Skilled snooker’s longest-running, most prestigious and financially-rewarding competitors is upon us, with the draw for the 2023 World Snooker Championship full.
Sheffield’s annual two-week extravaganza kicks off on the morning of April 15, concluding on the UK’s Financial institution Vacation Monday on Could 1.
Ronnie O’Sullivan is trying to defend his title and decide up a record-breaking eighth World Championship crown of his profession on the Crucible.
The 16 gamers who made it by way of the qualifying competitors be a part of the 16 top-ranked gamers on the earth within the first spherical.
The Sporting Information rounds up the total draw and bracket beneath, with updates to observe by way of the event because the outcomes drop in.
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2023 World Snooker Championship first-round draw
Every first-round match is best-of-19 frames, so the primary participant to win 10 frames wins the match.
Within the first spherical, every participant who made it by way of the qualifying competitors is drawn towards one of many high 16 seeds, so no seeded gamers may be drawn towards one another.
Seeded gamers are on the left with their seeding. Gamers on the suitable are randomly drawn qualifiers.
Match Quantity
Match
End result
1
(1) Ronnie O’Sullivan vs. Pang Junxu
10-7
2
(16) Ding Junhui vs. Hossein Vafaei
6-10
3
(9) Luca Brecel vs. Ricky Walden
10-9
4
(8) Mark Williams vs. Jimmy Robertson
10-5
5
(5) Judd Trump vs. Anthony McGill
6-10
6
(12) Jack Lisowski vs. Noppon Saengkham
10-7
7
(13) Robert Milkins vs. Joe Perry
10-9
8
(4) Shaun Murphy vs. Si Jiahui
4-5*
9
(3) Mark Allen vs. Fan Zhengyi
10-5
10
(14) Stuart Bingham vs. David Gilbert
10-4
11
(11) Ali Carter vs. Jak Jones
6-10
12
(6) Neil Robertson vs. Wu Yize
10-3
13
(7) Kyren Wilson vs. Ryan Day
10-5
14
(10) John Higgins vs. David Grace
10-3
15
(15) Gary Wilson vs. Elliot Slessor
10-8
16
(2) Mark Selby vs. Matthew Selt
6-3*
* After first session
2023 World Snooker Championship second-round draw
The second-round matches might be performed over three classes, as they’re best-of-25 frames.
Match Quantity
Match
End result
17
Ronnie O’Sullivan vs. Hossein Vafaei
18
Luca Brecel v Mark Williams
4-4*
19
Anthony McGill vs. Jack Lisowski
20
Robert Milkins vs. Winner 8
21
Mark Allen vs. Stuart Bingham
22
Jak Jones vs. Neil Robertson
23
Kyren Wilson vs. John Higgins
24
Gary Wilson vs. Winner 16
*after first session / **after second session
2023 World Snooker Championship quarter-final draw
Just like the second spherical, the quarter-finals may even be best-of-25 frames, with the matches happening over three classes.
Match Quantity
Match
End result
25
Winner 17 vs. Winner 18
26
Winner 19 vs. Winner 20
27
Winner 21 vs. Winner 22
28
Winner 23 vs. Winner 24
2023 World Snooker Championship semi-final draw
In contrast to the earlier rounds, the semi-final matches are performed one after the opposite, somewhat than two matches happening concurrently. These matches are best-of-33 frames, and happen over 4 classes.
Match Quantity
Match
End result
29
Winner 25 vs. Winner 26
30
Winner 27 vs. Winner 28
2023 World Snooker Championship remaining
The ultimate is best-of-35 frames.
Match Quantity
Match
End result
31
Winner 29 vs. Winner 30
2023 World Snooker Championship seeds, qualifiers
Listed beneath are the 32 gamers within the first-round draw.
Seeding
Participant
1
Ronnie O’Sullivan
2
Mark Selby
3
Mark Allen
4
Shaun Murphy
5
Judd Trump
6
Neil Robertson
7
Kyren Wilson
8
Mark Williams
9
Luca Brecel
10
John Higgins
11
Ali Carter
12
Jack Lisowski
13
Robert Milkins
14
Stuart Bingham
15
Gary Wilson
16
Ding Junhui
Q
Pang Junxu
Q
Hossein Vafaei
Q
Ricky Walden
Q
Jimmy Robertson
Q
Anthony McGill
Q
Noppon Saengkham
Q
Joe Perry
Q
Si Jiahui
Q
Fan Zhengyi
Q
David Gilbert
Q
Jak Jones
Q
Wu Yize
Q
Ryan Day
Q
David Grace
Q
Elliot Slessor
Q
Matthew Selt