The 2021 World Snooker Championship final takes place today and tomorrow (May 2-3). The BBC will have a free snooker live stream throughout on BBC iPlayer (opens in new tab). You can watch your country's coverage no matter where in the world you are by grabbing a VPN (opens in new tab).
Chalk your cue and fire up a snooker live stream — because it's time to enjoy the 2021 World Snooker Championship final.
Three-times title holder Mark Selby will face 2005 champion Shaun Murphy in the decider — and we can't wait to find out who comes out on top.
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You can watch it all via a snooker live stream, wherever you are in the world; read on for all the details.
Snooker live stream: How to watch the 2021 World Championship final online from anywhere
You might think that if you're away from home you won't be able to access the streaming services you already pay for — but you'd be wrong. By using a virtual private network, or VPN, you can connect to your service of choice through a server in your country, so you can watch the action as if you were in your front room.
We've tested lots of VPN services, and in our opinion the best VPN right now is ExpressVPN (opens in new tab). It offer outstanding compatibility with most devices, impressive connection speeds and there's even a 30-day money-back guarantee if you simply want to try it out.
Snooker live stream: How to watch the 2021 World Championship final online in the UK
The best place for a World Championship Final snooker live stream in the U.K. is, as always the BBC.
The Beeb will be broadcasting live action from every round, including all four sessions of the final, across all of its various services; you'll be able to find it on BBC TV, the BBC iPlayer (opens in new tab), BBC Red Button and via the BBC Sport website (opens in new tab).
Play is spread across three sessions, with the morning session starting at 10 a.m., the afternoon play beginning at 2.30 p.m. and the evening's action taking place from 7 p.m. (all times BST). Times do vary, though, so check the BBC's full guide to its snooker coverage beforehand (opens in new tab).
BBC coverage is entirely free to view if you're located in the UK, so long as you have a valid TV license. However if you fancy an alternative, you also find a World Championship snooker live stream on Eurosport and its Eurosport Player (opens in new tab) streaming service. You'll need to be a subscriber in this case though — you can sign up for £6.99 a month or £39.99 for a year.
If you're not currently in the UK and want to tune in to a snooker live stream, you can do so via a VPN such as ExpressVPN (opens in new tab).
Snooker live stream: How to watch the 2021 World Championship final online in the US
Snooker may not be a huge sport in the U.S., but we're sure there are still some American fans looking for a World Championship snooker live stream.
The good news for those fans is that they'll find it on DAZN (opens in new tab) — which is broadcasting the entire tournament. You can sign up for a DAZN subscription for $19.99/month or $99.99/year — and if you're not currently in the U.S. but already subscribe, you can use one of the best VPN services to access it wherever you are.
The World Championship snooker live stream generally starts at 5 a.m. ET / 2 a.m. PT each day.
Snooker live stream: How to watch the 2021 World Championship final online in Canada
As with the U.S., Canadian snooker fans will want to tune into DAZN (opens in new tab) for a World Championship snooker live stream. Canadians have an advantage here, though, in that they can access a DAZN free trial; Americans have no such luck.
Snooker live stream: Full 2021 World Snooker Championship schedule
The action started on Saturday, April 17 and continues for just over two weeks. We've got the full schedule for you below:
First round: Saturday, April 17 – Thursday, April 22
Second round: Tuesday, April 20 – Monday, April 26
Quarter-finals: Tuesday, April 27 – Wednesday, April 28
Semi-finals: Thursday, April 29 – Saturday, May 1
Final: Sunday, May 2 – Monday, May 3
Round 1 results (Best of 19 frames)
(Winner in bold)
- Ronnie O'Sullivan 10 v 4 Mark Joyce
- Yan Bingtao 10 v 6 Martin Gould
- Anthony McGill 10 v 5 Ricky Walden
- Ding Junhui 9 v 10 Stuart Bingham
- Stephen Maguire 4 v 10 Jamie Jones
- John Higgins 10 v 7 Tian Pengfei
- Mark J Williams 10 v 4 Sam Craigie
- Mark Allen 10 v 2 Lyu Haotian
- Mark Selby 10 v 1 Kurt Maflin
- Neil Robertson 10 v 3 Liang Wenbo
- Jack Lisowski 10 v 9 Ali Carter
- Barry Hawkins 10 v 3 Matthew Selt
- Kyren Wilson 10 v 2 Gary Wilson
- Shaun Murphy 10 v 7 Mark Davis
- David B Gilbert 10 v 4 Chris Wakelin
- Judd Trump 10 v 4 Liam Highfield
Round 2 ties (Best of 25 frames)
(winner in bold)
Barry Hawkins 10 v 13 Kyren Wilson
John Higgins 7 v 13 Mark Williams
Neil Robertson 13 v 9 Jack Lisowski
Ronnie O'Sullivan 12 v 13 Anthony McGill
Mark Allen 7 v 13 Mark Selby
Shaun Murphy 13 v 7 Yan Bingtao
Stuart Bingham 13 v 6 Jamie Jones
David Gilbert 8 v 13 Judd Trump
Quarter-final ties (Best of 25 frames)
(winner in bold)
Neil Robertson 8 v 13 Kyren Wilson
Mark Selby 13 v 3 Mark Williams
Anthony McGill 12 v 13 Stuart Bingham
Judd Trump 11 v 13 Shaun Murphy
Semi-final ties (Best of 33 frames)
(winner in bold)
Stuart Bingham 15 v 17 Mark Selby
Kyren Wilson 12 v 17 Shaun Murphy
