2024 International Championship

The event was the tenth iteration of the International Championship, first held in 2012. The event took place from 3 to 10 November 2024 in Nanjing, China. Nanjing will host the tournament for three consecutive years from 2024 to 2026. Qualifying for the event was held from 30 September to 2 October 2024 at the Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in Sheffield, England. Matches were the best of 11 until the semifinals, which were the best of 17 frames played over two , and the final was a best of 19 frames match, also played over two sessions. The qualifying was broadcast by Discovery+ in Europe (including the United Kingdom and Ireland) and by the CBSA-WPBSA Academy WeChat Channel, CBSA-WPBSA Academy Douyin and Huya Live in China. It was available from Matchroom Sport in all other territories. The main event was broadcast domestically in China by CCTV-5, the CBSA-WPBSA Academy WeChat Channel, the CBSA-WPBSA Academy Douyin and Huya Live; by Eurosport and Discovery+ in Europe (including the United Kingdom and Ireland); by Now TV in Hong Kong; by Astro SuperSport in Malaysia and Brunei; by TAP in the Philippines; by Sportcast in Taiwan; and by True Sports in Thailand. It was available from Matchroom Sport in all other territories. Prize fund The breakdown of prize money for this event is shown below: • Winner: £175,000 • Runner-up: £75,000 • Semi-final: £33,000 • Quarter-final: £22,000 • Last 16: £14,000 • Last 32: £9,000 • Last 64: £5,000 • Highest break: £5,000 • Total: £825,000 ==Summary==

Qualifying round In his 64 win over Lei Peifan, Thai player Thepchaiya Un-Nooh missed the final of a potential maximum break for the third time in his career. Early rounds Held over matches The held-over qualifying matches were played on 3 November as the best of 11 . Last 64 The last 64 matches were played on 3 and 4 November as the best of 11 frames. Last 32 (pictured in 2017) made the second maximum break of his career in his last 32-round match against Ryan Day The last 32 matches were played on 5 November as the best of 11 frames. Last 16 The last 16 matches were played on 6 November as the best of 11 frames. Later rounds Quarter finals The quarter-finals were played on 7 November as the best of 11 frames. In the evening session Ding beat Kyren Wilson 64 making century breaks in the last two frames. Wakelin took the deciding frame to defeat Higgins 65, and Xu beat Gary Wilson, also by 65. After being informed that his match would be interrupted before the deciding frame for the second time in two days, Higgins was visibly annoyed. His eventual defeat meant that he failed to qualify for the upcoming Champion of Champions event. Semi finals (pictured in 2016) beat Xiao Guodong 98 in the semifinals (pictured in 2015) beat Xu Si 96 in the semifinals The semi-finals were played on 8 and 9 November as the best of 17 frames, played over two . Wakelin went on to win the match 98, making a 119 break in the 10th frame. After the match Wakelin said: "From 85 I threw it away. I made ridiculously easy mistakes. In the decider I knew it was now or never, I had to forget about what had happened. I'm so relieved to have a day off tomorrow because I'm done in! That was the hardest match of my life. In the first ten years of my career, so many times I put myself in winning situations in matches but didn't take those chances. This was my final because getting into the top 16 was the goal. But now the shackles are off and I know I have performances like that in me." Xiao said: "I fell too far behind at the start and didn't perform particularly well. My opponent had me under pressure throughout the match, I couldn't find my rhythm. I want to apologise to Ding and Xu for not making it to an allChinese final! I hope they can keep the title here in China. This is the best time ever for Chinese snooker and I hope the young players can gain experience and keep improving." On 9 November Xu played Ding. At the end of the afternoon session Xu led Ding by 53, with Xu making breaks of 137 and 113, and Ding making a 119 break. In the evening session Ding went on to win the match 96. After the match, Ding said: "In the first session, Xu played really well, I didn't have many opportunities in the first half, and he managed century breaks with great sharpness, making the most of his chances. However, he wasn't quite at the same level in the second session. He had many chances tonight but lost the first three frames, which impacted his mindset." Xu said: "I was feeling good in the first session, but my focus seemed to slip in the second, and I made more mistakes. I had plenty of opportunities but struggled throughout, unable to get the positioning I wanted, and my safety play was quite average. Overall, aside from the second session in this match, I'm pretty satisfied with my performance in the tournament." Final The final was played on 10 November as the best of 19 frames, played over two sessions. Wakelin, playing in his third ranking event final, faced Ding, who was playing in his 24th. Ding went on to win the match 107, and secure his first ranking title since the 2019 UK Championship. After the match Ding said: "I've played so well in every match. Chris applied a lot of pressure in this game, especially at 41. I put too much pressure on myself at the beginning. That was the perfect start for him, but he started missing and there were some key frames to get 54 ahead. The second session was totally different." Wakelin said: "I got off to a great start and losing six frames on the trot was the difference. I was proud of how well I handled myself. Only a couple of years ago, that kind of situation would have scared the life out of me. To be out there and feel like I could have won, despite how Ding played, I think I was a credit to myself." ==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. Top half :Note: w/d=withdrawn; w/o=walkover Bottom half Final ==Qualifying==

Qualification for the tournament took place from 30 September to 2 October 2024 at the Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in Sheffield, England. Nanjing Qualifying matches featuring the defending champion (Zhang Anda); the reigning World Champion (Kyren Wilson); the two highest ranked Chinese players other than Zhang (Ding Junhui and Si Jiahui); four Chinese wildcards (Zhou Jinhao, Wang Xinbo, Cai Wei, and Zheng Dian); and Ronnie O'Sullivan were held over to be played in Nanjing. The results of the heldover matches played on 3 November 2024 were as follows: Morning session • 6–5 • 6–2 • 6–4 • 6–4 Afternoon session • 6–3 • 6–1 • 6–3 • 6–0 Evening session • 6–0 Sheffield The results of the qualifying matches played in Sheffield were as follows: 30 September • 6–2 • 6–1 • 6–3 • 6–0 • 6–1 • 6–4 • 6–0 • 6–1 • 5–6 • 6–3 • 6–4 • 2–6 • 3–6 • 4–6 • 6–2 • 6–0 • 2–6 • 6–1 • 6–5 • 6–3 1 October • 5–6 • 6–5 • 6–3 • 6–3 • 6–5 • 5–6 • 6–1 • 4–6 • 6–5 • 6–3 • 6–4 • 3–6 • 2–6 • 6–3 • 6–1 • 4–6 • 6–4 • 6–2 • 6–1 • 3–6 • 4–6 • 6–1 2 October • 6–1 • 6–0 • 6–4 • 6–1 • 6–5 • 6–5 • 6–2 • 6–5 • 2–6 • 6–2 • 6–1 • 6–3 • 5–6 ==Century breaks==

Main stage centuries A total of 93 century breaks were made during the main stage of the tournament in Nanjing. • 147, 137, 113, 112, 104, 101 Xu Si • 143, 127, 121, 117, 109, 105, 101 Kyren Wilson • 142, 118 Ben Mertens • 140, 103 Matthew Stevens • 138 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh • 136, 127, 113 Joe O'Connor • 136, 125, 123, 106, 105 Gary Wilson • 135, 135, 109, 102 Neil Robertson • 135, 130, 122, 110 Xiao Guodong • 134, 130, 118, 107, 103 Jiang Jun • 133, 117, 112 John Higgins • 132, 124 Ronnie O'Sullivan • 131, 106 Zhang Anda • 131 Aaron Hill • 129, 124, 123, 119, 109, 107 Ding Junhui • 128, 116, 107 Barry Hawkins • 125 Michael Holt • 123, 120 Pang Junxu • 121 Gong Chenzhi • 121 Mark Williams • 120, 119 Si Jiahui • 120, 111, 109, 104 Yuan Sijun • 119, 116, 112, 102 Chris Wakelin • 119, 107 Noppon Saengkham • 118, 110, 104 Jack Lisowski • 117, 101 Jackson Page • 116, 104 Hossein Vafaei • 114, 112 Mark Selby • 112, 101, 100 Wu Yize • 111, 100 Jamie Clarke • 108 Haydon Pinhey • 107 Stuart Carrington • 107 David Grace • 107 Judd Trump • 103 Mark Allen • 101 Ali Carter Qualifying stage centuries A total of 42 century breaks were made during the qualifying stage of the tournament in Sheffield. • 143, 103 Mark Selby • 140, 102 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh • 140 Elliot Slessor • 139 Fan Zhengyi • 137 Ashley Carty • 135 Marco Fu • 134, 133 Rory Thor • 131 Xiao Guodong • 130, 113 Louis Heathcote • 127, 123 Mark Allen • 126, 120 Gary Wilson • 125 Shaun Murphy • 121 Anthony McGill • 119 Stuart Bingham • 119 John Higgins • 116 Michael Holt • 113, 104 Jiang Jun • 112, 102 Jimmy Robertson • 110 Yuan Sijun • 109 Alfie Burden • 108 Jack Lisowski • 107 Robbie Williams • 106 Gong Chenzhi • 104, 100 David Gilbert • 104 Lei Peifan • 104 Daniel Wells • 104 Ben Woollaston • 103, 101 Zhou Yuelong • 103 Judd Trump • 100 Dylan Emery • 100 Neil Robertson • 100 Mark Williams ==Notes==