Royal London Watches signs up as sponsor of snooker Grand Prix
World Snooker has announced that Royal London Watches will sponsor one of the sport's major tournaments, the Grand Prix, for the next three years.
The world ranking tournament, one of the four events televised each season by BBC Sport, will be known as the Royal London Watches Grand Prix. A seven figure sum will be invested by Royal London Watches over the three-years of the agreement.
This year’s event runs from October 21st to 29th at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre and features the top 32 players in the world rankings as well as 16 qualifiers. Defending champion John Higgins, world number one Stephen Hendry, world champion Graeme Dott, "Rocket" Ronnie O’Sullivan, Ken Doherty, Mark Williams, Ding Junhui and Steve Davis will be among those battling for the trophy.
Royal London Watches produces a high quality range of ladies and gents watches. It is part of the Condor Group which was established over sixty years ago. The company’s international reach is extensive and continually growing - it exports to over twenty countries worldwide.
Two-times world champion O’Sullivan said: "I’m glad we’re getting new sponsors on board, especially for the major BBC tournaments, and moving in the right direction."
David Stokes, Sales Director of Royal London Watches, said: "Royal London Watches is extremely pleased and proud to be associated with such a high profile sport. We feel snooker reaches out to everyone, it is a sport that most people can play and enjoy. Equally, Royal London Watches has developed a range of quality watches, suitable for most age groups. We are also delighted to announce that we will be launching the first Official Licensed World Snooker Watch in October. We are looking forward to working with World Snooker in making this tournament a resounding success."
World Snooker has announced that Royal London Watches will sponsor one of the sport's major tournaments, the Grand Prix, for the next three years.
The world ranking tournament, one of the four events televised each season by BBC Sport, will be known as the Royal London Watches Grand Prix. A seven figure sum will be invested by Royal London Watches over the three-years of the agreement.
This year’s event runs from October 21st to 29th at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre and features the top 32 players in the world rankings as well as 16 qualifiers. Defending champion John Higgins, world number one Stephen Hendry, world champion Graeme Dott, "Rocket" Ronnie O’Sullivan, Ken Doherty, Mark Williams, Ding Junhui and Steve Davis will be among those battling for the trophy.
Royal London Watches produces a high quality range of ladies and gents watches. It is part of the Condor Group which was established over sixty years ago. The company’s international reach is extensive and continually growing - it exports to over twenty countries worldwide.
Two-times world champion O’Sullivan said: "I’m glad we’re getting new sponsors on board, especially for the major BBC tournaments, and moving in the right direction."
David Stokes, Sales Director of Royal London Watches, said: "Royal London Watches is extremely pleased and proud to be associated with such a high profile sport. We feel snooker reaches out to everyone, it is a sport that most people can play and enjoy. Equally, Royal London Watches has developed a range of quality watches, suitable for most age groups. We are also delighted to announce that we will be launching the first Official Licensed World Snooker Watch in October. We are looking forward to working with World Snooker in making this tournament a resounding success."