Snooker world championships taking over my home city. Love the game though.
My father taught me to play - he was a good player, growing up playing Fred and Joe Davis who lived in the next village. He explained it to me as a game for gentlemen, where honour and fair play were paramount, which may explain why even now those interested in snooker act in a civilised manner. (PS Fred and Joe Davis both became international snooker stars)
I love Sheffield at this time of year - I'm not interested in snooker, but the enthusiasm for it in the city at this time of year is infectious, and a pub full of snooker fans is a far more pleasant place to be than a pub full of football fans when England are playing in the World Cup!