THE English Open is finally here – and some of the biggest stars in snooker are competing in Brentwood.
Judd Trump is hoping to retain his crown after he beat Zhang Anda 9-7 in last year’s final.
Ronnie O’Sullivan went crashing out early[/caption]
The World No1 went into the tournament on the back of claiming the £500,000 jackpot at the Saudi Arabia Masters earlier this year.
But as for snooker icon Ronnie O’Sullivan, he went crashing out early at the hands of Chinese star He Guoqiang.
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 4-0 Ian Burns
- David Gilbert 4-3 Michael Holt
- Yuan Sijun 2-4 Bulcsu Revesz
- Ricky Walden 4-0 Mink Nutcharut
- Xiao Guodong 4-1 Mitchell Mann
1pm
- Mark Selby 4-2 Aaron Hill
- Zhang Anda 4-3 Mark Davis
- Dominic Dale 4-0 Liam Davies
- Xiao Guodong 4-1 Mitchell Mann
3pm
- Judd Trump 4-3 Liu Hongyu
- Ryan Day 1-4 Fan Zhengyi
- Stuart Bingham 3-4 Wu Yize
- Noppon Saengkham 0-4 Zak Surety
7pm
- Joe O’Connor 4-0 Artemijs Zizins
- Si Jiahui 4-1 Andrew Pagett
- Jak Jones 3-4 Ishpreet Singh Chadha
- Kyren Wilson 4-1 David Grace
8pm
- Robert Milkins 3-4 Oliver Lines
- Chris Wakelin 4-2 Joe Perry
- Pang Junxu 4-3 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
- Shaun Murphy 4-1 Jamie Clarke
Tuesday, September 17
Round 3
10am
- Hossein Vafaei 4-3 Matthew Stevens
- Gary Wilson 3-4 Ross Muir
1pm
- Matthew Selt 4-3 Ricky Walden
- Tom Ford 2-4 Jiang Jun
- Mark Allen 4-3 Long Zehuang
- Lyu Haotian 4-2 Dominic Dale
3pm
- Mark Williams 1-4 Ben Woollaston
- Stephen Maguire 5-0 Bulcsu Revesz
- Neil Robertson 4-1 Jackson Page
- Barry Hawkins 4-2 Jimmy Robertson
7pm
- Ronnie O’Sullivan 2-4 He Guoqiang
- John Higgins 4-1 Andrew Higginson
- Zhou Yuelong 0-4 Jamie Jones
- Anthony McGill 4-2 Xiao Guodong
8pm
- Luca Brecel vs Anthony Hamilton
- Jack Lisowski 3-4 Xu Si
Wednesday, September 18
Round 4 (last 32)
10am
- Wu Yize 4-2 Ali Carter
- Mark Selby 4-0 Joe O’Connor
1pm
- Jiang Jun 3-4 SI Jiahui
- Zak Surety 1-4 Ben Woollaston
- Judd Trump 4-1 Matthew Selt
- Fan Zhengyi 4-2 Oliver Lines
1.30pm
- Pang Junxu vs Luca Brecel
- Anthony McGill vs Kyren Wilson
- John Higgins vs David Gilbert
- Ross Muir vs Jamie Jones
7pm
- Hossein Vafaei vs Ishpreet Singh Chadha
- Stephen Maguire vs He Guoqiang
- Chris Wakelin vs Zhang Anda
- Mark Allen vs Lyu Haotian
8pm
- Shaun Murphy vs Neil Robertson
- Xu Si vs Barry Hawkins
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
