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2024 BetVictor English Open
Tournament information
Dates12–22 September 2024 (2024-09-12 – 2024-09-22)
VenueBrentwood Centre
CityBrentwood
CountryEngland
OrganisationWorld Snooker Tour
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£550,400
Winner's share£100,000
Defending champion Judd Trump (ENG)
← 2023

The 2024 English Open (officially the 2024 BetVictor English Open) is an ongoing professional snooker tournament that is taking place from 12 to 22 September 2024 at the Brentwood Centre in Brentwood, England. It's the fourth ranking event of the 2024–25 season (following the 2024 Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters and preceding the 2024 British Open), the first of four tournaments in the season's Home Nations Series (preceding the 2024 Northern Ireland Open, the 2024 Scottish Open, and the 2025 Welsh Open). The event is broadcast by Eurosport and Discovery+ in Europe (including the UK) and by other broadcasters internationally. The winner will receive £100,000 from a total prize fund of £550,400, the Steve Davis trophy, and a place in the 2024 Champion of Champions invitational event.

Judd Trump is the defending champion, having defeated Zhang Anda 9–7 in the 2023 final.

Format

The event is taking place from 12 to 22 October 2023 at the Brentwood Centre in Brentwood, England.[1] The fourth ranking event of the 2023–24 season, following the 2024 Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters and preceding the 2024 British Open, it's the first of four tournaments in the season's Home Nations Series. Judd Trump is the defending champion, having defeated Zhang Anda 9–7 in the 2023 final.[2]

All matches are played as best of seven frames until the quarter-finals, which are best of nine. The semi-finals are best of 11, and the final is a best-of-17-frame match played over two sessions.[3][4]

The event is broadcast by Eurosport, Discovery+ and DMAX in Europe (including the UK); by the CBSA-WPBSA Academy WeChat Channel, CBSA-WPBSA Academy Douyin and Huya Live in China; by Now TV in Hong Kong; by Astro SuperSport in Malaysia and Brunei; by TrueVision in Thailand; by TAP in the Philippines; and by Sportcast in Taiwan. It's available from Matchroom Sport in all other territories.[5]

Prize fund

The tournament winner will receive the Steve Davis trophy.[6] The breakdown of prize money for the event is shown below:[1]

  • Winner: £100,000
  • Runner-up: £45,000
  • Semi-final: £21,000
  • Quarter-final: £13,200
  • Last 16: £9,000
  • Last 32: £5,400
  • Last 64: £3,600
  • Last 96: £1,000
  • Highest break: £5,000
  • Total: £550,400

Summary

Early rounds

Last 128

In the first ever match played between two women in a ranking event, Mink Nutcharut beat Reanne Evans 4‍–‍2.[7]

Last 96

Final rounds

Last 64

Last 32

Last 16

Quarter finals

Semi finals

Final

Final rounds

The draw for the final rounds is shown below. Numbers in parentheses after the players' names denote the top 32 seeded players, whilst players in bold denote match winners.

Top half

 
Last 64
Best of 7 frames		Last 32
Best of 7 frames		Last 16
Best of 7 frames		Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames		Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
 
                  
 
 
 
 
 Judd Trump (ENG) (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Matthew Selt (ENG) (33)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Ryan Day (WAL) (17)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Robert Milkins (ENG) (20)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Stuart Bingham (ENG) (23)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Ali Carter (ENG) (11)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Noppon Saengkham (THA) (27)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Mark Williams (WAL) (6)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Mark Selby (ENG) (5)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Joe O'Connor (ENG) (30)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Tom Ford (ENG) (14)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Si Jiahui (CHN) (12)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Hossein Vafaei (IRN) (22)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Jak Jones (WAL) (15)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Stephen Maguire (SCO) (31)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (4)
 
 
 
 

Bottom half

 
Last 64
Best of 7 frames		Last 32
Best of 7 frames		Last 16
Best of 7 frames		Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames		Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
 
                  
 
 
 
 
 Mark Allen (NIR) (3)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Lyu Haotian (CHN) (32)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 John Higgins (SCO) (16)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 David Gilbert (ENG) (21)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Chris Wakelin (ENG) (24)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Zhang Anda (CHN) (12)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Pang Junxu (CHN) (28)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Luca Brecel (BEL) (7)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Shaun Murphy (ENG) (8)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Neil Robertson (AUS) (26)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Gary Wilson (ENG) (10)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Zhou Yuelong (CHN) (25)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Jack Lisowski (ENG) (19)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Barry Hawkins (ENG) (18)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Anthony McGill (SCO) (34)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Kyren Wilson (ENG) (2)
 
 
 
 

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, and players in bold denote match winners.[8][3]

Round 1 (Last 128)
Best of 7 frames		Round 2 (Last 96)
Best of 7 frames
 Ashley Carty (ENG) (67)4 Liu Hongyu (CHN) (65)
 Anton Kazakov (UKR) (a)2 Ashley Carty (ENG) (67)
 Reanne Evans (ENG) (114)2 Ricky Walden (ENG) (37)
 Mink Nutcharut (THA) (108)4 Mink Nutcharut (THA) (108)
 Liam Pullen (ENG) (85)4 Fan Zhengyi (CHN) (54)
 Antoni Kowalski (POL) (100)0 Liam Pullen (ENG) (85)
 Rory Thor (MAS) (98)3 Scott Donaldson (SCO) (64)
 Oliver Lines (ENG) (111)4 Oliver Lines (ENG) (111)
 Ben Mertens (BEL) (91)1 Wu Yize (ENG) (40)
 Chris Totten (SCO) (108)4 Chris Totten (SCO) (108)
 Ian Burns (ENG) (80)4 Martin O'Donnell (ENG) (57)
 Haydon Pinhey (ENG) (103)3 Ian Burns (ENG) (a)
 Zak Surety (ENG) (98)4 Elliot Slessor (ENG) (35)
 Farakh Ajaib (PAK) (104)2 Zak Surety (ENG) (98)
 Alfie Burden (ENG) (72)1 Ben Woollaston (ENG) (52)
 Dylan Emery (WAL) (a)4 Dylan Emery (WAL) (a)
 Ma Hailong (CHN) (75)3 Aaron Hill (IRL) (44)
 Lei Peifan (CHN) (87)4 Lei Peifan (CHN) (87)
 Artemijs Žižins (LAT) (94)4 Robbie Williams (ENG) (44)
 Duane Jones (WAL) (100)2 Artemijs Žižins (LAT) (94)
 Jiang Jun (CHN) (76)4 Tian Pengfei (CHN) (56)
 Ahmed Aly Elsayed (USA) (117)0 Jiang Jun (CHN) (76)
 Andrew Pagett (WAL) (88)4 Jordan Brown (NIR) (46)
 Kreishh Gurbaxani (IND) (117)2 Andrew Pagett (WAL) (88)
 Dean Young (SCO) (89)4 Matthew Stevens (WAL) (49)
 Bai Yulu (CHN) (117)0 Dean Young (SCO) (89)
 Ishpreet Singh Chadha (IND) (77)4 Graeme Dott (SCO) (53)
 Simon Blackwell (ENG) (a)1 Ishpreet Singh Chadha (IND) (77)
 Bulcsú Révész (HUN) (94)4 Yuan Sijun (CHN) (36)
 Manasawin Phetmalaikul (THA) (115)0 Bulcsú Révész (HUN) (94)
 Stuart Carrington (ENG) (69)0 He Guoqiang (CHN) (64)
 Wang Yuchen (HKG) (117)4 Wang Yuchen (HKG) (117)
 Long Zehuang (CHN) (71)w/o Sanderson Lam (ENG) (62)
 Lim Kok Leong (MAS) (117)[a]n/s Long Zehuang (CHN) (71)
 Amir Sarkhosh (IRN) (94) Dominic Dale (WAL) (41)
 Liam Davies (WAL) (104)
 Andrew Higginson (ENG) (83)4 Daniel Wells (WAL) (55)
 Mark Joyce (ENG) (a)0 Andrew Higginson (ENG) (83)
 Gong Chenzhi (CHN) (82) Sam Craigie (ENG) (50)
 Michael Holt (ENG) (108)
 Jimmy White (ENG) (90) Joe Perry (ENG) (48)
 Joshua Cooper (ENG) (a)
 Xing Zihao (CHN) (73) Mark Davis (ENG) (59)
 Paul Deaville (ENG) (a)
 Julien Leclercq (BEL) (99) Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) (39)
 Oliver Sykes (ENG) (a)
 Louis Heathcote (ENG) (70) Anthony Hamilton (ENG) (58)
 Iulian Boiko (UKR) (a)
 Hammad Miah (ENG) (78) Jamie Clarke (WAL) (61)
 Huang Jiahao (CHN) (111)
 Mostafa Dorgham (EGY) (107) Jackson Page (WAL) (58)
 Allan Taylor (ENG) (100)
 Ross Muir (SCO) (81) David Lilley (ENG) (45)
 Jonas Luz (BRA) (111)
 Liam Graham (SCO) (93) Jamie Jones (WAL) (47)
 Joshua Thomond (ENG) (a)
 Stan Moody (ENG) (86) Xu Si (CHN) (51)
 Ka Wai Cheung (HKG) (104)
 Alexander Ursenbacher (SUI) (84) Jimmy Robertson (ENG) (38)
 Mohammed Shehab (UAE) (117)
 Robbie McGuigan (NIR) (97) Xiao Guodong (CHN) (29)
 Mitchell Mann (ENG) (116)
 Marco Fu (HKG) (68) David Grace (ENG) (66)
 Haris Tahir (PAK) (117)
Note: n/s=no-show (did not arrive in time for the match); w/d=withdrawn; w/o=walkover

Century breaks

A total of 4 century breaks have been made during the tournament.[9]

Notes

  1. ^ Lim Kok Leong did not show up for the qualifying match and so Long Zehuang was given a walkover.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "All about the BetVictor English Open". World Snooker Tour. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Trump completes huge fight back in English Final". World Snooker Tour. 8 October 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "English Open Qualifiers". snooker.org. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  4. ^ "English Open". snooker.org. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  5. ^ "How to watch the 2024 BetVictor English Open". World Snooker Tour. 9 September 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  6. ^ "English Open snooker trophy named after Steve Davis". World Snooker Tour. 26 September 2016. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  7. ^ "BetVictor English Open - Thursday round-up". World Snooker Tour. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  8. ^ "BetVictor English Open 2024 matches". World Snooker Tour. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  9. ^ "Tournament centuries". snookerinfo.co.uk. 11 September 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
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