Matthew Lester

The World Championship is staying at the Crucible! Everything you need to know 👇 A🧵

BREAKING NEWS! 5 and Pluto TV Announce Simulcast Partnership for Two Major Snooker Events 5 and Pluto TV today announce a new simulcast partnership that will bring two major upcoming snooker events - The John Virgo Trophy and the World Seniors Snooker Championship - to even wider audiences across the UK and around the world. @channel5_tv @PlutoTV The collaboration marks the first time the two networks have joined forces to amplify the sport. On April 11th and 12th, snooker legends Ronnie O’Sullivan, Mark Williams, John Higgins and Stephen Hendry will compete in Ireland for The John Virgo Trophy. The full tournament will be shown live on Pluto TV, with viewers in the UK also able to watch every moment on 5 Action or stream on the 5 app. In May, between May 6th and 10th, 5 will once again broadcast the World Seniors Snooker Championship, with Pluto TV streaming the event in the UK and internationally across the USA, Canada, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Brazil, Mexico, Austria, Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Australia. This year’s World Seniors Snooker Championship will showcase a star‑studded field including Ronnie O’Sullivan, Mark Williams, Reanne Evans, Stuart Bingham, Ken Doherty, Jimmy White and Tony Drago. For the first time, 5 will also be offering second table coverage of the event on 5 streaming. Ronnie O’Sullivan said: “It’s great to see Pluto TV and 5 working together to bring these events to even more snooker fans.” @ronnieo147 Raphael Pendergast, Director of Sport, 5 commented: “We're delighted to be working with Pluto TV, World Seniors and Snooker 900 to bring the biggest names in Snooker to the widest possible audience.” Olivier Jollet, EVP Head of Pluto TV EMEA & Asia said: Snooker is a cultural cornerstone of the UK, and partnering with 5 allows us to engage with even more fans. At Pluto TV, we’re committed to making culturally relevant sport accessible to everyone with traditional and innovative formats.” Jason Francis, Owner of World Seniors Snooker and Snooker 900, said: “This is a brilliant partnership for these two events, and I hope it leads to even more. We know how much people want to watch both events and with 5 and Pluto TV we are delivering a huge global reach.”

@baizewatch Do you have the full version of this montage?

Jimmy White and Alex Higgins exhibition match at The Waterfront, Belfast, 8th March 2004 Watching this I think of something Clive Everton once said - "𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦, 𝘈𝘭𝘦𝘹 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮"

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CEREBRAL PALSY AWARENESS MONTH 2026 💚 March is Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month! Paces Sheffield are aiming to raise £7,500 towards life-changing tech for children and adults - with raffle prizes including a signed snooker cue 🤩 Get Involved 👉… dlvr.it/TRHjDk

If John Virgo was commentating on the Welsh Open final now, he would say “Now is the ideal time to make a cup of tea” @fouldsy147 @rachelcasey11

Snooker returns to Ireland 🇮🇪 🙌 snooker900.tv

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@BennyBongoP3fan @BarryHearn As much as I love JV, why when he only won it once? There should be a tribute for him for sure, and something named in his honour, but not the UK Championship

@BarryHearn Name the UK Championship title after him as a tribute.

RIP the great John Virgo So sad to lose such a great snooker player / commentator and entertainer. One of a kind and a massive loss to snooker.

@DGB259 @jimmywhite147 Yes mate John won the UK championship and Jimmy won the English amateur Championship within a few months

@jimmywhite147 Is this around 1979 and that’s John with the UK trophy? Lovely picture for you to remember JV by Jimmy

Goodnight JV 💔

@RacingMikey96 @Nick_Metcalfe @KyrenWilson You have to do the pr day it’s in the contract

@Nick_Metcalfe Nonsense @KyrenWilson Judd Trump played the final until late on Sunday. 2 days after Kyren got knocked out, and he plays tomorrow morning, so 1 day later than Kyren played. It is what it is. Maybe don’t do the PR day and photography day with your wife and kids and practice.

Kyren Wilson hits out at the scheduling of the World Grand Prix so soon after the German Masters: ‘It’s crazy, crazy scheduling. I think the Hong Kong World Grand Prix deserves to be better. Straight from Germany, it’s very, very difficult to arrive here.’ #Snooker

ICYMI | WDBS CALENDAR UPDATE 2026 🗓️ WDBS has announced its calendar of events for the first half of 2026 with tournaments in Belgium, England and Thailand 🇧🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇹🇭 Read more 👇 wdbs.info/wdbs-calendar-… #DisabilitySnooker dlvr.it/TQhK4k

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🗓️ WDBS CALENDAR UPDATE 2026 WDBS has announced its calendar of events for the first half of 2026. The Belgian Open, Hull Open and prestigious season-closing Champion of Champions will all feature in the second half of the 2025/26 campaign, with the… dlvr.it/TQVVvz

@SeaYou22 @philhaigh_ How many times have people said that. Never write him off

@philhaigh_ Chat do we think that's John's last TC final? Cuz I think so

'Unfortunately people think they know what you're talking about and they have no idea.' Kyren Wilson on his recovery from 'one of his lowest points' in December to Masters glory in January. And a message from the Warrior to anyone who questioned him 👇 metro.co.uk/2026/01/19/kyr…

@_DAVgames @philhaigh_ Whatever, he still got the trophy

@philhaigh_ Whatever. The final was still shit

@TheRealJimmyM @philhaigh_ It’s not a competition how long it takes.

@philhaigh_ If he's at a 'lowest point' in December it hasn't taken very long to recover. This does feel like an exaggeration. Some people take years to overcome problems.