I dont pay much attention to be honest until the World Champs come around but thats been no different since I was a kid.

I read today that the Crucible has two years left on its contract as the venue for the World Championships. After that it'll go to China. The global audience has and will increase but on the home front we'll have to do without our fortnight of snooker per year unless you're sky'd up or you have snooker TV or whatever's sure to come.