World Snooker Championship 2025 venue will be the Crucible in Sheffield. The dates scheduled for the championship are April 19 – May 5. Ronnie O’Sullivan will have a cracker of an encounter in the first round against Ali Carter if he plays the tournament. Check out Snooker World Championship 2025: Complete Draw and Full Fixture.
Above all, this is the 49th time that the competition will be hosted at the same venue. Halo Service Solutions will sponsor the World Snooker Championship for the first time in 2025. It will be broadcast by the BBC domestically and in Europe by Eurosport.
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Snooker World Championship 2025: Complete Draw
After all the top 16 players of the world snooker ranking, as per the Tour Championship 2025, will directly go to the Crucible, whereas the other 16 will come from the qualifying round.
Top section
Kyren Wilson (1) v Lei Peifan
Jak Jones (16) v Zhao Xintong
Neil Robertson (9) v Chris Wakelin
Mark Allen (8) v Fan Zhengyi
Ronnie O’Sullivan (5) v Ali Carter
Zhang Anda (12) v Pang Junxu
Si Jiahui (13) v David Gilbert
Mark Selby (4) v Ben Woollaston
Bottom section
John Higgins (3) v Joe O’Connor
Xiao Guodong (14) v Matt Selt
Barry Hawkins (11) v Hossein Vafaei
Mark Williams (6) v Wu Yize
Luca Brecel (7) v Ryan Day
Ding Junhui (10) v Zak Surety
Shaun Murphy (15) v Dan Wells
Judd Trump (2) v Zhou Yuelong
Format
Basically, the format of the Championship will have different best-of-frames depending on the stage of the tournament.
- First round will have the best of 19 frames.
- Second round and quarters will have the best of a maximum of 25 frames
- Sem-final will have best of 33
- The final will have the best of 35 frames
Snooker World Championship 2025 Schedule
First Round
| Date | Time | Match 1 | Match 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 April | 10am | Kyren Wilson (1) vs Lei Peifan | Xiao Guodong (14) vs Matthew Selt |
| 2.30 pm | Neil Robertson (9) vs Chris Wakelin | Mark Williams (6) vs Wu Yize | |
| 7 pm | Kyren Wilson (1) vs Lei Peifan | Barry Hawkins (11) vs Hossein Vafaei | |
| 20 April | 10 am | Jak Jones (16) vs Zhao Xintong | Xiao Guodong (14) vs Matthew Selt |
| 2.30 pm | Mark Allen (8) vs Fan Zhengyi | Mark Williams (6) vs Wu Yize | |
| 7 pm | Neil Robertson (9) vs Chris Wakelin | Barry Hawkins (11) vs Hossein Vafaei | |
| 21 April | 10 am | John Higgins (3) vs Joe O’Connor | Jak Jones (16) vs Zhao Xintong |
| 2.30 pm | Ding Junhui (10) vs Zak Surety | Mark Allen (8) vs Fan Zhengyi | |
| 7 pm | Si Jiahui (13) vs David Gilbert | John Higgins (3) vs Joe O’Connor | |
| 22 April | 10 am | Zhang Anda (12) vs Pang Junxu | Shaun Murphy (15) vs Daniel Wells |
| 2.30 pm | Ronnie O’Sullivan (5) vs Ali Carter | Ding Junhui (10) vs Zak Surety | |
| 7 pm | Judd Trump (2) vs Zhou Yuelong | Si Jiahui (13) vs David Gilbert | |
| 23 April | 10 am | Zhang Anda (12) vs Pang Junxu | Shaun Murphy (15) vs Daniel Wells |
| 2.30 pm | Ronnie O’Sullivan (5) vs Ali Carter | Luca Brecel (7) vs Ryan Day | |
| 7 pm | Mark Selby (4) vs Ben Woollaston | Judd Trump (2) vs Zhou Yuelong | |
| 24 April | TBC | Mark Selby (4) vs Ben Woollaston | 10 am |
Second round and Knockouts
| Date | Stage | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 24 April | Second Round | TBC |
| 25 April | Second Round | TBC |
| 26 April | Second Rd / QFs | TBC |
| 27 April | Second Round | TBC |
| 28 April | Second Round | TBC |
| 29 April | Quarter-finals | TBC |
| 30 April | Quarter-finals | TBC |
| 1 May | Semi-finals | TBC |
| 2 May | Semi-finals | TBC |
| 3 May | Semi-finals | TBC |
| 4 May | Final (Sessions 1 & 2) | 13:00–18:00, 19:00–22:00 |
| 5 May | Final (Sessions 3 & 4) | 13:00–16:00, 19:00–22:00 |
