The World Snooker Championship will be a unique affair this year (Picture: Getty Images )The World Snooker Championship is likely to go ahead this summer, but with the very real possibility of no fans being in attendance at the Crucible, Mark Williams would rather it didn’t. There is to be another review on 4 July, which could see limited crowds let into the Crucible, but nothing is confirmed yet. AdvertisementAdvertisement‘I’ve just come back from playing in Gibraltar when there was no one there and what’s the point?’ Williams told Stephen Hendry on Instagram. Mark Williams won his third World Championship title in 2018 (Picture: VCG via Getty Images)‘There’s more atmosphere in the club, at least there’s someone at the bar or playing next to you. Imagine paying in the Crucible, 9-9 in the first round, the visor goes up in the middle and there’s no one there, not one person.

Source: Metro May 12, 2020 14:47 UTC