Wembley Arena is an indoor arena, at Wembley, in the London Borough of Brent. The building is opposite Wembley Stadium.
It was built for the 1934 Empire Games, by Arthur Elvin and originally housed a swimming pool, as reflected by its former name, "Empire Pool". The pool itself was last used for the 1948 Summer Olympics. The building is used for music, comedy and family entertainment and for sport. Wembley Arena was renovated, along with Wembley Stadium, as part of the regeneration of the Wembley area. The arena refurbishment cost £35m and the new arena opened to the public on 2 April 2006, with a concert by Depeche Mode. With 12,500 seats it is London's second largest indoor arena after The O2 arena and third largest indoor concert venue after the O2 and Earls Court, an exhibition hall which regularly stages concerts.
The Masters Snooker tournament annually takes place in the Wembley Arena during the month of January since 2006. Indoor sporting events such as boxing, MMA and ice hockey have long been popular at the Arena, notably the World Championship bout between then champion Alan Minter and challenger Marvin Haggler, which the latter won. During the 1948 Summer Olympics, the venue hosted the boxing, diving, swimming, and water polo events.
The Wembley Lions and Wembley Monarchs were two ice hockey teams that used the venue regularly during the 1940s, 50s and 60s, while the London Lions used the venue for a season in the 1970s. Wembley also hosted the British Hockey League play-off finals weekend at the end of each season up until the league's disbandment in 1996. The arena also players host to NHL teams the Toronto Maple Leafs and the New York Rangers for a pair of challenge matches in 1993. More recently netball, darts, basketball, five-aside football, cage fighting and The Masters of snooker have made regular appearances on the calendar.
It hosted the final of the Whyte and Mackay Premier League Darts 2009 where James Wade triumphed against Mervin King, who beat Phil Taylor in the semi-finals as he failed to successfully defend his 4 titles. Whyte and Mackay Premier League Darts also hosted the playoff finals in 2010 at Wembley Arena when Phil Taylor won the title beating James Wade and making history by being the first dart player to hit a 9 Darter in a final, and being the first dart player to hit 9 Darters in a darts match live on T.V! The 888.com 2011 Premier League Darts Finals also took place at Wembley where Adrian Lewis beat Phil Taylor 8-3 in their semi-final but ultimately lost against Gary Anderson 10-4 in the Final itself on the same night.
The Horse of the Year Show was held there from 1959–2002. For the 2012 Summer Olympics, the venue plans to host the badminton and rhythmic gymnastics events. It’s the time for Olympic 2012 held in London. Watch such champions live in the court while Olympic Games 2012. Buy Olympic Badminton Tickets from Global Ticket Market and enjoy the champions live. Global Ticket Market is selling all type of Olympic Tickets. You can buy any of Olympic Tickets including Olympic Badminton Tickets from Global Ticket Market easily at the cheap price.
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