All British Casino has become a partner of one of snooker’s greatest tournaments, the Victorian Plumbing UK Championship, for the first time.

WST is delighted to announce this new partnership ahead of the 2024 Victorian Plumbing UK Championship which will run from November 23rd to December 1st in York.

It is part of the sport’s Triple Crown Series alongside the Masters and the World Championship. The UK Championship was first staged in 1977 and many of the all-time greats have their name on the trophy.

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Ronnie O’Sullivan won the title for an eighth time last year, beating Ding Junhui in the final. A stellar field of snooker’s biggest stars is once again expected at the superb York Barbican venue for the event which is televised by BBC, Eurosport and many other broadcasters worldwide.

WST’s Chief Commercial Officer Peter Wright said: “We welcome All British Casino on board for the Victorian Plumbing UK Championship and we look forward to working with them on this outstanding event. Our sport is growing worldwide and this tournament will reach a vast global audience.”

Jan Wienk from All British Casino said: “We are excited to connect with snooker for the first time as we know it is a globally successful and rapidly developing sport, which matches our ambitions as a brand. The UK Championship has an incredible history and tradition, and we are thrilled to have the opportunity to partner with this event which brings so much entertainment to people worldwide. We look forward to seeing the incredible skills of the players as they compete for the trophy.”

The qualifying rounds of the Victorian Plumbing UK Championship run from November 16th to 21st, with the 16 qualifiers to join the top 16 seeds in York.

With fully expense paid trip to the breathtaking island and a whopping INR 15 lakh in additional benefits, the winners will compete with Asia’s best poker players for the ultimate prize in the Main and Mini Main Events

Underlining its commitment to establishing India’s competitive poker scene on a global stage, Natural8 India is taking a massive contingent of nine players on an all-expenses paid trip to compete at the Asian Poker Tour (APT) Phu Quoc. In doing so, these nine players – Kishore Kumar V C, Romit Advani, Akhand Shukla, Myron Pereira, Pranav Khandalkar, Arindam Nayak, Anurag Rawat, Rasik Bhatia, and Harsh Bharti – will have a shot at winning the ultimate prize at the Main Event: the APT Trophy and the Main Event prize pool!

To facilitate this, Natural8 India has offered bonuses worth a whopping INR 15 lakh to the nine winners of its latest India Exclusive. In addition to travel and accommodation (worth around INR 85,000 per head) to all players, it has also offered the top four players a chance to compete at the main table with Main Event tickets worth INR 1,23,905 each while the other five players are set to compete at the Mini Main Event with tickets worth INR 41,301 each.

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Speaking at the announcement, Kunal Patni, Executive Director and Country Head, Natural8 India, said, “The Indian competitive poker community is rapidly establishing itself as a thriving space and actively challenging the top players, whether in Asia or a global stage. At Natural8 India, we are proud to be driving this shift with events such as our India Exclusives, where we uncover the next wave of talented competitive poker players and give them a chance to shine at the grandest stages. It is inspiring to witness the energy at these tables, with both seasoned players and fresh talent coming together to elevate the game. We’re eagerly anticipating more intense showdowns at the APT Phu Quoc as our contingent takes on the best poker players from across Asia. We wish all the participants the very best!”