Snooker Masters Comes to Saudi Arabia

The first Snooker Masters is coming to Saudi Arabia for the first time.

According to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), the Saudi Snooker Masters Championship will run from August 30 to September 7. Specifically, it will take place at the Riyadh Green Halls venue. In line with this, the Saudi Ministry of Sport and the Saudi Arabian Billboard & Snooker Federation are supporting the championship.

About the Saudi Snooker Masters Championship

144 players will battle it out in Riyadh for the Snooker Masters pot of GBP 2 million (USD 2.5 million). Incidentally, 17 of the players are wild cards from Saudi Arabia and the Middle East region. Out of the 144 players, 16 players will make it to the finale.

Moreover, popular female players such as Reanne Evans, Mink Nutcharut, Bai Yulu, and Baipat Siripaporn will be competing in the event.

Reanne Evans is an English snooker player who has won the World’s Women Snooker Championship 12 times. She is also the reigning World Mixed Doubles champion. Mink Nutcharut, on the other hand, is a Thai player with the number one ranking in the world’s women’s snooker rankings.

Meanwhile, Bai Yulu is a Chinese snooker player who won the 2024 World Women’s Snooker Championship. Baipat Siripaporn, in comparison, is a Thai snooker player who won the 2023 World Women’s Snooker Championship.

How to watch the tournament

Fans are in for a treat with all the Snooker Masters action. Following the finale, they can make their way to fan zones and enjoy interactive activities, games, and training sessions.

To buy tickets for the tournament, head on over to webook.com. Choose from general admission tickets starting at SAR 25 (USD 6.66) for adults and SAR 12.50 (USD 3.33) for children. Meanwhile, premium tickets start at SAR 100 (USD 26.65) and VIP tickets start at SAR 150 (USD 39.97).

World Snooker Tour (WST) Chairman Steve Dawson has spoken about how happy he is for the Snooker Masters to come to Saudi Arabia. He has also remarked that the Saudi Snooker Masters Championships is one of the biggest tournaments on their tour. He also noted that it provides the largest prize after the World Championship.

About Snooker Masters

Playerds play snooker on a billiard table. Players use a white cue ball to pocket 15 red and six colored balls in a particular sequence. Historically, it was played in the United Kingdom by two people with long, thin poles known as cues.

The Snooker Masters, meanwhile, is more appropriately referred to as the Masters. It is a professional invitational snooker tournament that has been running every year since 1975 and is under the World Snooker Tour. Originally, only the top 10 players in the world were invited. These days, the number of invitees has gone up to a standard top 16 players.

Currently, the reigning champion is Ronnie O’Sullivan, who has won his eighth Masters title in 2024.

Apart from Snooker Masters, Saudi Arabia is hosting other events like the World Rally Championship and the Esports World Cup.

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