Mark Williams (three-time world champion) leads 5-4 after the first day of the match against Jimmy Robertson, ranked 27 in the world. Big names like John Higgins (11) and Mark Allen (3) will make their Crucible debuts on Monday.

We will remind, the Welshman Mark Williams won the title of world champion from the Crucible three times: in 2000, 2003 and 2018.

CM Snooker 2023, Monday matches

Ding Junhui (17) – Hossein Wafaei (23) 5-4 / from 12:00

Mark Allen (3) – Zhengyi Fan (36) / from 12:00 to 21:00

Mark Williams (8) – Jimmy Robertson (27) 4-5 / from 16:30

John Higgins (11) v David Grace (66) / from 4.30pm

Robert Milkins (14) – Joe Perry (31) / from 21:00

*The World Snooker Championship in Romania is broadcast live on Eurosport

They have already qualified for the eighth final of the Crucible:

Ronnie O’Sullivan (10-7 with Pan Junxiu), Luca Bresel (10-9 with Ricky Walden), Stuart Bingham (10-4 with David Gilbert), Jack Jones (10-6 with Eli Carter) and Neil Robertson (10 -3 with Wu Yze).

How to play at the World Snooker Championship

• First round matches will be played on a best of 19 frames basis. The second round will be best of 25 frames, the same as the quarters.

• In the semi-finals, the winner will be determined by the “best of 33 shots” system. Finally, in the grand final, the winner will be decided after the “best of 35 frames”.

How it will be in the final

• There will be 8 frames in the first session of the final. The second session will consist of 9 frames, the third will consist of 8 frames. Finally, the final session will have a maximum of 10 frames (may or may not all be played, depending on the score on the table).

How money is distributed for CM Snooker 2023

Winner: £500,000

Second place: £200,000

Semi-Final: £100,000

Quarters: £50,000

Second round: £30,000

First round: £20,000.

You can read the full presentation of the World Snooker Championship here.