World Snooker Championship schedule, results and order of play from the Crucible
Ronnie O’Sullivan is out with Kyren Wilson set to face Jak Jones in the final at the Crucible
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Your support makes all the difference.The 2024 World Snooker Championship is nearing an end after 17 days of action at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield before the champion is crowned on Monday night.
Ronnie O’Sullivan entered the tournament on the brink of history, trying to claim a record eighth world title at the Crucible and break the current tie of seven with Stephen Hendry for most World Championships in the modern era, but slumped to a shock defeat in the quarter-finals on Wednesday.
The 48-year-old has had a sensational season, already winning the UK Championship and Masters, meaning victory in Sheffield would not only have given him eight titles from each of snooker’s biggest three events but would also have seen him become just the fourth man – after Hendry, Steve Davis and Mark Williams – to win the three triple crown events in a single season. However, O’Sullivan lost a thrilling match, 13-10, to 2015 champion Stuart Bingham.
World number two Judd Trump also fell at the quarter-final stage, misfiring in a 13-9 defeat to qualifier Jak Jones. The Welshman went on to beat Bingham in the semi-finals, while in the other half of the draw, Kyren Wilson got past David Gilbert in the final four.
Here’s everything you need to know about the World Championship including schedule and results, while you can find predictions and tips for the tournament here:
When is the World Snooker Championship?
The World Snooker Championship began at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield on Saturday 20 April and finishes on Monday 6 May.
How can I watch it?
The entire championship will be live on the BBC, with BBC Two, BBC Four, the BBC red button, BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport website showing every match across the 17 days. The tournament is also broadcast on Eurosport in the UK. Subscribers can also stream the match online via the Discovery+ app.
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How much is the prize fund?
The World Championship is the richest prize in snooker with players sharing a total prize fund of £2,395,000. The winner will receive £500,000, with the runner-up pocketing £200,000 and the losing semi-finalists netting £100,000 each.
An additional £15,000 is available to the player who compiles the highest break (including the qualifying stage), while two maximums made across any of the three triple crown events this season will be rewarded with a £147,000 bonus.
What is the tournament format?
- First round - best of 19 frames played over two sessions
- Second round and quarter-finals - best of 25 frames played over three sessions
- Semi-finals - best of 33 frames over four sessions.
- Final - best of 35 frames over four sessions
World Snooker Championship results
First round
Tom Ford 10-6 Ricky Walden
Stephen Maguire 10-7 Ali Carter
Judd Trump 10-5 Hossein Vafaei
Jak Jones 10-4 Zhang Anda
David Gilbert 10-9 Luca Brecel
Shaun Murphy 10-5 Lyu Haotian
Joe O’Connor 10-6 Mark Selby
Robert Milkins 10-9 Pang Junxu
Si Jiahui 10-9 Mark Williams
Stuart Bingham 10-5 Gary Wilson
Ryan Day 10-8 Barry Hawkins
Mark Allen 10-6 Robbie Williams
Jack Lisowski 10-9 Ding Junhui
Kyren Wilson 10-1 Dominic Dale
John Higgins 10-6 Jamie Jones
Ronnie O’Sullivan 10-1 Jackson Page
Second round
Judd Trump 13-7 Tom Ford
David Gilbert 13-4 Robert Milkins
Jak Jones 13-9 Si Jiahui
Stephen Maguire 13-9 Shaun Murphy
Kyren Wilson 13-6 Joe O’Connor
Ronnie O’Sullivan 13-7 Ryan Day
John Higgins 13-12 Mark Allen
Stuart Bingham 13-11 Jack Lisowski
Quarter-finals
Jak Jones 13-9 Judd Trump
David Gilbert 13-8 Stephen Maguire
Kyren Wilson 13-8 John Higgins
Stuart Bingham 13-10 Ronnie O’Sullivan
Semi-finals
Kyren Wilson 17-11 David Gilbert
Jak Jones 17-12 Stuart Bingham
Upcoming schedule
Monday 6 May – final (best of 35)
1pm
Kyren Wilson 11-6 Jak Jones
7pm
Kyren Wilson v Jak Jones
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