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The top 16 of the Xi'an Grand Prix are out! China only has 2 seats, O'Sullivan wins 5-1, and the 17-year-old young player becomes a dark horse. The 1/16 finals of the 2024 Snooker Xi'an Grand Prix have ended, and the top 16 are officially out. Only Xu Si and Gong Chenzhi from China advance. In addition, O'Sullivan leads Trump, Mark Williams, Mark Selby, and Karen Wilson, five world champions, to advance to the top 16.

In this tournament, there were 28 Chinese players, but only Si Jiahui, Gong Chenzhi, Xu Si, Pang Junxu, Lv Haotian, Xiao Guodong, and Yuan Sijun made it to the top 32. China's top player Ding Junhui was eliminated in the first round. In the 1/16 finals, Lv Haotian played against Trump. Trump was in full swing and scored 61, 68, 94, and 57 points in a row to win four games. Although Lv Haotian scored 103 points in the fifth game to win a game, Trump quickly ended the game in the sixth game and defeated Lv Haotian 5-1. O'Sullivan played against Yuan Sijun. This was also a game without suspense. O'Sullivan scored 109, 50, 95, and 57 points in a single shot and eliminated Yuan Sijun with a total score of 5-1. Xiao Guodong faced off against the world number one Mark Allen. Mark Allen was in very good shape in this game, scoring 112, 133, 76, 82 and 64 points in a single shot, and eliminated Xiao Guodong, who scored two shots of 50+, with a total score of 5-2.

Pang Junxu played against Selby. In the last round, Pang Junxu performed very well, sweeping Dewell 5-0. In this game, Pang Junxu continued his previous feel and led 2-1 in the first three games, but then Selby broke out and won three games in a row, overtaking with a total score of 4-2 and getting the match point first. At the critical moment, Pang Junxu blasted two consecutive 50+ shots to tie the total score to 4-4. Unfortunately, in the deciding game, Selby seized the opportunity and locked the victory with 63-0, thus killing Pang Junxu with a total score of 5-4. The 17-year-old Gong Chenzhi, who entered the competition with a wild card, had a derby battle with Si Jiahui. After the start of the game, Si Jiahui won the first game, and then Gong Chenzhi had an outbreak, scoring 98 points in a row and winning 3 games in a row with 92 points to overtake. Then Si Jiahui scored 62 points and 50 points in a single shot to win two games in a row to tie the total score. In the seventh game, Gong Chenzhi scored 53 points in a single shot to win. In the eighth game, Gong Chenzhi secured the victory, thus eliminating Si Jiahui with a total score of 5-3.

Xu Si played against world champion Bingham. Xu Si performed very well in this game, scoring 120 points, 104 points, and 81 points in a single shot, leading 3-1 in the first four games. Bingham then won two games in a row to tie the game. In the seventh game, Xu Si scored 52 points in a single shot to win. In the eighth game, Bingham scored 73 points in a single shot to drag the game into the deciding game. In the deciding game, Xu Si led all the way and successfully locked the victory, thus completing the final victory with a total score of 5-4. The next 1/8 finals are as follows: Gong Chenzhi vs. Celtic, Xu Si vs. Mark Williams, Karen Wilson vs. Jimmy Robertson, O'Sullivan vs. Wafi, Trump vs. Jack Jones, Gilbert vs. Selby, Dominic Dale vs. Wells, and Hawkins vs. Mark Allen.