​World No. 3 Mark Allen reached the semi-finals of the World Snooker Championship at the Crucible on Wednesday.

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Mark Allen, WC Snooker 2023 first semi-finalist

The Northern Irishman beat Welshman Jack Jones 13-10 to qualify for the ace box at the Crucible.

For a place in the grand final, Mark Allen will fight the winner of the coveted quarter between John Higgins (four-time world champion – 1998, 2007, 2009 and 2011) and Mark Selby (Crucible trophy winner in 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2021).

Know:

  • Mark Allen has only reached the semi-finals of the WC once: at the 2009 edition, he was defeated, 17-13, by John Higgins.
  • Allen and Jones have met six times, currently 5-1 in favor of the Northern Irishman.

CM Snooker 2023 quarter schedule

  • Wednesday, April 26

From 16:30

Ronnie O’Sullivan – Luca Bresel 10-6

John Higgins – Mark Selby 4-4

From 21:00

Xi Jiahui – Anthony McGill 8-8

John Higgins – Mark Selby 4-4.

*You can watch the World Snooker Championship live on Eurosport.

How to play at the World Snooker Championship

  • In quarters, the “best of 25 frames” rule applies.
  • 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 determined by 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.

From the history of the World Snooker Championship

  • Between 1941 and 1945, the World Snooker Championship was not held due to World War II. In addition, the competition was not held between 1958 and 1963 due to declining interest in the World Cup.
  • The first World Cup was held in 1927, and since 1977 the tournament has been held at the Crucible Theater in Sheffield.
  • The first maximum breakthrough (147 points) was achieved by Cliff Thorburn in 1983.
  • The modern era of competition (something like the “Open Era” of tennis) began in 1969.
  • The record for titles (not in the modern era) is held by Stephen Hendry and Ronnie O’Sullivan (7 each).
  • The 2008 World Championship was the first in which two maximum breaks were made at the final stage. In these circumstances, Ronnie O’Sullivan and Ali Carter should have shared the award.
  • The youngest world champion is Stephen Hendry, who won the 1990 final at the age of 21.
  • In the entire history of the World Cup, only four champions were not from the Kingdom of Great Britain: Horace Lindrum (Australia, 1952), Cliff Thorburn (Canada, 1980), Ken Doherty (Ireland, 1997) and Neil Robertson (Australia, 2010).
  • Since the tournament moved to the Crucible, the only champions to successfully defend their title are Steve Davis, Stephen Hendry, Ronnie O’Sullivan and Mark Selby.