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вЂњMost of the players donвЂ™t play regularly,вЂќ said Prabhakar, вЂњand you can tell. champion, was in tears after he was knocked out. Ahmed Aly Elsayed, the Egyptian former three-time U.S. In Brooklyn, they may have been amateurs but they took it seriously. вЂњSome sports donвЂ™t translate to other countries and you have to accept that.вЂќ вЂњAn American audience would never understand why a semi-final takes three days,вЂќ Hearn tells Quartz.

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But despite strides around the rest of the world, America has yet to be persuaded of the gameвЂ™s charms.ДЇor the near future, thereвЂ™s some talk of bringing OвЂ™Sullivan to play an exhibition match against ChinaвЂ™s highest-ranked player, in Las Vegas вЂњfor the Chinese gamblers.вЂќ But Hearn says that no-one will pay him enough in TV broadcasting rights to make a U.S. The German Masters draws the largest crowds of anywhere in the world. The sport is also expanding rapidly in Europe, especially to the east. The total prize money on the circuit has more than doubled to more to almost $15 million. вЂњItвЂ™s not rocket science.вЂќ Despite strides around the rest of the world, America has yet to be persuaded of the gameвЂ™s charms. вЂњWe went to countries where the sport is growing,вЂќ Hearn said. Hearn borrowed some razzmatazz from another sport he runs, darts, playing up nicknames (вЂњThe Jester from LeicesterвЂќ) and theme music, and proceeded to expand the number of tournaments from six to 30, with most of them taking place in countries such as India and China, where the sport is surging in popularity.

It was a long way from the peak of the '80s.вЂќ In 1985, 18 million people in Britain watched the final between Steve Davis and Dennis Taylor, which went on well past midnight. вЂњWhen I arrived, the sport was moribund,вЂќ Hearn tells Quartz.

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