The first ever ranking event in Saudi Arabia runs from August 30th to September 7th, with 144 players in Riyadh contesting the title.
Tickets are now on sale and fans must book fast to see the world’s best players, with more information at webook.com
Here’s how to watch around the world:
Europe (including UK and Ireland)
Eurosport and discovery+
Saudi Arabia and MENA region
SSC
Shahid
China
Huya.com
CBSA-WPBSA Academy WeChat Channel
CBSA-WPBSA Academy Douyin
Hong Kong China
Now TV
Malaysia and Brunei
Astro
Philippines
Tap
Taiwan
Sportcast
Thailand
True Sport
All other territories
matchroom.live
Enjoy extensive live coverage of this ground-breaking new tournament with Eurosport and discovery+, with every ball of the main table on television, and four tables streamed online.
Radzi Chinyanganya will lead the presentation, alongside Ken Doherty, with commentary from David Hendon, Phil Yates and Steven Hallworth.
The action starts at 2pm local time (12pm BST) on Friday, with two best of seven matches, followed by two more best of sevens from 8pm.
On Monday and Tuesday it’s the last 48 and last 32, with best-of-nine battles at 2pm and 8pm. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday sees the last 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals, all best of 11. Then on Saturday September 7th it’s the showpiece best-of-19 final, with the coveted new trophy and a top prize of £500,000 on the line.
At least 50 hours of live coverage is expected across the event – don’t miss a ball! In territories with no TV broadcast, tune in to Matchroom Live which offers a wide range of sports throughout the year.
Among the legendary names in the draw are seven-time World Champion Ronnie O’Sullivan, Judd Trump, world number one Mark Allen, World Champion Kyren Wilson, Mark Selby, John Higgins, Shaun Murphy, Mark Williams, Ding Junhui and many more.