Judd Trump was the defending champion, having defeated Chris Wakelin 9‍–‍3 in the previous year's final.

[2] The event produced 60 century breaks, 22 during the qualifying rounds and 38 at the main stage.

[3][4] The event took place from 20 to 27 October 2024 at the Waterfront Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

[5] Qualifying took place on 28 and 29 September 2024 at the Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in Sheffield, England.

[10] The main stages were 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.

Marco Fu withdrew from the event, so reigning women's world champion Bai Yulu was given a walkover to the next round.

[15] Ronnie O'Sullivan withdrew from the event, giving opponent Long Zehuang a walkover into the last 32.

[18] In the afternoon session on 21 October Neil Robertson defeated Graeme Dott 4‍–‍3, Jimmy Robertson beat Xiao Guodong 4‍–‍2, and Martin O'Donnell beat 11th seed Zhang Anda 4‍–‍3.

Tian Pengfei defeated 12th seed Si Jiahui 4‍–‍2, and White beat Hossein Vafaei also by 4‍–‍2.

[19][20] In the evening session Mark Allen whitewashed Liu Hongyu, John Higgins beat Fan Zhengyi 4‍–‍2, and Wang Yuchen defeated Jack Lisowski 4‍–‍3.

[24] In the 23 October evening session Moody whitewashed Jak Jones, Kyren Wilson beat Anthony McGill 4‍–‍3, Neil Robertson whitewashed Wang, and Williams defeated Saengkham 4‍–‍1, making a 143 total clearance in the third frame, the highest break of the tournament, which was later equalled by Trump.

[15] In the afternoon session Murphy beat Bingham 4‍–‍3, and Pang whitewashed O'Donnell.

[15] In the afternoon session Pang beat Neil Robertson 5‍–‍4, making a 129 total clearance in the deciding frame.

After the match Wilson said: "I showed a little bit of emotion at the end, because I've never managed to make the one table setup here at the Waterfront.

After the match Wilson said: "We all know Judd [Trump] is capable of reeling frames off in a row.

[37][13] A total of 38 century breaks were made during the main stage of the tournament in Belfast.

[3] A total of 22 century breaks were made during the qualifying stage of the tournament in Sheffield.