World Championship 2020
THE CURSE OF THE CRUCIBLE IN EUROSPORT
EUROSPORT CLOSES THE SNOOKER SEASON WITH THE BROADCAST, LIVE AND EXCLUSIVE, OF THE SHEFFIELD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
World Championship 2020
Since Friday 31 July and until Sunday 16 of August, Eurosport 1, Eurosport 2 and Eurosport Player will round off the season with a championship that 2019 English Judd Trump won
Ronnie O’Sullivan will be part of the Eurosport international team of experts in Sheffield
300 hours of coverage between the qualification phase
The final phase of the tournament, highlights and best reps
Once again, the Crucible Theater in Sheffield will once again host the most relevant event of the snooker season, which also represents the outcome of the world circuit of this sports discipline. The Snooker World Championship in Sheffield will bring together the best snooker players in search of the final victory, an appointment that viewers of Eurosport 1, Eurosport 2 and Eurosport Player from Friday 31 July and until Sunday 16 of August, live and exclusively.
Along the 17 days the most prominent snooker professionals will meet in the English city to test their skills and with the sole objective of winning the most coveted trophy in the sport and with the half a million pounds at stake for the winner. In 2019 the champion was the English Judd Trump, who beat Scottish John Higgins for 18-9. Trump achieved his first world champion title.
Other prestigious names such as Ronnie O´Sullivan, with five wins, o Mark Selby, with three, They have also become part of the history of a tournament with a long tradition that was born in 1927.
JUDD TRUMP WILL BE ABLE TO OVERCOME THE CURSE OF THE CRUCIBLE
Below you can see how the Davises, Hendry, Higgins, Williams, O’Sullivan etc etc etc
They have not repeated a title after their first victory at The Crucible Theater
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY
EUROSPORT PREPARES UNMATCHED COVERAGE
FOR THE LAST APPOINTMENT OF THE YEAR
The Sheffield World Cup will be broadcast live and exclusively on 65 countries and territories around Europe (excluding UK), Asia and Africa. For it, Eurosport, will cover every minute of everything that happens in the tournament. Will be issued, in exclusive, more of 150 hours of live coverage on Eurosport and Eurosport Player, figure that will rise to 300 hours when the 43 edition of this championship including in addition to the live broadcasts, the classification, summaries, highlights and replays.
EUROSPORT ‘THE SNOOKER'S HOUSE’
Eurosport first broadcast the World Snooker Championship in the year 2000 and has issued all tournaments since 2003. In 2016, Eurosport reinforced its 'The House of Snooker' status when it signed a ten-year agreement with World Snooker to broadcast all major tournaments on the calendar, including the Home Nations Series, Masters and the World Snooker Championship.
THE BEST REVIEWERS AND EXPERTS
OF THE MOST IMPORTANT TOURNAMENT IN THE WORLD
Eurosport has in its team of commentators and experts a group at the height of the best and most important event in the sport. In Spain, Eurosport viewers will enjoy the narration and comments of Martín Pérez, Sergio Manuel Gutiérrez, Rubén Fernández and Arturo Pérez. In addition, David Alcaide and Fran Sánchez, professional pool players, round off the Spanish Eurosport snooker commentary team for this Sheffield World Championship this summer 2020. Both debuted as channel commentators on the Coral Players Championship that Eurosport aired last March. 2019.
KEY DATES OF THE TOURNAMENT
- Day 30 of July: Final table draw
- Day 10 of August: Quarterfinals begin
- Day 12 of August: The semifinals start
- Day 15 of August: The Final Begins
World Championship 2020
Below you can check the Eurosport and Eurosport schedules 2 to be able to follow the World Championship 2020 in rigorous live:
World Championship 2020
You also have the option to follow the World Championship 2020 through Eurosport Player and be able to choose or see at the same time (with two devices, Tablet, Pc, Car) the two live tables, a real treat for the viewer. AND, the option to view the matches on a delayed basis, in its section 'ON DEMAND'
World Championship 2020
Sergio Manuel Gutiérrez, Arturo Pérez, Martín Pérez, Rubén Fernández, Francisco Sánchez Ruiz and David Alcaide, will be in charge of the narration and comments of the World Championship 2020 and Eurosport and Eurosport Player
