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2025 World Open
Tournament information
Dates24 February – 2 March 2025 (2025-02-24 – 2025-03-02)
CountryChina
OrganisationWorld Snooker Tour
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£825,000
Winner's share£175,000
Defending champion Judd Trump (ENG)
← 2024

The 2025 World Open is an upcoming professional snooker tournament that will take place from 24 February to 2 March 2025 in China. The sixth edition of the World Open since 2016, it's the 14th ranking event of the 2024‍–‍25 season. The winner will receive £175,000 from a total prize fund of £825,000.

Judd Trump is the two-time defending champion, having successfully defended his 2019 title by defeating Ding Junhui 10‍–‍4 in the final of the 2024 event.

Format

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The tournament will take place from 24 February to 2 March 2025 in China.[1] The 14th ranking event of the 2024‍–‍25 season (following the 2025 Welsh Open and preceding the 2025 World Grand Prix), and the fifth and last major tournament of the season to be held in mainland China, the tournament is the sixth edition of the World Open since 2016. Originally created in 1982 as the Professional Players Tournament, the tournament was held in the UK as the Grand Prix and LG Cup from 1984 to 2009, and was renamed the World Open in 2010.[2][3] China hosted the event from 2012 to 2014 in Haikou, and in Yushan since 2016.[4][5]

Qualification for the tournament will take place from 20 to 22 December 2024 at the Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in Sheffield, England. Qualifying matches involving defending champion Judd Trump, reigning World Champion Kyren Wilson, the two highest‑ranked Chinese players (Ding Junhui and Zhang Anda), four Chinese wildcards, and Ronnie O'Sullivan are held over to be played at the main venue.[6]

All matches are played as the best of nine frames up to and including the quarter‑finals. The semi‑finals are the best of 11 frames and the final is a best of 19 frames match played over two sessions.[1][7]

Judd Trump is the two-time defending champion, having won the event in 2019 and again, after a five-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2024, defeating 2017 World Open champion Ding Junhui 10‍–‍4 in the final.[8][9]

Prize fund

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The breakdown of prize money for the event is shown below:[10]

  • Winner: £175,000
  • Runner-up: £75,000
  • Semi-final: £33,000
  • Quarter-final: £22,000
  • Last 16: £14,000
  • Last 32: £9,000
  • Last 64: £5,000
  • Highest break: £5,000
  • Total: £825,000

Main draw

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The draw for the tournament will be shown below. Numbers in parentheses after the players' names denote the top 32 seeded players. Players in bold denote match winners.[1]

Top half

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Last 64
Best of 9 frames		Last 32
Best of 9 frames		Last 16
Best of 9 frames		Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames		Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
 
                  
 
 
 
 
 Judd Trump (ENG) (1) OR
 Xing Zihao (CHN)
 
 
 
 Long Zehuang (CHN) OR
 Mitchell Mann (ENG)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Stephen Maguire (SCO) (32) OR
 Alfie Burden (ENG)
 
 
 
 Joe O'Connor (ENG) OR
 Alexander Ursenbacher (SUI)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Chris Wakelin (ENG) (16) OR
 Antoni Kowalski (POL)
 
 
 
 Matthew Stevens (WAL) OR
 David Grace (ENG)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Neil Robertson (AUS) (17) OR
 Michael Holt (ENG)
 
 
 
 Martin O'Donnell (ENG) OR
 Bulcsú Révész (HUN)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Yuan Sijun (CHN) OR
 Haydon Pinhey (ENG)
 
 
 
 Hossein Vafaei (IRN) (24) OR
 Ben Mertens (BEL)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Joe Perry (ENG) OR
 Kreishh Gurbaxani (IND)
 
 
 
 Ding Junhui (CHN) (9) OR
 Jiang Jun (CHN)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) OR
 Andrew Higginson (ENG)
 
 
 
 Stuart Bingham (ENG) (25) OR
 Chris Totten (SCO)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Sanderson Lam (ENG) OR
WILDCARD 1
 
 
 
 Shaun Murphy (ENG) (8) OR
 Mostafa Dorgham (EGY)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Mark Allen (NIR) (5) OR
 Rory Thor (MAS)
 
 
 
 David Lilley (ENG) OR
WILDCARD 2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Wu Yize (CHN) (28) OR
 Robbie McGuigan (NIR)
 
 
 
 Jackson Page (WAL) OR
 Ashley Carty (ENG)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Ali Carter (ENG) (12) OR
 Andrew Pagett (WAL)
 
 
 
 He Guoqiang (CHN) OR
 Huang Jiahao (CHN)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Jack Lisowski (ENG) (21) OR
 Julien Leclercq (BEL)
 
 
 
 Scott Donaldson (SCO) OR
WILDCARD 3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Ben Woollaston (ENG) OR
 Simon Blackwell (ENG)
 
 
 
 David Gilbert (ENG) (20) OR
 Amir Sarkhosh (IRN)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Jamie Jones (WAL) OR
 Liam Pullen (ENG)
 
 
 
 Barry Hawkins (ENG) (13) OR
 Cheung Ka Wai (HKG)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Ricky Walden (ENG) OR
 Hatem Yassen (EGY)
 
 
 
 Ryan Day (WAL) (29) OR
 Marco Fu (HKG)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Jamie Clarke (WAL) OR
 Louis Heathcote (ENG)
 
 
 Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (4) OR
 Stuart Carrington (ENG)
 

Bottom half

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Last 64
Best of 9 frames		Last 32
Best of 9 frames		Last 16
Best of 9 frames		Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames		Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
 
                  
 
 
 
 
 Mark Selby (ENG) (3) OR
 Artemijs Žižins (LAT)
 
 
 
 Liu Hongyu (CHN) OR
 Baipat Siripaporn (THA)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Elliot Slessor (ENG) (30) OR
 Jonas Luz (BRA)
 
 
 
 Lyu Haotian (CHN) OR
 Oliver Lines (ENG)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Si Jiahui (CHN) (14) OR
 Zak Surety (ENG)
 
 
 
 Jordan Brown (NIR) OR
 Liam Graham (SCO)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Xiao Guodong (CHN) (19) OR
 Dylan Emery (WAL)
 
 
 
 Fan Zhengyi (CHN) OR
 Duane Jones (WAL)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Dominic Dale (WAL) OR
 Ishpreet Singh Chadha (IND)
 
 
 
 Tom Ford (ENG) (22) OR
 Ahmed Aly Elsayed (USA)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Daniel Wells (WAL) OR
 Ross Muir (SCO)
 
 
 
 Gary Wilson (ENG) (11) OR
 Gong Chenzhi (CHN)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Jimmy Robertson (ENG) OR
 Haris Tahir (PAK)
 
 
 
 Noppon Saengkham (THA) (27) OR
 Dean Young (SCO)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Aaron Hill (IRL) OR
 Mink Nutcharut (THA)
 
 
 
 Mark Williams (WAL) (6) OR
 Sunny Akani (THA)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Luca Brecel (BEL) (7) OR
 Iulian Boiko (UKR) (a)
 
 
 
 Tian Pengfei (CHN) OR
 Bai Yulu (CHN)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Pang Junxu (CHN) (26) OR
 Ken Doherty (IRL)
 
 
 
 Anthony McGill (SCO) OR
 Reanne Evans (ENG)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Zhang Anda (CHN) (10) OR
 Stan Moody (ENG)
 
 
 
 Graeme Dott (SCO) OR
 Jimmy White (ENG)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Robert Milkins (ENG) (23) OR
 Farakh Ajaib (PAK)
 
 
 
 Xu Si (CHN) OR
WILDCARD 4
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Robbie Williams (ENG) OR
 Ian Burns (ENG)
 
 
 
 Jak Jones (WAL) (18) OR
 Allan Taylor (ENG)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Mark Davis (ENG) OR
 Liam Davies (WAL)
 
 
 
 John Higgins (SCO) (15) OR
 Wang Yuchen (HKG)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Matthew Selt (ENG) OR
 Manasawin Phetmalaikul (THA)
 
 
 
 Zhou Yuelong (CHN) (31) OR
 Ma Hailong (CHN)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Anthony Hamilton (ENG) OR
 Lei Peifan (CHN)
 
 
 Kyren Wilson (ENG) (2) OR
 Hammad Miah (ENG)
 

Qualifying

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Qualification for the tournament will take place from 20 to 22 December at the Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in Sheffield, England. Matches involving defending champion Judd Trump, reigning World Champion Kyren Wilson, the two highest-ranked Chinese players Ding Junhui and Zhang Anda, four Chinese wildcards, and Ronnie O'Sullivan have been held over to be played at the final venue. Numbers in parentheses after the players' names denote the top 32 seeded players, an "a" indicates amateur players who were not on the main World Snooker Tour, and players in bold denote match winners.[7]

China

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The results of the held-over matches to be played in China on 24 February are as follows:[7]

Sheffield

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The results of the qualifying matches played in Sheffield are as follows:[11][7]

20 December

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21 December

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22 December

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "World Open 2025". snooker.org. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  2. ^ "A brief history of the Grand Prix and LG Cup". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 18 April 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Brief History of the World Open". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 18 April 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Snooker's resurgence in China continues with Yushan to stage World Open". World Snooker Tour. 18 August 2023. Archived from the original on 14 March 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  5. ^ "World Open". World Snooker Tour. Archived from the original on 25 March 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  6. ^ "World Open Draw". World Snooker Tour. 4 December 2024.
  7. ^ a b c d "World Open Qualifiers 2024". snooker.org. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  8. ^ "Trump wins fifth title of marvellous season". World Snooker Tour. 24 March 2024. Archived from the original on 25 March 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  9. ^ Gent, Oli (24 March 2024). "World Open snooker 2024: Judd Trump secures second crown after five year absence with impressive win over Ding Junhui". Eurosport. Archived from the original on 25 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  10. ^ "World Open". World Snooker Tour. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  11. ^ "World Open 2024 qualifiers matches". World Snooker Tour. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
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