Jimmy White was the defending champion, having defeated Alfie Burden 5‍–‍3 in the 2023 final, but he lost 0‍–‍3 to Igor Figueiredo in the quarter-finals.

[1] The 15th edition of the World Seniors Championship,[2] first played in 1991,[3] it was held at the Crucible for the sixth consecutive year and sponsored for the first time by online casino Mr Vegas.

[4] Jimmy White, who defeated Alfie Burden 5‍–‍3 in the final of the 2023 edition[8] to claim a record-extending fourth title, was the defending champion,[9][10] but he lost 0‍–‍3 to Igor Figueiredo in the quarter-finals.

Former world champions Ken Doherty, Joe Johnson and Tony Drago were invited to take part in the event.

[11] Khairy was unable to travel to the event due to visa issues for the second year in a row, and was replaced in the draw by Stuart Watson.

Andrew Norman booked his place for a Crucible debut via the first event, in which he defeated his brother-in-law Ben Hancorn.

[12][4] In the opening match, two-time World Championship semi-finalist James Wattana took a 2‍–‍0 lead and then prevented a comeback from Rodney Goggins with a half-century in the deciding frame to advance into the quarter-finals.

[19][20] The 1997 world champion, Ken Doherty, shared the first two frames of his encounter with Tyson Crinis, but then took the third by only one point and made a break of 68 in the fourth to seal victory.

[22][20] In playing the 2021 semi-finalist Igor Figueiredo, Tessa Davidson became the second woman (after Maria Catalano in 2022) to ever take part in the main stage of the World Seniors Championship.

[26] Andrew Norman took the first two frames of his encounter with defending champion Jimmy White, who then produced a half-century of 54 in the third to halve the deficit and went on to force the decider.

[27] Norman made a 52-point break in the deciding frame, but he did not manage to produce a good safety shot and let White in, who completed the comeback for a 3‍–‍2 win.

[27][28] Barry Pinches scored 199 points without reply as he opened up a 2‍–‍0 lead over 1986 world champion Joe Johnson.

[36][33] A missed pot on the pink gave Wattana a chance he took to halve the deficit in the third frame, but Pinches closed the match in the following one.

[41][12][4] Figueiredo had never reached the final of this tournament before, but Doherty was already a runner-up in the 2020 event, where he saw a 4‍–‍0 lead vanish against White, who then went on to win that match 5‍–‍4.