Ronnie O'Sullivan won his sixth world title at the Crucible

World Championship Snooker: Crucible dates, draw, schedule, results, betting odds, tips, where to watch on TV and more

By Sporting Life

Snooker

Sun August 16, 2020 · 4y ago

All the results from the Betfred World Snooker Championship which was won by Ronnie O'Sullivan for a sixth time.

World Championship results

FINAL (Best of 35 frames)

(8) Kyren Wilson 8-18 Ronnie O'Sullivan (6)

SEMI-FINALS (Best of 33 frames)

(8) Kyren Wilson 17-16 Anthony McGill
(6) Ronnie O'Sullivan 17-16 Mark Selby (7)

QUARTER-FINALS (Best of 25 frames)

(1) Judd Trump 9-13 Kyren Wilson (8)
Kurt Maflin 10-13 Anthony McGill
(3) Mark Williams 10-13 Ronnie O’Sullivan (6)
(7) Mark Selby 13-7 Neil Robertson (2)

ROUND TWO (Best of 25 frames)

(1) Judd Trump 13-11 Yan Bingtao (16)
Martin Gould 9-13 Kyren Wilson (8)
(5) John Higgins 11-13 Kurt Maflin
Anthony McGill 13-12 Jamie Clarke
(3) Mark Williams 13-11 Stuart Bingham (14)
(11) Ding Junhui 10-13 Ronnie O’Sullivan (6)
(7) Mark Selby 13-12 Noppon Saengkham
(15) Barry Hawkins 9-13 Neil Robertson (2)

ROUND ONE (Best of 19 frames)

Judd Trump (1) 10-8 Tom Ford
Yan Bingtao (16) 10-7 Elliot Slessor
Stephen Maguire (9) 3-10 Martin Gould
Kyren Wilson (8) receives a bye after Anthony Hamilton withdrew
John Higgins (5) 10-5 Matthew Stevens
David Gilbert (12) 8-10 Kurf Maflin
Jack Lisowski (13) 9-10 Anthony McGill
Mark Allen (4) 8-10 Jamie Clarke
Mark Williams (3) 10-5 Alan McManus
Stuart Bingham (14) 10-7 Ashley Carty
Ding Junhui (11) 10-9 Mark King
Ronnie O’Sullivan (6) 10-1 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
Mark Selby (7) 10-6 Jordan Brown
Shaun Murphy (10) 4-10 Noppon Saengkham
Barry Hawkins (15) 10-2 Alexander Ursenbacher
Neil Robertson (2) 10-5 Liang Wenbo

How to watch the World Championship

All sessions of the World Snooker Championship will be televised by BBC - either on One, Two, online or red button - and Eurosport.

World Championship format

All matches at the Crucible are played over multiple sessions.

Round one: Best of 19 frames
Round two: Best of 25 frames
Quarter-finals: Best of 25 frames
Semi-finals: Best of 33 frames
Final: Best of 35 frames

World Championship prize fund

Winner: £500,000
Runner-up: £200,000
Semi-finalists: £100,000
Quarter-finalists: £50,000
Last 16: £30,000
Last 32: £20,000
Last 48: £15,000
Last 80: £10,000
Last 112: £5,000
147 break: £40,000
Highest break: £15,000

Total: £2,395,000

How the non-seeded players qualified

The 16 non-seeded players came through the tense qualifying rounds in Sheffield last week. Unfortunately this did not include Jimmy White, who won two matches before falling short to Robert Milkins in the third of four rounds. Here are the results of the fourth and final qualifying round, but you can click here to see how the entire week unfolded.

Round four

Alexander Ursenbacher 10-8 Andrew Higginson
Martin O'Donnell 3-10 Elliot Slessor
Noppon Saengkham 10-2 Eden Sharav
Anthony Hamilton 10-5 Scott Donaldson
Ashley Carty 10-8 Robert Milkins
Matthew Selt 1-10 Kurt Maflin
Fergal O'Brien 9-10 Liang Wenbo
Alan McManus 10-5 Louis Heathcote
Jamie Clarke 10-7 Sunny Akani
Jordan Brown 10-6 Ryan Day
Stuart Carrington 8-10 Tom Ford
Mark King 10-6 Ian Burns
Graeme Dott 6-10 Martin Gould
Matthew Stevens 10-5 Ricky Walden
Anthony McGill 10-1 Sam Baird
Liam Highfield 7-10 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh

World Championship history

The World Championship is snooker's most prestigious tournament in the calendar and also the leading event to bet on among the sport's punters.

Taking place at Sheffield's world famous Crucible Theatre around April and May every year, with the exception of this one, the World Championship provides the climax to every snooker season and is the title all players dream of winning throughout their careers.

It is also the cornerstone of snooker's Triple Crown, which also includes the UK Championship and the Masters, and any player winning all three tournaments during their careers becomes an undisputed legend of the sport.

The World Championship, which was first held way back in 1927 when the legendary Joe Davis won the first of his record 15 crowns, has seen a number of repeat winners over the years such as Ray Reardon, Steve Davis, Stephen Hendry and Ronnie O'Sullivan.

However, the heavily backed crowd favourite Jimmy White was a beaten finalist on no fewer than six occasions - including five in a row between 1990 and 1994 - in one of the sport's tales of heartbreak.

While 'Rocket' Ronnie O'Sullivan's five world titles and three much-celebrated 147 Crucible breaks have brought much cheer to snooker fans in more recent times, the highly unexpected triumph of journeyman pro Stuart Bingham in 2014 was a real fairytale story that ranks closely behind the shock underdog victories that Dennis Taylor, in the 'Black Ball Final of 1985', and Joe Johnson enjoyed over Steve Davis in the 1980s.

Mark Williams rolling back the years to win his third world title in 2018 also brought the house down, especially when deciding to fulfil his promise to strip naked for the post-match interviews, while Judd Trump finally rose to the top of the sport last spring to win the first of what many believe will be several world titles.

World Championship finals

1927-1952 Early years, knockout format

1927 - Joe Davis 20-11 Tom Dennis
1928 - Joe Davis 16-13 Fred Lawrence
1929 - Joe Davis 19-14 Tom Dennis
1930 - Joe Davis 25-12 Tom Dennis
1931 - Joe Davis 25-21 Tom Dennis
1932 - Joe Davis 30-19 Clark MCConachy
1933 - Joe Davis 25-18 Willie Smith
1934 - Joe Davis 25-22 Tom Newman
1935 - Joe Davis 25-20 Willie Smith
1936 - Joe Davis 34-27 Horace Lindrum
1937 - Joe Davis 32-29 Horace Lindrum
1938 - Joe Davis 37-24 Sidney Smith
1939 - Joe Davis 43-30 Sidney Smith
1940 - Joe Davis 37-36 Fred Davis
1946 - Joe Davis 78-67 Horace Lindrum
1947 - Walter Donaldson 82-63 Fred Davis
1948 - Fred Davis 84-61 Walter Donaldson
1949 - Fred Davis 80-65 Walter Donaldson
1950 - Walter Donaldson 51-46 Fred Davis
1951 - Fred Davis 58-39 Walter Donaldson
1952 - Horace Lindrum 94-49 Clark McConachy

1952-1957 Professional Matchplay Championship

1952 - Fred Davis 38-35 Walter Donaldson
1953 - Fred Davis 37-34 Walter Donaldson
1954 - Fred Davis 45-26 Walter Donaldson
1955 - Fred Davis 37-34 John Pulman
1956 - Fred Davis 38-35 John Pulman
1957 - John Pulman 39-34 Jackie Rea

1964-1968 Challenge Match Era

1964 - John Pulman 19-16 Fred Davis
1964 - John Pulman 40-33 Rex Williams
1965 - John Pulman 37-36 Fred Davis
1965 - John Pulman 25-22 Rex Williams
1965 - John Pulman 39-12 Fred van Rensburg
1966 - John Pulman 5-2 Fred Davis
1968 - John Pulman 39-34 Eddie Charlton

1969-onwards Knockout Tournament

1969 - John Spencer 37-24 Gary Owen
1970 - Ray Reardon 37-33 John Pulman
1971 - John Spencer 37-29 Warren Simpson
1972 - Alex Higgins 37-32 John Spencer
1973 - Ray Reardon 38-32 Eddie Charlton
1974 - Ray Reardon 22-12 Graham Miles
1975 - Ray Reardon 31-30 Eddie Charlton
1976 - Ray Reardon 27-16 Alex Higgins
1977 - John Spencer 25-21 Cliff Thorburn
1978 - Ray Reardon 25-18 Perrie Mans
1979 - Terry Griffiths 24-16 Dennis Taylor
1980 - Cliff Thorburn 18-16 Alex Higgins
1981 - Steve Davis 18-12 Doug Mountjoy
1982 - Alex Higgins 18-15 Ray Reardon
1983 - Steve Davis 18-16 Cliff Thorburn
1984 - Steve Davis 18-16 Jimmy White
1985 - Dennis Taylor 18-17 Steve Davis
1986- Joe Johnson 18-12 Steve Davis
1987 - Steve Davis 18-14 Joe Johnson
1988 - Steve Davis 18-11 Terry Griffiths
1989 - Steve Davis 18-3 John Parrott
1990 - Stephen Hendry 18-12 Jimmy White
1991 - John Parrott 18-11 Jimmy White
1992 - Stephen Hendry 18-14 Jimmy White
1993 - Stephen Hendry 18-5 Jimmy White
1994 - Stephen Hendry 18-17 Jimmy White
1995 - Stephen Hendry 18-9 Nigel Bond
1996 - Stephen Hendry 18-12 Peter Ebdon
1997 - Ken Doherty 18-12 Stephen Hendry
1998 - John Higgins 18-12 Ken Doherty
1999 - Stephen Hendry 18-11 Mark Williams
2000 - Mark Williams 18-16 Matthew Stevens
2001 - Ronnie O'Sullivan 18-14 John Higgins
2002 - Peter Ebdon 18-17 Stephen Hendry
2003 - Mark Williams 18-16 Ken Doherty
2004 - Ronnie O'Sullivan 18-8 Graeme Dott
2005 - Shaun Murphy 18-16 Matthew Stevens
2006 - Graeme Dott 18-14 Peter Ebdon
2007 - John Higgins 18-13 Mark Selby
2008 - Ronnie O'Sullivan 18-8 Ali Carter
2009 - John Higgins 18-9 Shaun Murphy
2010 - Neil Robertson 18-13 Graeme Dott
2011 - John Higgins 18-15 Judd Trump
2012 - Ronnie O'Sullivan 18-11 Ali Carter
2013 - Ronnie O'Sullivan 18-12 Barry Hawkins
2014 - Mark Selby 18-15 Ronnie O'Sullivan
2015 - Stuart Bingham 18-15 Shaun Murphy
2016 - Mark Selby 18-14 Ding Junhui
2017 - Mark Selby 18-15 John Higgins
2018 - Mark Williams 18-16 John Higgins
2019 - Judd Trump 18-8 John Higgins

Multiple world champions

15: Joe Davis (1927-1946)
8: Fred Davis (1948-1956)
8: John Pulman (1957-1968)
7: Stephen Hendry (1990-1999)
6: Steve Davis (1981-1989)
6: Ray Reardon (1970-1978)
5: Ronnie O'Sullivan (2001-2013)
4: John Higgins (1998-2011)
3: Mark Williams (2000-2018)
3: Mark Selby (2014-2017)
3: John Spencer (1969-1977)
2: Walter Donaldson (1947-1950)
2: Alex Higgins (1972-1982)

Crucible maximum breaks

The first 147 at the World Championship was achieved by Canada's 'Grinder' Cliff Thorburn in 1983 while Jimmy White (1992), Stephen Hendry (1995, 2009, 2012), Ronnie O'Sullivan (1997, 2003, 2008), Mark Williams (2005) and Ali Carter (2008) are the others to managed Crucible maximums.

O'Sullivan's effort in 1997 against Mick Price, timed at five minutes 20 seconds, is the fastest ever recorded in the professional game.