CRUCIBLE EVE!
The World Championship feels like a 17-days long Christmas for snooker fans in Sheffield. And even more this time, after we finally saw the end of the debate on whether the tournament would leave the Crucible Theatre after 2027, with the announcement that it's staying for good, until at least 2045 with an option to extend until 2050 . Personally, although I watch snooker all season I view the World Championship as something that "pops the bubble" of what snooker is as a sport. It's an event of a complete different magnitude compared to anything else we have all year, even the UK Championship and the Masters which are also on the BBC. There are many reasons for it: the long matches, the BBC extensive coverage for 17 days, Sheffield's buzz, the iconic venue, the money, and the title of World Champion in one of the most played sports around the World. It's just different. And it's also true that the talks of a potential move out of Sheffield caused a big clo...
