Betfred World Snooker Championship 2022: Schedule, TV Channel, Preview
The 2022 World Snooker Championship will take place from 16 April to 2 May 2022 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. The 16th and final ranking event of the 2021–22 snooker season, the tournament is organised by the World Snooker Tour and sponsored by sports betting company Betfred.
World Snooker Championship Preview
World number one Ronnie O’Sullivan faces a tough test in the opening round against former Crucible semi-finalist David Gilbert. The Rocket is aiming for a record equalling seventh World Championship crown. Kyren Wilson, who has reached at least the quarter-finals each year since 2016, has been pitted against Ding Junhui. They are both former finalists in the event, Wilson was runner-up in 2020 and Ding in 2016.
The World Snooker Championship is the most pursued prize in all of snooker. First held in 1927, the competition has turned into the game's longest-running occasion, as well as its generally worthwhile - all out prize cash in 2021 beat £2,395,000. Close by the Masters, and the UK Championship, the opposition frames snooker's regarded Triple Crown Series.
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— World Snooker Tour (@WeAreWST) April 15, 2022
The World Snooker Championship's long and celebrated history implies that custom directs procedures at the occasion, even in the present day. For example, the configuration of the competition has remained to a great extent unaltered starting around 1982, and the unmistakable World Championship prize, finished off with a Greek shepherdess doll, has been being used starting around 1926.
The world's best will get back to the blessed Crucible Theater between 16 April - 2 May 2022 during the current year's title, when world number one Mark Selby will safeguard the title he won in 2021. After Covid-19 prompted limitations on participation numbers a year prior, 2022 will see limit swarms return all through the competition to observe one more fabulous tussle for snooker's most noteworthy award.
How To watch World Snooker Championship 2022:
- BBC
- Eurosport
You can Watch the World Snooker Championship 2022 Live Stream on BBC in the UK and across Europe. You can also watch the World Championship on Eurosport.
In the United Kingdom viewer’s can watch the World Snooker Championship qualifiers through the Eurosport Player and the Eurosport app
World Snooker Championship 2022 First Round TV Schedule
Saturday, April 16
| Played | Time | Session | TV Channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Selby vs Jamie Jones | 1000 BST | Morning Session | BBC Two/Eurosport |
| Zhao Xintong vs Jamie Clarke | 1000 BST | Morning Session | BBC Two/Eurosport |
| Barry Hawkins vs Jackson Page | 1430 BST | Afternoon Session | BBC One/Eurosport |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan vs David Gibert | 1430 BST | Afternoon Session | BBC One/Eurosport |
| Mark Selby vs Jamie Jones | 1900 BST | Evening Session | BBC Four/Eurosport |
| Shaun Murphy vs Stephen Maguire | 1900 BST | Evening Session | BBC Four/Eurosport |
Sunday, April 17
| Played | Time | Session | TV Channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony McGill vs Liam Highfield | 1000 BST | Morning Session | BBC Two/Eurosport |
| Zhao Xintong vs Jamie Clarke | 1000 BST | Morning Session | BBC Two/Eurosport |
| Mark Williams vs Michael White | 1430 BST | Afternoon Session | BBC One/Eurosport |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan vs David Gibert | 1430 BST | Afternoon Session | BBC One/Eurosport |
| Barry Hawkins vs Jackson Page | 1900 BST | Evening Session | BBC Four/Eurosport |
| Shaun Murphy vs Stephen Maguire | 1900 BST | Evening Session | BBC Four/Eurosport |
Monday, April 18
| Played | Time | Session | TV Channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony McGill vs Liam Highfield | 1000 BST | Morning Session | BBC Two/Eurosport |
| Mark Allen vs Scott Donaldson | 1000 BST | Morning Session | BBC Two/Eurosport |
| Mark Williams vs Michael White | 1430 BST | Afternoon Session | BBC One/Eurosport |
| Neil Robertson vs Ashley Hugill | 1430 BST | Afternoon Session | BBC One/Eurosport |
| Stuart Bingham vs Lyu Haotian | 1900 BST | Evening Session | BBC Four/Eurosport |
| Mark Allen vs Scott Donaldson | 1900 BST | Evening Session | BBC Four/Eurosport |
Tuesday, April 19
| Played | Time | Session | TV Channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yan Bingtao vs Chris Wakelin | 1000 BST | Morning Session | BBC Two/Eurosport |
| Neil Robertson vs Ashley Hugill | 1000 BST | Morning Session | BBC Two/Eurosport |
| Stuart Bingham vs Lyu Haotia | 1430 BST | Afternoon Session | BBC One/Eurosport |
| John Higgins vs Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 1430 BST | Afternoon Session | BBC One/Eurosport |
| Yan Bingtao vs Chris Wakelin | 1900 BST | Evening Session | BBC Four/Eurosport |
| Jack Lisowski vs Mathew Stevens | 1900 BST | Evening Session | BBC Four/Eurosport |
Wednesday, April 20
| Played | Time | Session | TV Channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyren Wilson vs Ding Junhui | 1000 BST | Morning Session | BBC Two/Eurosport |
| John Higgins vs Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 1000 BST | Morning Session | BBC Two/Eurosport |
| Judd Trump vs Hossein Vafaei | 1430 BST | Afternoon Session | BBC One/Eurosport |
| Jack Lisowski vs Mathew Stevens | 1430 BST | Afternoon Session | BBC One/Eurosport |
| Kyren Wilson vs Ding Junhui | 1900 BST | Evening Session | BBC Four/Eurosport |
| Luca Brecel vs Noppon Saengkham | 1900 BST | Evening Session | BBC Four/Eurosport |
Thursday, April 21
| Played | Time | Session | TV Channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luca Brecel vs Noppon Saengkham | 1300 BST | Afternoon Session | BBC Two/Eurosport |
| Hawkins/Page vs Williams/White | 1300 BST | Afternoon Session | BBC Two/Eurosport |
| Judd Trump vs Hossein Vafaei | 1900 BST | Evening Session | BBC Four/Eurosport |
| Zhao/Clarke vs Murphy/Maguire | 1900 BST | Evening Session | BBC Four/Eurosport |
Betfred World Snooker Championship 2022 Prize
- Winner: £500,000
- Runner-up: £200,000
- Semi-finals: £100,000
- Quarter-finals: £50,000
- Last 16: £30,000
- Last 32: £20,000
- Highest televised break: £15,000
- Maximum break: £40,000