Ten days of snooker qualifiers at the Mattioli Arena concluded on Saturday with the remaining results recorded in Leicester.
It was an important period for a lot of players, providing an opportunity to gain an early foothold in the new campaign.
A total of 12 players managed to win all three of their ranking event matches over the course of the last week or so.
Among them was Neil Robertson, who recorded triumphs over Allan Taylor, Andrew Pagett, and Irish former world champion Ken Doherty.
Hossein Vafaei, Si Jiahui, Noppon Saengkham, and Chris Wakelin were others to safely negotiate all three of their preliminary fixtures.
Here is a rundown of the full set of snooker results from each event.
Xi’an Grand Prix
The inaugural Xi’an Grand Prix will take place later in August, representing the next ranking event on the calendar.
With a huge prize fund, it was important for a lot of the players to avoid an early exit from this tournament.
A lot of marquee names had their round-of-128 ties held over to the venue stages, including Ronnie O’Sullivan and Kyren Wilson.
But several big names were forced into the cubicles to get their initial ties in the event completed – including recent Shanghai Masters finalists Judd Trump and Shaun Murphy.
The pair comfortably advanced in addition to the likes of Mark Williams, John Higgins, and Crucible finalist Jak Jones.
World number four Luca Brecel and recent Championship League Snooker winner Ali Carter were among the players who suffered early exits.
The Xi’an Grand Prix runs from August 19-25, with a whopping £177,000 jackpot up for grabs for the champion.
2024 Xi’an Grand Prix draw
Round of 128 (bo9)
Kyren Wilson vs Haris Tahir (Aug 19)
He Guoqiang 5-4 Ashley Carty
Anthony McGill 5-0 Xing Zihao
Ricky Walden 5-3 Liam Davies
John Higgins 5-2 Alexander Ursenbacher
Sunny Akani 5-2 Fan Zhengyi
Dean Young 5-3 Robert Milkins
Jimmy Robertson 5-1 Huang Jiahao
Elliot Slessor 5-0 Manasawin Phetmalaikul
Chris Wakelin 5-4 Rory Thor
Mark Davis 5-3 Ishpreet Singh Chadha
Mark Williams 5-0 Liam Graham
Jamie Jones 5-2 Mostafa Dorgham
Stuart Bingham vs TBC Wildcard (Aug 19)
Xu Si 5-4 Jiang Jun
Ding Junhui vs Alfie Burden (Aug 19)
Ronnie O’Sullivan vs Wang Yuchen (Aug 19)
Révész Bulcsú 5-0 David Grace
Neil Robertson 5-2 Allan Taylor
Yuan Sijun 5-1 Bai Yulu
Zhang Anda vs Oliver Lines (Aug 19)
Graeme Dott vs TBC Wildcard (Aug 19)
Hossein Vafaei 5-1 Ahmed Aly Elsayed
Dylan Emery 5-2 Jackson Page
Amir Sarkhosh 5-3 Joshua Thomond
Si Jiahui 5-4 Jimmy White
Gong Chenzhi 5-4 Anthony Hamilton
Tom Ford 5-3 Stan Moody
Matthew Selt 5-2 Ian Burns
Joe O’Connor 5-3 Duane Jones
Zak Surety 5-2 Sanderson Lam
Hammad Miah w/o Luca Brecel
Judd Trump 5-2 Antony Kowalski
Ma Hailong 5-3 Martin O’Donnell
Lyu Haotian 5-2 Baipat Siripaporn
Artemijs Zizins 5-3 Robbie Williams
Jak Jones 5-4 Robbie McGuigan
Tian Pengfei 5-0 Farakh Ajaib
Jack Lisowski 5-1 Ross Muir
Joe Perry 5-0 Mink Nutcharut
Jordan Brown 5-2 Liam Pullen
David Gilbert 5-1 Reanne Evans
Ben Mertens 5-4 Simon Blackwell
Gary Wilson 5-4 Long Zehuang
Paul Deaville 5-3 Wu Yize
Pang Junxu 5-2 Michael Holt
Aaron Hill 5-2 Chris Totten
Mark Selby vs TBC Wildcard (Aug 19)
Shaun Murphy 5-1 Mitchell Mann
Jamie Clarke vs TBC Wildcard (Aug 19)
Noppon Saengkham 5-3 Andrew Pagett
Dominic Dale 5-4 Mohammed Shehab
Daniel Wells 5-4 Ali Carter
Julien Leclercq 5-4 Ben Woollaston
Zhou Yuelong 5-1 Haydon Pinhey
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 5-3 Lei Peifan
Matthew Stevens 5-0 Andrew Higginson
Ryan Day 5-4 Cheung Ka Wai
Scott Donaldson w/o Lim Kok Leong
Barry Hawkins 5-1 Kreishh Gurbaxani
Xiao Guodong 5-2 Iulian Boiko
Stephen Maguire 5-1 Ken Doherty
David Lilley 5-3 Louis Heathcote
Mark Allen vs Liu Hongyu (Aust 19)
Wuhan Open
Like with the Xi’an Grand Prix, a lot of the marquee names enjoyed the convenience of having their round-of-128 matches in the Wuhan Open deferred.
World number one Mark Allen oddly wasn’t one of those despite his lofty position in the rankings.
The Northern Ireland potter didn’t let that affect his performance, however, and the Pistol easily beat Bai Yulu to qualify for the last 64.
Others to enjoy early success in the Wuhan Open were Murphy, Carter, Jones, and Higgins.
Top eight competitors Luca Brecel and Mark Selby were denied trips back to China, though.
The main stages of the 2024 Wuhan Open take place from October 7-13 with a £140,000 cheque on offer for the eventual winner.
2024 Wuhan Open draw
Round of 128 (bo9)
Judd Trump vs Antoni Kowalski (Oct 6)
He Guoqiang 5-0 Baipat Siripaporn
Anthony McGill 5-3 Simon Blackwell
Mostafa Dorgham 5-4 Ricky Walden
John Higgins 5-1 Ben Mertens
Fan Zhengyi 5-0 Mink Nutcharut
Robert Milkins 5-1 Farakh Ajaib
Zak Surety 5-1 Scott Donaldson
Haris Tahir 5-3 Jamie Jones
Chris Wakelin 5-1 Ma Hailong
David Lilley 5-1 Mohammed Shehab
Allan Taylor 5-0 Joshua Thomand
Yuan Sijun vs TBC Wildcard (Oct 6)
Xing Zihao 5-1 Stuart Bingham
Xu Si 5-1 Ian Burns
Ding Junhui vs Robbie McGuigan (Oct 6)
Robbie O’Sullivan vs Mitchell Mann (Oct 6)
Sanderson Lam 5-3 Huang Jiahao
Hammad Miah 5-3 Joe O’Connor
Robbie Williams 5-4 Kreishh Gurbaxani
Zhang Anda vs Dean Young (Oct 6)
Graeme Dott 5-2 Julien Leclercq
Hossein Vafaei 5-0 Ahmed Aly Elsayed
Jordan Brown vs TBC Wildcard (Oct 6)
Daniel Womersley 5-4 Joe Perry
Si Jiahui 5-3 Gong Chenzhi
Martin O’Donnell vs TBC Wildcard (Oct 6)
Sunny Akani 5-2 Tom Ford
Matthew Selt 5-2 Liam Pullen
Pang Junxu 5-2 Révész Bulcsú
Ishpreet Singh Chadha 5-3 David Grace
Duane Jones 5-4 Luca Brecel
Mark Allen 5-1 Bai Yulu
Jamie Clarke 5-4 Alfie Burden
Cheung Ka Wai 5-4 Stephen Maguire
Wu Yize 5-1 Rory Thor
Jak Jones 5-3 Ross Muir
Tian Pengfei 5-3 Andrew Higginson
Jack Lisowski 5-2 Liam Graham
Iulian Boiko 5-4 Manasawin Phetmalaikul
Elliot Slessor 5-3 Artemijs Zizins
David Gilbert vs TBC Wildcard (Oct 6)
Ben Woollaston 5-1 Oliver Lines
Gary Wilson 5-4 Alexander Ursenbacher
Jackson Page 5-3 Lei Peifan
Neil Robertson 5-0 Ken Doherty
Dylan Emery 5-1 Lim Kok Leong
Long Zehuang 5-4 Mark Selby
Shaun Murphy 5-1 Michael Holt
Anthony Hamilton 5-4 Reanne Evans
Noppon Saengkham 5-1 Daniel Wells
Jimmy White 5-3 Dominic Dale
Ali Carter 5-3 Wang Yuchen
Mark Davis 5-3 Chris Totten
Marco Fu 5-1 Zhou Yuelong
Louis Heathcote 5-4 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
Stan Moody 5-2 Matthew Stevens
Ryan Day 5-3 Lui Hongyu
Jimmy Robertson 5-2 Amir Sarkhosh
Barry Hawkins 5-3 Jiang Jun
Xiao Guodong 5-1 Haydon Pinhey
Andrew Pagett 5-1 Lyu Haotian
Aaron Hill 5-2 Ashley Carty
Kyren Wilson vs Liam Davies (Oct 6)
British Open
The last four days of play in Leicester saw the early stages of the Unibet British Open take place.
Unlike the other two ranking events, every member from the world’s top 16 had their initial ties in the British Open held over to the main venue.
Stuart Bingham, Stephen Maguire, and Noppon Saengkham were among those who recorded positive results from this batch of snooker qualifiers.
Boasting a £100,000 top prize, the FA Cup-style British Open takes place from September 23-29 at the Centaur in Cheltenham.
2024 British Open draw
Round of 128 (bo7)
Mark Williams vs Rory Thor (Sept 23)
Si Jiahui 4-2 David Lilley
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 4-1 Alexander Ursenbacher
Jamie Clarke 4-1 Ishpreet Singh Chadha
Iulian Boiko 4-2 Farakh Ajaib
Allan Taylor 4-3 Artemijs Zizins
Liam Graham 4-1 Mink Nutcharut
John Higgins vs Ross Muir (Sept 23)
Ali Carter vs Révész Bulcsú (Sept 23)
Mark Davis 4-0 Robbie McGuigan
David Grace 4-2 Jack Lisowski
Ma Hailong 4-2 Jimmy Robertson
Noppon Saengkham 4-3 Joe Perry
Martin O’Donnell 4-1 Mitchell Mann
Michael Holt 4-0 Reanne Evans
Ronnie O’Sullivan vs Manasawin Phtemalaikul (Sept 23)
Mark Selby vs Pang Junxu (Sept 23)
Xu Si 4-2 Ken Doherty
Zhou Yuelong 4-3 Fan Zhengyi
Ricky Walden 4-3 Liu Hongyu
Neil Robertson 4-1 Andrew Pagett
Mark Joyce 4-3 Xing Zihao
Chris Totten 4-0 Jimmy White
Tom Ford vs Gong Chenzhi (Sept 23)
Ryan Day vs Louis Heathcote (Sept 23)
Hossein Vafaei 4-1 Mostafa Dorgham
Chris Wakelin 4-0 Haydon Pinhey
Ashley Carty 4-3 Amir Sarkhosh
Stephen Maguire 4-1 Jiang Jun
Duane Jones 4-2 Dominic Dale
Anton Kazakov 4-2 Ahmed Aly Elsayed
Judd Trump vs Robert Milkins (Sept 23)
Mark Allen vs Gary Wilson (Sept 23)
Xiao Guodong 4-2 Huang Jiahao
Lim Kok Leong 4-1 Anthony Hamilton
Stuart Bingham 4-3 He Guoqiang
Stan Moody 4-2 Joe O’Connor
Yuan Sijun 4-2 Jamie Jones
Hammad Miah 4-2 Wang Yuchen
Zhang Anda vs Jordan Brown (Sept 23)
Jak Jones vs Sanderson Lam (Sept 23)
Marco Fu 4-1 Joshua Thomand
Long Zehuang 4-0 Liam Pullen
Alfie Burden 4-3 Andrew Higginson
Antoni Kowalski 4-1 Daniel Wells
Ben Woollaston 4-3 Matthew Selt
Sunny Akani 4-0 Daniel Womersley
Luca Brecel vs Mohammed Shehab (Sept 23)
Ding Junhui vs Aaron Hill (Sept 23)
Simon Blackwell 4-2 Bai Yulu
Cheung Ka Wai 4-0 Kreishh Gurbaxani
Oliver Lines 4-3 Lei Peifan
Wu Yize 4-1 Baipat Siripaporn
Lyu Haotian 4-0 Anthony McGill
Tian Pengfei 4-2 Scott Donaldson
Barry Hawkins vs Liam Davies (Sept 23)
Shaun Murphy vs Ian Burns (Sept 23)
Graeme Dott 4-1 Matthew Stevens
David Gilbert 4-0 Dylan Emery
Haris Tahir 4-3 Dean Young
Ben Mertens 4-1 Zak Surety
Elliot Slessor 4-1 Joshua Copper
Robbie Williams 4-1 Jackson Page
Kyren Wilson vs Julien Leclercq (Sept 23)
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