2024 World Snooker Championship

The 2024 World Snooker Championship was a snooker tournament. It was played from 20 April to 6 May 2024. It was organised by the World Snooker Tour. It was the 17th and final ranking event of the 2023‍–‍24 season.

2024 Cazoo World Snooker Championship

Tournament information
Dates	20 April – 6 May 2024 (2024-04-20 – 2024-05-06)
Venue	Crucible Theatre
City	Sheffield
Country	England
Organisation	World Snooker Tour
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£2,395,000
Winner's share	£500,000
Highest break	Noppon Saengkham (THA) (147)
Final
Champion	Kyren Wilson (ENG)
Runner-up	Jak Jones (WAL)
Score	18‍–‍14
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The tournament was played at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was the 48th World Snooker Championship to be staged at the venue since 1977. The qualifying rounds were played from 8 to 17 April at the English Institute of Sport, also in Sheffield.

Kyren Wilson won the event, defeating qualifier Jak Jones 18‍–‍14 in the final and becoming the 28th snooker world champion. On his way to the final, Wilson eliminated Dominic Dale, Joe O'Connor, John Higgins and David Gilbert in the earlier rounds of the tournament.

The defending champion was Luca Brecel who had defeated Mark Selby in the 2023 final; Brecel lost in the first round to David Gilbert.

Main draw

The draw for the main tournament is shown below. Numbers in parentheses after the players' names denote the players' seeding for the 16 seeded players, and the rankings (in italics) for the unseeded players. Players in bold denote match winners.

Round 1 (Last 32) Best of 19 frames

Round 2 (Last 16) Best of 25 frames

Quarter-finals Best of 25 frames

Semi-finals Best of 33 frames

Final Best of 35 frames

20 April

Luca Brecel (BEL) (1)

9

25 & 26 April

David Gilbert (ENG) (31)

10

David Gilbert (31)

13

22 & 23 April

Robert Milkins (16)

4

Robert Milkins (ENG) (16)

10

30 April & 1 May

Pang Junxu (CHN) (27)

9

David Gilbert (31)

13

20 & 21 April

Stephen Maguire (28)

8

Ali Carter (ENG) (9)

7

26, 27 & 28 April

Stephen Maguire (SCO) (28)

10

Stephen Maguire (28)

13

21 & 22 April

Shaun Murphy (8)

9

Shaun Murphy (ENG) (8)

10

2, 3 & 4 May

Lyu Haotian (CHN) (26)

5

David Gilbert (31)

11

21 & 22 April

Kyren Wilson (12)

17

Mark Selby (ENG) (5)

6

27, 28 & 29 April

Joe O'Connor (ENG) (30)

10

Joe O'Connor (30)

6

23 & 24 April

Kyren Wilson (12)

13

Kyren Wilson (ENG) (12)

10

30 April & 1 May

Dominic Dale (WAL) (40)

1

Kyren Wilson (12)

13

24 & 25 April

John Higgins (13)

8

John Higgins (SCO) (13)

10

27, 28 & 29 April

Jamie Jones (WAL) (41)

6

John Higgins (13)

13

23 & 24 April

Mark Allen (4)

12

Mark Allen (NIR) (4)

10

5 & 6 May

Robbie Williams (ENG) (45)

6

Kyren Wilson (12)

18

20 & 21 April

Jak Jones (44)

14

Judd Trump (ENG) (3)

10

25, 26 & 27 April

Hossein Vafaei (IRN) (19)

5

Judd Trump (3)

13

20 & 21 April

Tom Ford (14)

7

Tom Ford (ENG) (14)

10

30 April & 1 May

Ricky Walden (ENG) (32)

6

Judd Trump (3)

9

20 & 21 April

Jak Jones (44)

13

Zhang Anda (CHN) (11)

4

26 & 27 April

Jak Jones (WAL) (44)

10

Jak Jones (44)

13

22 & 23 April

Si Jiahui (23)

9

Mark Williams (WAL) (6)

9

2, 3 & 4 May

Si Jiahui (CHN) (23)

10

Jak Jones (44)

17

23 & 24 April

Stuart Bingham (29)

12

Ding Junhui (CHN) (7)

9

27, 28 & 29 April

Jack Lisowski (ENG) (17)

10

Jack Lisowski (17)

11

22 April

Stuart Bingham (29)

13

Gary Wilson (ENG) (10)

5

30 April & 1 May

Stuart Bingham (ENG) (29)

10

Stuart Bingham (29)

13

23 & 24 April

Ronnie O'Sullivan (2)

10

Barry Hawkins (ENG) (15)

8

28 & 29 April

Ryan Day (WAL) (18)

10

Ryan Day (18)

7

24 & 25 April

Ronnie O'Sullivan (2)

13

Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (2)

10

Jackson Page (WAL) (43)

1

Final

Final: (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 5 & 6 May 2024 Referee: Paul Collier
Kyren Wilson (12) England				18–14			Jak Jones (44) Wales
Session 1: 7–1 (7–1)
Frame	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Wilson	129† (129)	87† (52)	76†	109† (66)	84† (62)	125† (125)	90† (90)	11	N/A	N/A
Jones	0	35	14	7	0	4	11	72† (65)	N/A	N/A
Session 2: 4–5 (11–6)
Frame	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Wilson	18	0	129† (125)	78† (60)	22	122† (122)	32	0	66†	N/A
Jones	75† (75)	80† (52)	0	41	74†	0	68†	90† (90)	64 (64)	N/A
Session 3: 4–4 (15–10)
Frame	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Wilson	39	0	67† (50)	83† (83)	23	22	106† (87)	81†	N/A	N/A
Jones	72† (64)	67† (59)	7	0	105† (90)	74† (73)	1	9	N/A	N/A
Session 4: 3–4 (18–14)
Frame	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Wilson	67†	16	80†	8	0	22	71†	N/A	N/A	N/A
Jones	35	105† (105)	73	88† (67)	96† (96)	82†	4	N/A	N/A	N/A
129				Highest break			105
4				Century breaks			1
12				50+ breaks			12
Kyren Wilson wins the 2024 Cazoo World Snooker Championship † = Winner of frame