2023–24 snooker season
Series of snooker tournaments
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The 2023–24 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played from 26 June 2023 to 26 May 2024.
Duration26 June 2023 – 26 May 2024
TournamentsWorld Snooker Tour: 23
(17 ranking events)
WPBSA Q Tour: 18
World Women's: 8
World Seniors: 1
(17 ranking events)
WPBSA Q Tour: 18
World Women's: 8
World Seniors: 1
Masters
Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)Nations that hosted an event in the snooker calendar during the 2023–24 season | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 26 June 2023 – 26 May 2024 |
| Tournaments | World Snooker Tour: 23 (17 ranking events) WPBSA Q Tour: 18 World Women's: 8 World Seniors: 1 |
| Triple Crown winners | |
| UK Championship | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) |
| Masters | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) |
| World Championship | Kyren Wilson (ENG) |
← 2022–23 2024–25 → | |
Players
The World Snooker Tour in the 2023–24 season initially involved 130 professional players, but dropped to 129 players.[1][2] The decrease in membership was due to Dechawat Poomjaeng letting his WPBSA membership lapse and thus meant he was automatically removed from the main tour.[3]
This included 65 out of the top 68 players from the prize money rankings after the 2023 World Championship (Zhao Xintong, Yan Bingtao, and Lu Ning were banned from competition after an independent disciplinary tribunal found them guilty of match-fixing, and were not eligible to compete during the season[4]) and 34 of the 35 players who earned a two-year card the previous year (Bai Langning was also banned from competition due to his involvement in match-fixing). The next four places went to the top four players on the one-year ranking list who had not already qualified for the tour. Seven players from international championships, two players from the Q Tour, three players from the CBSA China Tour, and two players from the World Women's Snooker Tour also received tour cards. A further eight places were assigned through the two 2023 Q School events. The finalists from both of the Asia-Oceania Q School events received tour cards. Marco Fu received an invitational tour card.
New professional players
All players listed below received a tour card for two seasons.
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Calendar
The following tables outline the dates and results for all the World Snooker Tour, World Women's Snooker Tour, World Seniors Tour, Q Tour, and other events in the season.[18]
World Snooker Tour
| Ranking event |
| † Non-ranking event |
European Series champion and Betvictor bonus winner: Judd Trump (ENG)
World Women's Snooker Tour
| Start | Finish | Tournament | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Aug | 13 Aug | US Women's Open | OX Billiards in Seattle, Washington, United States |  Mink Nutcharut (THA) |
4–2 |  Ng On-yee (HKG) |
[42] |
| 22 Sep | 24 Sep | UK Women's Championship | Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds, England | Reanne Evans (ENG) |
4–1 |  Bai Yulu (CHN) |
[43] |
| 7 Oct | 10 Oct | Australian Women's Open | Mounties in Sydney, Australia | Ng On-yee (HKG) |
4–1 |  Amee Kamani (IND) |
[44] |
| 17 Nov | 19 Nov | Women's Masters | Frames Sports Bar in London, England | Mary Talbot-Deegan (ENG) |
4–3 | Jamie Hunter (ENG) |
[45] |
| 19 Jan | 21 Jan | Belgian Women's Open | The Trickshot in Bruges, Belgium | Mink Nutcharut (THA) |
4–2 | Ng On-yee (HKG) |
[46] |
| 29 Jan | 2 Feb | Albanian Women's Open | Grand Blue Fafa Resort in Golem, Albania | Ng On-yee (HKG) |
4–3 | Mink Nutcharut (THA) |
[47] |
| 11 Mar | 17 Mar | World Women's Championship | Changping Gymnasium in Dongguan, China | Bai Yulu (CHN) |
6–5 | Mink Nutcharut (THA) |
[48] |
| 24 May | 26 May | British Women's Open | Landywood Snooker Club in Great Wyrley, England | Ng On-yee (HKG) |
4–1 | Mink Nutcharut (THA) |
[49] |
World Seniors Tour
| Start | Finish | Tournament | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May | 12 May | World Seniors Championship | Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England |  Igor Figueiredo (BRA) |
5–2 |  Ken Doherty (IRL) |
[50] |
Q Tour
| Start | Finish | Tournament | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Aug | 27 Aug | Q Tour UK/Europe 1 | North East Snooker Centre in North Shields, England |  Liam Davies (WAL) |
5–2 | Craig Steadman (ENG) |
[51] |
| 15 Sep | 17 Sep | Q Tour UK/Europe 2 | Snookerhallen in Stockholm, Sweden | Michael Holt (ENG) |
5–2 | Liam Davies (WAL) |
[52] |
| 28 Sep | 1 Oct | Q Tour Asia Pacific 1 | Cuthberts Green in Christchurch, New Zealand |  Rob Redgrove (NZL) |
5–4 | Adam Shaw (NZL) |
[53] |
| 12 Oct | 15 Oct | Q Tour Asia Pacific 2 | Mt Pritchard & District Community Club in Sydney, Australia |  Vinnie Calabrese (AUS) |
6–3 | Steve Mifsud (AUS) |
[54] |
| 20 Oct | 22 Oct | Q Tour UK/Europe 3 | Billardzentrum am Pfühlpark in Heilbronn, Germany |  Umut Dikme (GER) |
5–1 | Hamim Hussain (ENG) |
[55] |
| 10 Nov | 12 Nov | Q Tour UK/Europe 4 | Landywood Snooker Club in Great Wyrley, England |  Antoni Kowalski (POL) |
5–3 |  Rory McLeod (JAM) |
[56] |
| 15 Dec | 17 Dec | Q Tour UK/Europe 5 | Castle Snooker Club in Brighton, England | Michael Holt (ENG) |
5–1 | Daniel Womersley (ENG) |
[57] |
| 5 Jan | 7 Jan | Q Tour UK/Europe 6 | National Snooker Academy in Sofia, Bulgaria | Michael Holt (ENG) |
5–4 | Alfie Davies (WAL) |
[58] |
| 4 Jan | 9 Jan | Q Tour Middle East 1 | Cue Sports Academy in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |  Amir Sarkhosh (IRN) |
4–0 |  Habib Subah Humood (BHR) |
[59] |
| 11 Jan | 17 Jan | Q Tour Middle East 2 | Cue Sports Academy in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Amir Sarkhosh (IRN) |
4–3 |  Mohammed Shehab (UAE) |
[60] |
| 19 Jan | 21 Jan | Q Tour Americas 1 | The Corner Bank in Toronto, Canada |  Vito Puopolo (CAN) |
5–1 | Jason Williams (CAN) |
[61] |
| 18 Jan | 24 Jan | Q Tour Middle East 3 | Cue Sports Academy in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Mohammed Shehab (UAE) |
4–0 |  Yazan Alhaddad (SYR) |
[62] |
| 25 Jan | 28 Jan | Q Tour Asia Pacific 3 | Matchroom Snooker Centre in Calamvale, Australia | Vinnie Calabrese (AUS) |
5–3 | Adrian Law (AUS) |
[63] |
| 16 Feb | 18 Feb | Q Tour UK/Europe 7 | Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds, England | Peter Lines (ENG) |
5–1 | Umut Dikme (GER) |
[64] |
| 22 Feb | 25 Feb | Q Tour Americas 2 | PABSA Academy in San Jose, California, United States |  Hasanain Khalid Alsultani (USA) |
5–4 | Sargon Isaac (USA) |
[65] |
| 13 Mar | 15 Mar | Q Tour Global Playoff | Hotel Hills in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Duane Jones (WAL) |
10–9 | Liam Davies (WAL) |
[66] |
| Amir Sarkhosh (IRN) |
10–8 |  Iulian Boiko (UKR) | |||||
| Mohammed Shehab (UAE) |
10–8 | Chang Yu Kiu (HKG) |
Other events
| Start | Finish | Tournament | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Aug | 5 Aug | Huangguoshu Open | Huangguoshu Tourism Area in Anshun, China | Judd Trump (ENG) |
5–1 |  John Higgins (SCO) |
[67] |
| 22 Dec | 24 Dec | Macau Masters – Event 1 | Studio City in Cotai, Macau | Mark Selby (ENG) |
6–3 | Ali Carter (ENG) |
[68] |
| 26 Dec | 29 Dec | Macau Masters – Event 2 | Wynn Palace in Cotai, Macau | Mark Williams (WAL) |
9–6 | Jack Lisowski (ENG) |
[69] |
| 9 May | 12 May | Vienna Open | 15 Reds Köö Club in Vienna, Austria |  Alexander Ursenbacher (SUI) |
5–4 | Craig Steadman (ENG) |
[70] |
| 25 May | 26 May | Helsinki International Cup | Kulttuuritalo in Helsinki, Finland | Ali Carter (ENG) |
6–3 | Kyren Wilson (ENG) |
[71] |
World ranking points
The ranking points for reaching different stages of each ranking tournament are listed below.
Round Tournament |
R144 | R128 | R112 | R96 | R80 | R64 | R48 | R32 | R24 | R16 | R12 | QF | R6 | SF | F | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship League | N/a | 0 [note 1] |
N/a | 1,000 [note 2] |
N/a | 2,000 [note 3] |
N/a | 4,000 [note 4] |
5,000 [note 5] |
6,000 [note 6] |
N/a | 8,000 [note 7] |
9,000 [note 8] |
11,000 [note 9] |
23,000 | 33,000 |
| European Masters | N/a | 0 | N/a | N/a | N/a | 3,000 | N/a | 4,500 | N/a | 7,500 | N/a | 11,000 | N/a | 17,500 | 35,000 | 80,000 |
| British Open | N/a | 0 | N/a | N/a | N/a | 3,000 | N/a | 5,000 | N/a | 8,000 | N/a | 12,000 | N/a | 20,000 | 45,000 | 100,000 |
| English Open | N/a | 0 | N/a | N/a | N/a | 3,000 | N/a | 4,500 | N/a | 7,500 | N/a | 11,000 | N/a | 17,500 | 35,000 | 80,000 |
| Wuhan Open | N/a | 0 | N/a | N/a | N/a | 4,500 | N/a | 8,000 | N/a | 12,000 | N/a | 16,000 | N/a | 30,000 | 63,000 | 140,000 |
| Northern Ireland Open | N/a | 0 | N/a | N/a | N/a | 3,000 | N/a | 4,500 | N/a | 7,500 | N/a | 11,000 | N/a | 17,500 | 35,000 | 80,000 |
| International Championship | N/a | 0 | N/a | N/a | N/a | 5,000 | N/a | 9,000 | N/a | 14,000 | N/a | 22,000 | N/a | 33,000 | 75,000 | 175,000 |
| UK Championship | 0 | N/a | 2,500 [note 10] |
N/a | 5,000 [note 10] |
N/a | 7,500 | 10,000 [note 10] |
N/a | 15,000 | N/a | 25,000 | N/a | 50,000 | 100,000 | 250,000 |
| Shoot Out | N/a | 0 | N/a | N/a | N/a | 500 | N/a | 1,000 | N/a | 2,000 | N/a | 4,000 | N/a | 8,000 | 20,000 | 50,000 |
| Scottish Open | N/a | 0 | N/a | N/a | N/a | 3,000 | N/a | 4,500 | N/a | 7,500 | N/a | 11,000 | N/a | 17,500 | 35,000 | 80,000 |
| World Grand Prix | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | 5,000 | N/a | 7,500 | N/a | 12,500 | N/a | 20,000 | 40,000 | 100,000 |
| German Masters | N/a | 0 | N/a | N/a | N/a | 3,000 | N/a | 4,500 | N/a | 7,500 | N/a | 11,000 | N/a | 17,500 | 35,000 | 80,000 |
| Welsh Open | N/a | 0 | N/a | N/a | N/a | 3,000 | N/a | 4,500 | N/a | 7,500 | N/a | 11,000 | N/a | 17,500 | 35,000 | 80,000 |
| Players Championship | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | 10,000 | N/a | 15,000 | N/a | 30,000 | 50,000 | 125,000 |
| World Open | N/a | 0 | N/a | N/a | N/a | 5,000 | N/a | 9,000 | N/a | 14,000 | N/a | 21,500 | N/a | 32,500 | 73,000 | 170,000 |
| Tour Championship | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | 20,000 | 30,000 | N/a | 40,000 | 60,000 | 150,000 |
| World Championship | 0 | N/a | 5,000 [note 10] |
N/a | 10,000 [note 10] |
N/a | 15,000 | 20,000 [note 10] |
N/a | 30,000 | N/a | 50,000 | N/a | 100,000 | 200,000 | 500,000 |
Notes
- First stage fourth-placed
- First stage third-placed
- First stage runner-up
- Second stage fourth-placed
- Second stage third-placed
- Second stage runner-up
- Third stage fourth-placed
- Third stage third-placed
- Third stage runner-up
- Players who lose their first match receive no ranking points.