Crucible Theatre
Theatre and event venue in Sheffield, England
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The Crucible Theatre, or simply The Crucible, is a theatre in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, which opened in 1971. It hosts regular theatrical performances and the annual World Snooker Championship, which has been held at the venue since 1977. The theatre's name refers to crucible steel, which was developed in Sheffield in 1740 and drove the industrialisation of the city. In May 2022 plans were unveiled to build a new 3,000-seat venue nearby with a bridge connecting the two buildings.
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Wilson beats tenacious Jones to win world titleAn emotional Kyren Wilson claims his first world title with a nervy 18-14 victory over Jak Jones at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield.BBC Sport - Published | |
Watch the best shots as Wilson beats Jones to world titleWatch the best shots from the World Snooker Championship final as Kyren Wilson beat Jak Jones 18-14 at The Crucible Theatre, Sheffield.BBC Sport - Published | |
Wilson pots dramatic final black after Jones fightbackKyren Wilson wins a dramatic last frame on day one of the World Snooker Championship final to hold an 11-6 overnight lead over Jak Jones at the Crucible Theatre.BBC Sport - Published | |
'Tastes nice!' Did Maguire eat a fly?Watch as Stephen Maguire eats a fly off the table during his 13-8 defeat to David Gilbert in the quarter-finals of the Snooker World Championship at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield.BBC Sport - Published | |
O'Sullivan & Trump suffer shock quarter-final defeatsSeven-time champion Ronnie O’Sullivan and Judd Trump both suffer shock defeats in the quarter-finals of the World Championship at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield.BBC Sport - Published | |
Vafaei Crucible criticism 'almost sacrilege' - MurphyFormer world champion Shaun Murphy describes Hossein Vafaei's criticism of the Crucible Theatre as "almost sacrilege".BBC Sport - Published | |
Who can stop 'favourite' O'Sullivan at the Crucible?Judd Trump says anything other than winning the World Championship would be "a failure", but thinks Ronnie O'Sullivan is the favourite.BBC Sport - Published | |
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Who is ready for the cauldron of the Crucible?BBC Sport assess six contenders for the World Snooker Championship, which starts at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre on Saturday.BBC Sport - Published |