2018 World Snooker Championship The win came 15 years after Williams' second world title in 2003 and he became, at the age of 43, the second oldest winner at the Crucible. Three-time world champion Mark Selby had won the title for the previous two years but lost in the first round 4–10 to Joe Perry. The 2018 World Snooker Championship was held on 21 April to 7 May 2018 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. This was the 42nd consecutive year that the tournament was held at the Crucible, and the 50th consecutive year the championship was contested through the modern knockout format.
2016 World Snooker Championship the opening session of the other semifinal, Mark Selby took a 3–0 and 5–3 lead, but Marco Fu fought back to end the second session all-square at 8–8. Fu's tip separated from his cue in the 15th frame as he was chalking it. A ten-minute break was called while the tip was glued back on. The 24th frame, won by Selby to level at 12–12, lasted 76 minutes 11 seconds, becoming the longest frame ever played at the Crucible, breaking the previous record of 74 minutes 58 seconds set in the 2009 match between Stephen Maguire and Mark King. The