The 2024 Championship League (officially the 2024 BetVictor Championship League Snooker) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 10 June to 3 July 2024 at the Leicester Arena in Leicester, England. Organised by Matchroom Sport, the event featured 128 players and was played as three rounds of roundrobin groups of four, before a bestoffive final. It was the fifth edition of the ranking version of the Championship League, and the first ranking tournament of the 202425 season.
Shaun Murphy was the defending champion, having defeated Mark Williams 30 in the final of the previous ranking edition of the tournament, but he was knocked out in Stage 2.
Ali Carter won his sixth ranking title, defeating Jackson Page 31 in the final. There were 95 century breaks made during the tournament, the highest being a 142 made by Wu Yize.
Format The competition began with 32 rounds of group matches with each group consisting of four players. Two groups were played to a finish every day using a twotable setup in the arena. The groups were contested using a roundrobin format, with six matches played in each group. All matches in group play were played as bestoffour , with three points awarded for a win and one point for a draw. Group positions were determined by points scored, frame difference and then headtohead results between players who were tied. Places that were still tied were then determined by the highest made in the group. If the highest break was also tied, the next highest break made by the players was used.
The 32 players that topped the group tables qualified for the group winners' stage, consisting of eight groups of four players. The eight winners from the group winners' stage qualified for the two final groups, with the final taking place later on the same day. The winner took the Championship League title and a place in the 2024 Champion of Champions.
Participants A number of top ranked players opted to miss the event, including world number one Mark Allen. Also former World Champions Judd Trump, Luca Brecel, and Mark Selby did not enter.
There were 26 players not currently on the professional tour who were entered into the draw as follows:
Connor Benzey Simon Blackwell Iulian Boiko Kayden Brierley Harvey Chandler Joshua Cooper Alfie Davies
Ryan Davies Paul Deaville Umut Dikme Dylan Emery Gerard Greene Steven Hallworth Hamim Hussain
Mark Joyce Anton Kazakov Peter Lines Rory McLeod Josh Mulholland Florian Nüßle Jamie O'Neill
Barry Pinches Fergal Quinn Zack Richardson Joshua Thomond Daniel Womersley
Broadcasters The event was broadcast by DAZN in Germany, Spain, the United States and Brazil; Fox Sports in Australia; Nova in Czechia and Slovakia; Premier in the Philippines; Rigour in China; Viaplay in the Baltics, Iceland, and the Netherlands; Viasat in Scandinavia; and by Matchroom.live in all other territories.
Prize fund The breakdown of prize money for the tournament is shown below.
Stage one Winner: £3,000 Runner-up: £2,000 Third place: £1,000 Fourth place: £0
Stage two Winner: £4,000 Runner-up: £3,000 Third place: £2,000 Fourth place: £1,000
Stage three Winner: £6,000 Runner-up: £4,000 Third place: £2,000 Fourth place: £1,000
Final Winner: £20,000 Runner-up: £10,000
Tournament total: £328,000 Note: The champion receives a total of £33,000 (£3,000 + £4,000 + £6,000 + £20,000).
Stage one Stage one consisted of 32 groups, each having four players. Numbers in parentheses after the players' names denote the players' seeding, and (a) indicates amateur players not on the main World Snooker Tour.
Order of play Order of play as follows: Date Group 10 June Group 11 10 June Group 21 11 June Group 04 11 June Group 17 12 June Group 25 12 June Group 31 13 June Group 22 13 June Group 23 Date Group 14 June Group 10 14 June Group 32 15 June Group 29 15 June Group 30 17 June Group 07 17 June Group 08 18 June Group 24 18 June Group 28 Date Group 19 June Group 26 19 June Group 27 20 June Group 01 20 June Group 14 21 June Group 13 21 June Group 18 22 June Group 19 22 June Group 20 Date Group 24 June Group 06 24 June Group 09 25 June Group 02 25 June Group 12 26 June Group 05 26 June Group 16 27 June Group 03 27 June Group 15
Group 1 Group 1 was played on 20 June. Scott Donaldson won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group A. Group 1 matches
Kyren Wilson 2–2 Daniel Womersley Scott Donaldson 3–0 Baipat Siripaporn Scott Donaldson 3–1 Daniel Womersley Kyren Wilson 3–0 Baipat Siripaporn Baipat Siripaporn 0–3 Daniel Womersley Kyren Wilson 2–2 Scott Donaldson
Group 1 table Player 1 3 2 1 0 8 3 +5 101 7 2 3 1 2 0 7 4 +3 126 5 3 3 1 1 1 6 5 +1 54 4 4 3 0 0 3 0 9 −9 26 0
Group 2 Group 2 was played on 25 June. He Guoqiang won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group B. Group 2 matches
Ronnie O'Sullivan 3–0 Kayden Brierley He Guoqiang 1–3 Mitchell Mann He Guoqiang 3–0 Kayden Brierley Ronnie O'Sullivan 2–2 Mitchell Mann Mitchell Mann 2–2 Kayden Brierley Ronnie O'Sullivan 0–3 He Guoqiang
Group 2 table Player 1 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 80 6 2 3 1 2 0 7 5 +2 93 5 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 88 4 4 3 0 1 2 2 8 −6 55 1
Group 3 Group 3 was played on 27 June. The defending champion Shaun Murphy won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group C. Group 3 matches
Shaun Murphy 3–0 Steven Hallworth Tian Pengfei 3–0 Reanne Evans Tian Pengfei 1–3 Steven Hallworth Shaun Murphy 3–1 Reanne Evans Reanne Evans 0–3 Steven Hallworth Shaun Murphy 3–0 Tian Pengfei
Group 3 table Player 1 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 100 9 2 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 68 6 3 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 94 3 4 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 46 0
Group 4 Group 4 was played on 11 June. Mark Williams won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group D. Group 4 matches
Mark Williams 2–2 Connor Benzey David Grace 3–1 Fergal Quinn David Grace 1–3 Connor Benzey Mark Williams 3–0 Fergal Quinn Fergal Quinn 1–3 Connor Benzey Mark Williams 3–0 David Grace
Group 4 table Player 1 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 115 7 2 3 2 1 0 8 4 +4 67 7 3 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 50 3 4 3 0 0 3 2 9 −7 75 0
Group 5 Group 5 was played on 26 June. Ali Carter won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group E. Group 5 matches
Ali Carter 2–2 Joshua Thomond Xing Zihao 3–0 Kreishh Gurbaxani Xing Zihao 3–1 Joshua Thomond Ali Carter 3–1 Kreishh Gurbaxani Kreishh Gurbaxani 1–3 Joshua Thomond Ali Carter 3–1 Xing Zihao
Group 5 table Player 1 3 2 1 0 8 4 +4 87 7 2 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 127 6 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 64 4 4 3 0 0 3 2 9 −7 64 0
Group 6 Group 6 was played on 24 June. Gary Wilson won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group F. Group 6 matches
Gary Wilson 3–0 Huang Jiahao Joe Perry 2–2 Michael Holt Joe Perry 3–1 Huang Jiahao Gary Wilson 3–1 Michael Holt Michael Holt 3–1 Huang Jiahao Gary Wilson 2–2 Joe Perry
Group 6 table Player 1 3 2 1 0 8 3 +5 97 7 2 3 1 2 0 7 5 +2 95 5 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 90 4 4 3 0 0 3 2 9 −7 119 0
Group 7 Group 7 was played on 17 June. Robbie McGuigan won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group G. Group 7 matches
Tom Ford w/d–w/o Barry Pinches Sanderson Lam 0–3 Robbie McGuigan Sanderson Lam 3–1 Barry Pinches Tom Ford w/d–w/o Robbie McGuigan Robbie McGuigan 1–3 Barry Pinches Tom Ford w/d–w/o Sanderson Lam
Note: w/o = walkover; w/d = withdrawn. Group 7 table Player 1 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 46 6 2 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 84 6 3 3 2 0 1 3 4 −1 89 6 4 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 69 0 Note: Tom Ford lost his first match 13 to Barry Pinches, and then withdrew for medical reasons.
Group 8 Group 8 was played on 17 June. Jak Jones won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group H. Group 8 matches
Jak Jones 2–2 Antoni Kowalski Jordan Brown 3–1 Bulcsú Révész Jordan Brown 2–2 Antoni Kowalski Jak Jones 3–1 Bulcsú Révész Bulcsú Révész 2–2 Antoni Kowalski Jak Jones 2–2 Jordan Brown
Group 8 table Player 1 3 1 2 0 7 5 +2 88 5 2 3 1 2 0 7 5 +2 87 5 3 3 0 3 0 6 6 0 93 3 4 3 0 1 2 4 8 −4 76 1 Note: Jak Jones and Jordan Brown finished Group 8 equal on points and frame difference. Their headtohead was a draw. Jones made a higher break (88) and so was placed above Brown in the group.
Group 9 Group 9 was played on 24 June. Ma Hailong won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group H. Group 9 matches
John Higgins 3–0 Artemijs Žižins Ma Hailong 2–2 Ben Mertens Ma Hailong 3–0 Artemijs Žižins John Higgins 0–3 Ben Mertens Ben Mertens 0–3 Artemijs Žižins John Higgins 2–2 Ma Hailong
Group 9 table Player 1 3 1 2 0 7 4 +3 111 5 2 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 86 4 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 120 4 4 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 78 3 Note: Ben Mertens and John Higgins finished Group 9 equal on points and frame difference. Mertens won their headtohead and so was placed above Higgins in the group.
Group 10 Group 10 was played on 14 June. Jackson Page won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group G. Group 10 matches
Robert Milkins 2–2 Iulian Boiko Jackson Page 2–2 Andrew Higginson Jackson Page 2–2 Iulian Boiko Robert Milkins 2–2 Andrew Higginson Andrew Higginson 3–1 Iulian Boiko Robert Milkins 1–3 Jackson Page
Group 10 table Player 1 3 1 2 0 7 5 +2 127 5 2 3 1 2 0 7 5 +2 121 5 3 3 0 2 1 5 7 −2 107 2 4 3 0 2 1 5 7 −2 89 2 Note: Jackson Page and Andrew Higginson finished Group 10 equal on points and frame difference. Their headtohead was a draw. Page made a higher break (127) and so was placed above Higginson in the group. Note: Iulian Boiko and Robert Milkins finished Group 10 equal on points and frame difference. Their headtohead was a draw. Boiko made a higher break (107) and so was placed above Milkins in the group.
Group 11 Group 11 was played on 10 June. Ryan Day won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group F. Group 11 matches
Ryan Day 3–0 Liam Davies Marco Fu 2–2 Hammad Miah Marco Fu 1–3 Liam Davies Ryan Day 2–2 Hammad Miah Hammad Miah 2–2 Liam Davies Ryan Day 3–0 Marco Fu
Group 11 table Player 1 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 125 7 2 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 95 4 3 3 0 3 0 6 6 0 52 3 4 3 0 1 2 3 8 −5 64 1
Group 12 Group 12 was played on 25 June. Jack Lisowski won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group E. Group 12 matches
Jack Lisowski 3–0 Anton Kazakov Mark Davis 2–2 Jiang Jun Mark Davis 3–1 Anton Kazakov Jack Lisowski 3–1 Jiang Jun 2–2 Anton Kazakov Jack Lisowski 2–2 Mark Davis
Group 12 table Player 1 3 2 1 0 8 3 +5 138 7 2 3 1 2 0 7 5 +2 89 5 3 3 0 2 1 5 7 −2 60 2 4 3 0 1 2 3 8 −5 38 1
Group 13 Group 13 was played on 21 June. Si Jiahui won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group D. Group 13 matches
Si Jiahui 3–0 Peter Lines Jimmy Robertson 1–3 Zak Surety Jimmy Robertson 1–3 Peter Lines Si Jiahui 3–0 Zak Surety Zak Surety 1–3 Peter Lines Si Jiahui 3–1 Jimmy Robertson
Group 13 table Player 1 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 82 9 2 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 110 6 3 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 48 3 4 3 0 0 3 3 9 −6 49 0
Group 14 Group 14 was played on 20 June. Hossein Vafaei won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group C. Group 14 matches
Hossein Vafaei 3–0 Josh Mulholland Louis Heathcote 2–2 Manasawin Phetmalaikul Louis Heathcote 3–1 Josh Mulholland Hossein Vafaei 3–1 Manasawin Phetmalaikul Manasawin Phetmalaikul 0–3 Josh Mulholland Hossein Vafaei 3–0 Louis Heathcote
Group 14 table Player 1 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 89 9 2 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 74 4 3 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 51 3 4 3 0 1 2 3 8 −5 80 1
Group 15 Group 15 was played on 27 June. David Gilbert won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group B. Group 15 matches
David Gilbert 2–2 Duane Jones Xu Si 2–2 Andrew Pagett Xu Si 2–2 Duane Jones David Gilbert 2–2 Andrew Pagett Andrew Pagett 2–2 Duane Jones David Gilbert 2–2 Xu Si
Group 15 table Player 1 3 0 3 0 6 6 0 136 3 2 3 0 3 0 6 6 0 131 3 3 3 0 3 0 6 6 0 130 3 4 3 0 3 0 6 6 0 100 3 Note: All four players finished Group 15 equal on points and frame difference. Their positions in the group were determined by their highest breaks.
Group 16 Group 16 was played on 26 June. Fan Zhengyi won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group A. Group 16 matches
Zhou Yuelong 2–2 Mink Nutcharut Fan Zhengyi 3–0 Alfie Burden Fan Zhengyi 2–2 Mink Nutcharut Zhou Yuelong 1–3 Alfie Burden Alfie Burden 3–0 Mink Nutcharut Zhou Yuelong 0–3 Fan Zhengyi
Group 16 table