World Snooker Championship 2023: Latest scores, results, schedule, order of play as Ronnie O’Sullivan goes for glory

But he faces some stiff competition from the likes of the in-form Shaun Murphy – who won the recent Tour Championship – Mark Allen and Mark Selby.

O’Sullivan kicked off his 2023 campaign against promising Chinese youngster Pang Junxu which he won 10-7. He now faces Hossein Vafaei in a grudge match of epic proportions in the last 16 on Friday.