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| World Snooker Academy welcomes Championship trophy |
 Snooker’s most prized piece of silverware made a special guest appearance at one of South Yorkshire’s leading sports venues this week.The World Snooker Championship trophy was unveiled at the English Institute of Sport - Sheffield (EISS) on Wednesday 9 April.
Players and staff at the World Snooker Academy, based inside the EISS, got the chance to get their hands on the prestigious trophy.It comes ahead of the 888.com World Snooker Championship on April 19 at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield.
Paul Hudson, general manager of the EISS, said: “It was an honour to have the trophy here at the World Snooker Academy. It was a great inspiration for some our resident players who will be competing at the Crucible such as Peter Ebdon, Ding Junhui, Liu Chuang and Liang Wenbo.”
A total of 16 players from South Yorkshire aged 15 and under will take part in a special Junior Pot Black qualifying competition at the World Snooker Academy on Saturday April 12 at 11am. The winner will qualify for the quarter finals to be played on April 22 in the Cue Zone marquee in Tudor Square, by the Crucible Theatre. The final, televised by the BBC, will be contested at the Crucible April 24.
Have a look at the World snooker Academy.
Picture: Keith Warren, Academy Director and Paul Hudson, EISS General Manager. |
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