| Tournament Name: | 2024 Xi'an Grand Prix |
| Venue: | Qujiang E-sports Centre |
| Location: | Xi'an |
| Country: | China |
| Organisation: | World Snooker Tour |
| Format: | Ranking event |
| Total Prize Fund: | £850,000 |
| Winners Share: | £177,000 |
The 2024 Xi'an Grand Prix (officially the 2024 Du Xiaoman Xi'an Grand Prix)[1] is a professional snooker tournament that is taking place from 19 to 25 August 2024 at the Qujiang Esports Centre in Xi'an, China. The second ranking event of the 202425 season, it follows the 2024 Championship League and the nonranking 2024 Shanghai Masters. It is the inaugural edition of the Xi'an Grand Prix. The winner will receive £177,000 from a total prize fund of £850,000.
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.
The tournament, the inaugural edition of the Xi'an Grand Prix, is taking place from 19 to 25 August 2024 at the Qujiang Esports Centre[2] in Xi'an, China.[3] [4] It is the second ranking event of the 202425 season, following the 2024 Championship League.
All matches up to and including the quarterfinals are the best of nine frames. The semifinals are the best of 11 frames, and the final is the best of 19 frames.[5]
The qualifying matches were broadcast by the WST Facebook page, and by Matchroom Sport.[6] The main stage of the tournament is being broadcast by CCTV5 and Huya in China, Sportcast in Taiwan, Now TV in Hong Kong, and Matchroom Sport for all other territories. No broadcaster was named for this event in the United Kingdom and Europe. The coverage via Matchroom Sport is provided free of charge, but for table 1 only.[7]
The breakdown of prize money for this event is shown below:
An opening ceremony was held on 18 August 2024.[8]
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.
The held over qualifying matches were played on 19 August 2024. Jamie Clarke whitewashed wildcard player Cao Jin, and Ronnie O'Sullivan whitewashed Wang Yuchen.[9] Alfie Burden beat the 8th seed Ding Junhui 54.[10] Mark Allen defeated Liu Hongyu 52.[11]
The last 64 matches were played on 19 and 20 August 2024. Scott Donaldson withdrew and so Barry Hawkins was awarded a walkover into the last 32.[12] Gong Chenzhi beat 13th seed Tom Ford 51. Sunny Akani defeated 16th seed John Higgins 54. 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.[13]
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. Mark Allen beat Xiao Guodong 52, and Gong Chenzhi defeated Si Jiahui 53.[14] Ronnie O'Sullivan beat Yuan Sijun 51, and Dominic Dale defeated Shaun Murphy 52.[15]
The last 16 matches were played on 22 August 2024. 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.[16] 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.
The quarter finals will be played on 23 August 2024.
The semi finals will be played on 24 August 2024.
The final will be played on 25 August 2024.
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.[17] [18]
Note: w/d=withdrawn; w/o=walkover
Note: w/d=withdrawn; w/o=walkover
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.[19] [20]
Note: n/s=no-show (did not arrive in time for the match); w/d=withdrawn; w/o=walkover
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:[21]
The results of the qualifying matches played in Leicester were as follows:
A total of 59 century breaks have been made during the main stage of the tournament in Xi'an.[22]
A total of 27 century breaks were made during the qualifying stage of the tournament in Leicester.[23]