World Snooker Championship 2025 | Draw, Live Scores and Schedule of Play
Kyren Wilson is the reigning champion (Photo by Mike Egerton/Alamy)
Snooker’s elite return to The Crucible for the 2025 World Snooker Championship, and you can follow the latest results and schedule of play here.
The sport’s annual showpiece 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 April 19 to May 5.
A host of decorated stars and exciting emerging talents lock horns at the sport’s spiritual home for the 49th consecutive staging in Sheffield.
Kyren Wilson is the defending champion after he defeated Jak Jones 18-14 in last year’s final to claim the crown for the first time.
Wilson is bidding to break the infamous ‘Crucible curse’ by becoming the first player to successfully retain the title at this iconic venue after being crowned a first-time World Champion.
Ronnie O’Sullivan is another player eyeing a slice of history as he returns in search of a record-breaking eighth world title to eclipse the joint record he currently shares with Stephen Hendry.
Other former World Champions in this year’s line-up include four-time winners Mark Selby and John Higgins, three-time champion Mark Williams and one-time winners Judd Trump, Neil Robertson, Shaun Murphy and Luca Brecel.
Former world finalists in action include Jak Jones, Ding Junhui, Barry Hawkins and Ali Carter, while ranking event winners including Mark Allen, Zhang Anda and Chris Wakelin also feature.
Daniel Wells, Lei Peifan and Zak Surety will make their debuts in this year’s World Championship, while other notable qualifiers include the likes of Hossein Vafaei, David Gilbert and former UK Champion Zhao Xintong.
First Round matches are to be contested over the best of 19 frames, with Second Round and Quarter-Final ties best of 25, Semi-Finals best of 33 and the final best of 35.
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World Snooker Championship 2025 Schedule
*Indicates final session
Saturday April 19
Round One
10am
Kyren Wilson (6-3) Lei Peifan
Xiao Guodong (7-2) Matthew Selt
2.30pm
Neil Robertson (2-7) Chris Wakelin
Mark Williams (5-4) Wu Yize
7pm
Kyren Wilson 9-10 Lei Peifan*
Barry Hawkins (5-4) Hossein Vafaei
Sunday April 20
Round One
10am
Jak Jones (2-7) Xiao Xintong
Xiao Guodong 10-4 Matthew Selt*
2.30pm
Mark Allen (5-4) Fan Zhengyi
Mark Williams 10-8 Wu Yize*
7pm
Neil Robertson 8-10 Chris Wakelin*
Barry Hawkins 9-10 Hossein Vafaei*
Monday April 21
Round One
10am
John Higgins (4-5) Joe O’Connor
Jak Jones 4-10 Zhao Xintong*
2.30pm
Mark Allen 10-6 Fan Zhengyi*
Ding Junhui (6-3) Zak Surety
7pm
John Higgins 10-7 Joe O’Connor*
Si Jiahui (6-3) David Gilbert
Tuesday April 22
Round One
10am
Shaun Murphy (7-2) Daniel Wells
Zhang Anda (5-3) Pang Junxu
2.30pm
Ronnie O’Sullivan (5-4) Ali Carter
Ding Junhui 10-7 Zak Surety*
7pm
Judd Trump (6-3) Zhou Yuelong
Si Jiahui 10-6 David Gilbert*
Wednesday April 23
Round One
10am
Shaun Murphy 10-4 Daniel Wells*
Zhang Anda 7-10 Pang Junxu*
2.30pm
Ronnie O’Sullivan 10-4 Ali Carter*
Luca Brecel (4-5) Ryan Day
7pm
Judd Trump 10-4 Zhou Yuelong*
Mark Selby (5-4) Ben Woollaston
Thursday April 24
1pm
Luca Brecel 10-7 Ryan Day (R1)*
Chris Wakelin (6-2) Mark Allen (R2)
7pm
Mark Selby 8-10 Ben Woollaston (R1)*
John Higgins (4-4) Xiao Guodong
Friday April 25
Second Round
10am
Hossein Vafaei (4-4) Mark Williams
Chris Wakelin (12-4) Mark Allen – *Allen makes a 147 break*
2.30pm
John Higgins (8-8) Xiao Guodong
Lei Peifan (3-5) Zhao Xintong
7pm
Chris Wakelin 13-6 Mark Allen*
Hossein Vafaei (7-9) Mark Williams
Saturday April 26
Second Round
10am
Lei Peifan (6-10) Zhao Xintong
John Higgins 13-12 Xiao Guodong
2.30pm
Hossein Vafaei 10-13 Mark Williams*
Ronnie O’Sullivan (6-2) Pang Junxu
7pm
Si Jiahui (5-3) Ben Woollaston
Luca Brecel (7-1) Ding Junhui
Sunday April 27
Second Round
10am
Lei Peifan 10-13 Zhao Xintong*
Shaun Murphy (3-5) Judd Trump
2.30pm
Ronnie O’Sullivan (12-4) Pang Junxu
Luca Brecel (12-4) Ding Junhui
7pm
Shaun Murphy (6-10) Judd Trump
Si Jiahui (9-7) Ben Woollaston
Monday April 28
Second Round
1pm
Shaun Murphy 10-13 Judd Trump*
Si Jiahui 13-10 Ben Woollaston*
7pm
Luca Brecel 13-4 Ding Junhui*
Ronnie O’Sullivan 13-4 Pang Junxu*
Tuesday April 29
Quarter-Finals
10am
Zhao Xintong (6-2) Chris Wakelin
John Higgins (5-3) Mark Williams
2.30pm
Ronnie O’Sullivan (6-2) Si Jiahui
Luca Brecel (3-5) Judd Trump
7pm
Zhao Xintong (12-4) Chris Wakelin
John Higgins (8-8) Mark Williams
Wednesday April 30
Quarter-Finals
10am
Ronnie O’Sullivan (10-6) Si Jiahui
John Higgins 12-13 Mark Williams*
2.30pm
Zhao Xintong 13-5 Chris Wakelin*
Luca Brecel (8-8) Judd Trump
7pm
Ronnie O’Sullivan 13-9 Si Jiahui*
Luca Brecel 8-13 Judd Trump*
Thursday May 1
Semi-Finals
1pm
Zhao Xintong (4-4) Ronnie O’Sullivan
7pm
Mark Williams (3-5) Judd Trump
Friday May 2
Semi-Finals
10am
Zhao Xintong (12-4) Ronnie O’Sullivan
2.30pm
Mark Williams (8-8) Judd Trump
7pm
Zhao Xintong 17-7 Ronnie O’Sullivan
Saturday May 3
Semi-Finals
10am
Mark Williams (13-11) Judd Trump
7pm
Mark Williams 17-14 Judd Trump*
Sunday May 4
Final
1pm & 7pm
Zhao Xintong (11-6) Mark Williams
Monday May 5
Final
1pm & 7pm
Zhao Xintong 18-12 Mark Williams
World Snooker Championship 2025 Prize Fund
Winner: £500,000
Runner-up: £200,000
Semi-Final losers: £100,000
Quarter-Final losers: £50,000
Last 16 losers: £30,000
First Round losers: £20,000
Highest break (including qualifying stage): £15,000