SNOOKER IS STAYING HOME!
If you're reading this blog you probably have seen the wonderful news that the World Snooker Championship will stay at the Crucible until, at least, 2045 - with an option to extend the deal until 2050. In case you missed it, you can read the official WST announcement here and the Metro report here . And if you want to hear more reactions and details about the new contract I'd reccommend you listen to the latest "Radio Snooker" podcast with Nick Metcalfe and "Snooker Scene" podcast with Dave Hendon. Now, I've said many times in here (most recently in this January blog ) how much I hoped the World Championship would stay at its home, Sheffield. The Crucible is synonymous with the event itself, but Sheffield embraces the event like no other city could ever do. 50 years of parallel growth of the tournament and the city made it become the snooker capital of the world. Part of the experience, or most of it I should say, of attending the World Championship is...
