Riyadh Season World Masters of Snooker: Latest scores, results, schedule, order of play as top stars eye inaugural crown

Updated 06/03/2024 at 22:12 GMT

Ronnie O'Sullivan, Judd Trump, Mark Allen and more of snooker's biggest stars head to Saudi Arabia in a bid to get their hands on the inaugural Riyadh Season World Masters crown. The 10-player tournament - which includes a total prize pool of $1m (£788,000) and a new golden ball - kicks off on March 4 to March 6. Stream the action live on discovery+, the Eurosport app and at eurosport.com.

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Snooker's biggest stars head to Saudi Arabia for the inaugural 2024 Riyadh Season World Masters of Snooker, as the World Snooker Tour visits the Middle Eastern country for the first time.

The world’s top-eight players will feature at the 10-player tournament, including seven-time World champion Ronnie O’Sullivan, reigning holder Luca Brecel and 2019 champion Judd Trump as players compete for a total prize pool of $1 million (£788,000).

Saudi Arabia’s Omar Alajlani and Qatar’s Ali Alobaidli will feature as wild card players in the opening round, while Mark Allen, Mark Selby, Shaun Murphy, Mark Williams and Ali Carter are also in action.

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The invitational tournament will also see the introduction of the ‘Riyadh Season ball’, a golden ball which can only be potted once all other balls have been cleared from the table if a player is on a maximum break.

When is the Riyadh Season World Masters? And where?

The Riyadh Season World Masters of Snooker runs from Monday, March 4 to Wednesday, March 6 2024.

The competition will be held at Boulevard Arena in Boulevard City, Riyadh.

Where can I watch the Riyadh Season World Masters?

Eurosport and discovery+ are your destinations for the Riyadh Season World Masters of Snooker, with all the action live on Eurosport and available to stream on discovery+, the Eurosport app and eurosport.com.

What is the format for the Riyadh Season World Masters?

All matches are best-of-seven frames until the final, which will be best-of-nine frames.

Wild card round: March 4
Quarter-finals: March 5
Semi-finals: March 6
Final: March 6

Schedule and Results

Round One

Monday, March 4 (All UK times, schedule subject to change)

1400

Ding Junhui 4-0 Omar Alajlani

1600

John Higgins 4-0 Ali Alobaidli

Wild card Round

19:00

Ali Carter 4-3 Ding Junhui

20:00

Mark Williams 2-4 John Higgins

Quarter-finals

Tuesday, March 5

14:00

Mark Allen 4-3 Mark Selby

16:00

Luca Brecel 4-1 Ali Carter

19:00

Judd Trump 4-3 Shaun Murphy

21:00

Ronnie O'Sullivan 4-0 John Higgins

Semi-finals

Wednesday, March 6

14:00

Luca Brecel 4-2 Mark Allen

16:00

Judd Trump 1-4 Ronnie O'Sullivan

Final

Wednesday, March 6

20:00

Luca Brecel 2-5 Ronnie O'Sullivan

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Stream top snooker action, including the Riyadh Season World Masters and World Snooker Championship, live on discovery+, the Eurosport app and at eurosport.com

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