Fletcher unconcerned about Crucible future

Officials in Sheffield are confident they will be able to fight off the threat from China and remain the home of the World Snooker Championships.

The city’s Crucible Theatre has hosted the event for the last 31 years but Rodney Walker, chairman of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association, has revealed he has been approached about making the switch to the Far East in 2011.