2024 Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters

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2024 Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters
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Tournament information
Dates30 August – 7 September 2024 (2024-08-30 2024-09-07)
VenueGreen Halls
City Riyadh
CountrySaudi Arabia
Organisation World Snooker Tour
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund£2,302,000
Winner's share£500,000
Highest breakFlag of Thailand.svg  Noppon Saengkham  (THA) (147)
Final
ChampionFlag of England.svg  Judd Trump  (ENG)
Runner-upFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Mark Williams  (WAL)
Score10–9
2025

The 2024 Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 30 August to 7 September 2024 at Green Halls in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. [1] It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was part of the 2024–25 snooker season. The tournament featured a total prize fund of £2,302,000, the second-highest after the World Championship. [1] It is one of snooker's four major tournaments. [2]

Contents

Judd Trump won the tournament, defeating Mark Williams 109 in the final. [3] There were 91 century breaks made in the event, the highest being a 147 by Noppon Saengkham. [4] [5]

Format

There were 17 amateur wildcard players from the Middle East included in the draw, including 7 from Saudi Arabia. [6]

Rounds 1, 2, and 3 were the best of 7 frames ; rounds 4 and 5 were the best of 9 frames; round 6, the quarterfinals and the semifinals were the best of 11 frames; and the final was a best of 19 frames match, played over two sessions . [7]

The tournament was broadcast on Eurosport and Discovery+ in Europe and by various broadcasters worldwide. It was also available on Matchroom Live. [8]

Prize fund

The prize fund for the tournament is detailed below: [1]

  • Winner: £500,000
  • Runner-up: £200,000
  • Semi-final: £100,000
  • Quarter-final: £50,000
  • Last 16: £30,000
  • Last 32: £20,000
  • Last 48: £11,000
  • Last 80: £7,000
  • Last 112: £4,000
  • Last 144: £2,000

Summary

Early rounds

Round 1

Round 1 (last 144) matches were played on 30 August as the best of 7 frames. [7] In the afternoon session Robbie McGuigan beat Abdulraouf Saigh 43, and Michael Holt whitewashed Ahmad Abul. [10] In the evening session Jimmy White defeated Mohammed Shehab 42, and Stan Moody whitewashed Ziyad Alqabbani. [11]

Round 2

Round 2 (last 112) matches were played on 31 August as the best of 7 frames. [7] In the afternoon session Artemijs Žižins beat Xu Si 43, and Jimmy White defeated Andrew Higginson 41. [12] In the evening session Antoni Kowalski whitewashed He Guoqiang, and Bulcsú Révész beat Mark Davis 43. [13]

Round 3

Round 3 (last 80) matches were played on 1 September as the best of 7 frames. [7] In the afternoon session Hossein Vafaei beat Ishpreet Singh Chadha 41, and Joe O'Connor defeated Louis Heathcote 43. [14] In the evening session Neil Robertson defeated Paul Deaville 41. Noppon Saengkham made a maximum break in the first frame of his 41 win over Amir Sarkhosh, [15] his third in professional competition and the first maximum of the 202425 season. [5] Saengkham had also made the 13th and last maximum of the previous season. [16]

Round 4

Round 4 (last 48) matches were played on 2 September as the best of 9 frames. [7] In the afternoon session Ben Woollaston beat Hossein Vafaei 53, and Thepchaiya Un-Nooh defeated Chris Wakelin 54. [17] In the evening session David Gilbert beat Jordan Brown 53, and Neil Robertson defeated Gong Chenzhi 51. [18]

Final rounds

Round 5

Round 5 (last 32) matches were played on 3 September as the best of 9 frames. [7] [19] In the afternoon session Judd Trump fought back from 04 behind to beat Wu Yize 54, and Xiao Guodong defeated Mark Allen 51. [20] [21] In the evening session Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated Lei Peifan 51, and Zhang Anda whitewashed Ben Woollaston, making four century breaks in the five frames. Stuart Bingham beat Ding Junhui 54. In the deciding frame Ding's break ended when the tip came off his cue and hit a red ball . Bingham then made a 63 break to win the match. [22]

Round 6

Round 6 (last 16) matches were played on 4 September as the best of 11 frames. [7] In the afternoon session Neil Robertson defeated Gary Wilson 61, and Judd Trump beat Jack Lisowski 61. [23] In the evening session Ronnie O'Sullivan recovered from 30 down to defeat Zhang Anda 65, and Mark Williams beat Stuart Bingham 62. [24] [25] Jimmy Robertson beat the reigning world champion Kyren Wilson 64. [26]

Quarter finals

The quarter-finals were played on 5 September as the best of 11 frames. [7] In the afternoon session Shaun Murphy defeated Xiao Guodong 62, and Judd Trump beat Neil Robertson 63. [27] In the evening session Mark Williams whitewashed Jimmy Robertson, and Si Jiahui beat Ronnie O'Sullivan 64. [28] [29]

Semi finals

The semi-finals were played on 6 September as the best of 11 frames. [7] In the first semifinal in the afternoon session Judd Trump played Shaun Murphy. At the midsession interval Trump led Murphy 31, and then went on to win the match 65. [30] [31] In the second semifinal in the evening session Mark Williams played Si Jiahui. At the midsession interval Williams led Si 31, and then went on to win the match 63, although Si made two century breaks. [32] [33] [34]

Final

The final took place on 7 September as the best of 19 frames, played over two sessions, [7] between Mark Williams and Judd Trump. In the afternoon session, Trump took a 53 lead. [35] However, Williams tied the scores at 66 and 8–8 and then made a 138 total clearance, his fourth century of the match, to move one from victory at 9–8. Trump tied the scores at 9–9 with a 90 break. The deciding frame was described as the most lucrative frame in snooker history, given the £300,000 difference between the prizes for the winner and the runner-up. [36] Williams made a 62 break but missed a red, and Trump responded with a 72 clearance to win the match 109 on the final black. Trump said afterwards: "I'm in shock. Mark [Williams] was the much better player, I just found something at the end." Williams praised his opponent, saying: "It just shows what a great champion he is. What a break he has made there. For half a million pounds, 62 behind and two reds safe. What can I say? Congratulations to him." [3] [37] [38]

Final rounds

The draw for the final rounds is shown below. Numbers in parentheses after the players' names denote the players' seeding. Players in bold denote match winners. [39] [7]

Round 5 (Last 32)
Best of 9 frames
Round 6 (Last 16)
Best of 11 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 11 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 19 frames
Flag of England.svg  Kyren Wilson  (ENG)(1)5
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Liu Hongyu  (CHN)(64)3
Flag of England.svg Kyren Wilson (1)4
Flag of England.svg Jimmy Robertson (49)6
Flag of Scotland.svg  John Higgins  (SCO)(16)2
Flag of England.svg  Jimmy Robertson  (ENG)(49)5
Flag of England.svg Jimmy Robertson (49)0
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams (9)6
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Mark Williams  (WAL)(9)5
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh  (THA)(41)4
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams (9)6
Flag of England.svg Stuart Bingham (25)2
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ding Junhui  (CHN)(8)4
Flag of England.svg  Stuart Bingham  (ENG)(25)5
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams (9)6
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Si Jiahui (20)3
Flag of England.svg  Ronnie O'Sullivan  (ENG)(5)5
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Lei Peifan  (CHN)(103)1
Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan (5)6
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Anda (12)5
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhang Anda  (CHN)(12)5
Flag of England.svg  Ben Woollaston  (ENG)(53)0
Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan (5)4
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Si Jiahui (20)6
Flag of England.svg  Tom Ford  (ENG)(13)2
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Si Jiahui  (CHN)(20)5
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Si Jiahui (20)6
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Pang Junxu (29)5
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Luca Brecel  (BEL)(4)2
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Pang Junxu  (CHN)(29)5
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams (9)9
Flag of England.svg Judd Trump (3)10
Flag of England.svg  Judd Trump  (ENG)(3)5
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wu Yize  (CHN)(35)4
Flag of England.svg Judd Trump (3)6
Flag of England.svg Jack Lisowski (19)1
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Jak Jones  (WAL)(14)3
Flag of England.svg  Jack Lisowski  (ENG)(19)5
Flag of England.svg Judd Trump (3)6
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Robertson (27)3
Flag of England.svg  Gary Wilson  (ENG)(11)5
Flag of England.svg  David Gilbert  (ENG)(22)2
Flag of England.svg Gary Wilson (11)1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Robertson (27)6
Flag of England.svg  Mark Selby  (ENG)(6)3
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Neil Robertson  (AUS)(27)5
Flag of England.svg Judd Trump (3)6
Flag of England.svg Shaun Murphy (7)5
Flag of England.svg  Shaun Murphy  (ENG)(7)5
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Yuan Sijun  (CHN)(39)2
Flag of England.svg Shaun Murphy (7)6
Flag of England.svg Elliot Slessor (42)3
Flag of England.svg  Ali Carter  (ENG)(10)3
Flag of England.svg  Elliot Slessor  (ENG)(42)5
Flag of England.svg Shaun Murphy (7)6
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xiao Guodong (34)2
Flag of England.svg  Barry Hawkins  (ENG)(15)1
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scott Donaldson  (SCO)(47)5
Flag of Scotland.svg Scott Donaldson (47)5
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xiao Guodong (34)6
Ulster Banner.svg  Mark Allen  (NIR)(2)1
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xiao Guodong  (CHN)(34)5

Early rounds

The draw for the early rounds 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. [40] [39] [7]

Round 1 (Last 144)
Best of 7 frames
Round 2 (Last 112)
Best of 7 frames
Round 3 (Last 80)
Best of 7 frames
Round 4 (Last 48)
Best of 9 frames
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Rory Thor  (MAS)(81)4Flag of England.svg  Hammad Miah  (ENG)(80)1Flag of England.svg  Robert Milkins  (ENG)(17)3
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Omar Alajlani (KSA)(a)0Flag of Malaysia.svg  Rory Thor  (MAS)(81)4Flag of Malaysia.svg  Rory Thor  (MAS)(81)4 Flag of Malaysia.svg Rory Thor (81)0
Flag of Thailand.svg  Baipat Siripaporn  (THA)(105)3Flag of England.svg  Jimmy Robertson  (ENG)(49)4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Fan Zhengyi  (CHN)(48)3 Flag of England.svg Jimmy Robertson (49)5
Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Elkhayat (EGY)(a)4Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Elkhayat (EGY)(a)2Flag of England.svg  Jimmy Robertson  (ENG)(49)4
Flag of Scotland.svg  Chris Totten  (SCO)(100)4Flag of England.svg  Ashley Carty  (ENG)(65)4Flag of Scotland.svg  Anthony McGill  (SCO)(32)1
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Haris Tahir  (PAK)(121)2Flag of Scotland.svg  Chris Totten  (SCO)(100)0Flag of England.svg  Ashley Carty  (ENG)(65)4 Flag of England.svg Ashley Carty (65)2
Flag of England.svg  Michael Holt  (ENG)(98)4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Liu Hongyu  (CHN)(64)4Flag of England.svg  Ricky Walden  (ENG)(33)1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Hongyu (64)5
Flag of Kuwait.svg Ahmad Abul (KUW)(a)0Flag of England.svg  Michael Holt  (ENG)(98)2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Liu Hongyu  (CHN)(64)4
Flag of Thailand.svg  Mink Nutcharut  (THA)(102)4Flag of England.svg  Anthony Hamilton  (ENG)(57)4Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Jamie Jones  (WAL)(40)2
Flag of Libya.svg Kusai Hamed (LBY)(a)1Flag of Thailand.svg  Mink Nutcharut  (THA)(102)2Flag of England.svg  Anthony Hamilton  (ENG)(57)4 Flag of England.svg Anthony Hamilton (57)3
Flag of England.svg  Reanne Evans  (ENG)(89)0Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xing Zihao  (CHN)(72)4Flag of England.svg  Stuart Bingham  (ENG)(25)4 Flag of England.svg Stuart Bingham (25)5
Flag of England.svg Simon Blackwell (ENG)(a)4Flag of England.svg Simon Blackwell (ENG)(a)2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xing Zihao  (CHN)(72)2
Flag of Latvia.svg  Artemijs Žižins  (LAT)(113)w/oFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xu Si  (CHN)(56)3Flag of Thailand.svg  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh  (THA)(41)4
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Lim Kok Leong  (MAS)(120) [b] n/sFlag of Latvia.svg  Artemijs Žižins  (LAT)(113)4Flag of Latvia.svg  Artemijs Žižins  (LAT)(113)1 Flag of Thailand.svg Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (41)5
Ulster Banner.svg  Robbie McGuigan  (NIR)(88)4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ma Hailong  (CHN)(73)3Flag of England.svg  Chris Wakelin  (ENG)(24)4 Flag of England.svg Chris Wakelin (24)4
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdulraouf Saigh (KSA)(a)3Ulster Banner.svg  Robbie McGuigan  (NIR)(88)4Ulster Banner.svg  Robbie McGuigan  (NIR)(88)2
Flag of Scotland.svg  Liam Graham  (SCO)(85)4Flag of India.svg  Ishpreet Singh Chadha  (IND)(76)4Flag of Iran.svg  Hossein Vafaei  (IRN)(21)4
Flag of Iraq.svg Ali Hussain Ali (IRQ)(a)0Flag of Scotland.svg  Liam Graham  (SCO)(85)1Flag of India.svg  Ishpreet Singh Chadha  (IND)(76)1 Flag of Iran.svg Hossein Vafaei (21)3
Flag of England.svg  Oliver Lines  (ENG)(107)4Flag of England.svg  Ben Woollaston  (ENG)(53)4Flag of England.svg  Joe Perry  (ENG)(44)0 Flag of England.svg Ben Woollaston (53)5
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Faisal Bahashwan (KSA)(a)0Flag of England.svg  Oliver Lines  (ENG)(107)2Flag of England.svg  Ben Woollaston  (ENG)(53)4
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Cheung Ka Wai  (HKG)(93)4Flag of England.svg  Louis Heathcote  (ENG)(69)4Flag of England.svg  Joe O'Connor  (ENG)(28)4
Flag of England.svg Joshua Thomond (ENG)(a)1Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Cheung Ka Wai  (HKG)(93)2Flag of England.svg  Louis Heathcote  (ENG)(69)3 Flag of England.svg Joe O'Connor (28)2
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Lei Peifan  (CHN)(103)4Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Jamie Clarke  (WAL)(60)3Flag of England.svg  Robbie Williams  (ENG)(37)3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lei Peifan (103)5
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Bai Yulu  (CHN)(119)2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Lei Peifan  (CHN)(103)4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Lei Peifan  (CHN)(103)4
Flag of England.svg  Allan Taylor  (ENG)(96)4Flag of Ireland.svg  Aaron Hill  (IRL)(61)2Flag of England.svg  Matthew Selt  (ENG)(36)4
Flag of Pakistan.svg Adeel Aqdus (PAK)(a)2Flag of England.svg  Allan Taylor  (ENG)(96)4Flag of England.svg  Allan Taylor  (ENG)(96)3 Flag of England.svg Matthew Selt (36)3
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Farakh Ajaib  (PAK)(92)4Flag of England.svg  Stuart Carrington  (ENG)(68)4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Pang Junxu  (CHN)(29)4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Pang Junxu (29)5
Flag of Oman.svg Haitham Al Mahri (OMN)(a)0Flag of Pakistan.svg  Farakh Ajaib  (PAK)(92)2Flag of England.svg  Stuart Carrington  (ENG)(68)3
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Julien Leclercq  (BEL)(112)4Flag of Scotland.svg  Graeme Dott  (SCO)(52)4Flag of England.svg  Sam Craigie  (ENG)(45) [c] w/d
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Dylan Emery  (WAL)(a)2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Julien Leclercq  (BEL)(112)3Flag of Scotland.svg  Graeme Dott  (SCO)(52)w/o Flag of Scotland.svg Graeme Dott (52)0
Flag of England.svg  Jimmy White  (ENG)(84)4Flag of England.svg  Andrew Higginson  (ENG)(77)1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Si Jiahui  (CHN)(20)4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Si Jiahui (20)5
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  Mohammed Shehab  (UAE)(115)2Flag of England.svg  Jimmy White  (ENG)(84)4Flag of England.svg  Jimmy White  (ENG)(84)2
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Andrew Pagett  (WAL)(83)4Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Alexander Ursenbacher  (SUI)(78)3Flag of England.svg  Jack Lisowski  (ENG)(19)4
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Wang Yuchen  (HKG)(116)2Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Andrew Pagett  (WAL)(83)4Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Andrew Pagett  (WAL)(83)3 Flag of England.svg Jack Lisowski (19)5
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Huang Jiahao  (CHN)(108)4Flag of England.svg  Martin O'Donnell  (ENG)(51)4Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Matthew Stevens  (WAL)(46)3 Flag of England.svg Martin O'Donnell (51)2
Flag of the United States.svg  Ahmed Aly Elsayed  (USA)(106)0Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Huang Jiahao  (CHN)(108)0Flag of England.svg  Martin O'Donnell  (ENG)(51)4
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Ben Mertens  (BEL)(94)4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Long Zehuang  (CHN)(67)0Flag of Scotland.svg  Stephen Maguire  (SCO)(30)4
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdullah Alotayyani (KSA)(a)0Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Ben Mertens  (BEL)(94)4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Ben Mertens  (BEL)(94)0 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Maguire (30)4
Flag of Poland.svg  Antoni Kowalski  (POL)(101)4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  He Guoqiang  (CHN)(62)0Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wu Yize  (CHN)(35)4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wu Yize (35)5
Flag of Bahrain.svg Habib Subah Humood (BHR)(a)1Flag of Poland.svg  Antoni Kowalski  (POL)(101)4Flag of Poland.svg  Antoni Kowalski  (POL)(101)0
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Gong Chenzhi  (CHN)(104)4Flag of England.svg  David Grace  (ENG)(59)2Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Jackson Page  (WAL)(38)2
Flag of Iraq.svg Ali Jalil Ali (IRQ)(a)0Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Gong Chenzhi  (CHN)(104)4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Gong Chenzhi  (CHN)(104)4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gong Chenzhi (104)1
Flag of England.svg  Mitchell Mann  (ENG)(91)3Flag of England.svg  Ian Burns  (ENG)(70)0Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Neil Robertson  (AUS)(27)4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Robertson (27)5
Flag of England.svg Paul Deaville (ENG)(a)4Flag of England.svg Paul Deaville (ENG)(a)4Flag of England.svg Paul Deaville (ENG)(a)1
Flag of Hungary.svg  Bulcsú Révész  (HUN)(111)4Flag of England.svg  Mark Davis  (ENG)(54)3Ulster Banner.svg  Jordan Brown  (NIR)(43)4
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Iulian Boiko  (UKR)(a)2Flag of Hungary.svg  Bulcsú Révész  (HUN)(111)4Flag of Hungary.svg  Bulcsú Révész  (HUN)(111)3 Ulster Banner.svg Jordan Brown (43)3
Flag of Scotland.svg  Dean Young  (SCO)(86)4Flag of England.svg  Alfie Burden  (ENG)(75)4Flag of England.svg  David Gilbert  (ENG)(22)4 Flag of England.svg David Gilbert (22)5
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saleh Alamoudi (KSA)(a)0Flag of Scotland.svg  Dean Young  (SCO)(86)3Flag of England.svg  Alfie Burden  (ENG)(75)0
Flag of Egypt.svg  Mostafa Dorgham  (EGY)(87)1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Jiang Jun  (CHN)(74)4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhou Yuelong  (CHN)(23)4
Flag of Brazil.svg  Jonas Luz  (BRA)(122)4Flag of Brazil.svg  Jonas Luz  (BRA)(122)1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Jiang Jun  (CHN)(74)2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhou Yuelong (23)2
Flag of England.svg  Haydon Pinhey  (ENG)(109)4Flag of England.svg  David Lilley  (ENG)(55)2Flag of England.svg  Elliot Slessor  (ENG)(42)4 Flag of England.svg Elliot Slessor (42)5
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Ayman Alamri (KSA)(a)0Flag of England.svg  Haydon Pinhey  (ENG)(109)4Flag of England.svg  Haydon Pinhey  (ENG)(109)2
Flag of Thailand.svg  Manasawin Phetmalaikul  (THA)(90)0Flag of Scotland.svg  Ross Muir  (SCO)(71)3Flag of Thailand.svg  Noppon Saengkham  (THA)(26)4
Flag of Iran.svg  Amir Sarkhosh  (IRN)(117)4Flag of Iran.svg  Amir Sarkhosh  (IRN)(117)4Flag of Iran.svg  Amir Sarkhosh  (IRN)(117)1 Flag of Thailand.svg Noppon Saengkham (26)4
Flag of England.svg  Zak Surety  (ENG)(97)4Flag of England.svg  Sanderson Lam  (ENG)(58)4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Yuan Sijun  (CHN)(39)4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yuan Sijun (39)5
Flag of Qatar.svg Ali Al Obaidly (QAT)(a)0Flag of England.svg  Zak Surety  (ENG)(97)3Flag of England.svg  Sanderson Lam  (ENG)(58)1
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Duane Jones  (WAL)(99)4Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Daniel Wells  (WAL)(63)2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xiao Guodong  (CHN)(34)4
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Khalid Al Kamali (UAE)(a)1Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Duane Jones  (WAL)(99)4Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Duane Jones  (WAL)(99)3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xiao Guodong (34)5
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Liam Davies  (WAL)(95)4Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Marco Fu  (HKG)(66)4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Lyu Haotian  (CHN)(31)4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lyu Haotian (31)2
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ken Doherty  (IRL)(114)3Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Liam Davies  (WAL)(95)0Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Marco Fu  (HKG)(66)3
Flag of India.svg  Kreishh Gurbaxani  (IND)(110)0Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Tian Pengfei  (CHN)(50)4Flag of Scotland.svg  Scott Donaldson  (SCO)(47)4
Flag of Thailand.svg  Sunny Akani  (THA)(118)4Flag of Thailand.svg  Sunny Akani  (THA)(118)2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Tian Pengfei  (CHN)(50)2 Flag of Scotland.svg Scott Donaldson (47)5
Flag of England.svg  Stan Moody  (ENG)(82)4Flag of England.svg  Liam Pullen  (ENG)(79)1Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Ryan Day  (WAL)(18)4 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ryan Day (18)2
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Ziyad Alqabbani (KSA)(a)0Flag of England.svg  Stan Moody  (ENG)(82)4Flag of England.svg  Stan Moody  (ENG)(82)2
Note: n/s=no-show (did not show up for the match); w/d=withdrawn; w/o=walkover

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Olivier Marteel
Green Halls, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 7 September 2024 [38]
Mark Williams (9)
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
910 Judd Trump (3)
Flag of England.svg  England
Afternoon:8239, 4859, 583, 168, 3063, 1210 (121), 1320 (132), 1856
Evening:6816, 876, 1010 (101), 6437, 770, 3076, 4272, 9216, 1380 (138), 090, 6272
(frame 17) 138Highest break90 (frame 18)
4Century breaks0

Century breaks

A total of 91 century breaks were made during the tournament. [4]

Notes

  1. In addition to the maximum break prize, any player making two maximum breaks during this season's Triple Crown events as well as the Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters, would have been rewarded with a £147,000 bonus. [9]
  2. Lim Kok Leong did not show up for the round 1 match and so Artemijs Žižins was given a walkover. [7]
  3. Sam Craigie withdrew from the round 3 match because of injury and so Graeme Dott was given a walkover. [7]

References

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  2. "Top 144 snooker players to star in the first Saudi Arabia Masters". World Snooker Tour . 22 July 2024. Archived from the original on 15 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
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