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The 2022 World Snooker Championship (officially the 2022 Betfred World Snooker Championship) was a professional

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tournament that took place from 16 April to 2 May 2022 at the

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, England, the 46th consecutive year the

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was held at the venue. The 16th and final ranking event of the 2021–22 snooker season, the tournament was organised by the

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and sponsored by sports betting company

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. It was broadcast in the United Kingdom by the

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, in Europe (including the UK) by

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, and elsewhere in the world by

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and other broadcasters. It featured a total prize fund of £2,395,000, of which the winner received £500,000. Qualifying rounds for the tournament took place between 4 and 13 April 2022 at the

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, featuring 128 participants, consisting of a mix of professional and invited amateur players. The main stage of the tournament featured 32 players: the top 16 players from the

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and an additional 16 players from the qualifying rounds.

Hossein Vafaei Hossein Vafaei ( fa, حسین وفایی ایوری; born 15 October 1994) is an Iranian professional snooker player. He is the first professional player from Iran. He won his first professional title at the 2022 Snooker Shoot Out, beating Mark ...

, Ashley Hugill, and

Jackson Page Jackson Page (born 8 August 2001 in Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent) is a Welsh professional snooker player. He is a former European U-21 champion and the former Under-18 World Snooker Champion and in 2017 also became the Under-18 European Snooker Ch ...

were debutants at the Crucible, with Vafaei the first Iranian player to reach the main stage.

Mark Selby Mark Anthony Selby (born 19 June 1983) is an English professional snooker player, who is a four-time World Snooker Champion. Ranked world number one on multiple occasions, he has won a total of 21 ranking titles, placing him eighth on the ...

was the defending champion, having won the 2021 final against

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 ...

. He lost to

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 ...

in a second-round match that produced the longest frame ever played at the Crucible, lasting 85 minutes.

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, ...

equalled

Steve Davis Steve Davis (born 22 August 1957) is an English retired professional snooker player who is currently a Sports commentator, commentator, musician, DJ, and author. He is best known for dominating professional snooker during the 1980s, when he rea ...

's record of 30 Crucible appearances. He reached a record 20th quarter-final and a record 13th semi-final before defeating

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in the final to equal

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 ...

's record of seven world titles. It was O'Sullivan's 39th ranking title and 21st

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title. Aged 46 years and 148 days, he became the oldest world champion in the sport's history, surpassing

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, who was aged 45 years and 203 days when he won his last world title in 1978. O'Sullivan also broke Hendry's record of 70 wins at the Crucible, setting a new record of 74.

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 ...

made a

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in his second-round match against

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, the fifth of his career and the 12th time a 147 had been achieved at the Crucible.

Graeme Dott Graeme Dott (born 12 May 1977) is a Scottish professional snooker player and snooker coach from Larkhall. He turned professional in 1994 and first entered the top 16 in 2001. He has won two ranking titles, the 2006 World Snooker Championship a ...

also made a maximum break in his third-round qualifying match against

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. It was Dott's second maximum in professional competition, and the fifth time that a maximum had been made in the World Championship qualifiers. The main stage produced a record 109

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s, surpassing the 108 centuries made the preceding year. Mark Williams made 16 centuries during the event, equalling the record set by Hendry in 2002.

Background

The first

final took place in 1927 at

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, England, and was won by

Joe Davis Joseph Davis (15 April 190110 July 1978) was an English professional snooker and English billiards player. He was the dominant figure in snooker from the 1920s to the 1950s, and has been credited with inventing aspects of the way the game i ...

. Since 1977, the tournament has been held annually at the

, England. This year (2022) was the 46th consecutive year that the tournament was held at the Crucible, and the 54th successive year that the World Championship was contested through the modern knockout format. Scottish player

had been the most successful participant at the World Championship in the modern era, having won the title seven times. English player

won his fourth world title at the 2021 championship, defeating compatriot

18–15 in the final, for which he received a £500,000 top prize from a total prize fund of £2,395,000. Organised by the

, the 2022 tournament was sponsored by sports betting company

, which sponsored the event from 2009 to 2012 and continuously since 2015.

Format

The 2022 World Snooker Championship took place from 16 April to 2 May 2022, as the last of 16 ranking events in the 2021–22 season. The event featured a 32-player main draw, preceded by a 128-player qualifying tournament that was held at the

between 4 and 13 April 2022, finishing three days before the start of the main event. The qualifiers were played over four rounds, with higher-ranked players

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ed and given byes to the later rounds. The first three qualifying rounds were played as the best of 11 frames, while the final round was played as the best of 19 frames. The top 16 players in the latest

automatically qualified for the main draw as seeded players. Defending champion Selby was automatically seeded first overall. The remaining 15 seeds were allocated based on the latest world rankings, released after the 2022 Tour Championship. The first-round draw for the Crucible took place on 14 April at Betfred Studios in

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, with the balls drawn by

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champion

John Parrott John Stephen Parrott, (born 11 May 1964) is an English former professional snooker player and television personality. He was a familiar face on the professional snooker circuit during the late 1980s and throughout the 1990s, and remained within ...

. Matches in the first round of the main draw were played as the best of 19 frames, second-round matches and quarter-finals played as the best of 25 frames, and the semi-finals as the best of 33 frames. The final was played over two days as a best-of-35-frames match. Reaching the first round of the tournament's main stage were 12 players from England, six from Wales, four from Scotland, four from China, two from Thailand, and one each from Northern Ireland, Australia, Belgium, and Iran. It was the first time in the tournament's history that Iran was represented at the main stage. It was also the first time, since the tournament first featured 16 seeded players in

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, that no seeded player from a home nations country was aged under 30, which occasioned debate about the age profile of the UK's top players. The tournament was broadcast in the United Kingdom on the

...
and

, and in Europe by Eurosport. Other international broadcasts were provided by

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in China; by

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in Canada, the United States, and Brazil. In territories where there was no other coverage, the event was broadcast by

Prize fund

The winner of the event received £500,000 from a total prize fund of £2,395,000. The breakdown of prize money 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 A bonus of £40,000 was offered for a

made at the Crucible, and £10,000 for a maximum made in the qualifying rounds. These bonuses were in addition to the £15,000 highest break prize.

Summary

Qualifying

Seven-time champion Hendry, who had rejoined the professional tour in 2021 after nine years in retirement, chose not to enter the qualifiers for the 2022 tournament, stating that he had not been practising enough to be competitive.

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 ...

, seeded 32nd, would have entered the qualifiers in the third round. However, the

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suspended him from professional competition on 2 April after he was convicted on a domestic assault charge.

First qualification round

The first qualifying round featured players seeded 81–112 against unseeded players. Aged 15 years and 277 days, Welsh amateur Liam Davies set a new record as the youngest winner of a World Championship match by defeating Aaron Hill 6–4.

Jimmy White James Warren White (born 2 May 1962) is an English professional snooker player who has won three seniors World titles. Nicknamed "The Whirlwind" because of his fluid, attacking style of play, White is the 1980 World Amateur Champion, 2009 ...

, runner-up on six occasions, lost 2–6 to

Andrew Pagett Andrew Pagett (born 25 April 1982) is a Welsh professional snooker player. Career Early career He played on Challenge Tour from 2003 to 2005, and first qualified for the Main Tour in 2008–09, but lost his place after just one season. He ...

, although Pagett was criticised after footage showed him not declaring a foul shot.

Marco Fu Marco Fu Ka-chun, MH, JP (, born 8 January 1978) is a Hong Kong professional snooker player. He is a three-time snooker world rankings, ranking event winner, having won the 2007 Grand Prix (snooker), 2007 Grand Prix, the 2013 Australian ...

, a semi-finalist in

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, had not competed professionally since the 2020 Welsh Open due to a combination of vision problems and travel restrictions. While preparing for his return, he made a rare break exceeding 147 in a practice match against

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 IBS ...

, compiling a 149. He lost 5–6 to Ian Burns, who made a 141 break in the match. Four female players —

Reanne Evans Reanne Evans (born 25 October 1985) is an English professional snooker player who competes on the World Women's Snooker Tour and the professional World Snooker Tour. She is the number one ranked player on the women's tour, and regularly featur ...

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Nutcharut Wongharuthai Nutcharut Wongharuthai (, ; born 7 November 1999), better known as Mink Nutcharut, is a Thai professional snooker player who is the reigning World Women's Snooker Champion. She and Neil Robertson are also the reigning World Mixed Doubles champio ...

, and

Rebecca Kenna Rebecca Kenna (' Granger; born 11 January 1989) is an English professional snooker player from Keighley. She competes on the World Women's Snooker Tour, through which she also earned a tour card for the professional World Snooker Tour. She was run ...

— competed in the qualifiers, but all four lost in the first round. Ukrainian teenager Iulian Boiko, who had become the youngest player ever to compete in qualifying as a 14-year-old in 2020, defeated

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 f ...

6–4 to win his first World Championship match.

Second qualification round

The second qualifying round featured players seeded 49–80 against the first-round winners. Veteran Welsh player

Dominic Dale Dominic Dale (born Christopher Dale on 29 December 1971) is a Welsh professional snooker player and snooker commentator and presenter for the BBC and Eurosport. Career Dale was born in Coventry, England. He won the Welsh Amateur Championship, ...

defeated compatriot

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6–3, a key win for Dale in his effort to stay on the professional tour. Allan Taylor defeated

Michael Judge Michael Judge (born 12 January 1975 in Dublin) is a professional snooker player from the Republic of Ireland. His best performance in a ranking event came in the 2004 Grand Prix, where he reached the semi-finals, and he reached his highest rank ...

6–5 on the final , a victory that helped Taylor remain on the tour through the one-year rankings.

Nigel Bond Nigel Bond (born 15 November 1965) is an English former professional snooker player. Bond competed on the main tour from 1989 to 2022, and was ranked within the world's top 16 players between 1992 and 1999, peaking at 5th for the 1996–97 s ...

, the

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runner-up, lost his place on the tour after a 1–6 defeat to

Lukas Kleckers Lukas Kleckers (born 18 May 1996 in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German professional snooker player. Career Kleckers first drew attention in 2013 when, at the age of 17, he captured the highest ranking and most prestigious amateur event ...

. Bond, the last player who turned professional in the 1980s to remain on the tour without an invitational tour card, subsequently announced his retirement after 33 seasons, commenting: "At 56, my time as a main tour professional is at an end and I have no intention of playing Q School". He said he would still compete in the

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, continue coaching, and serve the remainder of his term as a WPBSA Players Board director.

Fergal O'Brien Fergal O'Brien (born 8 March 1972) is an Irish professional snooker player who plays on the main professional tour since 1991. Ranked within the world's top 64 players from 1994 to 2022, he has reached his highest position of 9th in the 2000 ...

, Martin O'Donnell,

Sunny Akani Akani Songsermsawad (; born 10 September 1995), better known as Sunny Akani, is a Thai former professional snooker player. Career Early career Akani, a regular in amateur Thai snooker events since 2011, first came to international attention with ...

, and

Andrew Higginson Andrew Higginson (born 13 December 1977) is an English former professional snooker player from Widnes, Cheshire. He is best known for being the surprise finalist of the 2007 Welsh Open. Career Early years After some success in amateur tourn ...

all lost their tour cards after defeats.

Thepchaiya Un-Nooh Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (, ; born 18 April 1985) is a Thai professional snooker player. He has won one ranking event, the 2019 Snooker Shoot Out, and finished as runner-up in the 2019 World Open. He is regarded as one of the fastest snooker playe ...

, also in danger of relegation from the tour, beat Pagett 6–4 in a match that saw Pagett make three centuries and Un-Nooh make a 137 break.

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, runner-up in

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, boosted his chances of remaining on the tour by beating

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6–1. The

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champion

Ken Doherty Ken Doherty (born 17 September 1969) is an Irish professional snooker player, commentator and radio presenter. As an amateur, Doherty won the Irish Amateur Championship twice, the World Under-21 Amateur Championship and the World Amateur C ...

lost 4–6 to Rory McLeod.

Third qualification round

The third round of qualifying featured players seeded 17–48 against the second-round winners. Five amateur players reached this stage: Michael White, Liam Davies,

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, Daniel Wells, and James Cahill. Michael White defeated Mark King 6–1. Lilley, the reigning World Seniors Champion, defeated

Kurt Maflin Kurt Graham Maflin (born 8 August 1983) is an English-Norwegian former professional snooker player. A strong break-builder, Maflin has compiled more than 200 century breaks during his career and has made two 147 breaks in professional competitio ...

by the same score, which meant that Maflin lost his place on the tour. The other amateurs did not progress. Dale received a walkover due to Liang's suspension, while Taylor achieved a surprise 6–4 win over

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semi-finalist and number 17 seed

Ricky Walden Ricky Walden (born 11 November 1982) is an English professional snooker player from Chester. Walden turned professional in 2000 and it took him eight years to win his first ranking title at the Shanghai Masters. He has since won the 2012 Wuxi ...

, who had narrowly missed qualifying automatically for the Crucible after a semi-final loss in the Gibraltar Open.

Scott Donaldson Scott Donaldson (born 19 March 1994) is a Scottish professional snooker player. Donaldson turned professional in 2012 after winning the 2012 EBSA European Snooker Championship and gained a two-year tour card for the 2012–13 and 2013–14 ...

reached the last qualifying round by defeating

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6–5 on the final black ball, while Ashley Hugill came from 2–5 behind to defeat

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6–5, despite suffering from food poisoning during the match.

Stephen Maguire Stephen Maguire (born 13 March 1981) is a Scottish professional snooker player. He has won six major ranking tournaments, including the 2004 UK Championship, and has twice since reached the finals of that event. Maguire turned professional i ...

, a semi-finalist in 2007 and

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, played in the qualifiers for the first time since 2018 after falling to number 40 in the world rankings. He defeated

Zhang Anda Zhang Anda (born 25 December 1991) is a Chinese professional snooker player, who made his debut on the Main Tour for the 2009–10 season. He qualified by winning the ACBS Asian Under-21 Championship. Standing at 5 ft. 3 in. tall, h ...

6–3, making two century breaks.

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 (200 ...

, the

runner-up, played in the qualifiers after falling to 29th in the world rankings; he defeated his compatriot

Tian Pengfei Tian Pengfei (, born 16 August 1987) is a Chinese professional snooker player. He began his career by playing the Challenge Tour in 2004, at the time the second-level professional tour. Tian played on the Main Tour in 2006 and competed on the ...

6–4. David Gilbert, a 2019 semi-finalist, defeated McLeod 6–1, while

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defeated the European Masters champion

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in a deciding frame. Kleckers lost his place on the tour after

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beat him in a deciding frame, while Michael Holt lost his tour card following a 3–6 defeat to

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. Un-Nooh ensured that he would stay on the tour by defeating Jak Jones in a decider. The

champion

made a maximum break in the sixth frame of his 6–1 victory over

. His second maximum in professional competition, it came 23 years after his first at the 1999 British Open. It was the fifth time a maximum had been made in World Championship qualifying. Hossain Vafaei whitewashed Simon Lichtenberg 6–0 to reach the final qualifying round for the third time, while Jamie Clarke also secured a whitewash victory over 2019 semi-finalist Gary Wilson. The

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and

runner-up

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defeated Gao Yang 6–4, while Stevens defeated

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6–1. The Welsh Open champion Joe Perry lost 3–6 to

, who had regained professional status through Q School after losing his tour card the previous season.

Fourth qualification round

The fourth and final round of qualifying, billed as "Judgement Day", was played on 12 and 13 April and broadcast live on the World Snooker Tour's

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channels. It comprised the 32 third-round winners facing each other in best-of-19-frame matches, all played over two sessions, with the 16 victors advancing to the main draw at the Crucible. Ding trailed Lilley 4–7 but then won six frames in a row to reach the Crucible for a 16th consecutive year. Maguire reached the Crucible for a 19th consecutive time, defeating

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10–7 in a match he described as "a dog fight from start to finish". Hugill secured his Crucible debut by defeating Joe O'Connor 10–7, winning the final frame of the match by the deciding black the length of the table. Michael White, who had previously reached the Crucible three times as a professional, came from 6–7 behind to defeat Jordan Brown 10–8. He became only the second amateur to qualify for the Crucible, after Cahill in 2019. Un-Nooh trailed Selt 4–6, but won six of the last seven frames to secure a 10–7 victory, making back-to-back clearances of 138 and 145. Jamie Jones won the first seven frames against Ford and went on to clinch the match 10–5. Donaldson defeated Taylor 10–1, while

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defeated Dale 10–4 to reach the main draw for the third time. Vafaei took a 4–1 lead against

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, but Lei recovered to level the scores at 5–5, and the match went to a deciding frame. Vafaei made a from 61 points behind to win on the final black and become the first Iranian player to reach the final stages of a World Championship. Page also reached the Crucible for the first time with a 10–6 win over

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. Gilbert trailed 1–2 to Anthony Hamilton, but won seven straight frames for a 10–3 victory.

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defeated

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10–7 to reach the Crucible for a third time. Stevens lost the first four frames against Carter, but recovered to win 10–6 and reach the Crucible for an 18th time. Clarke established an 8–4 lead over Dott, but the 2006 champion recovered to tie the scores at 8–8. In the 18th frame, Clarke got a on the final black to clinch a 10–8 victory. Wakelin took four of the last five frames against Jimmy Robertson to secure a 10–7 win, while Saengkham won the last three frames against the recent Gibraltar Open winner

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for a 10–8 victory. Five of the qualifiers — Michael White, Jones, Stevens, Page, and Clarke — were Welsh players, who joined their compatriot Mark Williams in the main draw. This meant that six Welsh players reached the Crucible, the most since

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Main stage

First round

The first round was played between 16 and 21 April as the best of 19 frames. Selby, who had withdrawn from the

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and Gibraltar Open as he struggled with mental health issues, considered not defending his world title due to depression. He had not played competitively since his first-round loss at the Welsh Open, and practised relatively little before the tournament. He took an 8–3 lead over Jones but saw his lead reduced to two frames at 9–7. Selby clinched a 10–7 victory when Jones went in frame 17.

, the world number one, equalled

's record 30 Crucible appearances, having competed in the final stages of the tournament every year since the age of 17. He lost the first three frames against Gilbert, but then won six in a row to lead 6–3 after the first session. O'Sullivan won four consecutive frames in the second session to clinch the match 10–5 and equal Hendry's record of 70 Crucible victories. He was referred to the WPBSA's disciplinary committee after appearing to make a lewd gesture when he missed a black off the spot in the 13th frame.

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, who had won the first two ranking titles of his career earlier in the season, made his second Crucible appearance. Facing Clarke, he took a 7–2 lead in the first session and won all three frames played in the second session as he wrapped up his first Crucible win 10–2. He made two centuries and five more breaks over 70 in the match. Afterwards, Clarke called Zhao "just phenomenal, a sensation in our sport" and predicted that he would win the title within five years. Page led former runner-up

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6–2, but Hawkins narrowed his deficit to 8–7 before Page made back-to-back total clearances of 128 and 135 to win 10–7. "I couldn’t have asked for a much better debut", commented Page. Hawkins became the first seeded player to exit the tournament, failing to reach the second round for the first time since 2010. Murphy and Maguire faced each other at the Crucible for the first time, with Maguire establishing a 6–3 lead after the first session. Murphy began the second session with a 130 break, his 100th World Championship century, and reduced Maguire's lead to 7–6 at the mid-session interval. Commentating for the BBC, Doherty described the 14th frame as "one of the craziest" he had ever witnessed. Lasting 71 minutes, it included Maguire jokingly throwing his cue on the ground after losing position, Murphy fouling the pink ball with his finger, and Murphy discussing for four minutes the referee's decision to award him a , before refusing to accept it out of sportsmanship. Murphy eventually won the frame on the black to tie the scores, and made a half-century in the 15th to lead for the first time at 8–7. Maguire won the last three frames to clinch a 10–8 victory.

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, a semi-finalist in 2020, led Highfield 6–3 after the first session. Highfield reduced his deficit to one frame at 6–7, but McGill took three of the last four to win 10–7, helped by a fluke in the final frame. McGill stated that he had struggled in the match, acknowledging "a lot of mistakes and missed pots", but credited his victory to his strong safety play. Noppon Saengkham PHC 2015-2

Three-time champion Williams won the first seven frames against his compatriot Michael White, and wrapped up a 10–3 win in the second session, making four centuries in the match. "I started off like a train, put Michael under pressure and didn’t really ease up", commented Williams. Mark Allen defeated Donaldson 10–6, but voiced his unhappiness with how the table had played.

trailed Hugill 1–3 but then won eight consecutive frames on his way to a 10–5 victory, compiling four centuries in the match.

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, who had reached the semi-finals the previous year, defeated Lyu 10–5. He made a 140 break in the match, the highest of the first round.

, making his fourth Crucible appearance, compiled a century and seven half-centuries in his first session against Wakelin. He won five of the six frames played in the second session to clinch the match 10–6 and reach the second round for a third consecutive year.

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, who made his 28th consecutive appearance in the event, took six of the last eight frames in his match against Un-Nooh to win 10–7 and reach the second round for an eighth consecutive time.

led Stevens 6–2, but Stevens recovered to tie the scores at 6–6. Lisowski won the next three frames to go 9–6 ahead and eventually won the match 10–8. Lisowski stated afterwards that he had been playing fearfully at the end because he was "guarding the lead, which is the worst thing you can do". The 2020 runner-up

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faced the 2016 runner-up Ding. Ding led 3–0 and 7–5, but Wilson went ahead at 8–7. Ding tied the scores at 8–8 but missed a pivotal pot on the final pink in the 17th frame as he attempted a clearance from 65 points behind, and Wilson went on to win 10–8. The match featured five centuries and 12 more breaks over 50. Wilson afterwards called the performance "one of my best victories”. Ahead of his match with Vafaei, 2019 champion

stated that he had not been enjoying his snooker and did not have high expectations for the World Championship. The scores were tied at 3–3, but Trump won seven of the next eight frames for a 10–4 victory. Vafaei, who made a 121 break in the second session, called his Crucible debut "a very big achievement for me and my country".

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faced Saengkham, whose wife had given birth to the couple's first child the day before the match began, three weeks earlier than expected. Saengkham won six of the first seven frames, and went on to clinch a 10–5 victory and reach the second round for a second time. He revealed that he and his wife had named their newborn daughter Believe, stating that the name was inspired by Selby, who said "believe, believe, believe" while 4–10 down to Higgins in the 2017 final, before coming back to win the title.

Second round

The second round of the event was played as the best of 25 frames, held over three sessions, between 21 and 25 April. Thirteen of the top sixteen seeds reached the second round, along with three qualifiers, Page, Maguire, and Saengkham. Williams faced his Welsh compatriot and practice partner Page, a player he described as "not just a friend, more like my fourth son". The players had met once previously in professional competition at the 2020 Scottish Open, with Williams winning 4–1 on that occasion. Williams won the first seven frames, and went on to complete a 13–3 victory, winning the match with a and reaching the quarter-finals for an 11th time. He compiled six centuries in the match, equalling the record for the most centuries in a best-of-25-frame match set by Selby in the 2011 event. Maguire faced Zhao, who played the first best-of-25-frame match of his professional career. Maguire led 11–5 after the second session, which was briefly interrupted when a pigeon entered the arena and landed on the adjoining table where Yan was playing Selby. Maguire secured a 13–9 victory to reach the quarter-finals for a seventh time. Calling his form against Murphy "rubbish", he said that he had driven to Glasgow after his first-round match, borrowed a friend's cue, and practised with it to play Zhao. O'Sullivan faced Allen, who predicted that he would "get under the skin" of the world number one. O'Sullivan attempted a maximum break in the first frame but ran out of position after the tenth red and potted a pink, finishing on 87. O'Sullivan won five consecutive frames in the first session to lead 6–2. O'Sullivan attempted a maximum again in the second session, this time potting 11 reds and 11 blacks before losing position and missing a double on a red. He led 12–4 after the second session. The third session lasted just one frame as O'Sullivan wrapped up a 13–4 victory, setting records both for reaching a 20th quarter-final and for winning 71 matches at the Crucible. Yan led Selby 9–7 after the first two sessions. The 18th frame lasted 46 minutes and hinged on a safety battle over the brown. Uncertain as to whether the cue ball would pass the blue to pot the brown, Yan studied the shot for several minutes before asking the referee to clean the cue ball, which referee Rob Spencer refused to do under the circumstances. Some commentators, including Jimmy White and

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, initially called Yan's request "out of order", but Yan later explained that it was a joke. Yan successfully made the shot to pot the brown and went on to win the frame for an 11–7 lead. Selby reduced Yan's lead to one at 11–10. The penultimate frame of the match lasted 85 minutes, setting a new record for the longest frame ever played at the Crucible; the previous record had been 79 minutes in a 2019 first-round match between Brecel and Gary Wilson. Yan won the frame on the final black, and went on to win the match 13–10. Playing Bingham, Wilson attempted a maximum break in the second session, potting 12 reds and 12 blacks before missing the 13th red. Bingham made his own maximum break attempt in the third session, but ran out of position after the 13th red. Bingham, who won the match 13–9 to reach his fourth quarter-final, said it was on his "bucket list" to make a 147 at the Crucible. Facing Saengkham, Higgins won seven consecutive frames in the second session. With Higgins one frame from victory at 12–6, Saengkham attempted a maximum break in the 19th frame, but he missed the last red, ending on 112. "I'd have loved him to get it. You could see how fired up he was and I really thought he was going to do it", stated Higgins. Higgins won the match 13–7 to reach his 16th quarter-final, putting him ahead of Steve Davis and Jimmy White, who had both reached 15 quarter-finals, and behind only Hendry and O'Sullivan, who had reached 19 and 20 respectively. Trump led McGill 10–6 after the second session. McGill won four of the next five frames, narrowing Trump's lead to one frame at 11–10. Trump won the next to move one frame from victory, but McGill closed the scores to 12–11, and was 30 points ahead in frame 24 when he missed a shot on a red with the rest. Trump won 13–11, reaching the quarter-finals for a ninth time; he called the final session of the match "one of the best sessions I have been involved in". Lisowski led Robertson 9–7 after the first two sessions. In the 19th frame, Robertson made a maximum break, the fifth of his career and the 12th maximum in Crucible history. He became the eighth player, after

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, Jimmy White, Hendry, O'Sullivan, Williams, Carter, and Higgins, to make a maximum in the final stages of a World Championship. Robertson went 12–11 ahead and looked to be on the verge of victory when he made a 55 break in frame 24. Lisowski produced a frame-winning clearance of 72 to force a decider. Both players had opportunities to win, but Lisowski clinched a 13–12 victory. Lisowski said afterwards: "I have never experienced anything like that in my life. The cheer when I potted the red that got me over the line in the decider… I am completely drained, I gave that literally everything I had and it has to be the best win of my career".

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals of the event were played as the best of 25 frames, held over three sessions, on 26 and 27 April. Maguire was the only qualifier to reach this stage, while Yan and Lisowski both reached the quarter-final stage for the first time. The Class of '92 — O'Sullivan, Higgins, and Williams — all reached the quarter-finals for the first time since 2011. "I think it’s incredible that it’s been 30 years and the three of us are better players than we’ve ever been", Higgins stated. Facing Maguire, O'Sullivan won six consecutive frames in the first session to lead 6–2. He won another five consecutive frames in the second session, ending it with an 11–5 lead. O'Sullivan wrapped up a 13–5 victory within 20 minutes of the final session to reach a record 13th semi-final, breaking Hendry's previous record of 12. In his first session against Yan, Williams won four frames in a row after the mid-session interval to finish 6–2 ahead. Yan won six of the eight frames played in the second session, levelling the scores at 8–8. In the final session, Yan took a 10–8 lead, but Williams tied the scores at 10–10. Yan took advantage of several flukes to go 11–10 ahead, but Williams won the last three frames to clinch the match 13–11 and reach his seventh semi-final, becoming the oldest player to reach the final four since

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. He stated afterwards: "I am just so happy to get to the semi-finals. I am here 30 years on after turning pro and still trying my best... I am scoring as well as I have ever scored". Higgins led Lisowski 5–3 after the first session and 8–7 after the second. Higgins moved into an 11–9 lead in the final session, but Lisowski won three frames in a row to lead 12–11 before Higgins made a century break to force a deciding frame. Lisowski had the first chance in the decider but missed a red while on a break of 18. Higgins clinched victory with a 72 break, winning 13–12. Afterwards, Higgins said he was delighted to reach the semi-finals but did not think he deserved the win. Trump led Bingham 5–3 after the first session. Bingham won five consecutive frames in the second session to lead 8–5, before Trump recovered to tie the scores at 8–8. Trump took all five frames played in the final session to clinch a 13–8 victory. Bingham missed a black off the spot in the 14th frame, which Trump identified as a turning point in the match: "All of sudden, out of nowhere, Stuart missed a black off its spot and it gave me some confidence. I was completely gone at 8–5. I just tried to enjoy it and give my all".

Semi-finals

The semi-finals of the event were played as the best of 33 frames, held over four sessions, on 28, 29, and 30 April. For the first time at the Crucible, all four semi-finalists were former champions, with O'Sullivan having won six previous titles, Higgins four, Williams three, and Trump one. All three members of the Class of '92 reached the semi-final stage for the first time since the 1999 event. Trump and Williams played each other for the first time in a

tournament. The match was refereed by

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, who officiated her first world semi-final. Williams made errors throughout the first session and struggled with his long potting, as Trump won seven of the eight frames played to lead 7–1. Both players complained about the condition of the table, which was repaired during the interval. Steve Davis noted the contrast with Williams's strong performances in earlier rounds, saying: "It is a shock that Mark Williams has gone off the boil. We expected him to continue his form". Afterwards, Williams apologised on Twitter for his poor play in the session. In the second session, Trump made back-to-back centuries to take a seven-frame lead at 9–2, but Williams responded with a 119 break to make his 13th century of the tournament, a new personal best in any tournament of his career. Both players won four frames in the session to leave Trump leading 11–5. In the third session, Williams won six of the eight frames to reduce Trump's lead to 13–11. The players received a standing ovation as they left the arena. Doherty commented: "What a performance. The match between Judd Trump and Mark Williams is back on". In the final session, Williams levelled the scores at 13–13. He levelled again at 15–15, making a 138 break in the 30th frame. It was Williams's 16th century of the tournament, equalling Hendry's 2002 record for the highest number of centuries in a single year at the Crucible. Williams went ahead for the first time at 16–15, but Trump took the match to a deciding frame, before which the players received another standing ovation. Both players had chances, but Trump potted two of the last three reds with cross doubles and then took the final red with a black to leave Williams requiring three snookers, which he was unable to obtain. Trump commented that the win was "once in a lifetime", and that playing Williams was akin to playing a

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on "hard mode". The media praised the drama and quality of the match, calling it a "thrilling Crucible clash" and "one of the great matches in Crucible history". O'Sullivan and Higgins met at the Crucible for a sixth time, with Marcel Eckardt officiating the match. Prior to the semi-final, O'Sullivan led their head-to-head 36–33, but Higgins had won five of their last six encounters. They had last met at the Crucible in the quarter-finals of the 2011 event, when Higgins won 13–10 en route to his fourth title. Both players struggled to find fluency at the beginning of the match, with O'Sullivan's average shot time over 29 seconds in the first two frames. Higgins won the first three frames, but O'Sullivan leveled the scores at 4–4 after the first session. The scores were level again at 6–6 in the second session, but O'Sullivan then moved 9–6 ahead. In the final frame of the session, O’Sullivan was 51 points behind with 51 remaining on the table. He made a break of 8 and then a 43 clearance to force a re-spotted black, which he potted to take a 10–6 lead. The first four frames of the third session were shared. Higgins made a century in the 21st frame, his first break over 60 in the match, to leave O'Sullivan leading 12–9. O'Sullivan won the last three frames of the session, ending with a total clearance of 134 to finish the session 15–9 ahead. Higgins slammed the butt of his cue on the floor in frustration after missing a red in the 23rd frame. The final session lasted four frames as O'Sullivan wrapped up a 17–11 win. Higgins stated afterwards that he was disappointed with how he had played, but praised his opponent: "Ronnie was far too good for me. He was lethal. I don’t think he missed one ball when he was in among them, he might have run out of position a few times, but other than that he was unbelievable".

Final

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in the 1982 final at the age of 49. O'Sullivan competed in his eighth World Championship final, having won six and lost one previously, while Trump contested his third final, having won one and lost one previously. Their only previous meeting at the Crucible had taken place in the semi-finals of the 2013 event, with O'Sullivan winning 17–11 on that occasion. Trump stated before the match: "It’s always been a dream of mine to play Ronnie in the final". After Trump won the opening frame, O'Sullivan won the second with a 120 break, his 200th World Championship century and his 13th of the tournament, equalling his previous personal best at the Crucible. In the fourth frame, O'Sullivan engaged in a three-minute discussion with the referee about the correct replacement of the cue ball after a miss had been called. The frame ended with O'Sullivan coming from behind to force a re-spotted black, which he potted with a double off three cushions to lead 3–1. O'Sullivan went on to lead 5–1, making another century in the sixth frame. Trump won the last two frames of the session, reducing O'Sullivan's lead to 5–3. O'Sullivan and referee Marteel crossed words on several occasions during the session, not shaking hands afterwards. O'Sullivan received a formal warning over a gesture he made near the end of the eighth frame after failing to escape from a snooker, but denied any wrongdoing both during the match and in post-match interviews, later accusing Marteel of "looking for trouble". World Snooker Tour officials subsequently stated that no further action would be taken. Trump won the first frame of the second session, but O'Sullivan took seven of the next eight, capitalising on safety errors and missed pots by Trump to end 12–5 ahead, his largest overnight lead in any of the world finals he had played. O'Sullivan made a 118 break in the 11th frame, his 15th century of the tournament and a new personal best in a single year at the Crucible. Murphy stated that Trump had "made far too many mistakes" and had "a horrific night in front of him" after the first day's play. Trump began the third session with his first century of the match, and went on to take three consecutive frames. In the 21st frame, he missed a plant while on a break of 45, allowing O'Sullivan to win the frame with a 64 break. Trump won the first two after the mid-session interval, but O'Sullivan won the 24th after Trump missed a black off the spot. Trump took advantage of a fluke in the 25th frame to make his second century. He won six of the eight frames played, reducing O'Sullivan's lead to three at 14–11. It was the only session O'Sullivan lost in the tournament. O'Sullivan won the first two frames of the final session with breaks of 82 and 88 to go 16–11 ahead. Trump won the next, but O'Sullivan made a 75 break to take a 17–12 lead at the mid-session interval. Trump made a century to win the 30th frame, but O'Sullivan made an 85 in the 31st to win 18–13 and equal Hendry's record of seven world titles. It was O'Sullivan's 39th ranking title and his 21st Triple Crown title. Aged 46 years and 148 days, he became the oldest world champion in snooker history, surpassing Reardon, who was 45 years and 203 days old when he won his final title in 1978. O'Sullivan set a new record for the most matches won at the Crucible, with 74, and ended the season as world number one. The century break made during the final session brought the total number of Crucible centuries to 109, breaking the record of 108 achieved the previous year. The last session of the final attracted a peak audience of 4.5 million viewers on

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, the highest figure since 2014 and a 17 percent increase over the previous year. Overall, the event attracted a 30 percent greater share of the BBC's viewing audience than the previous year. The event was Eurosport's best tournament on record in the UK, in terms of both average audience and market share. Eurosport also achieved record viewership figures in Italy, Poland, Spain, Germany, and France for the event.

Main draw

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Qualifying draw

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, WAL , RD1-score05=6 , RD1-seed06=a , RD1-team06={{flagathlete,

, THA , RD1-score06=2 , RD1-seed07=97 , RD1-team07={{flagathlete,

Xu Si Xu Si (; born 24 January 1998) is a Chinese professional snooker player. Career Xu Si first started playing snooker aged 12 at his local club in Jieyang during the school holidays. After a few weeks he became determined to become a snooker pla ...

, CHN , RD1-score07=6 , RD1-seed08=a , RD1-team08={{flagathlete, Michael Collumb, SCO , RD1-score08=4 , RD1-seed09=104 , RD1-team09={{flagathlete, Zhang Jiankang, CHN , RD1-score09=6 , RD1-seed10=a , RD1-team10={{flagathlete, John Astley, ENG , RD1-score10=4 , RD1-seed11=89 , RD1-team11={{flagathlete,

, CHN , RD1-score11=6 , RD1-seed12=a , RD1-team12={{flagathlete,

Anton Kazakov Anton Kazakov (born 8 November 2004) is a Ukrainian professional snooker player. Kazakov turned professional in 2022 after winning the WSF Junior Championship and gained a two-year tour card for the 2022–23 and 2023–24 snooker seasons. ...

, UKR , RD1-score12=0 , RD1-seed13=105 , RD1-team13={{flagathlete,

Fraser Patrick Fraser Patrick (born 8 November 1985) is a Scottish professional snooker player from Glasgow. Career Patrick started his professional career in 2002 by playing Challenge Tour, where he spent three seasons without success. In 2007 Patrick ear ...

, SCO , RD1-score13=1 , RD1-seed14=a , RD1-team14={{flagathlete, Michael White, WAL , RD1-score14=6 , RD1-seed15=88 , RD1-team15={{flagathlete, Aaron Hill, IRL , RD1-score15=4 , RD1-seed16=a , RD1-team16={{flagathlete, Liam Davies, WAL , RD1-score16=6 , RD1-seed17=85 , RD1-team17={{flagathlete,

, GER , RD1-score17=6 , RD1-seed18=a , RD1-team18={{flagathlete,

Soheil Vahedi Soheil Vahedi ( fa, سهیل واحدی, born March 15, 1989) is an Iranian former professional snooker player. Career In 2009 Vahedi entered the World Amateur Under-21 Snooker Championships in his home country in Kish, Iran in which he reached ...

, IRN , RD1-score18=3 , RD1-seed19=108 , RD1-team19={{flagathlete,

, WAL , RD1-score19=6 , RD1-seed20= , RD1-team20={{flagathlete,

, ENG , RD1-score20=2 , RD1-seed21=92 , RD1-team21={{flagathlete, Hammad Miah, ENG , RD1-score21=6 , RD1-seed22= , RD1-team22={{flagathlete, Chen Zifan, CHN , RD1-score22=3 , RD1-seed23=101 , RD1-team23={{flagathlete, Louis Heathcote, ENG , RD1-score23=6 , RD1-seed24=a , RD1-team24={{flagathlete, Ben Mertens, BEL , RD1-score24=5 , RD1-seed25=100 , RD1-team25={{flagathlete, Craig Steadman, ENG , RD1-score25=4 , RD1-seed26=a , RD1-team26={{flagathlete,

, ENG , RD1-score26=6 , RD1-seed27=93 , RD1-team27={{flagathlete, Lee Walker, WAL , RD1-score27=6 , RD1-seed28= , RD1-team28={{flagathlete,

, ENG , RD1-score28=2 , RD1-seed29=109 , RD1-team29={{flagathlete, Barry Pinches, ENG , RD1-score29=6 , RD1-seed30=a , RD1-team30={{flagathlete, Lee Stephens, ENG , RD1-score30=3 , RD1-seed31=84 , RD1-team31={{flagathlete, Ben Hancorn, ENG , RD1-score31=3 , RD1-seed32= , RD1-team32={{flagathlete, Dean Young (snooker player), Dean Young, SCO , RD1-score32=6 , RD1-seed33=83 , RD1-team33={{flagathlete, Rory McLeod, JAM , RD1-score33=6 , RD1-seed34= , RD1-team34={{flagathlete,

, HKG , RD1-score34=2 , RD1-seed35=110 , RD1-team35={{flagathlete, Ian Burns, ENG , RD1-score35=6 , RD1-seed36= , RD1-team36={{flagathlete,

, HKG , RD1-score36=5 , RD1-seed37=94 , RD1-team37={{flagathlete, Peter Devlin (snooker player), Peter Devlin, ENG , RD1-score37=6 , RD1-seed38=a , RD1-team38={{flagathlete, Yorrit Hoes, BEL , RD1-score38=1 , RD1-seed39=99 , RD1-team39={{flagathlete, Jamie Wilson (snooker player), Jamie Wilson, ENG , RD1-score39=6 , RD1-seed40=a , RD1-team40={{flagathlete, Jake Crofts, ENG , RD1-score40=2 , RD1-seed41=102 , RD1-team41={{flagathlete, Chang Bingyu, CHN , RD1-score41=5 , RD1-seed42=a , RD1-team42={{flagathlete, Daniel Wells, WAL , RD1-score42=6 , RD1-seed43=91 , RD1-team43={{flagathlete, Peter Lines, ENG , RD1-score43=5 , RD1-seed44=a , RD1-team44={{flagathlete, Sanderson Lam, ENG , RD1-score44=6 , RD1-seed45=107 , RD1-team45={{flagathlete, Jamie O'Neill (snooker player), Jamie O'Neill, ENG , RD1-score45=4 , RD1-seed46=a , RD1-team46={{flagathlete, James Cahill, ENG , RD1-score46=6 , RD1-seed47=86 , RD1-team47={{flagathlete,

, CHN , RD1-score47=6 , RD1-seed48=a , RD1-team48={{flagathlete, Ross Muir, SCO , RD1-score48=3 , RD1-seed49=87 , RD1-team49={{flagathlete, Mitchell Mann, ENG , RD1-score49=0 , RD1-seed50=a , RD1-team50={{flagathlete, Dylan Emery, WAL , RD1-score50=6 , RD1-seed51=106 , RD1-team51={{flagathlete,

, NIR , RD1-score51=6 , RD1-seed52=a , RD1-team52={{flagathlete,

, ENG , RD1-score52=1 , RD1-seed53=90 , RD1-team53={{flagathlete,

, WAL , RD1-score53=6 , RD1-seed54=a , RD1-team54={{flagathlete, Sean O'Sullivan (snooker player), Sean O'Sullivan, ENG , RD1-score54=1 , RD1-seed55=103 , RD1-team55={{flagathlete, Iulian Boiko, UKR , RD1-score55=6 , RD1-seed56=a , RD1-team56={{flagathlete,

, CYP , RD1-score56=4 , RD1-seed57=98 , RD1-team57={{flagathlete, Farakh Ajaib, PAK , RD1-score57=6 , RD1-seed58=a , RD1-team58={{flagathlete, Mark Lloyd (snooker player), Mark Lloyd, ENG , RD1-score58=5 , RD1-seed59=95 , RD1-team59={{flagathlete, Zak Surety, ENG , RD1-score59=4 , RD1-seed60=a , RD1-team60={{flagathlete, Si Jiahui, CHN , RD1-score60=6 , RD1-seed61=111 , RD1-team61={{flagathlete,

, CHN , RD1-score61=6 , RD1-seed62= , RD1-team62={{flagathlete, Sean Maddocks, ENG , RD1-score62=0 , RD1-seed63=82 , RD1-team63={{flagathlete, Wu Yize, CHN , RD1-score63=6 , RD1-seed64=a , RD1-team64={{flagathlete, Bai Langning, CHN , RD1-score64=2 , RD2-seed01=80 , RD2-team01={{flagathlete, Allan Taylor, ENG , RD2-score01=6 , RD2-seed02= , RD2-team02={{flagathlete,

, IRL , RD2-score02=5 , RD2-seed03=49 , RD2-team03={{flagathlete,

, SCO , RD2-score03=6 , RD2-seed04=a , RD2-team04={{flagathlete, Robbie McGuigan, NIR , RD2-score04=0 , RD2-seed05=65 , RD2-team05={{flagathlete,

, WAL , RD2-score05=6 , RD2-seed06=96 , RD2-team06={{flagathlete,

, WAL , RD2-score06=3 , RD2-seed07=64 , RD2-team07={{flagathlete,

, CHN , RD2-score07=6 , RD2-seed08=97 , RD2-team08={{flagathlete,

, CHN , RD2-score08=4 , RD2-seed09=57 , RD2-team09={{flagathlete,

, THA , RD2-score09=4 , RD2-seed10=104 , RD2-team10={{flagathlete, Zhang Jiankang, CHN , RD2-score10=6 , RD2-seed11=72 , RD2-team11={{flagathlete, Andy Hicks, ENG , RD2-score11=4 , RD2-seed12=89 , RD2-team12={{flagathlete,

, CHN , RD2-score12=6 , RD2-seed13=56 , RD2-team13={{flagathlete, Martin O'Donnell, ENG , RD2-score13=2 , RD2-seed14=a , RD2-team14={{flagathlete, Michael White, WAL , RD2-score14=6 , RD2-seed15=73 , RD2-team15={{flagathlete,

, IRL , RD2-score15=5 , RD2-seed16=a , RD2-team16={{flagathlete, Liam Davies, WAL , RD2-score16=6 , RD2-seed17=76 , RD2-team17={{flagathlete,

, ENG , RD2-score17=1 , RD2-seed18=85 , RD2-team18={{flagathlete,

, GER , RD2-score18=6 , RD2-seed19=53 , RD2-team19={{flagathlete,

, THA , RD2-score19=6 , RD2-seed20=108 , RD2-team20={{flagathlete,

, WAL , RD2-score20=4 , RD2-seed21=69 , RD2-team21={{flagathlete, Michael Holt, ENG , RD2-score21=6 , RD2-seed22=92 , RD2-team22={{flagathlete, Hammad Miah, ENG , RD2-score22=1 , RD2-seed23=60 , RD2-team23={{flagathlete, Mark Joyce, ENG , RD2-score23=6 , RD2-seed24=101 , RD2-team24={{flagathlete, Louis Heathcote, ENG , RD2-score24=5 , RD2-seed25=61 , RD2-team25={{flagathlete, Robbie Williams (snooker player), Robbie Williams, ENG , RD2-score25=3 , RD2-seed26=a , RD2-team26={{flagathlete,

, ENG , RD2-score26=6 , RD2-seed27=68 , RD2-team27={{flagathlete,

, CHN , RD2-score27=6 , RD2-seed28=93 , RD2-team28={{flagathlete, Lee Walker, WAL , RD2-score28=4 , RD2-seed29=52 , RD2-team29={{flagathlete, Joe O'Connor, ENG , RD2-score29=6 , RD2-seed30=109 , RD2-team30={{flagathlete, Barry Pinches, ENG , RD2-score30=4 , RD2-seed31=77 , RD2-team31={{flagathlete, Ashley Hugill, ENG , RD2-score31=6 , RD2-seed32= , RD2-team32={{flagathlete, Dean Young (snooker player), Dean Young, SCO , RD2-score32=0 , RD2-seed33=78 , RD2-team33={{flagathlete,

, IRL , RD2-score33=4 , RD2-seed34=83 , RD2-team34={{flagathlete, Rory McLeod, JAM , RD2-score34=6 , RD2-seed35=51 , RD2-team35={{flagathlete, Elliot Slessor, ENG , RD2-score35=6 , RD2-seed36=110 , RD2-team36={{flagathlete, Ian Burns, ENG , RD2-score36=0 , RD2-seed37=67 , RD2-team37={{flagathlete, Oliver Lines, ENG , RD2-score37=6 , RD2-seed38=94 , RD2-team38={{flagathlete, Peter Devlin (snooker player), Peter Devlin, ENG , RD2-score38=1 , RD2-seed39=62 , RD2-team39={{flagathlete,

, ENG , RD2-score39=6 , RD2-seed40=99 , RD2-team40={{flagathlete, Jamie Wilson (snooker player), Jamie Wilson, ENG , RD2-score40=2 , RD2-seed41=59 , RD2-team41={{flagathlete,

, ENG , RD2-score41=4 , RD2-seed42=a , RD2-team42={{flagathlete, Daniel Wells, WAL , RD2-score42=6 , RD2-seed43=70 , RD2-team43={{flagathlete, Cao Yupeng, CHN , RD2-score43=6 , RD2-seed44=a , RD2-team44={{flagathlete, Sanderson Lam, ENG , RD2-score44=1 , RD2-seed45=54 , RD2-team45={{flagathlete, Mark Davis (snooker player), Mark Davis, ENG , RD2-score45=5 , RD2-seed46=a , RD2-team46={{flagathlete, James Cahill, ENG , RD2-score46=6 , RD2-seed47=75 , RD2-team47={{flagathlete, Steven Hallworth, ENG , RD2-score47=3 , RD2-seed48=86 , RD2-team48={{flagathlete,

, CHN , RD2-score48=6 , RD2-seed49=74 , RD2-team49={{flagathlete, Gao Yang, CHN , RD2-score49=6 , RD2-seed50=a , RD2-team50={{flagathlete, Dylan Emery, WAL , RD2-score50=3 , RD2-seed51=55 , RD2-team51={{flagathlete,

, WAL , RD2-score51=6 , RD2-seed52=106 , RD2-team52={{flagathlete,

, NIR , RD2-score52=1 , RD2-seed53=71 , RD2-team53={{flagathlete, Ashley Carty, ENG , RD2-score53=1 , RD2-seed54=90 , RD2-team54={{flagathlete,

, WAL , RD2-score54=6 , RD2-seed55=58 , RD2-team55={{flagathlete,

, ENG , RD2-score55=6 , RD2-seed56=103 , RD2-team56={{flagathlete, Iulian Boiko, UKR , RD2-score56=4 , RD2-seed57=63 , RD2-team57={{flagathlete,

, CHN , RD2-score57=6 , RD2-seed58=98 , RD2-team58={{flagathlete, Farakh Ajaib, PAK , RD2-score58=1 , RD2-seed59=66 , RD2-team59={{flagathlete, Jamie Clarke, WAL , RD2-score59=6 , RD2-seed60=a , RD2-team60={{flagathlete, Si Jiahui, CHN , RD2-score60=5 , RD2-seed61=50 , RD2-team61={{flagathlete, Stuart Carrington, ENG , RD2-score61=3 , RD2-seed62=111 , RD2-team62={{flagathlete,

, CHN , RD2-score62=6 , RD2-seed63=79 , RD2-team63={{flagathlete, Simon Lichtenberg, GER , RD2-score63=6 , RD2-seed64=82 , RD2-team64={{flagathlete, Wu Yize, CHN , RD2-score64=4 , RD3-seed01=17 , RD3-team01={{flagathlete,

, ENG , RD3-score01=4 , RD3-seed02=80 , RD3-team02={{flagathlete, Allan Taylor, ENG , RD3-score02=6 , RD3-seed03=48 , RD3-team03={{flagathlete,

, CHN , RD3-score03=5 , RD3-seed04=49 , RD3-team04={{flagathlete,

, SCO , RD3-score04=6 , RD3-seed05=32 , RD3-team05={{flagathlete,

, CHN , RD3-score05= , RD3-seed06=65 , RD3-team06={{flagathlete,

, WAL , RD3-score06=w/o , RD3-seed07=33 , RD3-team07={{flagathlete, Lu Ning, CHN , RD3-score07=3 , RD3-seed08=64 , RD3-team08={{flagathlete,

, CHN , RD3-score08=6 , RD3-seed09=40 , RD3-team09={{flagathlete,

, SCO , RD3-score09=6 , RD3-seed10=104 , RD3-team10={{flagathlete, Zhang Jiankang, CHN , RD3-score10=3 , RD3-seed11=25 , RD3-team11={{flagathlete,

, CHN , RD3-score11=6 , RD3-seed12=89 , RD3-team12={{flagathlete,

, CHN , RD3-score12=5 , RD3-seed13=41 , RD3-team13={{flagathlete, Mark King, ENG , RD3-score13=1 , RD3-seed14=a , RD3-team14={{flagathlete, Michael White, WAL , RD3-score14=6 , RD3-seed15=24 , RD3-team15={{flagathlete, Jordan Brown, NIR , RD3-score15=6 , RD3-seed16=a , RD3-team16={{flagathlete, Liam Davies, WAL , RD3-score16=5 , RD3-seed17=21 , RD3-team17={{flagathlete,

, ENG , RD3-score17=6 , RD3-seed18=85 , RD3-team18={{flagathlete,

, GER , RD3-score18=5 , RD3-seed19=44 , RD3-team19={{flagathlete, Jak Jones, WAL , RD3-score19=5 , RD3-seed20=53 , RD3-team20={{flagathlete,

, THA , RD3-score20=6 , RD3-seed21=28 , RD3-team21={{flagathlete,

, ENG , RD3-score21=6 , RD3-seed22=69 , RD3-team22={{flagathlete, Michael Holt, ENG , RD3-score22=3 , RD3-seed23=37 , RD3-team23={{flagathlete, Jamie Jones, WAL , RD3-score23=6 , RD3-seed24=60 , RD3-team24={{flagathlete, Mark Joyce, ENG , RD3-score24=1 , RD3-seed25=36 , RD3-team25={{flagathlete,

, NOR , RD3-score25=1 , RD3-seed26=a , RD3-team26={{flagathlete,

, ENG , RD3-score26=6 , RD3-seed27=29 , RD3-team27={{flagathlete,

, CHN , RD3-score27=6 , RD3-seed28=68 , RD3-team28={{flagathlete,

, CHN , RD3-score28=4 , RD3-seed29=45 , RD3-team29={{flagathlete, Ben Woollaston, ENG , RD3-score29=1 , RD3-seed30=52 , RD3-team30={{flagathlete, Joe O'Connor, ENG , RD3-score30=6 , RD3-seed31=20 , RD3-team31={{flagathlete,

, ENG , RD3-score31=5 , RD3-seed32=77 , RD3-team32={{flagathlete, Ashley Hugill, ENG , RD3-score32=6 , RD3-seed33=19 , RD3-team33={{flagathlete, David Gilbert, ENG , RD3-score33=6 , RD3-seed34=83 , RD3-team34={{flagathlete, Rory McLeod, JAM , RD3-score34=1 , RD3-seed35=46 , RD3-team35={{flagathlete, Anthony Hamilton, ENG , RD3-score35=6 , RD3-seed36=51 , RD3-team36={{flagathlete, Elliot Slessor, ENG , RD3-score36=2 , RD3-seed37=30 , RD3-team37={{flagathlete, Jimmy Robertson (snooker player), Jimmy Robertson, ENG , RD3-score37=6 , RD3-seed38=67 , RD3-team38={{flagathlete, Oliver Lines, ENG , RD3-score38=4 , RD3-seed39=35 , RD3-team39={{flagathlete,

, CHN , RD3-score39=5 , RD3-seed40=62 , RD3-team40={{flagathlete,

, ENG , RD3-score40=6 , RD3-seed41=38 , RD3-team41={{flagathlete,

, THA , RD3-score41=6 , RD3-seed42=a , RD3-team42={{flagathlete, Daniel Wells, WAL , RD3-score42=3 , RD3-seed43=27 , RD3-team43={{flagathlete,

, ENG , RD3-score43=6 , RD3-seed44=70 , RD3-team44={{flagathlete, Cao Yupeng, CHN , RD3-score44=3 , RD3-seed45=43 , RD3-team45={{flagathlete,

, ENG , RD3-score45=6 , RD3-seed46=a , RD3-team46={{flagathlete, James Cahill, ENG , RD3-score46=5 , RD3-seed47=22 , RD3-team47={{flagathlete, Ryan Day (snooker player), Ryan Day, WAL , RD3-score47=1 , RD3-seed48=86 , RD3-team48={{flagathlete,

, CHN , RD3-score48=6 , RD3-seed49=23 , RD3-team49={{flagathlete,

, ENG , RD3-score49=6 , RD3-seed50=74 , RD3-team50={{flagathlete, Gao Yang, CHN , RD3-score50=4 , RD3-seed51=42 , RD3-team51={{flagathlete,

, ENG , RD3-score51=1 , RD3-seed52=55 , RD3-team52={{flagathlete,

, WAL , RD3-score52=6 , RD3-seed53=26 , RD3-team53={{flagathlete, Joe Perry, ENG , RD3-score53=3 , RD3-seed54=90 , RD3-team54={{flagathlete,

, WAL , RD3-score54=6 , RD3-seed55=39 , RD3-team55={{flagathlete, Xiao Guodong, CHN , RD3-score55=4 , RD3-seed56=58 , RD3-team56={{flagathlete,

, ENG , RD3-score56=6 , RD3-seed57=34 , RD3-team57={{flagathlete,

, SCO , RD3-score57=6 , RD3-seed58=63 , RD3-team58={{flagathlete,

, CHN , RD3-score58=1 , RD3-seed59=31 , RD3-team59={{flagathlete, Gary Wilson, ENG , RD3-score59=0 , RD3-seed60=66 , RD3-team60={{flagathlete, Jamie Clarke, WAL , RD3-score60=6 , RD3-seed61=47 , RD3-team61={{flagathlete, Alexander Ursenbacher, SUI , RD3-score61=3 , RD3-seed62=111 , RD3-team62={{flagathlete,

, CHN , RD3-score62=6 , RD3-seed63=18 , RD3-team63={{flagathlete,

, IRN , RD3-score63=6 , RD3-seed64=79 , RD3-team64={{flagathlete, Simon Lichtenberg, GER , RD3-score64=0 , RD4-seed01=80 , RD4-team01={{flagicon, ENG Allan Taylor , RD4-score01=1 , RD4-seed02=49 , RD4-team02={{flagicon, SCO

, RD4-score02=10 , RD4-seed03=65 , RD4-team03={{flagicon, WAL

, RD4-score03=4 , RD4-seed04=64 , RD4-team04={{flagicon, CHN

, RD4-score04=10 , RD4-seed05=40 , RD4-team05={{flagicon, SCO

, RD4-score05=10 , RD4-seed06=25 , RD4-team06={{flagicon, CHN

, RD4-score06=7 , RD4-seed07=a , RD4-team07={{flagicon, WAL Michael White , RD4-score07=10 , RD4-seed08=24 , RD4-team08={{flagicon, NIR Jordan Brown , RD4-score08=8 , RD4-seed09=21 , RD4-team09={{flagicon, ENG

, RD4-score09=7 , RD4-seed10=53 , RD4-team10={{flagicon, THA

, RD4-score10=10 , RD4-seed11=28 , RD4-team11={{flagicon, ENG

, RD4-score11=5 , RD4-seed12=37 , RD4-team12={{flagicon, WAL Jamie Jones , RD4-score12=10 , RD4-seed13=a , RD4-team13={{flagicon, ENG

, RD4-score13=7 , RD4-seed14=29 , RD4-team14={{flagicon, CHN

, RD4-score14=10 , RD4-seed15=52 , RD4-team15={{flagicon, ENG Joe O'Connor , RD4-score15=7 , RD4-seed16=77 , RD4-team16={{flagicon, ENG Ashley Hugill , RD4-score16=10 , RD4-seed17=19 , RD4-team17={{flagicon, ENG David Gilbert , RD4-score17=10 , RD4-seed18=46 , RD4-team18={{flagicon, ENG Anthony Hamilton , RD4-score18=3 , RD4-seed19=30 , RD4-team19={{flagicon, ENG Jimmy Robertson (snooker player), Jimmy Robertson , RD4-score19=7 , RD4-seed20=62 , RD4-team20={{flagicon, ENG

, RD4-score20=10 , RD4-seed21=38 , RD4-team21={{flagicon, THA

, RD4-score21=10 , RD4-seed22=27 , RD4-team22={{flagicon, ENG

, RD4-score22=8 , RD4-seed23=43 , RD4-team23={{flagicon, ENG

, RD4-score23=10 , RD4-seed24=86 , RD4-team24={{flagicon, CHN

, RD4-score24=7 , RD4-seed25=23 , RD4-team25={{flagicon, ENG

, RD4-score25=8 , RD4-seed26=55 , RD4-team26={{flagicon, WAL

, RD4-score26=10 , RD4-seed27=90 , RD4-team27={{flagicon, WAL

, RD4-score27=10 , RD4-seed28=58 , RD4-team28={{flagicon, ENG

, RD4-score28=6 , RD4-seed29=34 , RD4-team29={{flagicon, SCO

, RD4-score29=8 , RD4-seed30=66 , RD4-team30={{flagicon, WAL Jamie Clarke , RD4-score30=10 , RD4-seed31=111 , RD4-team31={{flagicon, CHN

, RD4-score31=9 , RD4-seed32=18 , RD4-team32={{flagicon, IRN

, RD4-score32=10

Century breaks

Main stage centuries

A total of 109 century breaks were made during the main stage of the tournament, surpassing the record set during the previous year's championship by 1 century. The highest was a maximum break by Robertson. {{div col * Maximum break, 147, 132, 131, 127, 117, 109, 109 {{ndash

* 140, 106, 104 {{ndash

* 138, 138, 137, 137, 135, 127, 125, 121, 121, 121, 119, 117, 116, 110, 106, 100 {{nowrap, {{ndash Mark Williams * 137, 134, 132, 131, 129, 117 {{ndash

* 137, 122, 119, 106, 100 {{ndash

* 136, 109, 103 {{ndash

* 135, 128, 102 {{ndash

* 134, 131, 126, 123, 122, 121, 120, 118, 116, 109, 107, 105, 104, 101, 100 {{nowrap, {{ndash

* 130 {{ndash

* 129, 124, 106 {{ndash

* 128, 125, 123, 106, 105, 103, 100, 100 {{ndash

* 127, 112, 110 {{ndash

* 126, 103, 101 {{ndash

* 122, 117, 110 {{ndash

* 121 {{ndash

* 120, 114, 113, 110, 109, 107, 105, 105, 105, 103, 100 {{ndash

* 114 {{ndash

* 112, 106, 104, 103, 102, 102, 101, 100 {{ndash

* 110, 109, 107 {{ndash Mark Allen * 109 {{ndash

* 108 {{ndash

* 107, 102 {{ndash

* 103 {{ndash

{{div col end

Qualifying stage centuries

A total of 89 century breaks were made during the qualifying rounds. The highest was a maximum break by Dott.{{Cite web , title=Betfred World Championship 2022 Qualifiers {{! Centuries , url=https://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries/CenturyBreaks/14525/betfred-world-championship-2022-qualifiers , access-date=5 April 2022 , website=livescores.worldsnookerdata.com , archive-date=14 April 2022 , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220414111749/https://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries/CenturyBreaks/14525/betfred-world-championship-2022-qualifiers , url-status=live {{div col * Maximum break, 147, 138, 107 {{ndash

* 145, 138, 137, 116, 101 {{ndash

* 144 {{ndash

* 141 {{ndash Ian Burns * 139, 132 {{ndash

* 139, 130, 115, 100 {{ndash

* 137, 134 {{ndash

* 137, 108, 104, 100 {{ndash

* 137 {{ndash

* 135 {{ndash Elliot Slessor * 134, 110 {{ndash Andy Hicks * 133 {{ndash

* 133 {{ndash

* 132, 129, 115, 109, 105 {{ndash

* 131, 121, 108 {{ndash

* 131 {{ndash Barry Pinches * 131 {{ndash Jimmy Robertson (snooker player), Jimmy Robertson * 131 {{ndash Zhang Jiankang * 130, 126, 120, 106, 105 {{ndash

* 130 {{ndash Jordan Brown * 127 {{ndash Liam Davies * 123, 104 {{ndash

* 123 {{ndash

* 122, 116, 100 {{ndash

* 122 {{ndash Chang Bingyu * 122 {{ndash

* 119, 115 {{ndash

* 119 {{ndash Jamie Clarke * 118 {{ndash Mark Davis (snooker player), Mark Davis * 116, 116, 115 {{ndash

* 116, 113, 111 {{ndash

* 116, 104, 103 {{ndash

* 116 {{ndash

* 115 {{ndash

* 114 {{ndash Jamie Wilson (snooker player), Jamie Wilson * 113, 113 {{ndash James Cahill * 112, 107 {{ndash Ashley Hugill * 110 {{ndash

* 110 {{ndash

* 108, 100 {{ndash Iulian Boiko * 108 {{ndash Joe O'Connor * 106 {{ndash Si Jiahui * 104 {{ndash

* 103 {{ndash Daniel Wells * 102, 100 {{ndash Gao Yang * 101, 100 {{ndash David Gilbert * 100 {{ndash Jamie Jones * 100 {{ndash Lee Walker * 100 {{ndash Michael White {{div col end

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