Skilled snooker’s longest-running, most prestigious and financially-rewarding competitors is upon us, with the draw for the 2023 World Snooker Championship full.
Sheffield’s annual two-week extravaganza kicks off on the morning of April 15, concluding on the UK’s Financial institution Vacation Monday on Might 1.
Ronnie O’Sullivan is seeking to defend his title and decide up a record-breaking eighth World Championship crown of his profession on the Crucible.
The 16 gamers who made it by the qualifying competitors be part of the 16 top-ranked gamers on the planet within the first spherical.
The Sporting Information rounds up the complete draw and bracket under, with updates to observe by the match because the outcomes drop in.
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2023 World Snooker Championship first-round draw
Every first-round match is best-of-19 frames, so the primary participant to win 10 frames wins the match.
Within the first spherical, every participant who made it by the qualifying competitors is drawn towards one of many prime 16 seeds, so no seeded gamers will be drawn towards one another.
Seeded gamers are on the left with their seeding. Gamers on the precise are randomly drawn qualifiers.
Match Quantity
Match
Outcome
1
(1) Ronnie O’Sullivan vs. Pang Junxu
10-7
2
(16) Ding Junhui vs. Hossein Vafaei
6-10
3
(9) Luca Brecel vs. Ricky Walden
10-9
4
(8) Mark Williams vs. Jimmy Robertson
10-5
5
(5) Judd Trump vs. Anthony McGill
6-10
6
(12) Jack Lisowski vs. Noppon Saengkham
10-7
7
(13) Robert Milkins vs. Joe Perry
10-9
8
(4) Shaun Murphy vs. Si Jiahui
9-10
9
(3) Mark Allen vs. Fan Zhengyi
10-5
10
(14) Stuart Bingham vs. David Gilbert
10-4
11
(11) Ali Carter vs. Jak Jones
6-10
12
(6) Neil Robertson vs. Wu Yize
10-3
13
(7) Kyren Wilson vs. Ryan Day
10-5
14
(10) John Higgins vs. David Grace
10-3
15
(15) Gary Wilson vs. Elliot Slessor
10-8
16
(2) Mark Selby vs. Matthew Selt
10-8
* After first session
2023 World Snooker Championship second-round draw
The second-round matches shall be performed over three classes, as they’re best-of-25 frames.
Match Quantity
Match
Outcome
17
Ronnie O’Sullivan vs. Hossein Vafaei
13-2
18
Luca Brecel v Mark Williams
13-11
19
Anthony McGill vs. Jack Lisowski
13-8
20
Robert Milkins vs. Si Jiahui
7-13
21
Mark Allen vs. Stuart Bingham
13-4
22
Jak Jones vs. Neil Robertson
13-7
23
Kyren Wilson vs. John Higgins
2-13
24
Gary Wilson vs. Mark Selby
7-13
*after first session / **after second session
2023 World Snooker Championship quarter-final draw
Just like the second spherical, the quarter-finals may also be best-of-25 frames, with the matches happening over three classes.
Match Quantity
Match
Outcome
25
Ronnie O’Sullivan vs. Luca Brecel
10-13
26
Anthony McGill vs. Si Jiahui
12-13
27
Mark Allen vs. Jak Jones
13-10
28
John Higgins vs. Mark Selby
7-13
*after first session / **after second session
2023 World Snooker Championship semi-final draw
Not like the earlier rounds, the semi-final matches are performed one after the opposite, reasonably than two matches happening concurrently. These matches are best-of-33 frames, and happen over 4 classes.
Match Quantity
Match
Outcome
29
Luca Brecel vs. Si Jiahui
30
Mark Allen vs. Mark Selby
* after first session / ** after second session / *** after third session
2023 World Snooker Championship closing
The ultimate is best-of-35 frames.
Match Quantity
Match
Outcome
31
Winner 29 vs. Winner 30
2023 World Snooker Championship seeds, qualifiers
Listed under are the 32 gamers within the first-round draw.
Seeding
Participant
1
Ronnie O’Sullivan
2
Mark Selby
3
Mark Allen
4
Shaun Murphy
5
Judd Trump
6
Neil Robertson
7
Kyren Wilson
8
Mark Williams
9
Luca Brecel
10
John Higgins
11
Ali Carter
12
Jack Lisowski
13
Robert Milkins
14
Stuart Bingham
15
Gary Wilson
16
Ding Junhui
Q
Pang Junxu
Q
Hossein Vafaei
Q
Ricky Walden
Q
Jimmy Robertson
Q
Anthony McGill
Q
Noppon Saengkham
Q
Joe Perry
Q
Si Jiahui
Q
Fan Zhengyi
Q
David Gilbert
Q
Jak Jones
Q
Wu Yize
Q
Ryan Day
Q
David Grace
Q
Elliot Slessor
Q
Matthew Selt