{"id":59127,"date":"2024-04-19T12:57:34","date_gmt":"2024-04-19T12:57:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/?p=59127"},"modified":"2024-04-19T12:57:35","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T12:57:35","slug":"preview-2024-snooker-world-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2024\/04\/19\/preview-2024-snooker-world-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: 2024 Snooker World Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>World Snooker Championship 2024 returns to Sheffield for another year as Ronnie O\u2019Sullivan targets his eighth title.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tournament runs from April 20\u00a0to May 6 at The Crucible with the winner taking home half a million pounds. This year, Luca Brecel is the defending champion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>O\u2019Sullivan equalled the record in 2022 of seven Crucible crowns, in the past season he has won five titles including the Masters and has sights to break the record for himself with 8 World Championship titles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Sheffield, it\u2019s a highly anticipated event for the residents with many people claiming tickets as soon as they\u2019re released.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eliot Goldsack, 20, a waiter from Sheffield said: \u201cIt\u2019s an event I look forward to every year and I feel a very strong sense of pride that it\u2019s hosted in my city\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWorking in the centre of the city during the tournament, you can really tell how much money and tourism it brings in and it would really be a shame if it stopped being hosted in my home city\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_7335-min-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59129\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Eliot Goldsack, 20, from Sheffield<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The speculation of the tournament not being hosted in Sheffield comes after the Saudi Arabia Riyadh Season has become a commercial partner of the tournament and O\u2019Sullivan signing a three-year ambassadorial agreement with the company to grow the sport in the Middle East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Crucible has hosted snooker\u2019s most prestigious event for the last 47 years and the current contract with Sheffield City Council is about the run expire in 3 years\u2019 time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">There will be some changes to our opening times as the Crucible hosts the Cazoo World Snooker Championship. <br><br>To read more about the changes go to: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OXL5AHfGh5\">https:\/\/t.co\/OXL5AHfGh5<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2WJmIDHoO4\">pic.twitter.com\/2WJmIDHoO4<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Crucible Theatre (@crucibletheatre) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/crucibletheatre\/status\/1778838017890820390?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 12, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The tournament format begins with 32 players which leads to the last 16, inevitably leaving the quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The top seed, Luca Brecel, will be playing tomorrow morning on opening day, defending his title against David Gilbert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Goldsack said: \u201cIf I had to put money on the event, I would say it\u2019s O\u2019Sullivan\u2019s championship to lose, but it could be anyone\u2019s and that\u2019s the beauty of this championship\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World Snooker Championship 2024 returns to Sheffield for another year as Ronnie O\u2019Sullivan targets his eighth title. 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