Ding Junhui, Judd Trump and Mark Williams wish to cease Ronnie O’Sullivan from profitable a record-equalling eighth World Snooker Championship. The match will probably be held on the Crucible in Sheffield from April twentieth to May sixth, with £500,000 going to the winner and £40,000 for a break of 147.
19:33, UK, Sunday 21 April 2024
The 2024 World Snooker Championship will probably be held in Sheffield from April 20 to May 6, with Ronnie O’Sullivan aiming for a document eighth title.
O’Sullivan gained the 2022 World Championship, tying Stephen Hendry’s document of seven Crucible titles, and has gained 5 titles this season, together with a document eighth every on the Masters and British Championships, and is wanting ahead to 2024. Heading into the match.
A victory in Sheffield would put the 48-year-old forward of Steve Davis, Hendry (twice) and Mark Williams, who’ve gained snooker’s three Triple Crown occasions (World Championship, Masters and British Championship) in the identical season. He would be the fourth participant. .
World Snooker Championship – Tournament Format
Round 1 (Last 32) – Best of 19 frames Round 2 (Last 16) – Best of 25 frames Quarterfinals – Best of 25 frames Semi-finals – Best of 33 frames Final – Best of 35 frames
world snooker championship prize cash
Winner – £500,000 Runners-up – £200,000 Eliminated within the semi-final – £100,000 Eliminated within the quarter-final – £50,000 Eliminated within the second spherical – £30,000 Eliminated within the first spherical – £20,000
O’Sullivan, the second seed, will open the match towards Jackson Page on Wednesday, April 24 at 2:30 p.m., and conclude the match the next day at 1 p.m.
At the 2023 World Championships, Belgium’s Luca Bressel defeated O’Sullivan 13-10 within the quarter-finals and four-time world champion Mark Selby within the closing, turning into the primary mainland European participant to win snooker’s high prize. .
However, Bressel grew to become the nineteenth first-time winner to unsuccessfully defend his title in Sheffield this 12 months, shedding within the first spherical after being pitched 10-9 by David Gilbert.
Image: Mark Selby is a four-time world champion
In the primary spherical, 16 seeded gamers and 16 gamers who made it via the preliminary spherical will probably be drawn.
Six-time runner-up Jimmy White, 1997 champion Ken Doherty and 2010 winner Neil Robertson all didn’t qualify.
Complete 1 spherical draw – better of 19 frames (seed quantity in parentheses)
(1) Luca Brecel 9-10 David Gilbert
(16) Robert Milkins vs Pan Junshu
(9) Ali Carter vs Stephen Maguire
(8) Sean Murphy vs Liu Haotian
(5) Mark Selby vs Joe O’Connor
(12) Kyren Wilson vs Dominic Dale
(13) John Higgins vs Jamie Jones
(4) Mark Allen vs Robbie Williams
(3) Judd Trump 10-5 Hossein Bafai
(14) Tom Ford vs Ricky Walden
(11) Zhang Anda 4-10 Jack Jones
(6) Mark Williams vs Shi Jiahui
(7) Ding Junhui vs Jack Lisowski
(10) Gary Wilson vs Stuart Bingham
(15) Barry Hawkins vs Ryan Day
(2) Ronnie O’Sullivan vs Jackson Page
Image: Mark Williams wins Tour Championship in April and will problem for fourth world title
World Snooker Championship – Past 10 Winners
2023: Luca Brecel
2022: Ronnie O’Sullivan
2021: Mark Selby
2020: Ronnie O’Sullivan
2019: Judd Trump
2018: Mark Williams
2017: Mark Selby
2016: Mark Selby
2015: Stuart Bingham
2014: Mark Selby
World Snooker Championship 2024 – Latest First Round Schedule
Sunday, April twenty first
7pm
Ali Carter vs Stephen Maguire
Tom Ford vs Ricky Walden
Monday, April twenty second
10 am
Sean Murphy vs Liu Haotian
Gary Wilson vs Stuart Bingham
2:30pm
Mark Selby vs Joe O’Connor
Mark Williams vs Shi Jiahui
7pm
Robert Milkins vs Pan Junshu
Gary Wilson vs Stuart Bingham
Tuesday, April twenty third
10 am
Kyren Wilson vs Dominic Dale
Ding Junhui vs Jack Lisowski
2:30pm
Mark Allen vs Robbie Williams
Mark Williams vs Shi Jiahui
7pm
Robert Milkins vs Pan Junshu
Barry Hawkins vs Ryan Day
Wednesday, April twenty fourth
10 am
Kyren Wilson vs Dominic Dale
Ding Junhui vs Jack Lisowski
2:30pm
Mark Allen vs Robbie Williams
Ronnie O’Sullivan vs Jackson Page
7pm
John Higgins vs Jamie Jones
Barry Hawkins vs Ryan Day
Thursday, April twenty fifth
1pm
Ronnie O’Sullivan vs Jackson Page
7pm
John Higgins vs Jamie Jones
Round 2 – April twenty fifth (Thursday) – April twenty ninth (Monday)
Quarterfinals – Tuesday, April thirtieth – Wednesday, May 1st
Semi-finals – May 2nd (Thursday), May third (Friday), May 4th (Saturday)
Finals – Sunday fifth May and Monday sixth May
Where is the World Snooker Championship held?
The Crucible Theater within the coronary heart of Sheffield has staged the World Championship yearly since 1977, and the venue’s present contract runs till 2027.
Mr O’Sullivan not too long ago advised The Sun that he wish to see the world championships moved, suggesting Saudi Arabia and China as options.
What do you get for getting as much as 147 breaks?
£40,000 is awarded to the participant who makes the largest break on the World Championships, with 14 breaks so far together with two on the 2023 match.
Kyren Wilson achieved the feat within the opening recreation, however Selby grew to become the primary participant to hit 147 within the finals in an 18-15 loss to Bressel.