Snooker
The World Snooker Championship is the highlight of the snooker calendar. Held since 1977 at the legendary Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, the event draws the best players from around the world to compete, in front of sell-out crowds, for the most coveted prize in the sport. The world's top 16 seeded players are joined by 16 more that have battled through the qualifying rounds. The tournament runs from mid-April over 17 days, to finish on the first Monday in May.
Ding Junhui, the first Asian player to make the final of the World Snooker Championships, Sheffield 2016.
Mark Selby, winner in 2014, claims his second World Snooker Championship in 2016.
Ronnie O'Sullivan, defending champion, walks out to the Crucible at the start of the 2013 World Snooker Championships.