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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12–22 September 2024 |
| Venue | Brentwood Centre |
| City | Brentwood |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | World Snooker Tour |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £550,400 |
| Winner's share | £100,000 |
| Highest break |  Fan Zhengyi (CHN) (147) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Neil Robertson (AUS) |
| Runner-up | Wu Yize (CHN) |
| Score | 9–7 |
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The 2024 English Open (officially the 2024 BetVictor English Open) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 12 to 22 September 2024 at the Brentwood Centre in Brentwood, England. It was the fourth ranking event of the 2024–25 season (following the 2024 Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters and preceding the 2024 British Open) and the first of four tournaments in the season's Home Nations Series (preceding the 2024 Northern Ireland Open, the 2024 Scottish Open, and the 2025 Welsh Open). The event was broadcast by Eurosport and Discovery+ in Europe (including the United Kingdom and Ireland) and by other broadcasters internationally. The winner received £100,000 from a total prize fund of £550,400, the Steve Davis trophy, and a place in the 2024 Champion of Champions invitational event.
Judd Trump was the defending champion, having defeated Zhang Anda 9–7 in the 2023 final,[1] but he lost 3–5 to Wu Yize in the quarter‑finals.[2] Wu reached his maiden ranking final, but Neil Robertson defeated him 9–7 to win his second English Open title and the 24th ranking title of his career. It was Robertson's first victory at a ranking event since the 2022 Tour Championship and enabled him to re‑enter the top 16 in the world rankings. John Higgins fell to 17th in the rankings after the event, ending his record uninterrupted tenure of over 29 years inside the top 16.
The event produced 69 century breaks, with 23 in the qualifying rounds and 46 in the later rounds, the highest being a maximum break by Fan Zhengyi in his second round qualifying match against Liam Pullen. Higgins made his 1,000th century break in professional competition in his last‑16 match against Mark Allen, becoming the second player to reach that milestone, after Ronnie O'Sullivan.
- ^ "Trump completes huge fight back in English Final". World Snooker Tour. 8 October 2023. Archived from the original on 18 January 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ "Trump defence halted by Wu in English Open quarters". BBC Sport. 20 September 2024. Archived from the original on 20 September 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.