The 2024 Xi’an Grand Prix commences on Monday with the likes of Ronnie O’Sullivan, Judd Trump, Kyren Wilson, and Mark Allen in the draw.
China’s newest event offers a handsome first prize and an opportunity for players to capture ranking silverware for only the second time this season.
The tournament is being staged at the Qujiang E-Sports Centre in Xi’an, which is located in the Shaanxi Province in central China.
Prize money
Champion: £177,000
Runner-up: £76,000
Semi-final: £34,500
Quarter-Final: £22,350
R16: £14,000
R32: £9,400
R64: £5,350
Highest break: £5,000
Total: £850,000
Who is in the 2024 Xi’an Grand Prix draw?
A preliminary phase of the competition was held a few weeks ago, with the majority of the first-round fixtures completed at the Mattioli Arena in Leicester.
Most of the lineup for the last 64 is already known, although some high-profile qualifying matches were held over to the venue stages next week.
These include the matches involving world champion Kyren Wilson, world number one Mark Allen, and fan favourite Ronnie O’Sullivan.
National hero Ding Junhui’s match and the four games involving Chinese wildcards are among the other ties to have been deferred.
Judd Trump and Shaun Murphy, who contested the final of the last tournament held in China at the Shanghai Masters in July, both emerged comfortably from their round-of-128 games in Leicester.
Jak Jones, hoping to build on his run to the final of the World Championship in May, is also through to the last 64 in addition to heavyweights John Higgins, Mark Williams, and Neil Robertson.
The full lineup for the 2024 Xi’an Grand Prix is below, and the draw will be regularly updated during the week’s action with the latest results.
2024 Xi’an Grand Prix draw
Round of 128 (bo9)
Top Half
Kyren Wilson vs Haris Tahir (Aug 19)
He Guoqiang 5-4 Ashley Carty
Anthony McGill 5-0 Xing Zihao
Ricky Walden 5-3 Liam Davies
John Higgins 5-2 Alexander Ursenbacher
Sunny Akani 5-2 Fan Zhengyi
Dean Young 5-3 Robert Milkins
Jimmy Robertson 5-1 Huang Jiahao
Elliot Slessor 5-0 Manasawin Phetmalaikul
Chris Wakelin 5-4 Rory Thor
Mark Davis 5-3 Ishpreet Singh Chadha
Mark Williams 5-0 Liam Graham
Jamie Jones 5-2 Mostafa Dorgham
Stuart Bingham vs Zhou Jinhao (Aug 19)
Xu Si 5-4 Jiang Jun
Ding Junhui vs Alfie Burden (Aug 19)
Ronnie O’Sullivan vs Wang Yuchen (Aug 19)
Révész Bulcsú 5-0 David Grace
Neil Robertson 5-2 Allan Taylor
Yuan Sijun 5-1 Bai Yulu
Zhang Anda vs Oliver Lines (Aug 19)
Graeme Dott vs Ma Shaojun(Aug 19)
Hossein Vafaei 5-1 Ahmed Aly Elsayed
Dylan Emery 5-2 Jackson Page
Amir Sarkhosh 5-3 Joshua Thomond
Si Jiahui 5-4 Jimmy White
Gong Chenzhi 5-4 Anthony Hamilton
Tom Ford 5-3 Stan Moody
Matthew Selt 5-2 Ian Burns
Joe O’Connor 5-3 Duane Jones
Zak Surety 5-2 Sanderson Lam
Hammad Miah w/o Luca Brecel
Bottom Half
Judd Trump 5-2 Antony Kowalski
Ma Hailong 5-3 Martin O’Donnell
Lyu Haotian 5-2 Baipat Siripaporn
Artemijs Zizins 5-3 Robbie Williams
Jak Jones 5-4 Robbie McGuigan
Tian Pengfei 5-0 Farakh Ajaib
Jack Lisowski 5-1 Ross Muir
Joe Perry 5-0 Mink Nutcharut
Jordan Brown 5-2 Liam Pullen
David Gilbert 5-1 Reanne Evans
Ben Mertens 5-4 Simon Blackwell
Gary Wilson 5-4 Long Zehuang
Paul Deaville 5-3 Wu Yize
Pang Junxu 5-2 Michael Holt
Aaron Hill 5-2 Chris Totten
Mark Selby vs Wang Xinbo (Aug 19)
Shaun Murphy 5-1 Mitchell Mann
Jamie Clarke vs Cao Jin (Aug 19)
Noppon Saengkham 5-3 Andrew Pagett
Dominic Dale 5-4 Mohammed Shehab
Daniel Wells 5-4 Ali Carter
Julien Leclercq 5-4 Ben Woollaston
Zhou Yuelong 5-1 Haydon Pinhey
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 5-3 Lei Peifan
Matthew Stevens 5-0 Andrew Higginson
Ryan Day 5-4 Cheung Ka Wai
Scott Donaldson w/o Lim Kok Leong
Barry Hawkins 5-1 Kreishh Gurbaxani
Xiao Guodong 5-2 Iulian Boiko
Stephen Maguire 5-1 Ken Doherty
David Lilley 5-3 Louis Heathcote
Mark Allen vs Liu Hongyu (Aug 19)
Round of 64 (bo9)
Matches to be played on Monday, August 19th and Tuesday, August 20th
Top Half
K. Wilson/Tahir vs He Guoqiang
Anthony McGill vs Ricky Walden
John Higgins vs Sunny Akani
Dean Young vs Jimmy Robertson
Elliot Slessor vs Chris Wakelin
Mark Davis vs Mark Williams
Jamie Jones vs Bingham/Zhou J.
Xu Si vs Ding/Burden
O’Sullivan/Wang Y. vs Bulcsú Révész
Neil Robertson vs Yuan Sijun
Zhang/O. Lines vs Dott/Ma S.
Hossein Vafaei vs Dylan Emery
Amir Sarkhosh vs Si Jiahui
Gong Chenzhi vs Tom Ford
Matthew Selt vs Joe O’Connor
Zak Surety vs Hammad Miah
Bottom Half
Judd Trump vs Ma Hailong
Lyu Haotian vs Artemijs Zizins
Jak Jones vs Tian Pengfei
Jack Lisowski vs Joe Perry
Jordan Brown vs David Gilbert
Ben Mertens vs Gary Wilson
Paul Deaville vs Pang Junxu
Aaron Hill vs Selby/Wang X.
Shaun Murphy vs Clarke/Cao
Noppon Saengkham vs Dominic Dale
Daniel Wells vs Julien Leclercq
Zhou Yuelong vs Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
Matthew Stevens vs Ryan Day
Barry Hawkins w/o Scott Donaldson
Xiao Guodong vs Stephen Maguire
David Lilley vs Allen/Liu
Round of 32 (bo9)
Matches to be played on Wednesday, August 21st
Top Half
TBC vs TBC
TBC vs TBC
TBC vs TBC
TBC vs TBC
TBC vs TBC
TBC vs TBC
TBC vs TBC
TBC vs TBC
Bottom Half
TBC vs TBC
TBC vs TBC
TBC vs TBC
TBC vs TBC
TBC vs TBC
TBC vs TBC
TBC vs Barry Hawkins
TBC vs TBC
Round of 16 (bo9)
Matches to be played on Thursday, August 22nd
TBC vs TBC
TBC vs TBC
TBC vs TBC
TBC vs TBC
TBC vs TBC
TBC vs TBC
TBC vs TBC
TBC vs TBC
Quarter-Finals (bo9)
Matches to be played on Friday, August 23rd
TBC vs TBC
TBC vs TBC
TBC vs TBC
TBC vs TBC
Semi-Finals (bo11)
Matches to be played on Saturday, August 24th
TBC vs TBC
TBC vs TBC
Final (bo19)
Match to be played on Sunday, August 25th
TBC vs TBC
How can I watch the Xi’an Grand Prix?
The 2024 Xi’an Grand Prix will be available to watch live and for free on the Matchroom.Live streaming service.
Viewers can register for free to avail of daily coverage of the ranking event on its platform.
This option is on offer for fans around the world, excluding those residing in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.
Supporters in China can watch on CCTV5 and Huya, Hong Kong coverage is on Now TV, while fans in Taiwan can enjoy the action on Sportcast.
Who is the betting favourite?
Ronnie O’Sullivan is the pre-tournament betting favourite for the 2024 Xi’an Grand Prix with odds of around 11/4.
The Rocket’s last ranking title was the World Grand Prix in January, but he hasn’t won an event of such stature in China since 2017.
Judd Trump, the winner of the recent non-ranking Shanghai Masters, boasts odds of around 4/1 with most major online bookies.
World champion Kyren Wilson is priced at 12/1, just behind world number one Mark Allen who has odds of about 11/1.
Ali Carter, meanwhile, was the season-opening champion at Championship League Snooker and is 25/1 to triumph at back-to-back ranking events.
Full coverage of the tournament – including reports and previews – will be provided here on SnookerHQ.com throughout the week’s play.
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