Overview

• First-round matches began August 8 at Jeddah’s Green Halls featuring amateurs and competitors ranked outside the world’s top 80.
• The tournament carries a record £2.302 million prize fund with £500,000 awarded to the champion and a £50,000 bonus for a 147 break.
• Defending champion Judd Trump and fellow top-16 seeds including Ronnie O’Sullivan will start their title bids in the round-of-32 on Tuesday.
• All sessions are broadcast live on TNT Sports 3 and streamed on discovery+ daily at 12 pm and 6 pm UK time.
• Promoter Barry Hearn has defended prioritizing larger prize money to elevate the event’s status as snooker’s fourth major.