Crucible curse

noun

The superstition that a first-time winner of the World Snooker Championship at the Crucible Theatre will fail to win again the following year.

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Meanings

noun
  1. The superstition that a first-time winner of the World Snooker Championship at the Crucible Theatre will fail to win again the following year.
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Crucible curse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Crucible%20curse

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