Kyren Wilson kisses the World Championship trophy

World Snooker Championship 2025: Draw, seeds, schedule, results & TV information

By Sporting Life

Snooker

Mon May 05, 2025 · 3w ago

The full draw and results from the 2025 Cazoo World Snooker Championship, which takes place from April 19-May 5 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield.

World Snooker Championship: Draw and round-by-round results

FINAL

Best of 35 frames (May 4-5)

Zhao Xintong 18-12 Mark Williams

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SEMI-FINALS

Best of 33 frames (May 1-3)

QUARTER-FINALS

Best of 25 frames (All matches April 29-April 30)

Zhao Xintong 13-5 Chris Wakelin
QF1, April 29 & 30
Ronnie O'Sullivan 13-9 Si Jiahui
QF2, April 29 & 30
John Higgins 12-13 Mark Williams
QF3, April 29 & 30
Luca Brecel 8-13 Judd Trump
QF4, April 29 & 30

ROUND TWO

Best of 25 frames (April 24-28)

Lei Peifan 10-13 Zhao Xintong
Match 17, April 25, 26 & 27
Chris Wakelin 13-6 Mark Allen
Match 18, April 24 & 25
Ronnie O'Sullivan 13-4 Pang Junxu
Match 19, April 26, 27 & 28
Si Jiahui 13-10 Ben Woollaston
Match 20, April 26, 27 & 28
John Higgins 13-12 Xiao Guodong
Match 21, April 24, 25 & 26
Hossein Vafaei 10-13 Mark Williams
Match 22, April 25 & 26
Luca Brecel 13-4 Ding Junhui
Match 23, April 26, 27 & 28
Shaun Murphy 10-13 Judd Trump
Match 24, April 27 & 28

ROUND ONE

Best of 19 frames (April 19-24)

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FINAL

Best of 35 frames (May 4-5)

Winner SF 1 v Winner SF 2

How can I watch the snooker on TV?

Coverage will be live in the UK via BBC (including BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Four, BBC iPlayer, BBC Red Button, BBC Sport website) and TNT Sport.

Tournament format

First round (best of 19 frames)
Second round (best of 25 frames)
Quarter-finals (best of 25 frames)
Semi-finals (best of 33 frames)
Final (best of 35 frames)

Prize fund

Winner: £500,000
Runner-up: £200,000
Semi-finals: £100,000
Quarter-finals: £50,000
Last 16: £30,000
Last 32: £20,000
Highest break: £15,000
Maximum break: £40,000

Crucible maximum breaks

The first 147 at the World Championship was achieved by Canada's 'Grinder' Cliff Thorburn in 1983 while Jimmy White (1992), Stephen Hendry (1995, 2009, 2012), Ronnie O'Sullivan (1997, 2003, 2008), Mark Williams (2005), Ali Carter (2008), John Higgins (2020), Kyren Wilson (2023) and Mark Selby (2023 final) are the others to managed Crucible maximums.

O'Sullivan's effort in 1997 against Mick Price, timed at five minutes 20 seconds, is the fastest ever recorded in the professional game.

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World Championship: Most titles overall

Joe Davis - 15
Fred Davis - 8
John Pulman - 8
Stephen Hendry - 7
Ronnie O'Sullivan - 7
Steve Davis - 6
Ray Reardon - 6
John Higgins - 4
Mark Selby - 4
John Spencer - 3
Mark Williams - 3
Alex Higgins - 2
Walter Donaldson - 2
Horace Lindrum - 1
Cliff Thorburn - 1
Terry Griffiths - 1
Dennis Taylor - 1
Joe Johnson - 1
John Parrott - 1
Ken Doherty - 1
Peter Ebdon - 1
Shaun Murphy - 1
Graeme Dott - 1
Neil Robertson - 1
Stuart Bingham - 1
Judd Trump - 1
Kyren Wilson - 1

World Championship finals

1927-1952 Early years, knockout format

1927 - Joe Davis 20-11 Tom Dennis
1928 - Joe Davis 16-13 Fred Lawrence
1929 - Joe Davis 19-14 Tom Dennis
1930 - Joe Davis 25-12 Tom Dennis
1931 - Joe Davis 25-21 Tom Dennis
1932 - Joe Davis 30-19 Clark MCConachy
1933 - Joe Davis 25-18 Willie Smith
1934 - Joe Davis 25-22 Tom Newman
1935 - Joe Davis 25-20 Willie Smith
1936 - Joe Davis 34-27 Horace Lindrum
1937 - Joe Davis 32-29 Horace Lindrum
1938 - Joe Davis 37-24 Sidney Smith
1939 - Joe Davis 43-30 Sidney Smith
1940 - Joe Davis 37-36 Fred Davis
1946 - Joe Davis 78-67 Horace Lindrum
1947 - Walter Donaldson 82-63 Fred Davis
1948 - Fred Davis 84-61 Walter Donaldson
1949 - Fred Davis 80-65 Walter Donaldson
1950 - Walter Donaldson 51-46 Fred Davis
1951 - Fred Davis 58-39 Walter Donaldson
1952 - Horace Lindrum 94-49 Clark McConachy

1952-1957 Professional Matchplay Championship

1952 - Fred Davis 38-35 Walter Donaldson
1953 - Fred Davis 37-34 Walter Donaldson
1954 - Fred Davis 45-26 Walter Donaldson
1955 - Fred Davis 37-34 John Pulman
1956 - Fred Davis 38-35 John Pulman
1957 - John Pulman 39-34 Jackie Rea

1964-1968 Challenge Match era

1964 - John Pulman 19-16 Fred Davis
1964 - John Pulman 40-33 Rex Williams
1965 - John Pulman 37-36 Fred Davis
1965 - John Pulman 25-22 Rex Williams
1965 - John Pulman 39-12 Fred van Rensburg
1966 - John Pulman 5-2 Fred Davis
1968 - John Pulman 39-34 Eddie Charlton

1969-onwards knockout tournament

1969 - John Spencer 37-24 Gary Owen
1970 - Ray Reardon 37-33 John Pulman
1971 - John Spencer 37-29 Warren Simpson
1972 - Alex Higgins 37-32 John Spencer
1973 - Ray Reardon 38-32 Eddie Charlton
1974 - Ray Reardon 22-12 Graham Miles
1975 - Ray Reardon 31-30 Eddie Charlton
1976 - Ray Reardon 27-16 Alex Higgins
1977 - John Spencer 25-21 Cliff Thorburn
1978 - Ray Reardon 25-18 Perrie Mans
1979 - Terry Griffiths 24-16 Dennis Taylor
1980 - Cliff Thorburn 18-16 Alex Higgins
1981 - Steve Davis 18-12 Doug Mountjoy
1982 - Alex Higgins 18-15 Ray Reardon
1983 - Steve Davis 18-16 Cliff Thorburn
1984 - Steve Davis 18-16 Jimmy White
1985 - Dennis Taylor 18-17 Steve Davis
1986- Joe Johnson 18-12 Steve Davis
1987 - Steve Davis 18-14 Joe Johnson
1988 - Steve Davis 18-11 Terry Griffiths
1989 - Steve Davis 18-3 John Parrott
1990 - Stephen Hendry 18-12 Jimmy White
1991 - John Parrott 18-11 Jimmy White
1992 - Stephen Hendry 18-14 Jimmy White
1993 - Stephen Hendry 18-5 Jimmy White
1994 - Stephen Hendry 18-17 Jimmy White
1995 - Stephen Hendry 18-9 Nigel Bond
1996 - Stephen Hendry 18-12 Peter Ebdon
1997 - Ken Doherty 18-12 Stephen Hendry
1998 - John Higgins 18-12 Ken Doherty
1999 - Stephen Hendry 18-11 Mark Williams
2000 - Mark Williams 18-16 Matthew Stevens
2001 - Ronnie O'Sullivan 18-14 John Higgins
2002 - Peter Ebdon 18-17 Stephen Hendry
2003 - Mark Williams 18-16 Ken Doherty
2004 - Ronnie O'Sullivan 18-8 Graeme Dott
2005 - Shaun Murphy 18-16 Matthew Stevens
2006 - Graeme Dott 18-14 Peter Ebdon
2007 - John Higgins 18-13 Mark Selby
2008 - Ronnie O'Sullivan 18-8 Ali Carter
2009 - John Higgins 18-9 Shaun Murphy
2010 - Neil Robertson 18-13 Graeme Dott
2011 - John Higgins 18-15 Judd Trump
2012 - Ronnie O'Sullivan 18-11 Ali Carter
2013 - Ronnie O'Sullivan 18-12 Barry Hawkins
2014 - Mark Selby 18-15 Ronnie O'Sullivan
2015 - Stuart Bingham 18-15 Shaun Murphy
2016 - Mark Selby 18-14 Ding Junhui
2017 - Mark Selby 18-15 John Higgins
2018 - Mark Williams 18-16 John Higgins
2019 - Judd Trump 18-9 John Higgins
2020 - Ronnie O'Sullivan 18-8 Kyren Wilson
2021 - Mark Selby 18-15 Shaun Murphy
2022 - Ronnie O'Sullivan 18-13 Judd Trump
2023 - Luca Brecel 18-15 Mark Selby
2024 - Kyren Wilson 18-14 Jak Jones

World Championship history

The World Championship is snooker's most prestigious tournaments in the calendar and also the leading event to bet on among the sport's punters.

Taking place at Sheffield's world famous Crucible Theatre around April and May every year, except in 2020 when the Covid-19 pandemic forced its delay until August, the World Championship provides the climax to every snooker season and is the title all players dream of winning throughout their careers.

It is also the cornerstone of snooker's Triple Crown, which also includes the UK Championship and the Masters, and any player winning all three tournaments during their careers becomes an undisputed legend of the sport.

The World Championship, which was first held way back in 1927 when the legendary Joe Davis won the first of his record 15 crowns, has seen a number of repeat winners over the years such as Ray Reardon, Steve Davis, Stephen Hendry and Ronnie O'Sullivan who have all helped snooker punters beat the bookies on many occasions.

However, the heavily backed crowd favourite Jimmy White was a beaten finalist on no fewer than six occasions - including five in a row between 1990 and 1994 - much to the bookies' relief!

While 'Rocket' Ronnie O'Sullivan's seven world titles and three much-celebrated 147 Crucible breaks have brought much cheer to snooker fans in more recent times, the highly unexpected triumph of journeyman pro Stuart Bingham in 2014 was a real fairytale story that ranks closely behind the shock underdog victories that Dennis Taylor, in the 'Black Ball final of 1985', and Joe Johnson enjoyed over Steve Davis in the 1980s.

Mark Williams rolling back the years to win his third world title in 2018 also brought the house down, especially when deciding to fulfil his promise to strip naked for the post-match interviews!

A year later and there was less drama, as Judd Trump produced one of the most O'Sullivan clinched a sixth title in 2020's summer renewal.

Then, in 2021, Mark Selby recovered from a heartbreaking semi-final defeat to O'Sullivan the previous year to win his fourth world title, moving alongside Higgins on the all-time list.

O'Sullivan went on to win his seventh World Championship in 2022, beating Trump 18-13 in the final, while Luca Brecel overcame maximum man Mark Selby 12 months later, before Kyren Wilson lifted the trophy for the first time in his career in 2025.