Luca brassell is the reigning champion after pulling off an incredible comeback to beat Mark Selby 1815 during the 2023 final and as a result the Belgian Superstar took home a winning share of £500,000 the prize money will be unchanged from Luca brell's winnings in 2023 but there will be bonus funds to be won during the main stage of the tournament winner will receive 500,000 finalist 200,000 semi-finalists 100,000 quarterfinalists 50,000 second round 30,000 lb first round 20,000 highest break prize £5,000 maximum break prize £40,000 the World Snooker Championship 2024 will get underway on Saturday April 20th before concluding on Monday May 6th specific match times will be revealed closer to the start date but games are scheduled to start at 10:00 a.m. 2:30 p.m. and 7: mbst Crucible theater in Sheffield is the chosen venue for this huge tournament and it can host approximately 980 seated fans Ronnie O Sullivan has admitted that he has got to stop over complicating his game if he is to finally claim an eighth World Snooker Championship speaking after his TOUR Championship final loss to Mark Williams the rocket said a lot of players like John Higgins Neil Robertson and maybe Jud Trump they don't over complicate things like me they're not as complex as me I just need to try and play I need to stop being too hard on myself watch Mark Williams mind-blowing shot and don't forget to subscribe the channel