[4][5] Qualification for the tournament took place from 20 to 22 December 2024 at the Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in Sheffield, England.

Qualifying matches involving defending champion Judd Trump, reigning World Champion Kyren Wilson, the two highest‑ranked Chinese players (Ding Junhui and Zhang Anda), four Chinese wildcards, and Ronnie O'Sullivan are held over to be played at the main venue in Yushan.

[8][9] The qualifying matches were broadcast domestically by Migu and Huya in China; by Discovery+ in Europe (including the United Kingdom and Ireland); and Matchroom.live in all other territories.

The breakdown of prize money for the event is shown below:[5] On 20 December Barry Hawkins beat Cheung Ka Wai 5‍–‍1, Zak Surety whitewashed fourteenth seed Si Jiahui, and Chris Totten defeated Stuart Bingham 5‍–‍1.

[7] On 21 December John Higgins beat Wang Yuchen 5‍–‍4, Lei Peifan recovered from 0‍–‍4 down to defeat Anthony Hamilton 5‍–‍4, and Jak Jones whitewashed Allan Taylor.