UK betting and gaming operator Betfred has extended its title sponsorship of snooker’s World Championship for a further two years.
Betfred returned as sponsor of the sport's biggest tournament last year, with that deal running until 2017. The tournament will now continue to be called the Betfred World Championship until at least 2019.
This year’s event finished last week with Mark Selby beating Ding Junhui 18-14 in the final to round off a 17 days of action [...]