World Snooker Championship 2020
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World Snooker Championship 2020 Betfred World Snooker Championship 2020
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| Tournament type: | World ranking tournament |
| Attendees: | 144 |
| Venue: | Crucible Theater , Sheffield , England |
| Opening: | July 31, 2020 |
| Endgame: | 15./16. August 2020
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| Winner: |
 Ronnie O'Sullivan
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| Finalist: |
Kyren Wilson
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| Highest Break: |
147 ( John Higgins )
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← 2019
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The 2020 Betfred World Snooker Championship was held from July 31 to August 16, 2020 at the Crucible Theater in Sheffield . The tournament was the final highlight of the 2019/20 season of the Snooker Main Tour .
It was originally supposed to take place from April 18 to May 4, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in spring 2020, the tournament was initially postponed to a date that has not yet been determined. The new date was announced on April 23.
Defending champion Judd Trump lost in the quarterfinals. The winner was the Englishman Ronnie O'Sullivan , who won his 6th world title with an 18: 8 final victory over Kyren Wilson .
Prize money
The total prize money to be paid out had increased to £ 2.395 million . This increase came because that year participants in the round of 112 also received a bonus of £ 5,000 and the bonus for the highest break was increased to £ 15,000. In return, the £ 1,000 bonus for the highest break in the qualifying round was removed, but the highest break in qualifying also counted for the bonus for the highest break.
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| winner | £ 500,000 |
| finalist | £ 200,000 |
| Semi-finalist | £ 100,000 |
| Quarter finalist | £ 50,000 |
| Round of 16 | £ 30,000 |
| Last 32 | £ 20,000 |
| Last 48 | £ 15,000 |
| Last 80 | £ 10,000 |
| Last 112 | £ 5,000 |
| Highest break | £ 15,000 |
| All in all | £ 2,395,000 |
- Maximum break in the main round: £ 40,000
- Maximum break in qualifying: £ 10,000
Main round
The 16 leading players in the world rankings have been set. Your 16 first-round opponents had to prevail in the qualification beforehand.
Tournament course
Anthony Hamilton canceled his participation in the main round for health reasons. Kyren Wilson got into the round of 16 without a fight. Alexander Ursenbacher was the first Swiss player to make it into the main round of the World Championship, but he was defeated by Barry Hawkins in the first round with 2:10. The first round nevertheless brought some surprises. The qualifiers Kurt Maflin , Jamie Clarke and Noppon Saengkham were able to win their first round games against seeded players, Ronnie O'Sullivan set a new speed record for a first round game in the game against Thepchaiya Un-Nooh when he beat the Thai 10: 1 in 108 minutes suggested, which resulted in a cut of less than 10 minutes per frame. Kurt Maflin was also able to win his second round game against John Higgins with 13:11 and moved into the quarterfinals, where he met the qualifier Anthony McGill , who beat Jamie Clarke after a hard-fought game. So it was clear that a qualifier would advance to the semi-finals. McGill won the qualifying duel with 13:10 and reached the semifinals. Kyren Wilson became the keeper of the curse this year because he defeated Judd Trump in the quarterfinals, who became world champion for the first time the previous year. The Curse of the Crucible says that a first-time world champion has never been able to defend his title in the following year, players who prevent this are jokingly called keepers of the curse .
Tournament schedule
The pairings were drawn on July 29th. The meetings took place from July 31st to August 16th. Traditionally, the reigning world champion played in the first game and the game was directed by the same referee who also directed the final, this year Marcel Eckardt .
kl. = without a fight
final
Marcel Eckardt was the first German to lead the final of the World Cup and, at the age of 30, was also the youngest World Cup final referee to date. After the games of the eighth to semifinals had to be played without an audience, spectators were again admitted to the final.
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Final: Best of 35 Frames Referee: Marcel Eckardt Crucible Theater , Sheffield , England , August 15th and 16th  |
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Kyren Wilson
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Ronnie O'Sullivan
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First session : 0: 81 (56), 62 : 55, 0: 80 (80), 23: 75 (75), 67 : 13 (67), 9: 69 , 17: 106 (106), 49: 60 second Session : 53: 61 (W. 53), 19: 77 (51), 92 : 0 (92), 79 : 53 (W. 50), 82 : 25, 86 : 0 (58), 17: 82 , 101 : 10 (100), 60: 68 Third session : 74 : 0 (73), 15: 113 (53), 33: 109 (61), 17: 88 (57), 12: 65 (60), 28: 71 (71), 15: 72 (72), 7: 69 Fourth session: 1: 104 (96) |
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| 100 | Highest break | 106 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 1 |
| 7th | 50+ breaks | 12 |
qualification
As usual, all professionals were qualified for the world championship. The organizing WPBSA invited amateurs selected according to certain criteria to supplement the field of 144 players. Because of the corona pandemic , the majority of the players from Asia (China, Hong Kong, Thailand) had canceled their participation, so this time more amateurs came to the train than usual. The following 34 players were invited:
- Challenge Tour 2019/20 : Lukas Kleckers , Dean Young, Adam Duffy , Oliver Brown, Allan Taylor , Patrick Whelan, Rory McLeod , Jake Nicholson, Tyler Rees
- WSF Open 2020 : Ashley Hugill , Julian Bojko , Dylan Emery, Ross Muir
- WSF Junior Open 2020 : Sean Maddocks , Aaron Hill , Wu Yize
- World Women's Snooker Tour : Reanne Evans
- EBSA European Snooker Championship 2020 : Andrew Pagett
- EBSA U21 European Snooker Championship 2020 : Hayden Staniland, Ben Mertens, Brian Ochoiski
- EBSA U18 European Snooker Championship 2020 : Connor Benzey
- Q School Order of Merit 2019 : Ross Bulman, Ian Preece , Paul Davison , Chae Ross, Hamza Akbar , Christopher Keogan , Robin Hull , Sydney Wilson , Daniel Womersley
- National champions: Florian Nüßle ( Austria ), Antoni Kowalski ( Poland ), Iwan Kakowski ( Russia )
Note: Players who met multiple criteria are only named once; some players met the criteria but canceled their participation and are therefore not listed
The top 16 of the world rankings are set for the main tournament, their 16 challengers were determined through qualification. In 4 rounds, the 128 participants from 17th place onwards played for the free places in the Crucible.
From the 2019/20 season, the qualification will be played according to a new mode. In the first round 64 players (places 81 to 128 in the world rankings and 16 amateurs), in the second round 32 other players (places 49 to 80 in the world rankings) play against the winners of the first round, in round three 32 more players (pl 17 to 48 of the world rankings) against the winners of the second round and in the fourth round the 32 winners of the third round against each other.
Prize money are:
- Round one: loser receives no prize money
- Round two: Loser receives £ 5,000
- Round three: Loser receives £ 10,000
- Round four: Loser receives £ 15,000
Players who lose their first game will receive the prize money, but this will not count towards the world rankings.
The four qualifying rounds took place at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield . The games of the first three rounds were played in best-of-11 mode , those of the fourth round in best-of-19 mode in two sessions each.
Round 1
64 players (places 81–128 in the world rankings + 16 WPBSA amateur players). The meetings took place on July 21 and 22, 2020.
kl. = without a fight round 264 players (places 49–80 in the world rankings against the winners of the first round). The meetings took place on July 23 and 24, 2020.
Round 364 players (places 17–48 in the world rankings against the winners of the second round). The meetings took place on July 25th and 26th, 2020. Round 432 players (third round winners against each other). The encounters took place on July 27 and 28, 2020 in the Best of 19 mode (Sessions 9/10).
Century breaksMain tournamentThe Scot John Higgins managed the 157th maximum break in history in the round of 16 . For Higgins it was the 10th perfect break, but the first at a world championship. Eight years earlier at the 2012 edition , Higgins' compatriot Stephen Hendry had played the last maximum break in the main round of the World Cup. A total of 79 Century Breaks were played during the main round . The record of 2019 with 100 Centuries was far from being reached. Commentators and players attributed this to the fact that the weather conditions in midsummer were completely different from those in spring, especially the high humidity was blamed.
qualification33 players scored a total of 53 Century Breaks.
Virtual Betfred World Snooker ChampionshipAs a replacement for the planned date (April 18 to May 4), a virtual tournament was held with the video game Snooker 19 . There were 16 players who represented the top 16 in the world rankings. The game was played on PlayStation 4 consoles. The matches were broadcast on the World Snooker Tour YouTube channel and Facebook page . Individual evidence
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