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Dates | 19–25 August 2024 |
Venue | Qujiang E-sports Centre |
City | Xi'an |
Country | China |
Organisation | World Snooker Tour |
Format | Ranking event |
Total prize fund | £850,000 |
Winner's share | £177,000 |
The 2024 Xi'an Grand Prix (officially the 2024 Du Xiaoman Xi'an Grand Prix)[1] is a professional snooker tournament that is taking place from 19 to 25 August 2024 at the Qujiang E‑sports Centre in Xi'an, China. The second ranking event of the 2024–25 season, it follows the 2024 Championship League and the non‑ranking 2024 Shanghai Masters. It is the inaugural edition of the Xi'an Grand Prix. The winner will receive £177,000 from a total prize fund of £850,000.
Qualifiers took place from 25 to 27 July 2024 at the Leicester Arena in Leicester, England. Qualifying matches featuring the reigning World Champion (Kyren Wilson); the world's top ranked player (Mark Allen); the two highest ranked Chinese players (Ding Junhui and Zhang Anda); four Chinese wildcards (Zhou Jinhao, Cao Jin, Wang Xinbo, and Ma Shaojun); and Ronnie O'Sullivan were held over to be played in Xi'an.
Format
The tournament, the inaugural edition of the Xi'an Grand Prix, is taking place from 19 to 25 August 2024 at the Qujiang E‑sports Centre[2] in Xi'an, China.[3][4] It is the second ranking event of the 2024–25 season, following the 2024 Championship League.
All matches up to and including the quarter‑finals are the best of nine frames. The semi‑finals are the best of 11 frames, and the final is the best of 19 frames.[5]
The qualifying matches were broadcast by the WST Facebook page, and by Matchroom Sport.[6] The main stage of the tournament is being broadcast by CCTV5 and Huya in China, Sportcast in Taiwan, Now TV in Hong Kong, and Matchroom Sport for all other territories. No broadcaster was named for this event in the United Kingdom and Europe. This led to the coverage via Matchroom Sport to be provided free of charge.[7]
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this event is shown below:[3]
- Winner: £177,000
- Runner-up: £76,000
- Semi-final: £34,500
- Quarter-final: £22,350
- Last 16: £14,000
- Last 32: £9,400
- Last 64: £5,350
- Highest break: £5,000
- Total: £850,000
Summary
An opening ceremony was held on 18 August 2024.[8]
Qualifying round
Both Lim Kok Leong and the 2023 World Champion Luca Brecel failed to arrive at the venue in time for their qualifying matches, and so their opponents, Scott Donaldson and Hammad Miah respectively, were awarded walkovers.[9]
Early rounds
Held-over qualifying matches
The held over qualifying matches were played on 19 August 2024.[9] Jamie Clarke whitewashed wildcard player Cao Jin, and Ronnie O'Sullivan whitewashed Wang Yuchen.[10] Alfie Burden beat the 8th seed Ding Junhui 5–4.[11] Mark Allen defeated Liu Hongyu 5–2.[12]
Last 64
The last 64 matches were played on 19 and 20 August 2024.[5] Scott Donaldson withdrew and so Barry Hawkins was awarded a walkover into the last 32.[13] Gong Chenzhi beat 13th seed Tom Ford 5–1.[10] Sunny Akani defeated 16th seed John Higgins 5–4.[11] Top seed Kyren Wilson beat He Guoqiang 5–2, and Shaun Murphy whitewashed Jamie Clarke in 55 minutes with three century breaks. O'Sullivan defeated Bulcsú Révész 5–2, and Mark Selby whitewashed Aaron Hill. Yuan Sijun beat Neil Robertson 5–2, and Graeme Dott defeated 12th seed Zhang Anda 5–2.[14]
Last 32
The last 32 matches will be played on 21 August 2024.[5]
Last 16
The last 16 matches will be played on 22 August 2024.[5]
Later rounds
Quarter-finals
The quarter finals will be played on 23 August 2024.[5]
Semi-finals
The semi finals will be played on 24 August 2024.[5]
Final
The final will be played on 25 August 2024.[5]
Main draw
The draw for the tournament is shown below. Numbers in parentheses after the players' names denote the top 32 seeded players, and players in bold denote match winners.[5][15][16][17]
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- Note: w/d=withdrawn; w/o=walkover
Qualifying
Qualification for the tournament took place from 25 to 27 July 2024 at the Leicester Arena in Leicester. Numbers in parentheses after the players' names denote the top 32 seeded players, and players in bold denote match winners.[9][18]
- Note: n/s=no-show (did not arrive in time for the match); w/d=withdrawn; w/o=walkover
Xi'an
Qualifying matches featuring the reigning World Champion (Kyren Wilson); the world's top ranked player (Mark Allen); the two highest ranked Chinese players (Ding Junhui and Zhang Anda); four Chinese wildcards (Zhou Jinhao, Cao Jin, Wang Xinbo, and Ma Shaojun); and Ronnie O'Sullivan were held over to be played in Xi'an. Results as follows:[9][17]
Jamie Clarke (WAL) 5–0
Cao Jin (CHN)
Kyren Wilson (ENG) (1) 5–2
Haris Tahir (PAK)
Mark Selby (ENG) (6) 5–3
Wang Xinbo (CHN)
Zhang Anda (CHN) (12) 5–1
Oliver Lines (ENG)
Graeme Dott (SCO) 5–2
Ma Shaojun (CHN)
Stuart Bingham (ENG) (25) 5–1
Zhou Jinhao (CHN)
Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (5) 5–0
Wang Yuchen (HKG)
Mark Allen (NIR) (2) 5–2
Liu Hongyu (CHN)
Ding Junhui (CHN) (8) 4–5
Alfie Burden (ENG)
Leicester
The results of the qualifying matches played in Leicester were as follows:[9][18]
25 July
Martin O'Donnell (ENG) 3–5
Ma Hailong (CHN)
Jamie Jones (WAL) 5–2
Mostafa Dorgham (EGY)
Scott Donaldson (SCO) w/o–n/s
Lim Kok Leong (MAS)[c]
Xiao Guodong (CHN) 5–2
Iulian Boiko (UKR)[d]
He Guoqiang (CHN) 5–4
Ashley Carty (ENG)
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) 5–3
Lei Peifan (CHN)
Fan Zhengyi (CHN) 2–5
Sunny Akani (THA)
Amir Sarkhosh (IRN) 5–3
Joshua Thomond (ENG)[e]
Simon Blackwell (ENG) 4–5
Ben Mertens (BEL)
Ryan Day (WAL) (18) 5–4
Cheung Ka Wai (HKG)
David Grace (ENG) 0–5
Bulcsú Révész (HUN)
Jordan Brown (NIR) 5–2
Liam Pullen (ENG)
Robbie Williams (ENG) 3–5
Artemijs Žižins (LVA)
John Higgins (SCO) (16) 5–2
Alexander Ursenbacher (SUI)
Hossein Vafaei (IRN) (21) 5–1
Ahmed Aly Elsayed (USA)
Jackson Page (WAL) 2–5
Dylan Emery (WAL)
Jack Lisowski (ENG) (19) 5–1
Ross Muir (SCO)
Neil Robertson (AUS) (28) 5–2
Allan Taylor (ENG)
David Gilbert (ENG) (22) 5–1
Reanne Evans (ENG)
Matthew Stevens (WAL) 5–0
Andrew Higginson (ENG)
Dominic Dale (WAL) 5–4
Mohammed Shehab (UAE)
26 July
Chris Wakelin (ENG) (24) 5–4
Rory Thor (MAS)
Joe Perry (ENG) 5–0
Mink Nutcharut (THA)
Yuan Sijun (CHN) 5–1
Bai Yulu (CHN)
Tian Pengfei (CHN) 5–0
Farakh Ajaib (PAK)
Elliot Slessor (ENG) 5–0
Manasawin Phetmalaikul (THA)
Xu Si (CHN) 5–4
Jiang Jun (CHN)
Anthony Hamilton (ENG) 4–5
Gong Chenzhi (CHN)
Wu Yize (CHN) 3–5
Paul Deaville (ENG)[b]
Joe O'Connor (ENG) (29) 5–3
Duane Jones (WAL)
Sanderson Lam (ENG) 2–5
Zak Surety (ENG)
Jak Jones (WAL) (14) 5–4
Robbie McGuigan (NIR)
Tom Ford (ENG) (13) 5–3
Stan Moody (ENG)
Pang Junxu (CHN) (27) 5–2
Michael Holt (ENG)
Luca Brecel (BEL) (4) n/s–w/o
Hammad Miah (ENG)[a]
David Lilley (ENG) 5–3
Louis Heathcote (ENG)
Ricky Walden (ENG) 5–3
Liam Davies (WAL)
Matthew Selt (ENG) 5–2
Ian Burns (ENG)
Barry Hawkins (ENG) (15) 5–1
Kreishh Gurbaxani (IND)
Ali Carter (ENG) (10) 4–5
Daniel Wells (WAL)
Mark Williams (WAL) (9) 5–0
Liam Graham (SCO)
27 July
Anthony McGill (SCO) (32) 5–0
Xing Zihao (CHN)
Noppon Saengkham (THA) (26) 5–3
Andrew Pagett (WAL)
Mark Davis (ENG) 5–3
Ishpreet Singh Chadha (IND)
Jimmy Robertson (ENG) 5–1
Huang Jiahao (CHN)
Zhou Yuelong (CHN) (23) 5–1
Haydon Pinhey (ENG)
Lyu Haotian (CHN) (30) 5–2
Baipat Siripaporn (THA)
Ben Woollaston (ENG) 4–5
Julien Leclercq (BEL)
Stephen Maguire (SCO) (31) 5–1
Ken Doherty (IRL)
Gary Wilson (ENG) (11) 5–4
Long Zehuang (CHN)
Judd Trump (ENG) (3) 5–2
Antoni Kowalski (POL)
Aaron Hill (IRL) 5–2
Chris Totten (SCO)
Robert Milkins (ENG) (17) 3–5
Dean Young (SCO)
Si Jiahui (CHN) (20) 5–4
Jimmy White (ENG)
Shaun Murphy (ENG) (7) 5–1
Mitchell Mann (ENG)
Century breaks
Main stage centuries
A total of 29 century breaks have been made during the main stage of the tournament in Xi'an.[19]
- 138 – Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
- 137 – Ricky Walden
- 136, 115, 113, 111 – Mark Selby
- 135 – Amir Sarkhosh
- 134 – Jak Jones
- 134 – Julien Leclercq
- 131, 111 – Mark Allen
- 128, 103, 100 – Shaun Murphy
- 128 – Gary Wilson
- 126, 124 – Jack Lisowski
- 111, 110 – Stuart Bingham
- 111 – Lyu Haotian
- 111 – Anthony McGill
- 110 – Ding Junhui
- 108 – Jamie Clarke
- 103 – Hossein Vafaei
- 102 – Alfie Burden
- 102 – Graeme Dott
- 102 – Noppon Saengkham
- 101 – He Guoqiang
- 100 – Mark Williams
Qualifying stage centuries
A total of 27 century breaks were made during the qualifying stage of the tournament in Leicester.[20]
- 140, 104 – Mark Williams
- 137, 131 – Neil Robertson
- 135, 112 – Chris Wakelin
- 130, 127, 101 – Xiao Guodong
- 126, 116 – Wu Yize
- 122 – Jamie Jones
- 116, 103, 100 – Cheung Ka Wai
- 115 – Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
- 113, 100 – David Gilbert
- 113 – Yuan Sijun
- 111 – Amir Sarkhosh
- 108 – Gary Wilson
- 106 – Robbie McGuigan
- 102 – Barry Hawkins
- 102 – Joe Perry
- 102 – Hossein Vafaei
- 100 – Paul Deaville
- 100 – Fan Zhengyi
Notes
- ^ a b Luca Brecel did not show up for the qualifying match and so Hammad Miah was given a walkover.[9]
- ^ a b Paul Deaville replaced Stuart Carrington who withdrew.[9]
- ^ Lim Kok Leong did not show up for the qualifying match and so Scott Donaldson was given a walkover.[9]
- ^ Iulian Boiko replaced Martin Gould who withdrew.[9]
- ^ Joshua Thomond replaced Sam Craigie who withdrew.[9]
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