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The World Seniors Snooker Championship is going to get together the most famous legendary players of the previous three decades. This memorable event will take place on 19th-20th October, in Portsmouth at the Mountbatten Centre. The championship will be broadcast on TV from Sky Sports.
Among the stars who are going to take part in the championship you will see: Dennis Taylor, Joe Johnson, Steve Davis, Cliff Thoburn, Jimmy White, Nigel Bond, who is a depending champion and, for the first time, Stephen Hendry, who is a seven-time World Champion.
All the preparations were done and the table of the first round of the tournament look as follows:
- Tony Knowles vs Darren Morgan
- Dene O’Kane vs Nigel Bond
- Tony Drago vs Qualifier 1
- Steve Davis vs Dennis Taylor
- Joe Johnson vs Stephen Hendry
- Alan Robidoux vs Tony Chappel
- Cliff Thorburn vs Qualifier 2
- Doug Mountjoy vs Jimmy White
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He also admits, “The World Seniors Snooker Championship has become a really significant event after it appeared in the calendar in 2010. It’s an incredible opportunity to follow how the real legends have gethered together and are trying to compete for a prize. But this championship is not only interesting for the players, the fans also enjoy watching this tournament live in Portsmoutn or on Sky. We are eagerly waiting for the weekend of amazing snooker with 888casino.com.”
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Jimmy White, the title-owner of 2010, remarks, “This is an incredible event which brings together the players from different parts of the world to try their skills in snooker. The tournament becomes stronger and stronger with every passing year. All the players come here to enjoy the game and to win, of course.”
