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.
All eyes turned to the GOAT, Ronnie O’Sullivan, in his aim to become the first player to win eight world titles and join the exclusive list of players to win all three Triple Crown events in a single season, but the Rocket suffered a shock quarter-final defeat to Stuart Bingham.
That means he will have to wait to get his hands on the famous trophy once again as the Crucible prepares to crown this year’s winner.
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 13-8 Stephen Maguire
(3) Judd Trump 9-13 Jack Jones
(12) Kyren Wilson 13-8 John Higgins (13)
Stuart Bingham 13-10 Ronnie O’Sullivan (2)
SEMI-FINALS
Thursday, May 02 to Saturday, May 04
David Gilbert v Kyren Wilson (12)
Jak Jones v Stuart Bingham
FINAL
Sunday, May 05 to Monday, May 06
David Gilbert/Kyren Wilson (12) v Jak Jones/Stuart Bingham
World Snooker Championship 2024 schedule
FRIDAY, MAY 3
10:00
David Gilbert v Kyren Wilson
14:30
Jak Jones v Stuart Bingham
19:00
David Gilbert v Kyren Wilson
SATURDAY, MAY 4
10:00
Jak Jones v Stuart Bingham
14:30
David Gilbert v Kyren Wilson
19:00
Jak Jones v Stuart Bingham
SUNDAY, MAY 5
13:00
David Gilbert/Kyren Wilson v Jak Jones/Stuart Bingham
19:00
David Gilbert/Kyren Wilson v Jak Jones/Stuart Bingham
MONDAY, MAY 6
13:00
David Gilbert/Kyren Wilson v Jak Jones/Stuart Bingham
19:00
David Gilbert/Kyren Wilson v Jak Jones/Stuart Bingham
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.
Kyren Wilson has emerged as the favourite with Paddy Power to win the World Snooker Championship 2024 after previous market leader Ronnie O’Sullivan crashed out in the last eight.
*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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