World Snooker Championship video games shot being played. World Championship Snooker 2003 was released on 20 June 2003 for Xbox, PlayStation 2, and PC. The box art featured world champions Peter Ebdon, Stephen Hendry, Ronnie O'Sullivan, John Higgins, Ken Doherty and Mark Williams. The game was the first to feature pool modes, with both eight-ball and nine-ball pool included. The game included Big Break presenter John Virgo and a version of the infamous "John Virgo's Trick Shot" mode in-game. World Championship Snooker 2004 was released on Xbox, PC, and PlayStation 2. The box art featured Stephen Hendry, Mark Williams, Steve Davis and Ronnie O'Sullivan. The
2009 World Snooker Championship 2009 World Snooker Championship The 2009 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 2009 Betfred.com World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 18 April and 4 May at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. This was the first time that the World Snooker Championship had been sponsored by Betfred. Ronnie O'Sullivan was the defending champion, but he lost in the second round 11–13 against Mark Allen. John Higgins won his third World title by defeating Shaun Murphy 18–9 in the final. It was Higgins' 20th ranking title. Both