Kyren Wilson made the fourth-highest break (147) of his career on Wednesday when he faced Ryan Day in the first round of the World Snooker Championship.

Kyren Wilson scores 147 WC snooker points

A finalist in 2020 (beaten by Ronnie O’Sullivan 18-8), Kyren came from a difficult position to close the table with an impressive break of 147 points, the 13th in the competition’s history at the Crucible Theatre.

“Warrior” also broke 147 points at the 2017 International Championship (vs. Martin Gould), the 2020 Welsh Open (vs. Jackson Page) and the 2020 UK Championship (vs. Ashley Hugill).

This is the 188th maximum break in snooker history. The precedent was even set by Ryan Day, an opponent of Kieran Wilson, on 30 March 2023 (in a match lost to Mark Selby at the Tour Championship, 7-10).

Kyren Wilson leads 5-3 over Ryan Day after eight frames. The winner will defeat John Higgins, four-time world champion (1998, 2007, 2009 and 2011) in the round of 16.

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Matches known from the eighth CM Snooker 2023

Ronnie O’Sullivan (1) – Hossein Vafai / April 21, 22, 23

Luca Bresel (9) – Mark Williams (8) / April 20, 21

Mark Allen (3) – Stuart Bingham (14) / April 20, 21, 22

Jack Jones – Neil Robertson (6) / April 21, 22.

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 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.