Snooker: BBC secure rights to World Championship and Masters until 2032

BBC Sport will continue to broadcast snooker’s three most prestigious tournaments – the World Championship, UK Championship and the Masters – until 2032.

The World Snooker Tour (WST) and the BBC have agreed a five-year extension to the current agreement, ensuring the Triple Crown remains free-to-air.

The Masters, currently taking place at Alexandra Palace, is followed by the World Championship in Sheffield in April and the UK Championship in York in November.

Last year, BBC Sport’s coverage of the Triple Crown events had 33.9 million streams across BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website, and more than 16 million tuning in on TV.

Alex Kay-Jelski, director of BBC Sport, said: “Snooker has been a cornerstone of BBC Sport programming since 1969, and extending our partnership with World Snooker until 2032 is fantastic news for the audience.

“It ensures the drama, intensity and excitement of the Triple Crown events remains free-to-air and we look forward to many more years of iconic sporting moments.”

WST chairman Steve Dawson said: “For more than 50 years we have had an outstanding relationship with the BBC, and their coverage of the Triple Crown is a fundamental part of those three events.

“Millions of fans love watching snooker on the BBC and it has always been vital to us to keep the biggest tournaments free-to-air.”

BBC Sport’s rights portfolio also includes the Olympic Games, the FA Cup, women’s Euro 2025, men’s Euro 2028, Women’s Super League (WSL), the 2026 and 2030 World Cups, Wimbledon Championships, Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025, men’s and women’s Six Nations and Match of the Day.