World Snooker Championship 2020 Draw, Live Scores and Tournament Schedule of Play
The highlight of the season sees the world’s top cueists head to The Crucible for the World Snooker Championship, and you can follow the latest results and fixtures here.
The annual snooker show-piece features the world’s top 16 ranked players alongside a further 16 qualifiers as they battle it out for £2.4 million in prize money from July 31 to August 16.
A host of decorated stars and exciting emerging talents lock horns at the sport’s spiritual home in the rescheduled event, which was initially due to take place in April/May.
A limited capacity crowd will be present inside the iconic venue, making it one of the first sporting events to welcome back spectators in the UK since the imposed Covid-19 restrictions.
Judd Trump returns to Sheffield as the defending champion as he aims to break the infamous ‘Crucible curse’ and become the first new champion ever successfully retain the trophy at this venue.
Trump is one of eight previous winners in this year’s field, including five-time champion Ronnie O’Sullivan, four-time champion John Higgins and three-time champions Mark Selby and Mark Williams.
China’s Yan Bingtao is seeded for the first time, while Mark Allen is the number four seed and Tour Championship winner Stephen Maguire is seeded number nine.
Five players will grace the hallowed Crucible carpet for the first time, including Switzerland’s Alexander Ursenbacher and Northern Ireland’s Jordan Brown.
World number 89 Jamie Clarke is the lowest-ranked qualifier, while Tyneside’s Elliot Slessor and Doncaster’s Ashley Carty also came through the qualifying rounds to seal a dream debut.
Format
Round One: Best of 19 frames
Round Two: Best of 25 frames
Quarter-Finals: Best of 25 frames
Semi-Finals: Best of 33 frames
Final: Best of 35 frames
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World Snooker Championship 2020 Schedule
*Indicates final session
Friday July 31
First Round
10am
1 Judd Trump 10-8 Tom Ford
10 Stuart Bingham 5-4 Ashley Carty
2.30pm
4 Kyren Wilson w/o Anthony Hamilton
11 Ding Junhui 5-4 Mark King
7pm
1 Judd Trump 10-8 Tom Ford*
9 Mark Williams 4-5 Alan McManus
Saturday August 1
First Round
10am
6 David Gilbert 4-5 Kurt Maflin
10 Stuart Bingham 10-7 Ashley Carty*
2.30pm
5 John Higgins 6-3 Matthew Stevens
11 Ding Junhui 10-9 Mark King*
7pm
4 Kyren Wilson w/o Anthony Hamilton*
9 Mark Williams 10-5 Alan McManus
Sunday August 2
First Round
10am
2 Yan Bingtao 7-1 Elliot Slessor
16 Neil Robertson 5-4 Liang Wenbo
2.30pm
5 John Higgins 10-5 Matthew Stevens*
12 Ronnie O’Sullivan 8-1 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
7pm
6 David Gilbert 8-10 Kurt Maflin*
16 Neil Robertson 10-5 Liang Wenbo*
Monday August 3
First Round
10am
7 Jack Lisowski 4-5 Anthony McGill
12 Ronnie O’Sullivan 10-1 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh*
2.30pm
2 Yan Bingtao 10-7 Elliot Slessor*
14 Shaun Murphy 3-6 Noppon Saengkham
7pm
7 Jack Lisowski 9-10 Anthony McGill*
13 Mark Selby 5-4 Jordan Brown
Tuesday August 4
First Round
10am
8 Mark Allen 5-4 Jamie Clarke
14 Shaun Murphy 4-10 Noppon Saengkham*
2.30pm
3 Stephen Maguire 2-7 Martin Gould
13 Mark Selby 10-6 Jordan Brown*
7pm
8 Mark Allen 8-10 Jamie Clarke*
15 Barry Hawkins 7-2 Alexander Ursenbacher
Wednesday August 5
First Round (Unless stated)
1pm
15 Barry Hawkins 10-2 Alexander Ursenbacher*
19 John Higgins 3-5 Kurt Maflin (RD2)
7pm
3 Stephen Maguire 3-10 Martin Gould*
21 Mark Williams 5-3 Stuart Bingham (RD2)
Thursday August 6
Second Round
10am
19 John Higgins 8-8 Kurt Maflin – *Higgins makes a maximum break*
23 Mark Selby 3-5 Noppon Saengkham
2.30pm
17 Judd Trump 3-5 Yan Bingtao
21 Mark Williams 8-8 Stuart Bingham
7pm
19 John Higgins 11-13 Kurt Maflin*
23 Mark Selby 8-8 Noppon Saengkham
Friday August 7
Second Round
10am
17 Judd Trump 9-7 Yan Bingtao
21 Mark Williams 13-11 Stuart Bingham*
2.30pm
20 Anthony McGill 2-6 Jamie Clarke
23 Mark Selby 13-12 Noppon Saengkham*
7pm
17 Judd Trump 13-11 Yan Bingtao*
22 Ding Junhui 4-4 Ronnie O’Sullivan
Saturday August 8
Second Round
10am
18 Martin Gould 3-5 Kyren Wilson
24 Barry Hawkins 3-5 Neil Robertson
2.30pm
20 Anthony McGill 7-8 Jamie Clarke
22 Ding Junhui 8-8 Ronnie O’Sullivan
7pm
18 Martin Gould 5-11 Kyren Wilson
24 Barry Hawkins 8-8 Neil Robertson
Sunday August 9
Second Round
1pm
18 Martin Gould 9-13 Kyren Wilson*
24 Barry Hawkins 9-13 Neil Robertson*
7pm
20 Anthony McGill 13-12 Jamie Clarke*
22 Ding Junhui 10-13 Ronnie O’Sullivan*
Monday August 10
Quarter-Finals
10am
25 Judd Trump 3-5 Kyren Wilson
28 Mark Selby 5-3 Neil Robertson
2.30pm
26 Kurt Maflin 1-7 Anthony McGill
27 Mark Williams 6-2 Ronnie O’Sullivan
7pm
25 Judd Trump 6-10 Kyren Wilson
28 Mark Selby 11-5 Neil Robertson
Tuesday August 11
Quarter-Finals
10am
26 Kurt Maflin 6-10 Anthony McGill
28 Mark Selby 13-7 Neil Robertson*
2.30pm
25 Judd Trump 9-13 Kyren Wilson*
27 Mark Williams 8-8 Ronnie O’Sullivan
7pm
26 Kurt Maflin 10-13 Anthony McGill*
27 Mark Williams 10-13 Ronnie O’Sullivan*
Wednesday August 12
Semi-Finals
1pm
29 Kyren Wilson 2-6 Anthony McGill
7pm
30 Ronnie O’Sullivan 5-3 Mark Selby
Thursday August 13
Semi-Finals
10am
29 Kyren Wilson 8-8 Anthony McGill
2.30pm
30 Ronnie O’Sullivan 7-9 Mark Selby
7pm
29 Kyren Wilson 13-11 Anthony McGill
Friday August 14
Semi-Finals
10am
30 Ronnie O’Sullivan 11-13 Mark Selby
2.30pm
29 Kyren Wilson 17-16 Anthony McGill*
7pm
30 Ronnie O’Sullivan 17-16 Mark Selby*
Saturday August 15
Final
1.30pm & 7.30pm
Ronnie O’Sullivan 10-7 Kyren Wilson
Sunday August 16
Final
1.30pm & 7.30pm
Ronnie O’Sullivan 18-8 Kyren Wilson
Prize Fund
Winner: £500,000
Runner-up: £200,000
Semi-Final losers: £100,000
Quarter-Final losers: £50,000
Second Round losers: £30,000
First Round losers: £20,000
Highest break: £15,000
Maximum break bonus: £40,000