Scottish Open Snooker 2024: Prize money, draw, format, tickets, odds and how to watch

Gary Wilson is looking for a third title in a row after winning the Scottish Open in both 2022 and 2023. | Getty Images

Some of the world’s best snooker players are coming to Scotland.

Formerly known by a number of other names - including the International Open, Matchroom Trophy and Players Championship - the Scottish Open snooker competition dates back to 1981.

It became the Scottish Open in 1998 when it was held at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre, moving to Edinburgh’s Royal Highland Centre in 2004.

Since then it’s been held at a number of venues, including the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre in Glasgow, the Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility, and back to Glasgow in the Commonwealth Arena and Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome.

Champions over the years have included Ronnie O'Sullivan, Stephen Hendry, Marco Fu, Peter Ebdon, Jimmy White and Mark Selby. The defending champion is Gary Wilson who won in both 2022 and 2023.

This year it’s returning to Scotland’s Capital, where it has been played since 2022.

Here’s everything you need to know.

When does the Scottish Open snooker take place in 2024?

The tournament starts on Monday, December 9, with the final being played on Sunday, December 15.

Where is the 2024 Scottish Open snooker being played?

The tournament is held at Edinburgh’s Meadowbank Sports Centre.

Can I get tickets to see the snooker in Edinburgh?

Tickets are still available for for all days, starting at just £16.50 for a single session, here.

Can I watch the Scottish Open on television?

Don’t worry if you can’t make it to Edinburgh, you can catch all the action on television.

It will be broadcast on Eurosport which is available for free to Sky and Virgin Media customers. Amazon Prime Video subscribers can add it via Discovery Plus for £6.99 a month.

Those without an existing television subscription service can watch Eurosport direct on Discovery Plus - sign up on their website for £3.99 per month for the first six months.

What Scottish players are in the draw?

There will be six local players for the home crowd to cheer on. They are:

Graeme Dott
Anthony McGill
John Higgins
Scott Donaldson
Dean Young
Stephen Maguire

What is the format?

It’s a straight knock-out tournament, with matches being the best of seven frames (first to four) until the quarter-finals which are best of nine (first to five). The semi-finals are then the best of 11 frames (first to six) and the final the best of the last 64 being the best of 17 (first to 9) over two sessions of play.

What is the first round draw?

Here’s who’s playing who in the last 64:

Gary Wilson v Long Zehuang
Joe O'Connor v Lyu Haotian
Neil Robertson v Fan Zhengyi
Tom Ford v Antoni Kowalski
Hossein Vafaei v Lei Peifan
Shaun Murphy v Daniel Wells
Stuart Bingham v Jimmy Robertson
Mark Williams v David Lilley
Mark Selby v Stuart Carrington
Noppon Saengkham v Ricky Walden
Ali Carter v Graeme Dott
David Gilbert v Robbie Williams
Jack Lisowski v Jordan Brown
Si Jiahui v Ma Hailong
Ryan Day v Anthony McGill
Mark Allen v He Guoqiang
Judd Trump v Ishpreet Singh Chadha (Judd Trump has withdrawn)
Wu Yize v Farakh Ajaib
John Higgins v Ian Burns
Barry Hawkins v Alexander Ursenbacher
Chris Wakelin v Scott Donaldson
Zhang Anda v Stan Moody
Pang Junxu v Dean Young
Ronnie O'Sullivan v Xing Zihao
Luca Brecel v Julien Leclercq
Zhou Yuelong v Yuan Sijun
Ding Junhui v Mark Davis
Robert Milkins v Jackson Page
Xiao Guodong v Xu Si
Jak Jones v Jamie Jones
Stephen Maguire v Matthew Selt
Kyren Wilson v David Grace

What is the prize money at the Scottish Open snooker 2024?

There is a total of £550,000 up for grabs, with the winner getting £100,000, the runner-up: £45,000, the semi-finalists £21,000, quarter-finalists £13,200.

Even getting to the last 16 will win you £9,000, last 32 £5,400 and last 64 £3,600. The player with the highest break gets a bonus of £5,000.

The winner will lift the Stephen Hendry Trophy, named after the Scottish seven-time world champion.