THE English Open returns later this month with some of the biggest stars in snooker set to compete in Brentwood.
Judd Trump will compete as he looks to defend his crown after he beat Zhang Anda 9-7 in last year’s final.
Ronnie O’Sullivan is eyeing his second English Open title[/caption]
The World No1 goes into the tournament on the back of claiming the £500,000 jackpot at the Saudi Arabia Masters earlier this month.
Snooker icon Ronnie O’Sullivan will also compete in the fourth ranking event of the 2024/25 World Tour season as Rocket looks to claim his second English Open title.
A total of 128 players will be in action as this term’s Home Nations Series gets underway in Brentwood.
When is the English Open 2024?
- The English Open gets underway on Thursday, September 12.
- On Monday, September 16, the TV stages begin with the likes of Trump and O’Sullivan in round three action.
- The competition will run until Sunday, September 22.
- The Brentwood Centre will host.
What TV channel is the English Open 2024 on and can it be live streamed?
- The English Open 2024 will be broadcast live on Eurosport.
- You can live stream the event via the discovery+ app/website.
- Alternatively, you can keep up to date with all the action by following SunSport’s live blog.
English Open 2024 schedule
Thursday, September 12
- Round 1 (last 128) matches
Friday, September 13
- Round 1 and Round 2 (last 96) matches
Saturday, September 14
- Round 2 matches
Sunday, September 15
- No matches
Monday, September 16 (TV stages begin)
10am
- Ali Carter vs Ian Burns
- David Gilbert vs Michael Holt
- Yuan Sijun v Bulcsu Revesz
- Ricky Walden v Mink Nutcharut
- Xiao Guodong v Mitchell Mann
1pm
- Mark Selby v Aaron Hill
- Zhang Anda v Mark Davis
- Dominic Dale v Liam Davies
- Xiao Guodong v Mitchell Mann
3pm
- Judd Trump v Liu Hongyu
- Ryan Day v Fan Zhengyi
- Stuart Bingham v Wu Yize
- Noppon Saengkham v Zak Surety
7pm
- Joe O’Connor v Artemijs Zizins
- Si Jiahui v Andrew Pagett
- Jak Jones v Ishpreet Singh Chadha
- Kyren Wilson v David Grace
8pm
- Robert Milkins vs Oliver Lines
- Chris Wakelin v Joe Perry
- Pang Junxu v Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
- Shaun Murphy v Jamie Clarke
Tuesday, September 17
- Round 3 matches – TBC
Wednesday, September 18
- Round 4 (last 32) matches – TBC
Thursday, September 19
- Round 5 (last 16) matches – TBC
Friday, September 20
- Quarter-finals – TBC
Saturday, September 21
- Semi-finals – TBC
Sunday, September 22
- Final – TBC
English Open 2024 format
- Rounds 1 to 5: all matches are the best of 7 frames
- Quarter-finals: best of 9 frames (with mid-session interval)
- Semi-finals: best of 11 frames (with mid-session interval)
- Final: best of 17 frames – two sessions with scheduled mid-session intervals
