After the Riyadh Season World Masters of Snooker from March 4-6 were confirmed, a new competition was added to the snooker schedule. The 10-player event in Saudi Arabia is scheduled to include Ronnie O’Sullivan, and there will be a gold ball worth 20 points. Watch live snooker action, including the German Masters, on eurosport.com, the Eurosport app, and discovery+.
After the Riyadh Season World Masters of Snooker announcement, snooker is making its way to Saudi Arabia.
Riyadh Season is jam-packed with elite athletic events, and snooker was officially confirmed on Thursday to take place from March 4-6.
World Snooker announced that “record seven-time World Snooker Championship winner Ronnie O’Sullivan, 2019 world champion Judd Trump, and current holder Luca Brecel” would be included in the 10-player field for the event, which would take place at Boulevard Arena in Boulevard City, Riyadh.
“CEO of GEA Eng. Faisal Bafarat and World Snooker Tour chairman Steve Dawson hammered out the deal in the presence of HE Advisor Turki Alalshikh and sports promoters Eddie Hearn and Barry Hearn.”
“We are thrilled to be hosting our first-ever professional snooker tournament in the Kingdom,” HE Advisor Turki Alalshikh stated. Millions of people watch and play snooker worldwide, and we are excited to have some of the best players and snooker enthusiasts visit our nation and show them what Saudi Arabia and the Riyadh Season have to offer.
After defeating Mark Selby in the World Grand Prix quarterfinals, Judd Trump remarked, “It is amazing for snooker to be going to different places.” “My trip back to China was incredible.”The sport of snooker is expanding, with exhibitions taking place in many locations, and it’s incredible that Saudi Arabia wishes to participate.
