The 2024 Snooker World Open kicked off the first day of competition in Yushan, Jiangxi on the 18th. The 16-year-old Chinese teenager Wang Xinbo, who participated as a wild card, won two games in one day.
Chinese famous players Ding Junhui and Zhang Anda also won the postponed qualifying matches. The World Open will continue with 64-to-32 rounds on the 19th. "Rocket" O'Sullivan, who tops the world rankings, will face Welsh player Michael White that night.