World Snooker Championship centuries in a professional match was set in the semi-final between Ding Junhui and Alan McManus, with Ding also setting a new record of seven centuries by one player in a World Championship match. Mark Selby and Marco Fu set a new record for the longest frame of snooker ever played at the Crucible, 76 minutes 11 seconds. Prize money for the 2017 Championship was a record £1,750,000 with the winner receiving £375,000. Prize money for first-round losers was a record £16,000, exceeding the £15,000 players received in 2003. In a high-quality and tightly contested semi-final, defending champion Mark Selby
Smite World Championship 2016 Smite World Championship 2016 The "Smite" World Championship 2016 was the second annual world championship for the multiplayer online battle arena video game "Smite". It was held from January 7–10, 2016, and featured tournaments for both the PC and Xbox One versions of the game. The event was streamed on twitch.tv on the SMITE Game TV account. The total prize pool for the PC tournament was $1 million USD. The PC tournament was won by the European organization Epsilon eSports, with a roster consisting of Dimi, Adapting, Yammyn, iRaffer and emilitoo. The Xbox One tournament was won by the American