The venue stages of the 2024 Scottish Open commence on Monday with the likes of Ronnie O’Sullivan and Kyren Wilson in the draw.
Gary Wilson is the two-time defending champion, the Englishman having dominated the event since it moved to the Meadowbank Sports Centre a couple of years ago.
This year’s Scottish Open represents the 11th ranking event on the 2024/25 snooker season schedule, and it’s the last opportunity to win ranking silverware during the 2024 calendar year.
There was already a preliminary phase held at the end of October in Sheffield, whittling down the lower-ranked contenders.
The action in the competition resumes with the top 32 seeds entering the fray on Monday, and the coveted Stephen Hendry Trophy will be awarded on Sunday, December 15th.
2024 Scottish Open prize money
Champion: £100,000
Runner-up: £45,000
Semi-Final: £21,000
Quarter-Final: £13,200
Last 16: £9,000
Last 32: £5,400
Last 64: £3,600
Last 96: £1,000
Highest Break: £5,000
TOTAL: £550,400
Who are the former champions?
This version of the Scottish Open was launched in 2016 as part of the Home Nations series, and five of its six former champions are in the draw this year.
Only inaugural champion Marco Fu is absent from the field, the Hong Kong cueist having not entered the event in 2024.
Gary Wilson and Mark Selby are both two-time champions, with the former hoping to make it a hat-trick of consecutive glories this week.
Neil Robertson, Mark Allen, and Luca Brecel have all previously enjoyed success in the Scottish Open before as well.
Who are the favourites in the 2024 Scottish Open draw?
Ronnie O’Sullivan, who reached the final in 2020 and won a previous version of the Scottish Open in 1998 and 2000, is the pre-tournament favourite with the bookies.
The Rocket boasts odds of 5/1 to land what would only be his second title on the Home Nations series.
O’Sullivan has made a habit of withdrawing from smaller events at the last minute, including at the Scottish Open itself in 2023, so his participation can’t be guaranteed until he actually shows up at the venue.
Recent UK champion Judd Trump, who has generally been the favourite for events this season, has chosen to skip this week’s action.
Mark Williams is another high-profile name absent from the Scottish Open draw, but the likes of Kyren Wilson, Neil Robertson, Mark Selby, Mark Allen, and home favourite John Higgins are fancied as usual to contend for the silverware.
Reigning champion Gary Wilson has odds of around 28/1 to orchestrate a repeat victory, while last weekend’s Shoot Out king Tom Ford is considered an 80/1 long shot.
2024 Scottish Open draw
Round of 64 (bo7)
Gary Wilson vs Long Zehuang
Joe O’Connor vs Lyu Haotian
Neil Robertson vs Fan Zhengyi
Tom Ford vs Antoni Kowalski
Hossein Vafaei vs Lei Peifan
Shaun Murphy vs Daniel Wells
Stuart Bingham vs Jimmy Robertson
David Lilley w/o Mark Williams
Mark Selby vs Stuart Carrington
Noppon Saengkham vs Ricky Walden
Ali Carter vs Graeme Dott
Robbie Williams w/o David Gilbert
Jack Lisowski vs Jordan Brown
Si Jiahui vs Ma Hailong
Ryan Day vs Anthony McGill
Mark Allen vs He Guoqiang
Ishpreet Singh Chadha w/o Judd Trump
Wu Yize vs Farakh Ajaib
John Higgins vs Ian Burns
Barry Hawkins vs Alexander Ursenbacher
Chris Wakelin vs Scott Donaldson
Zhang Anda vs Stan Moody
Pang Junxu vs Dean Young
Ronnie O’Sullivan vs Xing Zihao
Luca Brecel vs Julien Leclercq
Zhou Yuelong vs Yuan Sijun
Ding Junhui vs Mark Davis
Robert Milkins vs Jackson Page
Xiao Guodong vs Xu Si
Jak Jones vs Jamie Jones
Stephen Maguire vs Matthew Selt
Kyren Wilson vs David Grace
Click here to view up-to-date results
(snooker.org)
How can I watch the tournament?
There are several options available to watch the Scottish Open this year, including Eurosport and discovery+ for viewers across Europe.
The full list of global broadcasters:
Europe (including UK and Ireland)
Eurosport, discovery+, and DMAX
China
Huya.com
CBSA-WPBSA Academy WeChat Channel
CBSA-WPBSA Academy Douyin
Hong Kong
Now TV
Malaysia and Brunei
Astro
Philippines
Tap
Taiwan
Sportcast
Thailand
True Sport
All other territories
matchroom.live
Featured photo credit: WST
Dave Gilbert another late withdrawal.