World Snooker, a privately owned company headquartered in the UK, functions as a tier 3 media tech buyer. Founded in 2010, the company promotes the World Snooker Tour (WST) and is primarily involved in bar sports. With approximately 100 employees, World Snooker reported $44.2M in revenue as of 2024. The principal stakeholder in World Snooker Ltd is Matchroom Sport, which owns 51 percent of the company, while the sport's governing body, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA), owns 26 percent. To compete on the World Snooker Tour, players must be WPBSA members.
World Snooker recently defended referee Marcel Eckardt on May 2, 2026, affirming "the rule was applied correctly" during an extraordinary 100-minute frame in the semi-final clash between Wu Yize and Mark Allen, despite widespread criticism from former champions. Previously, on April 28, Ronnie O’Sullivan stated that his future snooker schedule would be dictated by financial incentives following his exit from the World Championship. Earlier, on April 21, O’Sullivan secured a 7-2 lead in his World Snooker Championship first-round opener against China’s He Guoqiang in Sheffield, making his 34th consecutive appearance despite an initial misstep towards the wrong table. On April 20, teenager Stan Moody’s Crucible debut concluded with a 10-7 first-round defeat against Kyren Wilson. This followed news from earlier the same day that Barry Hearn opened discussions about a potential temporary move for the World Snooker Championship to Germany, as the Crucible prize pot reached a record £3 million, with £625,000 designated for the champion.
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World Snooker offers 18 products in the sports and media and telecoms services industries. World Snooker's product portfolio comprises of media and TV services and bar sports.
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World Snooker's revenues were less than $50M in 2024. Caretta Research has split World Snooker's revenue into 2 different product categories, the largest of which is snooker. For full access to World Snooker's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
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World Snooker sells broadcasting rights of its 17 snooker competitions to 21 companies globally, covering 9 countries. World Snooker's rights holders include Warner Bros. Discovery.
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