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Cazoo World Championship [ - ] [ + ]

Main Tour, Ranking

20 Apr - 6 May 2024, Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England
Previous champion: Luca Brecel (2023)
See also: Results (143)

Final
(Winner: £500,000; Runner-up: £200,000)
England Kyren Wilson [12] 18-14 Wales Jak Jones [44] Head to head Details 
This was Jones' first WC final. His previous best was the quarterfinals (2023)

It was Wilson's second WC final. He was runner-up to O'Sullivan in 2020.

Session 1 (7-1):
129-0 (129), 87-35 (52), 76-14, 109-7 (66)
84-0 (62), 125-4 (125), 90-11 (90), 11-72 (65)

Session 2 (11-6):
18-75 (75), 0-80 (52), 129-0 (125), 78-41 (60)
22-74, 122-0 (122), 32-68, 0-90 (90), 66-64 (JJ 64)

Session 3 (15-10):
39-72 (64), 0-67 (59), 67-7 (50), 83-0 (83)
23-105 (90), 22-74 (73), 106-1 (87), 81-9

Session 4:
67-35, 16-105 (105), 80-73, 8-88 (67), 0-96 (96)
22-82, 71-4

Referee: Paul Collier

Wilson needed a snooker to steal the last frame of the second session (frame 17) to go 11-6 up. The frame was decided on the last black ball.

Jones was on a 147 he missed the 13th Red break ended on 96

Kyren Wilson Becomes World Champion for the 1st Time

Re-spotted black in frame 28 (73-73), won by Wilson.
Semifinals
(Losers receive £100,000)
England Kyren Wilson [12] 17-11 England David Gilbert [31] Head to head Details 
Wilson missed the 12th red in a maxmimum attempt in frame 8.

Gilbert's second WC semifinal. Wilson's fourth WC semifinal. He was runner-up in 2020.

Session 1 (4-4):
81-23 (73), 13-67, 87-40 (87), 0-105 (104)
41-91 (91), 74-24 (67), 11-115 (74), 88-0 (88)

Session 2 (8-8):
70-0 (70), 19-58, 65-48, 0-129 (129), 89-0 (54)
0-96 (92), 116-0 (79), 14-106 (106)

Session 3 (14-10):
85-0 (85), 1-83 (55), 93-20 (93), 66-48 (51), 88-0 (88)
46-14, 69-23, 1-131 (101)

Session 4:
25-85 (70), 65-32, 79-10 (54), 75-49 (67)
Wales Jak Jones [44] 17-12 England Stuart Bingham [29] Head to head Details 
Jones' first WC semifinal. Bingham's third WC semifinal. He won the title in 2015.

Re-rack in frame 14. Bingham got 49 foul points in frame 16.

Session 1 (4-4):
0-76 (76), 27-94 (94), 36-78, 55-52
67-20 (66), 69-35, 44-80 (79), 72-15

Session 2 (8-8):
0-80 (79), 0-108 (107), 69-26, 68-9 (67)
68-1 (68), 41-80, 69-1 (69), 48-82

Session 3 (Jones 13-10):
0-65, 73-46, 78-55 (53), 90-21 (54)
63-51 (63), 83-49, 16-105 (104)

Session 4:
5-82, 66-39, 75-16 (65), 35-99
74-23 (70), 110-9 (58)
Quarterfinals
(Losers receive £50,000)
England David Gilbert [31] 13-8 Scotland Stephen Maguire [28] Head to head Details 
1st session Gilbert 7-1 up
2nd session Gilbert 10-6 up

Re-spotted black in frame eight. Re-rack in frame 18.
England Kyren Wilson [12] 13-8 Scotland John Higgins [13] Head to head Details 
1st session Wilson 5-3 up
2nd session Wilson 9-7 up
Wales Jak Jones [44] 13-9 England Judd Trump [3] Head to head Details 
1st session level 4-4
2nd session level 8-8
England Stuart Bingham [29] 13-10 England Ronnie O'Sullivan [2] Head to head Details 
1st session level 4-4
2nd session Level 8-8
Round 2
(Last 16; Losers receive £30,000)
1 England David Gilbert [31] 13-4 England Robert Milkins [16] Head to head Details 
1st session Gilbert 5-3 up
2nd session Gilbert 12-4 up
2 Scotland Stephen Maguire [28] 13-9 England Shaun Murphy [8] Head to head Details 
1st session Maguire 5-3 up
2nd session Maguire 10-6 up
3 England Kyren Wilson [12] 13-6 England Joe O'Connor [30] Head to head Details 
1st session Wilson 6-2 up
2nd session Wilson 10-6 up
4 Scotland John Higgins [13] 13-12 Northern Ireland Mark Allen [4] Head to head Details 
1st session 4-4
2nd session Allen 9-7 up

This was Higgins' 100th match in the World Championship

Higgins came back from 62-0 down in the decider with a 71 clearance, started with a double to the middle. Watch on YouTube

By winning this match Higgins eventually secured a place in the top 16 at the end of the season. He has been in the top 16 since 1995!
5 England Judd Trump [3] 13-7 England Tom Ford [14] Head to head Details 
1st session Trump 6-2 up
2nd session Trump 11-5 up
6 Wales Jak Jones [44] 13-9 China Si Jiahui [23] Head to head Details 
1st session Jones 6-2 up
2nd session Jones 9-7 up

Jones won four frames on the last black in the first session. In addition, both players won one frame on the black after having needed a snooker (Jones won the tenth frame and Si the 17th frame).
7 England Stuart Bingham [29] 13-11 England Jack Lisowski [17] Head to head Details 
1st session Bingham 5-3 up
2nd session Bingham 9-7 up
8 England Ronnie O'Sullivan [2] 13-7 Wales Ryan Day [18] Head to head Details 
1st session O'Sullivan 5-3 up
2nd session O'Sullivan 10-6 up
Round 1
(Last 32; Losers receive £20,000 / £0)
1 England David Gilbert [31] 10-9 Belgium Luca Brecel [1] Head to head Details 
1st session Brecel 6-3 up.

Brecel suffered from a throat infection. Gilbert was 9-6 down
2 England Robert Milkins [16] 10-9 China Pang Junxu [27] Head to head Details 
1st session Pang 5-4 up
3 Scotland Stephen Maguire [28] 10-7 England Ali Carter [9] Head to head Details 
1st session Carter 5-4 up
4 England Shaun Murphy [8] 10-5 China Lyu Haotian [26] Head to head Details 
1st session Murphy 6-3 up

Re-spotted black in frame 5 (58-58), won by Lyu. 117 by Lyu in frame 14 is his 100th century break on the Tour.
5 England Joe O'Connor [30] 10-6 England Mark Selby [5] Head to head Details 
1st session O'Connor 7-2 up.

Re-rack in frame 6. This was O'Connor's first match at the Crucible.
6 England Kyren Wilson [12] 10-1 Wales Dominic Dale [40] Head to head Details 
1st session Wilson 8-1 up

Wilson missed the 12th red in a maximum attempt in frame 11.
7 Scotland John Higgins [13] 10-6 Wales Jamie Jones [41] Head to head Details 
1st session Higgins 5-4 up
8 Northern Ireland Mark Allen [4] 10-6 England Robbie Williams [45] Head to head Details 
1st session Allen 7-2 up
9 England Judd Trump [3] 10-5 Iran Hossein Vafaei [19] Head to head Details 
1st session Trump 6-3 up
10 England Tom Ford [14] 10-6 England Ricky Walden [32] Head to head Details 
1st session Ford 6-3 up

This was Ford's first win at the Crucible in his fifth attempt
11 Wales Jak Jones [44] 10-4 China Zhang Anda [11] Head to head Details 
1st session Jones 5-2 up
12 China Si Jiahui [23] 10-9 Wales Mark J Williams [6] Head to head Details 
1st session Williams 5-4 up
13 England Jack Lisowski [17] 10-9 China Ding Junhui [7] Head to head Details 
1st session Lisowski 5-4 up
14 England Stuart Bingham [29] 10-5 England Gary Wilson [10] Head to head Details 
1st session Bingham 6-3 up

Re-spotted black in frame 2 (64-64), won by Bingham.
15 Wales Ryan Day [18] 10-8 England Barry Hawkins [15] Head to head Details 
1st session Day 5-4 up
16 England Ronnie O'Sullivan [2] 10-1 Wales Jackson Page [43] Head to head Details 
1st session O'Sullivan 8-1 up

World Championship Qualifiers [ - ] [ + ]

Main Tour (View on separate page)

8‑17 Apr 2024, English Institute of Sport, Sheffield, England
See also: Results (112)

Qual Round 4
(Last 48; Losers receive £15,000)
1 England Jack Lisowski [17] 10-3 Wales Matthew Stevens [48] Head to head Details 
End of 1st session Lisowski 6-3 up. Lisowski won the last seven frames.
2 England Ricky Walden [32] 10-9 England Mark Davis [64] Head to head Details 
End of 1st session Davis 5-4 up. Davis missed the 12th black on the way to a 147 in frame 15.
3 Wales Dominic Dale [40] 10-8 China He Guoqiang [72]   Details 
End of 1st session Dale 5-4 up
4 Wales Jamie Jones [41] 10-9 Australia Neil Robertson [24] Head to head Details 
End of 1st session Jones 5-4 up
5 Wales Jak Jones [44] 10-4 China Zhou Yuelong [21] Head to head Details 
End of 1st session Jones 5-4 up. Jones won the last eight frames.
6 Scotland Stephen Maguire [28] 10-6 China Yuan Sijun [37] Head to head Details 
End of 1st session Maguire 5-4 up
7 England Stuart Bingham [29] 10-8 England Louis Heathcote [100] Head to head Details 
End of 1st session Heathcote 5-4 up
8 England Robbie Williams [45] 10-9 England Chris Wakelin [20] Head to head Details 
End of 1st session Williams 5-4 up
9 Iran Hossein Vafaei [19] 10-5 China Jiang Jun [110]   Details 
End of 1st session Vafaei 5-4 up
10 England Joe O'Connor [30] 10-8 England Matthew Selt [35] Head to head Details 
End of 1st session O'Connor 6-3 up

The final frame was the second longest ever at 110 minutes
11 China Pang Junxu [27] 10-8 China Cao Yupeng [38] Head to head Details 
End of 1st session Pang 5-4 up
12 Wales Jackson Page [43] 10-9 Thailand Noppon Saengkham [22] Head to head Details 
End of 1st session Page 5-4 up
13 China Si Jiahui [23] 10-4 China Wu Yize [42] Head to head Details 
End of 1st session Si 5-4 up
14 China Lyu Haotian [26] 10-7 England Jenson Kendrick [103]   Details 
End of 1st session Kendrick 5-4 up
15 England David Gilbert [31] 10-6 China Xiao Guodong [34] Head to head Details 
End of 1st session Gilbert 7-2 up
16 Wales Ryan Day [18] 10-9 Scotland Scott Donaldson [50] Head to head Details 
End of 1st session Day 7-2 up
Qual Round 3
(Last 80; Losers receive £10,000 / £0)
1 England Jack Lisowski [17] 10-4 China Liu Hongyu [80]   Details 
End of 1st session Lisowski 7-2 up
2 Wales Matthew Stevens [48] 10-6 England Jimmy Robertson [49] Head to head Details 
End of 1st session Stevens 5-4 up
3 England Ricky Walden [32] 10-7 England Ian Burns [96] Head to head Details 
End of 1st session Walden 5-4 up
4 England Mark Davis [64] 10-8 Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh [33] Head to head Details 
End of 1st session Davis 5-4 up
5 Wales Dominic Dale [40] 10-6 England David Grace [57] Head to head Details 
End of 1st session Dale 6-3 up
6 China He Guoqiang [72] 10-5 Scotland Anthony McGill [25] Head to head Details 
End of 1st session He 5-3 up
7 Wales Jamie Jones [41] 10-5 England Alfie Burden [105] Head to head Details 
End of 1st session Jones 5-4 up
8 Australia Neil Robertson [24] 10-2 England Zak Surety [73]   Details 
End of 1st session Robertson 7-2 up

Robertson's 134 in frame 8 was his 100th century at the World Championship
9 China Zhou Yuelong [21] 10-0 England James Cahill [76] Head to head Details 
End of 1st session Zhou 9-0 up
10 Wales Jak Jones [44] 10-6 Wales Jamie Clarke [53]   Details 
End of 1st session Jones 6-3 up
11 Scotland Stephen Maguire [28] 10-7 England Ashley Hugill [69] Head to head Details 
End of 1st session Maguire 5-4 up
12 China Yuan Sijun [37] 10-8 Wales Michael White [60]   Details 
End of 1st session White 5-4 up
13 England Louis Heathcote [100] 10-8 England Elliot Slessor [36] Head to head Details 
End of 1st session Heathcote 7-2 up
14 England Stuart Bingham [29] 10-9 England Stuart Carrington [93] Head to head Details 
End of 1st session Carrington 5-3 up

Bingham was 7-9 down

15 England Robbie Williams [45] 10-5 England Anthony Hamilton [52] Head to head Details 
End of 1st session Williams 4-3 up
16 England Chris Wakelin [20] 10-5 Germany Lukas Kleckers [77] Head to head Details 
End of 1st session Wakelin 6-3 up

Wakelin made his 100th career century in frame five
17 Iran Hossein Vafaei [19] 10-4 Hong Kong Marco Fu [83] Head to head Details 
End of 1st session Vafaei 6-3 up
18 China Jiang Jun [110] 10-8 England Sam Craigie [46]   Details 
End of 1st session Jiang 6-3 up

88 by Jiang in the seventh frame was a maximum attempt.
19 England Joe O'Connor [30] 10-1 Belgium Julien Leclercq [67]   Details 
End of 1st session O'Connor 8-1 up
20 England Matthew Selt [35] 10-4 Ireland Aaron Hill [62] Head to head Details 
End of 1st session Selt 4-3 up
21 China Cao Yupeng [38] 10-4 China Ma Hailong [102]   Details 
End of 1st session Cao 6-2 up
22 China Pang Junxu [27] 10-7 England Oliver Brown [91]   Details 
End of 1st session Pang 5-4 up
23 Wales Jackson Page [43] 10-5 Scotland Graeme Dott [54] Head to head Details 
End of 1st session Page 6-3 up
24 Thailand Noppon Saengkham [22] 10-5 England Andy Hicks [75]   Details 
End of 1st session Saengkham 6-3 up

In frame 10 Saengkham made his second 147 and the 202nd in professional snooker. It was also his 147th career century. Watch on YouTube.
25 China Si Jiahui [23] 10-9 Belgium Ben Mertens [74] Head to head Details 
End of 1st session Si 5-4 up

Mertens was 9-8 and 69-0 ahead with only 67 left. Si got a snooker to force the decider which he won.
26 China Wu Yize [42] 10-8 China Tian Pengfei [55] Head to head Details 
End of 1st session Wu 5-4 up
27 China Lyu Haotian [26] 10-8 Wales Daniel Wells [71] Head to head Details 
End of 1st session Lyu 6-3 up
28 England Jenson Kendrick [103] 10-5 Northern Ireland Jordan Brown [39]   Details 
End of 1st session Kendrick 5-4 up
29 China Xiao Guodong [34] 10-2 England Sanderson Lam [63] Head to head Details 
End of 1st session Xiao 8-1 up
30 England David Gilbert [31] 10-4 England David Lilley [66] Head to head Details 
End of 1st session Gilbert 7-2 up
31 Scotland Scott Donaldson [50] 10-6 England Joe Perry [47] Head to head Details 
End of 1st session Donaldson 5-3 up, respotted black in frame 7
32 Wales Ryan Day [18] 10-6 England John Astley [79] Head to head Details 
End of 1st session Day 5-4 up
Qual Round 2
(Last 112; Losers receive £5,000 / £0)
1 China Liu Hongyu [80] 10-3 England Jimmy White [119]   Details 
End of 1st session Liu 7-2 up
2 England Jimmy Robertson [49] 10-2 Wales Liam Davies (a)   Details 
End of 1st session Robertson 7-2 up
3 England Ian Burns [96] 10-7 England Mark Joyce [65] Head to head Details 
End of 1st session Burns 7-2 up. The match was pulled off at 9-6 to Burns.
4 England Mark Davis [64] 10-2 Wales Andrew Pagett [114] Head to head Details 
End of 1st session Davis 8-1 up
5 England David Grace [57] 10-8 Malaysia Rory Thor [104] Head to head Details 
End of 1st session 3-3. The match was pulled off at 7-7.
6 China He Guoqiang [72] 10-8 Scotland Ross Muir [89] Head to head Details 
End of 1st session Muir 5-4 up
7 England Alfie Burden [105] 10-3 China Xu Si [56] Head to head Details 
End of 1st session Burden 6-3 up
8 England Zak Surety [73] 10-6 China Gao Yang (a) Head to head Details 
End of 1st session Surety 6-3 up
9 England James Cahill [76] 10-8 Hungary Bulcsu Revesz (a)   Details 
End of 1st session Cahill 4-3 up
10 Wales Jamie Clarke [53] 10-7 Estonia Andres Petrov [108] Head to head Details 
End of 1st session Clark 5-4 up
11 England Ashley Hugill [69] 10-4 England Adam Duffy [92] Head to head Details 
End of 1st session Hugill 6-3 up
12 Wales Michael White [60] 10-8 England Andrew Higginson [101] Head to head Details 
End of 1st session Higginson 6-3 up
13 England Louis Heathcote [100] 10-7 England Oliver Lines [61] Head to head Details 
End of 1st session Heathcote 5-4 up
14 England Stuart Carrington [93] 10-9 England Liam Highfield [68] Head to head Details 
End of 1st session Carrington 6-3 up
15 England Anthony Hamilton [52] 10-7 Switzerland Alexander Ursenbacher [109] Head to head Details 
End of 1st session 3-3
16 Germany Lukas Kleckers [77] 10-9 England Allan Taylor [84] Head to head Details 
End of 1st session Kleckers 5-4 u

Decided on the final black.
17 Hong Kong Marco Fu [83] 10-6 Ireland Ken Doherty [78] Head to head Details 
End of 1st session Doherty 5-4 up

Fu finished the match with a 104, a maximum attempt.

18 China Jiang Jun [110] 10-8 China Fan Zhengyi [51]   Details 
End of 1st session Fan 6-3 up
19 Belgium Julien Leclercq [67] 10-3 England Haydon Pinhey (a) Head to head Details 
End of 1st session Leclercq 7-2 up
20 Ireland Aaron Hill [62] 10-3 England Daniel Womersley (a)   Details 
End of 1st session Hill 6-3 up
21 China Ma Hailong [102] 10-7 England Martin O'Donnell [59] Head to head Details 
End of 1st session Ma 4-3 up
22 England Oliver Brown [91] 10-8 Wales Dylan Emery [70] Head to head Details 
End of 1st session Brown 5-4 up
23 Scotland Graeme Dott [54] 10-5 Egypt Mostafa Dorgham [123]   Details 
End of 1st session Dott 5-4 up
24 England Andy Hicks [75] 10-2 China Long Zehuang [86] Head to head Details 
End of 1st session Hicks 8-1 up
25 Belgium Ben Mertens [74] 10-9 England Rod Lawler [87]   Details 
The match was pulled off at 9-7 to Lawler. Re-rack in frames 11 & 19.
26 China Tian Pengfei [55] 10-8 United Arab Emirates Mohammed Shehab (a)   Details 
End of 1st session Tian 5-4 up. The match was pulled off at 8-8.
27 Wales Daniel Wells [71] 10-5 China Xing Zihao [90]   Details 
End of 1st session Wells 6-3 up
28 England Jenson Kendrick [103] 10-8 England Ben Woollaston [58]   Details 
End of 1st session Kendrick 7-2 up. The match was pulled off at 9-8 to Kendrick.
29 England Sanderson Lam [63] 10-8 England Liam Pullen [98] Head to head Details 
End of 1st session Lam 5-4 up
30 England David Lilley [66] 10-9 China Peng Yisong [95] Head to head Details 
End of 1st session Lilley 5-4 up. The match was pulled off at 9-8 to Peng.
31 Scotland Scott Donaldson [50] 10-6 England Peter Lines (a) Head to head Details 
Re-rack in frame 3. End of 1st session 4-4. The match was pulled off at 9-6 to Donaldson.
32 England John Astley [79] 10-6 England Ashley Carty [82]   Details 
End of 1st session 4-4
Qual Round 1
(Last 144; Losers receive £0)
1 England Jimmy White [119] w/o England Martin Gould [81] Head to head
2 Wales Liam Davies (a) 10-3 Australia Ryan Thomerson [112]   Details 
3 England Ian Burns [96] 10-1 Scotland Dean Young [116]   Details 
4 Wales Andrew Pagett [114] 10-9 Hong Kong Andy Lee [97]   Details 
5 Malaysia Rory Thor [104] 10-2 Pakistan Hamza Ilyas (a)   Details 
6 Scotland Ross Muir [89] 10-9 Hong Kong Cheung Ka Wai (a)   Details 
Muir was 9-6 down
7 England Alfie Burden [105] 10-1 England Rebecca Kenna (f) [125] Head to head Details 
8 China Gao Yang (a) 10-6 India Ishpreet Singh Chadha [88] Head to head Details 
Re-spotted black in frame 5
9 Hungary Bulcsu Revesz (a) 10-8 England Sean O'Sullivan [85]   Details 
Revesz was 6-1 down
10 Estonia Andres Petrov [108] 10-1 United States Ahmed Aly Elsayed [126]   Details 
11 England Adam Duffy [92] 10-5 Thailand Mink Nutcharut (f) [117] Head to head Details 
12 England Andrew Higginson [101] 10-7 Wales Duane Jones (a) Head to head Details 
13 England Louis Heathcote [100] 10-4 England Oliver Sykes (a)   Details 
14 England Stuart Carrington [93] 10-5 India Himanshu Jain [118] Head to head Details 
15 Switzerland Alexander Ursenbacher [109] 10-0 Ukraine Iulian Boiko (a)   Details 
16 England Allan Taylor [84] 10-6 Moldova Vladislav Gradinari (a) Head to head Details 
17 Hong Kong Marco Fu [83] 10-1 Thailand Baipat Siripaporn (f) [124]   Details 
18 China Jiang Jun [110] 10-6 Iran Amir Sarkhosh (a) Head to head Details 
19 England Haydon Pinhey (a) 10-2 England Hammad Miah [94]   Details 
20 England Daniel Womersley (a) w/o Pakistan Muhammad Asif [99]  
21 China Ma Hailong [102] 10-1 Brazil Victor Sarkis [122]   Details 
22 England Oliver Brown [91] 10-0 England Reanne Evans (f) [120] Head to head Details 
23 Egypt Mostafa Dorgham [123] 10-8 Ireland Fergal O'Brien [107]   Details 

After 33 years as a professional O'Brien played his last game.

24 China Long Zehuang [86] 10-1 England Sydney Wilson (a)   Details 
25 England Rod Lawler [87] 10-7 China Gong Chenzhi (a)   Details 
26 United Arab Emirates Mohammed Shehab (a) 10-6 England Stan Moody [106]   Details 
Moody was 6-5 up
27 China Xing Zihao [90] 10-6 England Michael Holt (a)   Details 
28 England Jenson Kendrick [103] 10-7 China Bai Yulu (af)   Details 
Kendrick won the final frame on a respotted black after Bai came back from needing snookers
29 England Liam Pullen [98] 10-3 Ukraine Anton Kazakov [113] Head to head Details 

Pullen's 96 in the 3rd and 88 in the 5th frame were max attempts.
30 China Peng Yisong [95] 10-5 Thailand M Phetmalaikul [121]   Details 
31 England Peter Lines (a) 10-6 Egypt Mohamed Ibrahim [111]   Details 
32 England Ashley Carty [82] 10-4 Scotland Liam Graham [115]   Details