World Snooker Championship 2025: Full Results, Draw & Schedule

Ronnie O’Sullivan defeated Ali Carter 10–4 to go to the second round of the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield, making a mockery of his previous lack of activity by scoring three hundreds in five frames.

The seven-time champion, who hasn’t competed on the professional circuit since losing badly in the Championship League in January and broke his cue in anger after that loss, looked nearly at his best in the opening round as he easily set up a matchup with Pang Junxu, who defeated Zhang Anda, a Chinese compatriot, 10–7, in the round of 16.

Playing over the best of 25 frames, Pang vs. O’Sullivan starts on Saturday afternoon. The second session is scheduled for Sunday, while the final one is scheduled for Monday night. The 49-year-old acknowledged during his break from the game that he was “scared to go near a snooker table” and that he was afraid he had misplaced his bottle, but he still chose to play at the Crucible. After a contentious Masters encounter last year, O’Sullivan called Carter a “f****** nightmare” and “not a nice person,” raising the possibility that the first-round match would turn into a resentment battle. However, it was played in a good spirit.

The World Snooker Championship began on Saturday, April 19, and the championship match will take place over two days beginning on Sunday, May 4.

First round

Kyren Wilson (1) 9-10 Lei Peifan

Xiao Guodong (14) 10-4 Matthew Selt

Mark Williams (6) 10-8 Wu Yize

Neil Robertson (9) 8-10 Chris Wakelin

Barry Hawkins (11) 9-10 Hossein Vafaei

Jak Jones (16) 4-10 Zhao Xintong

Mark Allen (8) 10-6 Fan Zhengyi

John Higgins (3) 10-7 Joe O’Connor

Ding Junhui (10) 10-7 Zak Surety

Shaun Murphy (15) 10-4 Daniel Wells

Ronnie O’Sullivan (5) 10-4 Ali Carter

Judd Trump (2) 10-4 Zhou Yuelong

Luca Brecel (7) 10-7 Ryan Day

Mark Selby (4) 8-10 Ben Woollaston

(All times BST)

Second round

10:00

• Chris Wakelin 2-6 Mark Allen
• Hossein Vafaei v Mark Williams

14:30

• John Higgins 4-4 Xiao Guodong
• Lei Peifan v Zhao Xintong

19:00

• Chris Wakelin 2-6 Mark Allen – to a finish
• Hossein Vafaei v Mark Williams

Second round

10:00

• John Higgins v Xiao Guodong – to a finish
• Lei Peifan v Zhao Xintong

14:30

• Hossein Vafaei v Mark Williams – to a finish
• Ronnie O’Sullivan v Pang Junxu

19:00

• Si Jiahui v Mark Selby/Ben Woollaston
• Luca Brecel v Ding Junhui

Second round

10:00

• Lei Peifan v Zhao Xintong – to a finish
• Shaun Murphy v Judd Trump

14:30

• Ronnie O’Sullivan v Pang Junxu
• Luca Brecel v Ding Junhui

19:00

• Si Jiahui v Mark Selby/Ben Woollaston
• Shaun Murphy v Judd Trump

13:00

• Si Jiahui v Mark Selby/Ben Woollaston – to a finish
• Shaun Murphy v Judd Trump – to a finish

19:00

• Ronnie O’Sullivan v Pang Junxu – to a finish
• Luca Brecel v Ding Junhui – to a finish

• Quarter-finals

• Quarter-finals

• Semi-finals

• Semi-finals

• Semi-finals