Kyren Wilson won the 2024 World Snooker Championship with an 18-14 final win over Jak Jones.
Results
Final
Semi-finals
Stuart Bingham 12-17 Jak Jones
Quarter-finals
David Gilbert 13-8 Stephen Maguire
(12) Kyren Wilson 13-8 John Higgins (13)
Second round
(8) Shaun Murphy 9-13 Stephen Maguire
(12) Kyren Wilson 13-6 Joe O’Connor
(4) Mark Allen 12-13 (13) John Higgins
Jack Lisowski 11-13 Stuart Bingham
First round
(11) Zhang Anda 4-10 Jak Jones
(14) Tom Ford 10-6 Ricky Walden
(9) Ali Carter 7-10 Stephen Maguire
(8) Shaun Murphy 10-5 Lyu Haotian
(10) Gary Wilson 5-10 Stuart Bingham
(16) Robert Milkins 10-9 Pang Junxu
(7) Ding Junhui 9-10 Jack Lisowski
(4) Mark Allen 10-6 Robbie Williams
(15) Barry Hawkins 8-10 Ryan Day
(13) John Higgins 10-6 Jamie Jones
Highest break – 147
Thailand’s Noppon Saengkham hit a maximum 147 break in the third round of qualifying before losing 10-9 to Jackson Page in the final round.
Saengkham secured a £10,000 bonus for his 147 at the English Institute of Sport and took the World Championship highest break prize of £15,000, even though it was made in qualifying.
The highest break at the Crucible was the 142 achieved by Ricky Walden, Mark Williams and Page in the first round.
How much prize money was on offer?
- The winner receives £500,000.
- For the runner-up, there is the consolation of £200,000.
- Semi-finalists earn £100,000 and quarter-finalists £50,000.
- Players knocked out in the first round collect £20,000, while £30,000 goes to players beaten in the last 16.
Who were the Crucible seeds?
1. Luca Brecel, 2. Ronnie O’Sullivan, 3. Judd Trump, 4. Mark Allen, 5. Mark Selby, 6. Mark Williams, 7. Ding Junhui, 8. Shaun Murphy
9. Ali Carter, 10. Gary Wilson, 11. Zhang Anda, 12. Kyren Wilson, 13. John Higgins, 14. Tom Ford, 15. Barry Hawkins, 16. Robert Milkins
Crucible 147 maximums
Only 14 maximums have been made at the Crucible.
Last year, Kyren Wilson made one in the opening round and Mark Selby became the first player to make a 147 in a world final.
Ronnie O’Sullivan and Stephen Hendry have made three 147s, with Cliff Thorburn, Jimmy White, Mark Williams, Ali Carter, John Higgins and Neil Robertson the only others to have achieved the feat.
What is the tournament format?
- First round – best of 19 frames played over two sessions
- Second round and quarter-finals – best of 25 frames played over three sessions
- Semi-finals – best of 33 frames over four sessions.
- Final – best of 35 frames over four sessions on 5 and 6 May.
What happened to Ronnie O’Sullivan?
Seven-time champion O’Sullivan completed a 10-1 first-round victory over Jackson Page and followed that with a 13-7 win over another Welsh player, Ryan Day, in the second round.
But he was beaten 13-10 by Stuart Bingham in their quarter-final.
