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<p>Neither DCMS or UK Sport are involved in the bidding for or hosting a snooker events,
and as such we do not track or assess the economic or other benefits which such events
may bring to the towns and cities hosting them.</p><p> </p><p>According to latest
Sport England participation statistics, 23,600 adults took part in snooker at least
twice in the last 28 days (May 17-18), which is 0.1% of the population.</p><p> </p><p>Between
1 April 2009 and 31 December 2018, Sport England invested into 37 multi-sport projects,
benefitting billiards and snooker to a total award value of £7,411,759 (£224,000 Exchequer
and £7,187,759 Lottery). There are also 9 multi-sport projects involving snooker currently
at various stages of assessment. These include 8 Community Asset Fund and 1 Small
Grants applications.</p>
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