Subsequent up for this snooker season is a batch of rating occasion qualifiers, starting with the early phases of the 2024 Xi’an Grand Prix.
The inaugural staging of the Chinese language rating event is subsequent month, however earlier than that the sector of 128 should be whittled down.
World primary Mark Allen, world champion Kyren Wilson, and residential hero Ding Junhui are amongst a number of gamers who’ve had their matches held over to the venue phases.
Ronnie O’Sullivan, Mark Selby, and Zhang Anda have additionally had their preliminary ties within the 2024 Xi’an Grand Prix qualifiers deferred.
Xi’an Grand Prix prize cash:
Winner: £177,000
Runner-up: £76,000
Semi-finals: £34,500
Quarter-finals: £22,350
Final 16: £14,000
Final 32: £9,400
Final 64: £5,350
Excessive break: £5,000
Whole: £850,000
Nonetheless, there shall be a number of marquee names in motion from Thursday to Saturday on the Mattioli Area in Leicester.
Each finalists from final week’s Shanghai Masters should negotiate their first hurdle behind closed doorways in the event that they wish to function in Xi’an.
Judd Trump faces primary tour rookie Antoni Kowalski, whereas Shaun Murphy encounters Mitchell Mann.
Championship League Snooker winner Ali Carter meets Daniel Wells, with Mark Williams and John Higgins clashing with Liam Graham and Alexander Ursenbacher respectively.
Neil Robertson, Barry Hawkins, Gary Wilson, and Jak Jones are different high-profile rivals hoping to make it by means of their best-of-nine fixtures.
The venue phases of the Xi’an Grand Prix happen from August 19 to August 25, with a £177,000 high prize being awarded to the winner.
2024 Xi’an Grand Prix qualifying draw and schedule
Spherical of 128 (bo9)
Thursday, July 25
10am UTC+1
He Guoqiang vs Ashley Carty
Fan Zhengyi vs Sunny Akani
Jamie Jones vs Mostafa Dorgham
Martin O’Donnell vs Ma Hailong
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh vs Lei Peifan
Scott Donaldson vs Lim Kok Leong
Xiao Guodong vs Iulian Boiko
2:30pm UTC+1
John Higgins vs Alexander Ursenbacher
David Grace vs Révész Bulcsú
Joshua Thomand vs Amir Sarkhosh
Robbie Williams vs Artemijs Zizins
Jordan Brown vs Liam Pullen
Simon Blackwell vs Ben Mertens
Ryan Day vs Cheung Ka Wai
7pm UTC+1
Neil Robertson vs Allan Taylor
Hossein Vafaei vs Ahmed Aly Elsayed
Jackson Web page vs Dylan Emery
Jack Lisowski vs Ross Muir
David Gilbert vs Reanne Evans
Dominic Dale vs Mohammed Shehab
Matthew Stevens vs Andrew Higginson
Friday, July 26
10am UTC+1
Elliot Slessor vs Manasawin Phetmalaikul
Chris Wakelin vs Rory Thor
Xu Si vs Jiang Jun
Yuan Sijun vs Bai Yulu
Anthony Hamilton vs Gong Chenchi
Tian Pengfei vs Farakh Ajaib
Joe Perry vs Mink Nutcharut
2:30pm UTC+1
Tom Ford vs Stan Moody
Joe O’Connor vs Duane Jones
Sanderson Lam vs Zak Surety
Luca Brecel vs Hammad Miah
Jak Jones vs Robbie McGuigan
Wu Yize vs Stuart Carrington
Pang Junxu vs Michael Holt
7pm UTC+1
Ricky Walden vs Liam Davies
Mark Williams vs Liam Graham
Matthew Selt vs Ian Burns
Ali Carter vs Daniel Wells
Barry Hawkins vs Kreishh Gurbaxani
David Lilley vs Louis Heathcote
Saturday, July 27
10am UTC+1
Anthony McGill vs Xing Zihao
Jimmy Robertson vs Huang Jiahao
Mark Davis vs Ishpreet Singh Chadha
Lyu Haotian vs Baipat Siripaporn
Noppon Saengkham vs Andrew Pagett
Ben Woollaston vs Julien Leclercq
Zhou Yuelong vs Haydon Pinhey
2:30pm UTC+1
Robert Milkins vs Dean Younger
Si Jiahui vs Jimmy White
Judd Trump vs Antoni Kowalski
Gary Wilson vs Lengthy Zehuang
Aaron Hill vs Chris Totten
Shaun Murphy vs Mitchell Mann
Stephen Maguire vs Ken Doherty
Heldover Matches
Monday, August 19
Kyren Wilson vs Haris Tahir
Stuart Bingham vs Wildcard
Ding Junhui vs Alfie Burden
Ronnie O’Sullivan vs Wang Yuchen
Zhang Anda vs Oliver Strains
Graeme Dott vs Wildcard
Mark Selby vs Wildcard
Jamie Clarke vs Wildcard
Mark Allen vs Liu Hongyu
The right way to watch the Xi’an Grand Prix qualifiers
Whereas there isn’t a entry for followers on the venue for the Xi’an Grand Prix qualifiers, supporters in Europe can watch the snooker on-line at no cost.
All three days of motion can be found to look at at no cost on the World Snooker Tour Fb web page.
In China, protection is out there on Huya.com whereas followers in all different territories can watch through a subscription on Matchroom.Reside.
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