World Snooker Championship 2023: Schedule, results, order of play, live scores from the Crucible

The qualifiers for the World Snooker Championship are entering the business end and that can only mean one thing: the World Championship is soon to start. Qualifying concludes on the evening of April 12. And the draw for the first round will happen on April 13 at 08:45 BST.

Ad Ronnie O’Sullivan is the defending champion. O’Sullivan is currently the world No. 1 but sits at 23rd on the one-year list.

World ChampionshipAllen, Wilson or Ding – the candidates primed to emerge as first-time Crucible winner28 MINUTES AGO The form players coming into the season finale are Mark Allen and Shaun Murphy. Allen has won the Northern Ireland Open, the UK Championship and World Grand Prix, and Murphy has claimed a Players and Tour Championship double. While O’Sullivan, Judd Trump, Neil Robertson, Mark Selby and John Higgins have had far from stellar years, they can’t be discounted over the 16-day marathon at the Crucible.

Who is the most likely first time winner at the World Championship? White confident of return to form next season, regrets late technique change ‘As long as I’m clean and sober’ – O’Sullivan on ‘addictive nature’ ahead of World Championship When is the World Snooker Championship? How to watch the event The World Snooker Championship runs from April 15 to May 1 at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre. The World Snooker Championship 2023 will be available live and on-demand via eurosport.com and discovery+. All the latest news, reaction, and highlights on eurosport.com and the Eurosport app.