<b>Sky Sports has won the TV rights to screen the World Series of Crabbing live from across East Anglia this summer.</b>

In an exclusive deal worth £50million, the World Series of Crabbing (WSOC) will feature four championship events screened live on Sky, building up to a grand final in Walberswick, Suffolk in August.

With Sky Sports shelling out millions there has never been a better time to catch crabs, and this year's series is expected to attract high-profile crabbers from around the world.

The WSOC has revealed the dates for the events, all taking place on a Sunday afternoon, beginning in Cromer, Norfolk, on July 9:

Cromer,  Norfolk, July 9
Orford, Suffolk, July 23
Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, August 6
Bawdsey, Suffolk, August 13
Walberswick, Suffolk, Grand Final, August 27


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