World Snooker Championship 2022 - When is the draw? How to watch it on the Eurosport website and YouTube

Qualification for the 2022 World Championship began on April 3 and finishes on April 13. There have already been some substantial shocks with Kurt Maflin, Ricky Walden, Mark King and Martin Gould already knocked out. The qualification tournament is at the 'Judgement Day' stage, with the final 16 qualifiers set to join the world's top 16 in Thursday's draw.

Mark Selby beat Shaun Murphy 18-15 in last year’s showpiece event. and will open his defence at 10:00 BST on April 16. Selby is fourth favourite for the title, with Judd Trump the bookies' pick to emerge as the world's best come May 2.

Neil Robertson, winner of four titles this season, is second favourite, and, Ronnie O’Sullivan, chasing a seventh world crown, the third on that list. Ad/> WHEN IS THE DRAW FOR THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP? World Championship'That was terrible' – Perry joins Walden, Wilson and Gould in suffering shock exitYESTERDAY AT 12:44 The draw for the World Championship is on Thursday April 14 at 11:00 BST. HOW CAN I WATCH THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DRAW? The draw will be livestreamed on Eurosport.com and Eurosport's dedicated snooker YouTube channel.

Coverage begins at 10:55 and will be completed by 11:20. HOW CAN I WATCH THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP THIS YEAR? You can stream the World Championship and the qualifiers on discovery+ in the UK and across Europe. You can also watch the World Championship on Eurosport.