2025 World Snooker Championship: Schedule, Scores, Results, How to watch

World Snooker Championship 2025 Draw: schedule dates, times, results, latest scores, How to watch live stream.

The Crucible draw, schedule results and live scores for the 49th edition of the 2025 World Snooker Championship at the Crucible Theater in Sheffield.


The Crucible Tournament is here, and all eyes will be on Ronnie O'Sullivan as the snooker legend tries to win a record eighth World Championship title in Sheffield.


Kyren Wilson starts the defense of his 2024 World Snooker Championship against 21-year-old Lei Peifan; an immediately stern test for the defending champion.

Peifan won his first ranking title in December 2024 at the Scottish Open, and will be hoping to cause an upset in his World Championship debut.

Elsewhere in the first round, Ronnie O'Sullivan takes on Ali Carter in one of the ties of the round, and last year's finalist Jak Jones faces Zhao Xintong.

Tournament favourite Judd Trump starts his World Championship campaign against Zhou Yuelong on Tuesday (April 22) night.

Can The Rocket pull out all the stops and go past his joint-record of seven titles, held with Stephen Hendry?

When is the 2025 World Snooker Championship?

The 2025 World Championship runs from April 19 to 5th May. All matches will be held at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield.

How to watch & stream 2025 World Snooker Championship.

You can stream the World Championship live on Discovery+, the Eurosport app and at eurosport.com.

How can I watch the Worlds Snooker on TV?

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

What is the Format of 2024 World Snooker Championship.?

First-round matches are best-of-19 frames

Second-round and quarter-final matches are best-of-25 frames

Semi-final matches are best-of-33 frames

The Crucible Final is best-of-35 frames

Between 10-19 April, matches will be played on two tables

From April 20 to May 6, matches will be played on one table

World Snooker Championship 2025 round dates, schedule

Round One: April 19-23

Round Two: April 24-28

Quarterfinals: April 29-30

Semifinals: May 1-3

Final: May 4-5

2025 World Snooker Championship Draw in full: first & second round seed players list.

2025 World Snooker Championship fixtures: latest scores, schedule, date, times, results.

FIRST ROUND (BEST OF 19 FRAMES)


(all times BST)


Saturday, 19, April


Round 1

R1.  Lei Peifan 10, Kyren Wilson 9

Sunday 20 April

R1: Chris Wakelin [20] 10-8 Neil Robertson [9]

R1: Hossein Vafaei [24] 10-9 Barry Hawkins [11]

R1: Mark J Williams [6] 10-8 Wu Yize [22]

R1: Xiao Guodong [14] 10-4 Matthew Selt [34]

Monday 21 April

R1. John Higgins 10, Joe O'Connor 7

R1. Zhao Xintong 10, Jak Jones 4

R1. Mark Allen 10, Fan Zhengyi 6

Tuesday 22 April

R1. Si Jiahui (13) 10-6 David Gilbert

R1. Ding Junhui (10) 10-7 Zak Surety

Wednesday 23 April

R1. Ronnie O'Sullivan (5) 10-4 Ali Carter

R1. Zhang Anda (12) 7-10 Pang Junxu

R1. Shaun Murphy (15) 10-4 Daniel Wells

7 PM ... Judd Trump (2) 6-3 Zhou Yuelong (played to a finish)

Thursday, 24th April

Luca Brecel vs Ryan Day (13:00)

Mark Selby vs Ben Woollaston (19:00)

Full SECOND ROUND Results (BEST OF 25 FRAMES)

Thursday April 24

Monday April 28 -

Mark Allen (8) 6-13 Chris Wakelin

Mark Williams (6) 13-10 Hossein Vafaei

John Higgins (3) 13-12 Xiao Guodong

Lei Peifan 10-13 Zhao Xintong

Shaun Murphy (15) 10-13 Judd Trump (2)

Si Jiahui (13) 13-10 Ben Woollaston

Ronnie O'Sullivan (5) 13-4 Pang Junxu

Luca Brecel (7) 13-4 Ding Junhui (10)

Quarter-finals, semi-finals and final schedule to follow.



World Snooker Championship 2025: Quarter-Finals Schedule, kick-off times.


Best of 25 Frames.

Tuesday, 29 April


John Higgins (3) 12-13 Mark Williams (6)

Chris Wakelin 5-13 Zhao Xintong

Wednesday, 30 April.


10:00

Luca Brecel (7) 8-13 Judd Trump (2)

Ronnie O'Sullivan (5) 13-9 Si Jiahui (13)

World Snooker Championship 2025: Semi-Finals Schedule, kick-off times.

Best of 33 Frames.


Thursday, 1 May


13:00

Friday, 2 May

Ronnie O'Sullivan (5) 7-17 Zhao Xintong

Saturday, 3 May


19:00

Judd Trump (2) 14-17 Mark Williams (6)

When is the 2025 World Snooker Championship Final.

FINAL (BEST OF 35 FRAMES)


Sunday, 4 May

The 2025 World Snooker Championship started at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield on 19 April and is now close to a conclusion, with Wales' Mark Williams facing China's Zhao Xintong in the best-of-35-frames final.

Zhao, 28, is in his first world final, which finishes on Monday, against three-time champion Williams - who, at the age of 50, is the oldest ever Crucible finalist.

Monday, 5 May


Final

Mark Williams (6) 6-11 Zhao Xintong

Live coverage

13:00-16:00 - BBC Two

19:00-22:00 - BBC Two

What is the Prize money for 2025 World Snooker Championship?

Prize Fund. £ 2.395 million

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 (including qualifying): £15,000


2025 World Snooker Championship Prize Money, Payout Breakdown: How Much Winner's Get.

Previous World Snooker Championship winners list of past 10 years.

The World Championship has been running since 1927 and, prior to its move to the Crucible in 1977, it was dominated by Joe Davis, Walter Donaldson, Fred Davis, John Pulman, John Spencer and Ray Reardon, with Alex Higgins and Horace Lundrum winning it once apiece. Since the move to Sheffield, the winners are:


World Snooker Championship: Full List of Past Winners since 1927-2024.


2012: Ronnie O'Sullivan

2013: Ronnie O'Sullivan

2014: Mark Selby

2015: Stuart Bingham

2016: Mark Selby

2017: Mark Selby

2018: Mark Williams

2019: Judd Trump

2020: Ronnie O'Sullivan

2021: Mark Selby

2022: Ronnie O'Sullivan.

2023: Luca Brecel 

2024: Kyren Wilson

Who won the World title Last Year: World Snooker Championship 2024 Winner.?

Kyren Wilson beat Jones in that Crucible final 12 months ago and he gets his title defence underway on Saturday morning in the tournament’s first round draw.

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