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2024 World Grand Prix (snooker)

The 2024 World Grand Prix was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 15 to 21 January 2024 at the Leicester Arena, England. The eleventh ranking event of the 2023‍–‍24 season, following the Scottish Open and preceding the German Masters, it was the first of three events in the Players Series, preceding the Players Championship and the Tour Championship. Organised by the World Snooker Tour and sponsored by betting company Spreadex, the event was broadcast by ITV domestically, by Eurosport in Europe, and by other broadcasters worldwide. The winner received £100,000 from a total prize fund of £380,000.

Format
The event took place from 15 to 21 January 2024 at the Leicester Arena, United Kingdom. It featured the top 32 players in the oneyear ranking list as it stood after the 2023 Scottish Open. The last-32 and last-16 matches were played as the best of seven frames; the quarter-finals were the best of nine frames; the semi-finals were the best of 11 frames, and the final was the best of 19 frames, played over two . Broadcasters The event was broadcast by ITV in the UK; Discovery+ and Eurosport in Europe (including the UK and Ireland); CCTV-5, Migu, Youku, and Huya in mainland China; DAZN in the US and Brazil; Now TV in Hong Kong; Astro SuperSport in Malaysia and Brunei; TrueVisions in Thailand; Sportcast in Taiwan; Premier Sports Network in the Philippines; Fastsports in Pakistan; and Matchroom.live in all other territories. Seeding list Unlike other events where the defending champion is seeded first, the reigning World Champion second, and the rest based on the world rankings, the qualification and seedings in the Players Series tournaments are determined by the one-year ranking list. The below list shows the top 32 players with the most ranking points acquired during the 202324 season, as of after the Scottish Open: Prize fund The event featured a total prize fund of £380,000, with the winner receiving £100,000. The breakdown of prize money for the event is shown below: • Winner: £100,000 • Runner-up: £40,000 • Semi-final: £20,000 • Quarter-final: £12,500 • Last 16: £7,500 • Last 32: £5,000 • Highest break: £10,000 • Total: £380,000 ==Summary==
Summary
Last 32 The first round matches were played from 15 to 17 January. Despite having problems with deteriorating eyesight, 48 year old Mark Williams beat Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 43, making a 134 in the third frame. Mark Allen made three century breaks of 103, 110, and 108 in defeating Jack Lisowski 42. Last 16 The second round matches were played from 17 to 18 January. Zhang Anda defeated defending champion Allen 42, setting up a meeting with Ding Junhui in the quarter finals, after Ding beat Noppon Saengkham 41. Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated Zhou Yuelong 43. Quarter finals The quarter-finals were played from 18 to 19 January. Semi finals The semi-finals were played from 19 to 20 January. In the second semi-final O'Sullivan defeated Ding 61 in only 1 hour and 12 minutes, making four centuries of 135, 128, 128, and 124. Final The final was played over two between Trump and O'Sullivan on 21 January as the best of 19 frames. ==Tournament draw==
Tournament draw
The draw for the tournament is shown below. Numbers in parentheses after the players' names denote the players' seedings, and players in bold denote match winners. The last-32 and last-16 matches were played as the best of seven frames; the quarter-finals were the best of nine frames; the semi-finals were the best of 11 frames, and the final was the best of 19 frames, played over two . Final ==Century breaks==
Century breaks
A total of 30 century breaks were made in the tournament. • 145 Shaun Murphy • 137, 110, 108, 103 Mark Allen • 135, 129, 128, 128, 124, 111, 107 Ronnie O'Sullivan • 134, 108 Mark Williams • 134 Hossein Vafaei • 126 Barry Hawkins • 124 Cao Yupeng • 121 Gary Wilson • 119, 106 Judd Trump • 113 Tom Ford • 105, 100 Mark Selby • 105 Pang Junxu • 103 Ali Carter • 103 Jamie Jones • 102, 101 Ding Junhui • 102 Zhou Yuelong • 101 Zhang Anda ==References==
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