Find out the format of the upcoming World Snooker Championship final including details on how many sessions are set to take place as well as how many frames the match will be played over.
How many frames are in the World Snooker Championship final?
The final will be contested over a maximum of 35 frames, with the first to 18 frames being crowned world champion.
As in previous years, this year's final will be staged over two days, with two sessions of play taking place each day (afternoon and evening).
How many sessions are in the World Snooker Championship final?
There are four sessions scheduled for the World Snooker Championship final, two on Sunday and a further two planned for Monday.
The first three sessions are scheduled to feature eight frames, with the fourth session possessing the potential to stage 11 frames should the match go the full 35-frame distance.
Not since the 1993 final between Stephen Hendry and Jimmy White has the final finished before the fourth session, with Hendry prevailing in a comprehensive 18-5 win.
The last final to go to a deciding frame was in 2002 as Peter Ebdon won his only world title by defeating seven-time champion Hendry 18-17.
World Snooker Championship format
As with the rest of the tournament, the World Snooker Championship final will be determined by the number of frames won.
A frame is a single game of snooker where the winner is decided by which player has scored the most points by the time all the balls have been potted, or if there are not enough points available for the player that is trailing to be able to mount a comeback.
The first round was played over a best-of-19 format, which increased to a best-of-25 format for the second round and quarter-final matches.
The semi-finals made the jump to a best-of-33 format before the final which is contested over a best-of-35.
All of the World Snooker Championship finals have been best-of-35 since 1980. The highest-scoring finals date back to the 1940s, where a total of 145 frames were played between 1946 to 1949 and again in 1952.
