World Snooker Championship 2023

2023 Cazoo World Snooker Championship Tournament information

Dates 15 April – 1 May 2023
Venue Crucible Theatre
City Sheffield
Country England
Organisation World Snooker Tour
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund £2,395,000
Winner’s share £500,000
Highest break
Mark Selby (ENG) (147)
Kyren Wilson (ENG) (147)
Final
Champion Luca Brecel (BEL)
Runner-up Mark Selby (ENG)
Score 18–15

Prize Fund

Total prize fund of £2,395,000

Winner: £500,000
Runner-up: £200,000
Semi-finalists: £100,000
Quarter-finalists: £50,000
Last 16: £30,000
Last 32: £20,000
Last 48: £15,000
Last 80: £10,000
Last 112: £5,000
Highest break (qualifying stage included): £15,000

Main Draw

Round 1 Best of 19 frames

Round 2 Best of 25 frames

Quarter-finals Best of 25 frames

Semi-finals Best of 33 frames

Final Best of 35 frames

15 April

Ronnie O’Sullivan (ENG) (1)

10

21 & 22 April

Pang Junxu (CHN)

7

Ronnie O’Sullivan (1)

13

16 & 17 April

Hossein Vafaei

2

Ding Junhui (CHN) (16)

6

25 & 26 April

Hossein Vafaei (IRN)

10

Ronnie O’Sullivan (1)

10

15 & 16 April

Luca Brecel (9)

13

Luca Brecel (BEL) (9)

10

20 & 21 April

Ricky Walden (ENG)

9

Luca Brecel (9)

13

16 & 17 April

Mark Williams (8)

11

Mark Williams (WAL) (8)

10

27, 28 & 29 April

Jimmy Robertson (ENG)

5

Luca Brecel (9)

17

18 & 19 April

Si Jiahui

15

Judd Trump (ENG) (5)

6

22, 23 & 24 April

Anthony McGill (SCO)

10

Anthony McGill

13

18 & 19 April

Jack Lisowski (12)

8

Jack Lisowski (ENG) (12)

10

25 & 26 April

Noppon Saengkham (THA)

7

Anthony McGill

12

18 & 20 April[a]

Si Jiahui

13

Robert Milkins (ENG) (13)

10

22, 23 & 24 April

Joe Perry (ENG)

9

Robert Milkins (13)

7

19 & 20 April

Si Jiahui

13

Shaun Murphy (ENG) (4)

9

30 April & 1 May

Si Jiahui (CHN)

10

Luca Brecel (9)

18

17 April

Mark Selby (2)

15

Mark Allen (NIR) (3)

10

20, 21 & 22 April

Fan Zhengyi (CHN)

5

Mark Allen (3)

13

15 & 16 April

Stuart Bingham (14)

4

Stuart Bingham (ENG) (14)

10

25 & 26 April

David Gilbert (ENG)

4

Mark Allen (3)

13

15 & 16 April

Jak Jones

10

Ali Carter (ENG) (11)

6

21 & 22 April

Jak Jones (WAL)

10

Jak Jones

13

15 & 16 April

Neil Robertson (6)

7

Neil Robertson (AUS) (6)

10

27, 28 & 29 April

Wu Yize (CHN)

3

Mark Allen (3)

15

19 April

Mark Selby (2)

17

Kyren Wilson (ENG) (7)

10

23 April

Ryan Day (WAL)

5

Kyren Wilson (7)

2

17 & 18 April

John Higgins (10)

13

John Higgins (SCO) (10)

10

25 & 26 April

David Grace (ENG)

3

John Higgins (10)

7

18 April

Mark Selby (2)

13

Gary Wilson (ENG) (15)

10

22, 23 & 24 April

Elliot Slessor (ENG)

8

Gary Wilson (15)

7

19 & 20 April

Mark Selby (2)

13

Mark Selby (ENG) (2)

10

Matthew Selt (ENG)

8

Final

Luca Brecel (9) Belgium				18–15			Mark Selby (2) England
Session 1: 6–2
Frame	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Brecel	77(77)	79	90(90)	38	90(67)	71	9	70(70)	N/A	N/A
Selby	0	39	28	94(54)	23	55	66(62)	6	N/A	N/A
Session 2: 3–6 (9–8)
Frame	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Brecel	0	126(99)	12	50	72(72)	67(67)	1	0	48	N/A
Selby	134(134)	14	96(96)	67	4	19	76(61)	147(147)	71	N/A
Session 3: 6–2 (15–10)
Frame	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Brecel	113(113)	73	101(101)	141(141)	35	56	119(119)	60	N/A	N/A
Selby	24	0	35	0	86(63)	78(54)	0	40	N/A	N/A
Session 4: 3–5 (18–15)
Frame	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Brecel	67(67)	20	35	0	0	0	66(51)	112(112)	N/A	N/A
Selby	0	78(78)	50	122(122)	81(50)	95(52)	2	0	N/A	N/A
141				Highest break			147
5				Century breaks			3
14				50+ breaks			12
Luca Brecel wins the 2023 Cazoo World Snooker Championship = Winner of frame

2020 World Snooker Championship

The 2020 World Snooker Championship (additionally alluded to as the 2020 Betfred World Snooker Championship for the reasons for sponsorship) is an up and coming proficient snooker competition that is booked to happen from 31 July to 16 August at the Crucible Theater in Sheffield, England. It will be the 44th back to back year the World Snooker Championship has been held at the Crucible, and the last positioning occasion of the 2019–20 snooker season. It was initially planned to occur from 18 April to 4 May, yet qualifying and the broadcast adjusts were delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Qualifying will be at the initially arranged setting on various dates, from 21 to 28 July.

Brit Judd Trump is the protecting boss, having won the earlier year’s occasion, vanquishing Scot John Higgins 18–9 in the last. This was Trump’s first world title. Fitting the bill for the competition was to happen from 8 to 15 April 2020 at the English Institute of Sport, likewise in Sheffield, however this was additionally delayed

Tournament information

Prize Money

The breakdown of prize money for 2020 is shown below.

• Winner: £500,000
• Runner-up: £200,000
• Semi-finalists: £100,000
• Quarter-finalists: £50,000
• Last 16: £30,000
• Last 32: £20,000
• Last 48: £15,000
• Last 80: £10,000
• Last 112: £5,000
• Highest break: £15,000
• Total: £2,395,000

Schedule

Date: 31 July – 16 August 2020; Venue: Crucible Theatre

Results

Main draw

Numbers given in brackets after players’ names show the seedings for the top 16 players in the competition.

Final: (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 15 & 16 August. Referee:
				–
Players	Session 1:
Frame	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
									N/A	N/A
									N/A	N/A
Players	Session 2:
Frame	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
										N/A
										N/A
Players	Session 3:
Frame	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
									N/A	N/A
									N/A	N/A
Players	Session 4:
Frame	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
				Highest break
				Century breaks
				50+ breaks
= Winner of frame

Qualifying

Winners