World Championship 2022 - How to watch as Mark Selby looks to defend title with Ronnie O'Sullivan, Judd Trump in action

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. Ad/> 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. World ChampionshipWhy unique pressures of snooker's longer formats make it ultimate challenge2 HOURS AGO WHEN IS THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP? The event begins on April 16 with the final taking place on May 2, 2022. WHERE IS THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BEING HELD? The tournament takes place at The Crucible Theatre in Sheffield.

It will be the 46th consecutive year the World Snooker Championship is held at The Crucible. WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DRAW The draw is yet to be made but the details will be available here. 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. Why unique pressures of snooker's longer formats make it ultimate challenge The joy that O'Sullivan still provides is needed now more than ever FORMAT There are 128 players vying to qualify which will be held 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.