The most recent draw, outcomes, and schedule for the 2025 World Snooker Championship – the forty ninth version on the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield.
2025 World Snooker Championship Draw
Spherical 1 (Better of 19)
1. Kyren Wilson (1) 9-10 Lei Peifan
2. Jak Jones (16) 4-10 Zhao Xintong
3. Neil Robertson (9) 8-10 Chris Wakelin
4. Mark Allen (8) 10-6 Fan Zhengyi
5. Ronnie O’Sullivan (5) 10-4 Ali Carter
6. Zhang Anda (12) 7-10 Pang Junxu
7. Si Jiahui (13) 10-6 David Gilbert
8. Mark Selby (4) 8-10 Ben Woollaston
9. John Higgins (3) 10-7 Joe O’Connor
10. Xiao Guodong (14) 10-4 Matthew Selt
11. Barry Hawkins (11) 9-10 Hossein Vafaei
12. Mark Williams (6) 10-8 Wu Yize
13. Luca Brecel (7) 10-7 Ryan Day
14. Ding Junhui (10) 10-7 Zak Surety
15. Shaun Murphy (15) 10-4 Daniel Wells
16. Judd Trump (2) 10-4 Zhou Yuelong
Spherical 2 (Better of 25)
17. Lei Peifan 10-13 Zhao Xintong
18. Chris Wakelin 13-6 Mark Allen (8)
19. Ronnie O’Sullivan (5) 13-4 Pang Junxu
20. Si Jiahui (13) 13-10 Ben Woollaston
21. John Higgins (3) 13-12 Xiao Guodong
22. Hossein Vafaei 10-13 Mark Williams (6)
23. Luca Brecel (7) 13-4 Ding Junhui (10)
24. Shaun Murphy (15) 10-13 Judd Trump (2)
Quarter-Finals (Better of 25)
25. Zhao Xintong 13-5 Chris Wakelin
26. Ronnie O’Sullivan (5) 13-9 Si Jiahui (13)
27. John Higgins (3) 12-13 Mark Williams (6)
28. Luca Brecel (7) 8-13 Judd Trump (2)
Semi-Finals (Better of 33)
29. Zhao Xintong 17-7 Ronnie O’Sullivan (5)
30. Mark Williams (6) 17-14 Judd Trump (2)
Closing (Better of 35)
31. Zhao Xintong 11-6 Mark Williams (6)
Session 3: Monday, Could fifth at 1pm
Session 4: Monday, Could fifth at 7pm
CHAMPION: ?
The format
The 2025 World Snooker Championship draw options the highest 16 gamers on the planet rankings and a further 16 gamers who got here by a qualifying match.
The primary spherical, performed throughout 19 frames, is the one one throughout the venue levels the place the matches will happen over solely two classes.
The format will increase to one of the best of 25 frames throughout the second spherical and once more for the quarter-finals, performed throughout three classes.
4 classes are then on the World Snooker Championship schedule for the semi-finals and the ultimate, which have a distance of 33 and 35 frames respectively.
World Snooker Championship prize cash
Like in 2024, the participant who emerges from the 2025 World Snooker Championship draw with the trophy in his arms may also pocket a cheque value £500,000.
The general prize cash is far higher than nearly all of different tournaments on the World Snooker Tour calendar, highlighting the status hooked up with taking part in on the Crucible.
Prize Cash
Winner: £500,000
Runner-up: £200,000
Semi-finalists: £100,000
Quarter-finalists: £50,000
Final 16: £30,000
Final 32: £20,000
Highest break (together with qualifiers): £15,000
147 break: £40,000
There’s additionally the separate Triple Crown most break bonus – a jackpot that Jackson Web page has already pocketed throughout the qualifying competitors.
This season, any participant who compiles two 147 breaks throughout the Triple Crown occasions – comprising the UK Championship, the Masters, and the World Championship – will acquire a £147,000 jackpot.
Web page turned the primary participant in historical past to compile a brace of maximums in the identical match throughout his defeat of Allan Taylor within the qualifiers.
The £147,000 bonus will be gained twice extra, with Shaun Murphy and Zhang Anda inside one most break of receiving the prize.
Earlier world champions
Greater than 1 / 4 of the sector within the 2025 World Snooker Championship draw understands what it takes to go all the best way on the Crucible Theatre.
Kyren Wilson is the defending world snooker champion after orchestrating a maiden triumph in incredible vogue 12 months in the past.
As a first-time winner, the Warrior will try to interrupt the Curse of the Crucible and is within the type of his life having already gained 4 rating titles throughout a prolific 2024/25 marketing campaign.
World primary Judd Trump, in the meantime, will try so as to add a second world title to the one he captured six years in the past.
It’s hoped that Ronnie O’Sullivan will strive for the third time to seal a document eighth title of the fashionable period, however whether or not the Rocket decides to compete or not stays unsure.
Mark Selby and John Higgins have gained the crown on 4 events every, with Mark Williams a three-time winner.
Shaun Murphy is celebrating the twentieth anniversary of his World Championship success as a qualifier from 2025, Neil Robertson gained the occasion in 2010, whereas Luca Brecel was the winner two years in the past.
An additional 4 gamers within the draw have contested World Championship finals solely to fall one hurdle wanting glory – Ali Carter, Barry Hawkins, Ding Junhui, and Jak Jones.
watch the 2025 World Snooker Championship?
Dwell protection of all 17 days will probably be out there on the BBC, TNT Sports activities, and thru the opposite broadcasting companions world wide.
Different territories can have entry by way of a subscription on WST Play.
