17 April – 3 May 2010 

The Betfred.com World Snooker Championship returns to the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield from 17 April – 3 May 2010.  This event is the richest, oldest and most important tournament in snooker.

The trophy is the one that all players dream of lifting and it is the title that marks the snooker greats out from the very good.

Staged at the famous Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, the event has a long-frame format and lasts a marathon 17 days, making it one of the longest events in all of sport.

To book your ticket, simply download the booking form, print it out and follow the instructions there.

Alternatively if you wish to receive a booking form by post please send a reply-paid envelope to Betfred.com World Snooker Championship Box Office, The Crucible Theatre, 55 Norfolk Street, Sheffield S1 1DA

Postal applications will be processed from 14 January 2010 and tickets will be released for general sale on 20 February 2010. 

Please be aware that often many sessions are sold out before the general release date

Bookings on or after 20 February 2010

Telephone and online bookings (general release) will be operational from 20 February 2010. 

Call: 0114 2496006

Online: www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk

In Person: From Crucible Theatre.

Qualifying Rounds

All qualifying rounds will be played at the Badminton Hall, English Institute of Sport, Sheffield (EISS) from 26 February-9 March 2010. 

For further details visit www.worldsnooker.com. To book tickets call 0114 2565656 or visit www.arenaticketshop.co.uk.

Following completion of the qualifying rounds, the sixteen players will be drawn at random to play the top sixteen players already seeded to play at The Crucible Theatre.  Further details of the draw date and player information will be announced here, and on www.worldsnooker.com.