The new season of the World Snooker Tour has already seen plenty of the world's best players claim some big victories, and as the second-ever edition of the Wuhan Open in China gets underway this October, world number one Judd Trump will be looking to defend his 2023 title.
One of the many ranking events on the 2024-25 global tour, the Wuhan Open is number six on that list and has already seen the remaining held-over qualifying matches take place, as well as much of the Last 64 whittled down. This tournament is notable for being the first ranking event held in mainland China since the covid-19 pandemic.
Trump's 2023 victory at the Wuhan Open saw him defeat fellow Englishman Ali Carter 10-7 in the final, with Trump and Carter seeded first and tenth respectively ahead of this year's tournament. The home crowd will certainly be getting behind eighth seed Ding Junhui, who is the highest-ranked Chinese player amongst the top 32 qualifiers.
STREAM: Watch the 2024 Wuhan Open Snooker tourmanent on Discovery+ in the UK
With the action already up and running from Wuhan and the world's best players looking to go all the way to the decider, The Sporting News has all your scheduling, TV and streaming details covered for the latest event on the World Snooker Tour.
2024 Wuhan Open Snooker TV channel, live stream
- TV Channel: TNT Sports, Eurosport
- Live stream: Discovery+
The 2024 Wuhan Open is available to watch live on TNT Sports and Eurosport for snooker fans in the UK, with both subscription-based TV channels showing each and every match live.
Fans who watch on both TNT and Eurosport can also watch the action both live and on catch-up with a subscription to the Discovery+, with each TV channel having partnerships with Discovery's streaming service.
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When is the 2024 Wuhan Open?
The 2024 Wuhan Open is already up and running at the China Optics Valley Convention & Exhibition Center in Wuhan, with five matches, including defending champion Judd Trump against Antoni Kowalski taking place from 10:00 a.m. local time (CST) on Sunday, October 6.
Over the following seven days, the field will be narrowed from the held-over qualifying matches through to the Last 64 (Round 2) and beyond, with half of the players being knocked out on each day as we lead up to only the second ever Wuhan Open final on Saturday, October 12. Start times from Round 4 onwards are yet to be released.
| Date | Round | Start Time | UK Start Time |
| Sunday, October 6 | Round 1 (held over) | 10:00 a.m. CST | 3:00 a.m. BST |
| Monday, October 7 | Round 2 (Last 64) | 10:00 a.m. CST | 3:00 a.m. BST |
| Tuesday, October 8 | Round 3 (Last 32) | 2:00 p.m. CST (morning session) 7:30 p.m. CST (evening session) | 7:00 a.m. BST 12:30 p.m. BST |
| Wednesday, October 9 | Round 4 (Last 16) | TBC | TBC |
| Thursday, October 10 | Quarterfinals (Last 8) | TBC | TBC |
| Friday, October 11 | Semifinals | TBC | TBC |
| Saturday, October 12 | Final | TBC | TBC |
2024 Wuhan Open Snooker prize money
As one of the newest events on the World Snooker Tour – and one on the other side of the world for many of the world's best snooker stars – there's a handsome prize fund on offer as the remaining 64 players go head-to-head to win the top prize in an overall purse of £700,000.
Whichever two players go all the way to the Sunday, October 12 final will earn at least £63,000 each, with £140,000 going to the winner; one fifth of the overall prize money. Those who qualified for the Last 64 (Round 2) via the qualifiers are guaranteed a minimum of £4,500, with £500 given on top of that for the player that hits the highest break score.
- Winner – £140,000
- Runner-up – £63,000
- Semifinals – £30,000
- Quarterfinals – £16,000
- Last 16 – £12,000
- Last 32 – £8,000
- Last 64 – £4,500
- Maximum break (main tournament) – £5,000
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