Pukka Pies have today announced that the winner of the Pukka Pies UK Snooker Championship will be rewarded with their body weight in pies.

The Leicestershire based company are sponsoring one of the UK’s premier snooker events for the first time and will reward Sunday’s winner with a bumper delivery of their famous pies direct to their home.

Ding Junhui, Stephen Maguire, Ronnie O’Sullivan and John Higgins have all weighed in ahead of their semi final showdowns which begin today.

Pukka Pies is a privately owned family business, founded in 1963. It employs 270 people and produces over 50 million pies and pasties per year at the most modern pie production facility in Europe, with a total emphasis on quality and hygiene

Based on an average of 4 pies per kilogramme, Sunday’s winner can expect to win anywhere between 356 pies and 276 pies.

• Stephen Maguire                 89kg               356 pies
• John Higgins                         80kg               320 pies
• Ronnie O’Sullivan                80kg               320 pies
• Ding Junhui                          69kg                276 pies

 “Pukka Pies have been a fantastic sponsor of the event this week and we are all excited about the chance of winning our body weight in pies,” said China’s Ding.

“We all made sure we were wearing a few extra layers of clothes for the weigh-in and I wanted to put a few snooker balls in my pocket but I wasn’t allowed!!”

The Pukka Pies UK Championship trophy will be presented on Sunday 13^th December by Marketing Director Peter Mayes.

Pukka Pies enjoy a diverse range of sporting partnerships encompassing football, hockey and motorsport.

Pukka Pies are the sponsors of the official England Football Supporters Band and club sponsors of England’s most successful ladies hockey team, Leicester Ladies.

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