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.

LONDON, April 25 (Reuters) - 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 ...

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 ...

The long-time Sheffield home of the sport’s biggest event has a contract for the next two years but the future beyond 2027 appears uncertain. Matchroom Sport president Hearn has a meeting with ...

Barry Hearn says snooker needs Sheffield to "treat us with respect" Barry Hearn has promised the World Snooker Championship will leave the Crucible after 2027 unless the tournament's long-time ...

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.

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.

It made him only the 11th player to make a 147 at the Crucible. The maximum was the 15th at the venue in the tournament's history and the first since Mark Selby's clearance in the 2023 final.

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 ...

Lucky Crucible fan bags £25,000 prize as Mark Allen makes history with 147 at World Championship despite trailing 10-2 Snooker star is also set for a cash bonus Rob Maul , Associate Sports ...

Ace in the Pack Trump, 35, feared his dreams of becoming a multiple Crucible champion would be dashed. But antibiotics and regular massages got him fit and firing as he lived up to his favourite ...