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World Seniors Snooker Championship 2023: Draw, schedule, betting odds, results & live BBC TV coverage details for the major featuring Jimmy White and Stephen Hendry


The full draw, schedule and results from the 2023 World Senior Snooker Championship, which takes place from May 3-7 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield.

The 14th staging of this tournament is being held at snooker's spiritual home for the fifth title as the likes of Jimmy White, Stephen Hendry, Ken Doherty, Mark Davis and defending champion Lee Walker battle it out for glory.

You can follow the event as it unfolds with our draw, schedule and results.

World Seniors Championship: Draw and round-by-round results

  • Matches listed in draw bracket order

FINAL

  • Alfie Burden 3-5 Jimmy White

SEMI-FINALS

  • Ben Hancorn 1-4 Alfie Burden
  • Jimmy White 4-1 Tony Drago

QUARTER-FINALS

  • Gerard Greene 3-4 Ben Hancorn
  • Stephen Hendry 1-4 Alfie Burden
  • Jimmy White 4-0 Adrian Ridley
  • Tony Drago 4-3 Mark Davis

FIRST ROUND (Best of 5 frames)

  • Lee Walker 1-3 Gerard Greene
  • Peter Lines 2-3 Ben Hancorn
  • Stephen Hendry 3-2 Darren Morgan
  • Ken Doherty 0-3 Alfie Burden
  • Jimmy White 3-1 Philip Williams
  • Joe Johnson 0-3 Adrian Ridley
  • Tony Drago 3-0 Vito Puopolo
  • Mark Davis 3-0 Tony Knowles

What TV channel is the World Seniors snooker on?

The World Senior Snooker Championship will be broadcast in the UK on BBC iPlayer and via the red button.


World Seniors Format

  • First Round - Best of 5 frames
  • Quarter-Finals - Best of 7 frames
  • Semi-Finals - Best of 7 frames
  • Final - Best of 9 frames

World Senior Snooker Championship schedule and results

Wednesday May 3
Evening Session (1900 BST)
TV Coverage: BBC i Player/Red Button
First Round (Best of 5 frames)

  • Lee Walker 1-3 Gerard Greene
  • Mark Davis 3-0 Tony Knowles

Thursday May 4
Evening Session (1900 BST)
TV Coverage: BBC i Player/Red Button
First Round (Best of 5 frames)

  • Ken Doherty 0-3 Alfie Burden
  • Tony Drago 3-0 Vito Puopolo

Friday May 5
Afternoon session (1200 BST)
TV Coverage: BBC i Player/Red Button
First Round (Best of 5 frames)

  • Joe Johnson 0-3 Adrian Ridley
  • Peter Lines 2-3 Ben Hancorn

Evening Session (1900 BST)
TV Coverage: BBC i Player/Red Button
First Round (Best of 5 frames)

  • Stephen Hendry 3-2 Darren Morgan
  • Jimmy White 3-1 Philip Williams

Saturday May 6
Afternoon session (1300 BST)
TV Coverage: BBC i Player/Red Button
Quarter-Finals (Best of 7 frames)

  • Gerard Greene 3-4 Ben Hancorn
  • Tony Drago 4-3 Mark Davis

Evening Session (1900 BST)
TV Coverage: BBC i Player/Red Button
Quarter-Finals (Best of 7 frames)

  • Jimmy White 4-0 Adrian Ridley
  • Stephen Hendry 1-4 Alfie Burden

Sunday May 7
Afternoon session (1200 BST)
TV Coverage: BBC i Player/Red Button
Semi-Finals (Best of 7 frames)

  • Jimmy White 4-1 Tony Drago
  • Ben Hancorn 1-4 Alfie Burden

Evening Session (1900 BST)
TV Coverage: BBC i Player/Red Button
Final (Best of 9 frames)

  • Alfie Burden 3-5 Jimmy White

World Seniors: Roll of Honour

  • 2022: Lee Walker 5-4 Jimmy White
  • 2021: David Lilley 5-3 Jimmy White
  • 2020: Jimmy White 5-4 Ken Doherty
  • 2019: Jimmy White 5-3 Darren Morgan
  • 2018: Aaron Canavan 4-3 Patrick Wallace
  • 2017: Peter Lines 4-0 John Parrott
  • 2016: Mark Davis 2-1 Darren Morgan
  • 2015: Mark Williams 2-1 Fergal O'Brien
  • 2013: Steve Davis 2-1 Nigel Bond
  • 2012: Nigel Bond 2-0 Tony Chappel
  • 2011: Darren Morgan 2-1 Steve Davis
  • 2010: Jimmy White 4-1 Steve Davis
  • 1991: Cliff Wilson 5-4 Eddie Charlton

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