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Ronnie O'Sullivan is back in action at the Crucible and claimed a dominant first-round win over old rival Ali Carter.
O'Sullivan has not played since January and spoke candidly about his mental health struggles, saying that returning to Sheffield for his 33rd consecutive World Championship appearance was "an achievement in itself".
He held a 5-4 lead over Carter after the opening session of their match and reeled off five unanswered frames when the pair resumed on Wednesday, April 23.
Kyren Wilson's title defence crashed to earth at the first hurdle as Scottish Open champion Lei Peifan claimed a dramatic 10-9 win.
Last year's beaten finalist Jak Jones was brutally dispatched 10-4 by Zhao Xintong
Tournament favourite Judd Trump started his World Championship campaign against Zhou Yuelong on Tuesday, April 22, and opened up a 6-3 lead.
The Sporting News will provide updated scores throughout the tournament.
STREAM: World Snooker Championship 2025 on Discovery+ in the UK
World Snooker Championship 2025, schedule, scores and latest results:
All times are BST
Round 1
| April 19, 10:00 | Kyren Wilson vs Lei Peifan | Lei Peifan 10, Kyren Wilson 9 |
| April 20, 10:00 | Xiao Guodong vs Matthew Selt | Xiao Guodong 10, Matthew Selt 4 |
| April 20, 14:30 | Neil Robertson vs Chris Wakelin | Chris Wakelin 10, Neil Robertson 8 |
| April 20, 14:30 | Mark Williams vs Wu Yize | Mark Williams 10, Wu Yize 8 |
| April 20, 19:00 | Barry Hawkins vs Hossein Vafaei | Hossein Vafaei 10, Barry Hawkins 9 |
| April 21, 10:00 | John Higgins vs Joe O'Connor | John Higgins 10, Joe O'Connor 7 |
| April 21, 10:00 | Jak Jones vs Zhao Xintong | Zhao Xintong 10, Jak Jones 4 |
| April 21, 14:30 | Mark Allen vs Fan Zhengyi | Mark Allen 10, Fan Zhengyi 6 |
| April 21, 14:30 | Ding Junhui vs Zak Surety | Ding Junhui 10, Zak Surtey 7 |
| April 21, 19:00 | Si Jiahui vs David Gilbert | Si Jiahui 10, David Gilbert 6 |
| April 22, 10:00 | Zhang Anda vs Pang Jungxu | Pang Jungxu 10, Zhang Anda |
| April 22, 10:00 | Shaun Murphy vs Daniel Wells | Shaun Murphy 10, Daniel Wells 4 |
| April 22, 14:30 | Ronnie O'Sullivan vs Ali Carter | Ronnie O'Sullivan 10, Ali Carter 4 |
| April 22, 19:00 | Judd Trump vs Zhou Yuelong | Judd Trump 10, Zhou Yuelong 4 |
| April 23, 14:30 | Luca Brecel vs Ryan Day | Luca Brecel 10, Ryan Day 7 |
| April 23, 19:00 | Mark Selby vs Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston 10, Mark Selby 8 |
MORE: Who has won the most World Snooker Championship titles?
World Snooker Championship 2025 round dates, schedule
Round One: April 19-23
Round Two: April 24-28
Quarterfinals: April 29-30
Semifinals: May 1-3
Final: May 4-5
World Snooker Championship 2025 TV channel, live stream online
The World Snooker Championship is also the jewel in the crown for broadcasters as the sport's most prestigious and must-see event, and as such the BBC in the U.K. are providing plenty of coverage in 2025. They will be showing matches across multiple channels (One, Two, Four and the Red Button), as well as on BBC iPlayer.
TNT Sports subscribers can also watch the action live and on catch up, either on TV or streaming via Discovery+. Across the Pond, U.S. and Canada-based fans can watch the action on World Snooker Tour's own online channel via a matchroom.live subscription.
| TV channel | Live Stream | |
| UK | BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Four, BBC Red Button, TNT Sports | BBC iPlayer, Discovery+, matchroom.live |
| Canada | — | matchroom.live |
| US | — | matchroom.live |
World Snooker Championship list of previous champions
1941–1945: No tournaments were held
1958–1963: No tournaments were held
| 1927 | Joe Davis (ENG) |
| 1928 | Joe Davis (ENG) |
| 1929 | Joe Davis (ENG) |
| 1930 | Joe Davis (ENG) |
| 1931 | Joe Davis (ENG) |
| 1932 | Joe Davis (ENG) |
| 1933 | Joe Davis (ENG) |
| 1934 | Joe Davis (ENG) |
| 1935 | Joe Davis (ENG) |
| 1936 | Joe Davis (ENG) |
| 1937 | Joe Davis (ENG) |
| 1938 | Joe Davis (ENG) |
| 1939 | Joe Davis (ENG) |
| 1940 | Joe Davis (ENG) |
| 1946 | Joe Davis (ENG) |
| 1947 | Walter Donaldson (SCO) |
| 1948 | Fred Davis (ENG) |
| 1949 | Fred Davis (ENG) |
| 1950 | Walter Donaldson (SCO) |
| 1951 | Fred Davis (ENG) |
| 1952 | Horace Lindrum (AUS) |
| 1952 | Fred Davis (ENG) |
| 1953 | Fred Davis (ENG) |
| 1954 | Fred Davis (ENG) |
| 1955 | Fred Davis (ENG) |
| 1956 | Fred Davis (ENG) |
| 1957 | John Pulman (ENG) |
| 1964 | John Pulman (ENG) |
| 1964 | John Pulman (ENG) |
| 1965 | John Pulman (ENG) |
| 1965 | John Pulman (ENG) |
| 1965 | John Pulman (ENG) |
| 1966 | John Pulman (ENG) |
| 1968 | John Pulman (ENG) |
| 1969 | John Spencer (ENG) |
| 1970 | Ray Reardon (WAL) |
| 1971 | John Spencer (ENG) |
| 1972 | Alex Higgins (NIR) |
| 1973 | Ray Reardon (WAL) |
| 1974 | Ray Reardon (WAL) |
| 1975 | Ray Reardon (WAL) |
| 1976 | Ray Reardon (WAL) |
| 1977 | John Spencer (ENG) |
| 1978 | Ray Reardon (WAL) |
| 1979 | Terry Griffiths (WAL) |
| 1980 | Cliff Thorburn (CAN) |
| 1981 | Steve Davis (ENG) |
| 1982 | Alex Higgins (NIR) |
| 1983 | Steve Davis (ENG) |
| 1984 | Steve Davis (ENG) |
| 1985 | Dennis Taylor (NIR) |
| 1986 | Joe Johnson (ENG) |
| 1987 | Steve Davis (ENG) |
| 1988 | Steve Davis (ENG) |
| 1989 | Steve Davis (ENG) |
| 1990 | Stephen Hendry (SCO) |
| 1991 | John Parrott (ENG) |
| 1992 | Stephen Hendry (SCO) |
| 1993 | Stephen Hendry (SCO) |
| 1994 | Stephen Hendry (SCO) |
| 1995 | Stephen Hendry (SCO) |
| 1996 | Stephen Hendry (SCO) |
| 1997 | Ken Doherty (IRL) |
| 1998 | John Higgins (SCO) |
| 1999 | Stephen Hendry (SCO) |
| 2000 | Mark Williams (WAL) |
| 2001 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) |
| 2002 | Peter Ebdon (ENG) |
| 2003 | Mark Williams (WAL) |
| 2004 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) |
| 2005 | Shaun Murphy (ENG) |
| 2006 | Graeme Dott (SCO) |
| 2007 | John Higgins (SCO) |
| 2008 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) |
| 2009 | John Higgins (SCO) |
| 2010 | Neil Robertson (AUS) |
| 2011 | John Higgins (SCO) |
| 2012 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) |
| 2013 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) |
| 2014 | Mark Selby (ENG) |
| 2015 | Stuart Bingham (ENG) |
| 2016 | Mark Selby (ENG) |
| 2017 | Mark Selby (ENG) |
| 2018 | Mark Williams (WAL) |
| 2019 | Judd Trump (ENG) |
| 2020 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) |
| 2021 | Mark Selby (ENG) |
| 2022 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) |
| 2023 | Luca Brecel (BEL) |
| 2024 | Kyren Wilson (ENG) |
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