2 weeks Ago By Laurence Ryan
WORLD Championship Snooker returns for another year of scintillating action at the Crucible this week!Kyren Wilson will aim to break the Crucible Curse and defend his crown after beating Jak Jones in last year’s final.Kyren Wilson comes into the event as defending championCody Froggatt / SportimageWorld No1 Judd Trump is looking to win the title for the first time since 2019GettyRonnie O’Sullivan is set to play for the first time in monthsGettyWilson has enjoyed a superb season but only enters the tournament as the third-favourite with the bookies, with World No1 Judd Trump and Mark Selby leading the way.Sixteen seeds will be joined by 16 qualifiers to make up the round of 32.
Ronnie O’Sullivan is set to return to action, having not played in a snooker tournament since the start of the year, but his recent history of late pull-outs does not guarantee he will appear at the Crucible.Trump is looking to win his first World Championship since 2019, while four-time winner John Higgins looks to keep his good form going.Higgins won the Tour Championship recently, coming from 8-5 down to beat Selby 10-8 in the final.
SunSport can reveal all the details of when the World Snooker Championship draw will take place, how to watch it and who will be in it.When is the draw for the World Snooker Championship 2025?The draw will take place on Thursday, April 17.The starts at 8.
45am BST.How to watch the draw for the first round of the World Snooker Championship 2025?The draw will be available to stream live for FREE on the BBC Sport website and BBC iPlayer.Fans can also listen to the draw on BBC Radio 5 Live.
Alternatively, SunSport will live blog the draw as it happens and all the reaction in the aftermath.Who is in the draw and who is already out of the World Snooker Championship?There are 16 players who are already into the first round as they are seeded – this includes the world’s top players.Kyren WilsonJudd TrumpJohn HigginsMark SelbyRonnie O’SullivanMark WilliamsLuca BrecelMark Allen Neil RobertsonDing JunhuiBarry HawkinsZhang AndaSi JiahuiXiao GuodongShaun MurphyJak JonesEight players have also completed their four qualifying matches to earn their spot, while there are a further eight matches taking place today to confirm the final eight.
ConfirmedDaniel WellsZhou YuelongZak SuretyBen WoollastonZhao XintongRyan DayChris WakelinDavid GilbertStill to PlayWang Yuchen vs Hossein VafaeiMichael Holt vs Fan ZhengyiJoe O’Connor vs Jackson PageJamie Jones vs Pang JunxuMatthew Stevens vs Wu YizeGao Yang vs Lei PeifanMatthew Selt vs Jimmy RobertsonHe Guoqiang vs Ali CarterNotable Players Already OutGary Wilson (17)Stuart Bingham (19)Tom Ford (21)Jack Lisowski (25)Noppon Saengkham (29)Jimmy WhiteStan MoodyKen Doherty.
