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The 2024 World Snooker Championship was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 20 April to 6 May 2024. Organised by the World Snooker Tour, it was the 17th and final ranking event of the 2023–24 season. The title sponsor was car retailer Cazoo, so the tournament was promoted as the 2024 Cazoo World Snooker Championship.
The World Snooker Tour in the 2024–25 season initially consisted of 127 professional players, but dropped to 126 after Michael White had his WPBSA membership revoked. The tour includes the top 64 players from the prize money rankings after the 2024 World Championship and 31 players who earned a two-year card the previous year.
The World Snooker Championship trophy in front of the Crucible Theatre. Defending champion John Spencer lost to Perrie Mans in the first round of the 1978 championship. The 1977 runner-up Cliff Thorburn was defeated 12–13 in his quarter-final match against Eddie Charlton, who won the last five frames. [96]
The World Snooker Championship semi-finals provided high drama at the Crucible Theatre. RESULT: Mark Selby holds off furious Mark Allen comeback to win 17-15 in marathon semi-final.
The snooker major tournaments, often referred to simply as "the majors", are the most prestigious tournaments in snooker.. Traditionally, the majors consisted of the three Triple Crown tournaments: the World Snooker Championship (first held in 1927 and staged as a knockout tournament continuously since 1969), the invitational Masters (held annually since 1975), and the UK Championship (held ...
Ronnie O’Sullivan was slammed by Hossein Vafaei during the build-up to their second-round match at the Crucible
Ronnie O’Sullivan has been beaten by Luca Brecel in their World Snooker Championship quarter-final while four-time winners Mark Selby and John Higgins are locked in a tight battle
2024 World Championship: 6 May 2024 Kyren Wilson (ENG) 2024 World Grand Prix: 21 January 2024 Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 2024 German Masters: 4 February 2024 Judd Trump (ENG) 2024 Players Championship: 25 February 2024 Mark Allen (NIR) 2023 Championship League Invitational: 13 March 2024 Mark Selby (ENG) 2024 Tour Championship: 7 April 2024