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The 2024 World Snooker Championship (officially the 2024 Cazoo World Snooker Championship) is a professional snooker tournament that is taking place from 20 April to 6 May 2024 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England, the 48th consecutive year that the World Snooker Championship has been staged at the venue. The qualifying rounds took place from 8 to 17 April at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield. The 17th and final ranking event of the 2023–24 snooker season, it is organised by the World Snooker Tour and sponsored by car retailer Cazoo. The event is being broadcast domestically in the United Kingdom by the BBC, Eurosport, and Discovery+, as well as by other broadcasters worldwide. The winner will receive £500,000 from a total prize fund of £2,395,000.
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 20 April – 6 May 2024 |
| Venue | Crucible Theatre |
| City | Sheffield |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | World Snooker Tour |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £2,395,000 |
| Winner's share | £500,000 |
| Highest break |  Noppon Saengkham (THA) (147) |
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Luca Brecel was the defending champion, having defeated Mark Selby in the 2023 final. Brecel lost 9–10 in the first round to David Gilbert. As a first time champion, he was unable to overcome the Crucible curse and he was the 19th first time champion who was unable to defend his title at the venue. In the third round of qualifying, Noppon Saengkham made a maximum break.
Background edit
The final of the first World Snooker Championship took place in 1927 at Camkin's Hall in Birmingham, England, and was won by Joe Davis.[1][2] Staged annually until 1940, the tournament was not held from 1941–45 due to World War II and went into decline in the post-war era; the 1952 event was contested by only two players and was replaced by the World Professional Match-play Championship, which was also discontinued in 1957. Joe Davis won the first 15 World Championships, held from 1927 to 1946, and is the only undefeated player in the tournament's history.[3]
Revived on a challenge basis in 1964, the World Championship reverted to an annual knockout tournament in 1969, which marked the beginning of the championship's "modern era".[4][5] The 1977 tournament was the first staged at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England, where it has remained since.[6][7] Stephen Hendry and Ronnie O'Sullivan are the most successful players in the World Championship's modern era, each having won the title seven times.[8] Hendry is the tournament's youngest winner, having captured his first title in 1990, aged 21 years and 106 days.[9] O'Sullivan is the oldest winner, having secured his seventh title in 2022, aged 46 years and 168 days.[10]
The 2024 event (officially the 2024 Cazoo World Snooker Championship) is organised by the World Snooker Tour and sponsored for the second time by car retailer Cazoo.[11] It marks the 48th consecutive year that the tournament has been held at the Crucible, and the 56th successive year that the World Championship has been contested through the modern knockout format.[7][12][13] Luca Brecel was the defending champion, having defeated Mark Selby 18–15 in the 2023 final to win his first world title. The first winner from mainland Europe, Brecel is the fourth World Champion in the modern era from outside the United Kingdom, following Cliff Thorburn in 1980, Ken Doherty in 1997, and Neil Robertson in 2010.[14] At the 2024 event, he attempted to overcome the Crucible curse, which refers to the failure of any first-time winner to retain the title since the tournament moved to the Crucible in 1977, but he was knocked out in the first round after losing to David Gilbert 10–9.[15]
Format edit
Qualifying took place from 8 to 17 April 2024 at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield, England.[16] A total of 128 players competed over four qualifying rounds for 16 places in the main stage. The players included professionals outside the top 16 of the snooker world rankings and 18 leading amateur players. Several professional players that did not enter the qualifying rounds were replaced by amateurs based on the 2023 Q School Order of Merit.[16][17]
The main stage of the championship is being held from 20 April to 6 May at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield.[18] The top 16 players in the world rankings were seeded per their standing following the 2024 Tour Championship, and were drawn randomly against the 16 successful qualifiers in the first round. The draw was broadcast on BBC Radio 5 Live on 18 April.[19][20]
All qualifying matches and first-round matches were the best of 19 frames, played over two sessions.[16] Second-round matches and quarter-finals are the best of 25 frames, played over three sessions. Semi-finals are the best of 33 frames and the final is the best of 35 frames, played over four sessions.[18]
Broadcasters edit
The qualifying matches were broadcast by Discovery+ in Europe (including the United Kingdom and Ireland); Huya in China; and Matchroom.live in all other territories. Round four of qualifying, called "Judgement Day", was also streamed on World Snooker Tour's YouTube and Facebook pages.[21]
The main stages of the event are being broadcast by the BBC in the United Kingdom; Discovery+ and Eurosport in Europe (including the United Kingdom and Ireland); CCTV-5, Migu, Youku, and Huya in mainland China; DAZN in the United States and Brazil; Now TV in Hong Kong; Astro SuperSport in Malaysia and Brunei; TrueVisions in Thailand; Sportcast in Taiwan; Premier Sports Network in the Philippines; Fastsports in Pakistan; and Matchroom.live in all other territories.[22]
Prize fund edit
The winner of the event will receive £500,000 from a total prize fund of £2,395,000. The breakdown of prize money is shown below:[23]
- Winner: £500,000
- Runner-up: £200,000
- Semi-finalists: £100,000
- Quarter-finalists: £50,000
- Last 16: £30,000
- Last 32: £20,000
- Last 48: £15,000
- Last 80: £10,000
- Last 112: £5,000
- Highest break (qualifying stage included): £15,000
- Total: £2,395,000
A bonus of £40,000 is on offer for a maximum break made at the Crucible, and £10,000 for a maximum made in the qualifying rounds. These bonuses are in addition to the £15,000 highest break prize and will be shared in the case of multiple maximums.[24] An additional bonus of £147,000 is on offer for players who make two maximum breaks during the season's Triple Crown events.[25] The latter bonus can be won up to three times, including multiple times by the same player (e.g. if one player made six maximums in Triple Crown events, they would win £441,000).[24] Prior to the 2024 World Championship, three players had already made maximums that counted toward this bonus—Xu Si made a maximum in the 2023 UK Championship qualifying rounds,[26] and Ding Junhui and Mark Allen each made one at the 2024 Masters.[27][28] Xu was defeated by Alfie Burden in qualifying, Ding was beaten by Jack Lisowski in the first round, and Allen was defeated by John Higgins in second round.
Summary edit
Qualifying edit
Qualifying was held from 8 to 17 April at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield. The seven-time champion Stephen Hendry chose not to enter.[29] He had previously opted not to enter the 2022 event,[30] and lost in the first qualifying round at the 2023 event.[31] Martin Gould withdrew from the tournament for health reasons, having not played professionally since December 2023; his opponent, six-time runner-up Jimmy White, received a walkover.[32][33] Ending the season at 129th and 81st place respectively in the world rankings, Hendry and Gould were both set to be relegated from the professional tour,[34] but Gould was later given a 12‑month extension on medical grounds.[35]
First qualification round edit
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The first qualifying round took place from 8 to 10 April and featured players ranked 81 to 112 against players ranked 113 and below, plus selected amateurs, including three players that have received two-year tour cards, who will play as professionals for the first time beginning in the 2024–25 season.[17][16] Liam Davies won the 2024 EBSA European Under-21 Championship to earn his tour card.[36] He defeated Ryan Thomerson 10–3.[37] Cheung Ka Wai and Bulcsú Révész, aged 17, won the 2024 WSF Open Championship and the 2024 WSF World Junior Championship respectively for their tour cards.[38][39] Cheung led Ross Muir 9–6, but Muir recovered to win 10–9. Révész, who will become the first Hungarian player on the professional tour, trailed Sean O'Sullivan 1–6, but took nine of the next 11 frames to win the match 10–8.[40] Of the 18 amateur players, five progressed to the second round. In addition to Davies and Révész, Gao Yang beat Ishpreet Singh Chadha, Haydon Pinhey defeated Hammad Miah and Mohammed Shehab defeated Stan Moody.[16]
Former Shoot Out winner Michael Holt secured his return to the tour in the 2024–25 season through the Q Tour,[41][42] but he was defeated 6–10 by Xing Zihao.[43] Ian Burns defeated Dean Young 10–1, while Alexander Ursenbacher beat 18-year-old Iulian Boiko in a 10–0 whitewash.[40] Veteran player Fergal O'Brien, the 1999 British Open champion and runner-up at the 2001 Masters, had previously announced plans to retire at the end of the 2023–24 season.[44][45] He lost 8–10 to Mostafa Dorgham.[46]
Five female players took part in the tournament.[33] Bai Yulu had won the 2024 World Women's Championship to earn a two-year tour card beginning in the 2024–25 season.[47] She played Jenson Kendrick, who led 6–2 after the first session. Bai narrowed her deficit to two frames at 7–9, and forced a re-spotted black in the 17th frame after acquiring foul points from a snooker, but Kendrick potted the black to win 10–7.[37] Reanne Evans, the 12-time Women's World Champion, was whitewashed 0–10 by Oliver Brown,[40] while Baipat Siripaporn, the 2023 Women's World Champion, lost 1–10 to Marco Fu, a former two-time World semi-finalist. Mink Nutcharut, the 2022 Women's World Champion, led Adam Duffy 4–1, but Duffy won nine of the last ten frames for a 10–5 victory.[46] Rebecca Kenna lost 1–10 to Alfie Burden.[16]
Second qualification round edit
The second qualifying round took place from 10 to 13 April and featured players ranked 49 to 80 against the winners of the first qualification round.[16] Two former winners started in the second qualification round. The 1997 champion Ken Doherty was defeated by Marco Fu,[48] and the 2006 winner Graeme Dott defeated Mostafa Dorgham. Six-time runner-up Jimmy White was defeated by Liu Hongyu 3–10.[16][48]
All five remaining amateur players lost in the second qualification round. Bulcsú Révész and Mohammed Shebab were the closest to progressing, losing 8–10 to James Cahill and Tian Pengfei, respectively. Two players were defeated on a deciding frame. Liam Highfield was defeated by Stuart Carrington, and Allan Taylor lost to Lukas Kleckers. Both Highfield and Taylor lost their professional status after being eliminated from the competition. The match between Taylor and Kleckers was decided on the final black ball.[16][49] Former European Masters winner Fan Zhengyi was defeated by Jiang Jun.[48]
Third qualification round edit
The third qualifying round took place from 13 to 15 April and featured players ranked 17 to 48 against the winners of the second qualification round.[16] Jack Lisowski entered in the third qualifying round, having been an automatic qualifier every year since 2018. He made four century breaks as he defeated Liu Hongyu 10–4.[50] Former finalist Matthew Stevens defeated Jimmy Robertson 10–6.[50] Anthony McGill lost 5–10 to He Guoqiang, having successfully qualified for the main event in each of the last nine seasons.[50][51] Jenson Kendrick, who entered the first round of qualifying, defeated Jordan Brown, needing to qualify for the main stage to remain as a professional.[50]
Noppon Saengkham, playing Andy Hicks, made a maximum break in the tenth frame and went 7–3 ahead, later winning 10–5.[52][53] Stuart Bingham, who had appeared at the main stage every year since 2010, trailed Stuart Carrington 3–7 but recovered to win 10–9.[54][55]
Fourth qualification round edit
The fourth and final qualifying round took place on 16 and 17 April.[16] Former winner Neil Robertson failed to qualify for the main stage for the first time in 20 years after losing in a deciding frame to Jamie Jones.[56][57] Si Jiahui, who reached the semi-final in 2023, lost the first four frames to Wu Yize but then won ten frames in a row to complete a 10–4 victory.[57] Dominic Dale qualified for the event for the first time since 2014 as he defeated He Guoqiang. At 52 years old, he is the oldest qualifier since Steve Davis in the 2010 event.[58] Dale credited his upturn in form to his new French girlfriend.[58] Mark Davis lost in a deciding frame in the final round for a second successive year. He lost 9–10 to Ricky Walden.[59][58] The 17th seed Jack Lisowski defeated Matthew Stevens 10–3, making six century breaks.[60][61]
Only three players made it through to the fourth round from the first round. Louis Heathcote (ranked 100) was defeated 10–8 by Stuart Bingham. Heathcote led at 8–7 but missed a pot on the pink to go ahead by two frames.[60] Jenson Kendrick (ranked 103) lost his tour card following a 7–10 loss to Lyu Haotian.[60] Jiang Jun (ranked 110) was defeated by Hossein Vafaei 5–10 in the final qualifying round.[60] Joe O'Connor was the only debutant to qualify for the event. He led 9–8 before winning the final frame of the match, which lasted over 1 hour and 50 minutes, the second-longest frame ever played.[62]
Main stage edit
The draw for the last 32 was made on 18 April on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sport with Rob Walker and Mark Allen.[63][64] The evening before the main stage began, Hendry and comedian Mark Watson hosted a live edition of the official World Snooker Tour podcast Snooker Club at the Crucible Theatre, where they were joined by snooker players and celebrity guests.[65]
First round edit
The first round took place from 20 to 25 April as the best of 19 frames played over two sessions.[18] Of the sixteen seeded players, eight were defeated in the opening round. Brecel, the defending champion and top seed, met 2019 semi-finalist David Gilbert in the opening match.[66] Between the two, they made seven breaks above 70 in nine frames as Brecel led 6–3.[67] Brecel moved to 9–6 ahead, but was unable to win the match as he was defeated in a deciding frame.[67] Post match, Brecel commented that he had been unwell and had not liked the spotlight of being defending champion,[68] but praised Gilbert's performance.[69][66] The highest ranked qualifier Jack Lisowski defeated Ding Junhui in a deciding frame.[70] Jak Jones and Zhang Anda's first session was finished after only playing seven of the nine frames due to slow play. Leading 5–2, Jones completed a 10–4 victory in the second session.[71][72] Despite trailing 4–5 after the first session, Stephen Maguire defeated 9th seed Ali Carter 10–7.[73] Fifth seed and four-time champion Mark Selby lost 6–10 to debutant Joe O'Connor. Selby stated that he was going to re-evaluate retirement after the championship.[74][75] Qualifier Stuart Bingham defeated Gary Wilson 10–5. Wilson commented that his form had been "like putting myself through torture".[76] Si Jiahui led sixth seed Mark Williams 8–5, but Williams tied the score at 9–9. Si made a break of 77 to win the match. He commented that he did not feel the pressure as he was the challenger to Williams.[77][78] Ryan Day defeated 15th seed Barry Hawkins 10–8.[79] Hawkins won six frames in a row to lead 8–5, before Day won the next five to win the match.[80]
The third seed Judd Trump led Hossein Vafaei 6–3 after the first session, despite being significantly behind on points in six of the frames.[66] Trump completed a 10–5 victory in the second session.[72] Following the loss, Vafaei commented that the arena "smelled" and that the practice tables were "like playing in a garage".[81] Tom Ford, who was playing as a seeded player for the first time, defeated Ricky Walden 10–6. Ford had previously lost all four of his matches at the event.[82] Shaun Murphy won five frames in a row as he defeated Lyu Haotian 10–5.[83] Murphy, who had lost his previous two first round World Championship matches, called the result "rewarding".[77] Robert Milkins survived a deciding frame as he defeated Pang Junxu 10–9.[84] Dominic Dale made a break of 120 in the only frame he won as he played Kyren Wilson. Wilson completed a 10–1 victory making a half-century or better in nine frames.[85] Seven-time winner Ronnie O'Sullivan also completed a 10–1 victory as he defeated Jackson Page.[86] Four-time winner John Higgins trailed Jamie Jones 1–3, but won 10–6.[87] World number three Mark Allen completed a 10–6 victory over Robbie Williams.[88]
Second round edit
The second round took place from 25 to 29 April as the best of 25 frames played over three sessions.[18] Trailing 4–7 against David Gilbert, Milkins threw his cue stick to the ground in frustration after missing a pot.[89] Gilbert won the remaining frames of the match to win 13–4.[90][91] Trump gained an early lead against Tom Ford, winning four frames in a row from 2–2 to 6–2, and led 11–5 making seven breaks of above 50. Trump completed a 13–7 victory in the third session. Ford commented "You can get away with one bad session here, but not two".[92][93] Jak Jones opened a 6–2 lead over Si Jiahui after the first session, but the lead was reduced to two frames as he led 9–7 after the second session. Jones completed a 13–9 victory in the final session. In progressing to the quarter-finals, he was the first player in 25 years (since Matthew Stevens in 1998 and 1999) to reach the quarter finals on his first two World Championship appearances.[94] Murphy and Maguire met in the second round of the event, having been "rivals since children". In winning a couple of frames, Murphy celebrated with a fist bump. However, when winning the frame to lead 10–6, Maguire punched the table and celebrated wildly and later went on to win the match 13–9. Maguire commented after the match that his attention had been strengthened after seeing Murphy celebrate the previous frame wins.[95][96]
O'Sullivan played Ryan Day, who had not defeated O'Sullivan in the previous 13 years. Leading 10–6 after the second session, O'Sullivan won three out of four frames to complete a 13–7 victory.[97] Kyren Wilson led O'Connor 10–6 after the second session of their match, and won three straight frames to win 13–6.[98][97][99] Bingham led Lisowski 9–7 going into the final session. Lisowski missed a frame ball shot on the pink ball to tie the match at 10–10, but made made breaks of 84 and 124 to tie the scores at 11–11.[100] Lisowski missed another pot on the pink in frame 23, with Bingham making a clearance to win the frame, and later completing a 13–11 victory.[101] John Higgins met Mark Allen in a second round tie, where Higgins was required to win to remain in the top 16 in the snooker world rankings. They had met five times previously in the season, with Higgins winning three. The pair were tied at 4–4 after the first session,[102] but Allen opened up a two-frame lead after the second session. Allen won the first frame of the final session, but Higgins won the next three to tie the scores at 10–10. Allen took the lead twice, but Higgins tied the match again at 12–12. With Allen leading by 62 points, Higgins made a double, followed by a 71 break to win the match 13–12.[103][104] After the match, Higgins called the break in the deciding frame "one of my best",[105] and commenting "I’m over the moon. I think it will hit me later that it was a special clearance. I’m proud of myself."[106] with Allen commenting "that's just what John [Higgins] does".[107]
Quarter-finals edit
The quarter finals are taking place from 30 April to 1 May as the best of 25 frames played over three sessions.[18] For the first time since 1992, half of the quarter-finalists were qualifiers.[101]
Semi-finals edit
The semi finals will take place from 2 to 4 May as the best of 33 frames played over four sessions.[18]
Main draw edit
The draw for the tournament is shown below. Numbers in parentheses after the players' names denote the players' seeding for the 16 seeded players, and the rankings (in italics) for the unseeded players. Players in bold denote match winners.[108][109]
| Round 1 (Last 32) Best of 19 frames | Round 2 (Last 16) Best of 25 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 25 frames | Semi-finals Best of 33 frames | Final Best of 35 frames | |||||||||||||||||||
| 20 April | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Luca Brecel (BEL) (1)
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 & 26 April | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 David Gilbert (ENG) (31)
| 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Gilbert (31)
| 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 & 23 April | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Milkins (16)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Milkins (ENG) (16)
| 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 April & 1 May | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Pang Junxu (CHN) (27)
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Gilbert (31)
| 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 & 21 April | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Stephen Maguire (28)
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ali Carter (ENG) (9)
| 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26, 27 & 28 April | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen Maguire (SCO) (28)
| 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen Maguire (28)
| 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 & 22 April | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shaun Murphy (8)
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shaun Murphy (ENG) (8)
| 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2, 3 & 4 May | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lyu Haotian (CHN) (26)
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 & 22 April | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mark Selby (ENG) (5)
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27, 28 & 29 April | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Joe O'Connor (ENG) (30)
| 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Joe O'Connor (30)
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 & 24 April | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kyren Wilson (12)
| 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kyren Wilson (ENG) (12)
| 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 April & 1 May | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Dominic Dale (WAL) (40)
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kyren Wilson (12)
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 & 25 April | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Higgins (13)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Higgins (SCO) (13)
| 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27, 28 & 29 April | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jamie Jones (WAL) (41)
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Higgins (13)
| 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 & 24 April | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Mark Allen (4)
| 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mark Allen (NIR) (4)
| 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 & 6 May | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robbie Williams (ENG) (45)
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 & 21 April | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Judd Trump (ENG) (3)
| 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25, 26 & 27 April | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Hossein Vafaei (IRN) (19)
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Judd Trump (3)
| 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 & 21 April | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tom Ford (14)
| 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tom Ford (ENG) (14)
| 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 April & 1 May | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ricky Walden (ENG) (32)
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Judd Trump (3)
| 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 & 21 April | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jak Jones (44)
| 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zhang Anda (CHN) (11)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 & 27 April | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jak Jones (WAL) (44)
| 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jak Jones (44)
| 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 & 23 April | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Si Jiahui (23)
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mark Williams (WAL) (6)
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2, 3 & 4 May | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Si Jiahui (CHN) (23)
| 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 & 24 April | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ding Junhui (CHN) (7)
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27, 28 & 29 April | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jack Lisowski (ENG) (17)
| 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jack Lisowski (17)
| 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 April | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stuart Bingham (29)
| 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gary Wilson (ENG) (10)
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 April & 1 May | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stuart Bingham (ENG) (29)
| 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stuart Bingham (29)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 & 24 April | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan (2)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Barry Hawkins (ENG) (15)
| 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 & 29 April | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ryan Day (WAL) (18)
| 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ryan Day (18)
| 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 & 25 April | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan (2)
| 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (2)
| 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson Page (WAL) (43)
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Qualifying draw edit
The qualifying rounds took place from 8 to 17 April 2024 at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield. The draw is shown below. Numbers in parentheses after the players' names denote the players' seeding, an "a" indicates amateur players who were not on the main World Snooker Tour. Players in bold denote match winners.[110][16]
| Round 1 (Last 144) Best of 19 frames | Round 2 (Last 112) Best of 19 frames | Round 3 (Last 80) Best of 19 frames | Round 4 (Last 48) Best of 19 frames | |||||||||||
| Martin Gould (ENG) (81)[a] | w/d | Liu Hongyu (CHN) (80) | 10 | Jack Lisowski (ENG) (17) | 10 | |||||||||
| Jimmy White (ENG) (119) | w/o | Jimmy White (ENG) (119) | 3 | Liu Hongyu (CHN) (80) | 4 | Jack Lisowski (17) | 10 | |||||||
 Ryan Thomerson (AUS) (112) | 3 | Jimmy Robertson (ENG) (49) | 10 | Matthew Stevens (WAL) (48) | 10 | Matthew Stevens (48) | 3 | |||||||
| Liam Davies (WAL) (a) | 10 | Liam Davies (WAL) (a) | 2 | Jimmy Robertson (ENG) (49) | 6 | |||||||||
| Ian Burns (ENG) (96) | 10 | Mark Joyce (ENG) (65) | 7 | Ricky Walden (ENG) (32) | 10 | |||||||||
| Dean Young (SCO) (116) | 1 | Ian Burns (ENG) (96) | 10 | Ian Burns (ENG) (96) | 7 | Ricky Walden (32) | 10 | |||||||
 Andy Lee (HKG) (97) | 9 | Mark Davis (ENG) (64) | 10 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) (33) | 8 | Mark Davis (64) | 9 | |||||||
| Andrew Pagett (WAL) (114) | 10 | Andrew Pagett (WAL) (114) | 2 | Mark Davis (ENG) (64) | 10 | |||||||||
 Rory Thor (MAS) (104) | 10 | David Grace (ENG) (57) | 10 | Dominic Dale (WAL) (40) | 10 | |||||||||
 Hamza Ilyas (PAK) (a) | 2 | Rory Thor (MAS) (104) | 8 | David Grace (ENG) (57) | 6 | Dominic Dale (40) | 10 | |||||||
| Ross Muir (SCO) (89) | 10 | He Guoqiang (CHN) (72) | 10 | Anthony McGill (SCO) (25) | 5 | He Guoqiang (72) | 8 | |||||||
| Cheung Ka Wai (HKG) (a) | 9 | Ross Muir (SCO) (89) | 8 | He Guoqiang (CHN) (72) | 10 | |||||||||
| Alfie Burden (ENG) (105) | 10 | Xu Si (CHN) (56) | 3 | Jamie Jones (WAL) (41) | 10 | |||||||||
| Rebecca Kenna (ENG) (126) | 1 | Alfie Burden (ENG) (105) | 10 | Alfie Burden (ENG) (105) | 5 | Jamie Jones (41) | 10 | |||||||
 Ishpreet Singh Chadha (IND) (88) | 6 | Zak Surety (ENG) (73) | 10 | Neil Robertson (AUS) (24) | 10 | Neil Robertson (24) | 9 | |||||||
| Gao Yang (CHN) (a) | 10 | Gao Yang (CHN) (a) | 6 | Zak Surety (ENG) (73) | 2 | |||||||||
| Sean O'Sullivan (ENG) (85) | 8 | James Cahill (ENG) (76) | 10 | Zhou Yuelong (CHN) (21) | 10 | |||||||||
 Bulcsú Révész (HUN) (a) | 10 | Bulcsú Révész (HUN) (a) | 8 | James Cahill (ENG) (76) | 0 | Zhou Yuelong (21) | 4 | |||||||
 Andres Petrov (EST) (108) | 10 | Jamie Clarke (WAL) (53) | 10 | Jak Jones (WAL) (44) | 10 | Jak Jones (44) | 10 | |||||||
 Ahmed Aly Elsayed (USA) (124) | 1 | Andres Petrov (EST) (108) | 7 | Jamie Clarke (WAL) (53) | 6 | |||||||||
| Adam Duffy (ENG) (92) | 10 | Ashley Hugill (ENG) (69) | 10 | Stephen Maguire (SCO) (28) | 10 | |||||||||
| Mink Nutcharut (THA) (117) | 5 | Adam Duffy (ENG) (92) | 4 | Ashley Hugill (ENG) (69) | 7 | Stephen Maguire (28) | 10 | |||||||
| Andrew Higginson (ENG) (101) | 10 | Michael White (WAL) (60) | 10 | Yuan Sijun (CHN) (37) | 10 | Yuan Sijun (37) | 6 | |||||||
| Duane Jones (WAL) (a) | 7 | Andrew Higginson (ENG) (101) | 8 | Michael White (WAL) (60) | 8 | |||||||||
| Louis Heathcote (ENG) (100) | 10 | Oliver Lines (ENG) (61) | 7 | Elliot Slessor (ENG) (36) | 8 | |||||||||
| Oliver Sykes (ENG) (a) | 4 | Louis Heathcote (ENG) (100) | 10 | Louis Heathcote (ENG) (100) | 10 | Louis Heathcote (100) | 8 | |||||||
| Stuart Carrington (ENG) (93) | 10 | Liam Highfield (ENG) (68) | 9 | Stuart Bingham (ENG) (29) | 10 | Stuart Bingham (29) | 10 | |||||||
| Himanshu Jain (IND) (118) | 5 | Stuart Carrington (ENG) (93) | 10 | Stuart Carrington (ENG) (93) | 9 | |||||||||
 Alexander Ursenbacher (SUI) (109) | 10 | Anthony Hamilton (ENG) (52) | 10 | Robbie Williams (ENG) (45) | 10 | |||||||||
 Iulian Boiko (UKR) (a) | 0 | Alexander Ursenbacher (SUI) (109) | 7 | Anthony Hamilton (ENG) (52) | 5 | Robbie Williams (45) | 10 | |||||||
| Allan Taylor (ENG) (84) | 10 |  Lukas Kleckers (GER) (77) | 10 | Chris Wakelin (ENG) (20) | 10 | Chris Wakelin (20) | 9 | |||||||
 Vladislav Gradinari (MDA) (a) | 6 | Allan Taylor (ENG) (84) | 9 | Lukas Kleckers (GER) (77) | 5 | |||||||||
| Marco Fu (HKG) (83) | 10 |  Ken Doherty (IRL) (78) | 6 | Hossein Vafaei (IRN) (19) | 10 | |||||||||
| Baipat Siripaporn (THA) (125) | 1 | Marco Fu (HKG) (83) | 10 | Marco Fu (HKG) (83) | 4 | Hossein Vafaei (19) | 10 | |||||||
| Jiang Jun (CHN) (110) | 10 | Fan Zhengyi (CHN) (51) | 8 | Sam Craigie (ENG) (46) | 8 | Jiang Jun (110) | 5 | |||||||
| Amir Sarkhosh (IRN) (a) | 6 | Jiang Jun (CHN) (110) | 10 | Jiang Jun (CHN) (110) | 10 | |||||||||
| Hammad Miah (ENG) (94) | 2 | Julien Leclercq (BEL) (67) | 10 | Joe O'Connor (ENG) (30) | 10 | |||||||||
| Haydon Pinhey (ENG) (a) | 10 | Haydon Pinhey (ENG) (a) | 3 | Julien Leclercq (BEL) (67) | 1 | Joe O'Connor (30) | 10 | |||||||
| Muhammad Asif (PAK) (99)[b] | w/d | Aaron Hill (IRL) (62) | 10 | Matthew Selt (ENG) (35) | 10 | Matthew Selt (35) | 8 | |||||||
| Daniel Womersley (ENG) (a) | w/o | Daniel Womersley (ENG) (a) | 3 | Aaron Hill (IRL) (62) | 4 | |||||||||
| Ma Hailong (CHN) (102) | 10 | Martin O'Donnell (ENG) (59) | 7 | Cao Yupeng (CHN) (38) | 10 | |||||||||
 Victor Sarkis (BRA) (122) | 1 | Ma Hailong (CHN) (102) | 10 | Ma Hailong (CHN) (102) | 4 | Cao Yupeng (38) | 8 | |||||||
| Oliver Brown (ENG) (91) | 10 | Dylan Emery (WAL) (70) | 8 | Pang Junxu (CHN) (27) | 10 | Pang Junxu (27) | 10 | |||||||
| Reanne Evans (ENG) (120) | 0 | Oliver Brown (ENG) (91) | 10 | Oliver Brown (ENG) (91) | 7 | |||||||||
| Fergal O'Brien (IRL) (107) | 8 | Graeme Dott (SCO) (54) | 10 | Jackson Page (WAL) (43) | 10 | |||||||||
 Mostafa Dorgham (EGY) (123) | 10 | Mostafa Dorgham (EGY) (123) | 5 | Graeme Dott (SCO) (54) | 5 | Jackson Page (43) | 10 | |||||||
| Long Zehuang (CHN) (86) | 10 | Andy Hicks (ENG) (75) | 10 | Noppon Saengkham (THA) (22) | 10 | Noppon Saengkham (22) | 9 | |||||||
| Sydney Wilson (ENG) (a) | 1 | Long Zehuang (CHN) (86) | 2 | Andy Hicks (ENG) (75) | 5 | |||||||||
| Rod Lawler (ENG) (87) | 10 | Ben Mertens (BEL) (74) | 10 | Si Jiahui (CHN) (23) | 10 | |||||||||
| Gong Chenzhi (CHN) (a) | 7 | Rod Lawler (ENG) (87) | 9 | Ben Mertens (BEL) (74) | 9 | Si Jiahui (23) | 10 | |||||||
| Stan Moody (ENG) (106) | 6 | Tian Pengfei (CHN) (55) | 10 | Wu Yize (CHN) (42) | 10 | Wu Yize (42) | 4 | |||||||
 Mohammed Shehab (UAE) (a) | 10 | Mohammed Shehab (UAE) (a) | 8 | Tian Pengfei (CHN) (55) | 8 | |||||||||
| Xing Zihao (CHN) (90) | 10 | Daniel Wells (WAL) (71) | 10 | Lyu Haotian (CHN) (26) | 10 | |||||||||
| Michael Holt (ENG) (a) | 6 | Xing Zihao (CHN) (90) | 5 | Daniel Wells (WAL) (71) | 8 | Lyu Haotian (26) | 10 | |||||||
| Jenson Kendrick (ENG) (103) | 10 | Ben Woollaston (ENG) (58) | 8 | Jordan Brown (NIR) (39) | 5 | Jenson Kendrick (103) | 7 | |||||||
| Bai Yulu (CHN) (a) | 7 | Jenson Kendrick (ENG) (103) | 10 | Jenson Kendrick (ENG) (103) | 10 | |||||||||
| Liam Pullen (ENG) (98) | 10 | Sanderson Lam (ENG) (63) | 10 | Xiao Guodong (CHN) (34) | 10 | |||||||||
| Anton Kazakov (UKR) (113) | 3 | Liam Pullen (ENG) (98) | 8 | Sanderson Lam (ENG) (63) | 2 | Xiao Guodong (34) | 6 | |||||||
| Peng Yisong (CHN) (95) | 10 | David Lilley (ENG) (66) | 10 | David Gilbert (ENG) (31) | 10 | David Gilbert (31) | 10 | |||||||
| Manasawin Phetmalaikul (THA) (121) | 5 | Peng Yisong (CHN) (95) | 9 | David Lilley (ENG) (66) | 4 | |||||||||
| Mohamed Ibrahim (EGY) (111) | 6 | Scott Donaldson (SCO) (50) | 10 | Joe Perry (ENG) (47) | 6 | |||||||||
| Peter Lines (ENG) (a) | 10 | Peter Lines (ENG) (a) | 6 | Scott Donaldson (SCO) (50) | 10 | Scott Donaldson (50) | 9 | |||||||
| Ashley Carty (ENG) (82) | 10 | John Astley (ENG) (79) | 10 | Ryan Day (WAL) (18) | 10 | Ryan Day (18) | 10 | |||||||
| Liam Graham (SCO) (115) | 4 | Ashley Carty (ENG) (82) | 6 | John Astley (ENG) (79) | 6 | |||||||||
- Note: w/o = walkover; w/d = withdrawn
Century breaks edit
Main stage centuries edit
A total of 45 century breaks have been made during the main stage of the tournament.[108][111]
- 142 – Jackson Page
- 142 – Ricky Walden
- 142 – Mark Williams
- 138 – Hossein Vafaei
- 136, 130, 130, 123, 115, 110 – David Gilbert
- 134, 127, 114, 111 – Stephen Maguire
- 134, 104 – Luca Brecel
- 131, 127 – Ding Junhui
- 129, 102 – John Higgins
- 123, 122, 116 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
- 123, 121, 105 – Kyren Wilson
- 123 – Jack Lisowski
- 122, 102, 101 – Joe O'Connor
- 120 – Dominic Dale
- 119, 114 – Mark Allen
- 118 – Jamie Jones
- 117 – Stuart Bingham
- 117 – Lyu Haotian
- 115, 110 – Ryan Day
- 112 – Mark Selby
- 111 – Shaun Murphy
- 110, 107, 107 – Judd Trump
- 108 – Barry Hawkins
- 105 – Robbie Williams
Qualifying stage centuries edit
A total of 122 century breaks were made during the qualifying rounds.[110][111]
- 147, 128, 112 – Noppon Saengkham[52]
- 144, 131 – Wu Yize
- 143, 110 – Scott Donaldson
- 142, 137, 104, 104, 100, 100 – Jack Lisowski
- 141, 113 – Mark Joyce
- 140 – Xing Zihao
- 136, 119, 102, 102, 100 – Ryan Day
- 136, 104, 102 – Marco Fu
- 135, 135 – Matthew Stevens
- 135, 126 – Stuart Bingham
- 135, 101 – Jamie Jones
- 135 – Gao Yang
- 135 – Peter Lines
- 135 – Liu Hongyu
- 134, 117, 104, 103, 103 – Neil Robertson
- 133, 120, 117 – David Gilbert
- 133, 113 – Alfie Burden
- 132 – Robbie Williams
- 131, 118, 102 – Jiang Jun
- 130, 127, 100 – Mark Davis
- 130 – Alexander Ursenbacher
- 129, 126, 125, 118, 110, 104, 100 – Louis Heathcote
- 128 – Ian Burns
- 128 – Ashley Hugill
- 127, 116 – Cao Yupeng
- 127 – Zak Surety
- 126, 102 – Chris Wakelin
- 126 – Jak Jones
- 125, 104 – Graeme Dott
- 124, 119 – Ben Mertens
- 123, 101 – Ben Woollaston
- 121, 120, 116 – Hossein Vafaei
- 121, 117 – Lyu Haotian
- 121, 109, 107 – Jackson Page
- 121 – Andy Hicks
- 117, 113 – Joe O'Connor
- 117, 112, 110 – Si Jiahui
- 116, 104 – Daniel Wells
- 116 – Mohammed Shehab
- 115, 106 – Fan Zhengyi
- 115 – Rory Thor
- 114, 110, 106, 104, 100 – Stephen Maguire
- 114 – Sean O'Sullivan
- 114 – Tian Pengfei
- 113, 104 – Yuan Sijun
- 113 – Stuart Carrington
- 112 – Andrew Higginson
- 111, 102 – Jenson Kendrick
- 109, 100 – Peng Yisong
- 108 – James Cahill
- 108 – Liam Pullen
- 107 – Liam Davies
- 105 – Ashley Carty
- 105 – Ishpreet Singh Chadha
- 105 – Dominic Dale
- 105 – Xiao Guodong
- 104 – Jamie Clarke
- 104 – Duane Jones
- 103 – Pang Junxu
- 102 – Manasawin Phetmalaikul
- 101 – Sam Craigie
- 100 – Oliver Brown
- 100 – Amir Sarkhosh
- 100 – Zhou Yuelong
Notes edit
- ^ Martin Gould withdrew, and Jimmy White received a walkover.[32]
- ^ Muhammad Asif withdrew, and Daniel Womersley received a walkover.[16]
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