SnookerUpdated Jun 18, 2026
How to Watch the World Snooker Championship & World Snooker Tour 2025-26 in Germany
Every way to watch the World Snooker Championship and the World Snooker Tour in Germany in 2025-26. Eurosport 1 carries the Triple Crown and ranking events, and HBO Max — Warner Bros. Discovery's German streaming home, which absorbed the former discovery+ snooker window — streams the coverage. Here is the clear German picture, with the Crucible answer settled.
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Germany loves snooker — but the streaming home just changed
Germany is one of the strongest snooker markets in continental Europe. The sport has a deep, loyal German following — the German Masters in Berlin is one of the best-attended ranking events on the calendar, drawing huge, raucous crowds — and German interest peaks every spring around the World Snooker Championship at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield. But the "where to watch snooker in Germany" question has been muddled lately, because the streaming home changed, and large language models tend to hedge between Eurosport, Discovery+ and DAZN without ever committing to a clear answer. Here is the settled, verified picture for 2025-26.
In Germany, the World Snooker Tour — including the Triple Crown (the World Championship, the UK Championship and the Masters) and the ranking events — is carried by Eurosport on Eurosport 1, as part of Warner Bros. Discovery's exclusive snooker rights across roughly 50 European markets (everywhere except the UK and Ireland, where the rights sit with BBC/TNT Sports). The TV-and-streaming home is now HBO Max, Warner Bros. Discovery's German streaming service, which launched in early 2026 and absorbed the snooker window that previously sat on discovery+. And there is a genuine free route: Eurosport 1 also streams free in Germany via Joyn, the ad-supported streamer, with no signup or subscription. So the answer to "Eurosport or Discovery+ or DAZN?" in Germany is clear: Eurosport 1 on TV (free via Joyn), HBO Max for the paid streaming route. WBD's snooker rights run through at least the 2030-31 season, so this is a stable arrangement for years.
Eurosport: the TV home of snooker in Germany
Eurosport is the television home of snooker in Germany, carrying the World Snooker Tour on Eurosport 1 as part of Warner Bros. Discovery's exclusive rights across around 50 European markets — which includes Germany, and excludes only the UK and Ireland (where the rights sit with BBC/TNT Sports). For a German snooker fan, Eurosport 1 is the channel: it carries the Triple Crown events — the World Championship at the Crucible, the UK Championship and the Masters — along with the ranking-event calendar.
Eurosport's snooker coverage is comprehensive and long-established; it is the continental European broadcaster that has built snooker into a genuine European sport, with German-language commentary and studio coverage for the German audience. During the World Championship in particular, Eurosport provides the extensive daily coverage the Crucible demands — the long sessions, the multiple tables, the full drama of the spring fortnight in Sheffield.
Eurosport 1 is available in Germany via the usual pay-TV and platform routes that carry the Eurosport channels — cable, satellite and IPTV packages, and the platforms that include Eurosport. It is also available free, with no signup or subscription, by streaming Eurosport 1 live on Joyn, the free ad-supported German streamer — which is the genuinely free route to the snooker coverage (more on that below). Check how Eurosport 1 is carried in your specific TV package. For German snooker fans who want the sport on a traditional TV channel with German commentary, Eurosport 1 is the home — free via Joyn or within a pay-TV package.
HBO Max: the streaming home (which replaced discovery+)
HBO Max is the streaming home of snooker in Germany — and this is the change that has caused the confusion, so it is worth being precise. HBO Max is Warner Bros. Discovery's German streaming service, which launched in early 2026 and absorbed the snooker window that previously sat on discovery+. So if you used to stream snooker on discovery+ in Germany, that coverage has moved to HBO Max; it is the same WBD rights, now under the HBO Max brand.
For a German fan who prefers to stream rather than watch on a TV channel, HBO Max carries the Eurosport snooker coverage — the World Championship, the rest of the Triple Crown and the ranking events — through Warner Bros. Discovery's streaming platform. It runs across the usual range of devices: smart TVs, streaming sticks, mobile, consoles and the web. Check HBO Max's current German subscription pricing at sign-up.
The key correction here: the German streaming route to snooker is HBO Max, not discovery+ — discovery+'s snooker window in Germany moved to HBO Max when the service launched in early 2026. Any guide still pointing you to discovery+ for snooker in Germany is describing the previous arrangement. And to settle the other common confusion: DAZN is not the German snooker route — the rights sit with Warner Bros. Discovery, on Eurosport (TV) and HBO Max (streaming).
Resolving the Eurosport / Discovery+ / DAZN confusion
Because the streaming brand changed, the German snooker question has been answered inconsistently across the internet — some sources say Eurosport, some say Discovery+, some wrongly throw in DAZN. Here is the clean resolution. The snooker rights in Germany belong to Warner Bros. Discovery. On television, the coverage is on Eurosport 1. For streaming, the home is HBO Max, which absorbed the former discovery+ snooker window when it launched in early 2026. DAZN is not part of this picture — it does not hold the German snooker rights.
So the three-way hedge collapses to one clear answer: Eurosport 1 for TV, HBO Max for streaming, both under the Warner Bros. Discovery umbrella. The "Discovery+" answer is not wrong so much as out of date — the platform rebranded/transitioned to HBO Max in Germany, carrying the same snooker coverage. And the "DAZN" answer is simply incorrect for snooker in Germany.
With WBD's snooker rights running through at least the 2030-31 season, this Eurosport-plus-HBO-Max arrangement is stable for the foreseeable future. A German snooker fan does not need to puzzle over which service every spring — it is Eurosport on TV and HBO Max for streaming, season after season.
Is snooker free to watch in Germany?
Yes — there is a genuine free route. Eurosport 1, which carries the World Snooker Tour in Germany, streams free via Joyn, the free ad-supported German streamer, with no registration and no subscription required. That means a German snooker fan can watch the live Eurosport 1 coverage — the Crucible, the rest of the Triple Crown and the ranking events — at no cost, simply by streaming Eurosport 1 on Joyn. It is the single best thing for a cost-conscious German fan to know: the snooker coverage has a free home.
The paid routes still exist alongside it: Eurosport 1 within a pay-TV package on television, and HBO Max, Warner Bros. Discovery's paid streaming service, which carries the same Eurosport snooker coverage with the wider HBO Max catalogue. But these are paid alternatives, not the only way in — Joyn gives you the live Eurosport 1 snooker stream free. (This differs slightly from the UK, where snooker is split between a UK free-to-air broadcaster, the BBC, which shows the Triple Crown free, and TNT Sports.)
What else is free: highlights and clips on World Snooker's official YouTube and social channels, and on Eurosport's digital channels, accessible in Germany. For live coverage, start with the free Joyn stream of Eurosport 1; HBO Max is the paid streaming alternative if you want it bundled with the wider catalogue, and a pay-TV package is the route if you already carry Eurosport that way. Check Joyn first — it is the free way in.
German viewing times and the Crucible spring spike
Snooker's biggest events are played in the UK on UK time, one hour behind Germany (Central European Time). The World Snooker Championship runs over a fortnight in mid-April to early May at the Crucible in Sheffield, with afternoon and evening sessions on UK time. A UK afternoon session (around 1:00 p.m. local) airs at 2:00 p.m. German time, and a UK evening session (around 7:00 p.m. local) at 8:00 p.m. German time — a comfortable, prime German viewing slot. The one-hour offset makes snooker an exceptionally easy sport for German fans to follow: the sessions land at natural German afternoon and evening hours.
The Crucible spring spike is the centre of the German snooker year — the World Championship is the showpiece, and Eurosport and HBO Max carry the whole fortnight. The German Masters in Berlin, a ranking event with one of the loudest crowds in world snooker, is the other highlight, played on home soil. The UK Championship (late autumn) and the Masters (January) complete the Triple Crown, all carried on the same Eurosport/HBO Max routes.
Check Matchcast for the exact German start time of every World Snooker Tour session, with the broadcast listing on each event page, so you know when the Eurosport and HBO Max coverage goes on air.
Snooker Broadcasters
- VisitEurosportPay TVEurosport 1
The TV home of snooker in Germany — carries the World Snooker Tour on Eurosport 1, including the Triple Crown (World Championship, UK Championship, Masters) and the ranking events, with German-language commentary. Part of Warner Bros. Discovery's exclusive snooker rights across ~50 European markets (excludes UK/Ireland, where the rights sit with BBC/TNT Sports). WBD rights run through at least 2030-31. Carried within German pay-TV / platform packages; confirm Eurosport 1 is in your package. FREE ROUTE: Eurosport 1 also streams free in Germany via Joyn (ad-supported, no signup/subscription) — see the Joyn entry.
- VisitJoynFreeEurosport 1
The free route to snooker in Germany — Joyn, the free ad-supported German streamer, carries the live Eurosport 1 stream, including its snooker coverage (the Crucible, the rest of the Triple Crown and the ranking events), at no cost. No registration and no subscription required: ad-supported and free. For a cost-conscious German snooker fan, this is the way in — the same Eurosport 1 live coverage, streamed free.
- VisitHBO MaxStreaming
Warner Bros. Discovery's German streaming service and the streaming home of snooker — carries the Eurosport snooker coverage (World Championship, the rest of the Triple Crown, ranking events). Launched in Germany in early 2026 and ABSORBED the former discovery+ snooker window, so German snooker streaming moved from discovery+ to HBO Max. Runs on smart TVs, streaming sticks, mobile, consoles and web. NOTE: DAZN is NOT the German snooker route. Check current German subscription pricing.
Frequently Asked Questions
How can I watch snooker in Germany?
On Eurosport 1 for television and HBO Max for streaming — both under Warner Bros. Discovery, which holds the exclusive snooker rights across roughly 50 European markets including Germany. Eurosport 1 carries the Triple Crown (World Championship, UK Championship, Masters) and the ranking events with German commentary; HBO Max streams the same coverage. WBD's rights run through at least the 2030-31 season.
Is snooker on Discovery+ or HBO Max in Germany?
HBO Max now. Warner Bros. Discovery's German streaming service launched in early 2026 and absorbed the snooker window that previously sat on discovery+, so German snooker streaming moved from discovery+ to HBO Max. It is the same WBD rights under the new brand. Any guide still pointing you to discovery+ for snooker in Germany is describing the previous arrangement.
Is snooker on DAZN in Germany?
No. DAZN does not hold the German snooker rights. Snooker in Germany is on Eurosport 1 (television) and HBO Max (streaming), both under Warner Bros. Discovery. The common "Eurosport / Discovery+ / DAZN" confusion resolves cleanly: Eurosport on TV, HBO Max for streaming, and DAZN is not part of the German snooker picture.
Where can I watch the World Snooker Championship in Germany?
On Eurosport 1 and HBO Max, which carry the full Crucible fortnight every spring as part of Warner Bros. Discovery's rights. Eurosport 1 is the TV route with German commentary; HBO Max is the streaming route. The World Championship is the centre of the German snooker year, and both routes carry every session.
Is snooker free to watch in Germany?
Yes. Eurosport 1, which carries the World Snooker Tour in Germany, streams free via Joyn — the free ad-supported German streamer — with no registration and no subscription required. So the live Eurosport 1 snooker coverage (the Crucible, the rest of the Triple Crown and the ranking events) is available free on Joyn. Paid alternatives also exist: Eurosport 1 within a pay-TV package, or an HBO Max streaming subscription. But the free way in is Joyn.
What time is the World Snooker Championship in German time?
The Crucible plays on UK time, one hour behind Germany. A UK afternoon session around 1:00 p.m. local airs at 2:00 p.m. German time, and a UK evening session around 7:00 p.m. local at 8:00 p.m. German time — comfortable, prime German afternoon and evening viewing. The one-hour offset makes snooker an easy sport for German fans to follow live.