World Snooker Championship 2022: Schedule, results, order of play, live scores from the Crucible

The World Snooker Championship is proving to be spectacular at the Crucible in Sheffield as Ronnie O'Sullivan and Judd Trump prepare to do battle in the final and eye the game's biggest prize. 32 players began the tournament, which runs from April 16 to May 2, when the 2022 world champion will be crowned. We are finally now at the final.

The climax of the snooker season is upon us with the biggest names in the sport contesting the World Championship at the famous Crucible Theatre in Sheffield.

Mark Selby started as the defending champion and opened his campaign, as is customary, on Saturday morning against Jamie Jones. Selby had not played since losing to Liam Highfield in the last-64 of the Welsh Open in March, having spoken openly of his mental health issues , but produced his 100th century at the World Championship - 91 at the Crucible and nine in qualifying - in a 10-7 win.

Selby then lost to Yan Bingtao to suffer an early end to his Crucible campaign.

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Ronnie O'Sullivan came into the tournament having moved back to world No. 1 following an impressive season so far, and has a seventh world crown in his sights, which would draw him level with fellow great Stephen Hendry. O'Sullivan saw a fellow pro tell him he should retire ahead of the tournament, but produced a polished performance to beat Dave Gilbert 10-5; although the match was not without controversy after The Rocket was referred to the WPBSA disciplinary committee.

O'Sullivan reached the semi-finals for a 13th time with a 13-5 victory over Stephen Maguire.

O'Sullivan had picked Neil Robertson as the player to watch in Sheffield, with the Australian claiming four titles this season including The Masters in January. Robertson beat Ashley Hugill 10-5 in the first round, and then made a 147 in his shock 13-12 second-round loss to Jack Lisowski.

Fellow Class of ’92 grandees Mark Williams and John Higgins are, according to Jimmy White and Alan McManus, favourites for the title. Williams followed up a 10-3 win against Michael White with a 13-3 defeat of Jackson Page to set up a quarter-final against Yan; while Higgins defeated Thepchaiya Un-Nooh and Noppon Saengkham on his way to his quarter-final showdown with Lisowski.

Judd Trump has struggled to maintain his lofty standards this season, with only two titles to his name at the Turkish Masters and the Champion of Champions, but can never be discounted and saw off a potentially tricky first-round match against Hossein Vafaei. and followed that up with a hard-fought 13-11 win against Anthony McGill in round two.

We are finally now at the final as O'Sullivan and Trump prepare to do battle...

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How to watch the event

The World Snooker Championship 2022 will be available on Eurosport and discovery+, with all the latest news, reaction and highlights on Eurosport.com.

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Schedule and dates

First round (best of 19 frames)

Saturday, 16 April

10:00

14:30

19:00

Sunday, 17 April

10:00

14:30

19:00

Monday, 18 April

10:00

14:30

19:00

Tuesday, 19 April

10:00

14:30

19:00

Wednesday, 20 April

10:00

14:30

19:00

Thursday, 21 April

13:00

19:00

Second round (best of 25 frames)

Thursday, 21 April

13:00

19:00

Friday, 22 April

10:00

14:30

19:00

Saturday, 23 April

10:00

14:30

19:00

Sunday, 24 April

10:00

14:30

19:00

Monday, 25 April

13:00

19:00

Quarter-finals (best of 25 frames)

Tuesday, 26 April

10:00

14:30

19:00

Wednesday, 27 April

10:00

14:30

19:00

Semi-finals (best of 33 frames)

Thursday, 28 April

13:00

19:00

Friday, 29 April

10:00

14:30

19:00

Saturday, 30 April

10:00

14:30

19:00

Final (best of 35 frames)

Sunday, 1 May

13:00

19:00

Monday, 2 May

13:00

19:00

Previous Winners

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:

What is the format?

The epic 128-person qualifiers produced 16 players, who have emerged from that group to join the 16 top-ranked players in the world in the first-round draw.

The first round is best of 19 frames, the second and quarter-final rounds best of 25. The semi-finals are best of 33 and the final best of 35.

What is the draw for the World Championship first round?

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