The World Nineball Tour are delighted to announce that BetVictor, a leading online gambling company, will be the title sponsor for the 2024 UK Open Pool Championship, at Telford International Centre, Telford, England May 7-12, live on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom & Ireland.
Bringing together an impressive field size of 256 competing players, including the top 128 World Nineball Tour professional players as well as football icon Troy Deeney, the 2024 UK Open Pool Championship is set to be one of the most iconic nine-ball major events on the WNT calendar this year.
CEO of Matchroom Multi Sports, Emily Frazer, said: “We are thrilled to welcome BetVictor as the title sponsor of the highly anticipated 2024 UK Open Pool Championship. We have a great relationship with BetVictor across the Matchroom Sport group and we couldn’t be more delighted to see them extend their support into the world of pool.”
“TheUK Open is one of the stand-out tournaments in the nine-ball calendar, featuring a grand field size of 256 competitive players from across the globe. Eklent Kaçi, the defending champion, is looking to continue his winning streak this year, but with so many victory-hungry cueists playing, anyone can be crowned UK Open champion. All we know is we’re set for a spectacular tournament.”
BetVictor Head of Sponsorship Sam Boswell added “We are delighted to be sponsoring the UK Open, a compelling event awaits, and we want to wish all 256 competitors the very best of luck. We will have our brand-new Lucky Dip wheel feature in operation for the event which will offer customers the chance to get a massive price about the eventual winner. We are really excited to have added Pool into our growing sports sponsorship portfolio which includes the BetVictor Home Nations Snooker Series, The World Cup Of Darts and top level Horse Racing.”
The UK Open Pool Championship is the first Matchroom Major of the 2024 schedule as the calendar builds up to the 31st Mosconi Cup.
Multi-table events are the backbone of the World Nineball Tour, with over 40 hours of poo lat the UK Open set to be live-streamed on Matchroom Pool’s social media channels for the opening four days, with the weekend’s sessions broadcast live on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom & Ireland as host broadcasters, DAZN in the United States and Viaplay in Scandinavia, the Netherlands, Poland and the Baltics. A full list of broadcasters will be published closer to the event.
Ticket Prices
● Day Tickets – £20 – £35
● Weekend Pass – £50
● Season Pass – £125
Secure your seat at the United Kingdom’s most prestigious professional pool tournament in 2024 here.