How to watch World Snooker Championship qualifying: Streaming, draw and schedule

The 2023 World Snooker Championship gets underway on Monday with the qualifiers starting at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield.

Just 32 players head to the Crucible each year, with the world’s top 16 joined by 16 players who come through the gruelling qualification process.

It is a tiered system so the lowest ranked players must win four matches to make the Crucible, while players ranked 17-48 in the world have just got to win two.

Every match is best-of-19 frames, played over two sessions, so there is plenty of snooker to be played before we get to Sheffield and it will get very, very tense with big prize money, World Championship dreams and careers on the line.

How to watch World Snooker Championship qualifying

The World Championship qualifiers are being streamed on Eurosport.co.uk and discovery+ but you will need a subscription to watch them.

The final two days of qualifying 11-12 April will be shown on World Snooker Tour’s Facebook and YouTube channels.

World Snooker Championship qualifying draw and schedule

Monday 3 April

10am – Round One
Astley vs Hallworth
Jain vs Wells
Fu vs O’Donnell
Petrov vs Moody
O’Neill vs Revesz
Young vs Pinhey
Ibrahim vs Kazakov
Emery vs Ma

2.30pm – Round One
Judge vs Nuessle
Iqbal vs Kendrick
Hill vs Baipat
Taylor vs Kalnins
Asif vs Boiko
Burden vs Kenna
Duffy vs Castle
Lilley vs McLeod

7pm – Round One
Astley vs Hallworth*
Jain vs Wells*
Fu vs O’Donnell*
Petrov vs Moody*
O’Neill vs Revesz*
Young s Pinhey*
Ibrahim vs Kazakov*
Emery vs Ma*

Tuesday 4 April

10am – Round One
Pagett vs Gao
Brown vs Muir
Lee vs Higginson
S O’Sullivan vs Graham
Peng vs Georgiou
Lam vs Pullen
Poomjaeng vs Nutcharut
Pinches vs Bulman

2.30pm – Round One
Judge vs Nuessle*
Iqbal vs Kendrick*
Hill vs Baipat*
Taylor vs Kalnins*
Asif vs Boiko*
Burden vs Kenna*
Duffy vs Castle*
Lilley vs McLeod*

7pm – Round One
Pagett vs Gao*
Brown vs Muir*
Lee vs Higginson*
S O’Sullivan vs Graham*
Peng vs Georgiou*
Lam vs Pullen*
Poomjaeng vs Nutcharut*
Pinches vs Bulman*

Wednesday 5 April

10am – Round One
Hugill vs Pragnell
O’Brien vs Davies
Surety vs Ajaib
Doherty vs Evans
Ng vs Holt
Mertens vs Sarkis
Thomerson vs Martin
Cahill vs Hendry

2.30pm – Round Two
Astley/Hallworth vs Steadman
Jain/Wells vs Woollaston
Fu/O’Donnell vs J White
Petrov/Moody vs Zhang
O’Neill/Revesz vs Hicks
Young/Pinhey vs P Lines
Ibrahim/Kazakov vs Joyce
Emery/Ma vs Burns

7pm – Round One
Hugill vs Pragnell*
O’Brien vs Davies*
Surety vs Ajaib*
Doherty vs Evans*
Ng vs Holt*
Mertens vs Sarkis*
Thomerson vs Martin*
Cahill vs Hendry*

Thursday 6 April

10am – Round Two
Judge/Nuessle vs Si
Iqbal/Kendrick vs Dale
Hill/Baipat vs M White
Taylor/Kalnins vs Wu
Asif/Boiko vs Carrington
Burden/Kenna vs Ursenbacher
Duffy/Castle vs Jak Jones
Lilley/McLeod vs Greene

2.30pm – Round Two
Astley/Hallworth vs Steadman*
Jain/Wells vs Woollaston*
Fu/O’Donnell vs J White*
Petrov/Moody vs Zhang*
O’Neill/Revesz vs Hicks*
Young/Pinhey vs P Lines*
Ibrahim/Kazakov vs Joyce*
Emery/Ma vs Burns*

7pm – Round Two
Judge/Nuessle vs Si*
Iqbal/Kendrick vs Dale*
Hill/Baipat vs M White*
Taylor/Kalnins vs Wu*
Asif/Boiko vs Carrington*
Burden/Kenna vs Ursenbacher*
Duffy/Castle vs Jak Jones*
Lilley/McLeod vs Greene*

Friday 7 April

10am – Round Two
Pagett/Gao vs D Jones
Brown/Muir vs Page
Lee/Higginson vs Heathcote
S O’Sullivan/Graham vs Grace
Peng/Georgiou vs Davis
Lam/Pullen vs Mann
Poojmaeng/Nutcharut vs Stevens
Pinches/Bulman vs Patrick

2.30pm – Round Two
Hugill/Pragnell vs Kleckers
O’Brien/Davies vs Donaldson
Surety/Ajaib vs Xu
Doherty/Evans vs Miah
Ng/Holt vs O Lines
Mertens/Sarkis vs Leclercq
Thomerson/Martin vs Slessor
Cahill/Hendry vs Lei

7pm – Round Two
Pagett/Gao vs D Jones*
Brown/Muir vs Page*
Lee/Higginson vs Heathcote*
S O’Sullivan/Graham vs Grace*
Peng/Georgiou vs Davis*
Lam/Pullen vs Mann*
Poojmaeng/Nutcharut vs Stevens*
Pinches/Bulman vs Patrick*

Saturday 8 April

10am – Round Three
Astley/Hallworth/Steadman vs McGill
Jain/Wells/Woollaston vs Cao
Fu/O’Donnell/J White vs Saengkham
Petrov/Moody/Zhang vs Xiao
O’Neill/Revesz/Hicks vs Dott
Young/Pinhey/P Lines vs Selt
Ibrahim/Kazakov/Joyce vs Un-Nooh
Emery/Ma/Burns vs Walden

2.30pm – Round Two
Hugill/Pragnell vs Kleckers*
O’Brien/Davies vs Donaldson*
Surety/Ajaib vs Xu*
Doherty/Evans vs Miah*
Ng/Holt vs O Lines*
Mertens/Sarkis vs Leclercq*
Thomerson/Martin vs Slessor*
Cahill/Hendry vs Lei*

7pm – Round Three
Astley/Hallworth/Steadman vs McGill*
Jain/Wells/Woollaston vs Cao*
Fu/O’Donnell/J White vs Saengkham*
Petrov/Moody/Zhang vs Xiao*
O’Neill/Revesz/Hicks vs Dott*
Young/Pinhey/P Lines vs Selt*
Ibrahim/Kazakov/Joyce vs Un-Nooh*
Emery/Ma/Burns vs Walden*

Sunday 9 April

10am – Round Three
Judge/Nuessle/Si vs Ford
Iqbal/Kendrick/Dale vs Brown
Hill/Baipat/M White vs Wakelin
Taylor/Kalnins/Wu vs Tian
Asif/Boiko/Carrington vs Fan
Burden/Kenna/Ursenbacher vs Maguire
Duffy/Castle/Jak Jones vs R Williams
Lilley/McLeod/Greene vs Hawkins

2.30pm – Round Three
Pagett/Gao/D Jones vs Vafaei
Brown/Muir/Page vs Gould
Lee/Higginson/Heathcote vs O’Connor
S O’Sullivan/Graham/Grace vs Craigie
Peng/Georgiou/Davis vs Lyu
Lam/Pullen/Mann vs Perry
Poomjaeng/Nutcharut/Stevens vs Clarke
Pinches/Bulman/Patrick vs Gilbert

7pm – Round Three
Judge/Nuessle/Si vs Ford*
Iqbal/Kendrick/Dale vs Brown*
Hill/Baipat/M White vs Wakelin*
Taylor/Kalnins/Wu vs Tian*
Asif/Boiko/Carrington vs Fan*
Burden/Kenna/Ursenbacher vs Maguire*
Duffy/Castle/Jak Jones vs R Williams*
Lilley/McLeod/Greene vs Hawkins*

Monday 10 April

10am – Round Three
Hugill/Pragnell/Kleckers vs Day
O’Brien/Davies/Donaldson vs Yuan
Surety/Ajaib/Xu vs Jamie Jones
Doherty/Evans/Miah vs Pang
Ng/Holt/O Lines vs Hamilton
Mertens/Sarkis/Leclercq vs J Robertson
Thomerson/Martin/Slessor vs Highfield
Cahill/Hendry/Lei vs Zhou

2.30pm – Round Three
Pagett/Gao/D Jones vs Vafaei*
Brown/Muir/Page vs Gould*
Lee/Higginson/Heathcote vs O’Connor*
S O’Sullivan/Graham/Grace vs Craigie*
Peng/Georgiou/Davis vs Lyu*
Lam/Pullen/Mann vs Perry*
Poomjaeng/Nutcharut/Stevens vs Clarke*
Pinches/Bulman/Patrick vs Gilbert*

7pm – Round Three
Hugill/Pragnell/Kleckers vs Day*
O’Brien/Davies/Donaldson vs Yuan*
Surety/Ajaib/Xu vs Jamie Jones*
Doherty/Evans/Miah vs Pang*
Ng/Holt/O Lines vs Hamilton*
Mertens/Sarkis/Leclercq vs J Robertson*
Thomerson/Martin/Slessor vs Highfield*
Cahill/Hendry/Lei vs Zhou*

* Donates final session of match

Tuesday 11 April – Judgement Day One

11am & 5pm
Astley/Hallworth/Steadman/McGill vs Jain/Wells/Woollaston/Cao
Fu/O’Donnell/J White/Saengkham vs Petrov/Moody/Zhang/Xiao
O’Neill/Revesz/Hicks/Dott vs Young/Pinhey/P Lines/Selt
Ibrahim/Kazakov/Joyce/Un-Nooh vs Emery/Ma/Burns/Walden
Judge/Nuessle/Si/Ford vs Iqbal/Kendrick/Dale/Brown
Hill/Baipat/M White/Wakelin vs Taylor/Kalnins/Wu/Tian
Asif/Boiko/Carrington/Fan vs Burden/Kenna/Ursenbacher/Maguire
Duffy/Castle/Jak Jones/R Williams vs Lilley/McLeod/Greene/Hawkins

Wednesday 12 April – Judgement Day Two

11am & 5pm
Hugill/Pragnell/Kleckers/Day vs O’Brien/Davies/Donaldson/Yuan
Surety/Ajaib/Xu/Jamie Jones vs Doherty/Evans/Miah/Pang
Ng/Holt/O Lines/Hamilton vs Mertens/Sarkis/Leclercq/J Robertson
Thomerson/Martin/Slessor/Highfield vs Cahill/Hendry/Lei/Zhou
Pagett/Gao/D Jones/Vafaei vs Brown/Muir/Page/Gould
Lee/Higginson/Heathcote/O’Connor vs S O’Sullivan/Graham/Grace/Craigie
Peng/Georgiou/Davis/Lyu vs Lam/Pullen/Mann/Perry
Poomjaeng/Nutcharut/Stevens/Clarke vs Pinches/Bulman/Patrick/Gilbert

As WST explains, the format is: ‘Round one pits players ranked 81 to 112 against those seeded 113 to 144
‘In round two, those 32 winners will face players ranked 49-80.
‘In round three, those 32 winners will face players ranked 17-48.
‘In round four, those 32 winners play each other, with the 16 winners going through to the Crucible.’

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