2024 Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters
The 2024 Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 30 August to 7 September 2024 at Green Halls in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was part of the 2024–25 snooker season. The tournament featured a total prize fund of £2,302,000, the second-highest after the World Championship. It is one of snooker's four major tournaments.

Judd Trump won the tournament, defeating Mark Williams 109 in the final. There were 91 century breaks made in the event, the highest being a 147 by Noppon Saengkham.

Format
There were 17 amateur wildcard players from the Middle East included in the draw, including 7 from Saudi Arabia.

Rounds 1, 2, and 3 were the best of 7 ; rounds 4 and 5 were the best of 9 frames; round 6, the quarterfinals and the semifinals were the best of 11 frames; and the final was a best of 19 frames match, played over two .

The tournament was broadcast on Eurosport and Discovery+ in Europe and by various broadcasters worldwide. It was also available on Matchroom Live.

Prize fund
The prize fund for the tournament is detailed below:

 Winner: £500,000
 Runner-up: £200,000
 Semi-final: £100,000
 Quarter-final: £50,000
 Last 16: £30,000
 Last 32: £20,000
 Last 48: £11,000
 Last 80: £7,000
 Last 112: £4,000
 Last 144: £2,000

 147 break: £50,000
 Total: £2,302,000

Summary
Early rounds
Round 1
Round 1 (last 144) matches were played on 30 August as the best of 7 frames. In the afternoon  Robbie McGuigan beat Abdulraouf Saigh 43, and Michael Holt  Ahmad Abul. In the evening session Jimmy White defeated Mohammed Shehab 42, and Stan Moody whitewashed Ziyad Alqabbani.

Round 2
Round 2 (last 112) matches were played on 31 August as the best of 7 frames. In the afternoon session Artemijs Žižins beat Xu Si 43, and Jimmy White defeated Andrew Higginson 41. In the evening session Antoni Kowalski whitewashed He Guoqiang, and Bulcsú Révész beat Mark Davis 43.

Round 3
Round 3 (last 80) matches were played on 1 September as the best of 7 frames. In the afternoon session Hossein Vafaei beat Ishpreet Singh Chadha 41, and Joe O'Connor defeated Louis Heathcote 43. In the evening session Neil Robertson defeated Paul Deaville 41, and Noppon Saengkham made a maximum break in the first frame of his 41 win over Amir Sarkhosh.

Round 4
Round 4 (last 48) matches were played on 2 September as the best of 9 frames. In the afternoon session Ben Woollaston beat Hossein Vafaei 53, and Thepchaiya Un-Nooh defeated Chris Wakelin 54. In the evening session David Gilbert beat Jordan Brown 53, and Neil Robertson defeated Gong Chenzhi 51.

Final rounds
Round 5
Round 5 (last 32) matches were played on 3 September as the best of 9 frames. In the afternoon session Judd Trump fought back from 04 behind to beat Wu Yize 54, and Xiao Guodong defeated Mark Allen 51. In the evening session Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated Lei Peifan 51, and Zhang Anda whitewashed Ben Woollaston, making four century breaks in the five frames. Stuart Bingham beat Ding Junhui 54. In the  Ding's break ended when the  came off his  and hit a . Bingham then made a 63 break to win the match.

Round 6
Round 6 (last 16) matches were played on 4 September as the best of 11 frames. In the afternoon session Neil Robertson defeated Gary Wilson 61, and Judd Trump beat Jack Lisowski 61. In the evening session Ronnie O'Sullivan recovered from 30 down to defeat Zhang Anda 65, and Mark Williams beat Stuart Bingham 62. Jimmy Robertson beat the reigning world champion Kyren Wilson 64.

Quarter finals
The quarter-finals were played on 5 September as the best of 11 frames. In the afternoon session Shaun Murphy defeated Xiao Guodong 62, and Judd Trump beat Neil Robertson 63. In the evening session Mark Williams whitewashed Jimmy Robertson, and Si Jiahui beat Ronnie O'Sullivan 64.

Semi finals
The semi-finals were played on 6 September as the best of 11 frames. In the first semifinal in the afternoon session Judd Trump played Shaun Murphy. At the midsession interval Trump led Murphy 31, and then went on to win the match 65. In the second semifinal in the evening session Mark Williams played Si Jiahui. At the midsession interval Williams led Si 31, and then went on to win the match 63, although Si made two century breaks.

Final
The final was played on 7 September as the best of 19 frames, over two sessions. Mark Williams played Judd Trump. In the afternoon session, at the midsession interval, Trump led Williams 31. At the end of the session Trump led Williams 53, with Williams making two century breaks. In the evening session, at the midsession interval, the score was level at 66, with Williams making another century break. Trump went on to win the match 109.

Final rounds
The draw for the final rounds is shown below. Numbers in parentheses after the players' names denote the players' seeding. Players in bold denote match winners.

Early rounds
The draw for the early rounds is shown below. Numbers in parentheses after the players' names denote the players' seeding, an "a" indicates amateur players who were not on the main World Snooker Tour. Players in bold denote match winners.

Note: n/s=no-show (did not show up for the match); w/d=withdrawn; w/o=walkover

Final
 Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Olivier MarteelGreen Halls, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 7 September 2024 Mark Williams  910 Judd Trump  Afternoon: 8239, 4859, 583, 168, 3063, 1210 (121), 1320 (132), 1856Evening: 6816, 876, 1010 (101), 6437, 770, 3076, 4272, 9216, 1380 (138), 090, 6272 (frame 17) 138 Highest break 90 (frame 18) 4 Century breaks 0

Century breaks
A total of 91 century breaks were made during the tournament.

 147, 126, 108, 104  Noppon Saengkham
 141, 115, 114, 103, 101  Neil Robertson
 140, 124  Stuart Bingham
 140  Pang Junxu
 138, 138, 138, 128  Zhang Anda
 138, 136, 116, 102  Si Jiahui
 138, 133, 132, 121, 101, 101  Mark Williams
 138, 127, 122  Jimmy Robertson
 137, 124, 103, 100  David Gilbert
 137  Artemijs Žižins
 136  Cheung Ka Wai
 134, 127  Elliot Slessor
 133, 115  Ben Woollaston
 133, 102  Louis Heathcote
 132  Stephen Maguire
 131, 109, 109, 103  Ronnie O'Sullivan
 130  Oliver Lines
 127  Anthony Hamilton
 127  Ben Mertens
 126, 115, 105, 101, 100  Judd Trump
 126, 104  Mark Selby
 125, 120, 112  Ryan Day
 125, 102  Gary Wilson
 123, 108  Xiao Guodong
 123  Marco Fu
 122, 120  Yuan Sijun
 121  Liam Davies
 119, 115  Xing Zihao
 119  Gong Chenzhi
 118  Kyren Wilson
 116  Graeme Dott
 112, 102  Julien Leclercq
 111, 105  Scott Donaldson
 111  Shaun Murphy
 110  Duane Jones
 108  Daniel Wells
 107  Stuart Carrington
 105  Liu Hongyu
 104  Mark Allen
 104  Joe O'Connor
 103, 103  Jack Lisowski
 103  Ali Carter
 103  Stan Moody
 101  Ding Junhui
 101  Andrew Higginson
 101  Dean Young
 100  Chris Wakelin

Notes

References

External Links
 World Snooker Tour – Home

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