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All eyes now turn to the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, United Kingdom, as the 2025 World Snooker Championship gets underway from April 19 to May 5. The prestigious tournament will see 32 of the world’s finest players battle it out for the sport’s most coveted title.
Kyren Wilson entered the competition as the defending champion, having claimed his maiden world crown last year with an 18-14 victory over Jak Jones in the final. But the Englishman suffered a shock defeat in the opener to Lei Peifan.
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The standout fixture of the opening round is a blockbuster clash between seven-time world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan and two-time runner-up Ali Carter. Tensions flared up during the duo's clash at last year’s Masters when O'Sullivan labeled Carter a “nightmare” to play against.
As one third of snooker's biggest global events gets underway, The Sporting News has all your scheduling, TV and streaming details covered from the 2025 World Snooker Championships at The Crucible.
2025 World Snooker Championships TV channel, live stream
- TV Channel: —
- Live stream: WST Play (via matchroom.live)
For audiences in the US and Canada, action from the 2025 World Snooker Championships will be broadcast exclusively through the World Snooker Tour's own channel, the WST play, via a matchroom.live subscription.
Fans can opt in to a rolling monthly subscription or pay annually.
When is the 2025 World Snooker Championships tournament?
The 2025 World Snooker Championships is a 17-day long event which began on Saturday, April 19.
With 32 players competing at the World Snooker Championships one to two matches will take place per session during the first round. The second round will commence on Thursday, April 24, followed by the quarterfinals on Saturday, April 26, and the semi-finals on Thursday, May 1.
That final will take place across two days with the first half being played on Sunday, May 4, before culminating on Monday, May 5 crowning this year's champions.
Here's how the first-round match times translate for snooker fans watching in the US:
| April 19, 5 a.m. | Xiao Guodong 10-4 Matthew Selt |
| April 19, 5 a.m. | Kyren Wilson 9-10 Lei Peifan |
| April 19, 9:30 a.m. | Neil Robertson 8-10 Chris Wakelin |
| April 19, 9:30 a.m. | Mark Williams 10-8 Wu Yize |
| April 19, 2 p.m. | Barry Hawkins 9-10 Hossein Vafaei |
| April 20, 5 a.m. | Jak Jones vs Zhao Xintong |
| April 20, 9:30 a.m. | Mark Allen vs Fan Zhengyi |
| April 21, 5 a.m. | John Higgins vs Joe O'Connor |
| April 21, 9:30 a.m. | Ding Junhui vs Zak Surety |
| April 21, 2 p.m. | Si Jiahui vs David Gilbert |
| April 22, 5 a.m. | Zhang Anda vs Pang Jungxu |
| April 22, 5 a.m. | Shaun Murphy vs Daniel Wells |
| April 22, 9:30 a.m. | Ronnie O'Sullivan vs Ali Carter |
| April 22, 2 p.m. | Judd Trump vs Zhou Yuelong |
| April 23, 9:30 a.m. | Luca Brecel vs Ryan Day |
| April 23, 2 p.m. | Mark Selby vs Ben Woollaston |
2025 World Snooker Championships prize money
As was the case last year, the total prize fund for the 2025 World Snooker Championship is £2,395,000 ($3,177,087.82). The winner of the competition will receive £500,000 ($663,275.12), with the runner-up receiving £200,000 ($265,310.05).
Every player competing at this year's World Snooker Championship is in line to receive at least £20,000 ($26,531), with the individual who records the highest break in the tournament to see their overall winnings topped up with another £15,000 ($19,898.25).
- Winner – £500,000 ($663,275.12)
- Runner-up – £200,000 ($265,310.05)
- Semifinalists – £100,000 ($132,655.02)
- Quarterfinalists – £50,000 ($66,327.51)
- Last 16 (Round 2) – £30,000 ($66,327.51)
- Last 32 (Round 1)- £20,000 ($39,796.51)
- Highest Break – £15,000 ($19,898.25)
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