World Snooker Championship 2022: When is the final, how can I watch, what is the prize money, how many 147s have there been, and who has won most titles?

With both semi finals currently underway at the Crucible we look ahead to the final and what’s at stake – both financially and historically.

Taking place over 17 days in the run up to the two-day final concluding on the May Bank Holiday Monday, the World Snooker Championship has long been a favourite fixture on the British sporting calendar for armchair potters.

Last year saw Mark Selby claim his fourth World Championship title with an 18-15 victory over Shaun Murphy as crowds returned to The Crucible for the first time after the pandemic limited audiences.

And the 2022 tournament has already delivered plenty of entertainment, including a memorable maximum 147 break from Neil Robertson.

Four players are now slugging it out for a sought after spot in the final – with Scotland’s John Higgins taking on England’s Ronnie O’Sullivan and Welshman Mark Williams battling England’s Judd Trump.

Whoever triumphs, it's looking like a vintage final, with all four amongst the finest players to ever play the game.

Here’s everything you need to know about the final.

The final is the best of 35 frames (so the first to 18 wins) and takes place over four sessions on Sunday, May 1, and Sunday, May 2.

The first session starts at 2.30pm on Sunday, followed by an evening session at 7pm.

On Monday there are two further sessions starting at 2.30pm and 7pm.

Both the BBC and Eurosport will provide coverage of all sessions of the final in full, live from The Crucible in Sheffield.

The programmes following the snooker will be delayed if the final runs on – like it did in 1985 when Denis Taylor famously beat Steve Davis in a final frame thriller that finished at 12.23am and was watched by a record audience of 18.5 million viewers.

Stephen Hendry holds