{"id":59328,"date":"2024-04-25T13:07:20","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T13:07:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/?p=59328"},"modified":"2024-04-25T13:07:21","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T13:07:21","slug":"should-the-snooker-world-championships-stay-in-sheffield-fans-get-their-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2024\/04\/25\/should-the-snooker-world-championships-stay-in-sheffield-fans-get-their-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Should the Snooker World Championships stay in Sheffield? Fans get their say"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sheffield Snooker World Champs- Will it stay or go to Saudi?\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GbTtf6fbK6c?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sheffield is at the centre of snooker &#8211; the famous Crucible Theatre has held the annual World Championships for 47 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the contract is up in 2027 and Sheffield is not the only one with eyes on hosting the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Saudi Arabia expressed its interest in becoming the new host for the event &#8211; a possibility which divided the snooker community.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Snooker legend Ronnie O\u2019Sullivan has signed a three-year deal with Saudi Arabia to become an official ambassador.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>O\u2019Sullivan won the World Masters of Snooker event in Riyadh in March and suggested that the World Championship should also be hosted there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He stated publicly that it would be a \u2018wise\u2019 decision to move the event away from Sheffield,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSheffield is great, its got the history\u2026 but come on, history is getting rewritten every day\u201d, O\u2019Sullivan said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sheffield City Council has been informed that it may lose the championships if it fails to provide a bigger and more appropriate venue.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Crucible has a capacity of just 980.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The council said in a statement that it was, \u201cCommitted to securing the tournament&#8217;s long-term future in the city.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the competition taking place this weekend, we went down to ask the fans where they see the future of snooker.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sheffield is at the centre of snooker &#8211; the famous Crucible Theatre has held the annual World Championships for 47 years. 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