He made a record 31st Crucible appearance, surpassing the 30 appearances by Steve Davis, and made both his 200th century break at the Crucible and his 1,200th century break in professional competition during his second-round match against Hossein Vafaei. Ronnie O'Sullivan was the defending champion, having defeated Judd Trump 18–13 in the 2022 final. The top 16 players from the snooker world rankings and the 16 successful qualifiers reached the tournament's main stage at the Crucible, where a Just Stop Oil protest on 17 April disrupted two first-round matches, leading to additional security measures at the venue. The qualifying rounds took place from 3 to 12 April 2023 at the English Institute of Sport, featuring 128 professional and invited amateur players. The total prize fund was £2,395,000, of which the winner received £500,000. It was broadcast in the United Kingdom by the BBC, in Europe by Eurosport, and elsewhere in the world by Matchroom Sport and other broadcasters. The 15th and final ranking tournament of the 2022–23 snooker season, it was organised by the World Snooker Tour and sponsored for the first time by car retailer Cazoo. The 2023 World Snooker Championship (officially the 2023 Cazoo World Snooker Championship) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 15 April to 1 May 2023 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England, the 47th consecutive year that the World Snooker Championship was staged at the venue.
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