2024 Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters

The 2024 Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters is a professional snooker tournament that is taking place from 30 August to 7 September 2024 at Green Halls in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[1] It is the inaugural edition of the tournament and is part of the 2024–25 snooker season. The tournament features 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]

2024 Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters
Tournament information
Dates30 August – 7 September 2024 (2024-08-30 – 2024-09-07)
VenueGreen Halls
CityRiyadh
CountrySaudi Arabia
OrganisationWorld Snooker Tour
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£2,302,000
Winner's share£500,000
Highest break Noppon Saengkham (THA) (147)

Format

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Rounds 1, 2, and 3 are the best of 7 frames; rounds 4 and 5 are the best of 9 frames; round 6, the quarter‑finals and the semi‑finals are the best of 11 frames; and the final is a best of 19 frames match, played over two sessions.[3]

The tournament is being broadcast on Eurosport and Discovery+ in Europe and by various broadcasters worldwide. It is also available on Matchroom Live.[4]

Prize fund

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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
  • 147 break: £50,000
  • Total: £2,302,000

Summary

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Early rounds

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Round 1

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Round 1 (last 144) matches were played on 30 August as the best of 7 frames.[3] In the afternoon session Robbie McGuigan beat Abdulraouf Saigh 4‍–‍3, and Michael Holt whitewashed Ahmad Abul.[5] In the evening session Jimmy White defeated Mohammed Shehab 4‍–‍2, and Stan Moody whitewashed Ziyad Alqabbani.[6]

Round 2

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Round 2 (last 112) matches were played on 31 August as the best of 7 frames.[3] In the afternoon session Artemijs Žižins beat Xu Si 4‍–‍3, and Jimmy White defeated Andrew Higginson 4‍–‍1.[7] In the evening session Antoni Kowalski whitewashed He Guoqiang, and Bulcsú Révész beat Mark Davis 4‍–‍3.[8]

Round 3

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Round 3 (last 80) matches were played on 1 September as the best of 7 frames.[3] In the afternoon session Hossein Vafaei beat Ishpreet Singh Chadha 4‍–‍1, and Joe O'Connor defeated Louis Heathcote 4‍–‍3.[9] In the evening session Neil Robertson defeated Paul Deaville 4‍–‍1, and Noppon Saengkham made a maximum break in the first frame of his 4‍–‍1 win over Amir Sarkhosh.[10][11]

Round 4

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Round 4 (last 48) matches were played on 2 September as the best of 9 frames.[3] In the afternoon session Ben Woollaston beat Hossein Vafaei 5‍–‍3, and Thepchaiya Un-Nooh defeated Chris Wakelin 5‍–‍4.[12] In the evening session David Gilbert beat Jordan Brown 5‍–‍3, and Neil Robertson defeated Gong Chenzhi 5‍–‍1.[13]

Final rounds

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Round 5

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Round 5 (last 32) matches were played on 3 September as the best of 9 frames.[3][14] In the afternoon session Judd Trump fought back from 0‍–‍4 behind to beat Wu Yize 5‍–‍4, and Xiao Guodong defeated Mark Allen 5‍–‍1.[15][16] In the evening session Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated Lei Peifan 5‍–‍1, and Zhang Anda whitewashed Ben Woollaston, making four century breaks in the five frames. Stuart Bingham beat Ding Junhui 5‍–‍4. 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.[17]

Round 6

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Round 6 (last 16) matches were played on 4 September as the best of 11 frames.[3] In the afternoon session Neil Robertson defeated Gary Wilson 6‍–‍1, and Judd Trump beat Jack Lisowski 6‍–‍1.[18] In the evening session Ronnie O'Sullivan recovered from 3‍–‍0 down to defeat Zhang Anda 6‍–‍5, and Mark Williams beat Stuart Bingham 6‍–‍2.[19][20]

Quarter finals

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The quarter-finals are being played on 5 September as the best of 11 frames.[3]

Semi finals

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The semi-finals will be played on 6 September as the best of 11 frames.[3]

Final

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The final will be played on 7 September as the best of 19 frames, played over two sessions.[3]

Final rounds

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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.[21][3]

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
  Kyren Wilson (ENG) (1) 5
  Liu Hongyu (CHN) (64) 3
  Kyren Wilson (1) 4
  Jimmy Robertson (49) 6
  John Higgins (SCO) (16) 2
  Jimmy Robertson (ENG) (49) 5
  Jimmy Robertson (49)
  Mark Williams (9)
  Mark Williams (WAL) (9) 5
  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) (41) 4
  Mark Williams (9) 6
  Stuart Bingham (25) 2
  Ding Junhui (CHN) (8) 4
  Stuart Bingham (ENG) (25) 5
  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (5) 5
  Lei Peifan (CHN) (103) 1
  Ronnie O'Sullivan (5) 6
  Zhang Anda (12) 5
  Zhang Anda (CHN) (12) 5
  Ben Woollaston (ENG) (53) 0
  Ronnie O'Sullivan (5)
  Si Jiahui (20)
  Tom Ford (ENG) (13) 2
  Si Jiahui (CHN) (20) 5
  Si Jiahui (20) 6
  Pang Junxu (29) 5
  Luca Brecel (BEL) (4) 2
  Pang Junxu (CHN) (29) 5
  Judd Trump (ENG) (3) 5
  Wu Yize (CHN) (35) 4
  Judd Trump (3) 6
  Jack Lisowski (19) 1
  Jak Jones (WAL) (14) 3
  Jack Lisowski (ENG) (19) 5
  Judd Trump (3)
  Neil Robertson (27)
  Gary Wilson (ENG) (11) 5
  David Gilbert (ENG) (22) 2
  Gary Wilson (11) 1
  Neil Robertson (27) 6
  Mark Selby (ENG) (6) 3
  Neil Robertson (AUS) (27) 5
  Shaun Murphy (ENG) (7) 5
  Yuan Sijun (CHN) (39) 2
  Shaun Murphy (7) 6
  Elliot Slessor (42) 3
  Ali Carter (ENG) (10) 3
  Elliot Slessor (ENG) (42) 5
  Shaun Murphy (7)
  Xiao Guodong (34)
  Barry Hawkins (ENG) (15) 1
  Scott Donaldson (SCO) (47) 5
  Scott Donaldson (47) 5
  Xiao Guodong (34) 6
  Mark Allen (NIR) (2) 1
  Xiao Guodong (CHN) (34) 5

Early rounds

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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.[22][21][3]

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

Century breaks

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A total of 81 century breaks have been made during the tournament.[23]

Notes

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  1. ^ Lim Kok Leong did not show up for the round 1 match and so Artemijs Žižins was given a walkover.[3]
  2. ^ Sam Craigie withdrew from the round 3 match because of injury and so Graeme Dott was given a walkover.[3]

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