Now that the UK Championship is over, the draw1 and schedule for the Masters in January 2024 has been finalised.
Masters Match Schedule
Ronnie O’Sullivan and Ding Junhui will clash again in the first round of the Masters at Alexandra Palace in London next month, with the fixtures for snooker’s biggest invitation event now confirmed.
The tournament will run from January 7-14, 2024 …
World Champion Luca Brecel will face Jack Lisowski in the opening match at 1pm on Sunday January 7th. On Monday January 8th at 1pm, O’Sullivan will meet Ding in a repeat of the UK Championship final, which the Rocket won 10-7 to capture his 22nd Triple Crown title.
The full schedule is below, with seedings of the top eight in brackets.
Sunday January 7th 1pm: (2) Luca Brecel v Jack Lisowski 7pm: (7) Shaun Murphy v Zhang Anda
Monday January 8th 1pm: (3) Ronnie O’Sullivan v Ding Junhui 7pm: (8) Mark Williams v Ali Carter
Tuesday January 9th 1pm: (1) Judd Trump v Kyren Wilson 7pm: (6) Neil Robertson v Barry Hawkins
Wednesday January 10th 1pm: (4) Mark Allen v John Higgins 7pm: (5) Mark Selby v Robert Milkins
Quarter-finals Thursday January 11th 1pm: QF3 O’Sullivan or Ding v Robertson or Hawkins 7pm: QF4 Brecel or Lisowski v Murphy or Zhang
Friday January 12th 1pm: QF1 Trump or Wilson v Williams or Carter 7pm: QF2 Allen or Higgins v Selby or Milkins
Semi-finals Saturday January 13th 1pm: Winner of QF3 v Winner of QF4 7pm: Winner of QF1 v Winner of QF2
Judd Trump will be defending the title having beaten Mark Williams in last season’s final. As always, the field is packed with snooker’s greatest stars, as only the world’s top 16 earn the chance to compete for the Paul Hunter Trophy and £250,000 top prize.
In recent years the Masters has gained a reputation for its extraordinary atmosphere, with up to 2,000 fans packing the fabulous Alexandra Palace arena. And aside from the action on the baize, there is so much to experience for fans at the venue including interactive games, the chance to play snooker and receive free coaching in CueZone and the opportunity to watch the pros practising.
The Masters is one of snooker’s most historic events, first held in 1975 so this is the 50th staging of the tournament. It will be televised by BBC, Eurosport, CCTV5 and a wide range of broadcasters across the globe.
The draw was made during the 2023 UK Championship semi-finals but could only be finalised after the final ↩︎
4 thoughts on “The 2024 Masters – Draw and Schedule”
This will be the earliest Masters in snooker history.
After their meeting at the Masters, 37.5% of the matches that Ronnie and Ding will have played against each other will have taken place in Triple Crown events…
-_- Those two have a big possibility not entering other events.
So gives as an illusion in Triple Crown events.
Wonder if Ding has same homesickness like Neil. (but as long as he gains beyond Finalist once a year in a big event-like UK championship and keeps in 16th place, it is fine for him.)
As to Neil I would love to see him return after a nice visit home healthy, happy and ready to play well, but it’s hard to believe that homesickness is his only problem.
Ronnie O'Sullivan 
This will be the earliest Masters in snooker history.
After their meeting at the Masters, 37.5% of the matches that Ronnie and Ding will have played against each other will have taken place in Triple Crown events…
-_- Those two have a big possibility not entering other events.
So gives as an illusion in Triple Crown events.
Wonder if Ding has same homesickness like Neil. (but as long as he gains beyond Finalist once a year in a big event-like UK championship and keeps in 16th place, it is fine for him.)
As to Neil I would love to see him return after a nice visit home healthy, happy and ready to play well, but it’s hard to believe that homesickness is his only problem.