The 2024 World Grand Prix (officially the 2024 Spreadex World Grand Prix) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 15 to 21 January 2024 at the Leicester Arena, England. The eleventh ranking event of the 202324 season, following the Scottish Open and preceding the German Masters, it was the first of three events in the Players Series, preceding the Players Championship and the Tour Championship. Organised by the World Snooker Tour and sponsored by betting company Spreadex, the event was broadcast by ITV domestically, by Eurosport in Europe, and by other broadcasters worldwide. The winner received £100,000 from a total prize fund of £380,000.

The event featured the top 32 players in the oneyear ranking list as it stood after the 2023 Scottish Open. Mark Allen was the defending champion, having defeated Judd Trump 109 in the previous final, but he lost 24 to Zhang Anda in the last 16. Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated Trump 107 in the final to capture his third World Grand Prix title, and a record-extending 41st ranking title.

Format The event took place from 15 to 21 January 2024 at the Leicester Arena, United Kingdom. It featured the top 32 players in the oneyear ranking list as it stood after the 2023 Scottish Open.

The last-32 and last-16 matches were played as the best of seven frames; the quarter-finals were the best of nine frames; the semi-finals were the best of 11 frames, and the final was the best of 19 frames, played over two . The defending champion was Northern Irish player Mark Allen, who won his first World Grand Prix title in 2023, defeating England's Judd Trump 109 in the final.

Broadcasters The event was broadcast by ITV in the UK; Discovery+ and Eurosport in Europe (including the UK and Ireland); CCTV-5, Migu, Youku, and Huya in mainland China; DAZN in the US 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.

Seeding list Unlike other events where the defending champion is seeded first, the reigning World Champion second, and the rest based on the world rankings, the qualification and seedings in the Players Series tournaments are determined by the one-year ranking list. The below list shows the top 32 players with the most ranking points acquired during the 202324 season, as of after the Scottish Open:

Seed Player Points 1 406,000 2 306,500 3 260,500 4 173,000 5 159,500 6 150,000 7 139,500 8 117,000 9 113,500 10 104,000 11 89,000 12 89,000 13 89,000 14 88,500 15 81,000 16 79,500 Seed Player Points 17 79,000 18 60,000 19 59,500 20 58,000 21 56,500 22 56,500 23 53,000 24 50,500 25 50,000 26 49,500 27 48,000 28 48,000 29 45,000 30 44,000 31 43,500 32 42,000

Prize fund The event featured a total prize fund of £380,000, with the winner receiving £100,000. The breakdown of prize money for the event is shown below:

Winner: £100,000 Runner-up: £40,000 Semi-final: £20,000 Quarter-final: £12,500 Last 16: £7,500 Last 32: £5,000 Highest break: £10,000

Total: £380,000

Summary Last 32 The first round matches were played from 15 to 17 January. Cao Yupeng, seeded 28, defeated fifth seed Barry Hawkins 43. Shaun Murphy, seeded 21, 12th seed John Higgins 40 in a match that lasted only 41 minutes, with Murphy making a century break of 145 in the first . Despite having problems with deteriorating eyesight, 48 year old Mark Williams beat Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 43, making a 134 in the third frame. Mark Allen made three century breaks of 103, 110, and 108 in defeating Jack Lisowski 42.

Last 16 The second round matches were played from 17 to 18 January. Judd Trump whitewashed Lyu Haotian 40, setting up a quarter final meeting with Mark Selby who defeated Ali Carter 43. There was also a 40 whitewash victory for Cao over Murphy. Zhang Anda defeated defending champion Allen 42, setting up a meeting with Ding Junhui in the quarter finals, after Ding beat Noppon Saengkham 41. Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated Zhou Yuelong 43.

Quarter finals The quarter-finals were played from 18 to 19 January. In a dominant performance, Trump defeated Selby 51, making a 119 break in the fourth frame. Cao beat Williams 54 and O'Sullivan defeated Gary Wilson 51 making a 129 break in the third frame. Ding beat Zhang 52.

Semi finals The semi-finals were played from 19 to 20 January. In the first semi-final, Trump beat Cao 62, making a 106 break in the second frame. In the second semi-final O'Sullivan defeated Ding 61 in only 1 hour and 12 minutes, making four centuries of 135, 128, 128, and 124.

Final The final was played over two between Trump and O'Sullivan on 21 January as the best of 19 frames. In the afternoon session, Trump won four frames in a row to lead 40 at the mid-session interval. O'Sullivan took the next two frames, making a 60 break in the sixth, to narrow the score to 42, and then to 53 at the end of the session. Trump made a break of 66 to win the opening frame of the evening session, advancing to 63. However, O'Sullivan won six consecutive frames, making breaks of 58, 74, 52, and 51, to lead by 96. Trump closed in to 97 by winning the 16th frame, but O'Sullivan took the next with a break of 52 to capture a 107 victory, claiming his third World Grand Prix title, and a record-extending 41st ranking title.

Tournament draw The draw for the tournament is shown below. Numbers in parentheses after the players' names denote the players' seedings, and players in bold denote match winners. The last-32 and last-16 matches were played as the best of seven frames; the quarter-finals were the best of nine frames; the semi-finals were the best of 11 frames, and the final was the best of 19 frames, played over two .

Final Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Olivier MarteelLeicester Arena, England, 21 January 2024 Judd Trump 7–10 Ronnie O'Sullivan Afternoon: 74–0, 102–1, 72–52, 85–15, 18–85, 15–114, 102–28, 33–96Evening: 81–45, 12–114, 0–74, 57–64, 0–87, 48–58, 62–72, 112–0, 40–79 (frame 1) 74 Highest break 74 (frame 11) 0 Century breaks 0

Century breaks A total of 30 century breaks were made in the tournament.

145 Shaun Murphy 137, 110, 108, 103 Mark Allen 135, 129, 128, 128, 124, 111, 107 Ronnie O'Sullivan 134, 108 Mark Williams 134 Hossein Vafaei 126 Barry Hawkins 124 Cao Yupeng 121 Gary Wilson 119, 106 Judd Trump 113 Tom Ford 105, 100 Mark Selby 105 Pang Junxu 103 Ali Carter 103 Jamie Jones 102, 101 Ding Junhui 102 Zhou Yuelong 101 Zhang Anda

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