert (Completed)
Humphries 2-1 Bunting