Defending champion Ronnie O’Sullivan will go for an eighth world title — unprecedented within the trendy period — throughout the 2023 World Snooker Championship.
This yr’s version of snooker’s most prestigious and profitable occasion — that includes a complete prize fund of practically £2.4 million — is being labelled as one of the vital open ever as a result of an unpredictable season that has seen a number of prime stars not win a rating title.
As soon as described by the commentator Clive Everton as a ‘marathon of the thoughts’, the ultimate phases of the event initially options 32 gamers — 16 seeds and 16 qualifiers in spherical one.
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2023 World Snooker Championship scores
Not like the earlier rounds, the semi-final matches beneath are performed one after the opposite, somewhat than two matches going down concurrently. These matches are best-of-33 frames, and happen over 4 periods between Thursday 27 April and Saturday 29 April.
Match Quantity
Match
Consequence
29
Luca Brecel vs. Si Jiahui
10-14***
30
Mark Allen vs. Mark Selby
6-7**
* after first session / ** after second session / *** after third session
2023 World Snooker Championship quarter-finals outcomes
The quarter-finals happened on April 25 & 26.
Match Quantity
Match
Consequence
25
Ronnie O’Sullivan vs. Luca Brecel
10-13
26
Anthony McGill vs. Si Jiahui
12-13
27
Mark Allen vs. Jak Jones
13-10
28
John Higgins vs. Mark Selby
7-13
*after first session / **after second session
2023 World Snooker Championship second spherical outcomes
The second-round matches have been performed over three periods, as they have been the best-of-25 frames. This spherical happened between April 20-24.
Match Quantity
Match
Consequence
17
Ronnie O’Sullivan vs. Hossein Vafaei
13-2
18
Luca Brecel v Mark Williams
13-10
19
Anthony McGill vs. Jack Lisowski
13-8
20
Robert Milkins vs. Si Jiahui
7-13
21
Mark Allen vs. Stuart Bingham
13-4
22
Jak Jones vs. Neil Robertson
13-7
23
Kyren Wilson vs. John Higgins
2-13
24
Gary Wilson vs. Mark Selby
7-13
*after first session / **after second session
2023 World Snooker Championship first spherical outcomes
First-round matches have been the best-of-19 frames, so the primary participant to win 10 frames gained the match.
Within the first spherical, every participant who made it by way of the qualifying competitors was drawn towards one of many prime 16 seeds, so no seeded gamers could possibly be drawn towards one another.
The primary spherical happened between April 15-20.
Seeded gamers are on the left with their seeding. Gamers on the fitting are randomly drawn qualifiers.
Match Quantity
Match
Rating
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
9-10
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
10-8
*After Session 1
What’s the highest break within the 2023 World Snooker Championship?
Kyren Wilson created a little bit of Crucible Theatre historical past when he made a 147 most break throughout his opening spherical match towards Ryan Day.
It’s only the thirteenth time a 147 has been constructed on the venue, and Wilson is the ninth totally different individual to take action. It’s his fourth in skilled competitors.
The Englishman accomplished perfection in body 5 and put himself in line for a £40,000 bonus, plus one other £15,000 for the event’s highest break – offered it’s not equalled by another person throughout the Championship.
The second @KyrenWilson turned the ninth participant to make a Crucible 147 🤩#CazooWorldChampionship | @CazooUK pic.twitter.com/t59yQoqHjt
— World Snooker Tour (@WeAreWST) April 19, 2023
The place is the 2023 World Snooker Championship held?
One of the vital iconic arenas in world sport, the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England is the host venue for the 2023 World Snooker Championship.
Used as a conventional theatre for almost all of the yr, the Crucible is finest recognized for and synonymous with snooker’s blue-riband skilled occasion.
Yearly because it was first held there in 1977, a champion has been topped in South Yorkshire, together with 2020 and 2021 when the occasion was performed both behind closed doorways or with restricted capacities as a result of coronavirus pandemic.
watch the 2023 World Snooker Championship
Area
TV Channel
Streaming
UK
BBC One, Two and 4
BBC iPlayer, BBC Crimson Button, BBC Sport web site
Europe
Eurosport
Discovery+
USA
–
DAZN
Brazil
–
DAZN
China
CCTV5 (together with Macau China),
Famous person On-line, Migu, Youku, Huya.com
Pakistan
FastsportsHD
FastsportsHD
Hong Kong China
Now TV
–
Malaysia and Brunei
Astro SuperSport
–
Thailand
True Visions
–
Philippines
Premier Sports activities Community
–
Singapore
Starhub TV
–
Taiwan and Indonesia
Sportcast
–
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