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2025 English Open (snooker)
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The 2025 English Open (officially the 2025 BetVictor English Open) is a professional snooker tournament that is taking place from 11 to 21 September 2025 at the Brentwood Centre in Brentwood, England. The 10th consecutive edition of the tournament since it was first staged in 2016, it is the fourth ranking event of the 2025–26 snooker season, following the 2025 Wuhan Open and preceding the 2025 British Open. It is the first of four tournaments in the season's Home Nations Series, preceding the 2025 Northern Ireland Open, the 2025 Scottish Open, and the 2026 Welsh Open. The tournament is being broadcast by TNT Sports, Discovery+, and DMAX in the United Kingdom and Ireland; by Eurosport, Discovery+, and HBO Max in Europe; by local channels in China and elsewhere in Asia; and by WST Play in all other territories. The winner will receive £100,000 from a total prize fund of £550,400.
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Neil Robertson is the defending champion, having defeated Wu Yize 9–7 in the 2024 final.
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The English Open was first staged in 2016 and the inaugural winner was Liang Wenbo, who defeated Judd Trump 9–6 in the final to win his maiden ranking title.[1] The winner receives the Steve Davis Trophy, which was named to honour the six-time world champion following his retirement at the end of the 2015–16 snooker season.[2] The 2025 edition of the tournament—the 10th consecutive staging of the event—is taking place from 11 to 21 September at the Brentwood Centre in Brentwood, England.[3][4] It is the fourth ranking event of the 2025–26 snooker season, following the 2025 Wuhan Open and preceding the 2025 British Open.[5] It is also the first of four tournaments in the season's Home Nations Series, preceding the 2025 Northern Ireland Open, the 2025 Scottish Open, and the 2026 Welsh Open.[6] Neil Robertson is the defending champion, having defeated Wu Yize 9–7 in the 2024 final.[7]
Format
The tournament uses a tiered format first implemented for the Home Nations Series in the 2024–25 snooker season. In round one, players seeded 65–96 face those seeded 97 and below, including selected amateurs. In round two, the winners from round one face players seeded 33–64. In round three, the winners from round two face the top 32 seeds.[8] All matches are played as the best of seven frames until the quarter‑finals, which will be the best of nine. The semi‑finals will be the best of 11, and the final will be a best‑of‑17-frame match played over two sessions.[9]
Broadcasters
Rounds one and two are being broadcast in the United Kingdom by Discovery+; rounds three and onwards will be broadcast in the UK and Ireland by Discovery+, TNT Sports, and DMAX. The tournament is being broadcast by Discovery+ in Germany, Italy, and Austria and by HBO Max in other European territories; rounds three and onwards will also be broadcast in mainland Europe by Eurosport. The tournament is being broadcast in mainland China by the CBSA‑WPBSA Academy WeChat Channel, the CBSA‑WPBSA Academy Douyin, Huya Live, and Migu. It is being broadcast in Hong Kong by Now TV, in Malasyia and Brunei by Astro SuperSport, in Thailand by TrueSports, in Taiwan by Sportcast, and in the Philippines by TAP Sports. In territories where no other coverage is available, it is streamed via WST Play.[10]
Prize fund
The prize fund for the tournament is detailed below.[9][11] In addition, the player who wins the most cumulative prize money across the season's four Home Nations Series events will receive a bonus of £150,000.[6]
- Winner: £100,000
- Runner-up: £45,000
- Semi-final: £21,000
- Quarter-final: £13,200
- Last 16: £9,000
- Last 32: £5,400
- Last 64: £3,600
- Last 96: £1,000
- Highest break: £5,000
- Total: £550,400
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Round one (last 128)
Ng On-yee made a total clearance of 137 in the second frame of her match against Liam Highfield, setting a new record for the highest break by a woman in professional competition. The record had previously been held by Allison Fisher, who made a 133 break in the 1992 Dubai Classic qualifiers. Highfield won the match 4–2, after coming from 69 points behind to take the sixth frame on the last black.[9][12][13] Jimmy White lost the first two frames against Cheung Ka Wai but recovered to tie the scores at 2–2. Cheung won the fifth frame on a re-spotted black, but White took frame six on the colours and went on to win the deciding frame after trapping Cheung in a snooker.[14][15] Marco Fu made two century breaks as he whitewashed Gao Yang in 59 minutes.[15] Sunny Akani lost the first two frames against Oliver Brown but then won four in a row for a 4–2 victory.[14] Two female players advanced to the second round as the reigning World Women's Champion Bai Yulu defeated Liu Wenwei 4–3 and Mink Nutcharut beat Robbie McGuigan 4–2.[16] Chang Bingyu made three breaks over 130 as he whitewashed Leone Crowley in 43 minutes.[16] Liam Pullen advanced with a 4–1 victory over Lan Yuhao, while Mitchell Mann lost the first three frames against Ian Burns but recovered to win the match in a decider.[16]
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Final rounds
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The draw for the final rounds is shown below. Numbers in parentheses after the players' names denote the players' seeding and players in bold denote match winners.[9]
Top half
| Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | |||||||||||||||||||
 Neil Robertson (AUS) (1)
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 Jackson Page (WAL) (32)
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 Shaun Murphy (ENG) (15)
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| David Gilbert (ENG) (22)
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 Wu Yize (CHN) (18)
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| Chris Wakelin (ENG) (12)
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| Lei Peifan (CHN) (29)
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| Mark Selby (ENG) (8)
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| Mark Williams (WAL) (5)
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| Zhou Yuelong (CHN) (30)
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| Barry Hawkins (ENG) (10)
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| Tom Ford (ENG) (17)
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 Hossein Vafaei (IRN) (23)
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| Si Jiahui (CHN) (13)
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| Pang Junxu (CHN) (27)
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| Kyren Wilson (ENG) (4)
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Bottom half
| Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | |||||||||||||||||||
| Judd Trump (ENG) (3)
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| Yuan Sijun (CHN) (28)
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| Gary Wilson (ENG) (14)
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| Elliot Slessor (ENG) (21)
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| Stuart Bingham (ENG) (19)
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 Mark Allen (NIR) (9)
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| Matthew Selt (ENG) (31)
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| Ding Junhui (CHN) (6)
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| Xiao Guodong (CHN) (7)
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| Joe O'Connor (ENG) (25)
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| Zhang Anda (CHN) (11)
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| Jak Jones (WAL) (20)
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 Stephen Maguire (SCO) (24)
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| Ali Carter (ENG) (16)
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| Jack Lisowski (ENG) (26)
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| Zhao Xintong (CHN) (2)
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Early rounds
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The results of the early rounds are shown below. Numbers in parentheses after the players' names denote the players' seeding, an "a" indicates amateur players who were not on the main World Snooker Tour, and players in bold denote match winners.[9]
| Round 1 (Last 128) Best of 7 frames | Round 2 (Last 96) Best of 7 frames | |||||
 Sunny Akani (THA) (70) | 4 | David Lilley (ENG) (58) | ||||
| Oliver Brown (ENG) (102) | 2 | Sunny Akani (THA) (70) | ||||
| Zhao Hanyang (CHN) (95) | 4 | Noppon Saengkham (THA) (33) | ||||
| Connor Benzey (ENG) (112) | 2 | Zhao Hanyang (CHN) (95) | ||||
 Haris Tahir (PAK) (79) | 4 | Zak Surety (ENG) (60) | ||||
 Michał Szubarczyk (POL) (100) | 0 | Haris Tahir (PAK) (79) | ||||
 Julien Leclercq (BEL) (76) | 4 | Fan Zhengyi (CHN) (48) | ||||
| Aidan Murphy (ENG) (a) | 0 | Julien Leclercq (BEL) (76) | ||||
| Farakh Ajaib (PAK) (75) | 4 | He Guoqiang (CHN) (45) | ||||
 Kreishh Gurbaxani (IND) (104) | 1 | Farakh Ajaib (PAK) (75) | ||||
| Chris Totten (SCO) (85) | 1 | Robert Milkins (ENG) (51) | ||||
| Ross Muir (SCO) (105) | 4 | Ross Muir (SCO) (105) | ||||
| Antoni Kowalski (POL) (67) | 1 | Ryan Day (WAL) (34) | ||||
| Liam Graham (SCO) (106) | 4 | Liam Graham (SCO) (106) | ||||
| Liam Highfield (ENG) (94) | 4 | Oliver Lines (ENG) (63) | ||||
 Ng On-yee (HKG) (108) | 2 | Liam Highfield (ENG) (94) | ||||
| Amir Sarkhosh (IRN) (72) | 4 | Long Zehuang (CHN) (53) | ||||
 Sahil Nayyar (CAN) (114) | 2 | Amir Sarkhosh (IRN) (72) | ||||
| David Grace (ENG) (91) | 4 | Xu Si (CHN) (38) | ||||
 Jonas Luz (BRA) (98) | 0 | David Grace (ENG) (91) | ||||
| Louis Heathcote (ENG) (86) | 4 | Jordan Brown (NIR) (50) | ||||
 Mahmoud El Hareedy (EGY) (122) | 1 | Louis Heathcote (ENG) (86) | ||||
| Duane Jones (WAL) (66) | 4 | Martin O'Donnell (ENG) (41) | ||||
| Patrick Whelan (ENG) (a) | 1 | Duane Jones (WAL) (66) | ||||
| Cheung Ka Wai (HKG) (80) | 3 | Luca Brecel (BEL) (39) | ||||
| Jimmy White (ENG) (109) | 4 | Jimmy White (ENG) (109) | ||||
| Sam Craigie (ENG) (88) | 4 | Liu Hongyu (CHN) (54) | ||||
| Chatchapong Nasa (THA) (101) | 0 | Sam Craigie (ENG) (88) | ||||
| Reanne Evans (ENG) (89) | 2 | Daniel Wells (WAL) (44) | ||||
| Jiang Jun (CHN) (118) | 4 | Jiang Jun (CHN) (118) | ||||
| Huang Jiahao (CHN) (82) | 4 | Robbie Williams (ENG) (49) | ||||
| Oliver Sykes (ENG) (a) | 0 | Huang Jiahao (CHN) (82) | ||||
| Round 1 (Last 128) Best of 7 frames | Round 2 (Last 96) Best of 7 frames | |||||
| Robbie McGuigan (NIR) (81) | 2 | Michael Holt (ENG) (62) | ||||
| Mink Nutcharut (THA) (103) | 4 | Mink Nutcharut (THA) (103) | ||||
 Bulcsú Révész (HUN) (78) | 3 | Ben Woollaston (ENG) (36) | ||||
 Alexander Ursenbacher (SUI) (110) | 4 | Alexander Ursenbacher (SUI) (110) | ||||
| Mitchell Mann (ENG) (87) | 4 | Sanderson Lam (ENG) (59) | ||||
| Ian Burns (ENG) (117) | 3 | Mitchell Mann (ENG) (87) | ||||
| Wang Yuchen (HKG) (68) | 4 | Jimmy Robertson (ENG) (35) | ||||
 Florian Nüßle (AUT) (119) | 3 | Wang Yuchen (HKG) (68) | ||||
| Dylan Emery (WAL) (90) | 4 | Matthew Stevens (WAL) (47) | ||||
| Fergal Quinn (NIR) (111) | 0 | Dylan Emery (WAL) (90) | ||||
| Allan Taylor (ENG) (69) | 4 | Scott Donaldson (SCO) (52) | ||||
 Umut Dikme (GER) (a) | 3 | Allan Taylor (ENG) (69) | ||||
| Liam Davies (WAL) (74) | 4 | Lyu Haotian (CHN) (37) | ||||
| Hatem Yassen (EGY) (99) | 1 | Liam Davies (WAL) (74) | ||||
| Lan Yuhao (CHN) (92) | 1 | Stan Moody (ENG) (55) | ||||
| Liam Pullen (ENG) (107) | 4 | Liam Pullen (ENG) (107) | ||||
| Chang Bingyu (CHN) (73) | 4 | Gong Chenzhi (CHN) (64) | ||||
 Leone Crowley (IRL) (113) | 0 | Chang Bingyu (CHN) (73) | ||||
| Bai Yulu (CHN) (93) | 4 | Ricky Walden (ENG) (40) | ||||
| Liu Wenwei (CHN) (116) | 3 | Bai Yulu (CHN) (93) | ||||
| Steven Hallworth (ENG) (83) | 3 | Anthony McGill (SCO) (56) | ||||
| Mateusz Baranowski (POL) (120) | 4 | Mateusz Baranowski (POL) (120) | ||||
 Iulian Boiko (UKR) (84) | 4 | Jamie Jones (WAL) (46) | ||||
| Xu Yichen (CHN) (121) | 0 | Iulian Boiko (UKR) (84) | ||||
 Artemijs Žižins (LAT) (71) | 3 | Aaron Hill (IRL) (43) | ||||
| Yao Pengcheng (CHN) (115) | 4 | Yao Pengcheng (CHN) (115) | ||||
| Marco Fu (HKG) (96) | 4 | Mark Davis (ENG) (57) | ||||
| Gao Yang (CHN) (97) | 0 | Marco Fu (HKG) (96) | ||||
| Haydon Pinhey (ENG) (77) | 4 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) (42) | ||||
| Ryan Davies (ENG) (a) | 1 | Haydon Pinhey (ENG) (77) | ||||
| Ben Mertens (BEL) (65) | 4 | Ishpreet Singh Chadha (IND) (61) | ||||
| Ashley Hugill (ENG) (a) | 0 | Ben Mertens (BEL) (65) | ||||
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Century breaks
Qualifying rounds centuries
A total of 20 century breaks have been made in the qualifying rounds of the tournament.[17]
- 137 – Ng On-yee
- 136, 100 – Haydon Pinhey
- 135 – Duane Jones
- 134, 133, 133 – Chang Bingyu
- 131 – Mateusz Baranowski
- 128, 103 – Florian Nüßle
- 127 – Haris Tahir
- 125, 101 – Huang Jiahao
- 117 – David Grace
- 115, 104 – Julien Leclercq
- 110, 104 – Marco Fu
- 107 – Sunny Akani
- 100 – Jiang Jun
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