Snooker’s biggest tournament, the World Championship, will be title-sponsored by Betfred for the next three years. The prestigious event will be known as the Betfred World Snooker Championship until at least 2017. This year’s tournament will run from April 18 to May 4 at the famous Crucible Theatre in Sheffield,[Read More…]
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Reanne Evans to Play in World Championship
Snooker’s top ladies player Reanne Evans has been awarded a place in the qualifying rounds of this year’s World Championship. Evans, who has won the World Ladies Championship for the past ten consecutive years, will take a place in the sport’s biggest event at Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in[Read More…]
Poll: Who Will Win the 2015 World Championship?
With just over 50 days to go until the start of the 2015 World Championship at The Crucible Theatre, who do you think will be walking away from Sheffield with the title? [polldaddy poll=8680954] Photos courtesy of Monique Limbos.
World Championship Contenders?
Last Sunday not only marked the final of the 2015 Masters that saw Shaun Murphy lift the trophy and become the tenth member of the exclusive Triple Crown club. It also signified the start of the three-month countdown to the season-ending World Championship at the Crucible in Sheffield. It feels like[Read More…]
Crucible World Championship until 2017
One of the most iconic events in sport, The World Snooker Championship, is to remain in Sheffield until 2017. The tournament, the richest and most prestigious in snooker, was first staged at the Crucible in 1977 so 2017 will mark its 40th anniversary in Sheffield. The event is worth over[Read More…]
Top 10 Most Read Stories of 2014
2014 is quickly coming to a close and what a memorable year it has been on SnookerHQ. This post will represent the 270th published in what has been the busiest and best year yet for the website. A major makeover in the summer, which included the accompaniment of photos with each[Read More…]
2014 Highs and Lows – Part Two
As 2014 draws to a close in the next few days, it’s time to reflect on what has been another entertaining year full of drama both on and off the table. There have been many stories over the last 12 months worthy of recalling, from title triumphs to near misses, comebacks[Read More…]
World Snooker Continue Viagogo Service
viagogo, the world’s largest ticket marketplace, has extended its partnership with World Snooker Limited as the official international ticketing partner and marketplace for the 2015 World Snooker Championship. Under the terms of the deal, viagogo will continue to provide a secure online platform on which snooker fans from all over[Read More…]