Tournament information | |
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Dates | 21 April – 7 May 2018 |
Venue | Crucible Theatre |
City | Sheffield |
Country | England |
Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
Format | Ranking event |
Total prize fund | £ |
Winner's share | £425,000 |
Highest break | |
Defending champion | Mark Selby |
Final | |
Champion | |
Runner-up | |
Score | 18– |
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The 2018 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 2018 Betfred World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) will be a professional snooker tournament taking place from 21 April to 7 May 2018 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It will be the final ranking event of the 2017/2018 season.
The tournament will be broadcast in Europe by the BBC and Eurosport.
Mark Selby is the defending champion.
The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break: £
Seedings shown in brackets following the 16 seeded players.
Winners advanced to the main draw.