Professional snooker's longest-running, most prestigious and financially-rewarding competition is upon us, with the draw for the 2022 World Snooker Championship complete.
The 16 players who made it through the qualifying competition joined the 16 top-ranked players in the world in the first round.
Mark Selby was looking to defend his title, and pick up the fifth World Championship crown of his career, but faltered in round two.
World No.1 Ronnie O'Sullivan won his first World Championship over two decades ago, in 2001, and made that seven this year, defeating Judd Trump in the final.
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2022 World Snooker Championship first-round draw
Each first-round match is best-of-19 frames, so the first player to win 10 frames wins the match.
| Match Number | Match | Result |
| 1 | Mark Selby vs. Jamie Jones | 10-7 |
| 2 | Yan Bingtao vs. Chris Wakelin | 10-6 |
| 3 | Barry Hawkins vs. Jackson Page | 7-10 |
| 4 | Mark Williams vs. Michael White | 10-3 |
| 5 | Kyren Wilson vs. Ding Junhui | 10-8 |
| 6 | Stuart Bingham vs. Lyu Haotian | 10-5 |
| 7 | Anthony McGill vs. Liam Highfield | 10-7 |
| 8 | Judd Trump vs. Hossein Vafaei | 10-4 |
| 9 | Neil Robertson vs. Ashley Hugill | 10-5 |
| 10 | Jack Lisowski vs. Matthew Stevens | 10-8 |
| 11 | Luca Brecel vs. Noppon Saengkham | 5-10 |
| 12 | John Higgins vs. Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 10-7 |
| 13 | Zhao Xintong vs. Jamie Clarke | 10-2 |
| 14 | Shaun Murphy vs. Stephen Maguire | 8-10 |
| 15 | Mark Allen vs. Scott Donaldson | 10-6 |
| 16 | Ronnie O'Sullivan vs. David Gilbert | 10-5 |
*After Session 1
2022 World Snooker Championship second-round draw
The second-round matches will be played over three sessions, as they're best-of-25 frames.
| Match Number | Match | Result |
| 17 | Mark Selby vs. Yan Bingtao | 10-13 |
| 18 | Jackson Page vs. Mark Williams | 3-13 |
| 19 | Kyren Wilson vs. Stuart Bingham | 9-13 |
| 20 | Anthony McGill vs. Judd Trump | 11-13 |
| 21 | Neil Robertson vs. Jack Lisowski | 12-13 |
| 22 | Noppon Saengkham vs. John Higgins | 7-13 |
| 23 | Zhao Xintong vs. Stephen Maguire | 9-13 |
| 24 | Mark Allen vs. Ronnie O'Sullivan | 4-13 |
2022 World Snooker Championship quarter-final draw
Like the second round, the quarter-finals will also be best-of-25 frames, with the matches taking place over three sessions.
| Match Number | Match | Result |
| 25 | Yan Bingtao vs. Mark Williams | 11-13 |
| 26 | Stuart Bingham vs. Judd Trump | 8-13 |
| 27 | Jack Lisowski vs. John Higgins | 12-13 |
| 28 | Stephen Maguire vs. Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5-13 |
2022 World Snooker Championship semi-final draw
Unlike the previous rounds, the semi-final matches are played one after the other, rather than two matches taking place concurrently. These matches are best-of-33 frames, and take place over four sessions.
| Match Number | Match | Result |
| 29 | Mark Williams vs. Judd Trump | 16-17 |
| 30 | John Higgins vs. Ronnie O'Sullivan | 11-17 |
2022 World Snooker Championship final
The final is best-of-35 frames.
| Match Number | Match | Result |
| 31 | Judd Trump vs. Ronnie O'Sullivan | 13-18 |
2022 World Snooker Championship: full list of players
Listed below are the 32 players in the first-round draw.
| Seeding | Player |
| 1 | Mark Selby |
| 2 | Ronnie O'Sullivan |
| 3 | Neil Robertson |
| 4 | Judd Trump |
| 5 | Kyren Wilson |
| 6 | John Higgins |
| 7 | Zhao Xintong |
| 8 | Mark Williams |
| 9 | Barry Hawkins |
| 10 | Shaun Murphy |
| 11 | Luca Brecel |
| 12 | Stuart Bingham |
| 13 | Anthony McGill |
| 14 | Jack Lisowski |
| 15 | Mark Allen |
| 16 | Yan Bingtao |
| Q | Scott Donaldson |
| Q | Lyu Haotian |
| Q | Stephen Maguire |
| Q | Michael White |
| Q | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh |
| Q | Jamie Jones |
| Q | Ding Junhui |
| Q | Ashley Hugill |
| Q | David Gilbert |
| Q | Chris Wakelin |
| Q | Noppon Saengkham |
| Q | Liam Highfield |
| Q | Matthew Stevens |
| Q | Jackson Page |
| Q | Jamie Clarke |
| Q | Hossein Vafaei |
In the first round, each player who made it through the qualifying competition is drawn against one of the top 16 seeds, so no seeded players can be drawn against each other.