Riyadh Season Snooker Championship 2024 | Draw, Live Scores and Schedule of Play

Jonathan Davies in Riyadh Season Snooker Championship 18 December 2024

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Ding Junhui dazzles on day one of Riyadh Season Snooker Championship

O’Sullivan is the reigning champion in Riyadh (PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo)

The Riyadh Season Snooker Championship takes centre stage this week, and you can follow all the latest results and schedule of play here.

The World Snooker Tour returns to Saudi Arabia for the final event of 2024, with the top 10 players joining two local wildcards at the Global Theatre in Boulevard City, Riyadh from December 18 to 20.

A top prize of £250,000 is on offer to the winner of the new tournament, which will be played under traditional snooker rules, but with the introduction of a new gold ball – the Riyadh Season ball – worth 20 points.

This means players will have the opportunity to compile a break of 167 by potting the golden ball, which will be positioned at the centre of the baulk cushion, for a bumper prize of $1million – but only after completing a 147. Once the 147 is no longer possible, the additional ball will be removed from the table.

Ronnie O’Sullivan is the reigning champion after beating Luca Brecel 5-2 in the final of the inaugural event in March.

Both players are joined by world number one Judd Trump, World champion Kyren Wilson, along with Mark Allen, Mark Selby and Mark Williams.

Shaun Murphy is also involved, plus the Chinese duo of Ding Junhui and Zhang Anda, while local wildcards Ahmed Aseeri and Abdulraouf Saigh complete the 12-man field.

Matches up to and including the semi-finals will be played over the best of seven frames, with the final contested over the best of nine.

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