2024 International Championship

Held over matches

The held-over qualifying matches were played on 3 November as the best of 11 frames.^[14] Ronnie O'Sullivan beat Mink Nutcharut 6‍–‍3 making two century breaks, Zhang Anda defeated Ishpreet Singh Chadha 6‍–‍5, Ding Junhui whitewashed Reanne Evans, Kyren Wilson also whitewashed Mitchell Mann, and Si Jiahui beat Andrew Pagett 6‍–‍4.^[15]

Last 64

The last 64 matches were played on 3 and 4 November as the best of 11 frames.^[9] On 3 November John Higgins recovered from 0‍–‍3 down to beat Ben Woollaston 6‍–‍4, Mark Selby also came back from 2‍–‍4 down to beat Jamie Clarke 6‍–‍4, Xiao Guodong whitewashed Ricky Walden, Xu Si beat Stan Moody 6‍–‍5, Matthew Stevens defeated amateur player Simon Blackwell 6‍–‍5, and Pang Junxu beat Elliot Slessor also by 6‍–‍5.^[15] On 4 November Neil Robertson made four century breaks in his whitewash of Fan Zhengyi, Barry Hawkins beat Joe Perry 6‍–‍2, and O'Sullivan defeated He Guoqiang also by 6‍–‍2. Ding beat Martin O'Donnell 6‍–‍1, Kyren Wilson defeated Liu Hongyu 6‍–‍3, Judd Trump whitewashed Sanderson Lam, and Mark Allen beat Aaron Hill 6‍–‍1.^[16]

Last 32

The last 32 matches were played on 5 November as the best of 11 frames.^[9] Xu made his second career maximum break in his 6‍–‍2 victory over Ryan Day.^[5] Pang defeated 5th seed O'Sullivan 6‍–‍4, and Trump beat Joe O'Connor, also by 6‍–‍4. Hawkins beat Neil Robertson 6‍–‍1, Kyren Wilson made three century breaks in his 6‍–‍4 victory over Wu Yize, and Xiao defeated 4th seed Allen 6‍–‍2. Chris Wakelin beat 9th seed Shaun Murphy 6‍–‍3, and Ding whitewashed Hossein Vafaei. Defending champion and top seed Zhang was beaten 1‍–‍6 by Lyu Haotian.^[17]

Last 16

The last 16 matches were played on 6 November as the best of 11 frames.^[9] In the morning session Wakelin beat 8th seed Mark Williams, Xu beat 3rd seed Trump, and Jackson Page beat Pang, all by 6‍–‍4. In the match between Lyu and Higgins, frame 10 was decided on a re‑spotted black, which Higgins won to force a deciding frame. The match was then taken off, to be concluded later. When they resumed, Higgins won the decider. Kyren Wilson beat Hawkins 6‍–‍2, Xiao beat Jack Lisowski 6‍–‍3, Ding beat Jiang Jun, 6‍–‍3, and Gary Wilson beat 6th seed Selby also by 6‍–‍3.^[18]

Quarter finals

The quarter-finals were played on 7 November as the best of 11 frames.^[9] In the afternoon session Xiao beat Page 6‍–‍4, making two century breaks. In the match between Wakelin and Higgins, the match was taken off at 5‍–‍5 to be resumed later.^[19] In the evening session Ding beat Kyren Wilson 6‍–‍4 making century breaks in the last two frames. Wakelin took the deciding frame to defeat Higgins 6‍–‍5, and Xu beat Gary Wilson, also by 6‍–‍5.^[20] After being informed that his match would be interrupted before the deciding frame for the second time in two days, Higgins was visibly annoyed. His eventual defeat meant that he failed to qualify for the upcoming Champion of Champions event.^[21]

Semi finals

The semi-finals were played on 8 and 9 November as the best of 17 frames, played over two sessions.^[9] For only the third time ever in a ranking event, three of the four semi‑finalists were Chinese (the other two times being the 2020 Shoot Out and the 2024 Wuhan Open the previous month).^[20]

On 8 November Wakelin played Xiao. At the end of the afternoon session Wakelin led Xiao by 5‍–‍3.^[22] Wakelin went on to win the match 9‍–‍8, making a 119 break in the 10th frame.^[23] After the match Wakelin said: "From 8‍–‍5 I threw it away. I made ridiculously easy mistakes. In the decider I knew it was now or never, I had to forget about what had happened. I'm so relieved to have a day off tomorrow because I'm done in! That was the hardest match of my life. In the first ten years of my career, so many times I put myself in winning situations in matches but didn't take those chances. This was my final because getting into the top 16 was the goal. But now the shackles are off and I know I have performances like that in me." Xiao said: "I fell too far behind at the start and didn't perform particularly well. My opponent had me under pressure throughout the match, I couldn't find my rhythm. I want to apologise to Ding and Xu for not making it to an all‑Chinese final! I hope they can keep the title here in China. This is the best time ever for Chinese snooker and I hope the young players can gain experience and keep improving."^[24][25]

On 9 November Xu played Ding. At the end of the afternoon session Xu led Ding by 5‍–‍3, with Xu making breaks of 137 and 113, and Ding making a 119 break. In the evening session Ding went on to win the match 9‍–‍6.^[26] After the match, Ding said: "In the first session, Xu played really well, I didn't have many opportunities in the first half, and he managed century breaks with great sharpness, making the most of his chances. However, he wasn't quite at the same level in the second session. He had many chances tonight but lost the first three frames, which impacted his mindset." Xu said: "I was feeling good in the first session, but my focus seemed to slip in the second, and I made more mistakes. I had plenty of opportunities but struggled throughout, unable to get the positioning I wanted, and my safety play was quite average. Overall, aside from the second session in this match, I'm pretty satisfied with my performance in the tournament."^[27][28]

Final

The final was played on 10 November as the best of 19 frames, played over two sessions. Wakelin, playing in his third ranking event final, faced Ding, who was playing in his 24th.^[9] At the end of the afternoon session, Ding recovered from 1‍–‍4 down to lead Wakelin 5‍–‍4.^[29] Ding went on to win the match 10‍–‍7, and secure his first ranking title since the 2019 UK Championship.^[30] After the match Ding said: "I've played so well in every match. Chris applied a lot of pressure in this game, especially at 4‍–‍1. I put too much pressure on myself at the beginning. That was the perfect start for him, but he started missing and there were some key frames to get 5‍–‍4 ahead. The second session was totally different." Wakelin said: "I got off to a great start and losing six frames on the trot was the difference. I was proud of how well I handled myself. Only a couple of years ago, that kind of situation would have scared the life out of me. To be out there and feel like I could have won, despite how Ding played, I think I was a credit to myself."^[2]

Morning session

Afternoon session

Evening session

•  Ding Junhui (CHN) (10) 6–0  Reanne Evans (ENG)

30 September

1 October

2 October