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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 3–10 November 2024 |
| Venue | SNCNFC |
| City | Nanjing |
| Country | China |
| Organisation | World Snooker Tour |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £825,000 |
| Winner's share | £175,000 |
| Highest break |  Xu Si (CHN) (147) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Ding Junhui (CHN) |
| Runner-up |  Chris Wakelin (ENG) |
| Score | 10–7 |
← 2023 | |
The 2024 International Championship was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 3 to 10 November 2024 at the South New City National Fitness Center (SNCNFC) in Nanjing, China. The eighth ranking event of the 2024–25 season, it followed the 2024 Northern Ireland Open and preceded the 2024 UK Championship. The winner received £175,000 from a total prize fund of £825,000.
Qualifiers took place from 30 September to 2 October 2024 at the Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in Sheffield, England. Qualifying matches featuring the defending champion (Zhang Anda); the reigning World Champion (Kyren Wilson); the two highest ranked Chinese players other than Zhang (Ding Junhui and Si Jiahui); four Chinese wildcards (Zhou Jinhao, Wang Xinbo, Cai Wei, and Zheng Dian); and Ronnie O'Sullivan were held over to be played in Nanjing.
Zhang won the 2023 event, defeating Tom Ford 10–6 in the final to capture his maiden ranking title.[1] However, Zhang lost 1–6 to Lyu Haotian in the last 32. Ding won the tournament, defeating Chris Wakelin 10–7 in the final to claim the 15th ranking title of his career; it was his first ranking event win since the 2019 UK Championship almost five years earlier. Following the event, Wakelin entered the top 16 in the world rankings for the first time in his career.[2] The event produced 134 century breaks, 42 during qualifying and 92 during the main stage. The highest was a maximum break by Xu Si in his last-32 match against Ryan Day.[3]
- ^ "Zhang lands Tianjin glory". World Snooker Tour. 12 November 2023. Archived from the original on 15 January 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
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