2024 International Championship

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2024 International Championship
2024 International Championship logo.png
Tournament information
Dates3–10 November 2024 (2024-11-03 2024-11-10)
VenueSNCNFC
City Nanjing
CountryChina
Organisation World Snooker Tour
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund£825,000
Winner's share£175,000
Highest breakFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xu Si  (CHN) (147)
Final
ChampionFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ding Junhui  (CHN)
Runner-upFlag of England.svg  Chris Wakelin  (ENG)
Score10–7
2023
2025

The 2024 International Championship was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 3 to 10 November 2024 at the South New City National Fitness Center (SNCNFC) in Nanjing, China. The eighth ranking event of the 202425 season, it followed the 2024 Northern Ireland Open and preceded the 2024 UK Championship. The winner received £175,000 from a total prize fund of £825,000.

Contents

Qualifiers took place from 30 September to 2 October 2024 at the Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in Sheffield, England. Qualifying matches featuring the defending champion (Zhang Anda); the reigning World Champion (Kyren Wilson); the two highest ranked Chinese players other than Zhang (Ding Junhui and Si Jiahui); four Chinese wildcards (Zhou Jinhao, Wang Xinbo, Cai Wei, and Zheng Dian); and Ronnie O'Sullivan were held over to be played in Nanjing.

Zhang won the 2023 event, defeating Tom Ford 106 in the final to capture his maiden ranking title. [1] However, Zhang lost 16 to Lyu Haotian in the last 32. Ding won the tournament, defeating Chris Wakelin 107 in the final to claim the 15th ranking title of his career; it was his first ranking event win since the 2019 UK Championship almost five years earlier. Following the event, Wakelin entered the top 16 in the world rankings for the first time in his career. [2] The event produced 135 century breaks, 42 during qualifying and 93 during the main stage. [3] [4] The highest was a maximum break by Xu Si in his last-32 match against Ryan Day. [5]

Format

The event was the tenth iteration of the International Championship, first held in 2012. The event took place from 3 to 10 November 2024 in Nanjing, China. Nanjing will host the tournament for three consecutive years from 2024 to 2026. [6] [7]

Qualifying for the event was held from 30 September to 2 October 2024 at the Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in Sheffield, England. [8]

Matches were the best of 11 frames until the semifinals, which were the best of 17 frames played over two sessions , and the final was a best of 19 frames match, also played over two sessions. [9]

The qualifying was broadcast by Discovery+ in Europe (including the United Kingdom and Ireland) and by the CBSA-WPBSA Academy WeChat Channel, CBSA-WPBSA Academy Douyin and Huya Live in China. It was available from Matchroom Sport in all other territories. [10]

The main event was broadcast domestically in China by CCTV-5, the CBSA-WPBSA Academy WeChat Channel, the CBSA-WPBSA Academy Douyin and Huya Live; by Eurosport and Discovery+ in Europe (including the United Kingdom and Ireland); by Now TV in Hong Kong; by Astro SuperSport in Malaysia and Brunei; by TAP in the Philippines; by Sportcast in Taiwan; and by True Sports in Thailand. It was available from Matchroom Sport in all other territories. [11]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this event is shown below: [7]

  • Winner: £175,000
  • Runner-up: £75,000
  • Semi-final: £33,000
  • Quarter-final: £22,000
  • Last 16: £14,000
  • Last 32: £9,000
  • Last 64: £5,000
  • Highest break: £5,000

Summary

Qualifying round

In his 64 win over Lei Peifan, Thai player Thepchaiya Un-Nooh missed the final black of a potential maximum break for the third time in his career. [12] [13]

Early rounds

Held over matches

The held-over qualifying matches were played on 3 November as the best of 11 frames . [14] Ronnie O'Sullivan beat Mink Nutcharut 63 making two century breaks, Zhang Anda defeated Ishpreet Singh Chadha 65, Ding Junhui whitewashed Reanne Evans, Kyren Wilson also whitewashed Mitchell Mann, and Si Jiahui beat Andrew Pagett 64. [15]

Last 64

The last 64 matches were played on 3 and 4 November as the best of 11 frames. [9] On 3 November John Higgins recovered from 03 down to beat Ben Woollaston 64, Mark Selby also came back from 24 down to beat Jamie Clarke 64, Xiao Guodong whitewashed Ricky Walden, Xu Si beat Stan Moody 65, Matthew Stevens defeated amateur player Simon Blackwell 65, and Pang Junxu beat Elliot Slessor also by 65. [15] On 4 November Neil Robertson made four century breaks in his whitewash of Fan Zhengyi, Barry Hawkins beat Joe Perry 62, and O'Sullivan defeated He Guoqiang also by 62. Ding beat Martin O'Donnell 61, Kyren Wilson defeated Liu Hongyu 63, Judd Trump whitewashed Sanderson Lam, and Mark Allen beat Aaron Hill 61. [16]

Last 32

Xu Si (pictured in 2017) made the second maximum break of his career in his last 32-round match against Ryan Day Xu Si PHC 2017-8.jpg
Xu Si (pictured in 2017) made the second maximum break of his career in his last 32-round match against Ryan Day

The last 32 matches were played on 5 November as the best of 11 frames. [9] Xu made his second career maximum break in his 62 victory over Ryan Day. [5] Pang defeated 5th seed O'Sullivan 64, and Trump beat Joe O'Connor, also by 64. Hawkins beat Neil Robertson 61, Kyren Wilson made three century breaks in his 64 victory over Wu Yize, and Xiao defeated 4th seed Allen 62. Chris Wakelin beat 9th seed Shaun Murphy 63, and Ding whitewashed Hossein Vafaei. Defending champion and top seed Zhang was beaten 16 by Lyu Haotian. [17]

Last 16

The last 16 matches were played on 6 November as the best of 11 frames. [9] In the morning session Wakelin beat 8th seed Mark Williams, Xu beat 3rd seed Trump, and Jackson Page beat Pang, all by 64. In the match between Lyu and Higgins, frame 10 was decided on a respotted black , which Higgins won to force a deciding frame . The match was then taken off, to be concluded later. When they resumed, Higgins won the decider. Kyren Wilson beat Hawkins 62, Xiao beat Jack Lisowski 63, Ding beat Jiang Jun, 63, and Gary Wilson beat 6th seed Selby also by 63. [18]

Later rounds

Quarter finals

The quarter-finals were played on 7 November as the best of 11 frames. [9] In the afternoon session Xiao beat Page 64, making two century breaks. In the match between Wakelin and Higgins, the match was taken off at 55 to be resumed later. [19] In the evening session Ding beat Kyren Wilson 64 making century breaks in the last two frames. Wakelin took the deciding frame to defeat Higgins 65, and Xu beat Gary Wilson, also by 65. [20] After being informed that his match would be interrupted before the deciding frame for the second time in two days, Higgins was visibly annoyed. His eventual defeat meant that he failed to qualify for the upcoming Champion of Champions event. [21]

Semi finals

Chris Wakelin (pictured in 2016) beat Xiao Guodong 9-8 in the semi-finals Chris Wakelin PHC 2016-1.jpg
Chris Wakelin (pictured in 2016) beat Xiao Guodong 98 in the semifinals
Ding Junhui (pictured in 2015) beat Xu Si 9-6 in the semi-finals Ding Junhui at Snooker German Masters (DerHexer) 2015-02-05 05.jpg
Ding Junhui (pictured in 2015) beat Xu Si 96 in the semifinals

The semi-finals were played on 8 and 9 November as the best of 17 frames, played over two sessions . [9] For only the third time ever in a ranking event, three of the four semifinalists were Chinese (the other two times being the 2020 Shoot Out and the 2024 Wuhan Open the previous month). [20]

On 8 November Wakelin played Xiao. At the end of the afternoon session Wakelin led Xiao by 53. [22] Wakelin went on to win the match 98, making a 119 break in the 10th frame. [23] After the match Wakelin said: "From 85 I threw it away. I made ridiculously easy mistakes. In the decider I knew it was now or never, I had to forget about what had happened. I'm so relieved to have a day off tomorrow because I'm done in! That was the hardest match of my life. In the first ten years of my career, so many times I put myself in winning situations in matches but didn't take those chances. This was my final because getting into the top 16 was the goal. But now the shackles are off and I know I have performances like that in me." Xiao said: "I fell too far behind at the start and didn't perform particularly well. My opponent had me under pressure throughout the match, I couldn't find my rhythm. I want to apologise to Ding and Xu for not making it to an allChinese final! I hope they can keep the title here in China. This is the best time ever for Chinese snooker and I hope the young players can gain experience and keep improving." [24] [25]

On 9 November Xu played Ding. At the end of the afternoon session Xu led Ding by 53, with Xu making breaks of 137 and 113, and Ding making a 119 break. In the evening session Ding went on to win the match 96. [26] After the match, Ding said: "In the first session, Xu played really well, I didn't have many opportunities in the first half, and he managed century breaks with great sharpness, making the most of his chances. However, he wasn't quite at the same level in the second session. He had many chances tonight but lost the first three frames, which impacted his mindset." Xu said: "I was feeling good in the first session, but my focus seemed to slip in the second, and I made more mistakes. I had plenty of opportunities but struggled throughout, unable to get the positioning I wanted, and my safety play was quite average. Overall, aside from the second session in this match, I'm pretty satisfied with my performance in the tournament." [27] [28]

Final

The final was played on 10 November as the best of 19 frames, played over two sessions. Wakelin, playing in his third ranking event final, faced Ding, who was playing in his 24th. [9] At the end of the afternoon session, Ding recovered from 14 down to lead Wakelin 54. [29] Ding went on to win the match 107, and secure his first ranking title since the 2019 UK Championship. [30] After the match Ding said: "I've played so well in every match. Chris applied a lot of pressure in this game, especially at 41. I put too much pressure on myself at the beginning. That was the perfect start for him, but he started missing and there were some key frames to get 54 ahead. The second session was totally different." Wakelin said: "I got off to a great start and losing six frames on the trot was the difference. I was proud of how well I handled myself. Only a couple of years ago, that kind of situation would have scared the life out of me. To be out there and feel like I could have won, despite how Ding played, I think I was a credit to myself." [2]

Main draw

The draw for the tournament is shown below. Numbers in parentheses after the players' names denote the top 32 seeded players, and players in bold denote match winners. [31] [9]

Top half

 
Last 64
Best of 11 frames
Last 32
Best of 11 frames
Last 16
Best of 11 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 11 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 17 frames
 
                  
 
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhang Anda  (CHN)(1)6
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg  David Grace  (ENG)3
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Anda (1)1
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lyu Haotian 6
 
Flag of England.svg  Haydon Pinhey  (ENG)4
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Lyu Haotian  (CHN)6
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lyu Haotian 5
 
 
 
Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins (17)6
 
Flag of England.svg Simon Blackwell (ENG)(a)5
 
 
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Matthew Stevens  (WAL)6
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Matthew Stevens 1
 
 
 
Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins (17)6
 
Flag of Scotland.svg  John Higgins  (SCO)(17)6
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg  Ben Woollaston  (ENG)4
 
Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins (17)5
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Chris Wakelin (24)6
 
Flag of England.svg  Zak Surety  (ENG) [a] w/d
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg  Chris Wakelin  (ENG)(24)w/o
 
Flag of England.svg Chris Wakelin (24)6
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Shaun Murphy (9)3
 
Flag of England.svg  Anthony Hamilton  (ENG) [b] w/d
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg  Shaun Murphy  (ENG)(9)w/o
 
Flag of England.svg Chris Wakelin (24)6
 
 
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams (8)4
 
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh  (THA)6
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg  Stuart Bingham  (ENG)(25)0
 
Flag of Thailand.svg Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 1
 
 
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams (8) 6
 
Flag of England.svg  Mark Davis  (ENG) [c] w/d
 
 
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Mark Williams  (WAL)(8)w/o
 
Flag of England.svg Chris Wakelin (24)9
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xiao Guodong (29)8
 
Flag of England.svg  Ronnie O'Sullivan  (ENG)(5)6
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  He Guoqiang  (CHN)2
 
Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan (5)4
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Pang Junxu (28)6
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Pang Junxu  (CHN)(28)6
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg  Elliot Slessor  (ENG)5
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Pang Junxu (28)4
 
 
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jackson Page 6
 
Flag of England.svg  Ali Carter  (ENG)(12)6
 
 
 
Flag of Scotland.svg  Ross Muir  (SCO)5
 
Flag of England.svg Ali Carter (12)4
 
 
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jackson Page 6
 
Flag of England.svg  David Gilbert  (ENG)(21)4
 
 
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Jackson Page  (WAL)6
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jackson Page 4
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xiao Guodong (29)6
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Gong Chenzhi  (CHN)5
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg  Jack Lisowski  (ENG)(20)6
 
Flag of England.svg Jack Lisowski (20)6
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Si Jiahui (13)5
 
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Ben Mertens  (BEL)3
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Si Jiahui  (CHN)(13)6
 
Flag of England.svg Jack Lisowski (20)3
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xiao Guodong (29)6
 
Flag of England.svg  Ricky Walden  (ENG)0
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xiao Guodong  (CHN)(29)6
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xiao Guodong (29)6
 
 
 
Ulster Banner.svg Mark Allen (4)2
 
Flag of Ireland.svg  Aaron Hill  (IRL)2
 
 
Ulster Banner.svg  Mark Allen  (NIR)(4)6
 
Note: w/d=withdrawn; w/o=walkover

Bottom half

 
Last 64
Best of 11 frames
Last 32
Best of 11 frames
Last 16
Best of 11 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 11 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 17 frames
 
                  
 
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg  Judd Trump  (ENG)(3)6
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg  Sanderson Lam  (ENG)0
 
Flag of England.svg Judd Trump (3)6
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Joe O'Connor (30)4
 
Flag of England.svg  Joe O'Connor  (ENG)(30)6
 
 
 
Flag of Scotland.svg  Anthony McGill  (SCO)1
 
Flag of England.svg Judd Trump (3)4
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xu Si 6
 
Flag of England.svg  Stan Moody  (ENG)5
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xu Si  (CHN)6
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xu Si 6
 
 
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ryan Day (19)2
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Ryan Day  (WAL)(19)6
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Daniel Womersley (ENG)(a) [d] 3
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xu Si 6
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Gary Wilson (11)5
 
Flag of England.svg  Robbie Williams  (ENG)6
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg  Stuart Carrington  (ENG)3
 
Flag of England.svg Robbie Williams 5
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Gary Wilson (11)6
 
Flag of Scotland.svg  Dean Young  (SCO)4
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg  Gary Wilson  (ENG)(11)6
 
Flag of England.svg Gary Wilson (11)6
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Mark Selby (6)3
 
Flag of England.svg  Jimmy Robertson  (ENG)1
 
 
 
Flag of Thailand.svg  Noppon Saengkham  (THA)(27)6
 
Flag of Thailand.svg Noppon Saengkham (27)3
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Mark Selby (6)6
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Jamie Clarke  (WAL)4
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg  Mark Selby  (ENG)(6)6
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xu Si 6
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Junhui (10)9
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Jiang Jun  (CHN)6
 
 
 
Flag of Iran.svg  Amir Sarkhosh  (IRN)5
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jiang Jun 6
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yuan Sijun 4
 
Flag of England.svg  Michael Holt  (ENG)4
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Yuan Sijun  (CHN)6
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jiang Jun 3
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Junhui (10)6
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ding Junhui  (CHN)(10)6
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg  Martin O'Donnell  (ENG)1
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Junhui (10)6
 
 
 
Flag of Iran.svg Hossein Vafaei (23)0
 
Flag of Iran.svg  Hossein Vafaei  (IRN)(23)6
 
 
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Dylan Emery  (WAL)(a)1
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Junhui (10)6
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Kyren Wilson (2)4
 
Flag of England.svg  Joe Perry  (ENG)2
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg  Barry Hawkins  (ENG)(18)6
 
Flag of England.svg Barry Hawkins (18)6
 
 
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Robertson (15)1
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Fan Zhengyi  (CHN)0
 
 
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Neil Robertson  (AUS)(15)6
 
Flag of England.svg Barry Hawkins (18)2
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Kyren Wilson (2)6
 
Flag of England.svg  Andrew Higginson  (ENG)3
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wu Yize  (CHN)(31)6
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wu Yize (31)4
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Kyren Wilson (2)6
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Liu Hongyu  (CHN)3
 
 
Flag of England.svg  Kyren Wilson  (ENG)(2)6
 

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Xie Yixin
SNCNFC, Nanjing, China, 10 November 2024
Chris Wakelin (24)
Flag of England.svg  England
710 Ding Junhui (10)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Afternoon:7841, 5464, 929, 850, 659, 076, 080, 5354, 4281
Evening: 1766, 3092, 820, 933, 6106, 7934, 572, 3181
(frame 3) 92Highest break98 (frame 14)
0Century breaks0

Qualifying

Qualification for the tournament took place from 30 September to 2 October 2024 at the Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in Sheffield, England. [8] Numbers in parentheses after the players' names denote the top 32 seeded players, and players in bold denote match winners. [32] [14]

Nanjing

Qualifying matches featuring the defending champion (Zhang Anda); the reigning World Champion (Kyren Wilson); the two highest ranked Chinese players other than Zhang (Ding Junhui and Si Jiahui); four Chinese wildcards (Zhou Jinhao, Wang Xinbo, Cai Wei, and Zheng Dian); [9] and Ronnie O'Sullivan were held over to be played in Nanjing. The results of the heldover matches played on 3 November 2024 were as follows: [14] [31]

Morning session

Afternoon session

Evening session

Sheffield

The results of the qualifying matches played in Sheffield were as follows: [32] [14]

30 September

1 October

2 October

Century breaks

Main stage centuries

A total of 93 century breaks were made during the main stage of the tournament in Nanjing. [3]

Qualifying stage centuries

A total of 42 century breaks were made during the qualifying stage of the tournament in Sheffield. [4]

Notes

  1. Zak Surety withdrew and so Chris Wakelin was given a walkover to the last 32. [9]
  2. Anthony Hamilton withdrew and so Shaun Murphy was given a walkover to the last 32. [9]
  3. Mark Davis withdrew and so Mark Williams was given a walkover to the last 32. [9]
  4. 1 2 Daniel Womersley replaced Jamie Jones who withdrew. [14]

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