How to watch Scottish Open snooker 2024: Live stream, TV channel, draw and prize money
Two of the sport's biggest names might've pulled out, but there's still plenty to play for at snooker's Scottish Open.
Edinburgh's Meadowbank plays host to this year's event, with reigning champion Gary Wilson having already fallen at the first hurdle. The remaining players will now fight it out for 2024's final ranking title, with an all-star line up including Scotland's very own John Higgins, China's Ding Junhui and Englishman Mark Selby - all of whom will be dreaming of lifting the Stephen Hendry Trophy across a packed week of action. Two big names who won't feature however are world number one Judd Trump who, fresh off the back of winning the UK Championship, announced that he'll be restricting his competition time as he aims for World Championship glory at the Crucible in April - and Ronnie O'Sullivan, who pulled out late on, and is believed to be focusing on the lucrative Riyadh Season Snooker Championship later this month.
That opens up the draw somewhat given Trump's sparkling form in York, and fans could be treated to some superb spectacles in a packed week of action. A home player hasn't won the tournament since Stephen Hendry in 1999, the man Hendry defeated that day - Graeme Dott - is already out but two other Scots will be joining Higgins in dreaming of home glory in the shape of Stephen Maguire and Dean Young.
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When is the Scottish Open snooker?
The Scottish Open gets underway on Monday December 9 and runs until the final on Sunday December 15. The first sessions of the day start at 10am, with Wizard of Wishaw Higgins next in action on December 11 against UK Championship finalist Barry Hawkins.
What channel is the Scottish Open on?
Live coverage of the event will be on Eurosport 1 - starting at 1pm on December 9.
Can I live stream the Scottish Open?
Yes. The whole event will be available to live stream on the discovery+ app and website that supports all major platforms. You can purchase a discovery+ standard monthly pass from £6.99 a month or £59.99 per year.
What is the prize money at the Scottish Open?
Competitors will be fighting it out for their share of a prize pot worth more than £500,000 , with the winner taking home a cheque for £100,000 - handy for some last-minute Christmas shopping. From there, prize money is awarded on a decreasing scale:
Winner: £100,000
Runner-up: £45,000
Semi-finalist: £21,000
Quarter-finalist: £13,200
Last 16: £9,000
Last 32: £5,400
Last 64: £3,600
Last 96: £1,000
High Break: £5,000
Total: £550,400
Full draw
Gary Wilson v Long Zehuang
Joe O'Connor v Lyu Haotian
Neil Robertson v Fan Zhengyi
Tom Ford v Antoni Kowalski
Zhou Yuelong v Yuan Sijun
Ding Junhui v Mark Davis
Robert Milkins v Jackson Page
Xiao Guodong v Xu Si
Jak Jones v Jamie Jones
David Gilbert v Robbie Williams
Jack Lisowski v Jordan Brown
Si Jiahui v Ma Hailong
Ryan Day v Anthony McGill
Mark Allen v He Guoqiang
Wu Yize v Farakh Ajaib
John Higgins v Ian Burns
Barry Hawkins v Alexander Ursenbacher
Chris Wakelin v Scott Donaldson
Zhang Anda v Stan Moody
Pang Junxu v Dean Young
Stuart Bingham v Jimmy Robertson
Mark Williams v David Lilley
Mark Selby v Stuart Carrington
Noppon Saengkham v Ricky Walden
Ronnie O'Sullivan v Xing Zihao
Luca Brecel v Julien Leclercq
Stephen Maguire v Matthew Selt
Kyren Wilson v David Grace
Hossein Vafaei v Lei Peifan
Shaun Murphy v Daniel Wells
Ali Carter v Graeme Dott