Cheltenham will host a major snooker tournament for the first time in February 2019 when the World Grand Prix comes racing into the town. The world ranking event will run from February 4th to 10th in The Centaur, part of the famous Cheltenham Racecourse. Fans in the Gloucestershire area will[Read More…]
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Snooker Shoot Out Returns; New Tour Championship on ITV
World Snooker has announced that the Snooker Shoot Out will be back next season at the Watford Colosseum in February, 2019. Eurosport and Quest TV are set to broadcast the controversial ranking tournament for the first time, bringing the total number of events covered by the pan-European sports network to[Read More…]
Barry Hearn Announces Increased Prize Money
World Snooker supremo Barry Hearn has held his annual World Snooker Championship press conference at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield on Monday. Of particular note was the revelation that next season’s winner of the blue riband tournament will receive a whopping £500,000 cheque as the top prize, although that had[Read More…]
Prize Increased for World Championship 147
World Snooker has announced that the reward for making a World Championship 147 is to be improved this season to £40,000. The sport has utilised a rolling-pot system for maximum break prizes in recent seasons, starting with a base of £5,000 and adding an additional five grand for every tournament[Read More…]
Facebook Live Broadcasts World Snooker Championship
Snooker’s biggest tournament will be broadcast on Facebook Live throughout North and South America as well as and the Indian Sub-Continent for the second consecutive year. The Betfred World Championship runs from April 21 to May 7 and the entire tournament will be broadcast live on Facebook in nearly 40[Read More…]
Barry Hearn Teases World Snooker Championship 147 Bonus
Barry Hearn has hinted on social media that there will be a bigger jackpot in store for anyone who can compile a maximum break at the World Snooker Championship this year. The prize for making a 147 break currently runs on a rolling system, with the pot starting at a[Read More…]
World Snooker Announces Romanian Snooker Masters
Bucharest will stage the new Romanian Snooker Masters, a 16-player invitation event, in March 2018. The new tournament will run from March 14 to 18 with a total prize fund of €200,000. Sanctioned by World Snooker, the tournament will be organised by McCann Bucharest and McCann/Thiess Events. Bucharest staged the[Read More…]
China Open Becomes £1 Million Event
World Snooker has announced a new agreement that will see the China Open become the second richest tournament on the calendar from this year. The four-year contract between the sport’s governing body and the Chinese promoters will begin with the 2018 event taking place in its usual early-April time slot.[Read More…]
Soulless Daqing to Stay International Championship Host
World Snooker announced on Friday that the International Championship will remain in Daqing for at least the next three seasons. Already the most lucrative event staged outside the United Kingdom, its total prize fund will rise from the £750,000 that has been provided for this edition to a whopping £825,000[Read More…]
Free Snooker at Rileys on National Snooker Week
Rileys will be running National Snooker Week in July, giving you the chance to play snooker for free. The week will run from July 24 to 30 with free snooker sessions at any of 25 Rileys venues around the UK. All players must do is register at www.rileys.co.uk for a free membership and book[Read More…]