2024 German Masters

Professional ranking snooker tournament

2024 BetVictor German Masters

Tournament information
Dates| 29 January – 4 February 2024 (2024-01-29 – 2024-02-04)
Venue| Tempodrom
City| Berlin
Country| Germany
Organisation| World Snooker Tour
Format| Ranking event
Total prize fund| £427,000
Winner's share| £80,000
Highest break|  Sam Craigie (ENG) (142)
Jordan Brown (NIR) (142)
Final
Champion|  Judd Trump (ENG)
Runner-up|  Si Jiahui (CHN)
Score| 10–5

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Snooker tournament

The 2024 German Masters (officially the 2024 BetVictor German Masters) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 29 January to 4 February 2024 at the Tempodrom in Berlin, Germany. Qualifying for the tournament took place from 18 to 22 December 2023 at the Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in Sheffield, England. The 18th edition of the German Masters, first held in 1995 as the German Open, it was the twelfth ranking event of the 2023–24 snooker season, following the World Grand Prix and preceding the Welsh Open. It was the seventh of eight events in the 2023–24 European Series. Organised by the World Snooker Tour and sponsored by BetVictor, the event was broadcast by Eurosport in Europe and by other broadcasters worldwide. The winner received £80,000 from a total prize fund of £427,000 and the Brandon Parker Trophy.[1]

Ali Carter was the defending champion, having defeated Tom Ford 10‍-‍3 in the previous year's final,[2] but he lost 1‍-‍5 to Sam Craigie in the quarter-finals. Si Jiahui reached the first ranking event final of his career, but he was defeated 5‍-‍10 by Judd Trump. It was Trump's third German Masters title, fourth ranking title of the season, and 27th career ranking title. Trump also secured the £150,000 BetVictor European Series bonus for winning the most prize money in the series. This was the third season in which Trump had won the bonus, in the five seasons since it was introduced, having previously won it in the 2019–2020 and 2020–21 seasons.

The main stage of the tournament produced 46 century breaks, and the qualifying stage produced 30 centuries. The highest break prize was shared by Jordan Brown, who made a 142 break in his qualifying match against Long Zehuang, and Craigie, who also made a 142 in his last-64 match against Liam Pullen.

## Format[edit]

The event is being held at the Tempodrom in Berlin.

The event took place from 29 January to 4 February 2024 at the Tempodrom in Berlin, Germany.[3][4] The organisers extended the length of the main stage to seven days, versus five days for previous editions. Qualifying for the tournament took place from 18 to 22 December 2023 at the Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in Sheffield, England, although matches featuring the top eight seeds were held over to be played in Berlin.[3]

All matches were played as the best of nine frames until the semi-finals, which were the best of 11 frames. The final was the best of 19 frames, played over two sessions.[4][5]

### Broadcasters[edit]

The main stage of the event was broadcast by Eurosport and Discovery+ in Europe (including the UK and Ireland); Migu [zh], Huya and Lioaning TV in China; Now TV in Hong Kong; Astro SuperSport in Malaysia and Brunei; TrueVisions in Thailand; Sportcast in Taiwan; Premier Sports Network in the Philippines; Fastsports in Pakistan; and Matchroom.live in all other territories.[6]

Qualifying was broadcast by Discovery+ in Europe (including the UK and Ireland); Migu [zh] and Huya in China; and Matchroom.live in all other territories.[7][8]

### Prize fund[edit]

The event featured a total prize fund of £427,000 with the winner receiving £80,000. The breakdown of prize money for the event is shown below:[8]

* Winner: £80,000
* Runner-up: £35,000
* Semi-final: £17,500
* Quarter-final: £11,000
* Last 16: £7,500
* Last 32: £4,500
* Last 64: £3,000
* Highest break: £5,000
* Total: £427,000

## Summary[edit]

### Qualifying[edit]

Reigning World Champion Luca Brecel (pictured) lost 2‍-‍5 in qualifying to 100th seed Ishpreet Singh Chadha.

Qualifying for the tournament took place from 18 to 22 December 2023 at the Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in Sheffield, England.[5] Qualifying matches were the best of nine frames. Lyu Haotian made breaks of 83, 64, 89, and 112 to lead Si Jiahui 4‍-‍0, but Si won five frames in a row with breaks of 123, 87, 98, and 103 for a 5‍-‍4 victory. Oliver Brown, Ken Doherty, and Liu Hongyu whitewashed their respective opponents Andres Petrov, Jenson Kendrick, and Dominic Dale. Stuart Carrington won the first frame against Barry Hawkins on a re-spotted black, but Hawkins made century breaks of 103 and 138 as he secured a 5‍-‍2 victory.[5][9]

Seeded 38th, Yuan Sijun was docked the fifth frame in his match against 11th seed Ding Junhui after he returned late from the mid-session interval. Yuan made a century break of 102 in the sixth frame and defeated Ding 5‍-‍2\. He Guoqiang won frame eight on a re-spotted black against John Astley to force a deciding frame, which He won with a 111 break for a 5‍-‍4 victory. Xiao Guodong made breaks of 107 and 119 in a 5‍-‍1 win over Ian Burns. The 16th seed Jack Lisowski trailed 75th seed Zak Surety 2‍-‍4\. Lisowski made a 102 break in the seventh frame to narrow Surety's lead to 4‍-‍3, but Surety took the eighth frame with a 61 break to win 5‍-‍3.[5][10]

Jordan Brown defeated Long Zehuang 5‍-‍4, making a 142 break in the fourth frame, the highest of the qualifying stages.[11] The 24th seed Stuart Bingham won the first frame against 99th seed Liam Pullen, but Pullen won five frames in a row for a 5‍-‍1 victory. Pang Junxu made breaks of 114 and 102 as he defeated Jimmy White 5‍-‍2\. The 48th seed Scott Donaldson made a 115 break in the eighth frame against 20th seed Gary Wilson to force a deciding frame, which he won on the last black.[5][12]

The 62nd seed Mark Joyce defeated 43rd seed Wu Yize 5‍-‍1\. Zhou Yuelong attempted a maximum break in the third frame against Jak Jones, but missed the 13th black. Jones made 125 breaks in frames six and eight to tie the scores 4‍-‍4, but Zhou won the deciding frame. Mark Davis also attempted a maximum break in the fifth frame against Ashley Hugill, but missed the 15th black. Davis went on to win the match 5‍-‍2\. Jimmy Robertson made centuries of 127 and 110 in his 5‍-‍3 win over Liam Highfield.[5][13]

David Gilbert, Tom Ford, and Joe Perry whitewashed their respective opponents Dean Young, Baipat Siripaporn, and Ryan Thomerson. The 80th seed Ashley Carty defeated 25th seed Noppon Saengkham 5‍-‍2\. Tian Pengfei trailed Reanne Evans 2‍-‍4, but took three consecutive frames to win 5‍-‍4.[5][14]

Matches featuring the top eight seeds were scheduled to be played in Berlin on 29 January.[15][5] World number one Ronnie O'Sullivan withdrew from the event for medical reasons, and was replaced by Barry Pinches, who faced Julien Leclercq.[16] Pinches took the opening frame with a 109 break, but Leclercq won four frames in a row with breaks of 79, 62, 90, and 68, and went on to defeat Pinches 5‍-‍2.[5]

The 87th seed Marco Fu made breaks of 60 and 76 to lead the sixth seed Mark Selby 4‍-‍0\. Selby made a 66 break in the fifth frame, but Fu won the sixth with a 98 break for a 5‍-‍1 victory. After losing the first three frames to Shaun Murphy, the 58th seed Xu Si won five in a row, making a 131 break in the seventh, to win 5‍-‍3\. Michael White trailed the defending champion Ali Carter 2–4, but forced a deciding frame, which Carter won.[5][17]

Judd Trump made breaks of 114 and 115 as he whitewashed Lukas Kleckers. The 100th seed Ishpreet Singh Chadha, competing in his first season as a professional, faced reigning World Champion and second seed Luca Brecel. After making breaks of 84 and 64, Brecel led 2‍-‍1\. However, Chadha won four consecutive frames with breaks of 88, 53, and 70 to win 5‍-‍2\. Neil Robertson made two century breaks of 112 and 101 in his 5‍-‍1 win over Sanderson Lam. The match between Mark Allen and Manasawin Phetmalaikul was tied at 2‍-‍2 at the mid-session interval, and again at 4‍-‍4\. Allen made a break of 100 to win the deciding frame.[5][18][19]

### Early rounds[edit]

#### Last 64[edit]

Marco Fu (pictured) defeated 2015 champion Mark Selby 5‍-‍1 in the held-over qualifying round, but withdrew from his last-64 match against Alfie Davies for medical reasons.

The last-64 matches were played from 29 to 31 January as the best of nine frames.[4] Hossein Vafaei withdrew from the event due to visa issues, and Martin Gould withdrew for medical reasons. Their respective opponents, Elliot Slessor and John Higgins, received byes to the last 32.[16]

Sam Craigie made breaks of 80, 142, and 87 to defeat Liam Pullen 5‍-‍2\. Matthew Selt whitewashed Martin O'Donnell. Stephen Maguire made breaks of 53 and 107 to lead Joe O'Connor 2‍-‍1, but O'Connor won the match 5‍-‍3.[4] Si Jiahui defeated Mark Joyce 5‍-‍1, making breaks of 57, 79, 87, and 140. Neil Robertson whitewashed Jimmy Robertson, making breaks of 87, 78, 135, and 86. Neil Robertson said after the match: "I need to get back to being brutal and burying opponents into the ground. I want the worst for my opponent on the table."[20] Zhou Yuelong compiled back-to-back centuries of 112 and 101 as he whitewashed Tian Pengfei. Thepchaiya Un-Nooh defeated Zhang Anda, making a 74 break in the deciding frame.[4]

The 77th seed He Guoqiang, competing in his first season on the tour, led two-time German Masters champion Mark Williams 2‍-‍1\. He then took three frames in a row with breaks of 121, 64, and 102 to win 5‍-‍1\. Zak Surety made back-to-back centuries of 136 and 114 in his 5‍-‍2 win over Alexander Ursenbacher. The 121st seed Andrew Pagett defeated 22nd seed Chris Wakelin 5‍-‍2\. Tied at 3‍-‍3 with Matthew Stevens, Judd Trump won the next two frames with breaks of 114 and 66 for a 5‍-‍3 victory.[4]

Marco Fu trailed Alfie Davies 1‍-‍3 at the mid-session internal. However, Fu withdrew due to medical reasons, and Davies received a bye to the last 32.[21] Julien Leclercq trailed Ken Doherty 2‍-‍3, but won three frames in a row to clinch the match 5‍-‍3.[21][20]

The 59th seed Mark Davis made breaks of 89, 66, 54, and 63 to defeat 15th seed Barry Hawkins 5‍-‍1\. Kyren Wilson beat Ben Woollaston 5‍-‍1 with breaks of 96, 129, 53, and 67. The match between Ishpreet Singh Chadha and Liu Hongyu was tied at 2‍-‍2 at the mid-session interval, after century breaks of 122 from Chadha and 128 from Liu in the third and fourth frames. Chadha made a 108 break in the eighth frame as he secured a 5‍-‍3 victory. The 23rd seed Ricky Walden and 70th seed David Lilley were tied at 4‍-‍4, but Lilley won the deciding frame for a 5‍-‍4 victory.[22][23]

#### Last 32[edit]

The last-32 matches were played from 31 January to 1 February as the best of nine frames.[4] Yuan Sijun made breaks of 113, 81, 115, and 80 to defeat Andrew Pagett 5‍-‍1\. Ryan Day beat Robert Milkins 5‍-‍1\. The 39th seed Jordan Brown lost 1‍-‍5 to 67th seed Julien Leclercq. Mark Allen trailed Joe O'Connor 1‍-‍2, but won four consecutive frames for a 5‍-‍2 victory. Facing Higgins, Zhou Yuelong made a 127 break in the fourth frame to level the scores at 2‍-‍2, but Higgins won the match 5‍-‍3.[4]

Thepchaiya Un-Nooh defeated Jamie Clarke 5‍-‍1\. Sam Craigie lost the first frame to He Guoqiang, but took the next five with breaks of 81, 96, 84, 61, and 50 to win 5‍-‍1\. Trump defeated Matthew Selt 5‍-‍2, making breaks of 66, 97, 118, and 73. The 75th seed Zak Surety beat 49th seed Elliot Slessor 5‍-‍2\. Pang Junxu made breaks of 72 and 114 against defending champion Ali Carter, but Carter won the match 5‍-‍2\. Xu Si lost the first three frames against Graeme Dott, but recovered to win the match with a 114 break in the deciding frame.[22][23]

Neil Robertson and Kyren Wilson defeated their respective opponents Joe Perry and David Lilley 5‍-‍1\. Fan Zhengyi made breaks of 89, 66, 51, and 77 to lead Ishpreet Singh Chadha 4‍-‍1, and went on to win the match 5‍-‍2, making a 138 break in the last frame. Tom Ford beat Mark Davis 5‍-‍2.[4]

#### Last 16[edit]

The last-16 matches were played on 1 February as the best of nine frames.[4] Julien Leclercq made a 105 break to lead Ryan Day 2‍-‍0, but Day took five in a row with breaks of 72, 68, 74, 87, and 54 to win 5‍-‍2\. Ali Carter whitewashed Zak Surety. John Higgins won the first three frames against Mark Allen, making breaks of 76 and 103. Allen narrowed Higgins's lead to 3‍-‍2, but Higgins won two more frames to capture a 5‍-‍2 victory. Higgins revealed after the match that he had been working with a sport psychologist since losing 5‍-‍6 to Allen at the 2024 Masters. He commented: "I'm doing a few things off the table to try and get my mind right, which I've never done in my career."[24]

Si Jiahui won the first three frames against Yuan Sijun. Yuan made breaks of 87 and 101, but Si won the match 5‍-‍3.[25] Judd Trump made breaks of 110, 132, and 80 to lead Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 4‍-‍0 at the mid-session interval. Having scored only one point in the first four frames, Un-Nooh won frames five and six with breaks of 53 and 74. However, Trump produced his third century of the match, a 135, to win 5‍-‍2.[26] By reaching the quarter-finals, Trump secured the £150,000 BetVictor European Series bonus for the most prize money in the series. This was the third season in which Trump had won the bonus in the five seasons since it was introduced, having previously won it in the 2019–2020 and 2020–21 seasons. Trump said: "There was that added incentive, that added bit of pressure. It wasn't just a normal game."[26]

Kyren Wilson trailed Neil Robertson by two frames, but won four frames in a row with breaks of 115 and 72 to lead 4‍-‍2, and went on to win the match 5‍-‍3\. Fan Zhengyi lost the first two frames to Tom Ford, but won five of the next six to win 5‍-‍3\. Sam Craigie and Xu Si won alternating frames to level the scores at 3‍-‍3 and 4‍-‍4\. Craigie won the deciding frame with a 52 break.[27][24]

### Later rounds[edit]

#### Quarter-finals[edit]

Sam Craigie (pictured) beat defending champion Ali Carter 5‍-‍1 to reach his first ranking semi-final.

The quarter-finals were played on 2 February as the best of nine frames.[4] Judd Trump and John Higgins were tied at 2‍-‍2 at the mid-session interval, but Trump won three consecutive frames for a 5‍-‍2 victory, reaching his seventh ranking semi-final of the season.[28] Trump said after the match: "For the first five or ten years, [Higgins] was always just getting over the line. Now I am able to do the same. Along with Ronnie [O'Sullivan], he is the benchmark. If I can beat that type of player I know I'm doing well."[29] Si Jiahui lost the first frame to Ryan Day, but won five in a row with breaks of 52, 96, 72, 75, and 73 to win 5‍-‍1\. Si reached the second ranking semi-final of his career, having previously reached the semi-finals at the 2023 World Snooker Championship.[30][31]

Kyren Wilson whitewashed Fan Zhengyi, making a 125 break in the first frame.[32] Sam Craigie, contesting the third ranking quarter-final of his career, produced breaks of 71, 65, 50, and 103 to lead defending champion Ali Carter 4‍-‍0 at the mid-session interval. Carter won the fifth frame with a 90 break, but Craigie won the match 5‍-‍1 to reach his first ranking semi-final.[33] Craigie made an 89 break in the last frame of the match; he attempted a maximum break but potted two red balls at the same time when he was on the 11th red.[4][34] Craigie commented: "I stayed in the zone, just focusing on me. That is about it, trying to blank everything out and focus on my game."[35]

#### Semi-finals[edit]

The semi-finals were played on 3 February as the best of 11 frames.[4] Facing Si Jiahui, the 2019 champion Kyren Wilson established a 2‍-‍0 lead, making a 97 break in the first frame. Si leveled the scores at 2‍-‍2 before the mid-session interval, and went on to win three more frames with breaks of 138, 90, and 55 to move within one frame of victory at 5‍-‍2\. Wilson won the eighth after a lengthy safety battle, but Si took the ninth to capture a 6‍-‍3 victory.[36][37] Si commented on his approach to the final: "It doesn't matter who I am playing, it's not going to change my shot selections."[38]

In the other semi-final, two-time champion Judd Trump played Sam Craigie. Trump took a 4‍-‍1 lead. Craigie made a break of 71 to win the fifth frame, but Trump made breaks of 75 and 79 to win 6‍-‍2 and reach his sixth ranking final of the season.[39][40] Commenting on the upcoming final against 21-year-old Si, Trump said: "It is strange for me playing someone that young. I've come full circle. I was playing John Higgins in the World final at that age. I'm the one to be shot at now."[41]

#### Final[edit]

Judd Trump (pictured) defeated first-time ranking finalist Si Jiahui 10‍-‍5 to win the German Masters for a third time. He also secured the £150,000 BetVictor European Series bonus for a third time.

The final was played on 4 February as the best of 19 frames, held over two sessions, between Judd Trump and Si Jiahui, with Tatiana Woollaston officiating.[42] Trump featured in his fourth German Masters final, having won the event in 2020 and 2021 and been runner-up in 2014, while Si contested the first ranking final of his professional career.[36] The scores were tied at 2‍-‍2 at the mid-session interval, but Trump won the next three frames with breaks of 51, 82, and 52 to lead 5‍-‍2\. Si won the eighth frame after a lengthy safety battle, reducing Trump's lead to 5‍-‍3 after the first session.[43]

Si began the evening session with a 123 break, and Trump responded with back-to-back centuries of 113 and 108, followed by a 74 break, as he extended his lead to 8‍-‍4\. Si won the 13th frame, but Trump made breaks of 66 and 81 to secure a 10‍-‍5 victory, winning his third German Masters title and his 27th career ranking title. It was Trump's fourth ranking title of the season, following his wins at the 2023 English Open, the 2023 Wuhan Open, and the 2023 Northern Ireland Open.[44][45][46]

## Main draw[edit]

The draw for the tournament is shown below. Numbers in parentheses after the players' names denote the top 32 seeded players, and players in bold denote match winners.[47][48] All matches were the best of nine frames until the semi-finals, which were the best of 11 frames. The final is the best of 19 frames, played over two sessions.[4]

### Top half[edit]

| Last 64
Best of 9 frames
29 – 31 January | | | Last 32
Best of 9 frames
31 January – 1 February | | | Last 16
Best of 9 frames
1 February | | | Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
2 February | | | Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
3 February |

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|  Ali Carter (ENG) (1) | 5 | | | | |
|  Peng Yisong (CHN) | 1 |
| |  Ali Carter | 5 |
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| | |  Pang Junxu | 2 |
|  Pang Junxu (CHN) (32) | 5 |

|  Haydon Pinhey (ENG) | 1 |
| |  Ali Carter | 5 |
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| | |  Zak Surety | 0 |
|  Zak Surety (ENG) | 5 | |

|  Alexander Ursenbacher (SUI) | 2 |
| |  Zak Surety | 5 |
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| | |  Elliot Slessor | 2 |
|  Hossein Vafaei (IRN) (17)[a] | w/d |

|  Elliot Slessor (ENG) | w/o |
| |  Ali Carter | 1 |
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| | |  Sam Craigie | 5 |
|  Sam Craigie (ENG) | 5 | | |

|  Liam Pullen (ENG) | 2 |
| |  Sam Craigie | 5 |
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| | |  He Guoqiang | 1 |
|  He Guoqiang (CHN) | 5 |

|  Mark Williams (WAL) (9) | 1 |
| |  Sam Craigie | 5 |
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| | |  Xu Si | 4 |
|  Graeme Dott (SCO) | 5 | |

|  Ashley Carty (ENG) | 2 |
| |  Graeme Dott | 4 |
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| | |  Xu Si | 5 |
|  Andrew Higginson (ENG) | 2 |

|  Xu Si (CHN) | 5 |
| |  Sam Craigie | 2 |
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| | |  Judd Trump | 6 |
|  Mark Allen (NIR) (5) | 5 | | | |

|  Louis Heathcote (ENG) | 2 |
| |  Mark Allen | 5 |
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| | |  Joe O'Connor | 2 |
|  Stephen Maguire (SCO) (28) | 3 |

|  Joe O'Connor (ENG) | 5 |
| |  Mark Allen | 2 |
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| | |  John Higgins | 5 |
|  John Higgins (SCO) (12) | w/o | |

|  Martin Gould (ENG)[b] | w/d |
| |  John Higgins | 5 |
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| | |  Zhou Yuelong | 3 |
|  Zhou Yuelong (CHN) (21) | 5 |

|  Tian Pengfei (CHN) | 0 |
| |  John Higgins | 2 |
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| | |  Judd Trump | 5 |
|  Jamie Clarke (WAL) | 5 | | |

|  Scott Donaldson (SCO) | 2 |
| |  Jamie Clarke | 1 |
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| | |  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 5 |
|  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) | 5 |

|  Zhang Anda (CHN) (13) | 4 |
| |  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 2 |
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| | |  Judd Trump | 5 |
|  Martin O'Donnell (ENG) | 0 | |

|  Matthew Selt (ENG) (29) | 5 |
| |  Matthew Selt | 2 |
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| | |  Judd Trump | 5 |
|  Matthew Stevens (WAL) | 3 |

|  Judd Trump (ENG) (4) | 5 |

Note: w/o = walkover; w/d = withdrawn

### Bottom half[edit]

| Last 64
Best of 9 frames
29 – 31 January | | | Last 32
Best of 9 frames
31 January – 1 February | | | Last 16
Best of 9 frames
1 February | | | Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
2 February | | | Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
3 February |

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|  Julien Leclercq (BEL) | 5 | | | | |
|  Ken Doherty (IRL) | 3 |
| |  Julien Leclercq | 5 |
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| | |  Jordan Brown | 1 |
|  David Gilbert (ENG) (30) | 2 |

|  Jordan Brown (NIR) | 5 |
| |  Julien Leclercq | 2 |
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| | |  Ryan Day | 5 |
|  Robert Milkins (ENG) (14) | 5 | |

|  Robbie Williams (ENG) | 2 |
| |  Robert Milkins | 1 |
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| | |  Ryan Day | 5 |
|  Ryan Day (WAL) (19) | 5 |

|  Oliver Brown (ENG) | 3 |
| |  Ryan Day | 1 |
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| | |  Si Jiahui | 5 |
|  Andrew Pagett (WAL) | 5 | | |

|  Chris Wakelin (ENG) (22) | 3 |
| |  Andrew Pagett | 1 |
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| | |  Yuan Sijun | 5 |
|  Aaron Hill (IRL) | 1 |

|  Yuan Sijun (CHN) | 5 |
| |  Yuan Sijun | 3 |
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| | |  Si Jiahui | 5 |
|  Mark Joyce (ENG) | 1 | |

|  Si Jiahui (CHN) (27) | 5 |
| |  Si Jiahui | 5 |
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| | |  Alfie Davies | 1 |
|  Alfie Davies (WAL) | w/o |

|  Marco Fu (HKG)[c] | w/d |
| |  Si Jiahui | 6 |
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| | |  Kyren Wilson | 3 |
|  Neil Robertson (AUS) (7) | 5 | | | |

|  Jimmy Robertson (ENG) | 0 |
| |  Neil Robertson | 5 |
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| | |  Joe Perry | 1 |
|  Joe Perry (ENG) (26) | 5 |

|  Xing Zihao (CHN) | 1 |
| |  Neil Robertson | 3 |
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| | |  Kyren Wilson | 5 |
|  Kyren Wilson (ENG) (10) | 5 | |

|  Ben Woollaston (ENG) | 1 |
| |  Kyren Wilson | 5 |
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| | |  David Lilley | 1 |
|  Ricky Walden (ENG) (23) | 4 |

|  David Lilley (ENG) | 5 |
| |  Kyren Wilson | 5 |
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| | |  Fan Zhengyi | 0 |
|  Xiao Guodong (CHN) | 1 | | |

|  Tom Ford (ENG) (18) | 5 |
| |  Tom Ford | 5 |
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| | |  Mark Davis | 2 |
|  Mark Davis (ENG) | 5 |

|  Barry Hawkins (ENG) (15) | 1 |
| |  Tom Ford | 3 |
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| | |  Fan Zhengyi | 5 |
|  Ben Mertens (BEL) | 3 | |

|  Fan Zhengyi (CHN) (31) | 5 |
| |  Fan Zhengyi | 5 |
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| | |  Ishpreet Singh Chadha | 2 |
|  Liu Hongyu (CHN) | 3 |

|  Ishpreet Singh Chadha (IND) | 5 |

Note: w/o = walkover; w/d = withdrawn

### Final[edit]

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Tatiana Woollaston
Tempodrom, Berlin, Germany, 4 February 2024

Judd Trump
England | 10–5  | Si Jiahui
China
Afternoon: (52) 75–‍53, 7–‍106 (73), 85–‍6, 31–‍77 (60), (51) 96–‍3, (82) 82–‍0, (52) 77–‍32, 26–‍70
Evening: 0–‍123 (123), (113) 113–‍3, (108) 108–‍0, (74) 81–‍1, 18–‍72 (64), (66) 92–‍32, (81) 82–‍16
113  | Highest break  | 123
2 | Century breaks  | 1
9 | 50+ breaks  | 4

## Qualifying[edit]

Qualifying for the tournament took place from 18 to 22 December 2023 at the Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in Sheffield. Matches involving the top eight seeds were held over to be played at the final venue. Numbers in parentheses after the players' names denote the top 32 seeded players, and players in bold denote match winners.[49][5][8]

### Berlin[edit]

The results of the held-over matches played in Berlin on 29 January were as follows:[15][5]

* Ali Carter (ENG) (1) 5–4  Michael White (WAL)
* Shaun Murphy (ENG) (8) 3–5 Xu Si (CHN)
* Julien Leclercq (BEL) 5–2  Barry Pinches (ENG)[d]
* Mark Selby (ENG) (6) 1–5 Marco Fu (HKG)
* Mark Allen (NIR) (5) 5–4  M. Phetmalaikul (THA)
* Judd Trump (ENG) (4) 5–0  Lukas Kleckers (GER)
* Neil Robertson (AUS) (7) 5–1  Sanderson Lam (ENG)
* Luca Brecel (BEL) (2) 2–5 Ishpreet Singh Chadha (IND)

### Sheffield[edit]

The results of the qualifying matches played in Sheffield were as follows:[15][5]

#### 18 December[edit]

* Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) 5–1  Jamie Jones (WAL)
* Ken Doherty (IRL) 5–0  Jenson Kendrick (ENG)
* Oliver Brown (ENG) 5–0  Andres Petrov (EST)
* Si Jiahui (CHN) (27) 5–4  Lyu Haotian (CHN)
* Mark Williams (WAL) (9) 5–3  David Grace (ENG)
* Ricky Walden (ENG) (23) 5–1  Adam Duffy (ENG)
* Rory Thor (MAS) 3–5 Ben Mertens (BEL)
* Dominic Dale (WAL) 0–5 Liu Hongyu (CHN)
* Elliot Slessor (ENG) 5–2  Iulian Boiko (UKR)
* John Higgins (SCO) (12) 5–3  Daniel Wells (WAL)
* Jackson Page (WAL) 3–5 Robbie Williams (ENG)
* Barry Hawkins (ENG) (15) 5–2  Stuart Carrington (ENG)

#### 19 December[edit]

* Sam Craigie (ENG) 5–2  Sean O'Sullivan (ENG)
* He Guoqiang (CHN) 5–4  John Astley (ENG)
* Aaron Hill (IRL) 5–3  Muhammad Asif (PAK)
* Ding Junhui (CHN) (11) 2–5 Yuan Sijun (CHN)
* Jack Lisowski (ENG) (16) 3–5 Zak Surety (ENG)
* Andy Lee (HKG) 1–5 Louis Heathcote (ENG)
* Robert Milkins (ENG) (14) 5–4  Allan Taylor (ENG)
* Ian Burns (ENG) 1–5 Xiao Guodong (CHN)
* Martin Gould (ENG) 5–4  James Cahill (ENG)
* Martin O'Donnell (ENG) 5–2  Himanshu Jain (IND)
* Matthew Selt (ENG) (29) 5–4  Dylan Emery (WAL)
* Kyren Wilson (ENG) (10) 5–3  Oliver Lines (ENG)

#### 20 December[edit]

* Andrew Higginson (ENG) 5–4  Jiang Jun (CHN)
* Zhang Anda (CHN) (13) 5–3  Mostafa Dorgham (EGY)
* Jordan Brown (NIR) 5–4  Long Zehuang (CHN)
* Fan Zhengyi (CHN) (31) 5–1  Cao Yupeng (CHN)
* Alfie Burden (ENG) 4–5 Peng Yisong (CHN)
* Stuart Bingham (ENG) (24) 1–5 Liam Pullen (ENG)
* Andy Hicks (ENG) 2–5 Joe O'Connor (ENG)
* Hammad Miah (ENG) 3–5 Jamie Clarke (WAL)
* Pang Junxu (CHN) (32) 5–2  Jimmy White (ENG)
* Haydon Pinhey (ENG) 5–3  Rod Lawler (ENG)
* Gary Wilson (ENG) (20) 4–5 Scott Donaldson (SCO)
* Anton Kazakov (UKR) 3–5 Matthew Stevens (WAL)

#### 21 December[edit]

* Alexander Ursenbacher (SUI) 5–0  Ma Hailong (CHN)
* Zhou Yuelong (CHN) (21) 5–4  Jak Jones (WAL)
* Chris Wakelin (ENG) (22) 5–3  Mohamed Ibrahim (EGY)
* Mark Joyce (ENG) 5–1  Wu Yize (CHN)
* Hossein Vafaei (IRN) (17) 5–0  Mink Nutcharut (THA)
* Stephen Maguire (SCO) (28) 5–1  Rebecca Kenna (ENG)
* Liam Highfield (ENG) 3–5 Jimmy Robertson (ENG)
* Mark Davis (ENG) 5–2  Ashley Hugill (ENG)
* Graeme Dott (SCO) 5–3  Victor Sarkis (BRA)
* Ryan Day (WAL) (19) 5–3  Stan Moody (ENG)
* Anthony Hamilton (ENG) 1–5 Ben Woollaston (ENG)
* Liam Graham (SCO) 2–5 David Lilley (ENG)

#### 22 December[edit]

* David Gilbert (ENG) (30) 5–0  Dean Young (SCO)
* Ahmed Aly Elsayed (USA) 3–5 Andrew Pagett (WAL)
* Xing Zihao (CHN) 5–1  Ross Muir (SCO)
* Tom Ford (ENG) (18) 5–0  Baipat Siripaporn (THA)
* Noppon Saengkham (THA) (25) 2–5 Ashley Carty (ENG)
* Tian Pengfei (CHN) 5–4  Reanne Evans (ENG)
* Alfie Davies (WAL) 5–4  Sydney Wilson (ENG)
* Joe Perry (ENG) (26) 5–0  Ryan Thomerson (AUS)

## Century breaks[edit]

### Main stage centuries[edit]

A total of 46 century breaks were made in the main stage of the tournament.[15][11]

* 142, 103 – Sam Craigie
* 140, 138, 123 – Si Jiahui
* 138 – Fan Zhengyi
* 136, 114 – Zak Surety
* 135, 132, 118, 115, 114, 114, 113, 108, 110 – Judd Trump
* 135, 112, 101 – Neil Robertson
* 131, 128, 114 – Xu Si
* 129, 125, 115 – Kyren Wilson
* 128 – Liu Hongyu
* 127, 112, 101 – Zhou Yuelong
* 122, 108 – Ishpreet Singh Chadha
* 121, 102 – He Guoqiang
* 115, 113, 101, 100 – Yuan Sijun
* 114 – Pang Junxu
* 111 – Oliver Brown
* 109 – Barry Pinches
* 107 – Stephen Maguire
* 105 – Julien Leclercq
* 103 – John Higgins
* 103 – Joe Perry
* 100 – Mark Allen

### Qualifying stage centuries[edit]

A total of 30 century breaks were made during the qualifying stage of the tournament.[15][11]

* 142 – Jordan Brown
* 138, 103 – Barry Hawkins
* 133 – Zhang Anda
* 131 – Aaron Hill
* 131 – Kyren Wilson
* 128 – Xing Zihao
* 127, 110 – Jimmy Robertson
* 125, 125 – Jak Jones
* 123, 103 – Si Jiahui
* 119, 107 – Xiao Guodong
* 115 – Scott Donaldson
* 114, 102 – Pang Junxu
* 113 – Mark Davis
* 112 – Lyu Haotian
* 111 – He Guoqiang
* 110 – Matthew Selt
* 109 – Sam Craigie
* 106 – Mark Williams
* 104 – David Gilbert
* 104 – Zhou Yuelong
* 103 – Elliot Slessor
* 102 – Jack Lisowski
* 102 – Yuan Sijun
* 100 – Ben Woollaston

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ Hossein Vafaei withdrew due to visa issues, and Elliot Slessor received a bye.[16]
2. ^ Martin Gould withdrew for medical reasons, and John Higgins received a bye.[16]
3. ^ In the last‍-‍64 match between Marco Fu and Alfie Davies, Fu conceded the match at 1‍-‍3 to Davies during the mid‍-‍session interval, due to medical reasons.[21]
4. ^ Barry Pinches replaced Ronnie O'Sullivan who withdrew for medical reasons.[16]

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