The 16 qualifiers for this year’s World Snooker Championship have been confirmed ahead of the draw for the opening round on Thursday morning.
The gruelling qualification period began on April 7 and came to a close on Wednesday evening with the second of the two Judgement Days.
A number of big names fell in the qualifiers, including the likes of Jack Lisowski, Stephen Maguire, Stuart Bingham and Anthony McGill.
There will be three debutants at the Crucible this year, with Daniel Wells, Zak Surety and Lei Peifan making their first appearances at the iconic theatre.
There is also a remarkable return to the big time for Zhao Xintong, who has bounced back after his ban for being part of the match-fixing scandal in some style.
The top 16 in the world await in the draw on Thursday morning, with those elite players getting handed a random qualifier.
The Crucible stages get underway on Saturday morning, with defending champion Kyren Wilson getting his campaign underway in the opening session.
The 2025 World Snooker Championship field
Top 16
Judd Trump
Kyren Wilson
John Higgins
Mark Selby
Ronnie O’Sullivan
Mark Williams
Luca Brecel
Mark Allen
Neil Robertson
Ding Junhui
Barry Hawkins
Zhang Anda
Si Jiahui
Xiao Guodong
Shaun Murphy
Jak Jones
Qualifiers
Chris Wakelin
Zak Surety
Zhao Xintong
Zhou Yuelong
Ryan Day
Ben Woollaston
David Gilbert
Daniel Wells
Fan Zhengyi
Hossein Vafaei
Ali Carter
Pang Junxu
Lei Peifan
Joe O’Connor
Matt Selt
Wu Yize
When is the World Snooker Championship draw and how to watch it
The draw will take place on Thursday April 17 at 8.45am.
It will be available to watch on the BBC Sport website, iPlayer and Red Button. You can also listen on BBC 5 Live Breakfast and BBC Sounds.
The main stages then run from April 19 – May 5.
Judgement Day results
Tuesday April 15
Gary Wilson 9-10 Daniel Wells
Zhou Yuelong 10-5 Yuan Sijun
Ricky Walden 3-10 Zak Surety
Ross Muir 4-10 Ben Woollaston
Elliot Slessor 8-10 Zhao Xintong
Ryan Day 10-5 Sunny Akani
Martin O’Donnell 2-10 Chris Wakelin
David Gilbert 10-9 Aaron Hill
Wednesday April 16
Fan Zhengyi 10-3 Michael Holt
Hossein Vafaei 10-4 Wang Yuchen
Ali Carter 10-5 He Guoqiang
Pang Junxu 10-6 Jamie Jones
Lei Peifan 10-9 Gao Yang
Joe O’Connor 10-7 Jackson Page
Wu Yize 10-9 Matthew Stevens
Matt Selt 10-9 Jimmy Robertson