Editing Snooker (section)

====Criticism====
Several players, including [[Ronnie O'Sullivan]], [[Mark Allen (snooker player)|Mark Allen]] and Steve Davis, have claimed that there are too many tournaments in the season, causing [[occupational burnout|burnout]] of players.<ref name="JrHL1" /> O'Sullivan played only a subset of tournaments in 2012, so he could spend more time with his children; as a result he ended the 2012–13 season ranked 19th in the world despite being the world champion. O'Sullivan played only one tournament in 2013, the [[2013 World Snooker Championship|World Championship]], which he won.<ref name="theg_Ronn" /> He suggested that a "breakaway tour" with fewer events would be beneficial to the sport, but none was organised.<ref name="bbc._Ronn" /> <!--The number of ranking events on the World Snooker Tour has continued to increase, from eight in [[2002–03 snooker season|2002–03]], to eleven in [[2012–13 snooker season|2012–13]], and fifteen in [[2022–23 snooker season|2022–23]].{{cn|date=August 2024}}-->

Some players, including 2005 world champion [[Shaun Murphy]], have asserted that a 128 player professional tour is financially unsustainable.<ref name="Eurosport bread" /><ref name="Eurosport JT" /> {{nowrap|Lower-ranked}} professional players can struggle to make a living from the sport, especially after paying tournament entry fees, travel costs and other expenses.<ref name="Metro_Haigh_2022" /> In 2023, [[Stephen Maguire]] criticised the World Snooker Tour and WPBSA, claiming that "the game is dying right in front of our eyes",<ref name="Express_2023_01_27" /> and stating that some players ranked within the world's top 30 were seeking jobs outside the sport due to lack of earning potential from tournaments.<ref name="Mirror_2023_01_27" />