Riyadh Season Snooker Championship 2024: Fixtures, TV channel, prize money, golden ball explained
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After the success of the inaugural Riyadh Season World Masters of Snooker event, a second edition of the tournament begins this week. Back in March, snooker became the latest sport to head over to Saudi Arabia and Ronnie O’Sullivan beat then-world champion Luca Brecel in the final with two century breaks to claim his 79th professional title and the £250,000 prize money.
The defending champion is poised to take part once again alongside nine other stars that feature in the top 10 of the official rankings list. Here, Standard Sport offers everything you need to know about the blockbuster new addition to the snooker calendar.
The second edition of the Riyadh Season World Masters of Snooker takes place from Wednesday, December 18 2024 to Friday, December 20 2024. The event is being held at the Global Theatre in Boulevard City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The field in Riyadh will include the top ten players on snooker’s official ranking list following the end of the Players Championship, which Judd Trump won by beating Barry Hawkins 10-8 at the beginning of the month.
Trump is the current reigning world No1, followed by Kyren Wilson, Mark Selby, Ronnie O’Sullivan, Mark Allen, Mark Williams, Luca Brecel, Shaun Murphy, Ding Junhui and Zhang Anda. Two additional wildcards will complete the 12-player field competing in Riyadh.
