The tournament has been held at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England since 1977, and was sponsored by Embassy from 1976 to 2005.
== Uprava in turnirji ==Svetovno združenje za profesionalni biljard in snooker, izvirno World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPSBA), je najvišje upravno telo, ki prireja tekmovanja v snookerju.