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== 2018 Snooker Open ==
== 2018 Snooker Open ==
K2 is host to the [[English Open (snooker)|English snooker Open]] in October 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.crawleynews24.co.uk/crawley-to-host-snookers-english-open/|title=Crawley to host Snooker's English Open - Crawley News 24|date=2018-05-24|website=www.crawleynews24.co.uk|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-09-14}}</ref> On the first day of the open, current title holder, [[Ronnie O'Sullivan]] described the venue as "a bit of a hellhole", stating "all I can smell is urine."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/16984517.all-i-can-smell-is-urine-osullivan-slams-crawley-english-open-venue/|title="All I can smell is urine": O'Sullivan slams "hellhole" venue|website=The Argus|language=en|access-date=2018-10-16}}</ref> [[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|World snooker]] responded to these comments praising the centre in a statement that said that "K2 Crawley is an excellent venue with very good facilities."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/oct/15/ronnie-o-sullivan-smell-english-open-venue-crawley|title=Ronnie O'Sullivan hits out over 'urine' smell at English Open snooker venue|last=Dobson|first=Mark|date=2018-10-15|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=2018-10-16|language=en}}</ref> World Champion Mark Williams concurred and is quoted as saying “We play in leisure centres all over the place and this is one of the better ones.”<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/oct/16/ronnie-osullivan-english-open-hellhole-comments-bemusement|title=Bemusement in Crawley over Ronnie O’Sullivan’s ‘hellhole’ comments {{!}} Sean Ingle|last=Ingle|first=Sean|date=2018-10-16|website=the Guardian|language=en|access-date=2018-10-21}}</ref> [[Mark Davis (snooker player)|Mark Davis]] (a pro since 1991) reached his first ranked final in his career after beating O'sullivan on the penultimate day of the tournament where he will face [[Stuart Bingham]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/45928419|title=English Open: Mark Davis beats Ronnie O'Sullivan to reach first ranking final|date=2018-10-20|work=BBC Sport|access-date=2018-10-21|language=en-GB}}</ref>
K2 is host to the [[English Open (snooker)|English snooker Open]] in October 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.crawleynews24.co.uk/crawley-to-host-snookers-english-open/|title=Crawley to host Snooker's English Open - Crawley News 24|date=2018-05-24|website=www.crawleynews24.co.uk|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-09-14}}</ref> On the first day of the open, current title holder, [[Ronnie O'Sullivan]] described the venue as "a bit of a hellhole", stating "all I can smell is urine."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/16984517.all-i-can-smell-is-urine-osullivan-slams-crawley-english-open-venue/|title="All I can smell is urine": O'Sullivan slams "hellhole" venue|website=The Argus|language=en|access-date=2018-10-16}}</ref> [[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|World snooker]] responded to these comments praising the centre in a statement that said that "K2 Crawley is an excellent venue with very good facilities."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/oct/15/ronnie-o-sullivan-smell-english-open-venue-crawley|title=Ronnie O'Sullivan hits out over 'urine' smell at English Open snooker venue|last=Dobson|first=Mark|date=2018-10-15|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=2018-10-16|language=en}}</ref> World Champion [[Mark Williams (snooker player)|Mark Williams]] concurred and is quoted as saying “We play in leisure centres all over the place and this is one of the better ones.”<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/oct/16/ronnie-osullivan-english-open-hellhole-comments-bemusement|title=Bemusement in Crawley over Ronnie O’Sullivan’s ‘hellhole’ comments {{!}} Sean Ingle|last=Ingle|first=Sean|date=2018-10-16|website=the Guardian|language=en|access-date=2018-10-21}}</ref> [[Mark Davis (snooker player)|Mark Davis]] (a pro since 1991) reached his first ranked final in his career after beating O'sullivan on the penultimate day of the tournament where he will face [[Stuart Bingham]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/45928419|title=English Open: Mark Davis beats Ronnie O'Sullivan to reach first ranking final|date=2018-10-20|work=BBC Sport|access-date=2018-10-21|language=en-GB}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 09:11, 21 October 2018

K2 is named after the second highest mountain in the world

K2 is a sports and leisure facility covering 57,194 m2 [1] in Pease Pottage Hill Crawley.[2] The building belongs to Crawley Borough Council and was completed in 2005 for £25.76m.[1] It replaced Crawley leisure centre (built in 1964) the same year, which was sold for £32m in order to fund K2 (Crawley also received £5m through land swaps with the county council).[3] John Thraves; Crawley Council member is quoted as saying "I am very pleased to tell rate-payers of Crawley that it has not cost them a penny."In an interview with the BBC[3]. In January it received upgrades to it's gym equipment worth £300,000[4]. It was leased to Freedom Leisure but as of November 2018 it will be under the control of SLM (Sport and Leisure Management)[5] operating as Everyone Active.

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2018 Snooker Open

K2 is host to the English snooker Open in October 2018.[10] On the first day of the open, current title holder, Ronnie O'Sullivan described the venue as "a bit of a hellhole", stating "all I can smell is urine."[11] World snooker responded to these comments praising the centre in a statement that said that "K2 Crawley is an excellent venue with very good facilities."[12] World Champion Mark Williams concurred and is quoted as saying “We play in leisure centres all over the place and this is one of the better ones.”[13] Mark Davis (a pro since 1991) reached his first ranked final in his career after beating O'sullivan on the penultimate day of the tournament where he will face Stuart Bingham[14]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Sport England" (PDF). {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  2. ^ "Extra parking spaces for K2 Leisure Centre approved". Retrieved 2018-09-14.
  3. ^ a b "Olympic pool sports centre opens". 2005-11-14. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
  4. ^ "Residents join Crawley K2 in celebration of £300k upgrade". Retrieved 2018-09-26.
  5. ^ Council, Crawley Borough. "New management for K2 Crawley". www.crawley.gov.uk. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  6. ^ "K2 Crawley unveils their brand new, state-of-the-art gym and indoor cycling studio - Crawley News 24". www.crawleynews24.co.uk. 2018-01-22. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
  7. ^ "K2 Crawley unveils their brand new, state-of-the-art gym and indoor cycling studio - Crawley News 24". www.crawleynews24.co.uk. 2018-01-22. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
  8. ^ "K2 has a new innovative indoor golf programme - Crawley News 24". www.crawleynews24.co.uk. 2018-03-21. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
  9. ^ "David Such Osteopathy K2 Leisure Centre Pease Pottage Hill, Crawley, West Sussex, RH11 9BQ - Crawley Observer". findit.crawleyobserver.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
  10. ^ "Crawley to host Snooker's English Open - Crawley News 24". www.crawleynews24.co.uk. 2018-05-24. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
  11. ^ ""All I can smell is urine": O'Sullivan slams "hellhole" venue". The Argus. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
  12. ^ Dobson, Mark (2018-10-15). "Ronnie O'Sullivan hits out over 'urine' smell at English Open snooker venue". The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
  13. ^ Ingle, Sean (2018-10-16). "Bemusement in Crawley over Ronnie O'Sullivan's 'hellhole' comments | Sean Ingle". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
  14. ^ "English Open: Mark Davis beats Ronnie O'Sullivan to reach first ranking final". BBC Sport. 2018-10-20. Retrieved 2018-10-21.

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