World Snooker Championship qualifying draw, schedule and how to watch

The World Snooker Championship gets underway on Monday morning with the qualification process beginning in Sheffield.

The main event starts on April 19 at the Crucible, but there is plenty of action to come before then at the English Institute of Sport.

Only the top 16 in the world go straight to the Crucible, with the rest of the professional tour battling it out to join them at the iconic theatre.

There are plenty of big names who are facing the nerve-shredding qualifiers, including Ali Carter, Jack Lisowski, Gary Wilson and Wu Yize.

There is certain to be some emotional scenes, with mainstays of the tour Dominic Dale and Joe Perry intending to retire whenever their World Championship campaigns come to an end.

How to watch World Championship qualifying

The coverage in the UK is being shown on Discovery+, with the Judgement Day action on April 15 and 16 shown on WST Play.

You need to subscribe to WST Play to watch, but that is free and can be done here. How to watch outside the UK is available here.

World Championship qualifying draw and schedule

* denotes final session of match.

Monday April 7

10.00
Hammad Miah vs Jonas Luz
Huang Jiahao vs Amaan Iqbal
Amir Sarkosh vs Mateusz Baranowski
Artemijs Zizins vs Dylan Emery
Chris Totten vs Mitchell Mann
Antoni Kowalski vs Reanne Evans

14.30
Liam Graham vs Fergal Quinn
Robbie McGuigan vs Hatem Yassen
Ben Mertens vs Daniel Womersley
Cheung Ka Wai vs Zhao Xintong
Liam Davies vs Ahmed Aly Elsayed
Sunny Akani vs Kreishh Gurbaxani
Farakh Ajaib vs Baipat Siripaporn
Alexander Ursenbacher vs Paul Deaville

7pm
Hammad Miah vs Jonas Luz*
Huang Jiahao vs Amaan Iqbal*
Amir Sarkosh vs Mateusz Baranowski*
Artemijs Zizins vs Dylan Emery*
Chris Totten vs Mitchell Mann*
Antoni Kowalski vs Reanne Evans*

Tuesday April 8

10am
Oliver Lines vs Mohammed Shehab
M Phetmalaikul vs Leone Crowley
Andrew Pagett vs Iulian Boiko
Allan Taylor vs Josh Thomond
Julien Leclercq vs Zhou Jinhao
Jimmy White vs Anton Kazakov
Bulcsu Revesz vs Steven Hallworth
Dean Young vs Michal Szubarczyk

14.30
Liam Graham vs Fergal Quinn*
Robbie McGuigan vs Hatem Yassen*
Ben Mertens vs Daniel Womersley*
Cheung Ka Wai vs Zhao Xintong*
Liam Davies vs Ahmed Aly Elsayed*
Sunny Akani vs Kreishh Gurbaxani*
Farakh Ajaib vs Baipat Siripaporn*
Alexander Ursenbacher vs Paul Deaville*

19.00
Oliver Lines vs Mohammed Shehab*
M Phetmalaikul vs Leone Crowley*
Andrew Pagett vs Iulian Boiko*
Allan Taylor vs Josh Thomond*
Julien Leclercq vs Zhou Jinhao*
Jimmy White vs Anton Kazakov*
Bulcsu Revesz vs Steven Hallworth*
Dean Young vs Michal Szubarczyk*

Wednesday April 9

10.00
Wang Yuchen vs Brian Cini
Duane Jones vs Florian Nuessle
Mostafa Dorgham vs Simon Blackwell
Andrew Higginson vs Ryan Thomerson
Liam Pullen vs Gao Yang
Haydon Pinhey vs Ken Doherty
Bai Yulu vs Liam Highfield
Ian Burns vs Mink Nutcharut

14.30
Round Two
Rory Thor vs Miah/Luz
Daniel Wells vs Huang/Iqbal
Ishpreet Singh Chadha vs Sarkosh/Baranowski
Joe Perry vs Zizins/Emery
Liu Hongyu vs Totten/Mann
Zak Surety vs Kowalski/Evans
Stuart Carrington vs Gong/Patel
Aaron Hill vs Tahir/Cooper

19.00
Round One
Wang Yuchen vs Brian Cini*
Duane Jones vs Florian Nuessle*
Mostafa Dorgham vs Simon Blackwell*
Andrew Higginson vs Ryan Thomerson*
Liam Pullen vs Gao Yang*
Haydon Pinhey vs Ken Doherty*
Bai Yulu vs Liam Highfield*
Ian Burns vs Mink Nutcharut*

Thursday April 10

10.00
Round Two
Ross Muir vs Graham/Quinn
Mark Davis vs McGuigan/Yassen
Marco Fu vs Mertens/Womersley
Long Zehuang vs Ka Wai/Zhao
Sanderson Lam vs Davies/Elsayed
David Grace vs Akani/Gurbaxani
Jordan Brown vs Ajaib/Baipat
Xing Zihao vs Ursenbacher/Deaville

14.30
Rory Thor vs Miah/Luz*
Daniel Wells vs Huang/Iqbal*
Ishpreet Singh Chadha vs Sarkosh/Baranowski*
Joe Perry vs Zizins/Emery*
Liu Hongyu vs Totten/Mann*
Zak Surety vs Kowalski/Evans*
Stuart Carrington vs Gong/Patel*
Aaron Hill vs Tahir/Cooper*

19.00
Ross Muir vs Graham/Quinn*
Mark Davis vs McGuigan/Yassen*
Marco Fu vs Mertens/Womersley*
Long Zehuang vs Ka Wai/Zhao*
Sanderson Lam vs Davies/Elsayed*
David Grace vs Akani/Gurbaxani*
Jordan Brown vs Ajaib/Baipat*
Xing Zihao vs Ursenbacher/Deaville*

Friday April 11

10.00
Michael Holt vs Lines/Shehab
Robbie Williams vs Phetmalaikul/Crowley
Louis Heathcote vs Pagett/Boiko
Jamie Clarke vs Taylor/Thomond
Jamie Jones vs Leclercq/Zhou
Ashley Carty vs White/Kazakov
Anthony Hamilton vs Revesz/Hallworth
Stan Moody vs Young/Szubarczyk

14.30
Graeme Dott vs Wang/Cini
Ma Hailong vs Jones/Nuessle
Matthew Stevens vs Dorgham/Blackwell
Jiang Jun vs Higginson/Thomerson
Tian Pengfei vs Pullen/Gao
David Lilley vs Pinhey/Doherty
He Guoqiang vs Bai/Highfield
Alfie Burden vs Burns/Mink

19.00
Michael Holt vs Lines/Shehab*
Robbie Williams vs Phetmalaikul/Crowley*
Louis Heathcote vs Pagett/Boiko*
Jamie Clarke vs Taylor/Thomond*
Jamie Jones vs Leclercq/Zhou*
Ashley Carty vs White/Kazakov*
Anthony Hamilton vs Revesz/Hallworth*
Stan Moody vs Young/Szubarczyk*

Saturday April 12

Round Three

10.00 & 19.00
Gary Wilson vs Thor/Miah/Luz
Dominic Dale vs Wells/Huang/Iqbal
Zhou Yuelong vs Chadha/Sarkosh/Baranowski
Yuan Sijun vs Perry/Zizins/Emery
Ricky Walden vs Liu/Totten/Mann
Jack Lisowski vs Surety/Kowalski/Evans
David Gilbert vs Carrington/Gong/Patel
Anthony McGill vs Hill/Tahir/Cooper

14.30 – Round Two
Graeme Dott vs Wang/Cini*
Ma Hailong vs Jones/Nuessle*
Matthew Stevens vs Dorgham/Blackwell*
Jiang Jun vs Higginson/Thomerson*
Tian Pengfei vs Pullen/Gao*
David Lilley vs Pinhey/Doherty*
He Guoqiang vs Bai/Highfield*
Alfie Burden vs Burns/Mink*

Sunday April 13

10.00 – Round Three
Tom Ford vs Muir/Graham/Quinn
Ben Woollaston vs Davis/McGuigan/Yassen
Elliot Slessor vs Fu/Mertens/Womersley
Lyu Haotian vs Long/Ka Wai/Zhao
Ryan Day vs Lam/Davies/Elsayed
Noppon Saengkham vs Grace/Akani/Gurbaxani
Martin O’Donnell vs Brown/Ajaib/Baipat
Chris Wakelin vs Xing/Ursenbacher/Deaville

14.30
Stuart Bingham vs Holt/Lines/Shehab
Fan Zhengyi vs Williams/Phetmalaikul/Crowley
Joe O’Connor vs Heathcote/Pagett/Boiko
Jackson Page vs Clarke/Taylor/Thomond
Xu Si vs Jones/Leclercq/Zhou
Pang Junxu vs Carty/White/Kazakov
Matt Selt vs Hamilton/Revesz/Hallworth
Jimmy Robertson vs Moody/Young/Szubarczyk

19.00
Tom Ford vs Muir/Graham/Quinn*
Ben Woollaston vs Davis/McGuigan/Yassen*
Elliot Slessor vs Fu/Mertens/Womersley*
Lyu Haotian vs Long/Ka Wai/Zhao*
Ryan Day vs Lam/Davies/Elsayed*
Noppon Saengkham vs Grace/Akani/Gurbaxani*
Martin O’Donnell vs Brown/Ajaib/Baipat*
Chris Wakelin vs Xing/Ursenbacher/Deaville*

Monday April 14

10.00 & 19.00

Robert Milkins vs Dott/Wang/Cini
Hossein Vafaei vs Ma/Jones/Nuessle
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh vs Stevens/Dorgham/Blackwell
Wu Yize vs Jiang/Higginson/Thomerson
Stephen Maguire vs Tian/Pullen/Gao
Lei Peifan vs Lilley/Pinhey/Doherty
Scott Donaldson vs He/Bai/Highfield
Ali Carter vs Burden/Burns/Mink

14.30
Stuart Bingham vs Holt/Lines/Shehab*
Fan Zhengyi vs Williams/Phetmalaikul/Crowley*
Joe O’Connor vs Heathcote/Pagett/Boiko*
Jackson Page vs Clarke/Taylor/Thomond*
Xu Si vs Jones/Leclercq/Zhou*
Pang Junxu vs Carty/White/Kazakov*
Matt Selt vs Hamilton/Revesz/Hallworth*
Jimmy Robertson vs Moody/Young/Szubarczyk*

Judgement Days: Tuesday April 15 and Wednesday April 16.

World Snooker Championship prize money

Winner: £500,000
Runner-up: £200,000
Semi-finalists: £100,000
Quarter-finalists: £50,000
Last 16: £30,000
Last 32: £20,000
Last 48: £15,000
Last 80: £10,000
Last 112: £5,000