Snooker Rankings Update (After Welsh Open)

(14) 9. Barry Hawkins (England)

(12) 11. Wu Yize (China)

(11) 12. Ronnie O'Sullivan (England)

(15) 14. Ding Junhui (China)

(9) 15. Mark Allen (NI)

(22) 18. Jack Lisowski (England)

(21) 20. Elliot Slessor (England)

(18) 21. Zhang Anda (China)

(20) 22. Ali Carter (England)

(26) 25. Stephen Maguire (Scotland)

(25) 26. Zhou Yuelong (China)

(31) 30. Yuan Sijun (China)

(30) 31. Tom Ford (England)

(33) 32. Jackson Page (Wales)

Today, we have seen snooker history as Ronnie O'Sullivan has made the highest ever professional break in snooker with a 153 in the opening frame of his quarter-final match at the World Open against Ryan Day with 16 reds, 14 blacks, 2 pinks and all the colours to make that break from an free ball.

Snooker Ranking Updates after World Open:

(10) 9. Xiao Guodong (China)

(12) 10. Ronnie O'Sullivan (England)

(9) 11. Barry Hawkins (England)

(11) 12. Wu Yize (China)

(15) 14. Mark Allen (NI)

(16) 15. Si Jiahui (China)

(14) 16. Ding Junhui (China)

(21) 20. Zhang Anda (China)

(22) 21. Elliot Slessor (England)

(39) 22. Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (Thailand)

(22) 23. Ali Carter (England)

(23) 24. Gary Wilson (England)

(26) 25. Zhou Yuelong (China)

(24) 26. Dave Gilbert (England)

(25) 27. Stephen Maguire (Scotland)

(27) 29. Pang Junxu (China)

(29) 30. Lei Peifan (China)

(30) 31. Yuan Sijun (China)

(31) 32. Tom Ford (England)

The World Snooker Championship will remain at the Crucible in Sheffield until 2045, with the venue set to be refurbished to add up to 500 additional seats.

The new long-term deal at the 980-capacity theatre also includes an option to extend it to 2050.

During the redevelopment period after the 2028 edition, the tournament will be hosted in 2029 at an alternative venue.

National and local government will supply £35m of the £45m revamp cost, with the other £10m coming from the private sector.

Snooker's premier event has been staged at the Crucible since 1977, with the current deal running until 2027.

Snooker Rankings Update after World Championship:

(3) 2. Neil Robertson (Australia)

(2) 3. Zhao Xintong (China)

(10) 4. Wu Yize (China)

(8) 6. Shaun Murphy (England)

(6) 7. Mark Williams (Wales)

(2) 8. Kyren Wilson (England)

(7) 9. Mark Selby (England)

(11) 10. Barry Hawkins (England)

(9) 11. Xiao Guodong (China)

(14) 12. Mark Allen (NI)

(12) 14. Ronnie O'Sullivan (England)

(16) 15. Ding Junhui (China)

(15) 16. Si Jiahui (China)

(18) 17. Jack Lisowski (England)

(20) 18. Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (Thailand)

(21) 19. Elliot Slessor (England)

(22) 20. Zhang Anda (China)

(17) 21. Stuart Bingham (England)

(23) 22. Ali Carter (England)

(24) 23. Zhou Yuelong (China)

(27) 24. Gary Wilson (England)

(29) 25. Pang Junxu (China)

(30) 26. Lei Peifan (China)

(28) 27. Joe O'Connor (England)

(32) 28. Hossein Vafaei (Iran)

(26) 29. Stephen Maguire (Scotland)

(31) 30. Yuan Sijun (China)

(25) 31. Dave Gilbert (England)

(19) 32. Jak Jones (Wales)