Judd Trump thinks that English children are lazier than their Chinese counterparts when it comes to dedication to Snooker.
A revolution in the Far East is going to wipe the sport under the leadership of New World Champion Zhao XintongWho is only 28 and tipped to dominate.
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There are 14 Chinese stars in the world’s top 50 and 11 of them are younger than 30.
On the other hand, there are only two British younger than 30 years – Welshman Jackson Page, 23 and Leicester’s Joe O’Connor, 29.
Current World No. 1 Trump35, from Bristol And dedicated his youth to the sport and became world champion in 2019.
But apart from Halifax’s Stan Moody, who is 18 years old and is ranked 64th, Trump does not see much passing through the traditional core countries.
The Juddernaut said: “I just think that children from the UK don’t want to work so hard. It’s as simple as that.
“I don’t think they have fewer opportunities. They don’t want it as bad as some China.
“Children nowadays, their lifestyle is too luxurious. They want the latest gadgets and trainers.
“Not willing to lock itself in a room for five or six hours a day, which many of the Chinese players do.
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“The Chinese are more hungry than they are. That is my attitude.
“Apart from a few players, Stan Moody is one of them who looks like he wants it.
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“I don’t think the hunger is there, to be honest. And you can see that when they play.
“Academies should have been done a long time ago. Maybe 10-15 years ago in my eyes.
“You see it in other sports and Ronnie has his now. There are those in China.
“It has been overlooked. World SnookerWith the taxes we pay (on prize money), it should have been done a long time ago.
“It would have been a lot easier and maybe some of these foreign players and maybe some people who can’t afford things like that.
‘Part of the money can be distributed in better ways to promote Snooker, instead of going to some of these qualifying locations that are not suitable for snooker. “
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