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The World Snooker Championship is an annual snooker tournament founded in 1927, and played at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England since 1977. The tournament is now played over seventeen days in late April and early May, and is chronologically the third of the three Triple Crown events of the season.
A new record of 109 century breaks was set at the Crucible stage, one more than the 108 made the previous year. [146] Williams made 16 centuries during the event, equalling the record for the most centuries in a single championship set by Hendry in 2002. [146]
The snooker major tournaments, often referred to simply as "the majors", are the most prestigious tournaments in snooker.. Traditionally, the majors consisted of the three Triple Crown tournaments: the World Snooker Championship (first held in 1927 and staged as a knockout tournament continuously since 1969), the invitational Masters (held annually since 1975), and the UK Championship (held ...
The "Crucible curse" (also known as "The curse of the Crucible") is a quip in professional snooker, referring to the fact that no first-time winner of the World Snooker Championship has retained the title since the tournament moved to Sheffield's Crucible Theatre in 1977. [5]
Of these, three have reached the final of the event, those being White (6 times), Stevens (2 times), and Ding (1 time); Allen has reached the semi-final twice. Stuart Bingham has a World title and a Masters title, but is yet to win the UK Championship for his career Triple Crown, having reached the semi-final three times.
Player Country Debut Last appearance Total appearances Best John Pulman England 1969: 1980: 11 Runner-up (×1 – 1970) John Spencer England 1969: 1986: 18 Winner (×3 – 1969, 1971, 1977)
Watterson chose the Crucible after his wife Carol Watterson, saw a play there and recommended the venue. [10] [15] [16] Watterson booked the venue at a cost of £6,600, and made personal financial guarantees for the championship before Embassy's sponsorship had been secured. Audience members purchased tickets at prices ranging from 75p to £3. ...
[4] [5] The Triple Crown events are generally the most prestigious on the calendar, with the three winners in the 2021–22 snooker season earning more prize money than from any of the other events. [6] English player Ronnie O'Sullivan has won 23 Triple Crown titles, having contested a record 31 finals.