2024 UK Championship Snooker Qualifying Rounds: Full draw, results, format, schedule, how to watch

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The qualifying rounds for the 2024 UK Championship - the opening Triple Crown event of the professional snooker season - take place at the Mattioli Arena in Leicester between November 16-21.

One of the sport’s biggest events and most prestigious titles, the 2024 UK Championship carries an overall prize fund of £1,205,000, with £250,000 going to the eventual winner.

In total, 144 players are set to compete in the 2024 UK Championship, although only 32 will feature at the Barbican Centre in York for the televised stages which are played between November 23 to December 1.

What is the format for the 2024 UK Championship Snooker Qualifying Rounds?

The UK Championship currently uses a tiered draw format, meaning players enter the event depending on their world ranking position.

There are four qualifying rounds, with 128 players scheduled to take part at the Mattioli, although there are only 16 tickets to join the world’s top 16 in York.

The make-up of the four qualifying rounds is as follows:

  • Qualifying Round One (32 matches): seeds 81 to 112 v seeds 113 to 144
  • Qualifying Round Two (32 matches): seeds 49 to 80 v winners from qualifying round one
  • Qualifying Round Three (32 matches): seeds 17 to 48 v winners from qualifying round two
  • Qualifying Round Four (16 matches): winners from qualifying round three to face each other

All matches at the qualifiers are the best of 11 frames with a mid-session interval scheduled after the fourth frame.

The 16 qualifiers will then be drawn at random to face one of the top 16 seeds in York.

Who is playing at the 2024 UK Championship Snooker qualifiers?

In short, everyone who has entered the 2024 UK Championship and is ranked outside of the world’s top 16 will need to go to these qualifying rounds in Leicester.

This includes several well-known names who just missed the cut for automatic qualification, including three-time UK Champion Neil Robertson, this year’s World Championship runner-up Jak Jones, and multiple-time ranking event winner Barry Hawkins.

Jimmy White, Matthew Stevens and Stephen Maguire - all winners of the UK Championship title - are set for action, as too are former World Champions Graeme Dott and Stuart Bingham.

Several amateur players have also been invited to the qualifiers to fill the 128 quota. This includes 2021 UK Championship winner Zhao Xintong and reigning World Seniors Snooker Champion Igor Figueiredo.

Zhao - who has won back-to-back Q Tour titles in recent weeks, and made a maximum 147 break in each event - could make a sensational return to the scene of his greatest triumph, so far, just months after returning from his ban from the sport.

What is the schedule for the 2024 UK Championship Snooker Qualifying Rounds?

  • Saturday 16th November: Qualifying Round One
  • Sunday 17th November: Qualifying Round One/Qualifying Round Two
  • Monday 18th November: Qualifying Round Two/Qualifying Round Three
  • Tuesday 19th November: Qualifying Round Three
  • Wednesday 20th November (13:00 & 19:00 sessions): Qualifying Round Four
  • Thursday 21st November (13:00 & 19:00 sessions): Qualifying Round Four

What is the prize money for the 2024 UK Championship Snooker qualifiers?

  • Loser in Qualifying Round One: £0
  • Loser in Qualifying Round Two: £2,500
  • Loser in Qualifying Round Three: £5,000
  • Loser in Qualifying Round Four: £7,500
  • The 16 Qualifiers are guaranteed at least £10,000 for reaching the main venue in York.

Whilst these prize money amounts are guaranteed, if a player loses their opening match in the tournament, they will receive no ranking points.

There is a £15,000 high break bonus on offer for the 2024 UK Championship - regardless of whether that is made in the qualifying rounds in Leicester or the televised stages in York.

The £147,000 bonus for two maximum 147 breaks made during the season in the four biggest events is back in play. Having made a 147 at the Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters, Noppon Saengkham would bank a £147,000 bonus if he completes perfection during the UK Championship in any round.

2024 UK Championship Snooker Qualifying Rounds: Draw and results

Qualifying Round One (Last 144)

Gong Chenzhi 6-2 Daniel Womersley

Jonas Luz 1-6 Florian Nuessle

Liam Graham 6-0 Baipat Siripaporn

Artemijs Zizins 6-1 Mark Joyce

Haris Tahir 6-3 Craig Steadman

Ben Mertens 4-6 Oliver Sykes

Mostafa Dorgham 6-4 Huang Jiahao

Liam Pullen 6-3 Joshua Thomond

Zak Surety 6-4 Simon Blackwell

Farakh Ajaib 4-6 Bai Yulu

Dean Young 4-6 Mohamed Shehab

Haydon Pinhey w/o Reanne Evans

Liam Davies 6-3 Ahmed Elsayed

Bulcsu Revesz 3-6 Iulian Boiko

Wang Yuchen 6-2 Lewis Ullah

Alexander Ursenbacher 6-1 Joshua Cooper

Lei Peifan 6-0 Vladislav Gradinari

Mink Nutcharut 0-6 Hatem Yassen

Amir Sarkhosh 6-1 Anton Kazakov

Ka Wai Cheung 6-1 Harvey Chandler

Antoni Kowalski 6-4 Igor Figueiredo

Sunny Akani 3-6 Zhao Xintong

Julien Leclercq w/o Hamza Ilyas

Andrew Pagett 3-6 Mitchell Mann

Jimmy White 6-2 Paul Deaville

Chris Totten 6-2 Ryan Davies

Duane Jones 6-3 Ryan Thomerson

Robbie McGuigan 6-3 Habib Sabah

Allan Taylor 4-6 Kreishh Gurbaxani

Michael Holt 6-3 Steven Hallworth

Manasawin Phetmalaikul 6-4 Andres Petrov

Andrew Higginson 2-6 Dylan Emery

Qualifying Round Two (Last 112)

Ian Burns 6-0 Gong Chenzhi

Jordan Brown 2-6 Florian Nuessle

Long Zehuang 6-3 Liam Graham

David Grace 2-6 Artemijs Zizins

Daniel Wells 6-4 Haris Tahir

Stuart Carrington 3-6 Oliver Sykes

Jamie Clarke 6-4 Mostafa Dorgham

Ma Hailong 6-3 Liam Pullen

Rory Thor 6-4 Zak Surety

Jamie Jones 4-6 Bai Yulu

Louis Heathcote 6-0 Mohamed Shehab

Sanderson Lam 6-3 Haydon Pinhey

David Lilley 6-2 Liam Davies

Ashley Carty 6-4 Iulian Boiko

Mark Davis 5-6 Wang Yuchen

Alfie Burden 6-4 Alexander Ursenbacher

Hammad Miah 2-6 Peifan Lei

Joe Perry 6-2 Hatem Yassen

Marco Fu 6-1 Amir Sarkhosh

Aaron Hill 6-5 Ka Wai Chueng

Anthony Hamilton 3-6 Antoni Kowalski

Jiang Jun 2-6 Zhao Xintong

Graeme Dott 4-6 Julien Leclercq

Xing Zihao 6-4 Mitchell Mann

Ross Muir 6-4 Jimmy White

Tian Pengfei 5-6 Chris Totten

Stan Moody 6-3 Duane Jones

He Guoqiang 6-1 Robbie McGuigan

Liu Hongyu 6-1 Kreishh Gurbaxani

Ishpreet Singh Chadha 5-6 Michael Holt

Matthew Stevens 6-4 Manasawin Phetmalaikul

Oliver Lines 6-3 Dylan Emery

Qualifying Round Three (Last 80)

Jak Jones 6-2 Ian Burns

Fan Zhengyi 6-2 Florian Nuessle

Elliot Slessor 6-3 Long Zehaung

Stephen Maguire 6-3 Artemijs Zizins

Jimmy Robertson 6-5 Daniel Wells

Stuart Bingham 6-3 Oliver Sykes

Jackson Page 6-4 Jamie Clarke

Hossein Vafaei 6-3 Ma Hailong

Jack Lisowski 6-4 Rory Thor

Scott Donaldson 5-6 Bai Yulu

Ryan Day 6-3 Louis Heathcote

Yuan Sijun 5-6 Sanderson Lam

Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 3-6 David Lilley

Wu Yize 6-2 Ashley Carty

Robbie Williams 4-6 Wang Yuchen

Barry Hawkins 6-1 Alfie Burden

Tom Ford 5-6 Lei Peifan

Ben Woollaston 6-5 Joe Perry

Zhou Yuelong 6-3 Marco Fu

Matthew Selt 6-2 Aaron Hill

Ricky Walden 6-2 Antoni Kowalski

Noppon Saengkham 2-6 Zhao Xintong

Dominic Dale 2-6 Julien Leclercq

David Gilbert 6-5 Xing Zihao

Robert Milkins 6-3 Ross Muir

Xu Si 6-5 Chris Totten

Pang Junxu 2-6 Stan Moody

Anthony McGill 5-6 He Guoqiang

Lyu Haotian 3-6 Liu Hongyu

Joe O'Connor 3-6 Michael Holt

Martin O'Donnell 3-6 Matthew Stevens

Neil Robertson 6-5 Oliver Lines

Qualifying Round Four - Final Qualifying Round (Last 48)

Jak Jones 6-3 Fan Zhengyi

Elliot Slessor 5-6 Stephen Maguire

Jimmy Robertson 0-6 Stuart Bingham

Jackson Page 6-2 Hossein Vafaei

Jack Lisowski 6-1 Bai Yulu

Ryan Day 6-2 Sanderson Lam

David Lilley 3-6 Wu Yize

Wang Yuchen 3-6 Barry Hawkins

Lei Peifan 6-2 Ben Woollaston

Zhou Yuleong 3-6 Matthew Selt

Ricky Walden 2-6 Zhao Xintong

Julien Leclercq 1-6 David Gilbert

Robert Milkins 6-2 Xu Si

Stan Moody 5-6 He Guoqiang

Liu Hongyu 2-6 Michael Holt

Matthew Stevens 2-6 Neil Robertson

The 16 winners qualify for the televised stages in York.

How can I watch the 2024 UK Championship Snooker qualifying rounds?

There is extensive online livestream coverage of the 2024 UK Championship qualifiers.

Four tables will be covered across the six days on the Discovery+ platform which is available to those in Europe, including the UK and Ireland.

However, on November 18 & 19 - for everyone outside of China - there will be coverage of table one on the World Snooker Tour Facebook and YouTube channels.

Judgement Day encapsulates the final qualifying round, although this is split across two days on November 20 and 21. As well as Discovery+, exciting coverage will again be on Facebook and YouTube, although there will be additional roving coverage of all four tables in action.

There will be interviews with the qualifiers, and the draw for the main venue stages in York will be conducted in front of the cameras of Thursday 21th November.

Dave Hendon, Steven Hallworth, Rob Walker and Ken Doherty are all expected to be part of the Judgement Day coverage.

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