World Snooker Championship 2025: Schedule and results as O’Sullivan, Trump and Wilson feature in Crucible showpiece

A four-time world champion heads to the Crucible in winning form

ALL eyes will be on the Crucible for the next couple of weeks as the very best cueists from around the globe battle it out at the World Snooker Championship – and there is a HUGE £500,000 jackpot.

Last year’s winner, Kyren Wilson, heads to Sheffield as top seed after he claimed the crown with an 18-14 win over Jak Jones in the 2024 final.

Kyren Wilson won the World Snooker Championship last yearCredit: PAWorld No1 Judd Trump will be heavily tipped to take the title this year as the Ace aims to add to his 2019 world championship triumph.

Seven-time Crucible winner Ronnie O’Sullivan hasn’t featured since January but is set to make his return to snooker in Sheffield.

John Higgins heads into the World Championship as the man in form after the Scotsman won the Tour Championship earlier this month.

This year’s competition promises to be a thriller, and SunSport brings you all the information so you don’t miss a second from the Crucible.

When is the World Snooker Championship 2025?

• The World Snooker Championship got underway on Saturday, April 19.
• The tournament will conclude on Monday, May 5.
• The Crucible in Sheffield will host.

How to watch the World Snooker Championship 2025BBC will air the World Snooker Championship across BBC One, BBC Two and BBC Four.

The BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport app/website will provide fans with coverage of every ball potted from the opening round to the final.

TNT Sports and discovery+ will also be airing the World Snooker Championship, but you must have a subscription to watch their service.

World Snooker Championship 2025 scheduleSaturday, April 19
10am

• Xiao Guoddong vs Matthew Selt
• Kyren Wilson vs Lei Peifan

2:30pm

• Neil Robertson vs Chris Wakelin
• Mark Williams vs Wu Yize

7pm

• Barry Hawkins vs Hossein Vafaei

Sunday, April 20
2:30pm

• Mark Allen vs Fan Zhengyi

Monday, April 21
10am

• John Higgins vs Joe O’Connor

2:30pm

• Ding Junhui vs Zak Surety

7pm

• Si Jiahui vs David Gilbert

Tuesday, April 22
10am

• Zhang Anda vs Pang Junxu
• Shaun Murphy vs Daniel Wells

2:30pm

• Ronnie O’Sullivan vs Ali Carter

7pm

• Judd Trump vs Zhou Yuelong

Wednesday April 23
2:30pm

• Luca Brecel vs Ryan Day

7pm

• Mark Selby vs Ben Woollaston