The second round of the World Snooker Championship comes to an end on Monday at the Crucible, with the quarter-final line-up set by the climax of the day.
Four men have already booked their spots in the last eight and are resting up before their huge quarter-final outings.
Dave Gilbert is getting ready to take on Stephen Maguire, while Judd Trump is preparing to play Jak Jones for a place in the semis.
There has been plenty of great action on the table, but also no shortage of drama off the baize, with talk of a move away from the Crucible in 2028 worrying many snooker fans.
There is also the prospect of a breakaway tour next season, which could tempt some big names away from the World Snooker Tour, although Judd Trump will not be one of them after he revealed he has rejected an approach.
The focus will be back on the table on Monday, though, with four vital sessions of snooker as players look to edge closer to the fabled one-table set-up.
The tight, claustrophobic two-table set-up is on display until the end of the quarters before the arena takes on a new life with one table in the semis.
World Snooker Championship Schedule for Day 10 – Monday 29 April
Round 2 – Best-of-25
1pm
Joe O’Connor 6-10 Kyren Wilson*
Ryan Day 6-10 Ronnie O’Sullivan*
7pm
John Higgins 7-9 Mark Allen*
Jack Lisowski 7-9 Stuart Bingham*
World Snooker Championship Quarter-final Schedule
Tuesday 30 April
10am
Dave Gilbert vs Stephen Maguire
Judd Trump vs Jak Jones
2.30pm
O’Connor/Wilson vs Higgins/Allen
Lisowski/Bingham vs Day/O’Sullivan
7pm
Dave Gilbert vs Stephen Maguire
Judd Trump vs Jak Jones
Wednesday 01 May
10am
Judd Trump vs Jak Jones*
O’Connor/Wilson vs Higgins/Allen
2.30pm
Dave Gilbert vs Stephen Maguire*
Lisowski/Bingham vs Day/O’Sullivan
7pm
O’Connor/Wilson vs Higgins/Allen*
Lisowski/Bingham vs Day/O’Sullivan*
*donates final session of a match
World Snooker Championship results
Round 2
Round 1
John Higgins 10-6 Jamie Jones
Ronnie O’Sullivan 10-1 Jackson Page
Ryan Day 10-8 Barry Hawkins
Mark Allen 10-6 Robbie Williams
Jack Lisowski 10-9 Ding Junhui
Kyren Wilson 10-1 Dominic Dale
Rob Milkins 10-9 Pang Junxu
Si Jiahui 10-9 Mark Williams
Stuart Bingham 10-5 Gary Wilson
Joe O’Connor 10-6 Mark Selby
Shaun Murphy 10-5 Lyu Haotian
Stephen Maguire 10-7 Ali Carter
Tom Ford 10-6 Ricky Walden
Judd Trump 10-5 Hossein Vafaei
Jak Jones 10-4 Zhang Anda
Dave Gilbert 10-9 Luca Brecel
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