2018 World Snooker Championship The win came 15 years after Williams' second world title in 2003 and he became, at the age of 43, the second oldest winner at the Crucible. Three-time world champion Mark Selby had won the title for the previous two years but lost in the first round 4–10 to Joe Perry. The 2018 World Snooker Championship was held on 21 April to 7 May 2018 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. This was the 42nd consecutive year that the tournament was held at the Crucible, and the 50th consecutive year the championship was contested through the modern knockout format.
2016 World Women's Curling Championship March 25, 19:00" "Saturday, March 26, 14:00" "Saturday, March 26, 19:00" "Sunday, March 27, 10:00" "Sunday, March 27, 15:00" "Round robin only" 2016 World Women's Curling Championship The 2016 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as the 2016 Ford World Women's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held from March 19 to 27 at the Credit Union iPlex in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada. Team Switzerland won the championship 9–6 over Team Japan. The playoffs made history for Team Japan, which had never made the final before. Switzerland's win makes this their country's 6th Women's World Championship gold medal, 3rd gold medal