The 2022 Snooker World Championship has made draws and will bring snooker fans together in Sheffield's Crucible. The competition will feature 32 player draw, who will seek to outperform each other to gain the prestigious championship and the £500,000 reward.
16 players automatically got qualified due to ranking Top 16 in the world. The other 16 get to join by playing the qualification matches. The qualification rounds happened from the 4th to the 13th of April, with 128 amateur and professional players.
Interested people in the UK can watch it through their broadcasting site BBC and others also get access through EuroSport, Matchroom Sports, and others.
The defending champion is England's Mark Shelby, who looks forward to retaining a second consecutive title run.
Many fans have already predicted the odds of their favorite players winning, like Shelby and Judd Trump winning, which keeps the hype growing.
Snooker Championship's 2022 Schedule
The Snooker Championship 2022 is scheduled to start from 16 April 2022 to May 2 and is divided into five rounds.
The 1st round will start on 16th April and feature players competing in the best of 19 Frames, each having two sessions.
The defending Champions, Mark Shelby, Barry Hawkings, Zhao Xintong, Ronnie O'Sullivan, Shaun Murphy, and David Gilbert, are scheduled to play on 16th April.
On 17th April, Anthony McGill, Zao Xintong, Mark Williams, Shaun Murphy, and Barry Hawkins are set to compete.
1st Round Schedule from 18th April
On 18th April, the schedule is filled with Anthony McGill, Mark Allen, John Higgins, Jackson Page, Stuart Bingham, and Neil Robertson.
On 19th April, Yan Bingtao, Higgins, Jack Lisowski, Stuart Bingham, and Neil Robertson are scheduled to play.
On 20th April, Kyren Wilson, Higgins, Luca Brecel, and Jack Lisowski have schedules.
On 21st April, there is just one match between Luca Breel and Judd Trump. After this, the 1st round concludes, and the winners from 1st round proceed to 2nd round.
Snooker Championship's 2nd Round Schedule
The 2nd Round of the Snooker Championship will be held from 21st April to 25th April and will be the best of 25 frames.
Each match in the 2nd round will be of three sessions each.
The winner of Mark Shelby vs Jamie jones of 1st round will face the winner of Yan Bingtao vs Chris Wakelin.
The winner of Barry Hawkins vs Jackson Page will face the winner of Mark Williams vs Michael White.
The winner of Kyren Wilson vs Ding Hunhui will face the winner of Stuart Bingham vs Lyu Haotian.
More 2nd Round Matches
The winner of Anthony McGill vs Liam Highfield will face the winner of Judd Trump vs Hossein Vafaei.
The winner of Neil Robertson vs Ashley Hugill will face the winner of Jack Lisowski vs Matthew Stevens.
The winner of Luca Brecel vs Noppon Saengkham will face the winner of John Higgins vs Thepchaiya Un Nooh.
The winner of Zhao Xintong vs Jamie Clarke will face the winner of Shaun Murphy vs Stephen Maguire
Finally, the winner of Mark Allen vs Scott Donaldson will face the winner of Ronnie O' Sullivan vs David Gilbert.
Snooker's World Championship's next rounds will be Quarter Finals, Semi-Finals, and Finals.
Snooker's Next Rounds Schedule
The Quarter Finals will be best of 25 frames (each of three sessions) and consist of 8 players. They have eventually progressed from the 2nd round. Its schedule is from 26th April and 27th April.
The Semi-finals will be the best of 33 frames (each of four sessions) and consist of 4 players who have progressed from the Quarter-finals. Its schedule is from 28th April and 29th April.
The Finals will be the ultimate nail-biter and consist of 35 frames (each of four sessions) between 2 players who have won the semi-final round. Its schedule is set to be on 1st and 2nd May.
Snooker 2022 World Championship's Projections
Multiple bookies predicted players like Judd Trump, Neil Robertson, and Ronne O'Sullivan as favorites to win.
The next projected winner is Australia's Neil Robertson, who has 23 ranking titles and a professional career in snooker since 1998. Even though his last win came a decade ago, in 2010, he has recently won the English Open and Masters. His hunger and experience can make a difference in this World Championship. Sky Bets has made him the clear favorite, with a 3/1 chance to win.
Ronnie O'Sullivan is an experienced snooker player from England who has been in this field since 1992 and has 38 titles. He has been the world champion six times and bagged many Masters and English Opens. Sky Bets has put him in the second position with a 4/1 chance to win.
Other players to watch who could win the championship
Judd Trump has been a professional snooker player since 2005 in England and is highly projected to win this Championship. He recently got the World Championship in 2019 and already has 23 titles. His experience, coupled with his aggressive playstyle, makes him a pretty formidable foe to defeat. Sky Bets has put him in the third with a 9/1 chance to win.
Mark Shelby is another player who will defend his win in 2021. He hails from England and started his professional career in 1999. Everybody will wonder whether he can win a second consecutive title or falter.
John Higgins is an experienced snooker player from Scotland who started his professional snooker career in 1992. He has 31 ranking titles to his name and won the World Championship 4 times, recently in 2011.
Snooker 2022 World Championship's Results
The World Championship ended on May 2, with Ronnie O'Sullivan winning against Judd Trump by 18-13.
The quarter-finals saw Yan Bingtao vs. Mark Williams and Stuart Bingham vs. Judd Trump. Then, the snooker community witnessed Jack Lisowski vs. John Higgins and Steven Maguire vs. Ronnie O'Sullivan.
The semi-finals ended with Mark Williams vs. Judd Trump and John Higgins vs. Ronnie O'Sullivan. Ronnie won against John by 17-11, and Trump won against Williams by 17-16.
The sky bets were correct as they had predicted that Ronnie was the second favorite to win, and many fans had already projected his win right from the 1st round's 32-man draw.
