World Snooker Championship

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Annual professional snooker ranking tournament

The World Snooker Championship, or simply known as the snooker World Championship, is the longest-running and most prestigious tournament in professional snooker. It is also the richest event to date with a total prize money of £2,395,000, including £500,000 for the winner. First held in 1927, it is now one of the three tournaments that make up snooker's Triple Crown Series. The reigning world champion is Zhao Xintong.

Also known as...

Cazoo World Snooker Championship and Cazoo World Championship

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Ronnie O'Sullivan cruises at Crucible

Ronnie O'Sullivan secures a 10-2 win over He Guoqiang to reach the World Snooker Championship second round.

O'Sullivan races to victory over He in first round match RTE — Apr 22, 15:23 PM
Shaun Murphy demands answers over World Snooker Champs incident that 'should never happen' Daily Star — Apr 22, 11:02 AM
Shaun Murphy erupts and demands answers as World Snooker Championship staff 'faces sack' Mirror — Apr 22, 10:22 AM
Ronnie O’Sullivan leads He Guoqiang in near-faultless start to World Championship campaign The Independent — Apr 21, 17:13 PM
Shaun Murphy hits back after audience member says ‘s**t shot’ at World Snooker Championship Irish Times — Apr 21, 14:41 PM
Teenage snooker star Stan Moody makes Crucible statement against Kyren Wilson The Guardian — Apr 20, 13:14 PM
Teenage debutant Stan Moody takes control of Crucible opener against former champion Kyren Wilson Irish Independent — Apr 20, 13:02 PM
Moody announces himself at Crucible as Wilson struggles RTE — Apr 20, 12:29 PM
‘Drinks and a burger’ fuel Mark Allen’s Crucible comeback win over Zhang The Guardian — Apr 19, 14:32 PM
Allen hits the drink before coming back to beat Zhang RTE — Apr 19, 13:57 PM
Top snooker referee forced into apology after careless World Championship blunder Mirror — Apr 18, 16:58 PM
The Crucible holds tribute to former player and commentator John Virgo The Guardian — Apr 18, 10:16 AM
Shaun Murphy hits out at Ronnie O’Sullivan and Judd Trump for Crucible no-shows Metro — Apr 17, 19:41 PM
Ronnie O’Sullivan to face Crucible debutant in fascinating World Snooker Championship draw The Independent — Apr 16, 09:48 AM
Dennis Taylor names his two favourites to win World Snooker Championship Metro — Apr 16, 08:29 AM
Paul Scholes watches on as Ronnie O'Sullivan, 50, blows away Chinese wonderkid - then compares the Crucible to a creche Daily Mail — Apr 22, 15:22 PM
Seething Shaun Murphy erupts over Lightgate as furious snooker star demands answers from inquiry Daily Record — Apr 22, 09:00 AM
Ronnie O’Sullivan makes strong start to World Snooker Championship The Times — Apr 21, 17:10 PM
Shaun Murphy hits back after sweary heckle at World Snooker Championship The Guardian — Apr 21, 14:17 PM
Who is Stan Moody? Snooker's 'Luke Littler' tipped for big things by Ronnie O'Sullivan Mirror — Apr 20, 12:28 PM