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2023 Scottish Open (snooker)
The 2023 Scottish Open (officially the 2023 BetVictor Scottish Open) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 11 to 17 December 2023 at the Meadowbank Sports Centre in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was the tenth ranking event of the 2023–24 season (following the Snooker Shoot Out and preceding the World Grand Prix), the third tournament in the Home Nations Series (following the English Open and Northern Ireland Open and preceding the Welsh Open), and the sixth of eight tournaments in the season's European Series. Sponsored by BetVictor, the tournament was broadcast by Eurosport, Discovery+ and free to air on DMAX in the UK and Europe, and by other broadcasters worldwide. The winner received the Stephen Hendry trophy and £80,000 from a total prize fund of £427,000.
Qualification for the tournament took place from 30 October to 2 November at the Morningside Arena in Leicester. Qualifying matches involving the top 16 players in the world rankings and two Scottish wildcards were held over to be played at the main venue in Edinburgh. The world number one Ronnie O'Sullivan withdrew from the tournament before his held-over qualifying match against Liam Graham.
Gary Wilson was the defending champion, having defeated Joe O'Connor 9–2 in the final of the 2022 tournament. Wilson successfully retained the title, defeating first-time ranking finalist Noppon Saengkham 9–5 in the final to win the second ranking title of his career. The main stage of the tournament produced 59 century breaks, in addition to the 19 centuries made in the qualifying rounds. Stuart Bingham made the tournament's highest break, a 145 in his last-64 match against Manasawin Phetmalaikul.
The event took place from 11 to 17 December 2023 at the Meadowbank Sports Centre in Edinburgh, Scotland. All matches were played as the best of 7 frames until the quarter-finals, which were best of 9. The semi-finals were best of 11, and the final was a best-of-17-frames match played over two sessions.
The qualifying matches were broadcast by Discovery+ in Europe (including the UK); Migu, Youku, and Huya in China; and Matchroom.live in all other territories.
The main stage of the event was broadcast by Eurosport, Discovery+, and DMAX in Europe (including the UK and Ireland); Liaoning TV, Migu, and Huya in Mainland China; Now TV in Hong Kong; Astro SuperSport in Malaysia and Brunei; TrueVisions in Thailand; Sportcast in Taiwan; Premier Sports Network in the Philippines; Fastsports in Pakistan; and Matchroom.live in all other territories.
The tournament winner received the Stephen Hendry trophy. The breakdown of prize money for the event is shown below:
Qualifying for the event took place from 30 October to 2 November 2023 at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, England. All qualifying matches were the best of seven frames. The match between Chris Wakelin and Mark Joyce, due to be played on 30 October, was rescheduled to 31 October because of Wakelin's participation in the Northern Ireland Open final on 29 October. Wakelin defeated Joyce 4–2. Jimmy White recorded his first win of the season over Duane Jones, who replaced Marco Fu in the draw after Fu withdrew from the event. White won the match in a deciding frame. Scott Donaldson came from 1–3 down to beat Ashley Hugill in a decider, and James Cahill also defeated Stan Moody in a deciding frame.
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2023 Scottish Open (snooker)
The 2023 Scottish Open (officially the 2023 BetVictor Scottish Open) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 11 to 17 December 2023 at the Meadowbank Sports Centre in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was the tenth ranking event of the 2023–24 season (following the Snooker Shoot Out and preceding the World Grand Prix), the third tournament in the Home Nations Series (following the English Open and Northern Ireland Open and preceding the Welsh Open), and the sixth of eight tournaments in the season's European Series. Sponsored by BetVictor, the tournament was broadcast by Eurosport, Discovery+ and free to air on DMAX in the UK and Europe, and by other broadcasters worldwide. The winner received the Stephen Hendry trophy and £80,000 from a total prize fund of £427,000.
Qualification for the tournament took place from 30 October to 2 November at the Morningside Arena in Leicester. Qualifying matches involving the top 16 players in the world rankings and two Scottish wildcards were held over to be played at the main venue in Edinburgh. The world number one Ronnie O'Sullivan withdrew from the tournament before his held-over qualifying match against Liam Graham.
Gary Wilson was the defending champion, having defeated Joe O'Connor 9–2 in the final of the 2022 tournament. Wilson successfully retained the title, defeating first-time ranking finalist Noppon Saengkham 9–5 in the final to win the second ranking title of his career. The main stage of the tournament produced 59 century breaks, in addition to the 19 centuries made in the qualifying rounds. Stuart Bingham made the tournament's highest break, a 145 in his last-64 match against Manasawin Phetmalaikul.
The event took place from 11 to 17 December 2023 at the Meadowbank Sports Centre in Edinburgh, Scotland. All matches were played as the best of 7 frames until the quarter-finals, which were best of 9. The semi-finals were best of 11, and the final was a best-of-17-frames match played over two sessions.
The qualifying matches were broadcast by Discovery+ in Europe (including the UK); Migu, Youku, and Huya in China; and Matchroom.live in all other territories.
The main stage of the event was broadcast by Eurosport, Discovery+, and DMAX in Europe (including the UK and Ireland); Liaoning TV, Migu, and Huya in Mainland China; Now TV in Hong Kong; Astro SuperSport in Malaysia and Brunei; TrueVisions in Thailand; Sportcast in Taiwan; Premier Sports Network in the Philippines; Fastsports in Pakistan; and Matchroom.live in all other territories.
The tournament winner received the Stephen Hendry trophy. The breakdown of prize money for the event is shown below:
Qualifying for the event took place from 30 October to 2 November 2023 at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, England. All qualifying matches were the best of seven frames. The match between Chris Wakelin and Mark Joyce, due to be played on 30 October, was rescheduled to 31 October because of Wakelin's participation in the Northern Ireland Open final on 29 October. Wakelin defeated Joyce 4–2. Jimmy White recorded his first win of the season over Duane Jones, who replaced Marco Fu in the draw after Fu withdrew from the event. White won the match in a deciding frame. Scott Donaldson came from 1–3 down to beat Ashley Hugill in a decider, and James Cahill also defeated Stan Moody in a deciding frame.