Now that the dust has settled and the masses were all clamouring for the final tickets for next year, I had a look at the ticketing for the 2017 World Championship in more detail on the official site
https://www.cruciblesnooker.com/ - and it's not pretty.
Updated prices for the sessions are now also here -
http://www.worldsnooker.com/wp-conte...es-website.pdf
Effectively when you look at the official site for ticket bookings the first four rows of seats (highlighted in purple) are now the "premium" package seats which entitle you to:
* Prime view seating session ticket
* Commemorative 40th anniversary World Snooker goodie bag including a souvenir programme and commentary radio
Granted, the programme and radio is around £17 worth based on this year's prices (£10 for the radio, £7 for programme). However, if you are going for more than one premium session, you're not going to need more than one of either, which makes it a tad more expensive if you wanted more front rows.
The premium prices start at £45 (normal session price £20) for a 10am morning session.
You'll also see that the morning sessions are cheapest, afternoons £5 more expensive, and evenings another £5 on top. The first round weekends are also more expensive than first round days during the week.
It also looks like SeeTickets have an allocation too, mainly row L and backwards -
http://worldsnooker.seetickets.com/t...-snooker-2017/
I suspect some of the premium prices were introduced as a possible deterrent to the "season ticket" holders going to every session like they used to by effectively pricing them out of the market. And during this year's tournament, I got in early ticket wise and got four front row sessions for face value, which was good value all round especially as these were the only days I was going.
Interest has been huge though, most of the first weekend, the semis and final are pretty much a sell out already. But still..