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2024 Xi'an Grand Prix
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The 2024 Xi'an Grand Prix (officially the 2024 Du Xiaoman Xi'an Grand Prix) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 19 to 25 August 2024 at the Qujiang Esports Centre in Xi'an, China. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament. The second ranking event of the 202425 season, it followed the 2024 Championship League. The winner received £177,000 from a total prize fund of £850,000.

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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.

Kyren Wilson won the tournament, beating Judd Trump 108 in the final to claim the seventh ranking title of his career.[1] The tournament produced 93 century breaks, of which 66 were made in the main stage and 27 in qualifying. The highest break was a 140 by Mark Williams in qualifying.[2][3]

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Format

The tournament, the inaugural edition of the Xi'an Grand Prix, took place from 19 to 25 August 2024 at the Qujiang Esports Centre[4] in Xi'an, China.[5][6] It was the second ranking event of the 202425 season, following the 2024 Championship League. The tournament was organised by the World Snooker Tour and sponsored by Du Xiaoman [zh].[7]

All matches up to and including the quarterfinals were the best of nine frames. The semifinals were the best of 11 frames, and the final was the best of 19 frames.[8]

The qualifying matches were broadcast by the WST Facebook page, and by Matchroom Sport.[9] The main stage of the tournament was broadcast by CCTV5 and Huya in China, Sportcast in Taiwan, Now TV in Hong Kong, and Matchroom Sport for all other territories.[10]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this event is shown below:[5]

  • 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
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Summary

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An opening ceremony was held on 18 August 2024.[11]

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.[12]

Early rounds

Held-over qualifying matches

The held over qualifying matches were played on 19 August 2024.[12] Jamie Clarke whitewashed wildcard player Cao Jin, and Ronnie O'Sullivan whitewashed Wang Yuchen.[13] Alfie Burden beat the 8th seed Ding Junhui 54.[14] Mark Allen defeated Liu Hongyu 52.[15]

Last 64

The last 64 matches were played on 19 and 20 August 2024.[8] Scott Donaldson withdrew and so Barry Hawkins was awarded a walkover into the last 32.[16] Gong Chenzhi beat 13th seed Tom Ford 51.[13] Sunny Akani defeated 16th seed John Higgins 54.[14] Top seed Kyren Wilson beat He Guoqiang 52, and Shaun Murphy whitewashed Jamie Clarke in 55 minutes with three century breaks. O'Sullivan defeated Bulcsú Révész 52, and Mark Selby whitewashed Aaron Hill. Yuan Sijun beat Neil Robertson 52, and Graeme Dott defeated 12th seed Zhang Anda 52.[17]

Last 32

The last 32 matches were played on 21 August 2024. Graeme Dott withdrew and so Hossein Vafaei was awarded a walkover into the last 16.[8] Mark Allen beat Xiao Guodong 52, and Gong Chenzhi defeated Si Jiahui 53.[18] Ronnie O'Sullivan beat Yuan Sijun 51, and Dominic Dale defeated Shaun Murphy 52.[19]

Last 16

The last 16 matches were played on 22 August 2024.[8] In the afternoon session, Judd Trump beat Jak Jones 51, although Jones made the only century break (136) of the match, and Xu Si defeated Mark Williams 54, making a 109 break in the deciding frame. Barry Hawkins beat Mark Allen 53, although Allen made the only century break (104) of the match. Matthew Selt defeated Gong Chenzhi 54.[20] In the evening session, Ronnie O'Sullivan whitewashed Hossein Vafaei making two century breaks, and Daniel Wells beat Dominic Dale 51. Kyren Wilson defeated Jimmy Robertson 54 and David Gilbert beat Mark Selby 54, although Selby made the only century break (116) of the match.[21]

Later rounds

Quarter-finals

The quarter finals were played on 23 August 2024.[8] In the afternoon session Kyren Wilson beat Xu Si 51, making a break of 115 in the last frame, and Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated Matthew Selt 54, although Selt made two century breaks.[22] In the evening session, Judd Trump beat David Gilbert 52, and Daniel Wells beat Barry Hawkins 53.[23]

Semi-finals

The semi finals were played on 24 August 2024 as the best of 11 frames.[8] In the afternoon session Kyren Wilson defeated Ronnie O'Sullivan 64, making a break of 102 in the last frame.[24][25] In the evening session Judd Trump beat Daniel Wells 61. This win meant that Trump had overtaken Mark Allen as world number one.[26]

Final

The final was played on 25 August 2024 as the best of 19 frames over two sessions.[8] Kyren Wilson played Judd Trump.[24][26] At the end of the afternoon session, Wilson led Trump 54.[27] Wilson went on to win the match 108.[1][28]

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Main draw

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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.[8][29][30][31]

Top half

 
Last 64
Best of 9 frames
Last 32
Best of 9 frames
Last 16
Best of 9 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
 
                  
 
 
 
 
 Kyren Wilson (ENG) (1) 5
 
 
 
 He Guoqiang (CHN) 2
 
England Kyren Wilson (1) 5
 
 
 
England Ricky Walden 3
 
 Anthony McGill (SCO) (32) 3
 
 
 
 Ricky Walden (ENG) 5
 
England Kyren Wilson (1) 5
 
 
 
England Jimmy Robertson 4
 
 John Higgins (SCO) (16) 4
 
 
 
 Sunny Akani (THA) 5
 
Thailand Sunny Akani 3
 
 
 
England Jimmy Robertson 5
 
 Dean Young (SCO) 4
 
 
 
 Jimmy Robertson (ENG) 5
 
England Kyren Wilson (1) 5
 
 
 
China Xu Si 1
 
 Elliot Slessor (ENG) 2
 
 
 
 Chris Wakelin (ENG) (24) 5
 
England Chris Wakelin (24) 2
 
 
 
Wales Mark Williams (9) 5
 
 Mark Davis (ENG) 2
 
 
 
 Mark Williams (WAL) (9) 5
 
Wales Mark Williams (9) 4
 
 
 
China Xu Si 5
 
 Jamie Jones (WAL) 3
 
 
 
 Stuart Bingham (ENG) (25) 5
 
England Stuart Bingham (25) 4
 
 
 
China Xu Si 5
 
 Xu Si (CHN) 5
 
 
 
 Alfie Burden (ENG) 4
 
England Kyren Wilson (1) 6
 
 
 
England Ronnie O'Sullivan (5) 4
 
 Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (5) 5
 
 
 
 Bulcsú Révész (HUN) 2
 
England Ronnie O'Sullivan (5) 5
 
 
 
China Yuan Sijun 1
 
 Neil Robertson (AUS) (28) 2
 
 
 
 Yuan Sijun (CHN) 5
 
England Ronnie O'Sullivan (5) 5
 
 
 
Iran Hossein Vafaei (21) 0
 
 Zhang Anda (CHN) (12) 2
 
 
 
 Graeme Dott (SCO) 5
 
Scotland Graeme Dott w/d
 
 
 
Iran Hossein Vafaei (21) w/o
 
 Hossein Vafaei (IRN) (21) 5
 
 
 
 Dylan Emery (WAL) 3
 
England Ronnie O'Sullivan (5) 5
 
 
 
England Matthew Selt 4
 
 Amir Sarkhosh (IRN) 3
 
 
 
 Si Jiahui (CHN) (20) 5
 
China Si Jiahui (20) 3
 
 
 
China Gong Chenzhi 5
 
 Gong Chenzhi (CHN) 5
 
 
 
 Tom Ford (ENG) (13) 1
 
China Gong Chenzhi 4
 
 
 
England Matthew Selt 5
 
 Matthew Selt (ENG) 5
 
 
 
 Joe O'Connor (ENG) (29) 4
 
England Matthew Selt 5
 
 
 
England Hammad Miah 2
 
 Zak Surety (ENG) 3
 
 
 Hammad Miah (ENG)[a] 5
 
Note: w/d=withdrawn; w/o=walkover

Bottom half

 
Last 64
Best of 9 frames
Last 32
Best of 9 frames
Last 16
Best of 9 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
 
                  
 
 
 
 
 Judd Trump (ENG) (3) 5
 
 
 
 Ma Hailong (CHN) 0
 
England Judd Trump (3) 5
 
 
 
China Lyu Haotian (30) 1
 
 Lyu Haotian (CHN) (30) 5
 
 
 
 Artemijs Žižins (LVA) 2
 
England Judd Trump (3) 5
 
 
 
Wales Jak Jones (14) 1
 
 Jak Jones (WAL) (14) 5
 
 
 
 Tian Pengfei (CHN) 3
 
Wales Jak Jones (14) 5
 
 
 
England Jack Lisowski (19) 4
 
 Jack Lisowski (ENG) (19) 5
 
 
 
 Joe Perry (ENG) 2
 
England Judd Trump (3) 5
 
 
 
England David Gilbert (22) 2
 
 Jordan Brown (NIR) 2
 
 
 
 David Gilbert (ENG) (22) 5
 
England David Gilbert (22) 5
 
 
 
England Gary Wilson (11) 3
 
 Ben Mertens (BEL) 1
 
 
 
 Gary Wilson (ENG) (11) 5
 
England David Gilbert (22) 5
 
 
 
England Mark Selby (6) 4
 
 Paul Deaville (ENG)[b] 0
 
 
 
 Pang Junxu (CHN) (27) 5
 
China Pang Junxu (27) 4
 
 
 
England Mark Selby (6) 5
 
 Aaron Hill (IRL) 0
 
 
 
 Mark Selby (ENG) (6) 5
 
England Judd Trump (3) 6
 
 
 
Wales Daniel Wells 1
 
 Shaun Murphy (ENG) (7) 5
 
 
 
 Jamie Clarke (WAL) 0
 
England Shaun Murphy (7) 2
 
 
 
Wales Dominic Dale 5
 
 Noppon Saengkham (THA) (26) 3
 
 
 
 Dominic Dale (WAL) 5
 
Wales Dominic Dale 1
 
 
 
Wales Daniel Wells 5
 
 Daniel Wells (WAL) 5
 
 
 
 Julien Leclercq (BEL) 3
 
Wales Daniel Wells 5
 
 
 
Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 4
 
 Zhou Yuelong (CHN) (23) 2
 
 
 
 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) 5
 
Wales Daniel Wells 5
 
 
 
England Barry Hawkins (15) 3
 
 Matthew Stevens (WAL) 2
 
 
 
 Ryan Day (WAL) (18) 5
 
Wales Ryan Day (18) 3
 
 
 
England Barry Hawkins (15) 5
 
 Scott Donaldson (SCO) w/d
 
 
 
 Barry Hawkins (ENG) (15) w/o
 
England Barry Hawkins (15) 5
 
 
 
Northern Ireland Mark Allen (2) 3
 
 Xiao Guodong (CHN) 5
 
 
 
 Stephen Maguire (SCO) (31) 1
 
China Xiao Guodong 2
 
 
 
Northern Ireland Mark Allen (2) 5
 
 David Lilley (ENG) 1
 
 
 Mark Allen (NIR) (2) 5
 
Note: w/d=withdrawn; w/o=walkover

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Zhang Tao
Qujiang E-sports Centre, Xi'an, China, 25 August 2024
Kyren Wilson (1)
 England
108 Judd Trump (3)
 England
Afternoon: 7845, 0114 (114), 2575, 7723, 2562, 1350 (135), 750, 576, 5239
Evening: 2463, 7844, 781, 3773, 7647, 12104 (104), 741, 7045, 1110
(frame 6) 135 Highest break 114 (frame 2)
1 Century breaks 2
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Qualifying

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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.[12][32]

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:[12][31]

Leicester

The results of the qualifying matches played in Leicester were as follows:[12][32]

25 July

26 July

27 July

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Century breaks

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Main stage centuries

A total of 66 century breaks were made during the main stage of the tournament in Xi'an.[2]

Qualifying stage centuries

A total of 27 century breaks were made during the qualifying stage of the tournament in Leicester.[3]

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Notes

  1. Luca Brecel did not show up for the qualifying match and so Hammad Miah was given a walkover.[12]
  2. Paul Deaville replaced Stuart Carrington who withdrew.[12]
  3. Lim Kok Leong did not show up for the qualifying match and so Scott Donaldson was given a walkover.[12]
  4. Iulian Boiko replaced Martin Gould who withdrew.[12]
  5. Joshua Thomond replaced Sam Craigie who withdrew.[12]

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