At the top of the snooker world are the Triple Crown tournaments: the World Snooker Championship, the UK Championship, and the Masters. All 3 of those competitions are available for online betting at 1xBet.

The World Snooker Championship has been held at the Crucible since 1977, but its future beyond next year remains unclear. The Sheffield theatre has hosted snooker’s greatest tournament for nearly 50 years, from John Spencer’s triumph in ’77 to Zhao Xintong becoming the first Chinese world champion in 2025.

Neil Robertson has suggested that players could benefit from the World Snooker Championship being moved away from the Crucible. The iconic Sheffield theatre has played host to the tournament since 1977 but a change in venue has been mooted for the near future. It will remain at the Crucible until at least 2027, when the current contract runs out.

Jude Owens, 2, has been confirmed as a double Guinness World Record holder in the table sport of snooker. He sunk two very difficult trick shots, becoming the youngest person ever to pot two balls in two different pockets with one cue ball strike and the youngest to pull off a bank shot.

FORMER snooker star James Wattana joined some local players for a game in the middle of his general election campaign. The former World Snooker Championship semi-finalist, 56, stepped away from