Tag Archives: Barry Hearn

Betway pockets Gibraltar Snooker Open title sponsorship

SBC News Betway pockets Gibraltar Snooker Open title sponsorship

Online bookmaker Betway continues to expand its brand within the sport of snooker, confirming that it has secured the title sponsorship og this week’s Gibraltar Open (13-17 March) The title sponsorship secured with World Snooker, represents Betway’s second major partnership in snooker, adding to their existing deal as title sponsor of the Betway UK Championship. The  top players, such as Kyren Wilson, …

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Betfred seals record PDC World Matchplay sponsorship

SBC News Betfred seals record PDC World Matchplay sponsorship

Professional darts association the PDC, has confirmed Betfred as the ‘official title sponsor’ for its ‘PDC World Matchplay’ tournament. Held every July at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool (Lancashire), the World Matchplay tournament is the PDC’s second longest running pro darts event (first staged 1994) Confirming Betfred as title sponsor for the next three years, the PDC states that from …

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Ladbrokes strikes new partnership with PDC

SBC News Ladbrokes strikes new partnership with PDC

Ladbrokes has been confirmed as the new title sponsor for multiple PDC tournaments including this weekend’s much anticipated Players Championship Finals. The newly formed deal means the operator becomes the primary sponsor of the Masters and UK Open from next year, capitalising on the opportunity presented with the Coral brand picking up the sponsorship of the UK Open. Barry Hearn …

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BetVictor expands World Snooker ‘Home Nations’ sponsorship

SBC News BetVictor expands World Snooker 'Home Nations' sponsorship

BetVictor continues to expand its brand profile with World Snooker, confirming that it has secured the title sponsorship to two further ‘Home Nations’ events – the Northern Ireland Open and Scottish Open.  The Gibraltar bookmaker expands its existing relationship with World Snooker following the success of its sponsorship of the English Open. The BetVictor Northern Ireland Open will run from November 12 …

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PGA Tour pens new partnership with partypoker

SBC News PGA Tour pens new partnership with partypoker

Online poker brand partypoker has confirmed a new sponsorship agreement with the PGAEuroPro Tour to become the official partner of the golf brand in 2019. The deal sees partypoker gain branding rights at EuroPro Tour events taking place next year and across EuroPro Tour promotional material, in addition to social media campaigns. In addition, partypoker will send four teams to participate in the EuroPro Tour 2019 …

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BetVictor tipped for success with Euroleague Basketball deal

SBC News BetVictor tipped for success with Euroleague Basketball deal

On the back of securing a deal to become title sponsor snooker’s English Open for the very first time, BetVictor has announced a further deal alongside the Euroleague Basketball in Germany. Becoming the competitions official betting partner until 2020, BetVictor is hoping it can draw upon its three quarter century strong base of expertise, to further boost the appeal and …

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BetVictor pockets prestigious new Snooker partnership

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BetVictor has announced it will be the title sponsor of snooker’s prestigious English Open for the first time. The BetVictor English Open will run from October 15 to 21 at K2 Crawley in London, with top stars including defending champion Ronnie O’Sullivan, world number one Mark Selby, world champion Mark Williams, John Higgins and Judd Trump among the field. In …

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ManBetX pockets key snooker sponsorship deal

SBC News ManBetX pockets key snooker sponsorship deal

Matchroom Multi Sport has announced that ManBetX will title sponsor snooker’s Champion of Champions tournament for the next two years. Taking place at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry from Monday to Sunday 5-11 November, the 2018 the ManBetX Champion of Champions will be broadcast live in the UK on ITV4 throughout and on networks around the world including CCTV in China. …

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ManBetX enhances World Snooker links with Welsh Open renewal

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ManBetX has announced that it is strengthening its World Snooker ties, after renewing its sponsorship of the Welsh Open world ranking event. Running from February 11-17 next year at Cardiff’s Motorpoint Arena, this move sees the betting brand build upon its deal with snooker’s longest running ranking event, after the UK and World Championships, following its initial deal covering this …

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William Hill commits to extended PDC Darts World Championship

SBC News William Hill commits to extended PDC Darts World Championship

William Hill has reaffirmed its commitment as title sponsor of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) World Championship, as the Alexandra Palace held showpiece undergoes record breaking expansion. Extending its contract with darts flagship tournament through to 2022, an increased field of 96 competitors are to battle it out for its largest ever prize pot of £2.5m, which will see the …

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