World Snooker Championship 2022 - When is Crucible main draw, how to watch with O'Sullivan, Trump in action
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ByEurosport
Updated 11/04/2022 at 09:02 GMT
The 46th edition of the World Championship takes place this spring at the Crucible in Sheffield. The top 16 players in the snooker world rankings automatically qualify for the main draw as seeded players. Mark Selby, who won snooker’s most prestigious competition in 2021, will be looking to defend his title with the likes of Ronnie O’Sullivan, Judd Trump and Neil Robertson competing.
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The 2022 edition of the World Championship is set to get underway in April.
It will be the 46th consecutive year the World Championship is held in Sheffield, United Kingdom, and it will be the 16th and final ranking event of the 2021–22 snooker season.
Mark Selby is the defending champion, having won the 2021 final 18–15 against Shaun Murphy. However, Judd Trump is the bookies' favourite to win the competition with Neil Robertson in second and Ronnie O'Sullivan in third.
WHEN IS THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP?
The main event begins on April 16 with the final taking place on May 2, 2022.
Prior to that, there is the qualifying competition from April 4-13 at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield. You can follow the scores for the qualifying competition here.
WHERE IS THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BEING HELD?
The tournament, as always, takes place at The Crucible Theatre in Sheffield.
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DRAW
The draw is yet to be made, but the details will be available on the Eurosport website and app when they are all confirmed after the qualifying competition has concluded.
With qualifying coming to a close on April 13, the draw will be made ahead of the main draw, which gets underway on April 16.
HOW CAN I WATCH THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP THIS YEAR?
You can watch the World Championship on Eurosport and discovery+ in the UK and across Europe.
Reports and reaction from the best of the action will be available on the Eurosport website and app.
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FORMAT
128 players will be vying to qualify at the English Institute of Sport the week before the tournament is due to start.
That group will be whittled down to just 16 across a week, where they joined the 16 top players in the snooker rankings in the draw for the first round.
Matches in the first round of the main draw are played as the best-of-19 frames.
Second-round matches and quarter-finals played as the best-of-25 frames, and the semi-finals are the best-of-33 frames.
The final will be played over two days as a best-of-35 frames match.
PRIZE MONEY
- Winner: £500,000
- Runner-up: £200,000
- Semi-finals: £100,000
- Quarter-finals: £50,000
- Last 16: £30,000
- Last 32: £20,000
- Highest televised break: £15,000
- Maximum break: £40,000
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PAST WINNERS
The World Championship has been running since 1927 and, prior to its move to the Crucible in 1977, it was dominated by Joe Davis, Walter Donaldson, Fred Davis, John Pulman, John Spencer and Ray Reardon, with Alex Higgins and Horace Lundrum winning it once apiece.
Since the move to Sheffield, the winners are:
1977: John Spencer
1978: Ray Reardon
1979: Terry Griffiths
1980: Cliff Thorburn
1981: Steve Davis
1982: Alex Higgins
1983: Steve Davis
1984: Steve Davis
1985: Dennis Taylor
1986: Joe Johnson
1987: Steve Davis
1988: Steve Davis
1989: Steve Davis
1990: Stephen Hendry
1991: John Parrott
1992: Stephen Hendry
1993: Stephen Hendry
1994: Stephen Hendry
1995: Stephen Hendry
1996: Stephen Hendry
1997: Ken Doherty
1998: John Higgins
1999: Stephen Hendry
2000: Mark Williams
2001: Ronnie O'Sullivan
2002: Peter Ebdon
2003: Mark Williams
2004: Ronnie O'Sullivan
2005: Shaun Murphy
2006: Graeme Dott
2007: John Higgins
2008: Ronnie O'Sullivan
2009: John Higgins
2010: Neil Robertson
2011: John Higgins
2012: Ronnie O'Sullivan
2013: Ronnie O'Sullivan
2014: Mark Selby
2015: Stuart Bingham
2016: Mark Selby
2017: Mark Selby
2018: Mark Williams
2019: Judd Trump
2020: Ronnie O'Sullivan
2021: Mark Selby
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