The World Open is again on the calendar for the primary time in nearly 5 years with a number of heavy hitters within the 2024 draw.

Reigning champion Judd Trump will lastly get the chance to defend the crown he received all the best way again in 2019.

The event in Yushan wasn’t staged once more till now because of China’s strict restrictions in regards to the coronavirus pandemic.

However its return on Monday marks a great addition for the tour, with an enormous prize fund on supply subsequent week in what’s the third-last rating occasion of the 2023/24 marketing campaign.

World Open prize cash

Champion: £170,000
Runner-up: £73,000
Semi-finals: £32,500
Quarter-finals: £21,500
Final 16: £14,000
Final 32: £9,000
Final 64: £5,000
Highest break: £5,000

Who has received the World Open?

There was beforehand a World Open event in 2010 that represented a shift in branding from the as soon as prestigious Grand Prix.

Neil Robertson received that occasion in Glasgow earlier than a brand new model of the World Open was established in China the next season.

Mark Allen secured his maiden rating triumph in 2012 and repeated the success a 12 months later by efficiently defending his title.

Shaun Murphy received the final of the tournaments staged in Haikou in 2014 earlier than the World Open moved to Yushan.

Ali Carter, Ding Junhui, and Mark Williams duly bought their fingers on the silverware within the following years earlier than Trump’s overcome Thepchaiya Un-Nooh in 2019.

Who’s within the 2024 World Open draw?

Trump, world champion Luca Brecel, and the highest two ranked Chinese language opponents Ding Junhui and Zhang Anda have all had their round-of-128 fixtures held over to the venue.

Matthew Selt, Jordan Brown, and Sanderson Lam additionally must play their first-round matches as they’ve been drawn to face native wildcards.

The others within the competitors have already negotiated their opening hurdles at a qualifying stage in January.

That features the likes of world primary Ronnie O’Sullivan, who has already received 5 titles throughout a prolific 2023/24 season.

Mark Allen, Mark Selby, Shaun Murphy, and John Higgins additionally safely made it via the preliminaries on the Barnsley Metrodome.

Among the many high-profile names who’ve already crashed out are Gary Wilson, Jack Lisowski, and Stuart Bingham.

Former champion Mark Williams didn’t enter the competitors and is reportedly set to compete in a profitable Chinese language 8-ball event as an alternative.

World Open Draw

Spherical of 128 (bo9)

Judd Trump vs Rory Thor (Mar 18)
Sanderson Lam vs Gong Chenzhi (Mar 18)
David Gilbert 5-0 Anton Kazakov
Fan Zhengyi 5-2 Dylan Emery
Lukas Kleckers 5-2 Jack Lisowski
Dominic Dale 5-3 Marco Fu
Stuart Carrington 5-4 Gary Wilson
David Lilley 5-3 Scott Donaldson

Jak Jones 5-3 Ryan Thomerson
Ashley Hugill 5-1 Anthony McGill
David Grace 5-2 Rebecca Kenna
Kyren Wilson 5-0 Jimmy White
Jamie Jones 5-0 Rod Lawler
Ricky Walden 5-0 Peng Yisong
Ben Woollaston 5-4 Ben Mertens
Iulian Boiko 5-1 Baipat Siripaporn

Mark Selby 5-3 Xing Zihao
Adam Duffy 5-4 Mark Davis
Si Jiahui 5-1 Stan Moody
Lengthy Zehuang 5-4 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
John Higgins 5-1 Ross Muir
Jackson Web page 5-3 Liam Graham
Zhou Yuelong 5-1 Jiang Jun
Wu Yize 5-2 Julien Leclercq

Matthew Stevens 5-3 Hammad Miah
Ryan Day 5-4 Andrew Higginson
Elliot Slessor 5-2 Reanne Evans
Zhang Anda vs Allan Taylor (Mar 18)
He Guoqiang 5-2 Jimmy Robertson
Matthew Selt vs Wang Xinbo/Wang Xinzhong (Mar 18)
Daniel Wells 5-1 Liam Highfield
Mark Allen 5-1 Andres Petrov

Ronnie O’Sullivan 5-3 Alfie Burden
Michael White 5-2 Haydon Pinhey
Lyu Haotian 5-2 Ashley Carty
Aaron Hill 5-4 Joe O’Connor
Robert Milkins 5-2 Barry Pinches
Sam Craigie 5-0 Ken Doherty
Hossein Vafaei 5-2 Liam Pullen
Graeme Dott 5-2 Ian Burns

Cao Yupeng 5-0 Rory McLeod
Noppon Saengkham 5-4 Himanshu Jain
Liu Hongyu 5-1 Jamie Clarke
Ding Junhui vs Zak Surety (Mar 18)
Sean O’Sullivan 5-1 Xiao Guodong
Joe Perry 5-4 Martin O’Donnell
Xu Si 5-0 Andrew Pagett
Shaun Murphyer 5-0 Mohamed Ibrahim

Neil Robertson 5-0 Victor Sarkis
Tian Pengfei 5-1 Mink Nutcharut
Ishpreet Singh Chadha 5-3 Stuart Bingham
Yuan Sijun 5-3 Alexander Ursenbacher
Ali Carter 5-1 Ahmed Aly Elsayed
Louis Heatchote 5-0 Oliver Strains
Chris Wakelin 5-2 Andy Hicks
Jordan Brown vs Lan Yuhao (Mar 18)

Robbie Williams 5-3 Andy Lee
Tom Ford 5-2 Ma Hailong
Jenson Kendrick 5-3 Anthony Hamilton
Barry Hawkins 5-3 Steven Hallworth
Stephen Maguire 5-1 Mostafa Dorgham
Pang Junxu 5-2 James Cahill
Oliver Brown 5-4 Mark Joyce
Luca Brecel vs Manasawin Phetmalaikul (Mar 18)

Spherical of 64 (bo9)

Matches to be performed on March 18th and nineteenth.

Trump/Thor vs Lam/Gong
Fan Zhengyi w/o David Gilbert
Lukas Kleckers vs Dominic Dale
Stuart Carrington vs David Lilley
Jak Jones vs Ashley Hugill
David Grace vs Kyren Wilson
Jamie Jones vs Ricky Walden
Ben Woollaston w/o Iulian Boiko

Mark Selby w/o Adam Duffy
Si Jiahui vs Lengthy Zehuang
John Higgins vs Jackson Web page
Zhou Yuelong vs Wu Yize
Matthew Stevens vs Ryan Day
Elliot Slessor vs Zhang/Taylor
He Guoqiang vs Selt/Wang/Wang
Daniel Wells vs Mark Allen

Ronnie O’Sullivan vs Michael White
Lyu Haotian vs Aaron Hill
Robert Milkins w/o Sam Craigie
Hossein Vafaei vs Graeme Dott
Cao Yupeng vs Noppon Saengkham
Liu Hongyu vs Ding/Surety
Sean O’Sullivan vs Joe Perry
Xu Si vs Shaun Murphy

Neil Robertson vs Tian Pengfei
Ishpreet Singh Chadha vs Yuan Sijun
Ali Carter vs Louis Heathcote
Chris Wakelin vs J. Brown/Lan
Robbie Williams vs Tom Ford
Jenson Kendrick vs Barry Hawkins
Stephen Maguire vs Pang Junxu
Oliver Brown vs Brecel/Phetmalaikul

Rating Races

The 2024 World Open represents an essential event on the schedule for a few causes when it comes to the rankings.

On the official two-year record, it can mark the final alternative for many gamers to enhance their seeding forward of the season-ending World Championship in Sheffield.

Gamers likes Barry Hawkins, Ryan Day, and Zhou Yuelong are on the cusp of a high 16 berth that may earn them an computerized spot on the Crucible Theatre subsequent month.

The World Open is moreover the final counting occasion in the direction of the one-year rankings record that determines the 12 locations within the Tour Championship draw.

Mark Selby and John Higgins are in eleventh and twelfth respectively on that entrance, however with such large sums of cash on supply on the enterprise finish in Yushan, quite a bit can nonetheless change.

How one can watch the 2024 World Open?

Reside protection of the World Open can be obtainable on Eurosport and discovery+ to viewers residing in Eire and the UK.

A full record of worldwide broadcasters is under:

Europe
Eurosport and discovery+
China 
CCTV5
Migu
Huya.com
Hong Kong China
Now TV
Thailand
Truesport
Taiwan
Sportcast
All different territories
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