2024 English Open (snooker)

John Higgins fell to 17th in the rankings, ending his record uninterrupted tenure of over 29 years inside the top 16.

[4][5][6] Higgins made his 1,000th century break in professional competition in his last‑16 match against Mark Allen, becoming the second player to reach that milestone, after Ronnie O'Sullivan.

[9][10] The event was broadcast by Eurosport, Discovery+ and DMAX in Europe (including the United Kingdom and Ireland); by the CBSA-WPBSA Academy WeChat Channel, CBSA-WPBSA Academy Douyin and Huya Live in China; by Now TV in Hong Kong; by Astro SuperSport in Malaysia and Brunei; by TrueVision in Thailand; by TAP in the Philippines; and by Sportcast in Taiwan.

[9] On the first day of the tournament, Zak Surety beat Farakh Ajaib 4‍–‍2 with a high break of 77, and Oliver Lines defeated Rory Thor 4‍–‍3.

Liam Pullen whitewashed first‑year tour player Antoni Kowalski, and fellow rookie Artemijs Žižins defeated Duane Jones 4‍–‍2.

[9] Fan Zhengyi made the first maximum break of his career in the final frame of his 4‍–‍2 win over Liam Pullen.

[6][15][16] Zak Surety defeated Elliot Slessor 4‍–‍1, and Aaron Hill beat Lei Peifan 4‍–‍2.

David Grace whitewashed Marco Fu, and Thepchaiya Un-Nooh beat Oliver Sykes 4‍–‍1.

[18] Bulcsú Révész beat Yuan Sijun 4‍–‍2, and Ricky Walden whitewashed Mink Nutcharut.

[19] Judd Trump defeated Liu Hongyu 4‍–‍3, and Zak Surety whitewashed Noppon Saengkham.

[27] In the evening session John Higgins made his 1,000th career century break in the match against Mark Allen.

[35][36] The final took place on 22 September as the best of 17 frames, played over two sessions between Wu Yize and Neil Robertson.

The tournament took place at The Brentwood Centre