English Open snooker starts today. Who is the favorite, tournament format, prize money & key dates
The 2024 English Open Snooker Championship will kick off in Brentwood, UK on Monday, September 16. The Dailysports team has compiled all the relevant information on this event for you that you need to know.
There are 128 athletes participating in the tournament. And the winner of the tournament will receive the grand prize of £100,000.
What is the format of English Open?
This year, the format of the tournament has undergone slight changes. At the first stage, the seeded from 65 to 128 places will play. Then the winners of the first round will meet the seeded from 33 to 64 places. And in the third round of the tournament, the strongest 32 participants of the tournament will compete: the winners of the second round of the tournament will meet them.
Until the stage of 1/8 finals, all matches will be held in the format of best-of-seven frames. Quarter-finals - best of nine frames; semifinals - best of 11; final - best of 17.
Who is the favourite to win English Open?
The reigning winner of the tournament is Judd Trump. He is also considered one of the main contenders to win this year. Bookmakers give him odds of about 5.0.
However, Trump is not the main favourite. Analysts are sure that the highest chance of victory is Ronnie O'Sullivan - the odds on his victory are about 4.5.
Note that Trump has won English Open twice, while O'Sullivan took home the best player award only once - in 2017.
What is the prize pool for English Open?
The total prize pool for the tournament will be £550,400.
- Winner - £100,000
- Finalist - £45,000
- Semi-final losers - £21,000
- Losers in the quarter-finals - £13,200
- Losers in 1/8 finals - £9,000
- Losers in 1/16 finals - £5,400
- Losers in the 1/32 finals - £3,600
- Losers in qualification - £1,000
What is English Open calendar?
The whole tournament will be played in one week: September 16-22.
- 1/32 finals - September 16-17.
- 1/16 finals - September 18.
- 1/8 finals - September 19.
- Quarter-finals - September 20.
- Semifinals - September 21.
- Final - September 22.
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