Английская Википедия:2024 Masters (snooker)

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The 2024 Masters is an upcoming professional non-ranking snooker tournament that is scheduled to take place from 7 to 14 January 2024 at Alexandra Palace in London, England. The second of the three Triple Crown events in the 2023–24 snooker season, following the UK Championship and preceding the World Championship, the tournament is the 50th edition of the Masters, which was first held in 1975. Organised by the World Snooker Tour, the tournament will be broadcast by the BBC domestically; and by Eurosport, Matchroom.live, and other broadcasters around the world. The winner will receive £250,000 from a total prize pool of £725,000.Шаблон:Citation needed

The top 16 players in the snooker world rankings as they stood after the UK Championship will be invited to the event. Judd Trump is the defending champion, having defeated Mark Williams Шаблон:Nowrap in the previous final to capture his second Masters title.

Overview

The 2024 Masters is an upcoming professional non-ranking snooker tournament that is scheduled to take place from 7 to 14 January 2024 at Alexandra Palace in London, England. The second of the three Triple Crown events in the 2023–24 snooker season, the tournament is the 50th edition of the Masters, which was first held in 1975 for ten invited players at the West Centre Hotel in London. John Spencer won the inaugural event, defeating Ray Reardon on a Шаблон:Cuegloss in the Шаблон:Cuegloss of the final. The Masters is the second-longest-running professional snooker tournament, after the World Snooker Championship. The event has been held at Alexandra Palace since 2012.Шаблон:Efn The most successful player in its history is Ronnie O'Sullivan, who has won the title seven times, most recently in 2017.

The 16 highest-ranked players after the 2023 UK Championship will be invited to participate in the tournament. The defending champion is English player Judd Trump, who won his second Masters title at the previous event by defeating Wales' Mark Williams Шаблон:Nowrap in the final. As defending champion, Trump will be the first seed, while Luca Brecel will be seeded second as the reigning World Champion. The next six players in the world rankings will be seeded three to eight, allocated fixed positions in the Шаблон:Cuegloss, and drawn randomly against the remaining eight participants. The first-round draw was made during the UK Championship final.

Matches will be played as the best of 11 Шаблон:Cuegloss until the final, which will be the best of 19 frames played over two Шаблон:Cuegloss.

Participants

The players ranked in the top 16 as they stood after the 2023 UK Championship will be invited to the Masters. Both Tom Ford and Zhang Anda entered the top 16 for the first time of their careers after reaching the 2023 International Championship final, relegating quarter-finalist Ding Junhui, who was ranked 16 before the tournament, to number 17. But Ford lost to Ding in the second round of the UK Championship, and dropped out of the top 16 as a result, preventing him from qualifying for his first Masters. Ding, however, reached the final and advanced his ranking to 12th to earn a place in the Masters. 2023 Masters quarter-finalist Hossein Vafaei reached the semi-final of the UK Championship, but was defeated by O'Sullivan to finish at 17th, 6,000 ranking points behind 16th ranked Jack Lisowski. Zhang, ranked 13th, will be the only Masters debutant at the event.

Broadcasters

The tournament will be broadcast by the BBC in the UK; and by Eurosport, Matchroom.live, and other broadcasters around the world.Шаблон:Citation needed

Prize money

The winner of the event will receive £250,000 from a total prize pool of £725,000. The breakdown of prize money for the event is shown below:Шаблон:Citation needed

• Winner: £250,000
• Runner-up: £100,000
• Semi-finals: £60,000
• Quarter-finals: £30,000
• Last 16: £15,000
• Highest Шаблон:Cuegloss: £15,000Шаблон:Efn

• Total: £725,000

Tournament draw

Numbers in parentheses after the players' names denote the players' seedings, whilst players in bold denote match winners. All matches are the best of 11 frames except the final, which is the best of 19 frames.

External links

• Шаблон:Official website