Eddie Hearn's Future In Snooker, The End Of The Crucible & The First £1,000,000 Prize

The charismatic boss of snooker, Barry Hearn, answers audience-submitted questions asked by Stephen. Barry speaks honestly about the future of Snooker, his son Eddie Hearn, The Crucible and the potential of the prize money. Barry also mentions life without Ronnie O'Sullivan, giving us a story or two about his sporting accomplishments.
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[@JC0023]

Yep fascinating. Stephen has produced a better more interesting channel than sky BBC and ITV. Thankyou Stephen

[@dancutd]

What about Eurosport?

[@JohnJaySnookerChannel]

It’s well put together

[@JC0023]

@@dancutd Eurosport is on sky TV....

[@JC0023]

@@Paul-sl9zm it's Stephen who fronts it and I'm sure he leads his own channel. And he interviews soo well which is just him....whatever help he gets it's defo his channel and his idea to bring one out....he's done a fab job definately ....you must agree with me.....

[@dancutd]

@@JC0023 so is bbc and sky.

[@Mr_Jingles_147]

I could honestly listen to Barry and his stories all day.

[@BrianBoru5523]

I have a question for Barry...What were you doing on epstein island?

[@misterwardy1972]

@@BrianBoru5523ask him then dingo

[@stewartmcrae8007]

@@BrianBoru5523 wheres your proof of that or are you just a moron who believes conspiracy theories and makes statements they can't back up

[@DrumsTheWord]

I really respect Barry. I think he has worked hard to keep Snooker on our TV's, with the help of the best players in the world still performing. He's tough but he is also fair to those that deserve it.

[@CJRSBK]

Yeah I changed my view on him he does talk sense

[@PlayMoreGolf-RipOff]

@@CJRSBK he saw the opportunity to get STEPHEN LEE off the TV as he didn't like such a fat player being a representation of snooker.... he let John Piggy Higgins stay though.... he will never answer any question on STEPHEN LEE now.... he just walks off.... two faced bastard

[@BrianBoru5523]

I have a question for Barry...What were you doing on epstein island?

[@PlayMoreGolf-RipOff]

@@BrianBoru5523 Barry, have you ever seen Prince Andrew sweat?

[@jackburton8352]

fool sheep asleep

[@tonynaccarato4751]

Stephen is fantastic in his new role, as good as anyone on TV.

[@Dolan-81]

Giving the mainstream a run for their money. Absolute class episode Stephen.

[@mzzzzz2179]

I was always sceptical about Barry Hearn's place in snooker but after watching the two interviews with Hendry, I realised he's actually the best thing that's happened to Snooker and if he can pass on his knowledge, passion, enthusiasm and expertise, Snooker will be in safe hands.

[@LeonTraversspursman]

His love for the game shines through.

[@grimacemcdonald1]

What about all the money he has taken out? The lack of prize money for the qualifying and hardly any expenses? The players resorting to fixing because they can’t pay the bills? He said there would be loads of millionaire snooker players- where are they? Crucible ticket prices have gone right up. You are wrong

[@zacbroxson1223]

​@@grimacemcdonald1he's trying to run it as a sustainable business not bankroll it like a Saudi prince and a football club

[@joehirst4347]

It like all sports has more money match room makes more tournaments more money in the game

[@mzzzzz2179]

Ticket prices have most certainly gone up. But the overall money pot has increased. You also need to bare in mind the cost of running the tournament has probably gone up too. You have to pay presenters, commentators, camerman, maintenance guys, table/assemblers, all staff working behind the scenes, the list goes on. @@grimacemcdonald1

[@mikeallan3546]

One of the best interviews I've ever seen, sporting or otherwise! Thanks Stephen

[@michaelmulhall5007]

Barry always quotes Ronnie Alex and Jimmy as geniuses. For me hendry is a genius changed the sport long red straight into the pack. Clear up. That 147 in last frame against Ronnie is every bit as genius as all them 3

[@samadbaksh]

Hendry was a talent, people are forgetting how good he was. He changed snooker from defence to attack. The father of modern snooker

[@ellamay111]

What a character Barry is! Another great episode Stephen 👏

[@kashattack]

Barry is simply a one-off. Remarkable character and sports promoter.

[@davidravenscroft1641]

Like father,like son.

[@samadbaksh]

This man has made snooker what it is now

[@StewartEvans52]

@@samadbaksh And darts

[@BrianBoru5523]

I have a question for Barry...What were you doing on epstein island?

[@tfinde]

Hendys pretty sound as well

[@JayChambers83]

Brilliant as always. Could listen to Barry for hours, his enthusiasm to sport is special. Love this channel, Stephen keep it up 🤙🏻

[@leemoore107]

What a man Barry is , very inspirational character, a grafter , and a phenomenal business mind

[@grimacemcdonald1]

*grifter

[@craigkendall1754]

Thank you Stephen. You have a great channel. My wife and I are Americans and just purchased tickets for the World Championship in Sheffield. This will be our first trip to the UK. There must be potential for snooker when an American pool player plans a trip based on snooker.

[@cazza-tea]

Well done Craig! You won’t regret it. I’m Sheffield born and bred. It’s a great city. The intimacy of the Crucible will blow your mind!!!! It’s a short walk to Winter Gardens too! You’ll love it. ❤🎉

[@craigkendall1754]

@@cazza-tea Thank you! All suggestions are appreciated. Sheffield appears to be a lovely place from what we have seen online.

[@sonicrules666]

@@craigkendall1754 Will be my 9th time there, was there live for Hunter vs Dohery semi final, last year with Selby vs Allen, Higgins vs Selby 2007 quarter final, been quite lucky. Would say make sure to take it all in, get a commentary headset, less of a grind working out what shots players will play then, much more like TV. I hope you get a great match, there really is no place like it

[@cazza-tea]

@@craigkendall1754 Just depends what you are into, Craig and how much time you have? Xx

[@craigkendall1754]

@@sonicrules666 Good advice! Thank you.

[@marienbad2]

Just amazing, thanks to both of you for this great interview.

[@JackGallagher2014]

Snooker in the 90s was sensational absolutely loved it

[@PlayMoreGolf-RipOff]

STEPHEN LEE

[@black_eagle]

Considering that most of the all-time greatest players were strong in the 1990s (Davis, White, Hendry, O'Sullivan, Higgins, Williams), yes, it's hard to beat that decade.

[@PlayMoreGolf-RipOff]

@@black_eagle hmm.. Davis strong early 90’s White strong first half of the 90’s O’Sullivan strong from 95/96 onwards Higgins strong from 97/98 onwards Williams strong from 98/99 onwards HENDRY - STRONG THE WHOLE DECADE

[@scottshepherd8266]

Great interview Stephen....Great channel. Your content is always a must watch.

[@klezmorim1980]

Brilliant interview. Highly enjoyable. Barry is a man to look up to.

[@banjokehinde7936]

Very entertaining interview and lesson of life. I'm a massive fan of Barry and Eddie Hearn.

[@bullionbob8710]

Always excellent content on this channel. Great to see it continue to flourish.

[@patrickcrowther9195]

I'm quite straightforward when it comes to people and I often follow my gut instinct. I've liked and respected Barry Hearn since I first became aware of him nearly bowling Steve Davis (my snooker hero) over after his first World Championship win in 1981. His enthusiasm is contagious and he's done great things for the game.

[@MalcolmMXTaylor]

A great interview, some good questions too!!

[@williamcallaghan2023]

another excellent interview with Barry, many thanks Stephen

[@StewartEvans52]

This was great,thanks Stephen for asking Barry questions,he gave some great answers

[@ravivarman2020]

One can listen to these interviews thousands of times with a smile on your face.

[@DaneliusUK]

Enjoyed it, thank you.

[@TheReflectiveCoachPodcast]

A top, top episode. Barry has done so much for the sport and wants it to continue to grow. It will keep going places. Such top episodes Stephen!

[@rcmakingtracks18]

Top shelf. Brilliant. Snooker is in very capable hands. Great interview Stephen. Keep em coming. John

[@reds005]

Superb! Comprehensive and interesting answers. You can see just from that why Barry is such a success.

[@robertreece3287]

Could listen to Barry all day

[@markmchugh5049]

Barry Hearn is the best...a life time of true experience and sheer enjoyment for the hell of it...a lesson to us all, God bless that man!

[@K666_ANB]

What an eccentric young man. Really enjoyed watching this mate.

[@TheRodentSama]

At 6:00 there's a great question about the prize money being top heavy, and an even better answer from Barry. He's absolutely bang on the money as usual. Work hard, get the reward. Expecting millions of pounds for just showing face is no good for any sport. - "Sport has gotta be tough because that's what creates superstars and superstars have a lifestyle that others will aspire to... and if you take that away, you end up with mediocrity all the way through" - "Sport is for winners. It's not just for people to turn up, otherwise everybody would be doing it. It's about the elite taking the rewards" It's like crap a few years ago with the gold medal for all children who took part in sports day, regardless of how well they did. There's no incentive to actually do your best, or to win.

[@SmokeandSteam]

Brilliant stuff, my only criticism is that it should have been longer! Thanks as always for the superb coverage and product. Best snooker content around!

[@markillingworth1972]

It is longer there’s a 39 min episode kicking around this is just the q and a

[@SmokeandSteam]

@@markillingworth1972 aye, that was broadcast a few weeks ago. That was also excellent!

[@paulbayley5096]

Brilliant that was, really enjoyed listening to that

[@Cranndaddy]

Class act is Barry. A lot of stigma around the Hearn’s for my generation (23yo) as I’ve not really witnessed the growth of sports and just see the boxing debacles etc but really opened my eyes to what this family has actually done for the UK. So transparent and clearly cares ❤

[@FlintSL]

Great chat. Very honest answers from Bazza

[@brianmullins5824]

Great interview Stephen,3.22 marathon is a impressive time for anyone to achieve!!!. Great to hear Barry Hearn, brilliant stuff.

[@antin8093]

Snooker was really good in the 90s and I imagine in the 80s. The Davis-Hendry-White era was great viewing. So many great characters back then. Even though there are many more much faster players compared to back then it is not nearly as enthralling. Snooker was like a soap opera in the 80s and 90s. It had characters, storylines. Now it is monotonous

[@colreef]

Great interview, Barry comes across really well.

[@dempster83]

Barry Hearn always comes across so well.

[@catbhoy]

Great Q&A session.

[@danielpowers2191]

Little Higgins dig by Barry towards the end. Love it.

[@Host4l]

Great lads Barry & Stephen

[@Emmerick-group]

Great job, great interview

[@cillianhourihan3427]

Love the honesty of his answers, see so many people in his position dodge questions like that, I'm good at making money, fecking right you are

[@CJRSBK]

I've changed my view on Barry everything he said I pretty much agree with so respect to him 👏

[@Bradz86]

Wish I could come over from SA to England just to watch a live snooker match... Love playing and watching the sport 👏🏻

[@keithstamp4629]

Great interview

[@ravivarman2020]

Another great interview 👌

[@gv-can4718]

Blues Brothers... classsic!! What a shout hahaha! Love it as well. My Dad, my brother..every Christmas we watch it.

[@scaramonga]

Never used to like Barry, but he's spot on with most things, so I'll take my hat off to him.

[@sampopel]

Barry is always a great listen.,

[@user-ru4ii2sw9g]

Ronnie is the greatest player and is irreplaceable Numbers never lie! Cant make it up! 🚀🐐

[@bigboy5428]

Him and Steve really are great mates 👏

[@lilchris26]

Brilliant.......just love it....

[@neo77447]

Hate the idea of the World Championship being moved from the Crucible. It's the fact it's so intimate, that makes it so compelling and intense. If you had it in a 20,000 seater, for example, yes you would make more money but it would totally lose its character

[@spleeeen4it]

he doesn't care about tradition, just money

[@stewartmcrae8007]

@@spleeeen4it what a stupid comment your parents should have gone in for goldfish instead of Children at least you can flush them down the toilet when you get fed up with them

[@samadbaksh]

Crucible is shit. Lets be honest, world champs needs to move out of sheffield.

[@samadbaksh]

​@@spleeeen4itso whats wrong with that??? Money is what makes the world go round

[@neo77447]

@@spleeeen4it agree totally. Just interested in brand Hearn and a new mansion as opposed to Tradition

[@birgirivarsson]

Stephen - What a great interview with Barry :)

[@Tom_TheDon]

Living legends right there

[@MrAbigail5]

Love to hear Stephens answers, can we have Tony knowles on please 😁

[@WoodyGoodPecker]

Two of the very best in their fields.

[@joshb6095]

Great stuff

[@louisdupey1331]

He’s sharp as a razor .. what a man to learn off

[@djidroneadventures4059]

Barry is a very open and honest person who gives no bs

[@anbroic]

Barry is such a great straight to the point guy. Brilliant business man. Says what he thinks. Not worried about saying what people want him to say. What a great character also. 👍

[@barriehurn9410]

Get your tongue out of my cheeks old boy

[@bigupajc]

Good stuff

[@alwilfrid]

I'd like to see another venue across from the Crucible which you can walk to without going outside with a similar capacity to the Crucible, maybe make it 1030 people to make a combined 2000 seats and play all first round games at both arenas. The great thing about the Crucible is that you have a great view of the table anywhere you sit; if you make the arena too big, a lot/ most of the spectators have to watch a big screen.

[@Mr_b_yorkshire_farmer]

Fantastic.

[@josagh19]

Another event in London would sell out in seconds. Accessible to millions of fans, full of atmosphere and great for the sport. Far better than golden balls in Riyadh.

[@livingwithosteoarthritis.]

Barry is legendary

[@1000000trs]

Barry is such a straight talker !

[@Nkforster]

Brilliant.

[@jackbart97]

Brilliant

[@samisalman541]

fascinating Hearn Stephen.

[@barryclulow544]

What a character, they broke the mold when they made Barry.

[@trevm02]

Well said Barry

[@KieranMarsden19]

Hey. Not sure if you will read this. But I was watching your 1991 UK championship final against Steve Davis. And noticed they didint have the miss rule there (where the white can be put back to where it was), can you explain a little bit more about this rule, its introduction and such. Thanks.

[@fergusstevenston8409]

I always enjoy listening to Barry, always provides food for thought and positivity

[@flightofthebirdie2765]

Where is Barry's Tough table challenge?

[@tnorton4997]

😂

[@dean7652]

I wish I had an ounce of Barry’s enthusiasm

[@pcb2539]

What a great interview. Two men I want to meet

[@johnpaulmcsweeney4480]

Barrys enthusiasm is so infectious, fair play created his own best life by rolling up the sleeves

[@Sabre_Wulf1]

Great video. I remember the last chat over a frame. I remember Barry saying Eddie is not that interested in the game and that worries me with barry slowly handing reigns of his businesses to eddie. I feel perhaps Barry should sell the game to someone who does love the game ?

[@RedMachineKieran]

Barry made a great point about the players need to do more. Shaun Murphy makes the same point alot. They whinge and yap on about changes needed but dont turn up to meetings

[@ChristieMKelly]

Surely Eurosport, BBC , ITV and sky sports are seeing this and thinking surely we can do this because Stephen has smashed it here with this channel

[@mtns7036]

What a guy. Respectamondo

[@davegravy1842]

brilliant stuff steve just think what this country would be like if barry hearn was prime minister , what a brilliant business man ,could listern to barry all day 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@TK-wx4yp]

Quality

[@lordcaff]

What a dude!

[@nmd14723]

Proper geezer but talks a lot of sense, great video

[@johnpaterson8987]

Amazing interview .. I like how confident Barry is .. no fear

[@HDsharp]

Love him or loathe him, you can't deny it, hes got spirit, a lot of it!

[@peternagy-im4be]

Full of spirits

[@MrKelso85]

I’m a die hard Stephen Hendry fan and didn’t realise until recently how unliked he was in the 90s as I was a kid, but I never anticipated him being a great Personality and Presenter! WELL DONE STEPHEN

[@peternagy-im4be]

Why was he not liked?

[@user-hj4ii8et5r]

Great channel, Stephen. Just a friendly note: The title of your latest video refers to Barry Hearn as "Eddie" Hearn... Ooops

[@tamijo-]

"Sport is for the winners, otherwise everyone would be doing it" Isn't that what we want? Isn't the point to get more people playing the game?

[@Trackus]

Love u Henry

[@mrsalvatore1234]

Thats Hendry to you

[@Trackus]

😂

[@jamboz]

Lolz at 17:14: "The man from Del Monte".

[@nodeal7337]

He's though and unapologetic but he's a visionary, he sees what others can't see and dares go after it. He's so right about the price money in Snooker and everything else.

[@paulalexander8874]

5th - Mark Williams (in the modern post 1980’s game anyway)

[@black_eagle]

Selby #5, Williams #6 imo.

[@michaeljohnson5365]

Pain in the arse

[@michaelfitzmaurice1261]

Barry ..would you not bring snooker back to the rep of Ireland..we have a fabulous venue in Goffs..it would be overwhelming supported.. .