This web page consists of key info for the 2026 World Snooker Championship – together with the total draw, schedule, up to date outcomes, and prize cash.
Right now, world primary Judd Trump and seven-time world champion Ronnie O’Sullivan will probably be amongst these starting their 2026 Crucible campaigns.
The entire draw and schedule for the fiftieth version of the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield are detailed beneath.
Final up to date: April twenty first – Day 4 schedule & outcomes ongoing
2026 World Snooker Championship Draw
Spherical 1 (Better of 19)
All instances are in BST
1. Zhao Xintong (1) 10-7 Liam Highfield
2. Ding Junhui (16) 10-5 David Gilbert
3. Xiao Guodong (9) 10-6 Zhou Yuelong
4. Shaun Murphy (8) 5-4 Fan Zhengyi
Session 2: Tue 21 Apr 19:00
5. John Higgins (5) 10-7 Ali Carter
6. Ronnie O’Sullivan (12) vs He Guoqiang
Session 1: Tue 21 Apr 14:30
Session 2: Wed 22 Apr 14:30
7. Chris Wakelin (13) vs Liam Pullen
Session 1: Tue 21 Apr 10:00
Session 2: Wed 22 Apr 10:00
8. Neil Robertson (4) vs Pang Junxu
Session 1: Wed 22 Apr 19:00
Session 2: Thu 23 Apr 19:00
9. Kyren Wilson (3) 10-7 Stan Moody
10. Mark Allen (14) 10-6 Zhang Anda
11. Barry Hawkins (11) 10-4 Matthew Stevens
12. Mark Williams (6) 10-4 Antoni Kowalski
13. Mark Selby (7) vs Jak Jones
Session 1: Wed 22 Apr 10:00
Session 2: Wed 22 Apr 19:00
14. Wu Yize (10) 8-1 Lei Peifan
Session 2: Tue 21 Apr 14:30
15. Si Jiahui (15) vs Hossein Vafaei
Session 1: Wed 22 Apr 14:30
Session 2: Thu 23 Apr 13:00
16. Judd Trump (2) vs Gary Wilson
Session 1: Tue 21 Apr 10:00
Session 2: Tue 21 Apr 19:00
Spherical 2 (Better of 25)
17. Zhao Xintong (1) vs Ding Junhui (16)
Session 1: Fri 24 Apr 14:30
Session 2: Sat 25 Apr 14:30
Session 3: Solar 26 Apr 10:00
18. Xiao Guodong (9) vs Winner of match 4
Session 1: Thu 23 Apr 13:00
Session 2: Fri 24 Apr 10:00
Session 3: Fri 24 Apr 19:00
19. John Higgins (5) vs Winner of match 6
Session 1: Sat 25 Apr 19:00
Session 2: Solar 26 Apr 19:00
Session 3: Mon 27 Apr 13:00
20. Winner of match 7 vs Winner of match 8
Session 1: Sat 25 Apr 10:00
Session 2: Solar 26 Apr 14:30
Session 3: Mon 27 Apr 19:00
21. Kyren Wilson (3) vs Mark Allen (14)
Session 1: Thu 23 Apr 19:00
Session 2: Fri 24 Apr 14:30
Session 3: Sat 25 Apr 10:00
22. Barry Hawkins (11) vs Mark Williams (6)
Session 1: Fri 24 Apr 10:00
Session 2: Fri 24 Apr 19:00
Session 3: Sat 25 Apr 19:00
23. Winner of match 13 vs Winner of match 14
Session 1: Solar 26 Apr 10:00
Session 2: Solar 26 Apr 19:00
Session 3: Mon 27 Apr 13:00
24. Winner of match 15 vs Winner of match 16
Session 1: Sat 25 Apr 14:30
Session 2: Solar 26 Apr 14:30
Session 3: Mon 27 Apr 19:00
Quarter-Finals (Better of 25)
25. Winner of match 17 vs Winner of match 18
Session 1: Tue 28 Apr 10:00
Session 2: Tue 28 Apr 19:00
Session 3: Wed 29 Apr 14:30
26. Winner of match 19 vs Winner of match 20
Session 1: Tue 28 Apr 14:30
Session 2: Wed 29 Apr 10:00
Session 3: Wed 29 Apr 19:00
27. Winner of match 21 vs Winner of match 22
Session 1: Tue 28 Apr 10:00
Session 2: Tue 28 Apr 19:00
Session 3: Wed 29 Apr 10:00
28. Winner of match 23 vs Winner of match 24
Session 1: Tue 28 Apr 14:30
Session 2: Wed 29 Apr 14:30
Session 3: Wed 29 Apr 19:00
Semi-Finals (Better of 33)
29. Winner of match 25 vs Winner of match 26
Session 1: Thu 30 Apr 13:00
Session 2: Fri 01 Could 10:00
Session 3: Fri 01 Could 19:00
Session 4: Sat 02 Could 14:30
30. Winner of match 27 vs Winner of match 28
Session 1: Thu 30 Apr 19:00
Session 2: Fri 01 Could 14:30
Session 3: Sat 02 Could 10:00
Session 4: Sat 02 Could 19:00
Last (Better of 35)
31. Winner of match 29 vs Winner of match 30
Session 1: Solar 03 Could 13:00
Session 2: Solar 03 Could 19:00
Session 3: Mon 04 Could 13:00
Session 4: Mon 04 Could 19:00
CHAMPION:
The format
The 2026 World Snooker Championship draw options the highest 16 gamers on the earth rankings and a further 16 gamers who got here by means of a qualifying event.
The primary spherical, performed throughout 19 frames, is the one one in the course of the venue phases the place the matches will happen over solely two classes.
The World Snooker Championship format will increase to the very best of 25 frames in the course of the second spherical which is then repeated for the quarter-finals, with every performed throughout three classes.
4 classes are then on the World Snooker Championship schedule for the semi-finals and the ultimate, which have a distance of 33 and 35 frames respectively.
World Snooker Championship prize cash
Like in 2025, the participant who emerges from the 2026 World Snooker Championship draw with the trophy in his fingers can even pocket a cheque price £500,000.
The general prize cash is far higher than the vast majority of different tournaments on the World Snooker Tour calendar, highlighting the status connected with taking part in on the Crucible.
Prize Cash
Winner: £500,000
Runner-up: £200,000
Semi-finalists: £100,000
Quarter-finalists: £50,000
Final 16: £30,000
Final 32: £20,000
Highest break (together with qualifiers): £15,000
147 break: £40,000
There’s additionally the separate major-tournament most break bonus – a jackpot that Ronnie O’Sullivan and Chang Bingyu have already pocketed.
This season, a participant who compiles two 147 breaks in the course of the Triple Crown occasions – comprising the UK Championship, the Masters, and the World Championship – or on the Saudi Arabia Masters will acquire a £147,000 jackpot.
O’Sullivan earned the bonus by means of his double in Jeddah whereas Chang hit the jackpot after recording most breaks in each the UK and World Championship qualifiers.
Earlier world champions
Greater than 1 / 4 of the sphere within the 2025 World Snooker Championship draw will perceive what it takes to go all the best way on the Crucible Theatre.
Certainly, all the high eight seeds have gotten their fingers on the trophy earlier than, with twelfth seed Ronnie O’Sullivan bidding for a record-breaking eighth world crown.
Zhao Xintong is the defending world snooker champion after orchestrating a maiden triumph in improbable style 12 months in the past.
As a first-time winner, the Cyclone from China will try to interrupt the Curse of the Crucible and is within the type of his life having already gained 4 titles throughout a prolific 2025/26 marketing campaign.
World primary Judd Trump, in the meantime, will try so as to add a second world title to the one he captured seven years in the past.
Mark Selby and John Higgins have gained the crown on 4 events every, with Mark Williams a three-time winner.
Shaun Murphy, Neil Robertson, and Kyren Wilson are the opposite former champions within the discipline.
An extra 5 gamers within the draw have contested World Snooker Championship finals solely to fall one hurdle in need of glory – Matthew Stevens, Ali Carter, Barry Hawkins, Ding Junhui, and Jak Jones.
watch the 2026 World Snooker Championship?
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Different territories could have entry by way of a subscription on WST Play.
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