2023–24 snooker season

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2023–24 snooker season
Details
Duration26 June 2023 – 26 May 2024
Tournaments42 (17 ranking events)
Triple Crown winners
UK Championship 
Masters 
World Championship 

The 2023–24 snooker season is an ongoing professional snooker season with tournaments played between 26 June 2023 and 26 May 2024.

Players[edit]

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 includes 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 are 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[edit]

All players listed below received a tour card for two seasons.

Calendar[edit]

World Snooker Tour[edit]

The following tables outline the dates and results for all the events of the World Snooker Tour.[18]

Start Finish Country Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref.
26 Jun 21 Jul  ENG Championship League Morningside Arena Leicester  Shaun Murphy (ENG)  Mark Williams (WAL) 3–0 [19]
22 Aug 27 Aug  GER European Masters Kia Metropol Arena [de] Nuremberg  Barry Hawkins (ENG)  Judd Trump (ENG) 9–6 [20]
11 Sep 17 Sep  CHN Shanghai Masters Shanghai Grand Stage Shanghai  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)  Luca Brecel (BEL) 11–9 [21]
25 Sep 1 Oct  ENG British Open The Centaur Cheltenham  Mark Williams (WAL)  Mark Selby (ENG) 10–7 [22]
2 Oct 8 Oct  ENG English Open Brentwood Centre Brentwood  Judd Trump (ENG)  Zhang Anda (CHN) 9–7 [23]
9 Oct 15 Oct  CHN Wuhan Open Wuhan Gymnasium Wuhan  Judd Trump (ENG)  Ali Carter (ENG) 10–7 [24]
22 Oct 29 Oct  NIR Northern Ireland Open Waterfront Hall Belfast  Judd Trump (ENG)  Chris Wakelin (ENG) 9–3 [25]
5 Nov 12 Nov  CHN International Championship Tianjin People's Stadium [zh] Tianjin  Zhang Anda (CHN)  Tom Ford (ENG) 10–6 [26]
13 Nov 19 Nov  ENG Champion of Champions University of Bolton Stadium Bolton  Mark Allen (NIR)  Judd Trump (ENG) 10–3 [27]
25 Nov 3 Dec  ENG UK Championship York Barbican York
6 Dec 9 Dec  WAL Shoot Out Swansea Arena Swansea
11 Dec 17 Dec  SCO Scottish Open Meadowbank Sports Centre Edinburgh
7 Jan 14 Jan  ENG Masters Alexandra Palace London
15 Jan 21 Jan  ENG World Grand Prix Morningside Arena Leicester
29 Jan 4 Feb  GER German Masters Tempodrom Berlin
12 Feb 18 Feb  WAL Welsh Open Venue Cymru Llandudno
19 Feb 25 Feb  ENG Players Championship Telford International Centre Telford
2 Jan 2 Mar  ENG Championship League invitational Morningside Arena Leicester
18 Mar 24 Mar  CHN World Open tbc Yushan
30 Mar 31 Mar  ENG World Mixed Doubles Manchester Central Manchester
1 Apr 7 Apr  ENG Tour Championship Manchester Central Manchester
20 Apr 6 May  ENG World Championship Crucible Theatre Sheffield
Ranking event
Non-ranking event

World Women's Snooker Tour[edit]

Start Finish Country Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref.
11 Aug 13 Aug  USA US Women's Open OX Billiards Seattle  Mink Nutcharut (THA)  Ng On-yee (HKG) 4–2 [28]
22 Sep 24 Sep  ENG UK Women's Championship Northern Snooker Centre Leeds  Reanne Evans (ENG)  Bai Yulu (CHN) 4–1 [29]
7 Oct 10 Oct  AUS Australian Women's Open Mounties Sydney  Ng On-yee (HKG)  Amee Kamani (IND) 4–1 [30]
17 Nov 19 Nov  ENG Eden Women's Masters Frames Sports Bar London  Mary Talbot-Deegan (ENG)  Jamie Hunter (ENG) 4–3 [31]
19 Jan 21 Jan  BEL Belgian Women's Open The Trickshot Bruges
29 Jan 2 Feb  ALB Albanian Women's Open Grand Blue Fafa Resort Golem
24 May 26 May  ENG British Women's Open Landywood Snooker Club Great Wyrley

World Seniors Tour[edit]

Start Finish Country Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref
8 May 12 May  ENG World Seniors Championship Crucible Theatre Sheffield

Q Tour UK/Europe[edit]

Main article: 2023–24 Q Tour
Start Finish Country Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref.
25 Aug 27 Aug  ENG Q Tour 1 North East Snooker Centre North Shields  Liam Davies (WAL)  Craig Steadman (ENG) 5–2 [32]
15 Sep 17 Sep  SWE Q Tour 2 Snookerhallen Stockholm  Michael Holt (ENG)  Liam Davies (WAL) 5–2 [33]
20 Oct 22 Oct  GER Q Tour 3 Billardzentrum am Pfühlpark Heilbronn  Umut Dikme (GER)  Hamim Hussain (ENG) 5–1 [34]
10 Nov 12 Nov  ENG Q Tour 4 Landywood Snooker Club Walsall  Antoni Kowalski (POL)  Rory McLeod (JAM) 5–3 [35]
15 Dec 17 Dec  ENG Q Tour 5 Castle Snooker Club Brighton
5 Jan 7 Jan  BUL Q Tour 6 National Snooker Academy Sofia
16 Feb 18 Feb  ENG Q Tour 7 Northern Snooker Centre Leeds
3 Apr 5 Apr Q Tour Global Playoff

Other events[edit]

Start Finish Country Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref
1 Aug 5 Aug  CHN Huangguoshu Open Huangguoshu Tourism Area Anshun  Judd Trump (ENG)  John Higgins (SCO) 5–1 [36]
22 Dec 24 Dec  MAC Macau Masters (Event 1) Studio City Macau [37]
26 Dec 29 Dec  MAC Macau Masters (Event 2) Wynn Palace Hotel Macau [38]
25 May 26 May  FIN Helsinki International Cup Kulttuuritalo Helsinki [39]

World ranking points[edit]

Main articles: Snooker world rankings 2023/2024 and Snooker world ranking points 2023/2024
Round
Tournament
 R144 R128 R112 R96 R80 R64 R48 R32 R24 R16 QF R6 SF F W
Championship League — 0
[note 1] 		— 1,000
[note 2] 		— 2,000
[note 3] 		— 4,000
[note 4] 		5,000
[note 5] 		6,000
[note 6] 		8,000
[note 7] 		9,000
[note 8] 		11,000
[note 9] 		23,000 33,000
European Masters — 0 — — — 3,000 — 4,500 — 7,500 11,000 — 17,500 35,000 80,000
British Open — 0 — — — 3,000 — 5,000 — 8,000 12,000 — 20,000 45,000 100,000
English Open — 0 — — — 3,000 — 4,500 — 7,500 11,000 — 17,500 35,000 80,000
Wuhan Open — 0 — — — 4,500 — 8,000 — 12,000 16,000 — 30,000 63,000 140,000
Northern Ireland Open — 0 — — — 3,000 — 4,500 — 7,500 11,000 — 17,500 35,000 80,000
International Championship — 0 — — — 5,000 — 9,000 — 14,000 22,000 — 33,000 75,000 175,000
UK Championship 0 — 2,500
[note 10] 		— 5,000
[note 10] 		— 7,500 10,000
[note 10] 		— 15,000 25,000 — 50,000 100,000 250,000

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ First stage fourth-placed
  2. ^ First stage third-placed
  3. ^ First stage runner-up
  4. ^ Second stage fourth-placed
  5. ^ Second stage third-placed
  6. ^ Second stage runner-up
  7. ^ Third stage fourth-placed
  8. ^ Third stage third-placed
  9. ^ Third stage runner-up
  10. ^ a b c Players who lose their first match receive no ranking points.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2023/24 World Snooker Tour Cards". World Snooker Tour. 15 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ^ Ivan (3 May 2023). "Tour Survivors Extended To Up To 68". World Snooker. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  3. ^ https://wpbsa.com/dechawat-poomjaeng/
  4. ^ WPBSA STATEMENT | 6 JUNE 2023
  5. ^ "2022//2023 Season Points". snooker.org. 3 April 2023.
  6. ^ Ivan (11 February 2023). "Ma Beats Moody To Win WSF Title". World Snooker. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  7. ^ Ivan (3 February 2023). "Moody Wins WSF Junior Title To Earn Tour Card". World Snooker. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  8. ^ Ivan (19 March 2023). "Muir Earns Pro Tour Return". World Snooker. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  9. ^ Ivan (13 March 2023). "Graham Wins Title And Tour Card". World Snooker. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  10. ^ "American Aly Elsayed Set For World Snooker Tour". WST. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  11. ^ "Dorgham is African Snooker Champion In Casablanca". WPBSA. 21 June 2023.
  12. ^ Ivan (8 January 2023). "O'Donnell Regains Tour Card". World Snooker. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  13. ^ Ivan (5 March 2023). "Carty Regains Tour Card". World Snooker. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  14. ^ "Jiang Jun Wins CBSA Qualifier". WPBSA. 13 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  15. ^ Ivan (4 March 2023). "Baipat Is World Women's Champion". World Snooker. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  16. ^ Evans Regains Professional Place. World Women's Snooker. 14 May 2023.
  17. ^ Fu Awarded Invitational Tour Card. World Snooker. 15 May 2023.
  18. ^ "Calendar 2023/2024" (PDF). World Snooker Tour. 23 November 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  19. ^ "Murphy Takes Season Opener". World Snooker Tour. 21 July 2023.
  20. ^ "Hawk Soars To End Title Drought". World Snooker Tour. 27 August 2023.
  21. ^ "Rocket Extends Shanghai Dominance". World Snooker Tour. 17 September 2023.
  22. ^ "Wonderful Williams Claims Gold In Cheltenham". World Snooker Tour. 2 October 2023.
  23. ^ "Trump Completes Huge Fight Back In English Final". World Snooker Tour. 8 October 2023.
  24. ^ Hilsum, James (15 October 2023). "Wuhan Open 2023: Judd Trump overcomes Ali Carter to win Wuhan Open final and back-to-back ranking events". Eurosport. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  25. ^ "Three the Magic Number for Magnificent Trump". WST. 29 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  26. ^ "Zhang lands Tianjin glory". World Snooker Tour. 12 November 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  27. ^ "Allen crushes Trump in Champion of Champions final". World Snooker Tour. 19 November 2023. Archived from the original on 20 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  28. ^ "Mink Downs On Yee in Seattle Thriller". World Women's Snooker. 14 August 2023.
  29. ^ "Evans earns record 12th UK crown". World Women's Snooker. 25 September 2023.
  30. ^ "On Yee Captures Second Australian Title". World Women's Snooker. 10 October 2023.
  31. ^ "Talbot-Deegan Wins Maiden Ranking Title in London". World Women's Snooker. 20 November 2023.
  32. ^ "Davies Downs Steadman for Q Tour Title". WPBSA. 27 August 2023.
  33. ^ "Holt secures Q Tour success in Stockholm". WPBSA. 17 September 2023.
  34. ^ "German Glory! Dikme Wins Q Tour Event On Home Soil". WPBSA. 22 October 2023.
  35. ^ "Champion Kowalski Claims Landywood Q Tour Title". WPBSA. 12 November 2023.
  36. ^ Huangguoshu Open. snooker.org 31 July 2023
  37. ^ Macau Masters (Melco). snooker.org 26 November 2023
  38. ^ Macau Masters. snooker.org 29 June 2023
  39. ^ Helsinki International Snooker Cup. snooker.org 14 November 2023

External links[edit]

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