The Crucible in Sheffield has hosted the Snooker World Championships Barry Hearn has indicated the Crucible’s future as the host venue for the World Snooker Championship will come to an end in 2027.

THE World Snooker Championship will no longer be held at the Crucible unless it's given a major upgrade, Barry Hearn has revealed. The hallowed Sheffield venue has been the World Championship's ...

LONDON - Sheffield's Crucible Theatre is to snooker what Wimbledon is for tennis but its days of hosting the world championship could be numbered according to Matchroom Sport president Barry Hearn.

JUST a year after watching the tournament in his underwear, Zak Surety wrote himself into World Snooker Championship folklore on his debut at The Crucible. The Englishman, playing for the first ...

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And the four-time Crucible champion looked to be closing in on the last eight in frame 24, only to foul by inadvertently potting the pink, allowing Xiao to force a decider. Higgins then composed ...

The year is 2025. The Crucible theatre is not the biggest, grandest or most lavish setting for the pinnacle of snooker, but it is one of the most sacred, revered sporting arenas in the world.

Mark Allen fired in the 15th 147 maximum break in Crucible history during his World Championship clash with Chris Wakelin, but still suffered a 13-6 defeat. The Northern Irishman was trailing an ...

Try telling Tatiana Woollaston that the Crucible has lost its lustre. The iconic Sheffield venue is as special to referees as it is to players and fans. Woollaston, one of the leading officials in ...

DM me," he posted on Friday. Brecel's 2023 Crucible triumph was nothing short of spectacular. Defeating snooker giants like Ronnie O'Sullivan and Mark Selby, he became the first world champion ...

Barry Hearn has declared the Crucible Theatre “not fit for purpose” and said that the World Snooker Championship will leave the Sheffield venue in 2027 unless changes are made. The contract to ...

Zhou Yuelong is back at the Crucible (Picture: Getty Images) Zhou Yuelong is enjoying life and is back at the Crucible in his home town for the first time in six years. The 27-year-old beat ...