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Revision as of 06:03, 8 May 2024
| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 8–12 May 2024 |
| Venue | Crucible Theatre |
| City | Sheffield |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | World Seniors Tour |
| Format | Seniors event |
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The 2024 World Seniors Championship (officially the 2024 Mr Vegas World Seniors Championship) is an upcoming snooker tournament that will take place from 8 to 12 May 2024 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England, the sixth consecutive year that the tournament is held at the venue. Open to all players over 40 who are ranked outside the top 64 in the snooker world rankings, the event will be the 15th edition of the World Seniors Championship, first held in 1991. Organised by the World Seniors Tour, the event will be broadcast domestically by Channel 5 and internationally by other broadcasters.
Jimmy White is the defending champion, having defeated Alfie Burden 5–3 in the 2023 final.[1]
Overview
The 2024 World Seniors Championship is a snooker tournament that will take place from 8 to 12 May 2024 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England.[2] The 15th edition of the World Seniors Championship,[3] first played in 1991,[4] it will be held at the Crucible for the sixth consecutive year and sponsored for the first time by Mr Vegas.[5] A World Seniors Tour event, the tournament is open to all players over 40 who were ranked outside the top 64 in the snooker world rankings.[6] The event will be broadcast domestically on Channel 5 for the first time.[2]
Participants
The main stage of the event features 16 competitors.[5] Three qualifying events were held ahead of the tournament. Andrew Norman booked his place for a Crucible debut via the first event, in which he defeated his brother-in-law Ben Hancorn.[7] In the final of the second one, Barry Pinches beat Lee Walker, 2022 champion of the World Seniors.[8] Michael Judge won over Fergal O'Brien in the final of the third, played in Carlow, Ireland.[9]
Summary
Last-16 matches will be played as the best of five frames from 8 to 9 May.[10][5]
Quarter-final matches will be played as the best of five frames on 10 May.[10][5]
The semi-finals will be played as the best of seven frames on 11 May.[10][5]
The final will be played as the best of nine frames on 12 May.[10][5]
Main draw
The results for the main draw are shown below. Numbers given to the left of players' names are their seedings.[11] Match winners are denoted in bold.[12][10][5]
| Last 16 Best of 5 frames | Quarter–finals Best of 5 frames | Semi–finals Best of 7 frames | Final Best of 9 frames | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  Jimmy White (ENG)
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| Andrew Norman (ENG)
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 Igor Figueiredo (BRA)
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| Tessa Davidson (ENG)
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| Tony Knowles (ENG)
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| Stuart Watson (ENG)
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 Tony Drago (MLT)
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 Michael Judge (IRL)
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| Joe Johnson (ENG)
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| Barry Pinches (ENG)
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 James Wattana (THA)
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| Rodney Goggins (IRL)
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 Darren Morgan (WAL)
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| Dechawat Poomjaeng (THA)
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| 2 | Ken Doherty (IRL)
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 Tyson Crinis (AUS)
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Final
| Final: Best of 9 frames. Referee: Leo Scullion Crucible Theatre, 12 May 2024[10] | ||
| Frame scores: | ||
| Highest break | ||
| Century breaks | ||
| 50+ breaks | ||
References
- ^ "Snooker results: Jimmy White beats Alfie Burden 5–3 in World Seniors Championship final". Sporting Life. Archived from the original on 7 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ a b Day, Michael (2 May 2023). "2023 LLP Solicitors World Seniors Snooker Championship Tournament Preview". WSS | World Seniors Snooker. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "World Seniors Snooker Championship 2023: Draw, schedule, betting odds, results & live BBC TV coverage details for the major featuring Jimmy White and Stephen Hendry". Sporting Life. UK. 8 May 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ Turner, Chris. "Masters/Seniors Snooker (Over 40s)". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Mr Vegas World Seniors Championship 2024 | Draw announced". WSS | World Seniors Snooker. 12 April 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "World Seniors". The WPBSA World Seniors Tour. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ "Norman set for World Senior main event debut". WSS | World Seniors Snooker. 9 October 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "Pinches powers to World Seniors qualification event victory". WSS | World Seniors Snooker. 9 October 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "Michael Judge captures Crucible return". WSS | World Seniors Snooker. 26 February 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "Mr Vegas World Seniors Championship (2024)". snooker.org. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "Mr Vegas World Seniors Championship - Players". WPBSA Snooker Scores. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "Mr Vegas World Seniors Championship - Knockout". WPBSA Snooker Scores. Retrieved 7 May 2024.