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FreeSports to air Championship League Pool

March 10, 2021

Matchroom Multi Sport has announced that FreeSports will be the home of Predator Championship League Pool in the UK & Ireland this March 22th to 29th.

Broadcasting free to over 20 million homes, as well as online at freesports.tv, FreeSports is available on Freeview as well as to all Sky, Virgin, TalkTalk TV and BT TV customers.

The newly launched Predator Championship League Pool will see 19 of the world’s best 9-ball players compete over eight days, broadcast live on FreeSports from Stadium MK, Milton Keynes.

FreeSports will air ten hours of live action daily, with full and uninterrupted coverage of 12 matches per day from Table 1. Players include World Champions and Mosconi Cup winners such as Darren Appleton, Joshua Filler and Albin Ouschan.

Emily Frazer, Managing Director of Matchroom Multi Sport, said: “We are thrilled that our brand-new Predator Championship League Pool event will be live for all eight days on FreeSports, giving millions of fans across the UK and Ireland free, uninterrupted coverage of our exciting new event. Predator Championship League Pool brings the world’s best players together in quick, short-race matches which guarantee drama. This is the best versus the best in quick, action-packed matches and we cannot wait to get started. We’ve enjoyed a successful partnership with FreeSports for Championship League Snooker, with record-breaking audiences tuning in to see the best snooker pros in action and we are delighted that we can now bring Predator Championship League Pool to such a wide audience across the UK and Ireland.”

Richard Sweeney, CEO of FreeSports and Premier Sports, added: “This is fantastic news for all Pool fans living in the UK with a huge amount of live action across eight days all on FreeSports. We’ve previously broadcast an extremely successful Champions League Snooker tournament along with Matchroom Multi Sport and only delighted to bring more live and free coverage to viewers.”

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