Some of the biggest names in snooker are heading to Edinburgh for the Scottish Open.
Stars including Ronnie O’Sullivan, Mark Selby and Scotland’s very own John Higgins will be competing for the Stephen Hendry Trophy across a packed week of action at Meadowbank – with reigning champion Gary Wilson determined to secure the title for a third year in succession. The tournament won’t feature the world number one however, with Judd Trump saying that he’ll be restricting his competition time as he aims for World Championship glory at the Crucible in April.
In total there are six Scots in the draw; with Wizard of Wishaw Higgins joined by Stephen Maguire, Dean Young, Scott Donaldson, Anthony McGill and Graeme Dott in the quest for glory. You have to go all the way back to 1999 for the last time a home player won the tournament however, as Stephen Hendry defeated Dott in an all-Scottish showdown. After being drawn together for January’s Masters meanwhile, John Higgins and old rival Ronnie O’Sullivan could meet at the last 16 stages – if both veterans can get through their first two ties.
When is the Scottish Open snooker?
The Scottish Open gets underway on Monday December 9 and runs until the final on Sunday December 15. The first sessions, featuring reigning champion Gary Wilson, start from 10am.
What channel is the Scottish Open on?
Live coverage of the event will be on Eurosport 1 – starting at 1pm on December 9.
Can I live stream the Scottish Open?
Yes. The whole event will be available to live stream on the discovery+ app and website that supports all major platforms. You can purchase a discovery+ standard monthly pass from £6.99 a month or £59.99 per year.
What is the prize money at the Scottish Open?
Competitors will be fighting it out for their share of a prize pot worth more than £500,000 , with the winner taking home a cheque for £100,000 – handy for some last-minute Christmas shopping. From there, prize money is awarded on a decreasing scale:
- Winner: £100,000
- Runner-up: £45,000
- Semi-finalist: £21,000
- Quarter-finalist: £13,200
- Last 16: £9,000
- Last 32: £5,400
- Last 64: £3,600
- Last 96: £1,000
- High Break: £5,000
- Total: £550,400
Full draw
- Gary Wilson v Long Zehuang
- Joe O’Connor v Lyu Haotian
- Neil Robertson v Fan Zhengyi
- Tom Ford v Antoni Kowalski
- Zhou Yuelong v Yuan Sijun
- Ding Junhui v Mark Davis
- Robert Milkins v Jackson Page
- Xiao Guodong v Xu Si
- Jak Jones v Jamie Jones
- David Gilbert v Robbie Williams
- Jack Lisowski v Jordan Brown
- Si Jiahui v Ma Hailong
- Ryan Day v Anthony McGill
- Mark Allen v He Guoqiang
- Wu Yize v Farakh Ajaib
- John Higgins v Ian Burns
- Barry Hawkins v Alexander Ursenbacher
- Chris Wakelin v Scott Donaldson
- Zhang Anda v Stan Moody
- Pang Junxu v Dean Young
- Stuart Bingham v Jimmy Robertson
- Mark Williams v David Lilley
- Mark Selby v Stuart Carrington
- Noppon Saengkham v Ricky Walden
- Ronnie O’Sullivan v Xing Zihao
- Luca Brecel v Julien Leclercq
- Stephen Maguire v Matthew Selt
- Kyren Wilson v David Grace
- Hossein Vafaei v Lei Peifan
- Shaun Murphy v Daniel Wells
- Ali Carter v Graeme Dott