ManBetX adds Champion of Champions to snooker portfolio

Gaming company ManBetX has agreed a deal to title sponsor the Champion of Champions snooker event.

The two-year deal covers the 2018 and 2019 editions of the tournament. This year’s event runs from November 5-11 at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry, England.

The Champion of Champions is contested by winners of World Snooker tournaments from the previous 12 months. The likes of Mark Williams, Ronnie O’Sullivan and defending champion Shaun Murphy (pictured) will compete at this year’s event, the winner of which will receive £100,000 (€112,000/$130,000).

ManBetX also title sponsored this year’s Welsh Open and Gibraltar Open snooker tournaments.