Posters are always complaining about the lack of TV coverage for tournaments. But tournament format is not TV schedule friendly. This is what they do across the pond.
The Premier League features seven leading players with matches being held at venues all around the UK before the finals.
Premier League Snooker rules:
It is the world's only major snooker tournament played in a league format.
THE field consists of seven top stars and each plays the others once over the best of six frames, making a total of 21 matches. That's three matches at each venue, all televised live in the evening.
TWO points available for a win and a point for a 3-3 draw and following the round robin section of play, the top four players move forward to the big money play-offs.
TOTAL prize fund is ?250,000 and the money for the round-robin section is dished out on a 'frames won' basis with ?1,000 awarded for each frame won. In addition, there is a 'Double Your Money' bonus for a break of 100 or over of another ?1,000.
THE champion receives ?50,000, the runner-up takes home an additional ?25,000 and the beaten semi-finalists make an extra ?12,500 each.
A PLAYER has 25 seconds to complete each shot. Any shot that takes longer will result in a time penalty being awarded. A player will be allowed five time outs per match.
The Premier League features seven leading players with matches being held at venues all around the UK before the finals.
Premier League Snooker rules:
It is the world's only major snooker tournament played in a league format.
THE field consists of seven top stars and each plays the others once over the best of six frames, making a total of 21 matches. That's three matches at each venue, all televised live in the evening.
TWO points available for a win and a point for a 3-3 draw and following the round robin section of play, the top four players move forward to the big money play-offs.
TOTAL prize fund is ?250,000 and the money for the round-robin section is dished out on a 'frames won' basis with ?1,000 awarded for each frame won. In addition, there is a 'Double Your Money' bonus for a break of 100 or over of another ?1,000.
THE champion receives ?50,000, the runner-up takes home an additional ?25,000 and the beaten semi-finalists make an extra ?12,500 each.
A PLAYER has 25 seconds to complete each shot. Any shot that takes longer will result in a time penalty being awarded. A player will be allowed five time outs per match.
