World Snooker Championship 2024: Results, schedule and latest scores (2024)

Reigning champion Luca Brecel, Mark Selby, Mark Williams, Ding Junhui and Ali Carter were all dumped out in a remarkable opening round at The Crucible.

Ronnie O’Sullivan is once again the centre of attention in Sheffield as snooker’s biggest star aims for an eighth world title, having equalled Stephen Hendry’s modern record of seven crowns by memorably beating 2019 winner Trump 18-13 in the final two years ago.

However, ‘The Rocket’ was then ousted by Brecel in last year’s quarter-finals, with the Belgian later going on to make history as the first player from mainland Europe ever to seal World Championship glory as he defeated four-time champion Selby 18-15.

O’Sullivan is the heavy favourite and cruised into the second round where he will face Ryan Day.

Saturday, April 20

Zhang Anda 4-10 Jak Jones

Luca Brecel 9-10 David Gilbert

Ali Carter 7-10 Stephen Maguire

Tom Ford 10-6 Ricky Walden

Sunday, April 21

Shaun Murphy 10-5 Lyu Haotian

Monday, April 22

Mark Selby 6-10 Joe O'Connor

Gary Wilson 5-10 Stuart Bingham

Robert Milkins 10-9 Pang Junxu

Tuesday, April 23

Kyren Wilson 10-1 Dominic Dale

Mark Williams 9-10 Si Jiahui

Wednesday, April 24

Ding Junhui 9-10 Jack Lisowski

Mark Allen 10-6 Robbie Williams

Ronnie O'Sullivan 10-1 Jackson Page

John Higgins 10-6 Jamie Jones

Barry Hawkins 8-10 Ryan Day

Friday, April 26

David Gilbert 13-4 Robert Milkins

Jak Jones 9-7 Si Jiahui (latest score)

Saturday, April 27

10am: Stephen Maguire 5-3 Shaun Murphy (latest score)

Judd Trump 13-7 Tom Ford

2:30pm: John Higgins vs Mark Allen

7pm: Jack Lisowski vs Stuart Bingham

7pm: Joe O’Connor vs Kyren Wilson

Sunday, April 28

10am: Ryan Day vs Ronnie O'Sullivan

Tuesday, April 30

10am: David Gilbert vs Stephen Maguire or Shaun Murphy [ Match 25]

10am: Judd Trump vs Jak Jones or Si Jiahui [27]

2:30pm: Jack Lisowski or Stuart Bingham vs Ryan Day or Ronnie O'Sullivan [28]

2:30pm: Joe O’Connor or Kyren Wilson vs John Higgins or Mark Allen [26]

Thursday, May 2

1pm: Winner of Match 25 vs Winner of Match 26 [29]

7pm: Winner of Match 27 vs Winner of Match 28 [30]

Sunday, May 5

1pm: Winner of Match 29 vs Winner of Match 30

TV channel: In the UK, the World Snooker Championship is being broadcast live on the BBC and also via Eurosport.

The BBC will have free coverage of the different daily sessions across BBC One, BBC Two and BBC Four, while the afternoon and evening sessions will also be shown live on Eurosport 1.

Live stream: Fans can also tune in for free online via the BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport website, while subscribers can also follow along via the Discovery+ app and website.

The total prize pot this year is worth more than £2.3million, with the winner set to pocket £500,000 of that overall fund.

The runner-up will take home £200,000, while the players beaten in the semi-finals will still claim £100,000.

Quarter-finalists get £50,000, while those knocked out in the second round receive £30,000. First-round losers still take home £20,000, while there is a £15,000 reward for the highest break.

An extra bonus will see any player who manages to make two maximum 147 breaks across two of this season’s Triple Crown events - the World Championship, Masters and UK Championship - get a cool £147,000.

It’s best-of-19 frames in the first round at The Crucible, increased to best-of-25 in the second round and quarter-finals.

That goes up to best-of-33 in the semi-finals, while the final is a best-of-35 frame affair.

First-round matches are generally contested over two sessions, with three sessions thereafter apart from the semi-finals and final, which are typically spread over four separate sessions.

Though there remains plenty of debate about the future location of the World Snooker Championship, for now it remains at its legendary home at the 980-capacity Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, which has hosted the event since 1977.

32 players in total will compete at The Crucible. The top 16 seeds - the world’s top-16 ranked players - all qualified directly for the tournament, while the remaining 16 earned their places through qualifying.

The most high-profile absentee this year is Neil Robertson, after the 2010 champion was stunned by Wales’ Jamie Jones in the final qualifying round. It is the first time in 20 years that the Australian has missed the World Championship.

Here are the seeded players for 2024 in order:

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