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World Snooker Championship

Annual professional snooker ranking tournament

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The World Snooker Championship, or simply known as the snooker World Championship, is the longest-running and most prestigious tournament in professional snooker. It is also the richest event to date with a total prize money of £2,395,000, including £500,000 for the winner. First held in 1927, it is now one of the three tournaments (together with the UK Championship and the invitational Masters) that make up snooker's Triple Crown Series.

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🇺🇸 Selby hopes World Championship stays in UK when Crucible is being refurbished (2026-03-25)
Mark Selby says he would like to see the World Snooker Championship stay in the UK when the Crucible is being refurbished in 2029 - and possibly also ...
🇬🇧 Revamped Crucible to host World Championship until 2045 (2026-03-24)
The World Snooker Championship will remain at the Crucible in Sheffield until 2045, with the venue set to be refurbished to add up to 500 additional s...
🇺🇸 Snooker World Championship to stay at Crucible until 2045 (2026-03-24)
Snooker's World Championship is set to stay at the iconic Crucible Theatre in Sheffield until 2045 with the venue also set to benefit from a major ref...
🇺🇸 O'Sullivan reveals recent doubts over World Championship participation (2026-03-23)
Ronnie O'Sullivan has revealed he was "probably" not going to enter this year's World Snooker Championship prior to his impressive run to Sunday's fin...

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