Followers all over the world shall be eager to observe stay protection because the 2024 World Snooker Championship commences on Saturday in Sheffield.
World primary Ronnie O’Sullivan and defending champion Luca Brecel are among the many star names within the draw this 12 months.
Judd Trump, Mark Allen, Mark Selby, and John Higgins are different formidable names who shall be difficult on the Crucible Theatre.
There have already been ten days of qualifying, with the likes of Jack Lisowski, Hossein Vafaei, and 2015 world champion Stuart Bingham rising from the preliminary competitors.
When is the 2024 World Snooker Championship?
The motion on the venue levels will get beneath manner on Saturday, April twentieth and runs for 17 gruelling days earlier than the Crucible king is topped on Monday, Could sixth.
There are three periods of play throughout 13 of these 17 days, with the morning periods beginning at 10am UTC.
The afternoon periods start at 2:30pm UTC whereas the night periods begin at 7pm UTC.
The one exceptions to this schedule are the second Monday (April twenty ninth), the second Thursday (Could 2nd), and the 2 days of the ultimate (Could fifth and sixth), when there’ll be no morning periods and the afternoon session cues off at 1pm UTC as a substitute.
Luckily, there are alternatives to observe the 2024 World Snooker Championship stay from wherever you’re on the earth.
How can I watch the 2024 World Snooker Championship stay?
UK and Eire
The BBC has been the host broadcaster for the World Championship for nearly 5 a long time.
Followers throughout the UK and Eire will be capable to get pleasure from protection on BBC’s most important TV channels and in addition the Pink Button.
These residing within the UK will moreover have the choice to observe on the BBC iPlayer and web site.
The BBC has revealed its full viewing choices and schedule instances, which you’ll view by clicking right here.
Europe
Eurosport has been the self-proclaimed “house of snooker” for 20 years.
As soon as once more, there shall be blanket protection of the World Championship on its TV channels for viewers throughout Europe – together with the UK and Eire.
A subscription on its streaming service discovery+ will present an alternative choice to observe the World Snooker Championship stay on this territory.
Asia
CCTV5 is the principle broadcaster in China, with followers within the big nation hoping to see a first-ever Chinese language world champion.
Ding Junhui, Zhang Anda, Si Jiahui, Lyu Haotian, and Pang Junxu are all within the combine on the last-32 stage.
A streaming possibility can be out there in China through Huya.com, whereas Now TV is offering protection for Hong Kong viewers.
Followers in Malaysia and Brunei can watch the snooker stay on Astro SuperSport, Thailand supporters can tune into True Imaginative and prescient, whereas Sportcast is an possibility in Taiwan.
The principle broadcaster within the Philippines is Premier Sports activities Community, with Pakistan displaying matches on Fastsports.
In every single place Else
All different international locations and territories don’t have a broadcast or streaming companion with the World Snooker Tour.
For followers in these areas, you possibly can watch the 2024 World Snooker Championship stay through a Matchroom.Dwell subscription.
2024 World Snooker Championship Draw
Click on right here for stay scores and session instances.
Spherical 1 (bo19)
Luca Brecel (1) vs David Gilbert
Robert Milkins (16) vs Pang Junxu
Ali Carter (9) vs Stephen Maguire
Shaun Murphy (8) vs Lyu Haotian
Mark Selby (5) vs Joe O’Connor
Kyren Wilson (12) vs Dominic Dale
John Higgins (13) vs Jamie Jones
Mark Allen (4) vs Robbie Williams
Judd Trump (3) vs Hossein Vafaei
Tom Ford (14) vs Ricky Walden
Zhang Anda (11) vs Jak Jones
Mark Williams (6) vs Si Jiahui
Ding Junhui (7) vs Jack Lisowski
Gary Wilson (10) vs Stuart Bingham
Barry Hawkins (15) vs Ryan Day
Ronnie O’Sullivan (2) vs Jackson Web page
Spherical 2 (bo25)
Brecel/Gilbert vs Milkins/Pang
Carter/Maguire vs Murphy/Lyu
Selby/O’Connor vs Okay. Wilson/Dale
Higgins/Jamie Jones vs Allen/R. Williams
Trump/Vafaei vs Ford/Walden
Zhang/Jak Jones vs M. Williams/Si
Ding/Lisowski vs G. Wilson/Bingham
Hawkins/Day vs O’Sullivan/Web page
Quarter-Finals (bo25)
TBC vs TBC
TBC vs TBC
TBC vs TBC
TBC vs TBC
Semi-Finals (bo33)
TBC vs TBC
TBC vs TBC
Remaining (bo35)
TBC vs TBC
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