Ronnie O’Sullivan is in action at the Crucible Theatre today to finish his World Snooker Championship quarter-final with Stuart Bingham after they ended the first session all square at 4-4. O’Sullivan is chasing a record eighth title as well as the season triple crown, but the experienced Bingham is providing a real test after a smooth passage through the first two rounds.

In the other quarter-finals, which all conclude today, Judd Trump was knocked out by Jak Jones in a major upset. The world No 2 never got into his stride with a series of shocking misses and Jones wrapped up the 13-9 victory with a century break. He will now play either O’Sullivan or Bingham in his first semi-final at the Crucible.

Elsewhere, Kyren Wilson turned the screw on John Higgins with more high-scoring breaks to open up a lead before the four-time champion hit back, and David Gilbert held a commanding lead over Stephen Maguire coming into their final session.

Follow all the action from the World Snooker Championship below, and get the latest predictions and odds here.

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World championship afternoon schedule

– Ronnie O’Sullivan 4-4 Stuart Bingham

– David Gilbert 10-6 Stephen Maguire

We’ll be focusing predominantly on Ronnie, with half-an-eye on Gilbert vs Maguire.

We are expecting the players imminently…

Kieran Jackson1 May 2024 14:23

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World Championship quarter-final scores

Ronnie O’Sullivan and Stuart Bingham will emerge shortly to continue their quarter-final. Here are the scores right now:

Jak Jones 13-9 Judd Trump (result)

Kyren Wilson 9-7 John Higgins

Ronnie O’Sullivan 4-4 Stuart Bingham

David Gilbert 10-6 Stephen Maguire

Lawrence Ostlere1 May 2024 14:07

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ICYMI: Jones stuns out-of-sorts Trump to reach semi-finals

Judd Trump’s hopes of landing a second world snooker title were shattered by qualifier Jak Jones in a major quarter-final upset at the Crucible.

Jones, the world number 44, capitalised on an error-strewn display by the 2019 champion to turn an 8-8 overnight tie into a 13-9 win and reach the last four for the first time.

His unlikely win leaves Jones two more wins away from becoming only the third qualifier to win the famous title after Terry Griffiths in 1979 and Shaun Murphy in 2005.

Trump looked off the pace throughout the concluding session, and a dreadful missed pink in the 20th frame cued up Jones for a break of 61 that put clear air between the pair at 11-9.

A miss on an even easier yellow in the next sent Jones one frame from victory, and when Trump went in-off potting a red in the 22nd frame, Jones responded with a nerveless 106 clearance to finish.

Lawrence Ostlere1 May 2024 13:55

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O’Sullivan v Bingham: The match so far…

Both players continued to make unforced errors, with O’Sullivan banging his cue against the table after missing an early red. However, another mistake from Bingham when attempting a long pot after running out of position gave O’Sullivan a chance to build what eventually proved a frame-winning break of 64 and – after Bingham had initially played on when needing four snookers – saw him move ahead in the match for the first time.

Bingham, though, made sure he would end on level terms with a break of 72 in the final frame to leave the match delicately poised when it resumes on Wednesday afternoon for the final two sessions.

Lawrence Ostlere1 May 2024 13:40

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O’Sullivan v Bingham: The match so far…

Bingham, world champion in 2015, was then set for a potential maximum chance in the next, but came up short of position off the seventh red, allowing O’Sullivan back to build a break of 66 which eventually proved enough to get a first frame on the board.

At the start of the last frame before the mid-session interval, O’Sullivan sent what looked a routine black into the jaws of the bottom right pocket, leaving the table set for Bingham to produce a break of 90 and further cement his advantage. ‘The Rocket’ returned to hit a fine 116 break and reduce the deficit with his 206th century at the Crucible.

World No 1 O’Sullivan looked to have spurned a chance to level up after missing a red into the bottom left pocket when on a break of 43, but Bingham then failed to sink one into the middle, which allowed his fellow Essex cueman back to pinch the frame.

Lawrence Ostlere1 May 2024 13:28

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O’Sullivan v Bingham: The match so far…

O’Sullivan, bidding for a record eighth world title, had looked out of sorts during the early exchanges following some wayward cueing as Bingham – who beat Jack Lisowski 13-11 on Monday night – took the first two frames with breaks of 55 and 75.

Lawrence Ostlere1 May 2024 13:12

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Kyren Wilson 9-5 John Higgins

On the other side of the arena, John Higgins has pulled back a frame but is still heavily trailing Kyren Wilson.

Lawrence Ostlere1 May 2024 12:59

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Jak Jones beats Judd Trump 13-9!

Jones leaves himself short on the blue and needs to put away a testing mid-length red to keep the break alive… and he pots it right into the centre of the pocket. A couple more reds, and Jones has won the frame and the match! He polishes off the table for a brilliant century break.

A huge upset in the quarter-finals. Judd Trump is out and Jak Jones is into his first World Championship semi-final.

Lawrence Ostlere1 May 2024 12:45

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Judd Trump 9-12 Jak Jones (best of 25)

Jones is understandably taking his time with what is perhaps the most important break of his life. He is having to use the rest to reach some awkward balls, but so far he’s kept good control of the cue ball.

He leads 44-25 right now and there are six reds left on the table.

Lawrence Ostlere1 May 2024 12:41

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Judd Trump 9-12 Jak Jones (best of 25)

Trump cannot believe it – he tries to fire the cue ball into baulk and back out again after potting the blue, but he hits the brown and sends the white in off! It just isn’t happening for the world No 2.

Jones now comes to an inviting table 25 points down but with the chance to hit back and win the match. Can he hold his nerve?

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The 2024 World Snooker Championship has arrived with 17 days of top-class sporting action lined up at the iconic Crucible Theatre in Sheffield before the latest champion is crowned on Monday 6 May.

Ronnie O’Sullivan enters the tournament on the brink of history, trying to claim a record eighth world title at the Crucible and break the current tie of seven with Stephen Hendry for most World Championships in the modern era.

The 48-year-old has had a sensational season, already winning the UK Championship and Masters, meaning victory in Sheffield would not only give him eight titles from each of snooker’s biggest three events but also see him become just the fourth man – after Hendry, Steve Davis and Mark Williams – to win the three triple crown events in a single season. He is currently the favourite on snooker betting sites to do just that.

But there are plenty of talented challengers looking to knock ’the Rocket’ off his perch. Luca Brecel brilliantly blitzed his way to the title 12 months ago but the Belgian has already been struck down by the ‘Crucible curse’ that has never seen a first-time winner repeat the trick the following year at the legendary theatre.

Aside from O’Sullivan, Judd Trump had been the player of the season with five ranking titles to his name this year but was shocked by Jak Jones in the quarter-finals, while Kyren Wilson appears to be in top form on the other side of the draw.

Here’s everything you need to know about the World Championship including schedule and results, while you can find predictions and tips for the tournament here:

The World Snooker Championship begins at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield on Saturday 20 April and finishes on Monday 6 May. The top 16 players in the world qualified automatically for the event and have been joined by the 16 men who came through qualifying.

The entire championship will be live on the BBC, with BBC Two, BBC Four, the BBC red button, BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport website showing every match across the 17 days. The tournament is also broadcast on Eurosport in the UK. Subscribers can also stream the match online via the Discovery+ app.

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The World Championship is the richest prize in snooker with players sharing a total prize fund of £2,395,000. The winner will receive £500,000, with the runner-up pocketing £200,000 and the losing semi-finalists netting £100,000 each.

An additional £15,000 is available to the player who compiles the highest break (including the qualifying stage), while two maximums made across any of the three triple crown events this season will be rewarded with a £147,000 bonus.

First round

Tom Ford 10-6 Ricky Walden

Stephen Maguire 10-7 Ali Carter

Judd Trump 10-5 Hossein Vafaei

Jak Jones 10-4 Zhang Anda

David Gilbert 10-9 Luca Brecel

Shaun Murphy 10-5 Lyu Haotian

Joe O’Connor 10-6 Mark Selby

Robert Milkins 10-9 Pang Junxu

Si Jiahui 10-9 Mark Williams

Stuart Bingham 10-5 Gary Wilson

Ryan Day 10-8 Barry Hawkins

Mark Allen 10-6 Robbie Williams

Jack Lisowski 10-9 Ding Junhui

Kyren Wilson 10-1 Dominic Dale

John Higgins 10-6 Jamie Jones

Ronnie O’Sullivan 10-1 Jackson Page

Second round

Judd Trump 13-7 Tom Ford

David Gilbert 13-4 Robert Milkins

Jak Jones 13-9 Si Jiahui

Stephen Maguire 13-9 Shaun Murphy

Kyren Wilson 13-6 Joe O’Connor

Ronnie O’Sullivan 13-7 Ryan Day

John Higgins 13-12 Mark Allen

Stuart Bingham 13-11 Jack Lisowski

Second round

Jak Jones 13-9 Judd Trump

Wednesday 1 May – quarter-finals

10am

Judd Trump 13-9 Jak Jones

Kyren Wilson 9-7 John Higgins

2.30pm

David Gilbert 10-6 Stephen Maguire

Stuart Bingham 4-4 Ronnie O’Sullivan

7pm

Kyren Wilson v John Higgins

Stuart Bingham v Ronnie O’Sullivan