# 2024 World Grand Prix

The 2024 World Grand Prix (officially the 2024 Spreadex 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.
The event featured the top 32 players in the one‑year ranking list as it stood after the 2023 Scottish Open. Mark Allen was the defending champion, having defeated Judd Trump 10‍–‍9 in the previous final, but he lost 2‍–‍4 to Zhang Anda in the last 16. Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated Trump 10‍–‍7 in the final to capture his third World Grand Prix title, and a record-extending 41st ranking title.

## 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 one‑year 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 sessions. The defending champion was Northern Irish player Mark Allen, who won his first World Grand Prix title in 2023, defeating England's Judd Trump 10‍–‍9 in the final.

### 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 2023‍–‍24 season, as of after the Scottish Open:
| Seed | Player | Points |
| 1 | Judd Trump (ENG) | 406,000 |
| 2 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) | 306,500 |
| 3 | Zhang Anda (CHN) | 260,500 |
| 4 | Mark Williams (WAL) | 173,000 |
| 5 | Barry Hawkins (ENG) | 159,500 |
| 6 | Ding Junhui (CHN) | 150,000 |
| 7 | Tom Ford (ENG) | 139,500 |
| 8 | Ali Carter (ENG) | 117,000 |
| 9 | Mark Selby (ENG) | 113,500 |
| 10 | Gary Wilson (ENG) | 104,000 |
| 11 | Noppon Saengkham (THA) | 89,000 |
| 12 | John Higgins (SCO) | 89,000 |
| 13 | Hossein Vafaei (IRN) | 89,000 |
| 14 | Mark Allen (NIR) | 88,500 |
| 15 | Zhou Yuelong (CHN) | 81,000 |
| 16 | Lyu Haotian (CHN) | 79,500 |
| Seed | Player | Points |
| 17 | Chris Wakelin (ENG) | 79,000 |
| 18 | Stephen Maguire (SCO) | 60,000 |
| 19 | Jack Lisowski (ENG) | 59,500 |
| 20 | Matthew Selt (ENG) | 58,000 |
| 21 | Shaun Murphy (ENG) | 56,500 |
| 22 | Xiao Guodong (CHN) | 56,500 |
| 23 | David Gilbert (ENG) | 53,000 |
| 24 | Yuan Sijun (CHN) | 50,500 |
| 25 | Wu Yize (CHN) | 50,000 |
| 26 | Jordan Brown (NIR) | 49,500 |
| 27 | Ricky Walden (ENG) | 48,000 |
| 28 | Cao Yupeng (CHN) | 48,000 |
| 29 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) | 45,000 |
| 30 | Dominic Dale (WAL) | 44,000 |
| 31 | Pang Junxu (CHN) | 43,500 |
| 32 | Jamie Jones (WAL) | 42,000 |

### 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
### Last 32

The first round matches were played from 15 to 17 January. Cao Yupeng, seeded 28, defeated fifth seed Barry Hawkins 4‍–‍3. Shaun Murphy, seeded 21, whitewashed 12th seed John Higgins 4‍–‍0 in a match that lasted only 41 minutes, with Murphy making a century break of 145 in the first frame. Despite having problems with deteriorating eyesight, 48 year old Mark Williams beat Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 4‍–‍3, making a 134 break in the third frame. Mark Allen made three century breaks of 103, 110, and 108 in defeating Jack Lisowski 4‍–‍2.

### Last 16

The second round matches were played from 17 to 18 January. Judd Trump whitewashed Lyu Haotian 4‍–‍0, setting up a quarter final meeting with Mark Selby who defeated Ali Carter 4‍–‍3. There was also a 4‍–‍0 whitewash victory for Cao over Murphy. Zhang Anda defeated defending champion Allen 4‍–‍2, setting up a meeting with Ding Junhui in the quarter finals, after Ding beat Noppon Saengkham 4‍–‍1. Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated Zhou Yuelong 4‍–‍3.

### Quarter finals

The quarter-finals were played from 18 to 19 January. In a dominant performance, Trump defeated Selby 5‍–‍1, making a 119 break in the fourth frame. Cao beat Williams 5‍–‍4 and O'Sullivan defeated Gary Wilson 5‍–‍1 making a 129 break in the third frame. Ding beat Zhang 5‍–‍2.

### Semi finals

The semi-finals were played from 19 to 20 January. In the first semi-final, Trump beat Cao 6‍–‍2, making a 106 break in the second frame. In the second semi-final O'Sullivan defeated Ding 6‍–‍1 in only 1 hour and 12 minutes, making four centuries of 135, 128, 128, and 124.

### Final

The final was played over two sessions between Trump and O'Sullivan on 21 January as the best of 19 frames. In the afternoon session, Trump won four frames in a row to lead 4‍–‍0 at the mid-session interval. O'Sullivan took the next two frames, making a 60 break in the sixth, to narrow the score to 4‍–‍2, and then to 5‍–‍3 at the end of the session. Trump made a break of 66 to win the opening frame of the evening session, advancing to 6‍–‍3. However, O'Sullivan won six consecutive frames, making breaks of 58, 74, 52, and 51, to lead by 9‍–‍6. Trump closed in to 9‍–‍7 by winning the 16th frame, but O'Sullivan took the next with a break of 52 to capture a 10‍–‍7 victory, claiming his third World Grand Prix title, and a record-extending 41st ranking title.

## 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 sessions.
| Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | | Final Best of 19 frames | Final Best of 19 frames |
| Judd Trump (ENG) (1) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Jones (WAL) (32) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Jones (WAL) (32) | 2 | Judd Trump | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Lyu Haotian | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Lyu Haotian (CHN) (16) | 4 | Lyu Haotian | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Chris Wakelin (ENG) (17) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chris Wakelin (ENG) (17) | 3 | | | Judd Trump | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Mark Selby | 1 | | | | | | |
| Mark Selby (ENG) (9) | 4 | | | | | Mark Selby | 1 | | | | | | |
| Yuan Sijun (CHN) (24) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yuan Sijun (CHN) (24) | 3 | Mark Selby | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Ali Carter | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Ali Carter (ENG) (8) | 4 | Ali Carter | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Wu Yize (CHN) (25) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wu Yize (CHN) (25) | 3 | | | | | | Judd Trump | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | | | Cao Yupeng | 2 | | | |
| Barry Hawkins (ENG) (5) | 3 | | | | | | | | Cao Yupeng | 2 | | | |
| Cao Yupeng (CHN) (28) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cao Yupeng (CHN) (28) | 4 | Cao Yupeng | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Shaun Murphy | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| John Higgins (SCO) (12) | 0 | Shaun Murphy | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Shaun Murphy (ENG) (21) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Shaun Murphy (ENG) (21) | 4 | | | Cao Yupeng | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Mark Williams | 4 | | | | | | |
| Hossein Vafaei (IRN) (13) | 4 | | | | | Mark Williams | 4 | | | | | | |
| Matthew Selt (ENG) (20) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Matthew Selt (ENG) (20) | 3 | Hossein Vafaei | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Mark Williams | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Williams (WAL) (4) | 4 | Mark Williams | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) (29) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) (29) | 3 | | | | | | | | | Judd Trump | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 10 |
| Zhang Anda (CHN) (3) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 10 |
| Dominic Dale (WAL) (30) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dominic Dale (WAL) (30) | 2 | Zhang Anda | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Mark Allen | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Allen (NIR) (14) | 4 | Mark Allen | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Jack Lisowski (ENG) (19) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jack Lisowski (ENG) (19) | 2 | | | Zhang Anda | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Ding Junhui | 5 | | | | | | |
| Noppon Saengkham (THA) (11) | 4 | | | | | Ding Junhui | 5 | | | | | | |
| Xiao Guodong (CHN) (22) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Xiao Guodong (CHN) (22) | 1 | Noppon Saengkham | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Ding Junhui | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Ding Junhui (CHN) (6) | 4 | Ding Junhui | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Ricky Walden (ENG) (27) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ricky Walden (ENG) (27) | 3 | | | | | | Ding Junhui | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 | | | |
| Tom Ford (ENG) (7) | 4 | | | | | | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 | | | |
| Jordan Brown (NIR) (26) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jordan Brown (NIR) (26) | 1 | Tom Ford | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Gary Wilson | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Gary Wilson (ENG) (10) | 4 | Gary Wilson | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| David Gilbert (ENG) (23) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| David Gilbert (ENG) (23) | 2 | | | Gary Wilson | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 | | | | | | |
| Zhou Yuelong (CHN) (15) | 4 | | | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 | | | | | | |
| Stephen Maguire (SCO) (18) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stephen Maguire (SCO) (18) | 1 | Zhou Yuelong | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (2) | 4 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Pang Junxu (CHN) (31) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Olivier Marteel Leicester Arena, England, 21 January 2024 :
| Judd Trump (1) England | 7–10 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (2) England |
| Afternoon: 74–0, 102–1, 72–52, 85–15, 18–85, 15–114, 102–28, 33–96 Evening: 81–45, 12–114, 0–74, 57–64, 0–87, 48–58, 62–72, 112–0, 40–79 |||
| (frame 1) 74 | Highest break | 74 (frame 11) |
| 0 | Century breaks | 0 |

## 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