The World Disability Billiards and Snooker (WDBS) Tour is growing rapidly, and we have a range of exciting sponsorship opportunities for your company to join our journey and to help support snooker players with disabilities around the world to play our sport.
Learn more about the WDBS Tour and the fantastic exposure available for your company through supporting disability snooker!
Why Support Disability Snooker?
The WDBS Tour began in 2015 to give more people with disabilities the opportunity to play cuesports competitively and has seen significant growth during the past decade. This has included the staging of major events outside of the UK and Europe for the first time and the following milestones achieved:
In December 2023 WDBS successfully secured the inclusion of snooker at the World Abilitysport Games for the first time with groundbreaking tournaments held for wheelchair users and ambulant players in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand.
In April 2024, a Memorandum of Understanding was agreed between WDBS and World Abilitysport which sees the two bodies work together to increase sporting opportunities for physically impaired athletes and continue to offer snooker on the World Abilitysport Games sport programmes.
Since 2023 WDBS has seen new competitions held around the world in Shanghai, Germany and Ireland, with the first-ever European Championship held in Portugal in October 2024.
From an initial 19 players, WDBS now boasts a world ranking list which features over 200 players from over 10 individual countries.
Why Support WDBS?
WDBS has become increasingly high profile within our sport in recent years with greater fan interest and exposure as we take a step closer to the ultimate goal of seeing snooker restored to its place at the Paralympic Games.
Corporate Social Responsibility and Brand Association
Help to support disability inclusion and make a genuine difference to the lives of people with disabilities from around the world who play snooker.
Learn about the incredible stories from our players and how snooker can provide a genuine benefit for players mental and physical health and wellbeing
Provides positive brand association with an inclusive and not for profit organisation
Benefit from close links and media exposure from the professional World Snooker Tour, with the WDBS Tour showcased annually at the World Snooker Championship at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, live on the network television
Social Media Stats
At World Disability Billiards and Snooker (WDBS), we’ve created more than just a tour — we’ve built a movement, and that movement is being seen. Our rapidly expanding digital reach is helping to showcase the stories, skills, and sportsmanship of our players to audiences worldwide.