2024 Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters

There were 17 amateur wildcard players from the Middle East included in the draw, including 7 from Saudi Arabia. Rounds 1, 2, and 3 were the best of 7 ; rounds 4 and 5 were the best of 9 frames; round 6, the quarterfinals and the semifinals were the best of 11 frames; and the final was a best of 19 frames match, played over two . Prize fund The prize fund for the tournament is detailed below: • 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==

Early rounds Round 1 Round 1 (last 144) matches were played on 30 August as the best of 7 frames. In the evening session Jimmy White defeated Mohammed Shehab 42, and Stan Moody whitewashed Ziyad Alqabbani. Round 2 Round 2 (last 112) matches were played on 31 August as the best of 7 frames. In the evening session Antoni Kowalski whitewashed He Guoqiang, and Bulcsú Révész beat Mark Davis 43. Round 3 Round 3 (last 80) matches were played on 1 September as the best of 7 frames. In the evening session Neil Robertson defeated Paul Deaville 41. Noppon Saengkham made a maximum break in the first frame of his 41 win over Amir Sarkhosh, his third in professional competition and the first maximum of the 202425 season. Round 4 Round 4 (last 48) matches were played on 2 September as the best of 9 frames. In the evening session David Gilbert beat Jordan Brown 53, and Neil Robertson defeated Gong Chenzhi 51. Final rounds Round 5 Round 5 (last 32) matches were played on 3 September as the best of 9 frames. In the afternoon session Judd Trump fought back from 04 behind to beat Wu Yize 54, and Xiao Guodong defeated Mark Allen 51. In the evening session Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated Lei Peifan 51, and Zhang Anda whitewashed Ben Woollaston, making four century breaks in the five frames. Stuart Bingham beat Ding Junhui 54. In the Ding's break ended when the came off his and hit a . Bingham then made a 63 break to win the match. Round 6 Round 6 (last 16) matches were played on 4 September as the best of 11 frames. In the evening session Ronnie O'Sullivan recovered from 30 down to defeat Zhang Anda 65, and Mark Williams beat Stuart Bingham 62. Jimmy Robertson beat the reigning world champion Kyren Wilson 64. Quarter finals The quarter-finals were played on 5 September as the best of 11 frames. In the evening session Mark Williams whitewashed Jimmy Robertson, and Si Jiahui beat Ronnie O'Sullivan 64. Semi finals The semi-finals were played on 6 September as the best of 11 frames. In the second semifinal in the evening session Mark Williams played Si Jiahui. At the midsession interval Williams led Si 31, and then went on to win the match 63, although Si made two century breaks. Final The final took place on 7 September as the best of 19 frames, played over two sessions, However, Williams tied the scores at 66 and 8–8 and then made a 138 total clearance, his fourth century of the match, to move one from victory at 9–8. Trump tied the scores at 9–9 with a 90 break. The deciding frame was described as the most lucrative frame in snooker history, given the £300,000 difference between the prizes for the winner and the runner-up. Williams made a 62 break but missed a red, and Trump responded with a 72 clearance to win the match 109 on the final black. Trump said afterwards: "I'm in shock. Mark [Williams] was the much better player, I just found something at the end." Williams praised his opponent, saying: "It just shows what a great champion he is. What a break he has made there. For half a million pounds, 62 behind and two reds safe. What can I say? Congratulations to him." ==Final rounds==

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. ==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. Players in bold denote match winners. :Note: n/s=no-show (did not show up for the match); w/d=withdrawn; w/o=walkover ==Final==

A total of 91 century breaks were made during the tournament. • 147, 126, 108, 104 Noppon Saengkham • 141, 115, 114, 103, 101 Neil Robertson • 140, 124 Stuart Bingham • 140 Pang Junxu • 138, 138, 138, 128 Zhang Anda • 138, 136, 116, 102 Si Jiahui • 138, 133, 132, 121, 101, 101 Mark Williams • 138, 127, 122 Jimmy Robertson • 137, 124, 103, 100 David Gilbert • 137 Artemijs Žižins • 136 Cheung Ka Wai • 134, 127 Elliot Slessor • 133, 115 Ben Woollaston • 133, 102 Louis Heathcote • 132 Stephen Maguire • 131, 109, 109, 103 Ronnie O'Sullivan • 130 Oliver Lines • 127 Anthony Hamilton • 127 Ben Mertens • 126, 115, 105, 101, 100 Judd Trump • 126, 104 Mark Selby • 125, 120, 112 Ryan Day • 125, 102 Gary Wilson • 123, 108 Xiao Guodong • 123 Marco Fu • 122, 120 Yuan Sijun • 121 Liam Davies • 119, 115 Xing Zihao • 119 Gong Chenzhi • 118 Kyren Wilson • 116 Graeme Dott • 112, 102 Julien Leclercq • 111, 105 Scott Donaldson • 111 Shaun Murphy • 110 Duane Jones • 108 Daniel Wells • 107 Stuart Carrington • 105 Liu Hongyu • 104 Mark Allen • 104 Joe O'Connor • 103, 103 Jack Lisowski • 103 Ali Carter • 103 Stan Moody • 101 Ding Junhui • 101 Andrew Higginson • 101 Dean Young • 100 Chris Wakelin ==Notes==