Predicting the World Snooker Championship: Watch a quarter-by-quarter preview ahead of the Crucible showpiece

Host Gareth Jones is joined by snooker professional, coach and commentator Peter Lines as well as our residents snooker expert Richard Mann to guide you through each quarter the draw and hopefully predict the eventual champion.

You can watch the show below while you can also CLICK HERE to reach Richard's in-depth betting preview.

World Snooker Championship: Tournament draw

• (1) Ronnie O'Sullivan v Pang Junxu
• (16) Ding Junhui v Hossein Vafaei
• (9) Luca Brecel v Ricky Walden
• (8) Mark Williams v Jimmy Robertson
• (5) Judd Trump v Anthony McGill
• (12) Jack Lisowski v Noppon Saengkham
• (13) Robert Milkins v Joe Perry
• (4) Shaun Murphy v Si Jiahui
• (3) Mark Allen v Fan Zhengyi
• (14) Stuart Bingham v David Gilbert
• (11) Ali Carter v Jak Jones
• (6) Neil Robertson v Wu Yize
• (7) Kyren Wilson v Ryan Day
• (10) John Higgins v David Grace
• (15) Gary Wilson v Elliot Slessor
• (2) Mark Selby v Matthew Selt

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