| McGill forced a deciding frame tying the scores at 12—12 with a break of 136 | In the second session, O'Sullivan clinched the next two frames in less than half an hour to win the match 10—1 |
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| Both players had won the World Championship previously, but they had not met at the event since the , which Selby won 17—16 | The qualifying stage was played over four rounds, with the highest-ranked players being and given to the later rounds |
The tournament was sponsored by sports betting company , as it had been since 2015.
13| He has lost just one of his five previous Semi-Finals in Sheffield, typically relishing the one-table setup and the four-session format | McGill led 9—6 before Lisowski won three frames to force a deciding frame |
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| It was agreed between the Professional Billiard Players Association and the that the championship would be contested by having the reigning champion play in challenge matches | During the second frame, with Bingham leading 109—0 with just two balls remaining, the referee awarded him the frame |
Wilson won frames 11, 13 and 14 to lead by six frames at 10—4.
17| It was the 45th consecutive year for the to be held at the Crucible Theatre, and it was the 15th and final ranking event of the | The third qualifying round consisted of players seeded 1—32 against second round winners |
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| Qualifying for the 2020 World Snooker Championship took place from 21 to 28 July 2020 at the in Sheffield, using an eight-table set-up | He commented that the younger players were "so bad", and that he would have to "lose an arm and a leg" to be outside the top 50 in the snooker world rankings |
Williams potted the black, and also the to win the frame.