‘Snooker is still in the dark ages’ - Rory McLeod hits out at culture around Black players in the sport

Rory McLeod says snooker is “still in the dark ages” when it comes to promoting the sport for Black people, claiming those at the top of the game are “actually doing nothing” to change the culture. The 51-year-old, a former Ruhr Open winner, is the only elite Black player on the tour but he says despite being a regular on the circuit for more than 20 years, there has been no desire to make the game more inclusive for Black people. Ad/> “They could be doing a lot more than what they're doing because they're actually doing nothing,” McLeod told Sky Sports, as part of a feature two years on from the killing of George Floyd.

SnookerHolt battles back to keep Q School hopes alive as Maflin advances2 HOURS AGO «I'm the representative for Black people in snooker and I haven't seen anything being done in my direction. »When you talk about on tour and you've got all these different nationalities and races on tour. If there's not a European on tour — give them a wildcard, get them on tour.

«If there's not an Indian on tour — give them a wildcard get them on tour. Is there no Australian — give them a wild card get them on tour. South American, American get him on tour.

Give him a wild card. No Black player on tour — ahhh don't worry about that… »I'm not bitter or anything. I'm just telling you how it is.