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
2016 Women's Bandy World Championship were broadcast online by Perfect Storm Broadcasting. 2016 Women's Bandy World Championship 2016 Women's Bandy World Championship is held in Roseville, Minnesota, USA, on February 18–21, 2016. The Guidant John Rose Minnesota Oval hosts the games. This is the eighth Women's Bandy World Championship and the second Women's Bandy World Championship hosted by the United States. China made its championship debut. Sweden had won all the previous Women's World Championships of bandy except the last one in 2014, which was won by Russia. The Swedes responded this year by defeating the Russians in the final by 1 goal to 0.