November represents another busy month on the snooker calendar with plenty of events to watch and follow. The 2023/24 campaign felt like it gained a lot of momentum during the month of October, with snooker played on a daily basis practically all the way through. Judd Trump thoroughly dominated the 31-day period, becoming only the fifth player in snooker history to win three ranking titles on the spin.
The Englishman triumphed at the English and Northern Ireland Opens either side of a lucrative success at the inaugural Wuhan Open.
A 20-match winning streak has seen him rise back to number three in the world, and he could be on the cusp of reclaiming top spot in the rankings in the coming weeks. There are several important snooker events during November, so it’ll be interesting to see if he can sustain his incredible form.
International Championship November 5–12 The International Championship, which takes place at the Tianjin People’s Gymnasium in China, is the next ranking event on the schedule. It hasn’t been held since 2019—before the pandemic, when, ironically, Trump emerged victorious. Given his incredible winning streak, the 34-year-old is undoubtedly the favourite to win more medals.After winning the Six Red World Championship, Ding Junhui is expected to get the final invitation.
However, other contenders, including reigning champion Ronnie O’Sullivan, Neil Robertson, and Jack Lisowski, will be vying for Ding’s spot by winning the International Championship.
Judd Trump, Mark Allen, Shaun Murphy, and John Higgins—all previous winners—are also included in the draw.
November 25–December 3: UK Championship
The largest tournament of the 2023–24 snooker season will take place in late November or early December.
The UK Championship has a rich history and prestigious past, having been held for the first time in 1977.
The top 16 seeds from the official world rankings list will automatically qualify for the first round at the venue stages, just like it was last season.
At the Barbican Centre in York, they will be joined by sixteen qualifiers who have to win a preliminary competition that runs from November 18 to November 23 and follows the same format as the World Championship.
The reigning champion, Mark Allen of Northern Ireland, defeated Ding Junhui in the 2022 championship match after mounting an incredible comeback from a 6-1 deficit.
What other November snooker events are scheduled?
November sees a lot of action on a number of other snooker tours as well.
From November 17 to 19, the Eden Women’s Masters will take place, with Mink Nutcharut competing as the defending champion.
The draw is still unknown, but this London tournament at the Frames Sports Bar usually has a great pitch.
This season’s Women’s World Snooker Tour event is the fourth one; the winners of the previous three were Nutcharut, Reanne Evans, and Ng On Yee.
Additionally, Q Tour 4 will be held at the Landywood Snooker Club in Walsall from November 10 to November 12.
Amateurs will compete fiercely once more for significant wins that might lead to professional tour cards at the conclusion of the season.
Meanwhile, this week’s Scottish Open qualifiers have been going on, and they will come to an end at Leicester’s Morningside Arena on Thursday.
The 900, a late-night amateur competition hosted by promoter Jason Francis and broadcast live on SportyStuffTV, is another show that is nearing its conclusion.
The 900 has already aired for seven weeks; the eighth weekly winner will join the other seven at the Grand Final on November 22.
David, the man behind SnookerHQ, holds an MA in journalism and has been covering snooker since 2011. Apart from his contributions to SnookerHQ, he has also been featured or published in a number of other prestigious print, web, audio, and television media.
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