MrQ has been announced as the lead partner of the UK Championship by the World Snooker Tour (WST). With previous winners, such as John Higgins, Ronnie O’Sullivan and Mark Allen, the tournament will now be known as the MrQ UK Championship as the titular sponsor, with the operator ensuring that the total prize fund exceeds £1m. First introduced in 1977, …
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Betway extends Snooker sponsorship
Snooker’s UK Championship is to remain part of the Betway portfolio of sponsorship’s, after the global online gaming company agreed a fresh three-year deal. Forming part of the sports Triple Crown, alongside the Masters and World Championship, this latest partnerships continues the initial two year £850,000 deal agreed two years ago. Barry Hearn, World Snooker Chairman, said: “We are delighted …
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Online gaming operator Betway has agreed a deal to remain as title sponsor of snooker’s UK Championship for an additional two years. Under the agreement, the tournament will continue to be known as the Betway UK Championship for its 2016 and 2017 editions. Betway first took on the role as title sponsor for the tournament at last year’s event, which …
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