Originally Posted by Jackk:
“Thanks very much, those F&Q's are great and really helpful!
I went to the Maguire/McGill match last year through asking if they had any tickets at the Crucible box office itself (I was visiting), I assume this is less likely to be doable for the bigger names though?”
Absolutely. In fact the main reason there's tickets on sale currently is that some of the hospitality packages (that give you a ticket in Row F I believe) were unsold and so went back on sale today, which usually does happen late on.
If certain players don't qualify, tickets that their families etc have bought may go back on sale, but it'll tend to be quick.
If you definitely wanted to secure some tickets for 2017, they will most likely go on sale on the final day of the 2016 final (Monday May 2nd) - so it may be a good way to get three sorted. Remember that on the first day table one (10am and 7pm) traditionally has the defending champion.