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World Open Snooker 2024: Full schedule, results, TV channel, live stream and line-up as Judd Trump wins tournament
World Open to return for the first time in three seasons
SNOOKER returned to Yushan for the first time since 2019 as Judd Trump won the World Open.
The competition had not been played for the last three seasons because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Here's everything you need to know about the 2024 World Open.
When is the World Open snooker 2024?
The World Open started on Monday, March 18, 2024 and runs every day until the final on Sunday, March 24, 2024.
The ranking event is held at the Yushan Sports Centre in Yushan, China, with qualification matches having taken place earlier this year at the Barnsley Metrodome in January.
The tournament is a straight knockout, with 64 players battling for the top prize.
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Sessions in the early rounds take place at 6.30am and 11.30am UK time - 2.30pm and 7.30pm local.
How can I watch World Open snooker 2024?
The World Open is shown on Eurosport 1 in the UK, while it can be also be streamed on Discovery+.
Alternatively, viewers can stream it live via the matchroom.live website/app, which has daily/monthly/annual subscriptions.
A day pass costs £1.99 and the monthly pass costs £5.99, while the annual subscription is £49.99.
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SunSport will also be live blogging the entire tournament.
Who is playing in the World Open snooker 2024?
Many of the world's top players qualified for the World Open, with Ronnie O'Sullivan confirming this will be one of two tournaments he plays in before the World Championships in mid-April - the other being the Tour Championship in Manchester.
The Rocket beat Michael White in the first round and then Lyu Haotian but lost to rival Hossein Vafaei in the third round.
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Former world champions John Higgins, Neil Robertson, Shaun Murphy, Graeme Dott and Mark Selby all qualified.
Defending world champion Luca Brecel is also already out, while current world No 1 Judd Trump and Chinese superstar Ding Junhui have progressed to the latter stages.
World Open snooker 2024 schedule
This is the order of play heading into the tournament, the later rounds will be determined once players start progressing in the competition.
Monday, March 18
Qualifying
- Luca Brecel 5-1 Manasawin Phetmalaikul
- Jordan Brown 5-1 Lan Yuhao
- Sanderson Lam 5-4 Gong Chenzi
- Wang Xinbo 5-1 Wang Xinzhong
- Judd Trump 5-2 Rory Thor
- Zhang Anda 5-3 Allan Taylor
- Ding Junhui 5-3 Zak Surety
- Matthew Selt 4-5 Wang Xinbo
First Round
- Ali Carter 5-3 Louis Heathcote
- Mark Selby (walkover) vs Adam Duffy
- Hossein Vafaei 5-1 Graeme Dott
- Robbie Williams 5-4 Tom Ford
- Stuart Carrington 4-5 David Lilley
- Lucas Kleckers 4-5 Dominic Dale
- Robert Milkins (walkover) vs Sam Craigie
- Sean O'Sullivan 1-5 Joe Perry
- Si Jiahui 2-5 Long Zehuang
- Xu Si 3-5 Shaun Murphy
- Ishpreet Sing Chadha 3-5 Yuan Sijun
- David Grace 4-5 Kyren Wilson
- Jak Jones 0-5 Ashley Hugill
- Jamie Jones 4-5 Ricky Walden
- Jenson Kendrick 2-5 Barry Hawkins
- Daniel Wells 5-3 Mark Allen
Tuesday, March 19
First Round
- Oliver Brown 2-5 Luca Brecel
- John Higgins 3-5 Jackson Page
- Liu Hongyu 2-5 Ding Junhui
- Zhou Yuelong 1-5 Wu Yize
- Ben Woollaston (walkover) vs Iulian Boiko
- David Gilbert vs Fan Zhengyi (walkover)
- Lyu Haotian 5-4 Aaron Hill
- Stephen Maguire 5-3 Pang Junxu
- Elliot Slessor 5-3 Anda Zhang
- Cao Yupeng 5-3 Noppon Saengkham
- Ronnie O'Sullivan 5-3 Michael White
- Judd Trump 5-2 Sanderson Lam
- Neil Robertson 5-3 Tian Pengfei
- Matthew Stevens 5-2 Ryan Day
- Cameron Wakelin 5-4 Jordan Brown
Wednesday, March 20
Second Round
- Ali Carter 1-5 Cameron Wakelin
- He Guoqiang 3-5 Daniel Wells
- Cao Yunpeng 1-5 Ding Junhui
- Dominic Dale 2-5 David Lilley
- Ashley Hugill 3-5 Kyren Wilson
- Stephen Maguire 5-1 Luca Brecel
- Robert Milkins 2-5 Hossein Vafaei
- Joe Perry 3-5 Shaun Murphy
- Ricky Walden 4-5 Ben Woollaston
- Robbie Williams 2-5 Barry Hawkins
- Ronnie O'Sullivan 5-3 Lyu Haotian
- Jackson Page 5-3 Wu Yize
- Mark Selby 5-2 Long Zehuang
- Matthew Stevens 1-5 Elliot Slessor
- Judd Trump 5-3 Fan Zhengyi
Thursday, March 21
Last 16
- Barry Hawkins 5-1 Stephen Maguire
- Ronnie O'Sullivan 4-5 Hossein Vafaei
- Judd Trump 5-3 David Lilley
- Kyren Wilson 5-4 Ben Woollaston
- Ding Junhui 5-3 Shaun Murphy
- Neil Robertson 5-1 Cameron Wakelin
- Mark Selby 2-5 Jackson Page
- Elliot Slessor 5-2 Daniel Wells
Friday, March 22 to Sunday, March 24
Quarter-finals
- Jackson Page 5-2 Elliot Slessor
- Judd Trump 5-2 Kyren Wilson
- Neil Robertson 5-2 Barry Hawkins
- Hossein Vafaei 0-5 Ding Junhui
Saturday, March 23
Semi-finals
- Judd Trump 6-2 Jackson Page
- Ding Junhui 6-5 Neil Robertson
Sunday, March 24
Final
- Judd Trump 10-4 Ding Junhui
World Open Snooker 2024 prize money
The World Open is one of the richest ranking events of the season and has a total prize pot of £815,000 and the winner banking £170,000.
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The breakdown is as follows:
- Winner: £170,000
- Runner-up: £73,000
- Semi-final: £32,500
- Quarter-final: £21,500
- Last 16: £14,000
- Last 32: £9,000
- Last 64: £5,000
- Highest break: £5,000
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