World Snooker Championship

High school (ages 12+)
Sports & Games

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/world-snooker-championship

1. What is the championship inauguration?
2. What is the venue since?
3. Where does the World Snooker Championship take place?
4. Who won the most titles in the early years of the World Snooker Championship?

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the championship inauguration?1927
2. What is the venue since?Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England, since 1977
3. Where does the World Snooker Championship take place?It is held every year at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England, which can hold about 900 people.
4. Who won the most titles in the early years of the World Snooker Championship?Joe Davis won every championship from 1927 to 1946, winning 15 titles in a row.

Knockout Format: A tournament structure where a player is eliminated after a single loss.
Ranking Tournament: A competition that awards points towards a player's official world ranking.
Best-of-33 Frames: The format for the final match, where the first player to win 17 frames wins the championship.