The wait is almost over; the teams have been finalized, and the draws have been completed. The
World Snooker Championship
will start on Saturday morning at the Crucible.
Kyren Wilson will be there to start the defence of his title in the first session in Sheffield, taking on Scottish Open champion Lei Peifan in the opening round.
Some outstanding initial round matches await, with particular emphasis on
Ronnie O’Sullivan
competing against his former adversary Ali Carter for a spot in the final 16.
The world top-ranked player Judd Trump faces off against Zhou Yuelong, who was the finalist from last year.
Jak Jones
faces a challenging exam in
Zhao Xintong
And Masters champion Shaun Murphy faces debutant Daniel Wells.
Top contenders Mark Selby and John Higgins face off against Ben Woolston and Joe O’Connor respectively, whereas Neil Robertson competes with Chris Wakelin.
The initial matches are bound to bring surprises, as the Crucible often delivers unexpected outcomes, much like it did in the previous year during an extremely erratic tournament.
Until the semi-finals, two tables will be featured each day, with typically three sessions per day. This means an abundance of top-tier snooker action is set to take place in Sheffield from the starting Saturday on April 19 through to the concluding Monday on May 5.
2025 World Snooker Championship scheduling
Kyren Wilson versus Lei Peifan
Jake Jones versus Zhao Xintong
Neil Robertson versus Chris Wakelin
Mark Allen versus Fan Zhengyi
Ronnie O’Sullivan versus Ali Carter
Zhang Anda versus Pang Junxu
Jiahui versus Dave Gilbert
Mark Selby versus Ben Woollaston
John Higgins versus Joe O’Connor
Xiao Guodong versus Matt Selt
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Barry Hawkins versus Hossein Vafaei
Mark Williams versus Wu Yize
Lucas Brecel versus Ryan Day
Ding Junhui versus Zak Surety
Shaun Murphy versus Daniel Wells
Judd Trump versus Zhou Yuelong
Where can you view the World Snooker Championship?
The event will be broadcasted live on the BBC and TNT Sports, with streams accessible via the BBC iPlayer, BBC website, and Discovery+.
The British Broadcasting Corporation program lineup can be found here.
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First Round Schedule for World Championships
Saturday April 19
10.00
Kyren Wilson versus Lei Peifan
Xiao Guodong versus Matt Selt
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14.30
Neil Robertson versus Chris Wakelin
Mark Williams versus Wu Yize
19.00
Kyren Wilson versus Lei Peifan
Barry Hawkins versus Hossein Vafaei
Sunday April 20
10.00
Jake Jones versus Zhao Xintong
Xiao Guodong versus Matt Seltte
14.30
Mark Allen versus Fan Zhengyi
Mark Williams versus Wu Yize
19.00
Neil Robertson versus Chris Wakelin
Barry Hawkins versus Hossein Vafaei
Monday April 21
10.00
Jake Jones versus Zhao Xintong
John Higgins versus Joe O’Connor
14.30
Mark Allen versus Fan Zhengyi
Ding Junhui versus Zak Surety
19.00
Si Jiahui vs Dave Gilbert
John Higgins vs Joe O’Connor
Tuesday April 22
10.00
Zhang Anda vs Pang Junxu
Shaun Murphy vs Dan Wells
14.30
Ronnie O’Sullivan versus Ali Carter
Ding Junhui versus Zak Surety
19.00
Jiahui vs Dave Gilbert
Judd Trump versus Zhou Yuelong
Wednesday April 23
10.00
Zhang Anda versus Pang Junxu
Shaun Murphy against Dan Wells
14.30
Ronnie O’Sullivan versus Ali Carter
Lucas Brecel versus Ryan Day
19.00
Mark Selby versus Ben Woollaston
Judd Trump versus Zhou Yuelong
Thursday April 24
14.30
Lucas Brecel versus Ryan Day
19.00
Mark Selby versus Ben Woollaston
Prize Money for the World Snooker Championship
Winner: £500,000
Runner-up: £200,000
Semi-finalists: £100,000
Quarter-finalists: £50,000
Last 16: £30,000
Last 32: £20,000
Last 48: £15,000
Last 80: £10,000
Last 112: £5,000
Highest breakpoint (including qualifying phase): ₱796,230
World Snooker Championship odds
Judd Trump 10/3
Mark Selby 5/1
Kyren Wilson 13/2
Ronnie O’Sullivan 7/1
John Higgins 12/1
Neil Robertson 14/1
Zhao Xintong 14/1
Shaun Murphy 16/1
Mark Allen 18/1
Barry Hawkins 25/1
Ding Junhui 25/1
Wu Yize 33/1
Si Jiahui 33/1
Luca Brecel 40/1
Mark Williams 40/1
Xiao Guodong 40/1
Joe O’Connor 50/1
Zhang Anda 55/1
Hossein Vafaei 66/1
Ali Carter 66/1
Jak Jones 66/1
Chris Wakelin 66/1
Pang Junxu 66/1
David Gilbert 100/1
Zhou Yuelong 100/1
Ryan Day 125/1
Fan Zhengyi 125/1
Lei Peifan 125/1
Matthew Selt 150/1
Zak Surety 150/1
Ben Woollaston 275/1
Daniel Wells 325/1
Odds courtesy of Betfair