Another 12 months has passed by as we prepare to say goodbye to 2016 in snooker. It was an entertaining year which produced countless moments of magic, comebacks, breakdowns, emotional victories and painful defeats. Over the last few days we took a look at some of the highs and lows[Read More…]
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2016 Highs and Lows – Part One
As 2016 draws to a close it’s time to reflect on what has been another enthralling year in snooker. There have been many talking points over the course of the last 12 months both on and off the table. Tomorrow, we’ll take a look at the best bits from this calendar[Read More…]
UK Championship Final Peaks at 2.5m on BBC
The final of snooker’s Betway UK Championship scored a peak viewing figure of 2.5 million on BBC Two earlier this month. The titanic clash between Mark Selby and Ronnie O’Sullivan, which Selby won 10-7, attracted a peak audience which was 800,000 higher than last year’s peak of 1.7 million. The[Read More…]
German Masters Gains F66.com Backing
This season’s German Masters world ranking event will be sponsored by F66.com for the first time. The F66.com German Masters will run from February 1st to 5th, 2017, at the iconic Tempodrom venue in Berlin. The event has become one of the most popular on the global tour since it[Read More…]
Coral Continues Home Series Support
World Snooker is delighted to announce Coral as the title sponsor of the new Home Nations series. The three remaining events in the series – the Northern Ireland Open, Scottish Open and Welsh Open – will all be title-sponsored by Coral. This follows their successful sponsorship of the recent Coral[Read More…]
Coral Sponsors English Open
Snooker’s new Home Nations series starts next week with the Coral English Open. Coral has signed up as title sponsor of the world ranking event which will run from October 10 to 16 at Event City in Manchester. Top stars including Ronnie O’Sullivan, Judd Trump, Mark Selby, John Higgins, Neil[Read More…]
Lucrative New Invitational Set for China
Snooker’s new Evergrande China Championship will have a top prize of £200,000, the biggest ever for a tournament outside the UK. The event will run from November 1st to 5th and it will also be the first ever professional tournament in the city of Guangzhou in the Guangdong Province of[Read More…]
Ladbrokes Continues Sponsorship of Two Ranking Events
Ladbrokes has renewed its title sponsorship of two snooker world ranking events, the World Grand Prix and Players Championship, for another two years. The Ladbrokes World Grand Prix runs from February 6 to 12 at the Guild Hall in Preston, followed by the Ladbrokes Players Championship from March 6 to[Read More…]
Coral Continues Shoot-Out Sponsorship
World Snooker is delighted to announce that the Shoot Out, one of the most exhilarating tournaments on the calendar, will be sponsored by Coral for the next two years. The Coral Shoot Out will run from February 23 to 26 with the venue and ticket details to be announced soon.[Read More…]
Watch Snooker on Eurosport Player
Snooker fans throughout Europe can watch many of the season’s biggest tournaments anywhere and on any device through the Eurosport Player, the leading live and on-demand digital sport platform. Eurosport Player is available to download and watch in 52 markets and in 20 languages, offering fans an all-access pass to[Read More…]