The global Open will take place in Yushan, Jiangxi Province, China in March 2024. A number of the biggest names in snooker will compete in the global ranking tournament.
The competition, which takes place from March 18 to 24, will be the fourth WST event held in China in 2023–24. The previous three events were the Shanghai Masters in September, the Wuhan Open in October, and the International Championship in Tianjin in November.
The following matches will be held over to Yushan:
Judd Trump v Rory Thor
Sanderson Lam v wild card
Zhang Anda v Allan Taylor
Matthew Selt v winner of a match in Yushan between two wild cards
Ding Junhui v Zak Surety
Jordan Brown v wild card
Luca Brecel v Manasawin Phetmalaikul
All other first round matches will be played at the qualifiers in Barnsley running from January 22 to 24. Notable matches include:
Kyren Wilson v Jimmy White
Mark Selby v Xing Zihao
Si Jiahui v Stan Moody
John Higgins v Ross Muir
Mark Allen v Andres Petrov
Ronnie O’Sullivan v Alfie Burden
Michael White v Stephen Hendry
Shaun Murphy v Mohamed Ibrahim
Neil Robertson v Victor Sarkis
From 2016 to 2019, Yushan served as the tournament’s host city. Thepchaiya Un-Nooh was defeated by Trump in the 2019 championship match, making him the most recent winner. “We are delighted to join forces with Star Xingpai, Yushan Municipal Government, and CBSA to stage the World Open in Yushan in 2024,” stated WST Chairman Steve Dawson.
“China has a bright future for snooker, and this is just the beginning.” The World Open is a great competition held in a spectacular venue that holds special significance for snooker since it is the birthplace of Star Xing Pai and the first Billiard Sports City in history.Without a doubt, all of the greatest stars will be eager to visit Yushan once more in 2024.
