2024 Championship League (invitational)

The 2024 Championship League Invitational (officially the 2024 BetVictor Championship League Invitational for sponsorship reasons) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place from 2 January 2024 to 13 March 2024 at the Leicester Arena in Leicester, England.

2024 BetVictor Championship League
Invitational
Tournament information
Dates2 January – 13 March 2024 (2024-01-02 2024-03-13)
VenueLeicester Arena
CityLeicester
CountryEngland
OrganisationMatchroom Sport
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£205,000
Winner's share£10,000 (plus bonuses)
Highest break Kyren Wilson (ENG) (147)
 John Higgins (SCO) (147)
 Joe O'Connor (ENG) (147)
Final
Champion Mark Selby (ENG)
Runner-up Joe O'Connor (ENG)
Score3–1

John Higgins was the defending champion, having won the tournament for the fourth time after beating Judd Trump 31 in the final of the 2023 event. He was defeated 30 by Joe O'Connor in the Winners' Group semi-finals.

There were three maximum breaks achieved during the tournament, by Kyren Wilson in Group 3, by John Higgins in Group 5, and by Joe O'Connor in Group 7. This is only the third time that three maximums have been made in an event, the first being at the 2012 UK Championship, and the second at the 2017 German Masters.

Mark Selby won the tournament, beating Joe O'Connor 31 in the final.

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