Ding Junhui, Judd Trump and Mark Williams are looking to stop Ronnie O’Sullivan from winning a record-equalling eighth World Snooker Championship. The tournament will be held at the Crucible in Sheffield from April 20th to May 6th, with £500,000 going to the winner and £40,000 for a break of 147.
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The 2024 World Snooker Championship will be held in Sheffield from April 20 to May 6, and will pit defending champion Luca Bressel against Ronnie O’Sullivan, who is chasing a record eighth title.
Belgian star Bressel defeated O’Sullivan 13-10 in the quarter-finals of last year’s The Crucible and then four-time world champion Mark Selby in the final to become the first mainland European player to win snooker’s top prize. .
O’Sullivan will win the World Championship in 2022, equaling Stephen Hendry’s record of seven Crucible titles, and win five titles in the 2023-2024 season, including a record eighth at the Masters and British Championships, in 2024. I will be attending the tournament in 2019.
A victory in Sheffield would put the 48-year-old ahead of Steve Davis, Hendry (twice) and Mark Williams, who have won snooker’s three Triple Crown events (World Championship, Masters and British Championship) in the same season. He will be the fourth player. .
Second-seeded O’Sullivan begins the tournament against Jackson Page on Wednesday, April 24 at 2:30 p.m., while top-seeded Bressel begins his defense against David Gilbert at 10 a.m. on the first day, and that night. Finished the first match late.
If the 32-player tournament is seeded, O’Sullivan will face Barry Hawkins in the second round, Ding Junhui in the quarter-finals, Judd Trump in the semi-finals, and on Sunday, May 5th and Monday, May 6th. He will face Bressel in the final. .
Bressel’s route will see him face Robert Milkins in the last 16, Shaun Murphy in the quarter-finals and Mark Allen in the semi-finals, but the defending champion has only reached the ranking quarter-finals once this season. Therefore, he is not the most attractive player.
In the first round, 16 seeded players and 16 players who made it through the preliminary round will be drawn.
Six-time runner-up Jimmy White, 1997 champion Ken Doherty and 2010 winner Neil Robertson all failed to qualify.
Complete 1 round draw – best of 19 frames (seed number 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 vs Hossein Bafai
(14) Tom Ford vs Ricky Walden
(11) Zhang Anda vs 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
Where is the World Snooker Championship held?
The Crucible Theater in the heart of Sheffield has staged the World Championship every year since 1977, and the venue’s current contract runs until 2027.
O’Sullivan recently said: Sun He said he would like to see the world championships moved, suggesting Saudi Arabia and China as alternatives.
What do you get for getting up to 147 breaks?
The player who makes the biggest break at the World Championship will receive £40,000, with 14 breaks to date including two at the 2023 tournament.
Kyren Wilson achieved the feat in the opening game, but Selby became the first player to hit 147 in the finals in an 18-15 loss to Bressel.
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 21st
10 am
Mark Selby vs Joe O’Connor
Zhang Anda vs Jack Jones
2:30pm
Sean Murphy vs Liu Haotian
Judd Trump vs Hossein Bafai
7pm
Ali Carter vs Stephen Maguire
Tom Ford vs Ricky Walden
Monday, April 22nd
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 23rd
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 24th
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 25th
1pm
Ronnie O’Sullivan vs Jackson Page
7pm
John Higgins vs Jamie Jones
2nd round – Thursday, April 25th – Monday, April 29th
Quarter finals – Tuesday, April 30th – Wednesday, May 1st
Semi-final – Thursday May 2nd, Friday May 3rd, Saturday May 4th
Last – Sunday May 5th and Monday May 6th
