The 2024 World Open (officially the 2024 Huading Nylon World Open) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 18 to 24 March 2024 at the Yushan Sport Centre in Yushan, China. The fifth edition of the World Open held in Yushan since 2016, it marked the return of the event to the tour after a four-year hiatus due to the COVID19 pandemic. It was the 15th ranking event of the 202324 season, following the Players Championship and preceding the Tour Championship. It was also the fourth and last major tournament of the season to be held in China, following the International Championship. Organised by the World Snooker Tour and sponsored by Huading Nylon, the event was broadcast by CCTV-5, Migu, and Huya domestically, and by other broadcasters worldwide. The winner received £170,000 from a total prize fund of £815,000.

Judd Trump won the previous edition, having defeated Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 105 in the final of the 2019 event. He successfully defended the title, beating Ding Junhui 104 in the final, and claimed his 28th career ranking title to equal the number won by Steve Davis. It was Trump's fifth ranking title of the season, following his wins at the 2023 English Open, the 2023 Wuhan Open, the 2023 Northern Ireland Open, and the 2024 German Masters. It was also the third time Trump had won five or more ranking titles in a single season, having done so in the 201920 and the 202021 seasons. The only other players that have achieved the feat were Stephen Hendry in 199094, Ding in 201314, Mark Selby in 201617, and Ronnie O'Sullivan in 201718.

The main stage of the event produced 95 century breaks, with an additional 34 made in the qualifying matches played in Barnsley, England. The highest break was a Zak Surety's first career maximum break, compiled during his heldover match against Ding.

Format The 2024 World Open was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 18 to 24 March 2024 at the Yushan Sport Centre in Yushan, China. The 15th ranking event of the 202324 season, and the fourth and last major tournament of the season to be held in China, the tournament was the fifth edition of the World Open held in Yushan since 2016, marking its return to the tour after a four-year hiatus due to the COVID19 pandemic. Originally created in 1982 as the Professional Players Tournament, the tournament was held in the UK as the Grand Prix and LG Cup from 1984 to 2009, and was renamed the World Open in 2010. China hosted the event from 2012 to 2014 in Haikou, and in Yushan since 2016.

Judd Trump won the previous edition, having defeated Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 105 in the final of the 2019 event. He successfully defended the title, beating Ding Junhui 104 in the final.

Qualification for the tournament took place from 22 to 24 January at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley, England. Qualifying matches involving defending champion Trump, reigning World Champion Luca Brecel, the two highestranked Chinese players (Ding and Zhang Anda), and four Chinese wildcards (Wang Xinbo, Wang Xinzhong, Gong Chenzhi, and Lan Yuhao) were held over to be played at the main venue in Yushan. All matches were played as the best of nine until the semifinals, which were the best of 11. The final was a best of 19 frames match played over two .

Broadcasters The qualifying matches were broadcast domestically by Migu and Huya in China; by Discovery+ in Europe (including the UK and Ireland); and Matchroom.live in all other territories.

The main stage of the event was broadcast domestically by CCTV-5, Migu, and Huya in China; by Eurosport and Discovery+ in Europe (including the UK and Ireland); Now TV in Hong Kong; True Sports in Thailand; Sportcast in Taiwan; and Matchroom.live in all other territories.

Prize fund The breakdown of prize money for the event is shown below:

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

Total: £815,000

Summary Qualifying

Qualification for the tournament took place at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley, England. All matches were played from 22 to 24 January as the best of nine .

Ricky Walden made breaks of 95, 66, and a century break of 101 in a whitewash victory over Peng Yisong. Replacing Mark Williams, who withdrew from the tournament, Ukrainian amateur Iulian Boiko defeated the reigning Women's World Champion Baipat Siripaporn 51. Marco Fu made a 139 break but lost 35 to Dominic Dale. Ryan Day trailed Andrew Higginson 14, but took four frames in a row to win 54. Mark Selby defeated Xing Zihao 53, making breaks of 130 and 101. The 130 was Selby's 800th career century, making him the fifth player to reach that milestone, after Ronnie O'Sullivan, John Higgins, Judd Trump, and Neil Robertson. Trailing Aaron Hill 24, Joe O'Connor made breaks of 73 and 124 to tie the scores, but Hill took the with a 64 break. Neil Robertson made breaks of 99, 57, 66, 74, and 121 to whitewash Victor Sarkis. The 50th seed Anthony Hamilton lost 35 to the 105th seed Jenson Kendrick.

Kyren Wilson made three consecutive centuries of 114, 113, and 121 as he whitewashed Jimmy White. Xiao Guodong won the first frame against Sean O'Sullivan with a 107 break, but O'Sullivan took the next five to win 51. Lyu Haotian made breaks of 90, 106, 101, and 137 to defeat Ashley Carty 52. After trailing the 95th seed Stuart Carrington 14, the 17th seed Gary Wilson tied the scores at 44, but Carrington won the deciding frame. Shaun Murphy made breaks of 70, 127, 112, and 56 as he whitewashed Mohamed Ibrahim; his maximum break attempt in the fourth frame ended at 112 after he himself on the last . The 107th seed Louis Heathcote whitewashed 55th seed Oliver Lines. Ronnie O'Sullivan, who had won the 2024 World Grand Prix two days earlier, defeated Alfie Burden 53.

Cao Yupeng made breaks of 99, 104, 71, and 88 as he whitewashed Rory McLeod, who had replaced John Astley. The 77th seed He Guoqiang defeated 36th seed Jimmy Robertson 52. The 37th seed Thepchaiya Un-Nooh led 98th seed Long Zehuang 43, but Long forced a deciding frame, which he won on the last . The 99th seed Adam Duffy defeated 60th seed Mark Davis 54 in a deciding frame. The 26th seed Stuart Bingham lost 35 to 92nd seed Ishpreet Singh Chadha. Lukas Kleckers, the 74th seed, made a 133 break in a 52 victory over the 16th seed Jack Lisowski. The 24th seed Anthony McGill won the first frame against the 69th seed Ashley Hugill, but Hugill won five consecutive frames for a 51 victory. David Lilley defeated Scott Donaldson 53.

Early rounds Held-over matches

Matches involving defending champion Trump, reigning World Champion Luca Brecel, the two highestranked Chinese players Ding Junhui and Zhang Anda, and four Chinese wildcards (Wang Xinbo, Wang Xinzhong, Gong Chenzhi, and Lan Yuhao) were held over and played at the main venue in Yushan. The heldover matches were played on 18 March as the best of nine .

Brecel made breaks of 131, 100, and 94 to defeat Manasawin Phetmalaikul 51. Wildcard player Wang Xinbo beat his younger brother and fellow wildcard Wang Xinzhong 51 in the prequalifying match, setting up a meeting with 29th seed Matthew Selt later the same day. From 13 behind at the midsession interval, Selt won three frames in a row to lead 43, but Wang Xinbo took the next two frames to win 54, making a 118 break in the final and deciding frame. Another Chinese wildcard player Gong Chenzhi lost to Sanderson Lam 45 on the last . Rory Thor made four 50+ breaks, but Trump claimed a 52 victory with breaks of 130 and 108. Allan Taylor made a 102 break against Zhang, and went on to lead 31 at the midsession interval, but Zhang won four consecutive frames for a 53 victory. Zak Surety compiled a maximum break in the seventh frame of the match against Ding, the first of his career, but was defeated 35.

Last 64 The last-64 matches were played from 18 to 19 March as the best of nine frames. Louis Heathcote made a 110 break to lead Ali Carter 20, but Carter won five of the next six frames with breaks of 114 and 135 to capture a 53 victory. Leading Graeme Dott 41, Hossein Vafaei attempted a maximum break in the sixth frame. He missed the 12th red to end the break at 88, but secured the frame and match 51. Despite making two century breaks of 108 and 114, the 18th seed Tom Ford was beaten by Robbie Williams 54. Joe Perry claimed a 51 victory over Sean O'Sullivan, having made a 50+ break in each of the five frames that he won. Facing 28th seed Si Jiahui, who was runnerup at the German Masters in February, Long took four frames in a row to win 52, making a 107 break in the final frame. Kyren Wilson beat David Grace 54 with a 122 break in the deciding frame. Walden compiled three century breaks of 137, 131, and 135 to win 54 against Jamie Jones. Yuan Sijun defeated Ishpreet Singh Chadha 53, helped by breaks of 121, 141, and 95. The fourth seed and Players Championship winner Mark Allen lost 35 to Daniel Wells.

Brecel won five frames in a row from 02 behind to defeat Oliver Brown 52. Despite the 21st seed Zhou Yuelong making a 101 break in the fourth frame, Wu Yize won the match 51. The 12th and 13th seeds John Higgins and Zhang Anda lost to Jackson Page and Elliot Slessor respectively, at the same scoreline of 35. Lyu led Aaron Hill 20 with breaks of 94 and 67, but was trailing 24 after the sixth frame. However, Lyu took the next three frames to capture a 54 victory. Ronnie O'Sullivan made backtoback centuries of 129 and 106 as he beat Michael White 53. Jordan Brown opened the match against Chris Wakelin with a break of 135, and went on to lead 30, but Wakelin took five of the next six frames to win 54. Wildcard player Wang Xinbo made a 135 break to lead He Guoqiang 43, but He won frames eight and seven for a 54 victory.

Last 32

The last-32 matches were played on 20 March as the best of nine frames. Ding made three centuries of 119, 110, and 100 as he beat fellow Chinese player Cao 51, and Stephen Maguire beat the reigning World Champion and second seed Brecel over the same scoreline. From 12 behind, Vafaei took four consecutive frames to defeat Robert Milkins 52. Murphy compiled three century breaks of 106, 136, and 104 during his 53 win over Perry. Barry Hawkins was level at 22 against Robbie Williams at the midsession interval, and went on to win the next three frames to capture a 53 victory, making a high break of 146 in the last frame. Ben Woollaston evened the score against Walden at 33 with a 107 break in the sixth frame, and Walden pulled ahead to 43 with a century break of his own, a 127. However, Woollaston narrowly won the eighth frame to force a deciding frame, which he took with a 60 break to win 54. Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated Lyu 52, making breaks of 99, 102, and 96. Despite making a 101 break in the fourth frame, the 10th seed Carter lost 15 to Wakelin, who made three century breaks of 103, 143, and 131 in the match. Selby made two 136 breaks to lead Long 30, and Long responded with backtoback centuries of 112 and 103 to trail 23, but Selby won the next two frames for a 52 victory. Neil Robertson beat Yuan 53. From 03 behind against the defending champion Trump, Fan Zhengyi narrowed the score to 34, but Trump made a 108 break in the eighth frame to secure a 53 win.

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