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World Snooker Championship 2025: Schedule, order of play, results and latest scores as Zhao takes big early lead over Williams in final

Andy Datson

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World Snooker Championship 2025: Schedule, order of play, results and latest scores as Zhao takes big early lead over Williams in final image

Veteran three-time champion Mark Williams takes on rising star Zhao Xintong in the 2025 World Snooker Championship final.

Xintong hammered the great Ronnie O'Sullivan 17-7 in his semifinal, while Williams got past world No. 1 and tournament favourite Judd Trump 17-14 to reach the showpiece.

At 50, Williams is the oldest player ever to reach the World Championship final, overtaking his fellow Welshman Ray Reardon, who won the tournament six times and featured in the 1982 final at 49 years of age.

The Sporting News will provide updated scores throughout the final and also has a full rundown of all the results from the Crucible.

STREAM: World Snooker Championship 2025 on Discovery+ in the UK

World Snooker Championship 2025, schedule, scores and latest results: 

All times are BST

Final

Match Start Date / TimeMatchScore
May 4, 13:00Zhao Xintong vs. Mark WilliamsZhao Xintong 9-3 Mark Williams

Semifinals

Match Start Date / TimeMatchScore
May 1, 13:00Zhao Xintong vs. Ronnie O'SullivanZhao Xintong 17-7 Ronnie O'Sullivan
May 1, 19:00Mark Williams vs. Judd TrumpMark Williams 17-14 Judd Trump

Quarterfinals

Match Start Date / TimeMatchScore
April 29, 10:00John Higgins vs. Mark WilliamsJohn Higgins 12-13 Mark Williams
April 29, 10:00Zhao Xintong vs. Chris WakelinZhao Xintong 13-5 Chris Wakelin
April 29, 13:00Luca Brecel vs. Judd TrumpLuca Brecel 8-13 Judd Trump
April 29, 13:00Ronnie O'Sullivan vs. Si JiahuiRonnie O'Sullivan 13-9 Si Jiahui

Round 2

Match Start Date / TimeMatchScore
April 24, 13:00Chris Wakelin vs Mark AllenChris Wakelin 13-6 Mark Allen
April 24, 19:00John Higgins vs Xiao GuodongJohn Higgins 13-12 Xiao Guodong
April 25, 10:00Hossein Rafael vs. Mark WilliamsHossein Rafael 10-13 Mark Williams
April 25, 14:30Lei Piegan vs. Zhan XintongLei Piegan 10-13 Zhao Xintong
April 26, 14:30Ronnie O'Sullivan vs. Pang JunxuRonnie O'Sullivan 13-4 Pang Junxu
April 26, 19:00Si Jiahui vs. Ben WoollastonSi Jiahui 13-10 Ben Woollaston
April 26, 19:00Luca Brecel vs. Ding JunhuiLuca Brecel 13-4 Ding Junhui
April 27, 10:00Shaun Murphy vs. Judd TrumpShaun Murphy 10-13 Judd Trump

Round 1

Match Start Date / TimeMatchScore
April 19, 10:00Kyren Wilson vs. Lei PeifanLei Peifan 10-9 Kyren Wilson
April 20, 10:00Xiao Guodong vs. Matthew SeltXiao Guodong 10-4 Matthew Selt
April 20, 14:30Neil Robertson vs. Chris WakelinChris Wakelin 10-8 Neil Robertson
April 20, 14:30Mark Williams vs. Wu YizeMark Williams 10-8 Wu Yize
April 20, 19:00Barry Hawkins vs. Hossein VafaeiHossein Vafaei 10-9 Barry Hawkins
April 21, 10:00John Higgins vs. Joe O'ConnorJohn Higgins 10-7 Joe O'Connor
April 21, 10:00Jak Jones vs. Zhao XintongZhao Xintong 10-4 Jak Jones
April 21, 14:30Mark Allen vs. Fan ZhengyiMark Allen 10-6 Fan Zhengyi
April 21, 14:30Ding Junhui vs. Zak SuretyDing Junhui 10-7 Zak Surtey
April 21, 19:00Si Jiahui vs. David GilbertSi Jiahui 10-6 David Gilbert
April 22, 10:00Zhang Anda vs. Pang JungxuPang Jungxu 10-7 Zhang Anda
April 22, 10:00Shaun Murphy vs. Daniel WellsShaun Murphy 10-4 Daniel Wells
April 22, 14:30Ronnie O'Sullivan vs. Ali CarterRonnie O'Sullivan 10-4 Ali Carter
April 22, 19:00Judd Trump vs. Zhou YuelongJudd Trump 10-4 Zhou Yuelong
April 23, 14:30Luca Brecel vs. Ryan DayLuca Brecel 10-7 Ryan Day
April 23, 19:00Mark Selby vs. Ben WoollastonBen Woollaston 10-8 Mark Selby

MORE: Who has won the most World Snooker Championship titles?

World Snooker Championship 2025 round dates, schedule

  • Round One: April 19-23

  • Round Two: April 24-28

  • Quarterfinals: April 29-30

  • Semifinals: May 1-3

  • Final: May 4-5

World Snooker Championship 2025 TV channel, live stream online 

The World Snooker Championship is also the jewel in the crown for broadcasters as the sport's most prestigious and must-see event, and as such the BBC in the U.K. are providing plenty of coverage in 2025. They will be showing matches across multiple channels (One, Two, Four and the Red Button), as well as on BBC iPlayer.

TNT Sports subscribers can also watch the action live and on catch up, either on TV or streaming via Discovery+. Across the Pond, U.S. and Canada-based fans can watch the action on World Snooker Tour's own online channel via a matchroom.live subscription.

 TV channelLive Stream
UKBBC One, BBC Two, BBC Four, BBC Red Button, TNT SportsBBC iPlayer, Discovery+, matchroom.live
Canada—matchroom.live
US—matchroom.live

World Snooker Championship list of previous champions

1941–1945: No tournaments were held

1958–1963: No tournaments were held

YearWinner
1927Joe Davis (ENG)
1928Joe Davis (ENG)
1929Joe Davis (ENG)
1930Joe Davis (ENG)
1931Joe Davis (ENG)
1932Joe Davis (ENG)
1933Joe Davis (ENG)
1934Joe Davis (ENG)
1935Joe Davis (ENG)
1936Joe Davis (ENG)
1937Joe Davis (ENG)
1938Joe Davis (ENG)
1939Joe Davis (ENG)
1940Joe Davis (ENG)
1946Joe Davis (ENG)
1947Walter Donaldson (SCO)
1948Fred Davis (ENG)
1949Fred Davis (ENG)
1950Walter Donaldson (SCO)
1951Fred Davis (ENG)
1952Horace Lindrum (AUS)
1952Fred Davis (ENG)
1953Fred Davis (ENG)
1954Fred Davis (ENG)
1955Fred Davis (ENG)
1956Fred Davis (ENG)
1957John Pulman (ENG)
1964John Pulman (ENG)
1964John Pulman (ENG)
1965John Pulman (ENG)
1965John Pulman (ENG)
1965John Pulman (ENG)
1966John Pulman (ENG)
1968John Pulman (ENG)
1969John Spencer (ENG)
1970Ray Reardon (WAL)
1971John Spencer (ENG)
1972Alex Higgins (NIR)
1973Ray Reardon (WAL)
1974Ray Reardon (WAL)
1975Ray Reardon (WAL)
1976Ray Reardon (WAL)
1977John Spencer (ENG)
1978Ray Reardon (WAL)
1979Terry Griffiths (WAL)
1980Cliff Thorburn (CAN)
1981Steve Davis (ENG)
1982Alex Higgins (NIR)
1983Steve Davis (ENG)
1984Steve Davis (ENG)
1985Dennis Taylor (NIR)
1986Joe Johnson (ENG)
1987Steve Davis (ENG)
1988Steve Davis (ENG)
1989Steve Davis (ENG)
1990Stephen Hendry (SCO)
1991John Parrott (ENG)
1992Stephen Hendry (SCO)
1993Stephen Hendry (SCO)
1994Stephen Hendry (SCO)
1995Stephen Hendry (SCO)
1996Stephen Hendry (SCO)
1997Ken Doherty (IRL)
1998John Higgins (SCO)
1999Stephen Hendry (SCO)
2000Mark Williams (WAL)
2001Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
2002Peter Ebdon (ENG)
2003Mark Williams (WAL)
2004Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
2005Shaun Murphy (ENG)
2006Graeme Dott (SCO)
2007John Higgins (SCO)
2008Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
2009John Higgins (SCO)
2010Neil Robertson (AUS)
2011John Higgins (SCO)
2012Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
2013Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
2014Mark Selby (ENG)
2015Stuart Bingham (ENG)
2016Mark Selby (ENG)
2017Mark Selby (ENG)
2018Mark Williams (WAL)
2019Judd Trump (ENG)
2020Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
2021Mark Selby (ENG)
2022Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
2023Luca Brecel (BEL)
2024Kyren Wilson (ENG)

Andy Datson

Andy joined The Sporting News as a senior editor after a six-year stint as editor-in-chief at WrestleTalk. Yes, wrestling is still real to him. During his career, he's covered everything from the Premier League to non-league and has enjoyed everything from the World Cup to washing cups in a local café in his youth. He also assures us he likes more sports than just soccer, but we think he might be lying.