Snooker World Championship 2023

Live Stream, TV Coverage, Schedule, Dates

I'm pretty sure everyone has their favourite snooker player, especially if it's from watching as a kid. My favourite was Stephen Hendry, but only because his grandparents would go to the ex-servicemen's bar my nan worked in and got me a signed photo when I was about 10 and with him being an Edinburgh lad, it was inevitable. Then of course came Ronnie O'Sullivan and he was such a great character and watching him play was always entertaining.

The World Championships is what every snooker fan looks forward to every year. Starting way back in 1927 and first won by Joe Davis, the competition offers the very best players from all over the world the chance to win the coveted World Snooker Championship trophy. The prize money isn't too bad either!

It's a knock-out competition, starting with 32 players who have qualified and over the course of 17 days the very best of the best will play to win the prestigious award of World Champion. To date Stephen Hendry holds the record of winning (modern era) 7 times in the 1990's alongside Ronnie O'Sullivan, followed closely by Steve Davis and Ray Reardon who have all won 6.

The event has taken place at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield since 1977 and every year over 400 million people watch this top sporting event.

Ooh and a little superstition: There is apparently a Crucible Curse where no first-time snooker world champion has retained the title the following year, since the tournament moved to the Crucible Theatre in 1977!

Event Dates

The World Championships in 2023 are once again at the Crucible in Sheffield, from Saturday 15th April until Monday 1st May.

World Championship Schedule

Schedule for World Championship:

SEMI FINALS

Thursday 27th April

Afternoon Session at 1pm (GMT)
Evening session at 7pm (GMT)

Friday 28th April

Morning session at 10am (GMT)
Afternoon session at 2.30pm (GMT)
Evening session at 7pm (GMT)

Saturday 29th April

Morning session at 10am (GMT)
Afternoon session at 2.30pm (GMT)
Evening session at 7pm (GMT)

FINAL

Sunday 30th April
Afternoon session at 1pm (GMT)
Evening session at 7pm (GMT)

Monday 1st May

Afternoon session at 1pm (GMT)
Evening session at 7pm

TV, Live Streaming

The snooker world championship is one of the major sporting events still covered by the BBC in the UK so finding TV and live streaming coverage is a little easier. Don't miss a thing, watch all the action live here:

Snooker live stream

Go direct to BBC iPlayer: Snooker World Championship

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