World Snooker Championship 2024: Draw, seeds, schedule, results & TV information

The full draw and results from the 2024 Cazoo World Snooker Championship, which takes place from April 20-May 6 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield. Ronnie O'Sullivan is chasing a record-breaking eighth World Championship title - and a clean sweep of Triple Crowns in a single season - but the likes of Luca Brecel, Judd Trump and Mark Selby will be out to stop him.





 Predicting the World Snooker Championship 2024! RICHARD MANN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP OUTRIGHT PREVIEW Ronnie O'Sullivan can land an eighth world title World Snooker Championship: Draw and round-by-round results ROUND ONE Best of 19 frames (April 20-25) (1) Luca Brecel v David Gilbert (April 20) (16) Robert Milkins v Pang Junxu (April 22-23) (9) Ali Carter v Stephen Maguire (April 20-21) (8) Shaun Murphy v Lyu Haotian (April 21-22) (5) Mark Selby v Joe O’Connor (April 21-22) (12) Kyren Wilson v Dominic Dale (April 23-24) (13) John Higgins v Jamie Jones (April 24-25) (4) Mark Allen v Robbie Williams (April 23-24) (3) Judd Trump v Hossein Vafaei (April 20-21) (14) Tom Ford v Ricky Walden (April 20-21) (11) Zhang Anda v Jak Jones (April 20-21) (6) Mark Williams v Si Jiahui (April 22-23) (7) Ding Junhui v Jack Lisowski (April 23-24) (10) Gary Wilson v Stuart Bingham (April 22) (15) Barry Hawkins v Ryan Day (April 23-24) (2) Ronnie O'Sullivan v Jackson Page (April 24-25) ROUND TWO Best of 25 frames (April 25-29) (1) Luca Brecel/Qualifier v (16) Robert Milkins/Qualifier (Match 17) April 25-26 (9) Ali Carter/Qualifier v (8) Shaun Murphy/Qualifier (Match 18) April 26, 27, 28 (5) Mark Selby/Qualifier v (12) Kyren Wilson/Qualifier (Match 19) April 27, 28, 29 (13) John Higgins/Qualifier v (4) Mark Allen/Qualifier (Match 20) April 27, 28, 29 (3) Judd Trump/Qualifier v (14) Tom Ford/Qualifier (Match 21) April 25, 26, 27 (11) Zhang Anda/Qualifier v (6) Mark Williams/Qualifier (Match 22) April 26-27 (7) Ding Junhui/Qualifier v (10) Gary Wilson/Qualifier (Match 23) April 27, 28, 29 (15) Barry Hawkins/Qualifier v (2) Ronnie O'Sullivan/Qualifier (Match 24) April 28-29 QUARTER-FINALS Best of 25 frames (April 30-May 1) Winner Match 17 v Winner Match 18 (QF 1) Winner Match 19 v Winner Match 20 (QF 1) Winner Match 21 v Winner Match 22 (QF 1) Winner Match 23 v Winner Match 24 (QF 1) SEMI-FINALS Best of 33 frames (May 2-4) Winner QF 1 v Winner QF 2 (SF 1) Winner QF 3 v Winner QF 4 (SF 2) FINAL Best of 35 frames (May 5-6) Winner SF 1 v Winner SF 2 How can I watch the snooker on TV? Coverage will be live in the UK via BBC (including BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Four, BBC iPlayer, BBC Red Button, BBC Sport website) and Eurosport. Tournament format First round (best of 19 frames) Second round (best of 25 frames) Quarter-finals (best of 25 frames) Semi-finals (best of 33 frames) Final (best of 35 frames) Prize fund Winner: £500,000 Runner-up: £200,000 Semi-finals: £100,000 Quarter-finals: £50,000 Last 16: £30,000 Last 32: £20,000 Highest break: £15,000 Maximum break: £40,000 Crucible maximum breaks The first 147 at the World Championship was achieved by Canada's 'Grinder' Cliff Thorburn in 1983 while Jimmy White (1992), Stephen Hendry (1995, 2009, 2012), Ronnie O'Sullivan (1997, 2003, 2008), Mark Williams (2005), Ali Carter (2008), John Higgins (2020), Kyren Wilson (2023) and Mark Selby (2023 final) are the others to managed Crucible maximums. O'Sullivan's effort in 1997 against Mick Price, timed at five minutes 20 seconds, is the fastest ever recorded in the professional game. CLICK HERE to watch them all. World Championship: Most titles overall Joe Davis - 15 Fred Davis - 8 John Pulman - 8 Stephen Hendry - 7 Ronnie O'Sullivan - 7 Steve Davis - 6 Ray Reardon - 6 John Higgins - 4 Mark Selby - 4 John Spencer - 3 Mark Williams - 3 Alex Higgins - 2 Walter Donaldson - 2 Horace Lindrum - 1 Cliff Thorburn - 1 Terry Griffiths - 1 Dennis Taylor - 1 Joe Johnson - 1 John Parrott - 1 Ken Doherty - 1 Peter Ebdon - 1 Shaun Murphy - 1 Graeme Dott - 1 Neil Robertson - 1 Stuart Bingham - 1 Judd Trump - 1 World Championship finals 1927-1952 Early years, knockout format 1927 - Joe Davis 20-11 Tom Dennis 1928 - Joe Davis 16-13 Fred Lawrence 1929 - Joe Davis 19-14 Tom Dennis 1930 - Joe Davis 25-12 Tom Dennis 1931 - Joe Davis 25-21 Tom Dennis 1932 - Joe Davis 30-19 Clark MCConachy 1933 - Joe Davis 25-18 Willie Smith 1934 - Joe Davis 25-22 Tom Newman 1935 - Joe Davis 25-20 Willie Smith 1936 - Joe Davis 34-27 Horace Lindrum 1937 - Joe Davis 32-29 Horace Lindrum 1938 - Joe Davis 37-24 Sidney Smith 1939 - Joe Davis 43-30 Sidney Smith 1940 - Joe Davis 37-36 Fred Davis 1946 - Joe Davis 78-67 Horace Lindrum 1947 - Walter Donaldson 82-63 Fred Davis 1948 - Fred Davis 84-61 Walter Donaldson 1949 - Fred Davis 80-65 Walter Donaldson 1950 - Walter Donaldson 51-46 Fred Davis 1951 - Fred Davis 58-39 Walter Donaldson 1952 - Horace Lindrum 94-49 Clark McConachy 1952-1957 Professional Matchplay Championship 1952 - Fred Davis 38-35 Walter Donaldson 1953 - Fred Davis 37-34 Walter Donaldson 1954 - Fred Davis 45-26 Walter Donaldson 1955 - Fred Davis 37-34 John Pulman 1956 - Fred Davis 38-35 John Pulman 1957 - John Pulman 39-34 Jackie Rea 1964-1968 Challenge Match era 1964 - John Pulman 19-16 Fred Davis 1964 - John Pulman 40-33 Rex Williams 1965 - John Pulman 37-36 Fred Davis 1965 - John Pulman 25-22 Rex Williams 1965 - John Pulman 39-12 Fred van Rensburg 1966 - John Pulman 5-2 Fred Davis 1968 - John Pulman 39-34 Eddie Charlton 1969-onwards knockout tournament 1969 - John Spencer 37-24 Gary Owen 1970 - Ray Reardon 37-33 John Pulman 1971 - John Spencer 37-29 Warren Simpson 1972 - Alex Higgins 37-32 John Spencer 1973 - Ray Reardon 38-32 Eddie Charlton 1974 - Ray Reardon 22-12 Graham Miles 1975 - Ray Reardon 31-30 Eddie Charlton 1976 - Ray Reardon 27-16 Alex Higgins 1977 - John Spencer 25-21 Cliff Thorburn 1978 - Ray Reardon 25-18 Perrie Mans 1979 - Terry Griffiths 24-16 Dennis Taylor 1980 - Cliff Thorburn 18-16 Alex Higgins 1981 - Steve Davis 18-12 Doug Mountjoy 1982 - Alex Higgins 18-15 Ray Reardon 1983 - Steve Davis 18-16 Cliff Thorburn 1984 - Steve Davis 18-16 Jimmy White 1985 - Dennis Taylor 18-17 Steve Davis 1986- Joe Johnson 18-12 Steve Davis 1987 - Steve Davis 18-14 Joe Johnson 1988 - Steve Davis 18-11 Terry Griffiths 1989 - Steve Davis 18-3 John Parrott 1990 - Stephen Hendry 18-12 Jimmy White 1991 - John Parrott 18-11 Jimmy White 1992 - Stephen Hendry 18-14 Jimmy White 1993 - Stephen Hendry 18-5 Jimmy White 1994 - Stephen Hendry 18-17 Jimmy White 1995 - Stephen Hendry 18-9 Nigel Bond 1996 - Stephen Hendry 18-12 Peter Ebdon 1997 - Ken Doherty 18-12 Stephen Hendry 1998 - John Higgins 18-12 Ken Doherty 1999 - Stephen Hendry 18-11 Mark Williams 2000 - Mark Williams 18-16 Matthew Stevens 2001 - Ronnie O'Sullivan 18-14 John Higgins 2002 - Peter Ebdon 18-17 Stephen Hendry 2003 - Mark Williams 18-16 Ken Doherty 2004 - Ronnie O'Sullivan 18-8 Graeme Dott 2005 - Shaun Murphy 18-16 Matthew Stevens 2006 - Graeme Dott 18-14 Peter Ebdon 2007 - John Higgins 18-13 Mark Selby 2008 - Ronnie O'Sullivan 18-8 Ali Carter 2009 - John Higgins 18-9 Shaun Murphy 2010 - Neil Robertson 18-13 Graeme Dott 2011 - John Higgins 18-15 Judd Trump 2012 - Ronnie O'Sullivan 18-11 Ali Carter 2013 - Ronnie O'Sullivan 18-12 Barry Hawkins 2014 - Mark Selby 18-15 Ronnie O'Sullivan 2015 - Stuart Bingham 18-15 Shaun Murphy 2016 - Mark Selby 18-14 Ding Junhui 2017 - Mark Selby 18-15 John Higgins 2018 - Mark Williams 18-16 John Higgins 2019 - Judd Trump 18-9 John Higgins 2020 - Ronnie O'Sullivan 18-8 Kyren Wilson 2021 - Mark Selby 18-15 Shaun Murphy 2022 - Ronnie O'Sullivan 18-13 Judd Trump 2023 - Luca Brecel 18-15 Mark Selby World Championship history The World Championship is snooker's most prestigious tournaments in the calendar and also the leading event to bet on among the sport's punters. Taking place at Sheffield's world famous Crucible Theatre around April and May every year, except in 2020 when the Covid-19 pandemic forced its delay until August, the World Championship provides the climax to every snooker season and is the title all players dream of winning throughout their careers. It is also the cornerstone of snooker's Triple Crown, which also includes the UK Championship and the Masters, and any player winning all three tournaments during their careers becomes an undisputed legend of the sport. The World Championship, which was first held way back in 1927 when the legendary Joe Davis won the first of his record 15 crowns, has seen a number of repeat winners over the years such as Ray Reardon, Steve Davis, Stephen Hendry and Ronnie O'Sullivan who have all helped snooker punters beat the bookies on many occasions. However, the heavily backed crowd favourite Jimmy White was a beaten finalist on no fewer than six occasions - including five in a row between 1990 and 1994 - much to the bookies' relief! While 'Rocket' Ronnie O'Sullivan's seven world titles and three much-celebrated 147 Crucible breaks have brought much cheer to snooker fans in more recent times, the highly unexpected triumph of journeyman pro Stuart Bingham in 2014 was a real fairytale story that ranks closely behind the shock underdog victories that Dennis Taylor, in the 'Black Ball final of 1985', and Joe Johnson enjoyed over Steve Davis in the 1980s. Mark Williams rolling back the years to win his third world title in 2018 also brought the house down, especially when deciding to fulfil his promise to strip naked for the post-match interviews! A year later and there was less drama, as Judd Trump produced one of the most impressive displays in memory to thrash John Higgins, before O'Sullivan clinched a sixth title in 2020's summer renewal. Then, in 2021, Mark Selby recovered from a heartbreaking semi-final defeat to O'Sullivan the previous year to win his fourth world title, moving alongside Higgins on the all-time list. O'Sullivan went on to win his seventh World Championship in 2022, beating Trump 18-13 in the final, while Luca Brecel overcame maximum man Mark Selby 12 months later.


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