Paddy is about to go all snooker loopy because the World Championship is here.
The biggest event on the calendar sees the top 16 players in the world joined by 16 qualifiers at the prestigious Crucible Theatre in Sheffield from Saturday, April 20 to Monday, May 6.
This year’s edition is already proving to be a blockbuster, with defending champion Luca Brecel sensationally defeated in a round one deciding frame by David Gilbert.
Now all eyes are on the GOAT, Ronnie O’Sullivan, as he aims to make history and become the first player to win eight world titles. The Rocket won The Masters in January to add to his 2023 UK Championship title, so is one triple crown victory from joining an exclusive list of players to win all three major events in a single season.
He will certainly have the crowd on his side but there’s a long list of players looking to spoil the party, led by top contenders 2019 winner Judd Trump and four-time world champion Mark Selby.
World Snooker Championship odds are on the Paddy Power website and Paddy Power app, otherwise, everything you need to know about this year’s tournament can be found below.
World Snooker Championship 2024 draw
ROUND ONE
Saturday, April 20 to Thursday, April 25
(1) Luca Brecel 9-10 David Gilbert
(16) Robert Milkins 10-9 Pang Junxu
(9) Ali Carter 7-10 Stephen Maguire
(8) Shaun Murphy 10-5 Lyu Haotian
(5) Mark Selby 6-10 Joe O’Connor
(12) Kyren Wilson 10-1 Dominic Dale
(13) John Higgins 10-6 Jamie Jones
(4) Mark Allen 10-6 Robbie Williams
(3) Judd Trump 10-5 Hossein Vafaei
(14) Tom Ford 10-6 Ricky Walden
(11) Zhang Anda 4-10 Jak Jones
(6) Mark Williams 9-10 Si Jiahui
(7) Ding Junhui 9-10 Jack Lisowski
(10) Gary Wilson 5-10 Stuart Bingham
(15) Barry Hawkins 8-10 Ryan Day
(2) Ronnie O’Sullivan 10-1 Jackson Page
ROUND TWO
Thursday, April 25 to Monday, April 29
(3) Judd Trump 13-7 Tom Ford (14)
Stephen Maguire 13-9 Shaun Murphy (8)
David Gilbert 13-4 Robert Milkins (16)
Jak Jones 13-9 Si Jiahui
Joe O’Connor 6-13 Kyren Wilson (12)
Jack Lisowski 11-13 Stuart Bingham
(13) John Higgins 13-12 Mark Allen (4)
Ryan Day 7-13 Ronnie O’Sullivan (2)
QUARTER-FINALS
Tuesday, April 30 to Wednesday, May 01
David Gibert v Stephen Maguire
Judd Trump v Jack Jones
Kyren Wilson v John Higgins
Stuart Bingham v Ronnie O’Sullivan
SEMI-FINALS
Thursday, May 02 to Saturday, May 04
TBC v TBC
TBC v TBC
FINAL
Sunday, May 05 to Monday, May 06
TBC v TBC
World Snooker Championship 2024 schedule
WEDNESDAY, MAY 1
10:00
Kyren Wilson v John Higgins
Judd Trump v Jack Jones
13:00
David Gibert v Stephen Maguire
Stuart Bingham v Ronnie O’Sullivan
19:00
Kyren Wilson v John Higgins
Stuart Bingham v Ronnie O’Sullivan
THURSDAY, MAY 2
13:00
Gilbert/Maguire v Wilson/Higgins
19:00
Trump/Jones v Bingham/O’Sullivan
FRIDAY, MAY 3
10:00
Gilbert/Maguire v Wilson/Higgins
14:30
Trump/Jones v Bingham/O’Sullivan
19:00
Gilbert/Maguire v Wilson/Higgins
World Snooker Championship 2024 prize money
The prize fund is expected to be unchanged from last year, with the event being the most lucrative of the World Snooker Tour. Last year’s champion Luca Brecel went home with a cheque – novelty-sized – worth a tidy £500,000. Below are the prizes up for grabs at each stage of the tournament.
Winner: £500,000
Finalist: £200,000
Semi-Finalist: £100,000
Quarter-Finalist: £50,000
Second Round: £30,000
First Round: £20,000
World Snooker Championship 2024 odds
World Snooker Championship odds are on paddypower.com and prices for the leading contenders can be seen on our snazzy widgets below.
Ronnie O’Sullivan is the favourite with Paddy Power to win the World Snooker Championship 2024 heading into the event on the top of his game.
*All prices are bang up to date with our snazzy widgets, while odds in copy are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change
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