World Snooker Championship 2023: Latest scores, results, schedule, order of play as Ronnie O’Sullivan eyes eighth title
The Crucible is here, and all eyes will be on Ronnie O’Sullivan as the snooker legend tries to win a record eighth World Championship title in Sheffield.
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When and where is the 2023 World Snooker Championship taking place?
The 2023 World Championship runs from April 15 to May 1. All matches will be held at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield.
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What is the first-round draw?
- Jack Lisowski (12) v Noppon Saengkham
- Kyren Wilson (7) v Ryan Day
- Gary Wilson (15) v Elliot Slessor
- Judd Trump (5) v Anthony McGill
- Mark Williams (8) v Jimmy Robertson
- Mark Selby (2) v Matthew Selt
- John Higgins (10) v David Grace
- Neil Robertson (6) v Wu Yize
- Stuart Bingham (14) v David Gilbert
- Mark Allen (3) v Fan Zhengyi
- Ali Carter (11) v Jak Jones
- Robert Milkins (13) v Joe Perry
- Ding Junhui (16) v Hossein Vafaei
- Shaun Murphy (4) v Si Jiahui
- Luca Brecel (9) v Ricky Walden
- Ronnie O’Sullivan (1) v Pang Junxu
England’s Ronnie O’Sullivan poses with the trophy after his victory over England’s Judd Trump in the World Championship Snooker final at The Crucible in Sheffield, England on May 2, 2022. – Ronnie O’Sullivan equalled Stephen Hendry’s modern-day record.
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What is the format?
- First-round matches are best-of-19 frames
- Second-round and quarter-final matches are best-of-25 frames
- Semi-final matches are best-of-33 frames
- The final is best-of-35 frames
- Between 15-26 April, matches will be played on two tables
- From April 26 to May 1, matches will be played on one table
World Snooker Championship schedule
Saturday 15 April
Round 1
10am
- Ronnie O’Sullivan (1) v Pang Junxu
- Stuart Bingham (14) v David Gilbert
2.30pm
- Luca Brecel (9) v Ricky Walden
- Neil Robertson (6) v Wu Yize
7pm
- Ronnie O’Sullivan (1) v Pang Junxu
- Ali Carter (11) v Jak Jones
Sunday 16 April
10am
- Ding Junhui (16) v Hossein Vafaei
- Stuart Bingham (14) v David Gilbert
2.30pm
- Mark Williams (8) v Jimmy Robertson
- Neil Robertson (6) v Wu Yize
7pm
- Luca Brecel (9) v Ricky Walden
- Ali Carter (11) v Jak Jones
Monday 17 April
10am
- Ding Junhui (16) v Hossein Vafaei
- Mark Allen (3) v Fan Zhengyi
2.30pm
- Mark Williams (8) v Jimmy Robertson
- John Higgins (10) v David Grace
7pm
- Robert Milkins (13) v Joe Perry
- Mark Allen (3) v Fan Zhengyi
Tuesday 18 April
10am
- Jack Lisowski (12) v Noppon Saengkham
- Gary Wilson (15) v Elliot Slessor
2.30pm
- Judd Trump (5) v Anthony McGill
- John Higgins (10) v David Grace
7pm
- Robert Milkins (13) v Joe Perry
- Gary Wilson (15) v Elliot Slessor
Wednesday 19 April
10am
- Jack Lisowski (12) v Noppon Saengkham
- Kyren Wilson (7) v Ryan Day
2.30pm
- Judd Trump (5) v Anthony McGill
- Mark Selby (2) v Matthew Selt
7pm
- Shaun Murphy (4) v Si Jiahui
- Kyren Wilson (7) v Ryan Day
Thursday 20 April
Round 1 & 2
1pm
- Mark Selby (2) v Matthew Selt
- Luca Brecel/Ricky Walden v Mark Williams/Jimmy Robertson
7pm
- Shaun Murphy (4) v Si Jiahui
- Mark Allen/Fan Zhengyi v Stuart Bingham/David Gilbert
Friday 21 April
Round 2
10am
- Luca Brecel/Ricky Walden v Mark Williams/Jimmy Robertson
- Ali Carter/Jak Jones v Neil Robertson/Wu Yize
2.30pm
- Ronnie O’Sullivan/Pang Junxu v Ding Junhui/Hossein Vafaei
- Mark Allen/Fan Zhengyi v Stuart Bingham/David Gilbert
7pm
- Luca Brecel/Ricky Walden v Mark Williams/Jimmy Robertson
- Ali Carter/Jak Jones v Neil Robertson/Wu Yize
Saturday 22 April
10am
- Judd Trump/Anthony McGill v Jack Lisowski/Noppon Saengkham
- Mark Allen/Fan Zhengyi v Stuart Bingham/David Gilbert
2.30pm
- Ronnie O’Sullivan/Pang Junxu v Ding Junhui/Hossein Vafaei
- Ali Carter/Jak Jones v Neil Robertson/Wu Yize
7pm
- Robert Milkins/Joe Perry v Shaun Murphy/Si Jiahui
- Gary Wilson/Elliot Slessor v Mark Selby/Matthew Selt
Sunday 23 April
10am
- Ronnie O’Sullivan/Pang Junxu v Ding Junhui/Hossein Vafaei
- Kyren Wilson/Ryan Day v John Higgins/David Grace
2.30pm
- Judd Trump/Anthony McGill v Jack Lisowski/Noppon Saengkham
- Gary Wilson/Elliot Slessor v Mark Selby/Matthew Selt
7pm
- Robert Milkins/Joe Perry v Shaun Murphy/Si Jiahui
- Kyren Wilson/Ryan Day v John Higgins/David Grace
Monday 24 April
1pm
- Robert Milkins/Joe Perry v Shaun Murphy/Si Jiahui
- Kyren Wilson/Ryan Day v John Higgins/David Grace
7pm
- Judd Trump/Anthony McGill v Jack Lisowski/Noppon Saengkham
- Gary Wilson/Elliot Slessor v Mark Selby/Matthew Selt
Quarter-finals, semi-finals and final schedule to follow.
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