Snooker fan completes endurance test as part of Midnite Marathon campaign - watching 12,000 minutes of snooker

After 17 days, 31 matches, 603 frames, totalling over 12,000 minutes, the epic challenge has now been completed, following the final which saw Zhao Xintong claim victory on Monday evening.

Jennie Bancroft of Scotland, was the winner of the competition, which has seen her watch over 12,000 minutes of snooker throughout the championship.

Jennie commented:

“The whole experience of the Midnite Marathon has been incredible and I’m so grateful I had the opportunity to do it. Everyone involved has been so welcoming, from the Midnite team themselves who checked in everyday to make sure I had what I needed, to the staff from WST and Sheffield Theatres, who quickly got used to my constant presence and made sure I was sufficiently caffeinated!

“I’ve seen some incredible matches over the last two weeks. I thought that it might be difficult to pick a favourite, but it has to be the historical quarter-final between John Higgins and Mark Williams. To watch two giants of the game go toe-to-toe for a full 25 frames was incredible. Of course, witnessing Mark Allen’s 147 in the second round was also superb - the atmosphere was electric, especially when we thought he’d snookered himself on the yellow!

“I’ll definitely be back to the Crucible again. There really is nowhere else like it to watch live snooker, and I hope the World Championship is here for many years to come.”

A Midnite spokesperson, added:

“Our goal at Midnite is to bring fans closer to the sports they love, and through our Midnite Marathon campaign, we were able to do that for Jennie.

“From Mark Allen’s 147, to Ronnie’s return, all the way to Zhao lifting the trophy, we’ve seen some incredible snooker at this year’s Championships, and Jennie hasn’t missed a second! This was a once-in-a lifetime opportunity for any snooker fan, and Jennie has been brilliant throughout, and we hope she’ll cherish these memories.”

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