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
2017 World Snooker Championship 2017 World Snooker Championship The 2017 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 2017 Betfred World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 15 April to 1 May 2017 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was the 19th and final ranking event of the 2016/2017 season. The tournament was the 40th anniversary of the World Championships at the Crucible and was broadcast in Europe by the BBC and Eurosport. Defending champion Mark Selby retained his title, beating John Higgins 18–15 in the final, despite falling to 4–10 behind