World Snooker Championship 2026 results as Wu Yize beats Shaun Murphy in Crucible final
Defending champion Zhao Xintong failed to avoid the 'Crucible Curse' with defeat to Shaun Murphy in the quarter-finals of the World Championship; Ronnie O'Sullivan was knocked out in the second round by John Higgins and world No 1 Judd Trump also lost in the last 16
Last Updated: 04/05/26 10:48pm
The 2026 World Snooker Championship concluded with Wu Yize beating Shaun Murphy 18-17 in a thrilling Crucible final.
Murphy had fought back to knock out John Higgins in the semi-finals, while Wu overcame Mark Allen in a dramatic decider in the other semi to reach the final.
Defending champion Zhao Xintong was beaten by Murphy in the quarter-finals, while seven-time world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan lost 13-12 to Higgins in the second round.
See the full tournament results below.
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World Snooker Championship results
Final (best of 35 frames)
Shaun Murphy (8) 17-18 Wu Yize (10)
Session-by-session scores
Sunday May 3
1pm session
Shaun Murphy (8) 4-4 Wu Yize (10)
7pm session
Shaun Murphy (8) 7-10 Wu Yize (10)
Monday May 4
1pm session
Shaun Murphy (8) 12-13 Wu Yize (10)
7pm session
Shaun Murphy (8) 17-18 Wu Yize (10)
World Snooker Championship Results
First Round (best of 19 frames).
Zhao Xintong (1) 10-7 Liam Highfield
Ding Junhui (16) 10-5 David Gilbert
Xiao Guodong (9) 10-6 Zhou Yuelong
Shaun Murphy (8) 10-9 Fan Zhengyi
John Higgins (5) 10-7 Ali Carter
Ronnie O'Sullivan (12) 10-2 He Guoqiang
Chris Wakelin (13) 10-6 Liam Pullen
Neil Robertson (4) 10-6 Pang Junxu
Kyren Wilson (3) 10-7 Stan Moody
Mark Allen (14) 10-6 Zhang Anda
Barry Hawkins (11) 10-4 Matthew Stevens
Mark Williams (6) 10-4 Antoni Kowalski
Mark Selby (7) 10-2 Jak Jones
Wu Yize (10) 10-2 Lei Peifan
Si Jiahui (15) 3-10 Hossein Vafaei
Judd Trump (2) 10-5 Gary Wilson
Second Round (best of 25 frames).
Zhao Xintong (1) 13-10 Ding Junhui (16)
Xiao Guodong (9) 3-13 Shaun Murphy (8)
John Higgins (5) 13-12 Ronnie O'Sullivan (12)
Chris Wakelin (13) 7-13 Neil Robertson (4)
Kyren Wilson (3) 9-13 Mark Allen (14)
Barry Hawkins (11) 13-9 Mark Williams (6)
Mark Selby (7) 11-13 Wu Yize (10)
Hossein Vafaei 13-12 Judd Trump (2)
Quarter-finals (best of 25 frames).
Mark Allen (14) 13-11 Barry Hawkins (11)
Zhao Xintong (1) 10-13 Shaun Murphy (8)
John Higgins (5) 13-10 Neil Robertson (4)
Wu Yize (10) 13-8 Hossein Vafaei
Semi-finals (best of 33 frames)
Shaun Murphy (8) 17-15 John Higgins (5)
Mark Allen (14) 16-17 Wu Yize (10)
2026 Halo World Championship Prize Money
- Winner: £500,000
- Runner-up: £200,000
- Semi-finals: £100,000
- Quarter-finals: £50,000
- Last 16: £30,000
- Last 32: £20,000
- Last 48: £15,000
- Last 80: £10,000
- Last 112: £5,000
- High break: £15,000
- Total: £2,395,000
The Champions
Since 1977 there have been 24 different champions, most recently China’s Zhao Xintong who lifted the trophy in 2025, becoming the first champion from Asia. Stephen Hendry and Ronnie O’Sullivan share the record of seven crowns apiece.
1977 John Spencer bt Cliff Thorburn 25-21
1978 Ray Reardon bt Perrie Mans 25-18
1979 Terry Griffiths bt Dennis Taylor 24-16
1980 Cliff Thorburn bt Alex Higgins 18-16
1981 Steve Davis bt Doug Mountjoy 18-12
1982 Alex Higgins bt Ray Reardon 18-15
1983 Steve Davis bt Cliff Thorburn 18-6
1984 Steve Davis bt Jimmy White 18-16
1985 Dennis Taylor bt Steve Davis 18-17
1986 Joe Johnson bt Steve Davis 18-12
1987 Steve Davis bt Joe Johnson 18-14
1988 Steve Davis bt Terry Griffiths 18-11
1989 Steve Davis bt John Parrott 18-3
1990 Stephen Hendry bt Jimmy White 18-12
1991 John Parrott bt Jimmy White 18-11
1992 Stephen Hendry bt Jimmy White 18-14
1993 Stephen Hendry bt Jimmy White 18-5
1994 Stephen Hendry bt Jimmy White 18-17
1995 Stephen Hendry bt Nigel Bond 18-9
1996 Stephen Hendry bt Peter Ebdon 18-12
1997 Ken Doherty bt Stephen Hendry 18-12
1998 John Higgins bt Ken Doherty 18-12
1999 Stephen Hendry bt Mark Williams 18-11
2000 Mark Williams bt Matthew Stevens 18-16
2001 Ronnie O'Sullivan bt John Higgins 18-14
2002 Peter Ebdon bt Stephen Hendry 18- 17
2003 Mark Williams bt Ken Doherty 18-16
2004 Ronnie O'Sullivan bt Graeme Dott 18-8
2005 Shaun Murphy bt Matthew Stevens 18-16
2006 Graeme Dott bt Peter Ebdon 18-14
2007 John Higgins bt Mark Selby 18-13
2008 Ronnie O’Sullivan bt Ali Carter 18-8
2009 John Higgins bt Shaun Murphy 18-9
2010 Neil Robertson bt Graeme Dott 18-13
2011 John Higgins bt Judd Trump 18-15
2012 Ronnie O’Sullivan bt Ali Carter 18-11
2013 Ronnie O’Sullivan bt Barry Hawkins 18-12
2014 Mark Selby bt Ronnie O’Sullivan 18-14
2015 Stuart Bingham bt Shaun Murphy 18-15
2016 Mark Selby bt Ding Junhui 18-14
2017 Mark Selby bt John Higgins 18-15
2018 Mark Williams bt John Higgins 18-16
2019 Judd Trump bt John Higgins 18-9
2020 Ronnie O‘Sullivan bt Kyren Wilson 18-8
2021 Mark Selby bt Shaun Murphy 18-15
2022 Ronnie O’Sullivan bt Judd Trump 18-13
2023 Luca Brecel bt Mark Selby 18-15
2024 Kyren Wilson bt Jak Jones 18-14
2025 Zhao Xintong bt Mark Williams 18-12
