2024 World Snooker Championship
The 2024 World Snooker Championship (officially the 2024 Cazoo World Snooker Championship) is a professional snooker tournament that is taking place from 20 April to 6 May 2024 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England, the 48th consecutive year that the World Snooker Championship has been staged at the venue. The qualifying rounds took place from 8 to 17 April at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield. The 17th and final ranking event of the 2023–24 snooker season, it is organised by the World Snooker Tour and sponsored by car retailer Cazoo. The event is being broadcast domestically in the United Kingdom by the BBC, Eurosport, and Discovery+, as well as by other broadcasters worldwide. The winner will receive £500,000 from a total prize fund of £2,395,000.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 20 April – 6 May 2024 |
| Venue | Crucible Theatre |
| City | Sheffield |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | World Snooker Tour |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £2,395,000 |
| Winner's share | £500,000 |
| Highest break | Noppon Saengkham (THA) (147) |
| Defending champion | Luca Brecel (BEL) |
← 2023 | |
Belgian player Luca Brecel is the defending champion, having defeated England's Mark Selby 18–15 in the 2023 final. In the third round of qualifying, Noppon Saengkham made a maximum break.