This week, the 2018 Snooker England Open kicked off. Not only was this event held in Crawley for the first time, it was also the first time it was sponsored by BetVictor Sports. As the first stop of this season's local series, the BetVictor English Open has a luxurious lineup, including defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan, world number one Mark Selby, world champion Mark Williams and John Higgins , Judd Trump and other superstars are participating.
Weide Sports is a well-known European gaming company and one of the leading industry representatives. It has many years of cooperation experience with snooker. Since 2013, it has sponsored the prestigious Snooker Welsh Open for four consecutive years, accumulating a considerable fan base around the world. This year, Weide Sports is the title sponsor of the English Open for the first time. The event was held at the "K2" Stadium in Crawley from October 15th to 21st. 128 players started from the same round and competed together to symbolize the championship. The "Steve Davis" Cup and the championship prize of 70,000 pounds were launched.
BetVictor The English Open will be broadcast through Eurosport and Quest in Europe, and the game can be watched online through Superstar in mainland China. The concept of the local series began in 2016 and was officially added to the World Professional Snooker Tour in the 2016/17 season. It includes four events: the English Open, the Northern Ireland Open, the Scottish Open and the Welsh Open. Players who win all four events in a season will receive an additional £1 million in bonuses.
Liang Wenbo is the first champion of the English Open. This is also the first ranking event championship of his career. Ronnie O'Sullivan became the second potential million pound winner last year, but he also failed to achieve this. feat. The English Open is the first ranking event held in the UK this season, and it is also the first ranking event for Ronnie O'Sullivan this season. He won 5 ranking events last season, and his performance is really exciting.
World Snooker President Barry Hearn said: "We are delighted to welcome Weide Sports to join us at the first UK event of this season. They have a very good team and have been supporting the sport of snooker for many years. . We also witnessed the first time that Crowley ushered in such a major ranking event. The local people were able to experience the charm of snooker up close. Coupled with the worldwide broadcast by Eurosport and other media, I believe this will be It’s been a fantastic week,” said Matt Scarrot,
Weide Sports Betting Director: “We are very pleased to be working with World Snooker, as the sport has grown and grown at an incredible rate over the past few years. We at Weide Sports have also been paying attention to this sport for a long time. We have sponsored the Welsh Open for four years before, and joining hands with World Snooker again will help us spread our footprints around the world.”
