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Tour: Main Tour; Date: 16 Apr - 2 May 2022; Venue: Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England; Type: Ranking; Defending champion: Mark Selby; Twitter: #SnookerWorldChamps; Notes: See also results (143)
Final Pencil
(Winner: £500,000; Runner-up: £200,000)
England Ronnie O'Sullivan [2] 18-13 England Judd Trump [4] Head to head Details 
O'Sullivan won the fourth frame on respotted black after having needed a snooker. Re-racks in frames 9 and 10.
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Session 1:
0-98 (72), 120-0 (120), 78-1 (68), 73-66 (JT 52)
62-13, 105-4 (105), 0-98 (97), 50-79

Session 2:
36-100 (73), 117-7 (66, 50), 122-9 (118)
107-15 (97), 77-0, 94-26 (87), 4-80 (80)
79-0 (60), 88-33 (88)

Session 3:
22-115 (107), 25-90 (59), 0-81. 71-45 (64)
20-66, 51-60, 68-1 (55), 0-126 (105)

Session 4:
82-12 (82), 88-12 (88), 27-72 (64), 91-1 (75)
0-151 (109), 93-0 (85)

Referee: Olivier Marteel

This was O'Sullivan's seventh world title, tying Stephen Hendry for most wins in the modern era. It was also his record-extending 39th ranking win.

O'Sullivan made his 200th World Championship century in frame 2. It was his 2,107th frame of the event.

Trump's 109 in frame 30 is the 109th century at the Crucible this year which sets a new record.

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(Losers receive £100,000)
England Judd Trump [4] 17-16 Wales Mark J Williams [8] Head to head Details 
Re-rack in frames 1 and 8. Trump had a 7-1 lead after the first session. At that point, he had won 15 of his last 16 frames.
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Session 1:
78-46, 70-28 (70), 100-8 (70), 34-72
73-28, 84-21 (54), 91-22 (62), 94-4 (53)

Session 2:
7-72, 131-0 (114), 138-0 (100), 1-119 (119)
8-61, 93-0 (50), 79-52 (52, 79), 18-74 (70)

Session 3:
120-0 (120), 0-137 (137), 0-119 (58,53), 50-64
0-67 (57), 0-77 (77), 125-0 (125), 14-63

Session 4:
76-42 (64), 49-63, 30-73 (59), 0-137 (137)
83-35, 0-138 (138), 49-62, 53-31, 69-34

Williams' third century was his 16th in the event, equalling the record for most centuries in one event set by Stephen Hendry at the 2002 World Championship

England Ronnie O'Sullivan [2] 17-11 Scotland John Higgins [6] Head to head Details 
Re-spotted black in frame 16
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Session 1:
53-76, 46-69 (50), 32-87 (58), 70-7 (70), 99-1 (54)
116-10 (116), 55-66 (ROS 55), 127-0 (107)

Session 2:
122-1 (73), 34-64, 0-79 (53), 99-0 (99)
91-0 (91), 73-43 (55), 70-6 (70), 65-58 (JH 53)

Session 3:
30-66, 104-32 (82), 37-84 (51), 101-0 (101)
0-103 (103), 121-16 (121), 105-26 (54), 134-0 (134)

Session 4:
5-69 (69), 83-31 (67), 40-81, 99-0 (83)

This was O'Sullivan's record 13th semifinal in the World Championship

Quarterfinals Pencil
(Losers receive £50,000)
Wales Mark J Williams [8] 13-11 China Yan Bingtao [16] Head to head Details 
Re-rack in frame 2.
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England Judd Trump [4] 13-8 England Stuart Bingham [12] Head to head Details 
Trump was 5-8 down
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Scotland John Higgins [6] 13-12 England Jack Lisowski [14] Head to head Details  Pencil
England Ronnie O'Sullivan [2] 13-5 Scotland Stephen Maguire [41] Head to head Details  Pencil
Round 2 Pencil
(Last 16; Losers receive £30,000)
1 China Yan Bingtao [16] 13-10 England Mark Selby [1] Head to head Details  Pencil

Frame 22 was the longest ever at the Crucible at 84 min 41 sec.

2 Wales Mark J Williams [8] 13-3 Wales Jackson Page [90] Head to head Details 
Finished with one session to spare
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3 England Stuart Bingham [12] 13-9 England Kyren Wilson [5] Head to head Details 
96 by Wilson in frame 16 and 97 by Bingham in frame 18 were maximum attempts.
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4 England Judd Trump [4] 13-11 Scotland Anthony McGill [13] Head to head Details  Pencil
5 England Jack Lisowski [14] 13-12 Australia Neil Robertson [3] Head to head Details 
Four consecutive century breaks by both players in frames 7-10. That's only the third time this has happened in Crucible history. Re-rack in frame 18.
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147 by Robertson in frame 19. Watch on YouTube. This was Robertson's fifth maximum, the 12th at the Crucible and the 176th in total.

6 Scotland John Higgins [6] 13-7 Thailand Noppon Saengkham [38] Head to head Details 
Respotted black in frame 17. 112 by Saengkham in frame 19 was a maximum attempt.
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7 Scotland Stephen Maguire [41] 13-9 China Zhao Xintong [7] Head to head Details  Pencil
8 England Ronnie O'Sullivan [2] 13-4 Northern Ireland Mark Allen [15] Head to head Details 
88 by O'Sullivan in frame 12 was a maximum attempt
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This was O'Sullivan's record 71st win at the Crucible

Round 1 Pencil
(Last 32; Losers receive £20,000 / £0)
1 England Mark Selby [1] 10-7 Wales Jamie Jones [37] Head to head Details 
Selby's 137 in frame 15 was his 100th century in the World Championship (qualifying included).
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2 China Yan Bingtao [16] 10-6 England Chris Wakelin [62] Head to head Details  Pencil
3 Wales Jackson Page [90] 10-7 England Barry Hawkins [9] Head to head Details 
Page tied Ryan Day (2004) for most centuries (3) on their Crucible debut
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4 Wales Mark J Williams [8] 10-3 Wales Michael White (a) Head to head Details  Pencil
5 England Kyren Wilson [5] 10-8 China Ding Junhui [29] Head to head Details  Pencil
6 England Stuart Bingham [12] 10-5 China Lyu Haotian [64]   Details 
Respotted black in frame 13
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7 Scotland Anthony McGill [13] 10-7 England Liam Highfield [43] Head to head Details  Pencil
8 England Judd Trump [4] 10-4 Iran Hossein Vafaei [18] Head to head Details  Pencil
9 Australia Neil Robertson [3] 10-5 England Ashley Hugill [77] Head to head Details  Pencil
10 England Jack Lisowski [14] 10-8 Wales Matthew Stevens [55] Head to head Details  Pencil
11 Thailand Noppon Saengkham [38] 10-5 Belgium Luca Brecel [11] Head to head Details  Pencil
12 Scotland John Higgins [6] 10-7 Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh [53] Head to head Details  Pencil
13 China Zhao Xintong [7] 10-2 Wales Jamie Clarke [66] Head to head Details  Pencil
14 Scotland Stephen Maguire [41] 10-8 England Shaun Murphy [10] Head to head Details 
Murphy's 130 in frame 10 was his 100th century in the World Championship (qualifying included).
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15 Northern Ireland Mark Allen [15] 10-6 Scotland Scott Donaldson [49] Head to head Details  Pencil
16 England Ronnie O'Sullivan [2] 10-5 England David B Gilbert [19] Head to head Details  Pencil

World Championship Qualifiers Pencil

Tour: Main Tour; Date: 4-13 Apr 2022; Venue: English Institute of Sport, Sheffield, England; View on separate page; Twitter: #SnookerWorldChamps; Notes: See also results (112)
Qual Round 4 Pencil
(Last 48; Losers receive £15,000)
1 Scotland Scott Donaldson [49] 10-1 England Allan Taylor [79] Head to head Details  Pencil
2 China Lyu Haotian [64] 10-4 Wales Dominic Dale [65] Head to head Details  Pencil
3 Scotland Stephen Maguire [41] 10-7 China Zhou Yuelong [25] Head to head Details  Pencil
4 Wales Michael White (a) 10-8 Northern Ireland Jordan Brown [24] Head to head Details  Pencil
5 Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh [53] 10-7 England Matthew Selt [21] Head to head Details  Pencil
6 Wales Jamie Jones [37] 10-5 England Tom Ford [28] Head to head Details  Pencil
7 China Ding Junhui [29] 10-7 England David Lilley (a) Head to head Details  Pencil
8 England Ashley Hugill [77] 10-7 England Joe O'Connor [52] Head to head Details 
O'Connor won frame 16 on a respotted black
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9 England David B Gilbert [19] 10-3 England Anthony Hamilton [46] Head to head Details  Pencil
10 England Chris Wakelin [62] 10-7 England Jimmy Robertson [30]   Details  Pencil
11 Thailand Noppon Saengkham [38] 10-8 England Robert Milkins [27] Head to head Details  Pencil
12 England Liam Highfield [43] 10-7 China Yuan Sijun [86]   Details  Pencil
13 Wales Matthew Stevens [55] 10-8 England Allister Carter [23] Head to head Details 
Re-rack in frame 14
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14 Wales Jackson Page [90] 10-6 England David Grace [58] Head to head Details  Pencil
15 Wales Jamie Clarke [66] 10-8 Scotland Graeme Dott [34] Head to head Details  Pencil
16 Iran Hossein Vafaei [18] 10-9 China Lei Peifan [111]   Details 
Decided on the final black
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Qual Round 3 Pencil
(Last 80; Losers receive £10,000 / £0)
1 England Allan Taylor [79] 6-4 England Ricky Walden [17] Head to head Details  Pencil
2 Scotland Scott Donaldson [49] 6-5 China Li Hang [48] Head to head Details 
Decided on the final black
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3 Wales Dominic Dale [65] w/o China Liang Wenbo [32] Head to head  
Liang had been suspended
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4 China Lyu Haotian [64] 6-3 China Lu Ning [33]   Details  Pencil
5 Scotland Stephen Maguire [41] 6-3 China Zhang Jiankang [104]   Details  Pencil
6 China Zhou Yuelong [25] 6-5 China Zhang Anda [89] Head to head Details  Pencil
7 Wales Michael White (a) 6-1 England Mark King [40] Head to head Details  Pencil
8 Northern Ireland Jordan Brown [24] 6-5 Wales Liam James Davies (a)   Details  Pencil
9 England Matthew Selt [21] 6-5 Germany Lukas Kleckers [85] Head to head Details  Pencil
10 Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh [53] 6-5 Wales Jak Jones [44] Head to head Details  Pencil
11 England Tom Ford [28] 6-3 England Michael Holt [69] Head to head Details  Pencil
12 Wales Jamie Jones [37] 6-1 England Mark Joyce [60] Head to head Details  Pencil
13 England David Lilley (a) 6-1 Norway Kurt Maflin [36] Head to head Details  Pencil
14 China Ding Junhui [29] 6-4 China Tian Pengfei [68] Head to head Details  Pencil
15 England Joe O'Connor [52] 6-1 England Ben Woollaston [45] Head to head Details  Pencil
16 England Ashley Hugill [77] 6-5 England Martin Gould [20]   Details  Pencil
17 England David B Gilbert [19] 6-1 Jamaica Rory McLeod [83] Head to head Details  Pencil
18 England Anthony Hamilton [46] 6-2 England Elliot Slessor [51]   Details  Pencil
19 England Jimmy Robertson [30] 6-4 England Oliver Lines [67] Head to head Details  Pencil
20 England Chris Wakelin [62] 6-5 China Fan Zhengyi [35] Head to head Details  Pencil
21 Thailand Noppon Saengkham [38] 6-3 Wales Daniel Wells (a) Head to head Details  Pencil
22 England Robert Milkins [27] 6-3 China Cao Yupeng [70] Head to head Details  Pencil
23 England Liam Highfield [43] 6-5 England James Cahill (a) Head to head Details 
Re-rack in the decider
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24 China Yuan Sijun [86] 6-1 Wales Ryan Day [22] Head to head Details 
Yuan made 3 centuries in a row
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25 England Allister Carter [23] 6-4 China Gao Yang [74]   Details  Pencil
26 Wales Matthew Stevens [55] 6-1 England Sam Craigie [42] Head to head Details  Pencil
27 Wales Jackson Page [90] 6-3 England Joe Perry [26] Head to head Details  Pencil
28 England David Grace [58] 6-4 China Xiao Guodong [39] Head to head Details  Pencil
29 Scotland Graeme Dott [34] 6-1 China Pang Junxu [63]   Details  Pencil

147 by Dott in frame 6. It was the second of his career and the 175th in professional snooker. His first was in 1999. Watch on YouTube.

30 Wales Jamie Clarke [66] 6-0 England Gary Wilson [31]   Details  Pencil
31 China Lei Peifan [111] 6-3 Switzerland Alexander Ursenbacher [47] Head to head Details  Pencil
32 Iran Hossein Vafaei [18] 6-0 Germany Simon Lichtenberg [80] Head to head Details  Pencil
Qual Round 2 Pencil
(Last 112; Losers receive £5,000 / £0)
1 England Allan Taylor [79] 6-5 Ireland Michael Judge [117]   Details  Pencil
2 Scotland Scott Donaldson [49] 6-0 Northern Ireland Robbie McGuigan (a)   Details  Pencil
3 Wales Dominic Dale [65] 6-3 Wales Duane Jones [96] Head to head Details  Pencil
4 China Lyu Haotian [64] 6-4 China Xu Si [97] Head to head Details  Pencil
5 China Zhang Jiankang [104] 6-4 Thailand Akani Songsermsawad [57]   Details  Pencil
6 China Zhang Anda [89] 6-4 England Andy Hicks [72] Head to head Details  Pencil
7 Wales Michael White (a) 6-2 England Martin O'Donnell [56] Head to head Details  Pencil
8 Wales Liam James Davies (a) 6-5 Ireland Fergal O'Brien [73] Head to head Details  Pencil
9 Germany Lukas Kleckers [85] 6-1 England Nigel Bond [76] Head to head Details  Pencil
10 Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh [53] 6-4 Wales Andrew Pagett [108] Head to head Details  Pencil
11 England Michael Holt [69] 6-1 England Hammad Miah [92] Head to head Details  Pencil
12 England Mark Joyce [60] 6-5 England Louis Heathcote [101] Head to head Details  Pencil
13 England David Lilley (a) 6-3 England Robbie Williams [61] Head to head Details  Pencil
14 China Tian Pengfei [68] 6-4 Wales Lee Walker [93]   Details  Pencil
15 England Joe O'Connor [52] 6-4 England Barry Pinches [109]   Details  Pencil
16 England Ashley Hugill [77] 6-0 Scotland Dean Young [118]   Details  Pencil
17 Jamaica Rory McLeod [83] 6-4 Ireland Ken Doherty [78] Head to head Details  Pencil
18 England Elliot Slessor [51] 6-0 England Ian Burns [110] Head to head Details  Pencil
19 England Oliver Lines [67] 6-1 England Peter Devlin [94] Head to head Details  Pencil
20 England Chris Wakelin [62] 6-2 England Jamie Wilson [99]   Details  Pencil
21 Wales Daniel Wells (a) 6-4 England Andrew Higginson [59] Head to head Details  Pencil
22 China Cao Yupeng [70] 6-1 England Sanderson Lam (a)   Details  Pencil
23 England James Cahill (a) 6-5 England Mark Davis [54] Head to head Details  Pencil
24 China Yuan Sijun [86] 6-3 England Steven Hallworth [75]   Details  Pencil
25 China Gao Yang [74] 6-3 Wales Dylan Emery (a) Head to head Details  Pencil
26 Wales Matthew Stevens [55] 6-1 Northern Ireland Gerard Greene [106] Head to head Details  Pencil
27 Wales Jackson Page [90] 6-1 England Ashley Carty [71] Head to head Details  Pencil
28 England David Grace [58] 6-4 Ukraine Iulian Boiko [103]   Details  Pencil
29 China Pang Junxu [63] 6-1 Pakistan Farakh Ajaib [98]   Details  Pencil
30 Wales Jamie Clarke [66] 6-5 China Si Jiahui (a)   Details 
Decided on the final pink
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31 China Lei Peifan [111] 6-3 England Stuart Carrington [50] Head to head Details  Pencil
32 Germany Simon Lichtenberg [80] 6-4 China Wu Yize [82] Head to head Details  Pencil
Qual Round 1 Pencil
(Last 144; Losers receive £0)
1 Ireland Michael Judge [117] 6-4 China Zhao Jianbo [81]   Details  Pencil
2 Northern Ireland Robbie McGuigan (a) 6-4 England Alfie Burden [112]   Details  Pencil
3 Wales Duane Jones [96] 6-2 Thailand N Wongharuthai (af)   Details  Pencil
4 China Xu Si [97] 6-4 Scotland Michael Collumb (a)   Details  Pencil
5 China Zhang Jiankang [104] 6-4 England John Astley (a) Head to head Details  Pencil
6 China Zhang Anda [89] 6-0 Ukraine Anton Kazakov (a)   Details  Pencil
7 Wales Michael White (a) 6-1 Scotland Fraser Patrick [105] Head to head Details  Pencil
8 Wales Liam James Davies (a) 6-4 Ireland Aaron Hill [88]   Details  Pencil
9 Germany Lukas Kleckers [85] 6-3 Iran Soheil Vahedi (a) Head to head Details  Pencil
10 Wales Andrew Pagett [108] 6-2 England Jimmy White [113] Head to head Details  Pencil
11 England Hammad Miah [92] 6-3 China Chen Zifan [115] Head to head Details  Pencil
12 England Louis Heathcote [101] 6-5 Belgium Ben Mertens (a)   Details  Pencil
13 England David Lilley (a) 6-4 England Craig Steadman [100] Head to head Details  Pencil
14 Wales Lee Walker [93] 6-2 England Reanne Evans (f) [119] Head to head Details  Pencil
15 England Barry Pinches [109] 6-3 England Lee Stephens (a)   Details  Pencil
16 Scotland Dean Young [118] 6-3 England Ben Hancorn [84]   Details  Pencil
17 Jamaica Rory McLeod [83] 6-2 Hong Kong Ng On Yee (f) [116]   Details  Pencil
18 England Ian Burns [110] 6-5 Hong Kong Marco Fu [120] Head to head Details  Pencil
19 England Peter Devlin [94] 6-1 Belgium Yorrit Hoes (a)   Details  Pencil
20 England Jamie Wilson [99] 6-2 England Jake Crofts (a)   Details  Pencil
21 Wales Daniel Wells (a) 6-5 China Chang Bingyu [102] Head to head Details  Pencil
22 England Sanderson Lam (a) 6-5 England Peter Lines [91]   Details  Pencil
23 England James Cahill (a) 6-4 England Jamie O'Neill [107]   Details  Pencil
24 China Yuan Sijun [86] 6-3 Scotland Ross Muir (a)   Details  Pencil
25 Wales Dylan Emery (a) 6-0 England Mitchell Mann [87] Head to head Details  Pencil
26 Northern Ireland Gerard Greene [106] 6-1 England Rebecca Kenna (af)   Details 
Respotted black in frame 5
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27 Wales Jackson Page [90] 6-1 England Sean O'Sullivan (a) Head to head Details  Pencil
28 Ukraine Iulian Boiko [103] 6-4 Cyprus Michael Georgiou (a)   Details  Pencil
29 Pakistan Farakh Ajaib [98] 6-5 England Mark Lloyd (a) Head to head Details  Pencil
30 China Si Jiahui (a) 6-4 England Zak Surety [95]   Details  Pencil
31 China Lei Peifan [111] 6-0 England Sean Maddocks [114]   Details  Pencil
32 China Wu Yize [82] 6-2 China Bai Langning (a)   Details  Pencil