2024 International Championship Snooker: Full draw, results, format, prize money, schedule, how to watch

The main venue and televised stages of the 2024 International Championship take place in Nanjing, China between November 3-10.

However, the majority of first round matches in the £825,000 World Snooker Tour ranking event will be played at Ponds Forge in Sheffield, England across three days between September 30 to October 2. The winners of these matches will then need to travel to the Far East to play their second round match several weeks later.

Open to all professional tour card holders, the 2024 International Championship features 128 players in a flat draw, meaning all entrants start out in the opening round. Four 'local' wildcards will also be in the draw.

As mentioned earlier, most of the opening round will be completed in Sheffield, but nine round one matches have been held over and will be contested at the main venue in November. These matches involve Zhang Anda (defending champion), Kyren Wilson (World Champion), Ronnie O'Sullivan (promoter's pick), Ding Junhui and Si Jiahui (two highest ranked Chinese players other than Zhang) and the four matches with the wildcards in. Held over round one matches are scheduled to be played on November 3rd.

The International Championship was held every season from 2012 to 2019, and it returned to the professional circuit in 2023 following cancellations due to the global Covid-19 pandemic. It has previously been held in Chengdu (2012-14), Daqing (2015-19) and Tianjin (2023). Nanjing will be a new host for the event.

A potted history on the International Championship is here; Zhang Anda is the defending champion having defeated Tom Ford 10-6 in last year's final to claim his maiden ranking event title. Zhang also compiled a maximum 147 break during the final.

Who is playing in the 2024 International Championship Snooker?

All of the world's top ranked players have entered the competition including the ones listed earlier who have their first round games held over.

World number one Judd Trump - a two-time winner of this tournament - is in, but will play his opening match against Chris Totten at Ponds Forge.

Mark Allen, Mark Selby, John Higgins, Ricky Walden - other former champions - are also in the draw.

What is the format for the 2024 International Championship?

The full format for the 2024 International Championship has yet to be released, although it has been confirmed that the round one matches will be the best of 11 frames.

The competition is likely to follow the same format it has always had with all matches up to and including the quarter-finals being the best of 11, the semis being the best of 17 (across two sessions) and the final being the best of 19 (across two sessions).

2024 International Championship Snooker: Draw and results

Round One (Last 128)

Zhang Anda v Ishpreet Singh Chadha - held over to main venue

David Grace v Wildcard - held over to main venue

Stephen Maguire 2-6 Haydon Pinhey

Lyu Haotian 6-5 Marco Fu

Jak Jones 5-6 Simon Blackwell

Matthew Stevens 6-0 Huang Jiahao

John Higgins 6-1 Ken Doherty

Ben Woollaston 6-4 Duane Jones

Dominic Dale 4-6 Zak Surety

Chris Wakelin 6-2 Ka Wai Cheung

Anthony Hamilton 6-0 Jimmy White

Shaun Murphy 6-4 Louis Heathcote

Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 6-3 Lei Peifan

Stuart Bingham 6-0 Liam Graham

Mark Davis 6-1 Baipat Siripaporn

Mark Williams 6-0 Haris Tahir

Ronnie O'Sullivan v Mink Nutcharut - held over to main venue

He Guoqiang 6-1 Antoni Kowalski

Pang Junxu 6-1 Iulian Boiko

Elliot Slessor 6-3 Manasawin Phetmalaikul

Ali Carter v Wildcard - held over to main venue

Daniel Wells 2-6 Ross Muir

David Gilbert 6-2 Bai Yulu

Jackson Page 6-2 Oliver Lines

Jordan Brown 4-6 Gong Chenzhi

Jack Lisowski 6-5 Bulcsu Revesz

Graeme Dott 4-6 Ben Mertens

Si Jiahui v Andrew Pagett - held over to main venue

Ricky Walden 6-4 Xing Zihao

Xiao Guodong 6-3 Kreishh Gurbaxani

Aaron Hill 6-2 Liam Pullen

Mark Allen 6-3 Farakh Ajaib

Judd Trump 6-1 Chris Totten

Sanderson Lam 6-5 Alexander Ursenbacher

Joe O'Connor 6-1 Robbie McGuigan

Anthony McGill 6-1 Ashley Carty

Tom Ford 2-6 Stan Moody

Xu Si 6-5 Ahmed Aly Elsayed

Ryan Day 6-5 Ma Hailong

Daniel Womersley* 6-2 Liam Davies

Robbie Williams 6-3 Allan Taylor

Robert Milkins 4-6 Stuart Carrington

Tian Pengfei 5-6 Dean Young

Gary Wilson 6-3 Hammad Miah

Jimmy Robertson 6-5 Sunny Akani

Noppon Saengkham v Wildcard - held over to main venue

Jamie Clarke 6-3 Mostafa Dorgham

Mark Selby 6-3 Artemijs Zizins

Luca Brecel 3-6 Jiang Jun

David Lilley 3-6 Amir Sarkhosh

Zhou Yuelong 5-6 Michael Holt

Yuan Sijun 6-1 Ian Burns

Ding Junhui v Reanne Evans - held over to main venue

Martin O'Donnell 6-2 Julien Leclercq

Hossein Vafaei v Wildcard - held over to main venue

Scott Donaldson 3-6 Dylan Emery

Joe Perry 6-1 Jonas Luz

Barry Hawkins 6-1 Joshua Thomond

Fan Zhengyi 6-3 Long Zehuang

Neil Robertson 6-1 Alfie Burden

Matthew Selt 5-6 Andrew Higginson

Wu Yize 6-4 Wang Yuchen

Liu Hongyu 6-5 Rory Thor

Kyren Wilson v Mitchell Mann - held over to main venue

* Womersley replaced Jamie Jones

Round Two (Last 64)

Zhang/Singh Chadha v Grace/Wildcard

Haydon Pinhey v Lyu Haotian

Simon Blackwell v Matthew Stevens

John Higgins v Ben Woollaston

Zak Surety v Chris Wakelin

Anthony Hamilton v Shaun Murphy

Thepchaiya Un-Nooh v Stuart Bingham

Mark Davis v Mark Williams

O'Sullivan/Nutcharut v He Guoqiang

Pang Junxu v Elliot Slessor

Carter/Wildcard v Ross Muir

David Gilbert v Jackson Page

Gong Chenzhi v Jack Lisowski

Ben Mertens v Si/Pagett

Ricky Walden v Xiao Guodong

Aaron Hill v Mark Allen

Judd Trump v Sanderson Lam

Joe O'Connor v Anthony McGill

Stan Moody v Xu Si

Ryan Day v Daniel Womersley

Robbie Williams v Stuart Carrington

Dean Young v Gary Wilson

Jimmy Robertson v Saengkham/Wildcard

Jamie Clarke v Mark Selby

Jiang Jun v Amir Sarkhosh

Michael Holt v Yuan Sijun

Ding/Evans v Martin O'Donnell

Vafaei/Wildcard v Dylan Emery

Joe Perry v Barry Hawkins

Fan Zhengyi v Neil Robertson

Andrew Higginson v Wu Yize

Liu Hongyu v K. Wilson/Mann

Who is playing today in the 2024 International Championship Snooker? Match schedule for Wednesday 2nd October:

09:30BST

Yuan Sijun v Ian Burns
Matthew Stevens v Huang Jiahao
Ricky Walden v Xing Zihao
He Guoqiang v Antoni Kowalski
Ryan Day v Ma Hailong
Liu Hongyu v Rory Thor
David Gilbert v Bai Yulu

14:30BST

Jack Lisowski v Bulcsu Revesz
Daniel Wells v Ross Muir
Jackson Page v Oliver Lines
Joe Perry v Jonas Luz
Mark Allen v Farakh Ajaib
Matthew Selt v Andrew Higginson

(All round one matches are the best of 11 frames)

What is the prize money for the 2024 International Championship Snooker?

Winner: £175,000
Runner-up: £75,000
Semi-finals: £33,000
Quarter-finals: £22,000
Last 16: £14,000
Last 32: £9,000
Last 64: £5,000
Highest break: £5,000
Total prize fund: £825,000

How can I watch the 2024 International Championship Snooker on television?

To watch the round one matches taking place in England between September 30 to October 2, the streaming platforms for various areas are:

Europe (including the UK and Ireland): discovery+
China: Huya.com, CBSA-WPBSA Academy WeChat Channel, CBSA-WPBSA Academy Douyin
All other territories: matchroom.live

Information on the televised stages at the main venue in China between November 3-10 will be published here in due course.