2025 World Snooker Championship: First Round draw, tournament bracket & match schedule

Details of all 17 days of action from the iconic Crucible Theatre including the draw, match details, session times and more for the 2025 World Snooker Championship.

We will be Live Streaming every frame of action from Sheffield, meaning you can bet on and watch one of the highlights of the sporting calendar in full, right here at bet365. 

2025 World Snooker Championship Draw

The draw for the first round of the 2025 World Snooker Championship took place on Thursday 17th April and threw up some intriguing first round ties, including a run back of two previous Crucible finals, Ronnie O'Sullivan v Ali Carter.

'The Rocket' reigned supreme on each of those occasions of course, whilst in more recent times the pair have undertaken equally as absorbing and, at times, controversial affairs.

Elsewhere, defending champion Kyren Wilson will kick-off the defence of his crown against Lei Peifan - one of ten Chinese players in this year's draw.

Full 2025 World Snooker Championship First Round Draw

• Judd Trump v Zhou Yuelong
• Zhang Anda v Pang Junxu
• Shaun Murphy v Dan Wells
• Ronnie O'Sullivan v Ali Carter
• Ding Junhui v Zak Surety
• Mark Allen v Fan Zhengyi
• Jak Jones v Zhao Xintong
• John Higgins v Joe O'Connor
• Neil Robertson v Chris Wakelin
• Xiao Guodong v Matthew Selt
• Mark Williams v Wu Yize
• Barry Hawkins v Hossein Vafaei
• Mark Selby v Ben Woollaston
• Kyren Wilson v Lei Peifan
• Luca Brecel v Ryan Day
• Si Jiahui v David Gilbert

2025 World Snooker Championship - Tournament Bracket

Top Half

First Quarter:

Kyren Wilson (1) v Lei Peifan
Jak Jones (16) v Zhao Xintong
Neil Robertson (9) v Chris Wakelin
Mark Allen (8) v Fan Zhengyi

Second Quarter:

Ronnie O'Sullivan (5) v Ali Carter
Zhang Anda (12) v Pang Junxu
Si Jiahui (13) v David Gilbert
Mark Selby (4) v Ben Woolaston

Bottom Half

Third Quarter:

John Higgins (3) v Joe O'Connor
Xiao Guodong (14) v Matthew Selt
Barry Hawkins (11) v Hossein Vafaei
Mark Williams (6) v Wu Yize

Fourth Quarter:

Luca Brecel (7) v Ryan Day
Ding Junhui (10) v Zak Surety
Shaun Murphy (15) v Daniel Wells
Judd Trump (2) v Zhou Yuelong

World Snooker Championship Results

Round One

Kyren Wilson 9-10 Lei Peifan
Xiao Guodong 10-4 Matthew Selt
Mark Williams 10-8 Wu Yize
Barry Hawkins 9-10 Hossein Vafaei
Neil Robertson 8-10 Chris Wakelin
Jak Jones 4-10 Zhao Xintong
Mark Allen 10-6 Fan Zhengyi
John Higgins 10-7 Joe O'Connor
Ding Junhui 10-7 Zak Surety
Si Jiahui 10-6 David Gilbert
Shaun Murphy 10-4 Daniel Wells
Zhang Anda 7-10 Pang Junxu
Ronnie O'Sullivan 10-4 Ali Carter
Mark Selby 8-10 Ben Woollaston
Luca Brecel 10-7 Ryan Day
Judd Trump 10-4 Zhou Yuelong

Round Two

Lei Peifan 10-13 Zhao Xintong
Chris Wakelin 13-6 Mark Allen
John Higgins 13-12 Xiao Guodong
Hossein Vafaei 10-13 Mark Williams
Luca Brecel 13-4 Ding Junhui
Shaun Murphy 10-13 Judd Trump
Si Jiahui 13-10 Ben Woollaston
Ronnie O'Sullivan 13-4 Pang Junxu

Quarter-Finals

Chris Wakelin 5-13 Zhao Xintong
Mark Williams 13-12 John Higgins
Luca Brecel 8-13 Judd Trump
Ronnie O'Sullivan 13-9 Si Jiahui

World Snooker Championship Schedule

Thursday 1st May

Table One:

13:00 - Ronnie O'Sullivan v Zhao Xintong (Semi-Final)
19:00 - Judd Trump v Mark Williams (Semi-Final)

Friday 2nd May

10:00 - Ronnie O'Sullivan v Zhao Xintong (Semi-Final)
14:30 - Judd Trump v Mark Williams (Semi-Final)
19:00 - Ronnie O'Sullivan v Zhao Xintong (Semi-Final)

Saturday 3rd May

10:00 - Judd Trump v Mark Williams (Semi-Final)
14:30 - Ronnie O'Sullivan v Zhao Xintong (Semi-Final)
19:00 - Judd Trump v Mark Williams (Semi-Final)

Sunday 4th May

13:00 - TBC v TBC (Final)
19:00 - TBC v TBC (Final)

Monday 5th May

13:00 - TBC v TBC (Final)
19:00 - TBC v TBC (Final)