World Seniors Snooker (WSS) is happy to announce that the primary ‘Youth of Sheffield Day’ shall be staged in the course of the 2025 Seniors Snooker World Championship.
The brand new initiative will see WSS interact with a number of native youth teams to champion the younger folks of the metal metropolis and takes place on semi-final Saturday, the tenth Could, from the long-lasting Crucible Theatre in Sheffield.
Greater than 50 younger snooker gamers from the native Stephen Harrison Snooker Academy shall be invited to showcase their expertise on the morning earlier than being invited to observe the semi-final motion unfold on snooker’s most well-known stage.
Competitions will even be staged by the academy with the winner set to be introduced with their prize on the Crucible Theatre by a legend of the game.
In addition to this collaboration, ‘Youth of Sheffield Day’ will even see Tudor Sq. filled with teams celebrating the town’s youth actions and a partnership with the native universities which is able to see graduates working alongside WSS on all facets of the advertising and marketing, promotion and TV manufacturing of the occasion.
Stephen Harrison, who runs the academy, mentioned: “We’re delighted to be concerned within the 2025 World Seniors Championships. The academy has been offering companies for the Sheffield group for over 17 years – rising grassroots snooker inside our area and across the UK. We presently present weekly skilled snooker teaching and competitions for over 200 of our disabled members.
“It’s nice to be concerned within the Youth of Sheffield Day – the kids are so excited and can’t wait to attend. I’d prefer to say a giant thanks to Jason Francis and Mike Dunn at World Seniors Snooker for making our junior members goals come true by getting to go to the Crucible Theatre and really feel the depth of watching a dwell match on the theatre of goals.”
Mike Dunn, World Seniors Snooker Director, mentioned: “Having the ability to use the good work Stephen is doing inside the metropolis to have a good time the Youth of Sheffield on the World Seniors Championship is sensible. Snooker is synonymous with the town and serving to to develop younger expertise is so essential. I do know as a participant what it means to play on the Crucible Theatre and I do know it will likely be wonderful for these kids to observe snooker dwell right here for the primary time.”
‘Youth of Sheffield Day’ follows on from the earlier success of ‘Seniors of Sheffield Day’, which is again for the third time on Friday ninth Could, and can as soon as once more see native members of the getting older inhabitants invited to satisfy some snooker legends and watch the matches dwell.
As well as, a ‘Enterprise of Sheffield Day’ will even be staged in the course of the Championship to champion native enterprise,. This shall be staged on Thursday eighth with a enterprise breakfast with 1985 World Snooker Champion Dennis Taylor.
To search out out extra about how your little one can become involved in Youth Day please contact the Stephen Harrison Academy at data@stephenharrisonacademy.com
Tickets stay obtainable for the World Seniors Championship and begin from simply £17.50.
