THE British Open is underway with some of snooker’s biggest stars in action until Sunday.
The iconic tournament uses a flat draw which sees all players, regardless of their world ranking, begin in the opening round.
Mark Williams will defend his British Open title this month[/caption]
It also applies an ‘FA Cup-style’ draw for each stage, meaning there is no ranking protection – and anyone can draw anyone.
Many round one matches of this year’s British Open have already taken place in Leicester – but all the top 16 seeds and others – have had their tournament openers saved for the main venue in Cheltenham and the TV cameras.
Defending champion Mark Williams will be looking to retain the Clive Everton Trophy after his epic 10-7 triumph over Mark Selby last year.
However, snooker fans have been left devastated as legend Ronnie O’Sullivan has now withdrawn from the tournament.
When is the British Open 2024?
The British Open began on July 31 – with some stars playing their round-one matches early at Leicester’s Morningside Arena (results below).
First-round ties involving the top 16 in the world and others will begin on Monday, September 23, at the Centaur Arena in Cheltenham.
The tournament will conclude on Sunday, September 29.
How to watch the British Open 2024
The British Open will be broadcast live on ITV4 in the UK.
You can live stream the event via the ITVX app/website.
Alternatively, you can keep up to date with all the action by following SunSport’s live blog.
What is the British Open 2024 format?
- Rounds 1 to 4: All matches are the best of 7 frames
- Quarter-finals: Best of 9 frames (with mid-session interval)
- Semi-finals: Best of 11 frames (with mid-session interval)
- Final: Best of 19 frames – two sessions with scheduled mid-session intervals
British Open 2024 schedule and results
*Subject to change
Monday, September 23
Round One
From 1pm
- Mark Williams 1-4 Rory Thor
- Gong Chenzhi 4-3 Tom Ford
- Gary Wilson 3-4 Mark Allen
- Ding Junhui 3-4 Aaron Hill
From 3pm
- Luca Brecel 4-1 Mohamed Shebab
- Ryan Day 4-1 Louis Heathcote
- Robert Milkins 1-4 Judd Trump
- Ross Muir 1-4 John Higgins
From 7pm
- Barry Hawkins 1-4 Liam James Davies
- Lewis Ullah 4-2 Manasawin Phetmalaikul
- Bulcsu Revesz 4-3 Ali Carter
- Shaun Murphy 4-0 Ian Burns
From 8pm
- Pang Junxu 3-4 Mark Selby
- Sanderson Lam 2-4 Jak Jones
- Kyren Wilson 4-0 Julien Leclercq
- Jordan Brown 2-4 Zhang Anda
Tuesday, September 24
Round Two
From 10am
- Yuan Sijun 2-4 Robbie Williams
- Ma Hailong 2-4 Marco Fu
- Graeme Dott 4-1 Zhou Yuelong
- Si Jiahui 1-4 Iulian Boiko
- Mark Selby (walkover) Kok Leong Lim
From 1pm
- Neil Robertson 4-1 Chris Totten
- Haris Tahir 4-1 Simon Blackwell
- Gong Chenzhi 1-4 Xu Si
- Chris Wakelin 4-2 Wu Yize
From 3pm
- Mark Allen 4-1 Aaron Hill
- Stan Moody 4-0 Michael Holt
- Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 4-0 Noppon Saengkham
From 7pm
- Judd Trump 4-2 Ryan Day
- Ashley Carty 4-0 Long Zehuang
- Mark Davis 4-2 Xiao Guodong
- Jak Jones 4-0 Alfie Burden
From 9pm
- Stephen Maguire 4-1 Liam Graham
- Luca Brecel 4-2 Tian Pengfei
- Bulcsu Revesz 0-4 Stuart Bingham
Wednesday, September 25
Round Two
10am
- Hossein Vafaei 1-4 Zhang Anda
- Allan Taylor 1-4 Lyu Haotian
- Cheung Ka Wai 3-4 Oliver Lines
- Anton Kazakov 0-4 Liam Davies
1pm
- Kyren Wilson 4-1 Duane Jones
- David Gilbert 4-1 Ben Woollaston
- Sunny Akani 4-1 Antoni Kowalski
- Rory Thor 4-3 Mark Joyce
3pm
- John Higgins 4-2 Shaun Murphy
- Hammad Miah 4-1 Ben Mertens
- Ricky Walden 4-0 Jamie Clarke
- David Grace 4-0 Lewis Ullah
Round Three
7pm
- Jak Jones 4-1 Iulian Boiko
- Haris Tahir 2-4 Haotian Lyu
- Sijun Yuan 3-4 Mark Selby
- Anda Zhang 3-4 Stan Moody
9pm
- Stuart Bingham 3-4 Stephan Maguire
- Elliot Slessor 4-3 Xi Su
- Neil Robertson 3-4 Rory Thor
- David Gilbert 4-3 Ashley Carty
Thursday, September 26
Round Three
1pm
- Mark Davis vs Judd Trump
- John Higgins vs Graeme Dott
- Oliver Lines vs Sunny Akani
- Ricky Walden vs Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
3pm
- Liam Davies vs Luca Brecel
- Marco Fu vs Kyren Wilson
- David Grace vs Chris Wakelin
- Ben Mertens vs Mark Allen
Round Four
7pm
- Judd Trump / Mark Davis vs Stephen Maguire
- Stan Moody vs Oliver Lines / Sunny Akani
- Lyu Haotian vs David Gilbert
- Rory Thor vs John Higins / Graeme Dott
- Mark Selby vs Ricky Walden / Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
- Kyren Wilson / Marco Fu vs Elliot Slessor
- Luca Brecel / Liam Davies vs Jak Jones
- Mark Allen / Ben Mertens vs David Grace / Chris Wakelin
Friday, September 27
From 1pm
Schedule TBC
Saturday, September 28
From 1pm
Schedule TBC
Sunday, September 29
From 1pm
Schedule TBC
Who has won the British Open?
Here is a list of all the previous British Open winners:
2023 Mark Williams
2022 Ryan Day
2021 Mark Williams
2004 John Higgins
2003 Stephen Hendry
2002 Paul Hunter
2001 John Higgins
2000 Peter Ebdon
1999 Stephen Hendry
1999 Fergal O’Brien
1998 John Higgins
1997 Mark Williams
1996 Nigel Bond
1995 John Higgins
1994 Ronnie O’Sullivan
1993 Steve Davis
1992 Jimmy White
1991 Stephen Hendry
1990 Bob Chaperon
1989 Tony Meo
1988 Stephen Hendry
1987 Jimmy White
1986 Steve Davis
1985 Silvino Francisco
