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Romania to stage new European Snooker Championship

Xinhua, December 21, 2015 Adjust font size:

Romania will host a professional snooker tournament for the first time next season when the new European Championship world ranking event takes place in Bucharest.

   The tournament will run from October 3rd to 9th in 2016, with the venue yet to be confirmed.

   There will be a flat draw, with all 128 players starting in the first round in Bucharest.

   World champion Stuart Bingham recently played an exhibition in the Romanian capital with Ronnie O'Sullivan was very much impressed.

   "The atmosphere was absolutely unbelievable, definitely the best exhibition I have ever played," said Bingham. "There were 2,000 people there both nights and I was blown away by the support of the fans. Everywhere we go in Europe, people seem to be buzzing for snooker.

   "I'm sure that the promoter will pull out all of the stops for a ranking event and it will become one of the best events on the calendar."

   World Snooker chairman Barry Hearn said: "We are thrilled to be bringing snooker into another new territory and once again expanding snooker's global footprint."  Endi