2023 Snooker World Championship Draw Confirmed

• First-Round Draw
• Format
• Where To Watch

The 2023 Snooker World Championship draw has taken place ahead of the first round on Saturday 15 April.

Ronnie O’Sullivan will attempt to win a record eighth title after beating Judd Trump in the 2022 final.

The first round sees the top 16 players in the world rankings face 16 players who progressed through qualifying.

The World Championship takes place at The Crucible Theatre, Sheffield

First-Round Draw

• Ronnie O'Sullivan V Pang Junxu
• Ding Junhui V Hossein Vafaei
• Luca Brecel V Ricky Walden
• Mark Williams V Jimmy Robertson
• Judd Trump V Anthony McGill
• Jack Lisowski V Noppon Saengkham
• Robert Milkins V Joe Perry
• Shaun Murphy V Si Jiahui
• Mark Allen V Fan Zhengyi
• Stuart Bingham V David Gilbert
• Ali Carter V Jak Jones
• Neil Robertson V Wu Yize
• Kyren Wilson V Ryan Day
• John Higgins V David Grace
• Gary Wilson V Eliott Slessor
• Mark Selby V Matthew Selt

Format

The first round is played over two sessions, to the best of 19 frames.

The second round and quarter-finals will be the best of 25 frames, played over three sessions.

Semi-finals will be played to the best of 33 frames over four sessions, as will the final, which will be settled over 35 frames on 30 April and 1 May.

Where To Watch

The World Championship starts on Saturday and runs to 1 May. As usual, the Snooker World Championship will be broadcast in the UK by the BBC, on TV, iPlayer and BBC Sport online.