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The 2020 World Snooker Championship (officially the 2020 Betfred World Snooker Championship) was a professional

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tournament that took place from 31 July to 16 August 2020 at the

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, England. It was the 44th consecutive year that the

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was held at the Crucible. The final

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event of the

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, the tournament was originally scheduled to take place from 18 April to 4 May 2020, but both the qualifying stage and the main rounds were postponed as a result of the

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. The event was one of the first to allow live audiences since the onset of the pandemic, but on the first day it was announced that the event would be played behind closed doors for subsequent days. A limited number of spectators were allowed in for the final two days of the championship. The tournament was organised by the

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, a subsidiary of the

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, and was broadcast by the

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. The event had a total prize fund of £2,395,000, with the winner receiving £500,000. Qualifying for the tournament was due to be held between 8 and 15 April 2020 but instead took place from 21 to 28 July at the

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, Sheffield. There were 128 participants in the qualifying rounds, with a mix of professional and invited amateur players, 16 of whom reached the main stage of the tournament where they played the top 16 players in the snooker world rankings. The event was sponsored by sports betting company

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Judd Trump Judd Trump (born 20 August 1989) is an English professional snooker player, a former world champion and former world number one. Widely regarded as one of the sport's most talented players, he is currently sixth on the list of all-time ranki ...

was the defending champion, having won his maiden world title at the previous year's event, defeating

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18–9 in the final. He lost in the quarter-final stage to

Kyren Wilson Kyren Wilson (; born 23 December 1991) is an English professional snooker player from Kettering and a five-time ranking event winner. He has been a runner-up at two of the three Triple Crown events, having reached the final at both the 2018 ...

, falling to the

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won his sixth world title, defeating Wilson 18–8 in the final. This was O'Sullivan's 37th ranking event win of his career, the most of any player. Higgins made a

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in the 12th frame of his second-round loss to

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. This was Higgins' tenth career maximum break and his first at the World Championship; aged 45, he became the oldest player to make a maximum in a professional competition.

Background

The

features 32 professional players competing in one-on-one snooker matches in a

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format, each match played over several . The 32 players for the event are selected through a mix of the

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and a pre-tournament qualification round. The first World Snooker Championship took place in 1927, with the final held at

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in Birmingham, England, and the title was won by

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. Since 1977, the event has been held at the

, England. ,

Stephen Hendry Stephen Gordon Hendry (born 13 January 1969) is a Scottish professional snooker player who dominated the sport during the 1990s, becoming one of the most successful players in its history. After turning professional in 1985 at age 16, Hendry ...

and

Ronnie O’Sullivan Ronald Antonio O'Sullivan (born 5 December 1975) is an English professional snooker player who is the current world champion and world number one. Widely recognised as one of the most talented and accomplished players in the sport's history, ...

are the event's most successful participants in the modern era, having both won the championship seven times. The 2019 championship had been won by England's

, who defeated Scotland's

in the final 18–9 to win his first world title. The winner of the 2020 championship received £500,000, from a total prize fund of £2,395,000. The event is organised by

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in partnership with the

Format

The tournament was scheduled to take place between 18 April and 4 May 2020 in

, England, but was postponed to between 31 July and 16 August as a result of the

. The event featured a 32-player main draw that was contested at the Crucible Theatre, as well as a 128-player qualifying draw played at the

. Qualifying was originally due to take place from 8 to 15 April but was also delayed, eventually taking place from 21 to 28 July 2020 and finishing three days prior to the start of the main draw. In May 2019, the World Snooker Tour announced the event's qualifying format would be changed from the previous year, with

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ing given to players with a higher ranking, and played over four rounds instead of three. The tournament was the last of 17 ranking events in the 2019–20 season on the

. This was the 44th consecutive year that the tournament had been held at the Crucible, and the 52nd successive world championship to be contested through the modern knockout format. The tournament was sponsored by sports betting company

, as it had been since 2015. The top 16 players in the latest 2019–20 snooker world rankings automatically qualified for the main draw as seeded players. Defending champion Judd Trump was automatically seeded first overall. The remaining 15 seeds were allocated based on the latest world rankings, released after the 2020 Tour Championship which was the penultimate event of the season. Matches in the first round of the main draw were played as the best of 19 frames, second-round matches and quarter-finals were played as the best of 25 frames, and the semi-finals were played over a maximum of 33 frames. The final was played over two days as a best-of-35-frames match.

Coverage

The tournament was broadcast in the United Kingdom on

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and

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, as well as

. Internationally, the event was broadcast by Eurosport in Europe and Australia; by Superstars Online, Zhibo.tv,

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and

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in China; by

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in Hong Kong; and by

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in Canada, the United States, and Brazil. In all other countries,

broadcast the main tournament, as well as the qualifying rounds, via their new online subscription service. The World Snooker Championship was intended to be one of the first sporting events to allow spectators after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. A reduced audience was to be admitted to allow for

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. The event, along with the

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and two

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matches, was being used as a trial for live audiences by the UK Government, ahead of restrictions being lifted in October. On the first day of the event, UK prime minister

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announced that the sporting pilots were being ended, and spectators would no longer be allowed inside the venue. The World Snooker Tour confirmed an hour later that fans would be admitted for the rest of the first day, but matches were to be played behind closed doors for the remainder of the tournament. During the semi-final stages, the UK Government announced that the previously postponed sporting event pilots would resume. This meant that the reduced capacity crowd from the start of the tournament would be allowed back for both days of the final.

Prize fund

The winner of the event received £500,000 from a total prize fund of £2,395,000. The breakdown of prize money for the event is shown below. * Winner: £500,000 * Runner-up: £200,000 * Semi-finalists: £100,000 * Quarter-finalists: £50,000 * Last 16: £30,000 * Last 32: £20,000 * Last 48: £15,000 * Last 80: £10,000 * Last 112: £5,000 * Highest break (qualifying stage included): £15,000 *

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(main stage): £40,000 * Maximum break (qualifying stage): £10,000

Tournament summary

Qualifying stage

Qualifying for the event was held between 21 and 28 July 2020 over four separate rounds, with 16 players progressing into the main draw. James Cahill, who defeated five-time champion Ronnie O'Sullivan in the main stage in 2019, lost in the opening round to amateur player Ben Mertens. Mertens, aged 15, became the youngest player to win a match at the event. Mertens lost in the second round to

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. Allan Taylor won the

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play-off to gain a two-year professional tour card prior to qualifying, and won both of his first two matches 6–1. In these matches he scored four

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s, including a career-high 145 – the highest break in qualifying. Six-time runner-up

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won his first two qualifying matches over Ivan Kakovskii and

Michael Georgiou Michael Georgiou (born 18 January 1988) is a British-Cypriot former professional snooker player from Forest Hill. He is a practice partner of Igor Figueiredo and Hammad Miah, who practises at Whetstone Snooker Club. In 2018, Georgiou won his fi ...

, but lost in the third round to

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. Gary Wilson, who reached the semi-finals in the 2019 event, lost in the third round of qualifying to Swiss player

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3–6. Twice runner-up

Ali Carter Allister Carter (born 25 July 1979) is an English professional snooker player. He has twice been the World Championship runner-up, in 2008 and 2012, losing both finals to Ronnie O'Sullivan. He has won four ranking titles and briefly reached numb ...

started in round three, but lost his opening match to

Louis Heathcote Louis Heathcote (born 3 July 1997) is an English people, English professional snooker player. Career In May 2019, Heathcote came through Q School 2019 - Event 2, Q-School - Event 2 by winning six matches to earn a two-year card on the World Snoo ...

. This was the first time since

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that Carter did not play in the main stage of the event. Anthony Hamilton PHC 2016-1

The final round of qualifying was played on 27 and 28 July, with matches played as the best of 19 frames over two . Ursenbacher became the first Swiss player to play the main stage of the tournament, after defeating

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10–8. Ursenbacher led 6–2 after the first session, but the lead was cut to 9–8 before he won frame 18.

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qualified for the main stage for the first time since reaching the semi-finals in

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after defeating Heathcote 10–5.

Elliot Slessor Elliot Slessor (born 4 August 1994) is an English professional snooker player. In May 2013, Slessor qualified for the 2013–14 and 2014–15 professional Main Tour as one of four semi-finalists from the first Q School event. Career Slessor ...

won the final nine frames of the match to defeat

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10–3. Slessor had promised to plan a wedding with his girlfriend if he made it through the qualifying rounds.

Liang Wenbo Liang Wenbo (; born 25 March 1987) is a Chinese professional snooker player based at the Oracle Snooker Club, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England. Liang, who plays left-handed, has reached one Triple Crown final, made three Masters appearances, and ...

led

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5–2, but won just two frames of the next eight to trail 7–8. The match went to a at 9–9 which Liang won with a break of 141.

Anthony McGill Anthony McGill (born 5 February 1991) is a Scottish professional snooker player. He is a practice partner of retired snooker player Alan McManus. McGill turned professional in 2010, after finishing fourth in the 2009/2010 PIOS rankings. He wo ...

lost only one frame in his win over Baird, whilst Norwegian player

defeated

Matthew Selt Matthew Selt (born 7 March 1985) is an English professional snooker player originally from Romford, east London and now living in Chelmsford, Essex. He qualified for the professional tour by finishing seventh on the Pontin's International Open ...

by the same scoreline, 10–1, to qualify for the first time since 2015. Slessor and Ursenbacher made their debuts in the main draw of the World Championship. Other debutants in the main draw were Jamie Clarke,

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and Jordan Brown. Anthony Hamilton qualified for the main draw for the first time since

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, but withdrew because of health concerns over

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. As an asthmatic, he had criticised the decision to allow a limited number of spectators into the Crucible. Defending champion Judd Trump said Hamilton should have made his decision earlier, as by participating in the qualifiers despite knowing there would be spectators in the final stages he had denied a place to another player.

First round

The first round took place between 31 July and 5 August, each match played over two sessions as the best of 19 frames. Defending champion Judd Trump played

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in the opening match. Ford won the first frame, and was on track for a

but missed the pot on the 13th . Ford won the second and third frame as well, before Trump won the next two. Ford won the following two frames, including a break of 140 to lead 5–2, but lost the last two to lead 5–4 after the first session. Ford won the opening frame on the resumption of play, but Trump won the next three frames to take the lead for the first time in the match. Ford won frame 14, before Trump made a break of 131 in the next – his 100th century break of the season. Trump also won the next frame to lead 9–7. Ford won frame 17, but Trump won the match in the next 10–8. Trump became only the second player to make 100 century breaks in a season, after

Neil Robertson Neil Robertson (born 11 February 1982) is an Australian professional snooker player who is a former world champion and former world number one. The only Australian to have won a ranking event, he is also the only player from outside the United ...

in the 2013–14 snooker season. Stuart Bingham PHC 2016-1

The

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winner

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met qualifier Ashley Carty and led 5–4 after the first session. Bingham then won the next four frames, including a maximum attempt that fell apart on 12 black balls, and a 109 to lead 9–4. Carty then won the next three frames, before Bingham won frame 17 with a break of 82 to win 10–7. The

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winner

Ding Junhui Ding Junhui (; born 1 April 1987) is a Chinese professional snooker player. He is the most successful Asian player in the history of the sport. Throughout his career, he has won 14 major ranking titles, including three UK Championships (2005 ...

played Mark King. Ding had not played in any tournaments since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, but took a 5–4 lead after the first session. The pair were tied at 5–5 to 7–7 before Ding won two frames to lead 9–7. Two long frames were won by King to tie the match at 9–9 and force a deciding frame. Ding won the frame after potting a mid-range to win 10–9. Three-time champion Mark Williams was drawn against Alan McManus. After the first session of play, McManus led 5–4, despite losing the first two frames. In the second session, Williams won six straight frames to win the match 10–5. After the victory, Williams said "he outplayed me and I was happy to be 5–4 down because it could have been 7–2" after the first session, and added that in the second session he "put pressure on cManus then he got frustrated and I knew I had him as long as I didn't make silly mistakes". Four-time champion John Higgins met

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, and held a 6–3 lead after the first session. Stevens won frame 10 with a break of 138, before Higgins won the next two frames to lead 8–4. Stevens won frame 13 but Higgins won the next two frames, including requiring in frame 14 to win 10–5. The

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winner Neil Robertson, met Liang Wenbo and led 5–4 after the first session after breaks of 140, 123 and 87. Liang won the opening frame of the second session to tie the match at 5–5, before Robertson won the next five frames to win the match 10–5. Noppon Saengkham PHC 2015-2

The previous year's semi-finalist David Gilbert played Kurt Maflin, who had not qualified since the 2015 event. Maflin led 3–1 and later 5–4 after the first session. Between frames 9 and 13 there were four century breaks in a row. Maflin attempted a maximum break, scoring 105 in frame 16 to tie the match at 8–8. After running out of position for the 14th black, he gave "

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" to the table, and received a warning from referee

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. Maflin then won the next two frames to win 10–8. Five-time champion

averaged less than 14 seconds per shot as he opened an 8–1 lead in the first session against

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. This was quicker than any player's average during the season. In the second session, O'Sullivan clinched the next two frames in less than half an hour to win the match 10–1. With a match time of 108 minutes, O'Sullivan's victory set a new record for the fastest best-of-19-frames match; this was 41 minutes faster than the previous record set by

Shaun Murphy Shaun Peter Murphy (born 10 August 1982) is an English professional snooker player who won the 2005 World Snooker Championship, 2005 World Championship. Nicknamed "The Magician", Murphy is noted for his straight Cue stick, cue action and his lo ...

in his 10–0 victory over

Luo Honghao Luo Honghao (; born 31 January 2000) is a Chinese former professional snooker player. Career Amateur In July 2017, he reached the final of 2017 IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship where he lost the final 7–6 to Fan Zhengyi. Later i ...

in 2019.

Yan Bingtao Yan Bingtao (, born 16 February 2000) is a Chinese professional snooker player. He is the youngest player to win the Amateur World Snooker Championship after defeating Muhammad Sajjad 8–7. Having qualified to compete on the main tour for t ...

played debutant Elliot Slessor, and led 8–1 after the first session. Yan also led 9–2, before Slessor won five frames in a row. Yan won the match 10–7. Anthony McGill took a 5–4 lead after the first session over

Jack Lisowski Jack Adam Lisowski (born 25 June 1991) is an English professional snooker player from Churchdown, Gloucestershire. He turned professional in 2010 by finishing first in the 2009/2010 PIOS rankings. A left-handed player, he is known for his atta ...

. McGill led 9–6 before Lisowski won three frames to force a deciding frame. The frame was fought over the final , which was potted by McGill to win 10–9. The

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champion Shaun Murphy was defeated by

Noppon Saengkham Noppon Saengkham (; born 15 July 1992) is a Thai professional snooker player. Career Early years In April 2009, Saengkham lost in the final of the ACBS Asian Under-21 Snooker Championship 1–5 to Zhang Anda. He went one better at the 2009 IBSF ...

10–4 in a match Murphy described as "the worst two days of my snooker years". Three-time champion

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struggled for form as he defeated Jordan Brown 10–6. In his match against Jamie Clarke,

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scored two century breaks in the first two frames, and made three other century breaks but lost the match 8–10. Alexander Ursenbacher won the first frame in his match against

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, but won only one other frame and lost 2–10. The final match of the first round was held between

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and Martin Gould. Maguire had won the preceding event at the Tour Championship. Gould made three breaks of 103 and a break of 100 to open a 7–2 lead after the first session, and eventually won the match 10–3.

Second round

The second round took place between 5 and 9 August, each match played over three sessions as the best of 25 frames. Kurt Maflin took on John Higgins, with Higgins taking the first two frames. Maflin responded by winning the next four frames in a row, before Higgins won frame seven with a break of 101. The final frame of the session was won by Maflin with a break of 81 to lead 5–3. Higgins won frame nine, but Maflin won the next two frames to take a 7–4 lead. In frame 12, Higgins made the highest break of the tournament, a maximum break of 147. The last maximum break at the event was made by Stephen Hendry in

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. This was Higgins' tenth career maximum break and his first at the event; aged 45, he became the oldest player to make a maximum in a professional competition. They shared frames 13 and 14, however, Higgins won the next two frames to tie the match at 8–8. Maflin won the next two frames, before Higgins took the lead by winning the next three. Maflin, however, also won the three frames to win the match 13–11. Kurt Maflin PHC 2016-1

Mark Williams won the first frame in the match against Stuart Bingham, with Bingham winning the next two frames. In frame four, Bingham was seven points ahead, but missed potting the black ball off the . Williams potted the black, and also the to win the frame. Williams then took the next three frames, and led 5–3 after the first session. Williams took frame nine, before Bingham won four straight frames to lead 7–6. Williams won the next two frames, but missed a in frame 16 allowing Bingham to tie the match at 8–8. Bingham won frame 17 with a break of 70, before Williams won the next two frames. With the scores later tied at 11–11, Williams won the next two frames to win the match 13–11. Judd Trump won the first frame against Yan Bingtao, while Yan scored a break of 133 in frame two, before Trump won frame three. Yan then won the next four frames to lead 5–2. Yan missed the final in frame eight, allowing Trump to make a and finish the session 3–5 behind. Trump won the second session 6–2, to carry a 9–7 lead into the final session, which he won 13–11 with a break of 127. Mark Selby and Noppon Saengkham were tied at 8–8 after the first two sessions of their match, with three-time champion Selby taking a 12–10 lead. Noppon won the next two frames, however, to force a deciding frame. In frame 25, Selby made a century break to win the match 13–12.

met Martin Gould in the second round; this was Wilson's first match of the main draw, having received a bye through the first round when Anthony Hamilton withdrew from the event at the end of qualifying. Wilson won five of the first six frames of the match, before Gould won the final two of the session. At 5–3 ahead, Wilson won the next five frames in a row to lead 10–3. Gould won the next two frames, but Wilson won the final frame of the second session to lead 11–5. In the final session, Gould won the first three frames, and had won the fourth barring foul shots. In a snooker, Gould missed and conceded a , allowing Wilson enough points to win the frame. Wilson won the match in the 22nd frame, 13–9. Barry Hawkins trailed 2010 champion Neil Robertson 3–5 after the first session of their match, with Robertson winning frame nine to lead by three frames. Hawkins won the next four straight frames to take the lead 7–6. Robertson won the next two frames to lead again, but Hawkins tied the match at 8–8 after two sessions. Robertson won the next two frames, before Hawkins scored a century break in frame 19. Robertson won the next three frames to win 13–9. Ronnie O'Sullivan, making a record 28th consecutive appearance at the event, was level with Ding Junhui after the first session 4–4. O'Sullivan won frame nine, before Ding won three frames with a 64 and two century breaks to lead 7–5. O'Sullivan also won three frames in a row, before Ding won frame 16 to level at 8–8. O'Sullivan won the match 13–10 to reach a record 19th quarter-final at the event. The final match of the second round was played between two qualifiers – Anthony McGill and debutant Jamie Clarke. Clarke led 7–2; but was reprimanded by McGill for standing in his line of sight during a shot. The pair were reprimanded by referee

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, however, McGill followed Clarke out of the arena. Clarke later

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"You want to dance, let's dance". McGill won the remaining five frames of the session to trail 7–8. The pair were tied at 11–11 before Clarke took frame 23 and missed a shot on the to win in the next allowing McGill to tie the scores at 12–12. In the deciding frame, Clarke failed to escape from a snooker, and left a free ball, which was enough for McGill to win the match 13–12.

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals took place from 9 to 11 August, each match played over three sessions as the best of 25 frames. Mark Selby played Neil Robertson, with the first frame lasting over 58 minutes. Selby took the frame, and all of the first five of the match. Robertson won the next three frames, including a four-ball in the final frame of the session. Selby then won the second session of the match 6–2 to lead 11–5, winning four frames in a row. He also won frame 17 with a break of 91 to lead 12–5, but Robertson won the next two frames. Selby won the match 13–7 when Robertson missed a black ball from the spot. Afterwards, Robertson praised Selby's consistent defensive , whilst Selby acknowledged he had lacked confidence that he could reach that stage of the tournament again. Defending champion Judd Trump played Kyren Wilson in the second quarter-final. Wilson led 5–3 after the first session, but Trump pulled to one behind twice in the second session. Wilson, however, extended the lead to 10–6 by winning the last three frames of the second session. Trump made breaks of 72, 100 and 62 to trail by one frame, but Wilson won three frames of his own to win the match 13–9. As a first-time champion, Trump was facing the

, where since 1977 no player had successfully defended a maiden world title. Trump finished the season with the highest number of ranking events won in a single season (six), and the most century breaks made by any player in the 2019–20 season (102), just one short of Neil Robertson's record in 2013–14. Anthony McGill PHC 2016-3

Two former world champions, Ronnie O'Sullivan and Mark Williams, met in the quarter-finals. O'Sullivan was asked before the match about the players meeting in 2020, as both players turned professional in 1992. He commented that the younger players were "so bad", and that he would have to "lose an arm and a leg" to be outside the top 50 in the snooker world rankings. Williams later reflected that O'Sullivan's remarks had also been aimed at him, and they were "disrespectful". O'Sullivan took a 2–1 lead, but Williams won five straight frames to lead the session 6–2. O'Sullivan missed in frame nine and went five behind, before he won six of the next seven to tie the match 8–8 after two sessions. Williams won two of the next three frames to lead 10–9, before O'Sullivan made breaks of 104, 61, 65 and 133 to go ahead 12–10, one frame from victory. In frame 23, O'Sullivan missed the blue, which was the only ball he required to win the match, with Williams making a clearance to force a respotted black. Williams missed a shot on the black, then O'Sullivan potted it to win the match 13–10. Two qualifiers, Anthony McGill and Kurt Maflin contested their first quarter-finals at the World Snooker Championship. McGill won the first three frames of the match with breaks of 53, 63 and 78. Maflin won frame four, and was 54 points ahead in the fifth until he missed a routine pot on the red ball, allowing McGill to win the frame. McGill finished the first session 7–1 ahead. Maflin won five of the next seven frames of the match, before McGill won the final frame of the second session to stay 10–6 ahead. While McGill won the first frame of the final session to lead 11–6, Maflin then won four of the next five frames before McGill wrapped up a 13–10 win.

Semi-finals

The semi-finals took place from 12 to 14 August, each of the two matches played over four sessions as the best of 33 frames. The first semi-final was between Kyren Wilson and Anthony McGill. McGill won the first two frames with breaks of 83 and 78, before winning frame three after Wilson missed a pot on the green. Wilson won frame four, before McGill won the next two to lead 5–1, with the session ending 6–2 to McGill. In the second session, Wilson won three of the next four frames including a century break to trail 5–7. McGill won frame 13, but Wilson won the final three frames of the second session with three breaks over 75 to tie the match 8–8. Wilson made breaks of 99 and 116 to lead 13–10, but the final frame of the third session was won by McGill. Kyren Wilson PHC 2018-4

McGill made his first two century breaks of the tournament in the final session to tie the match at 14–14, and then took the lead at 16–15. McGill became trapped in a snooker in the penultimate frame, leaving the final red available for Wilson to make a clearance and set up a deciding frame. In the final frame, McGill was snookered behind the , and conceded 35 penalty points, missing the shot on eight occasions. This was enough points for McGill to require snookers to remain in the competition. In the next shot, Wilson played a safety shot, and went allowing McGill enough points to be able to win. With the final red ball being slightly above the middle pocket, both players missed shots from the cushion, before McGill potted the red, but ran out of position. Wilson then the green, which won the match. The deciding frame lasted 62 minutes and made a new record for the most combined points scored in a single frame at the Crucible, 103–83. After fluking the match winning ball, Wilson became emotional, and apologised to McGill. He stated afterwards, "I didn't want it to end that way, I have dreamed of this situation and I didn't want to win the match on a fluke." McGill commented, "I feel as if the match was stolen from me – not by Kyren ilsonbut by the snooker gods". After the deciding frame,

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champion

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remarked, "I have never, in 44 years of playing this wonderful game, seen a frame of snooker like that. It was unbelievable." The second semi-final was between Mark Selby and Ronnie O'Sullivan. O'Sullivan won four of the first five frames with there being a lot of in the session, the balls being replaced to counteract the number of bad contacts. Selby trailed 2–5, but won the final frame of the session to trail 3–5. Seven-time champion Stephen Hendry suggested that Selby may have felt he had "almost won" the session after claiming the final frame and avoided been 6-2 down. Selby then won the next four frames of the match to lead 7–5, before winning two more frames to win the second session 6–2. In the final frame of the session, O'Sullivan rapped his hand on the table in frustration before Selby made a break of 76. Selby took frame 17 with a break of 97, and shared the first four frames to lead 11–9. Selby then won the next frame to lead 13–9, having won 12 out of 17 frames. O'Sullivan then won the last two frames of the session. He also won the next two frames of the final session, including a break of 114, the first century of the match. Selby won the next two frames to lead 16–14, with O'Sullivan playing attacking shots, "hit-and-hope" snooker escapes and "going for broke". O'Sullivan then won the next two frames with breaks of 138 and 71 to also go to a deciding frame. In the decider, O'Sullivan potted a long red, from which followed a 64 break, but he broke down when he missed a long range red to the green pocket. Selby cleared until the final red, and a series of safety shots were played, with O'Sullivan playing one more erratic escape from a snooker, and he potted match ball after Selby failed to leave the red safe. Post-match, Selby said "I felt he was being a bit disrespectful to me and the game, not many players would just get down and hit them at 100 mph when you put them in a snooker. Some would look to work it out or put you in trouble. It just felt like he was doing that throughout the match..." O'Sullivan, however, responded to all questions stating that his was poor, and that he had been struggling to play during the tournament. He also stated that his shot choice was due to his inability to control shots out of snookers the same way Selby did.

Final

The final was played on 15 and 16 August as a best-of-35-frames match held over four sessions. German referee

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took charge of his first World Championship final. The two players in the final were five-time world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan and first-time finalist Kyren Wilson. Although O'Sullivan had won four of their six previous meetings, Wilson had won their latest encounter in the semi-finals of the 2020 Welsh Open. O'Sullivan took a 3–1 lead in the first session after a number of missed shots by his opponent. He left the pink ball over the pocket in the fifth frame, allowing Wilson to take advantage and move within a single frame at 2–3. O'Sullivan won the next three frames, including the first century break of the match in frame seven, to lead 6–2 after the first session. BBC pundit Stephen Hendry commented, "I tend to think the match is over. I hope I'm wrong, but I think 6–2 is too far for Kyren to come back from". Wilson made a break of 53 in frame nine but then made a tactical error and lost the frame, before O'Sullivan took the next to lead 8–2. Wilson won the next four frames, compiling breaks of 92, 50, and 58, to trail 6–8. In frame 15, he unintentionally a red ball on going into the after potting the blue, allowing O'Sullivan to take the frame. Wilson compiled a century break in the next frame, but missed a red in the final frame of the second session to trail 7–10 overnight. The

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champion

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suggested that failing to pot the red was a missed opportunity for Wilson, whilst O'Sullivan would be "over the moon" to lose only five frames in the session. Six-time champion

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observed that O'Sullivan's body language during the session might suggest he was "struggling" and "deteriorating". Wilson made a long pot in frame 18, before taking the frame with a break of 73. O'Sullivan responded by winning all of the next seven frames to finish the third session 17–8 ahead. The final session lasted just 11 minutes and contained only a single frame, as O'Sullivan won the match 18–8 with a break of 96. This was O'Sullivan's sixth world title and his 37th ranking event victory, a record number of ranking titles. He revealed afterwards that he had doubted his form was good enough to win the event: "There was a part of me that decided that I didn't play enough – and I still probably don't play enough – to justify winning a tournament of this stature".

Main draw

Numbers given in brackets after players' names show the seedings for the top 16 players in the competition. Players in bold denote match winners.

Qualifying

Qualifying for the 2020 World Snooker Championship took place from 21 to 28 July 2020 at the

in Sheffield, using an eight-table set-up. Starting with a pool of 128 players, the qualifying competition consisted of four knock-out rounds. Although all matches were originally organised to be the best of 19 frames, the first three rounds were played as the best of 11 frames, with only the final round being played as the best of 19. The 16 winners of the fourth-round matches progressed to the main stage of the tournament at the Crucible Theatre. The 128 qualifiers included 94 tour players ranked outside the top 16, who were joined by 34 wildcard amateur players. The amateur players were selected as follows: * WSF Open semi-finalists: Ashley Hugill, Iulian Boiko,

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, Ross Muir *

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– top ranked player:

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* WSF Junior Open semi-finalists: Sean Maddocks, Aaron Hill,

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* World Women's Snooker Tour – top ranked player:

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winner:

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* EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championship semi-finalists: Hayden Staniland, Ben Mertens,

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* EBSA European Under-18 Snooker Championship semi-finalist: Connor Benzey * 2019–20 Challenge Tour Play-off competitors: Dean Young,

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, Oliver Brown, Allan Taylor,

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* Q School Order of Merit:

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, Hamza Akbar, Chae Ross,

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* Austrian national champion: Florian Nüßle * Polish Amateur Championship (snooker), Polish national champion: Antoni Kowalski * Russian national champion: Ivan Kakovskii A total of 17 professional players – 13 from mainland China – chose not to participate in the event due to COVID-19 safety concerns: Zhou Yuelong, Xiao Guodong, Zhao Xintong, Li Hang (snooker player), Li Hang, Yuan Sijun, Marco Fu, Mei Xiwen, Zhang Anda, James Wattana, Zhang Jiankang, Chang Bingyu, Andy Lee (snooker player), Andy Lee, Chen Zifan, Xu Si, Bai Langning, Lei Peifan and Steve Mifsud. The

champion Peter Ebdon vacated his qualifying position after retiring in April 2020. Two invited players from the World Women's Snooker Tour, Ng On-yee and Nutcharut Wongharuthai also declined to participate due to COVID-19 safety concerns. The qualifying draw was released on 10 July 2020. The first qualifying round consisted of 64 players. Professional tour players ranked 81–112 were seeded 65–96, with the remaining tour players and invited amateurs being unseeded. The second qualifying round consisted of players seeded 33–64 against first round winners. The third qualifying round consisted of players seeded 1–32 against second round winners. The fourth qualifying round was played out between the 32 third round winners.

Qualifying draw

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Best of 11 frames , RD4 = Round 4
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, FRA , RD1-score12=1 , RD1-seed13=89 , RD1-team13={{flagathlete, Fraser Patrick, SCO , RD1-score13=6 , RD1-seed14= , RD1-team14={{flagathlete, Sean Maddocks, ENG , RD1-score14=1 , RD1-seed15=72 , RD1-team15={{flagathlete, Thor Chuan Leong, MAS , RD1-score15=6 , RD1-seed16= , RD1-team16={{flagathlete, Iulian Boiko, UKR , RD1-score16=3 , RD1-seed17=69 , RD1-team17={{flagathlete, Hammad Miah, ENG , RD1-score17=6 , RD1-seed18= , RD1-team18={{flagathlete, Florian Nüßle, AUT , RD1-score18=5 , RD1-seed19=92 , RD1-team19={{flagathlete, Amine Amiri, MAR , RD1-score19=w/o , RD1-seed20= , RD1-team20={{flagathlete, Hamza Akbar, PAK , RD1-score20=w/d , RD1-seed21=76 , RD1-team21={{flagathlete, Igor Figueiredo, BRA , RD1-score21=5 , RD1-seed22= , RD1-team22={{flagathlete,

, WAL , RD1-score22=6 , RD1-seed23=85 , RD1-team23={{flagathlete, Simon Lichtenberg, GER , RD1-score23=6 , RD1-seed24= , RD1-team24={{flagathlete,

, ENG , RD1-score24=2 , RD1-seed25=84 , RD1-team25={{flagathlete, Brandon Sargeant, ENG , RD1-score25=2 , RD1-seed26= , RD1-team26={{flagathlete, Jake Nicholson, ENG , RD1-score26=6 , RD1-seed27=77 , RD1-team27={{flagathlete, James Cahill, ENG , RD1-score27=2 , RD1-seed28= , RD1-team28={{flagathlete, Ben Mertens, BEL , RD1-score28=6 , RD1-seed29=93 , RD1-team29={{flagathlete, Alex Borg, MLT , RD1-score29=6 , RD1-seed30= , RD1-team30={{flagathlete,

, ENG , RD1-score30=4 , RD1-seed31=68 , RD1-team31={{flagathlete, Fan Zhengyi, CHN , RD1-score31=6 , RD1-seed32= , RD1-team32={{flagathlete,

, WAL , RD1-score32=4 , RD1-seed33=67 , RD1-team33={{flagathlete, Chen Feilong, CHN , RD1-score33=6 , RD1-seed34= , RD1-team34={{flagathlete, Aaron Hill, IRL , RD1-score34=2 , RD1-seed35=94 , RD1-team35={{flagathlete, Riley Parsons, ENG , RD1-score35=1 , RD1-seed36= , RD1-team36={{flagathlete, Hayden Staniland, ENG , RD1-score36=6 , RD1-seed37=78 , RD1-team37={{flagathlete, Kacper Filipiak, POL , RD1-score37=6 , RD1-seed38= , RD1-team38={{flagathlete,

, WAL , RD1-score38=3 , RD1-seed39=83 , RD1-team39={{flagathlete, David Lilley (snooker player), David Lilley, ENG , RD1-score39=4 , RD1-seed40= , RD1-team40={{flagathlete, Antoni Kowalski, POL , RD1-score40=6 , RD1-seed41=86 , RD1-team41={{flagathlete, Jamie O'Neill (snooker player), Jamie O'Neill, ENG , RD1-score41=6 , RD1-seed42= , RD1-team42={{flagathlete, Oliver Brown, ENG , RD1-score42=5 , RD1-seed43=75 , RD1-team43={{flagathlete, Eden Sharav, ISR , RD1-score43=6 , RD1-seed44= , RD1-team44={{flagathlete,

, ENG , RD1-score44=3 , RD1-seed45=91 , RD1-team45={{flagathlete, Andy Hicks, ENG , RD1-score45=6 , RD1-seed46= , RD1-team46={{flagathlete,

, ENG , RD1-score46=3 , RD1-seed47=70 , RD1-team47={{flagathlete, Jackson Page, WAL , RD1-score47=6 , RD1-seed48= , RD1-team48={{flagathlete, Chae Ross, ENG , RD1-score48=3 , RD1-seed49=71 , RD1-team49={{flagathlete, Si Jiahui, CHN , RD1-score49=2 , RD1-seed50= , RD1-team50={{flagathlete, Ross Muir, SCO , RD1-score50=6 , RD1-seed51=90 , RD1-team51={{flagathlete,

, ENG , RD1-score51=6 , RD1-seed52= , RD1-team52={{flagathlete, Ivan Kakovskii, RUS , RD1-score52=3 , RD1-seed53=74 , RD1-team53={{flagathlete, Soheil Vahedi, IRN , RD1-score53=1 , RD1-seed54= , RD1-team54={{flagathlete, Allan Taylor, ENG , RD1-score54=6 , RD1-seed55=87 , RD1-team55={{flagathlete, Duane Jones (snooker player), Duane Jones, WAL , RD1-score55=6 , RD1-seed56= , RD1-team56={{flagathlete,

, ENG , RD1-score56=1 , RD1-seed57=82 , RD1-team57={{flagathlete, Rod Lawler, ENG , RD1-score57=6 , RD1-seed58= , RD1-team58={{flagathlete,

, IRL , RD1-score58=5 , RD1-seed59=79 , RD1-team59={{flagathlete, Adam Stefanow, POL , RD1-score59=5 , RD1-seed60= , RD1-team60={{flagathlete,

, WAL , RD1-score60=6 , RD1-seed61=95 , RD1-team61={{flagathlete, Ashley Hugill, ENG , RD1-score61=4 , RD1-seed62= , RD1-team62={{flagathlete,

, CHN , RD1-score62=6 , RD1-seed63=66 , RD1-team63={{flagathlete, Kishan Hirani, WAL , RD1-score63=6 , RD1-seed64= , RD1-team64={{flagathlete,

, FIN , RD1-score64=5 , RD2-seed01=64 , RD2-team01={{flagathlete, Jamie Clarke, WAL , RD2-score01=6 , RD2-seed02=65 , RD2-team02={{flagathlete, Mitchell Mann, ENG , RD2-score02=1 , RD2-seed03=33 , RD2-team03={{flagathlete, Sunny Akani, THA , RD2-score03=6 , RD2-seed04=96 , RD2-team04={{flagathlete,

, GER , RD2-score04=2 , RD2-seed05=49 , RD2-team05={{flagathlete, Jordan Brown, NIR , RD2-score05=6 , RD2-seed06= , RD2-team06={{flagathlete, Rory McLeod, ENG , RD2-score06=1 , RD2-seed07=48 , RD2-team07={{flagathlete, Craig Steadman, ENG , RD2-score07=5 , RD2-seed08=81 , RD2-team08={{flagathlete, Barry Pinches, ENG , RD2-score08=6 , RD2-seed09=41 , RD2-team09={{flagathlete,

, CHN , RD2-score09=6 , RD2-seed10=88 , RD2-team10={{flagathlete, Peter Lines, ENG , RD2-score10=5 , RD2-seed11=56 , RD2-team11={{flagathlete, Oliver Lines, ENG , RD2-score11=2 , RD2-seed12=73 , RD2-team12={{flagathlete, Gerard Greene, NIR , RD2-score12=6 , RD2-seed13=40 , RD2-team13={{flagathlete,

, IRL , RD2-score13=6 , RD2-seed14=89 , RD2-team14={{flagathlete, Fraser Patrick, SCO , RD2-score14=4 , RD2-seed15=57 , RD2-team15={{flagathlete, Ian Burns (snooker player), Ian Burns, ENG , RD2-score15=6 , RD2-seed16=72 , RD2-team16={{flagathlete, Thor Chuan Leong, MAS , RD2-score16=2 , RD2-seed17=60 , RD2-team17={{flagathlete, David Grace (snooker player), David Grace, ENG , RD2-score17=6 , RD2-seed18=69 , RD2-team18={{flagathlete, Hammad Miah, ENG , RD2-score18=1 , RD2-seed19=37 , RD2-team19={{flagathlete, Martin Gould, ENG , RD2-score19=6 , RD2-seed20=92 , RD2-team20={{flagathlete, Amine Amiri, MAR , RD2-score20=0 , RD2-seed21=53 , RD2-team21={{flagathlete, John Astley (snooker player), John Astley, ENG , RD2-score21=5 , RD2-seed22= , RD2-team22={{flagathlete,

, WAL , RD2-score22=6 , RD2-seed23=44 , RD2-team23={{flagathlete, Mark Joyce, ENG , RD2-score23=6 , RD2-seed24=85 , RD2-team24={{flagathlete, Simon Lichtenberg, GER , RD2-score24=3 , RD2-seed25=45 , RD2-team25={{flagathlete, Jak Jones, WAL , RD2-score25=6 , RD2-seed26= , RD2-team26={{flagathlete, Jake Nicholson, ENG , RD2-score26=2 , RD2-seed27=52 , RD2-team27={{flagathlete,

, ENG , RD2-score27=6 , RD2-seed28= , RD2-team28={{flagathlete, Ben Mertens, BEL , RD2-score28=4 , RD2-seed29=36 , RD2-team29={{flagathlete, Liam Highfield, ENG , RD2-score29=6 , RD2-seed30=93 , RD2-team30={{flagathlete, Alex Borg, MLT , RD2-score30=1 , RD2-seed31=61 , RD2-team31={{flagathlete, Dominic Dale, WAL , RD2-score31=6 , RD2-seed32=68 , RD2-team32={{flagathlete, Fan Zhengyi, CHN , RD2-score32=4 , RD2-seed33=62 , RD2-team33={{flagathlete,

, SUI , RD2-score33=6 , RD2-seed34=67 , RD2-team34={{flagathlete, Chen Feilong, CHN , RD2-score34=1 , RD2-seed35=35 , RD2-team35={{flagathlete,

, ENG , RD2-score35=6 , RD2-seed36= , RD2-team36={{flagathlete, Hayden Staniland, ENG , RD2-score36=0 , RD2-seed37=51 , RD2-team37={{flagathlete, Mike Dunn (snooker player), Mike Dunn, ENG , RD2-score37=6 , RD2-seed38=78 , RD2-team38={{flagathlete, Kacper Filipiak, POL , RD2-score38=5 , RD2-seed39=46 , RD2-team39={{flagathlete,

, ENG , RD2-score39=6 , RD2-seed40= , RD2-team40={{flagathlete, Antoni Kowalski, POL , RD2-score40=2 , RD2-seed41=43 , RD2-team41={{flagathlete, Michael White (snooker player), Michael White, WAL , RD2-score41=6 , RD2-seed42=86 , RD2-team42={{flagathlete, Jamie O'Neill (snooker player), Jamie O'Neill, ENG , RD2-score42=5 , RD2-seed43=54 , RD2-team43={{flagathlete, Nigel Bond, ENG , RD2-score43=3 , RD2-seed44=75 , RD2-team44={{flagathlete, Eden Sharav, ISR , RD2-score44=6 , RD2-seed45=38 , RD2-team45={{flagathlete, Sam Craigie, ENG , RD2-score45=6 , RD2-seed46=91 , RD2-team46={{flagathlete, Andy Hicks, ENG , RD2-score46=0 , RD2-seed47=59 , RD2-team47={{flagathlete, Harvey Chandler, ENG , RD2-score47=2 , RD2-seed48=70 , RD2-team48={{flagathlete, Jackson Page, WAL , RD2-score48=6 , RD2-seed49=58 , RD2-team49={{flagathlete,

, ENG , RD2-score49=6 , RD2-seed50= , RD2-team50={{flagathlete, Ross Muir, SCO , RD2-score50=4 , RD2-seed51=39 , RD2-team51={{flagathlete,

, CYP , RD2-score51=4 , RD2-seed52=90 , RD2-team52={{flagathlete,

, ENG , RD2-score52=6 , RD2-seed53=55 , RD2-team53={{flagathlete, Lee Walker, WAL , RD2-score53=1 , RD2-seed54= , RD2-team54={{flagathlete, Allan Taylor, ENG , RD2-score54=6 , RD2-seed55=42 , RD2-team55={{flagathlete, Joe O'Connor (snooker player), Joe O'Connor, ENG , RD2-score55=6 , RD2-seed56=87 , RD2-team56={{flagathlete, Duane Jones (snooker player), Duane Jones, WAL , RD2-score56=3 , RD2-seed57=47 , RD2-team57={{flagathlete,

, IRL , RD2-score57=6 , RD2-seed58=82 , RD2-team58={{flagathlete, Rod Lawler, ENG , RD2-score58=3 , RD2-seed59=50 , RD2-team59={{flagathlete, Alfie Burden, ENG , RD2-score59=6 , RD2-seed60= , RD2-team60={{flagathlete,

, WAL , RD2-score60=3 , RD2-seed61=34 , RD2-team61={{flagathlete, Robbie Williams (snooker player), Robbie Williams, ENG , RD2-score61=4 , RD2-seed62= , RD2-team62={{flagathlete,

, CHN , RD2-score62=6 , RD2-seed63=63 , RD2-team63={{flagathlete,

, ENG , RD2-score63=6 , RD2-seed64=66 , RD2-team64={{flagathlete, Kishan Hirani, WAL , RD2-score64=3 , RD3-seed01=1 , RD3-team01={{flagathlete, Joe Perry (snooker player), Joe Perry, ENG , RD3-score01=4 , RD3-seed02=64 , RD3-team02={{flagathlete, Jamie Clarke, WAL , RD3-score02=6 , RD3-seed03=32 , RD3-team03={{flagathlete, Tian Pengfei, CHN , RD3-score03=3 , RD3-seed04=33 , RD3-team04={{flagathlete, Sunny Akani, THA , RD3-score04=6 , RD3-seed05=16 , RD3-team05={{flagathlete, Hossein Vafaei, IRN , RD3-score05=5 , RD3-seed06=49 , RD3-team06={{flagathlete, Jordan Brown, NIR , RD3-score06=6 , RD3-seed07=17 , RD3-team07={{flagathlete, Ryan Day (snooker player), Ryan Day, WAL , RD3-score07=6 , RD3-seed08=81 , RD3-team08={{flagathlete, Barry Pinches, ENG , RD3-score08=4 , RD3-seed09=24 , RD3-team09={{flagathlete, Stuart Carrington, ENG , RD3-score09=6 , RD3-seed10=41 , RD3-team10={{flagathlete,

, CHN , RD3-score10=4 , RD3-seed11=9 , RD3-team11={{flagathlete,

, ENG , RD3-score11=6 , RD3-seed12=73 , RD3-team12={{flagathlete, Gerard Greene, NIR , RD3-score12=3 , RD3-seed13=25 , RD3-team13={{flagathlete, Mark King, ENG , RD3-score13=6 , RD3-seed14=40 , RD3-team14={{flagathlete,

, IRL , RD3-score14=3 , RD3-seed15=8 , RD3-team15={{flagathlete, Michael Holt (snooker player), Michael Holt, ENG , RD3-score15=3 , RD3-seed16=57 , RD3-team16={{flagathlete, Ian Burns (snooker player), Ian Burns, ENG , RD3-score16=6 , RD3-seed17=5 , RD3-team17={{flagathlete, Graeme Dott, SCO , RD3-score17=6 , RD3-seed18=60 , RD3-team18={{flagathlete, David Grace (snooker player), David Grace, ENG , RD3-score18=0 , RD3-seed19=28 , RD3-team19={{flagathlete, Chris Wakelin, ENG , RD3-score19=4 , RD3-seed20=37 , RD3-team20={{flagathlete, Martin Gould, ENG , RD3-score20=6 , RD3-seed21=12 , RD3-team21={{flagathlete,

, WAL , RD3-score21=6 , RD3-seed22= , RD3-team22={{flagathlete,

, WAL , RD3-score22=4 , RD3-seed23=21 , RD3-team23={{flagathlete, Ricky Walden, ENG , RD3-score23=6 , RD3-seed24=44 , RD3-team24={{flagathlete, Mark Joyce, ENG , RD3-score24=3 , RD3-seed25=20 , RD3-team25={{flagathlete,

, SCO , RD3-score25=6 , RD3-seed26=45 , RD3-team26={{flagathlete, Jak Jones, WAL , RD3-score26=1 , RD3-seed27=13 , RD3-team27={{flagathlete, Mark Davis (snooker player), Mark Davis, ENG , RD3-score27=4 , RD3-seed28=52 , RD3-team28={{flagathlete,

, ENG , RD3-score28=6 , RD3-seed29=29 , RD3-team29={{flagathlete, Lu Ning, CHN , RD3-score29=5 , RD3-seed30=36 , RD3-team30={{flagathlete, Liam Highfield, ENG , RD3-score30=6 , RD3-seed31=4 , RD3-team31={{flagathlete,

, THA , RD3-score31=6 , RD3-seed32=61 , RD3-team32={{flagathlete, Dominic Dale, WAL , RD3-score32=1 , RD3-seed33=3 , RD3-team33={{flagathlete, Gary Wilson, ENG , RD3-score33=3 , RD3-seed34=62 , RD3-team34={{flagathlete,

, SUI , RD3-score34=6 , RD3-seed35=30 , RD3-team35={{flagathlete, Daniel Wells (snooker player), Daniel Wells, WAL , RD3-score35=5 , RD3-seed36=35 , RD3-team36={{flagathlete,

, ENG , RD3-score36=6 , RD3-seed37=14 , RD3-team37={{flagathlete,

, ENG , RD3-score37=6 , RD3-seed38=51 , RD3-team38={{flagathlete, Mike Dunn (snooker player), Mike Dunn, ENG , RD3-score38=4 , RD3-seed39=19 , RD3-team39={{flagathlete, Ben Woollaston, ENG , RD3-score39=1 , RD3-seed40=46 , RD3-team40={{flagathlete,

, ENG , RD3-score40=6 , RD3-seed41=22 , RD3-team41={{flagathlete,

, THA , RD3-score41=6 , RD3-seed42=43 , RD3-team42={{flagathlete, Michael White (snooker player), Michael White, WAL , RD3-score42=4 , RD3-seed43=11 , RD3-team43={{flagathlete, Lyu Haotian, CHN , RD3-score43=2 , RD3-seed44=75 , RD3-team44={{flagathlete, Eden Sharav, ISR , RD3-score44=6 , RD3-seed45=27 , RD3-team45={{flagathlete, Anthony Hamilton, ENG , RD3-score45=6 , RD3-seed46=38 , RD3-team46={{flagathlete, Sam Craigie, ENG , RD3-score46=3 , RD3-seed47=6 , RD3-team47={{flagathlete, Scott Donaldson, SCO , RD3-score47=6 , RD3-seed48=70 , RD3-team48={{flagathlete, Jackson Page, WAL , RD3-score48=3 , RD3-seed49=7 , RD3-team49={{flagathlete, Jimmy Robertson (snooker player), Jimmy Robertson, ENG , RD3-score49=4 , RD3-seed50=58 , RD3-team50={{flagathlete,

, ENG , RD3-score50=6 , RD3-seed51=26 , RD3-team51={{flagathlete,

, ENG , RD3-score51=6 , RD3-seed52=90 , RD3-team52={{flagathlete,

, ENG , RD3-score52=1 , RD3-seed53=10 , RD3-team53={{flagathlete,

, ENG , RD3-score53=6 , RD3-seed54= , RD3-team54={{flagathlete, Allan Taylor, ENG , RD3-score54=3 , RD3-seed55=23 , RD3-team55={{flagathlete,

, NOR , RD3-score55=6 , RD3-seed56=42 , RD3-team56={{flagathlete, Joe O'Connor (snooker player), Joe O'Connor, ENG , RD3-score56=5 , RD3-seed57=18 , RD3-team57={{flagathlete, Luca Brecel, BEL , RD3-score57=5 , RD3-seed58=47 , RD3-team58={{flagathlete,

, IRL , RD3-score58=6 , RD3-seed59=15 , RD3-team59={{flagathlete,

, CHN , RD3-score59=6 , RD3-seed60=50 , RD3-team60={{flagathlete, Alfie Burden, ENG , RD3-score60=2 , RD3-seed61=31 , RD3-team61={{flagathlete,

, SCO , RD3-score61=6 , RD3-seed62= , RD3-team62={{flagathlete,

, CHN , RD3-score62=3 , RD3-seed63=2 , RD3-team63={{flagathlete,

, ENG , RD3-score63=3 , RD3-seed64=63 , RD3-team64={{flagathlete,

, ENG , RD3-score64=6 , RD4-seed01=64 , RD4-team01={{flagathlete, Jamie Clarke, WAL , RD4-score01=10 , RD4-seed02=33 , RD4-team02={{flagathlete, Sunny Akani, THA , RD4-score02=7 , RD4-seed03=49 , RD4-team03={{flagathlete, Jordan Brown, NIR , RD4-score03=10 , RD4-seed04=17 , RD4-team04={{flagathlete, Ryan Day (snooker player), Ryan Day, WAL , RD4-score04=6 , RD4-seed05=24 , RD4-team05={{flagathlete, Stuart Carrington, ENG , RD4-score05=8 , RD4-seed06=9 , RD4-team06={{flagathlete,

, ENG , RD4-score06=10 , RD4-seed07=25 , RD4-team07={{flagathlete, Mark King, ENG , RD4-score07=10 , RD4-seed08=57 , RD4-team08={{flagathlete, Ian Burns (snooker player), Ian Burns, ENG , RD4-score08=6 , RD4-seed09=5 , RD4-team09={{flagathlete, Graeme Dott, SCO , RD4-score09=6 , RD4-seed10=37 , RD4-team10={{flagathlete, Martin Gould, ENG , RD4-score10=10 , RD4-seed11=12 , RD4-team11={{flagathlete,

, WAL , RD4-score11=10 , RD4-seed12=21 , RD4-team12={{flagathlete, Ricky Walden, ENG , RD4-score12=5 , RD4-seed13=20 , RD4-team13={{flagathlete,

, SCO , RD4-score13=10 , RD4-seed14=52 , RD4-team14={{flagathlete,

, ENG , RD4-score14=1 , RD4-seed15=36 , RD4-team15={{flagathlete, Liam Highfield, ENG , RD4-score15=7 , RD4-seed16=4 , RD4-team16={{flagathlete,

, THA , RD4-score16=10 , RD4-seed17=62 , RD4-team17={{flagathlete,

, SUI , RD4-score17=10 , RD4-seed18=35 , RD4-team18={{flagathlete,

, ENG , RD4-score18=8 , RD4-seed19=14 , RD4-team19={{flagathlete,

, ENG , RD4-score19=3 , RD4-seed20=46 , RD4-team20={{flagathlete,

, ENG , RD4-score20=10 , RD4-seed21=22 , RD4-team21={{flagathlete,

, THA , RD4-score21=10 , RD4-seed22=75 , RD4-team22={{flagathlete, Eden Sharav, ISR , RD4-score22=2 , RD4-seed23=27 , RD4-team23={{flagathlete, Anthony Hamilton, ENG , RD4-score23=10 , RD4-seed24=6 , RD4-team24={{flagathlete, Scott Donaldson, SCO , RD4-score24=5 , RD4-seed25=58 , RD4-team25={{flagathlete,

, ENG , RD4-score25=10 , RD4-seed26=26 , RD4-team26={{flagathlete,

, ENG , RD4-score26=8 , RD4-seed27=10 , RD4-team27={{flagathlete,

, ENG , RD4-score27=1 , RD4-seed28=23 , RD4-team28={{flagathlete,

, NOR , RD4-score28=10 , RD4-seed29=47 , RD4-team29={{flagathlete,

, IRL , RD4-score29=9 , RD4-seed30=15 , RD4-team30={{flagathlete,

, CHN , RD4-score30=10 , RD4-seed31=31 , RD4-team31={{flagathlete,

, SCO , RD4-score31=10 , RD4-seed32=63 , RD4-team32={{flagathlete,

, ENG , RD4-score32=5

Century breaks

Main stage centuries

A total of 79 century breaks were made by 27 players during the main stage of the 2020 World Snooker Championship. {{div col * Maximum break, 147, 101 {{ndash

* 140, 132, 122, 105 {{ndash

* 140 {{ndash

* 138, 133, 117, 115, 114, 112, 106, 105, 104, 101, 101, 101 {{ndash

* 138 {{ndash

* 136, 122, 105, 105, 104 {{ndash

* 136, 122 {{ndash

* 136 {{ndash Jamie Clarke * 133, 130, 119 {{ndash

* 131, 127, 104, 100 {{ndash

* 131, 102 {{ndash David Gilbert * 130 {{ndash Mark Williams * 129, 103, 103, 103, 100 {{ndash Martin Gould * 125, 119, 118, 104, 101 {{ndash

* 124, 120, 119, 102 {{ndash

* 124, 105, 102, 101 {{ndash

* 123 {{ndash

* 122, 105 {{ndash

* 118 {{ndash

* 117, 111, 104 {{ndash

* 116, 116, 113, 109, 105, 104, 100, 100 {{ndash

* 115, 109 {{ndash

* 113 {{ndash

* 111 {{ndash Mark King * 107, 102 {{ndash

* 105 {{ndash

* 101 {{ndash

{{div col end

Qualifying stage centuries

A total of 51 century breaks were made by 32 players during the qualifying stage of the 2020 World Snooker Championship.{{cite web , title=Betfred World Championship 2020 Qualifiers – Centuries , website=livescores.worldsnookerdata.com , access-date=23 July 2020 , url=http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries/CenturyBreaks/14141/betfred-world-championship-2020-qualifiers , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806044811/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries/CenturyBreaks/14141/betfred-world-championship-2020-qualifiers , archive-date=6 August 2020 , url-status=dead {{div col * 145, 134, 120, 112 {{ndash Allan Taylor * 141 {{ndash

* 141 {{ndash

* 139, 124 {{ndash

* 134 {{ndash

* 133, 111, 101 {{ndash

* 133, 105 {{ndash Hossein Vafaei * 133 {{ndash Liam Highfield * 131, 110, 104 {{ndash Ricky Walden * 131, 109 {{ndash Anthony Hamilton * 130, 124, 111, 101 {{ndash

* 127, 114, 102 {{ndash Luca Brecel * 127, 109 {{ndash Jordan Brown * 127 {{ndash Martin Gould * 125 {{ndash Mark King * 123, 108 {{ndash Ryan Day (snooker player), Ryan Day * 123, 108 {{ndash

* 121 {{ndash

* 120 {{ndash Michael White (snooker player), Michael White * 114, 111 {{ndash Barry Pinches * 112 {{ndash Oliver Lines * 110 {{ndash

* 109 {{ndash Chen Feilong * 109 {{ndash Craig Steadman * 104 {{ndash Hammad Miah * 103 {{ndash

* 102 {{ndash Sunny Akani * 102 {{ndash Si Jiahui * 101 {{ndash Aaron Hill * 101 {{ndash Jackson Page * 100 {{ndash Gerard Greene * 100 {{ndash Robbie Williams (snooker player), Robbie Williams {{div col end

References

{{notelist {{reflist

External links

* {{official website, https://www.wst.tv of the

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