The 33rd edition of the Welsh Open, first held in 1992, it was the 13th ranking event of the 2023‍–‍24 season, following the German Masters and preceding the Players Championship.

Robert Milkins was the defending champion, having defeated Shaun Murphy 9‍–‍7 in the final of the 2023 event, but he lost 0‍–‍4 to Gary Wilson in the last 16.

Mark Allen made the 600th century break of his professional career in his last‑64 match against Ma Hailong.

The qualifiers produced an additional 14 centuries, the highest being a 146 break by Robbie Williams in his match against Peng Yisong.

Qualifying matches involving the top 16 players in the world rankings and two Welsh wildcards (Riley Powell and Liam Davies) were held over and played at the main venue in Llandudno.

[6] The qualifying matches were broadcast by Discovery+ in Europe (including the United Kingdom); Migu and Huya in China; and Matchroom.live in all other territories.

Stuart Bingham and Zhou Yuelong both face disciplinary action for conceding frames before the snookers required stage in their respective defeats to Marco Fu and Adam Duffy.

David Gilbert made a 136 break as he whitewashed Ken Doherty, who scored only 15 points in the match.

[13] Qualifying matches featuring the top 16 seeds and two Welsh wildcards were held over and played in Llandudno on 12 and 13 February.

[8] The top two players in the world rankings, Ronnie O'Sullivan and Judd Trump, withdrew from the tournament and were replaced respectively by Alfie Davies and Duane Jones, both Welsh amateurs.

[14][15] David Grace also withdrew and was replaced by amateur Barry Pinches,[16] who came from 2‍–‍3 behind to defeat the seventh seed Shaun Murphy, winning the deciding frame on the last black after having required a snooker.

[8][17] The defending champion Robert Milkins trailed Jamie Jones 2‍–‍3, but won the deciding frame on the colours.

The reigning World Champion Luca Brecel won his first professional match in two months as he defeated Jiang Jun in a deciding frame.

Robbie Williams led the 12th seed Ding Junhui 2‍–‍0 and went on to win the match 4‍–‍2, making a 119 break in the fifth frame.

Mark Allen whitewashed tour debutant Ma Hailong, making a total clearance of 141 in the third frame, the 600th century of his professional career.

[19] Jack Lisowski beat Liam Pullen 4‍–‍2, winning the final frame on the last black.

[21] Stan Moody made a 103 break to level the score at 2‍–‍2 against Jordan Brown, and went on to win in a deciding frame.

The sixth seed Selby lost 2‍–‍4 to Aaron Hill, in a match that included a 10-minute safety battle on the last green in the fourth frame.

[22] Afterward, Hill commented: "Mark [Selby] is one of the greats and one of the players I look up to, I know my game is good enough to be beating them.

[21] After losing the first two frames to Daniel Wells, Fu tied the scores with back-to-back centuries of 122 and 113, and went on to win 4‍–‍2.

[3] Allen made a 110 break in the fourth frame to complete a whitewash win over Robbie Williams.

In a deciding frame that lasted over 40 minutes, Selt missed the yellow, allowing Higgins to claim a 4‍–‍3 victory.

Welshman Dale whitewashed Jak Jones, and commented: "To win another ranking title would be unthinkable for me, at my age.

Allen tied the scores at the mid-session interval but Higgins won three consecutive frames for a 5‍–‍2 victory, reaching his fourth ranking semi-final of the season.

Higgins commented: "Mark [Allen] is one of the elite players, you have to play well to beat him, it's a brilliant win for me."

O'Donnell was six points ahead in the seventh frame when he missed a pot on the last yellow; Wilson cleared the colours to lead 6‍–‍1.

O'Donnell made a 92 break to win the last frame of the afternoon session, leaving Wilson with a four-frame advantage at 6‍–‍2.

O'Donnell took the 11th with an 85 break, but Wilson won the 43-minute 12th frame to lead 8‍–‍4 at the mid-session interval, and went on to complete a 9‍–‍4 victory.

[38] Wilson called the final a "scrappy game" and commented: "I lost my cue action in the last few frames.

Matches involving the top 16 players in the world rankings and two Welsh wildcards (Riley Powell and Liam Davies) were held over and played at the final venue.