NEW world champion Kyren Wilson hopes the tournament will stay on at the Crucible, admitting his victory over Jak Jones would not have felt the same anywhere else.

The Sheffield venue has hosted the World Snooker Championship every year since 1977, but the current deal expires on its 50th anniversary.

Former World Snooker chairman Barry Hearn, president of Matchroom, has warned Sheffield City Council its days of staging the showpiece event are numbered unless the Crucible is ripped down and replaced with a bigger capacity venue.