2024 British Open

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2024 Unibet British Open
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Tournament information
Dates23–29 September 2024 (2024-09-23 – 2024-09-29)
Venue The Centaur
City Cheltenham
CountryEngland
Organisation World Snooker Tour
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund£502,000
Winner's share£100,000
← 2023

The 2024 British Open (officially the 2024 Unibet British Open) is a professional snooker tournament that is taking place from 23 to 29 September 2024 at the Centaur in Cheltenham, England. [1] Qualifying took place from 31 July to 3 August 2024 at the Leicester Arena in Leicester. The fifth ranking tournament of the 2024‍–‍25 season, it follows the 2024 English Open and precedes the 2024 Wuhan Open. It is organised by the World Snooker Tour and sponsored by online gambling platform Unibet. [2] The winner will receive £100,000 from a total prize fund of £502,000. [1]

Contents

The defending champion was Mark Williams, who defeated Mark Selby 10‍–‍7 in the 2023 final, [3] but he was beaten 4‍–‍1 by Rory Thor in qualifying.

Format

The draw is randomised after each round. All matches before the quarter-final stage are played as the best of seven frames , while the quarter-finals are the best of nine frames, the semi-finals are the best of 11 frames, and the final is the best of 19 frames. The winner will receive the Clive Everton trophy [4] and secure a place in the upcoming 2024 Champion of Champions tournament. [5]

The qualifying matches were broadcast by the WST Facebook page, by Discovery+ in Europe, and by Matchroom Sport in all other territories. [6] The main stage of the event is being broadcast by ITV Sport. [7]

Prize fund

The winner of the event will receive £100,000 from a total prize fund of £502,000. The breakdown of prize money for this event is shown below: [1]

  • Winner: £100,000
  • Runner-up: £45,000
  • Semi-final: £20,000
  • Quarter-final: £12,000
  • Last 16: £9,000
  • Last 32: £6,000
  • Last 64: £3,000
  • Highest break: £5,000

Summary

Qualifying round

Qualifying for the tournament took place from 31 July to 3 August 2024 at the Leicester Arena in Leicester, England, although qualifiers featuring the top 18 [lower-alpha 1] players in the snooker world rankings were held over to be played in Cheltenham. [8]

Thepchaiya Un-Nooh beat Alexander Ursenbacher 4‍–‍1 in a match that lasted less than an hour, and David Grace defeated Jack Lisowski 4‍–‍2. [9] Neil Robertson beat Andrew Pagett 4‍–‍1, and Chris Totten whitewashed Jimmy White. Amateur players Mark Joyce [lower-alpha 2] and Anton Kazakov [lower-alpha 3] won their matches over Xing Zihao and Ahmed Aly Elsayed respectively. [10] Stuart Bingham beat He Guoqiang 4‍–‍3, Stan Moody defeated Joe O'Connor 4‍–‍2, and Marco Fu beat Joshua Thomond 4‍–‍1. [11] Oliver Lines defeated Lei Peifan 4‍–‍3, and amateur player Simon Blackwell beat the 2024 world women's champion Bai Yulu 4‍–‍2. David Gilbert whitewashed amateur player Dylan Emery, and Elliot Slessor beat amateur player Joshua Cooper [lower-alpha 4] 4‍–‍1. [12]

On 23 September there were some issues with playing conditions in Cheltenham, and Mark Allen said that "It's some of the worst weather outside and they've left the massive transport doors open. It's so cold, it's so humid, out there. The table needs to be burned." [13]

In the held‑over qualifying matches played in Cheltenham, Rory Thor beat the defending champion Mark Williams 4‍–‍1. [14] Aaron Hill beat Ding Junhui 4‍–‍3, and Gong Chenzhi beat Tom Ford 4‍–‍3. Bulcsú Révész defeated Ali Carter 4‍–‍3, and Liam Davies beat Barry Hawkins 4‍–‍1. Ronnie O'Sullivan withdrew and was replaced by Lewis Ullah. [lower-alpha 5] Ullah defeated Manasawin Phetmalaikul 4‍–‍2. [15]

Early rounds

Round 2

Round 2 (last 64) matches were played on 24 and 25 September as the best of 7 frames. [2] Amateur player Iulian Boiko beat Si Jiahui 4‍–‍1, and Graeme Dott beat Zhou Yuelong also by 4‍–‍1. Stan Moody whitewashed Michael Holt and Thepchaiya Un-Nooh whitewashed Noppon Saengkham. [16] Jak Jones whitewashed Alfie Burden and Ashley Carty whitewashed Long Zehuang. Mark Davis beat Xiao Guodong, Luca Brecel beat Tian Pengfei, and Judd Trump beat Ryan Day, all by 4‍–‍2. [17] Liam Davies whitewashed Anton Kazakov, and Zhang Anda beat Hossein Vafaei 4‍–‍1. John Higgins beat Shaun Murphy 4‍–‍2, and Kyren Wilson beat Duane Jones 4‍–‍1. [18] [19]

Round 3

Round 3 (last 32) matches are being played on 25 and 26 September as the best of 7 frames. [2] Stan Moody beat Zhang Anda 4‍–‍3, and Mark Selby beat Yuan Sijun also by 4‍–‍3.[ citation needed ]

Later rounds

Round 4

Round 4 (last 16) matches will be played on 26 September as the best of 7 frames. [2]

Quarter finals

The quarter-finals will be played on 27 September as the best of 9 frames. [2]

Semi finals

The semi-finals will be played on 28 September as the best of 11 frames. [2]

Final

The final will be played on 29 September as the best of 19 frames, played over two sessions . [2]

Main draw

Match winners are shown in bold.

Round 2

All matches are the best of seven frames. [20] [2]

24 September morning session

Note: w/d=withdrawn; w/o=walkover

24 September afternoon session

24 September evening session

25 September morning session

25 September afternoon session

Round 3

All matches are the best of seven frames. [20] [2]

25 September evening session

26 September afternoon session

Qualifying

The qualification matches are shown below. Match winners are shown in bold. [5]

Cheltenham

The results of the held over matches played in Cheltenham on 23 September were as follows: [8]

Leicester

The results of the qualifying matches played in Leicester were as follows: [8] [22]

31 July

1 August

2 August

3 August

Century breaks

Main stage centuries

A total of 26 century breaks have been made during the main stage of the tournament in Cheltenham. [23]

Qualifying stage centuries

A total of 12 century breaks were made during the qualifying stage of the tournament in Leicester. [24]

Notes

  1. ↑ Top 18 players rather than 16 in the held-over matches because Gary Wilson (ranked 11) was drawn against Mark Allen (ranked 1) and Robert Milkins (ranked 17) was drawn against Judd Trump (ranked 2). [8]
  2. 1 2 Mark Joyce replaced Stuart Carrington who withdrew. [8]
  3. 1 2 Anton Kazakov replaced Martin Gould who withdrew. [8]
  4. 1 2 Joshua Cooper replaced Sam Craigie who withdrew. [8]
  5. 1 2 Lewis Ullah replaced Ronnie O'Sullivan who withdrew. [21]
  6. ↑ Lim Kok Leong withdrew and so Mark Selby was given a walkover. [2]

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