World Snooker to commence UK Championship at York Barbican Centre for next two years
Snooker governing body, World Snooker is keen to make the sport famous across the globe and in order to achieve that goal, they have taken so many bold decisions in the past and recently. World Snooker Chairman Barry Hearn came at the Crucible Theatre in
Sheffield after the finish of early sessions of 2012 World Snooker Championship semi-final stage and made some important announcements.
The snooker chief announced that the UK Championship, one of the snooker’s Triple Crown after the Masters Snooker tournament and the World Snooker Championship, will stay at the York Barbican Centre for the next two seasons.
World Snooker made this decision because the event returned to the venue last season after six years of absence and received a tremendous feedback from the fans in York which made the association extend the Championship’s stay at the city.
Speaking to the media about UK Championship’s stay at the York, Hearn said, “Our decision to take the UK Championship back to York last season was inspired. There is a huge amount of enthusiasm for snooker in York and the surrounding area and the top players
love the Barbican. We're delighted to sign this deal for the next two years and looking forward to December.”
Meanwhile, the winner of the 2011 UK Championship, England’s Judd Trump added, “I'm really pleased that the UK Championship is going back to York. I thought the atmosphere there last year was amazing and it helped inspire me to win the title.”
The UK Championship is the second most prestigious event in the history of the game after the World Snooker Championship and attracts top guns of snooker and a huge crowd of snooker fans to the arena where it is staged. The UK Championship brought countless
snooker lovers to the York Barbican Centre this season which proved that the people in York still love snooker.
After seeing a superb response from the city, World Snooker finally decided to organise the event in York for the next two seasons. It will be interesting to see what new changes World Snooker has in store for the fans for other future tournaments.
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