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2025 Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters
Tournament information
Dates8–16 August 2025 (2025-08-08 – 2025-08-16)
VenueAl-Faisal Sports City
CityJeddah
CountrySaudi Arabia
OrganisationWorld Snooker Tour
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£2,302,000
Winner's share£500,000
Highest break Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA)
(147)
Final
Champion 
Runner-up 
Score–
← 2024

The 2025 Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters is a professional snooker tournament that is taking place from 8 to 16 August 2025 at Green Halls, Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.[1][2] The second consecutive edition of the tournament since it was first staged in Riyadh in 2024, it is the second ranking event of the 2025–26 snooker season, following the 2025 Championship League and preceding the 2025 Wuhan Open.[3] It features 144 participants, including 16 regional wildcard players.[2] The tournament is being broadcast by local channels in the Middle East and Asia; by Eurosport, Discovery+, and HBO Max in Europe; by TNT Sports and Discovery+ in the United Kingdom and Ireland; and by WST Play in all other territories. The winner will receive £500,000 from a total prize fund of £2,302,000.

Judd Trump was the defending champion, having defeated Mark Williams 10‍–‍9 in the 2024 final, but he lost 3–5 to Oliver Lines in the fifth round (the last 32).[4] Thepchaiya Un-Nooh made the fifth maximum break of his career in his third-round match against Jordan Brown.[5]

Overview

Organised by the World Snooker Tour and the Saudi Arabian Billiard & Snooker Federation (SABSF), the Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters is held under the supervision of the Ministry of Sport for Saudi Arabia.[2] First staged in September 2024 in Riyadh, it is the first ranking tournament held in Saudi Arabia, and has been promoted as snooker's "fourth major" alongside the three Triple Crown events—the World Snooker Championship, the UK Championship and the Masters.[6] As of 2025, its prize fund of over £2 million is the second-largest after the World Championship,[7] while its winner's prize of £500,000 is equivalent to that at the World Championship.[8] Judd Trump won the inaugural event, where he came from 62 points behind in the deciding frame of the final to defeat Mark Williams on the last black ball.[9] In May 2025, it was announced that the tournament would move from Riyadh to Jeddah, beginning with the 2025 edition.[10]

Participants

A total of 144 players entered the tournament, including 16 regional wildcard players. The wildcards included eleven players from Saudi Arabia (Omar Alajlani, Ayman Alamri, Saud Albaker, Fahad Alghamdi, Musaad Almisfir, Abdullah Alotayyani, Ziyad Alqabbani, Abdullah Alshammari, Ahmed Aseeri, Abdulraouf Saigh, and Musab Sayegh); two from Pakistan (Adeel Aqdus and Asif Mukhtar); and one each from Bahrain, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates (Habib Subah Humood, Hesham Shawky, and Mohammed Al Joker respectively).[2]

Due to a fixture clash with the 2025 World Games, which are taking place from 7 to 17 August in Chengdu, China, the world number 13 Xiao Guodong and the reigning World Women's Champion Bai Yulu did not enter.[11] Luca Brecel, the 2023 World Champion, withdrew for medical reasons and his third-round opponent, Sanderson Lam, received a bye.[12]

Format

The tournament uses a tiered format similar to the World Snooker Championship and UK Championship, with the top 16 players in the snooker world rankings, as they stood after the 2025 Championship League, being seeded through to the last 32, the fifth round of the tournament.[a] The first four rounds feature all lower-ranked players as well as the invited regional wildcards and Q School top-ups. Players seeded 49 to 80 received byes into the second round, and players seeded 17 to 48 received byes into the third round.[13]

The first three rounds were played as the best of 7 frames while the fourth and fifth rounds were the best of 9 frames. The last 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals are the best of 11 frames and the final will be the best of 19 frames, played over two sessions.[13]

Broadcasters

The tournament is broadcast by Saudi Sports Company (SSC) and Shahid domestically in Saudi Arabia. It is broadcast by TNT Sports and Discovery+ in the United Kingdom and Ireland; by Eurosport in mainland Europe; by Discovery+ in Germany, Italy, and Austria; and by HBO Max in other European territories. It is broadcast by Migu, Huya, the CBSA-WPBSA Academy WeChat channel, and the CBSA-WPBSA Academy Douyin in mainland China; by Now TV in Hong Kong; by TrueSports in Thailand; by Sportcast in Taiwan; and by TAP Sports in the Philippines. In all other territories, it is broadcast by WST Play.[14]

Prize fund

The prize fund for the tournament is detailed below.[2] In addition, during the 2025–26 snooker season, a player who makes two maximum breaks across the four qualifying events—the 2025 Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters, the 2025 UK Championship (including qualifiers), the 2026 Masters, and the 2026 World Snooker Championship (including qualifiers)—will win a bonus of £147,000. The bonus can be won up to three times, including multiple times by the same player.[15]

  • Winner: £500,000
  • Runner-up: £200,000
  • Semi-final: £100,000
  • Quarter-final: £50,000
  • Last 16: £30,000
  • Last 32: £20,000
  • Last 48: £11,000
  • Last 80: £7,000
  • Last 112: £4,000
  • Last 144: £2,000
  • 147 break: £50,000
  • Total: £2,302,000

Summary

First round

Ken Doherty (pictured in 2012) defeated fellow veteran Jimmy White 4–1 in the first round. It was their first professional meeting since the 2010 World Championship qualifiers.

The first round was scheduled to be played on 8 August as the best of seven frames. It featured the 16 regional wildcard players, amateur top-up players from the Q School Order of Merit, and players seeded 81 and under.[16] Due to technical issues, seven first-round matches were postponed until the morning of 9 August, when they were played in an untelevised session.[17] Veteran players Ken Doherty, aged 55, and Jimmy White, aged 63, met in professional competition for the first time since the 2010 World Snooker Championship qualifying rounds.[18] Doherty won the match 4–1, making three half-century breaks of 96, 59, and 64.[19][20] Reanne Evans, a 12-time World Women's Champion, defeated Kreishh Gurbaxani 4–2. It was her third consecutive professional victory of the season in knock-out tournaments, following her wins in the qualifying rounds of the 2025 Wuhan Open and the 2025 British Open.[21] Evans was the only female player to reach the second round, as Mink Nutcharut lost 1–4 to amateur player Umut Dikme and Ng On-yee lost 3–4 to Hatem Yassen.[19][22]

Sahil Nayyar, who had earned a two-year tour card by winning the 2024 Pan-American Open Championship, secured his first professional victory with a 4–1 win over wildcard player Habib Subah Humood.[23][21] Michał Szubarczyk, aged 14, who had recently become the youngest ever professional snooker player, also recorded his first win on the tour by defeating Ryan Davies 4–2.[21] Dylan Emery led Florian Nüßle 3–0. Nüßle recovered to tie the scores, but Emery won the deciding frame on the colours.[21] Steven Hallworth recorded a whitewash victory over wildcard player Omar Alajlani, Saudi Arabia's top-ranked amateur. Hesham Shawky was the only wildcard player to reach the second round, after a 4–2 win over Jiang Jun.[21] Chang Bingyu, who had served a two-year ban and then earned a new professional tour card by winning the 2025 Asia-Pacific Snooker Championship, defeated Marco Fu in a deciding frame.[24][19] Iulian Boiko advanced with a 4–2 win over Liu Wenwei.[19]

Second round

The second round was played on 9 August as the best of seven frames. It featured the winners of the first round against players seeded 49 to 80.[16] Szubarczyk made a 93 break in the fourth frame against Bulcsú Révész and went on to win the match in a deciding frame. "The standard on the tour is very difficult. I need to improve my safety and I need to stop getting angry when I miss," commented the 14-year-old afterwards.[25] Evans trailed Liam Davies 1–2 but then won three consecutive frames for a 4–2 victory.[25][26] Stan Moody trailed Liam Highfield 3–4 but produced back-to-back centuries of 130 and 109 to win the match 4–3.[25] The deciding frame between Hallworth and Michael Holt came down to a safety battle on the last pink ball. After a safety error from Holt, Hallworth potted the pink in a middle pocket to secure a 4–3 win.[25]

Ben Mertens made an 87 break in the deciding frame to defeat Ross Muir.[25] Sam Craigie, who had not competed the previous season due to injury, but had been awarded a new two-year tour card on medical grounds, made centuries of 122 and 104 as he whitewashed Mark Davis. "In practice I feel better than ever, and today was the first time I have shown that in a match," he said afterwards.[27][25] Boiko made five half-centuries as he defeated Zak Surety 4–1.[28] Doherty lost a deciding frame to Artemijs Žižins after he missed a long pot on the last red and went in-off.[28] Julien Leclercq advanced with a 4–1 win over Dikme.[28] Chatchapong Nasa, playing his first season on the professional tour, arrived late for his match against David Lilley, a former World Seniors Champion. Nasa was docked the first frame, but he won the match after taking the deciding frame on the colours.[28]

Third round

Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (pictured in 2013) made the fifth maximum break of his career during his third-round match against Jordan Brown. In the fifth round, he attempted another maximum to win a £147,000 bonus but missed the 13th red.

The third round was played on 10 August as the best of seven frames. It featured the winners of the second round against players seeded 17 to 48.[16] Thepchaiya Un-Nooh made the fifth maximum break of his career in his whitewash victory over Jordan Brown, becoming the 15th player in professional snooker history to reach the milestone of five maximums. It was the third maximum break of the season and the 220th official maximum in professional snooker history. Uh-Nooh will win or share a £50,000 bonus for his maximum and will win a further £147,000 bonus if he makes another maximum in any of the season's Triple Crown tournaments. "If I have a chance of another 147 now I will go for it, that's my style," he said afterwards.[5]

Jack Lisowski made breaks of 81 and 88 as he whitewashed Evans.[5] Hallworth trailed Jimmy Robertson 0–2 and 1–3 but tied the scores at 3–3 and then won the deciding frame with a clearance on the colours.[5] The match between Oliver Lines and Matthew Selt also went to a deciding frame, which culminated in a safety battle on the last pink. Lines secured victory by potting pink and black after Selt went in-off the pink.[5] Stuart Bingham defeated Szubarczyk 4–1, and Moody made a 142 break as he defeated Ryan Day 4–2.[5] Aaron Hill made a 120 break against Robert Milkins and won the match in a deciding frame. Gary Wilson also advanced after winning a decider against Gao Yang.[5]

Hossein Vafaei made a 135 break as he defeated Leclercq 4–1. He spoke afterwards about undergoing treatment for a spinal problem that had caused pain in his neck, shoulder, and left arm for the previous seven months. "I have had physiotherapy and I am doing exercises to help but it needs time to heal," he said.[29] Chang led Daniel Wells 3–0 and was on the verge of a whitewash victory, leading by 64 points in frame four. However, Wells won the frame with a 73 clearance and went on to tie the scores at 3–3, helped by a 131 break in the sixth. In the decider, Wells established a 63-point lead, but Chang recovered to win the frame and match on the colours.[29] Boiko progressed by beating Jackson Page 4–2, while Louis Heathcote advanced with a whitewash win over Lei Peifan.[29] Wu Yize defeated Ashley Hugill 4–1, and Ben Woollaston beat Nasa by the same score.[29] Stephen Maguire, who had recently won the 2025 Championship League, came from 2–3 behind against Allan Taylor to win the match in a deciding frame.[29]

Fourth round

The fourth round was played on 11 August as the best of nine frames. It featured all 32 winners from the third round.[16] Joe O'Connor, runner-up in the 2025 Championship League, made breaks of 97, 69, and 112 as he whitewashed Sanderson Lam.[30] Maguire whitewashed Anthony McGill, making breaks of 52, 128, 81, 52, 64, and 64. Afterwards, he called the match "the best I have played this season by a mile."[30] Woollaston lost the first two frames against Lisowski but recovered to win the match in a deciding frame. "[Lisowski] played better than me but I stole a few frames on the pink and black," said Woollaston afterwards. "Beating [Mark Selby] at the [2025 World Championship] gave me a lot of confidence in my safety play in particular."[30]

Un-Nooh lost the first frame against the 2024 World Championship runner-up Jak Jones but took five consecutive frames with breaks of 57, 67, 95, 110, and 103 for a 5–1 victory.[30] Yuan Sijun whitewashed Moody, making a highest break of 89, and Lines made a 106 century as he defeated Noppon Saengkham 5–2.[30] Elliot Slessor recovered from 1–4 behind to defeat Lan Yuhao in a deciding frame.[30] Wu made breaks of 73, 105, 124, 73, and 95 as he beat Matthew Stevens 5–1.[30] Four players who started in the first round, Farakh Ajaib, Boiko, Chang, and Hallworth, advanced to the fifth round.[30] Ajaib beat Jamie Jones 5–2, and Boiko defeated Heathcote in a deciding frame. Chang defeated David Gilbert 5–3, and Hallworth defeated Zhou Yuelong by the same score. Martin O'Donnell also progressed with a 5–3 win over Vafaei.[31]

Fifth round

The world number one and defending champion Judd Trump (pictured in 2014) lost 3–5 to the world number 68 Oliver Lines.

The fifth round (the last 32) was played on 12 August as the best of nine frames. It featured the 16 winners from the fourth round against the top 16 seeds.[16] The world number one and defending champion Judd Trump won the first frame against the world number 68 Lines. However, Lines made breaks of 125, 63, and 71 as he won four consecutive frames to lead 4–1. Trump won the next two, making a 102 century in the seventh, but Lines secured a 5–3 victory with a 100 century in frame eight. "I am really proud of the way I played today and the way I handled the occasion. It's a massive achievement," said Lines, who called the win the best of his career.[32][4] Trailing Slessor 3–4, John Higgins attempted a maximum break in frame eight but missed the 13th red. Higgins had an opportunity to make a match-winning clearance from 47 points behind in the deciding frame but he missed the last red while on a break of 34. Slessor went on to secure a 5–4 victory.[4]

Shaun Murphy defeated Un-Nooh 5–1, making two centuries of 125 and 118. Un-Nooh had an opportunity to make his second maximum of the tournament in frame five, which would have secured him a £147,000 bonus, but he missed the 13th red.[4] Bingham made five half-centuries as he defeated Zhang Anda 5–2. Afterwards, he commented that his weight loss of 3.5 stone (22 kilograms) that year had benefited his form, saying: "I was having trouble with my knee and back and that is better now. My game is getting stronger each round here."[4] Neil Robertson made three centuries of 120, 114, and 106 as he defeated Woollaston 5–2. Mark Williams beat Yuan 5–3, and Selby defeated Long Zehuang by the same score. Recent 2025 Shanghai Masters runner-up Ali Carter made a 132 century in the deciding frame to beat Gary Wilson 5–4.[4]

Playing with a new cue made by Sunny Akani, Ronnie O'Sullivan whitewashed O'Connor, making breaks of 116, 89, 53, and 90 in the last four frames.[33] Zhao Xintong, the reigning World Champion, also recorded a whitewash win, making breaks of 92, 132, 97, 94, and 106 as he defeated Hallworth in 55 minutes.[33] The world number two Kyren Wilson, recent winner of the 2025 Shanghai Masters, fell 2–4 behind against Boiko but made three half-century breaks to secure a 5–4 win. "I felt a bit flat going out there, but that's sometimes the case after winning a big tournament," said Wilson afterwards.[33] Chris Wakelin beat Ajaib 5–1, and Ding Junhui defeated Maguire 5–2.[33] Si Jiahui, a semi-finalist the previous year, beat Wu 5–3, and Barry Hawkins defeated O'Donnell by the same score.[33] From 1–3 behind against Chang, Mark Allen won three frames in a row to lead 4–3, but Chang won the last two frames for a 5–4 victory. The last remaining player in the event who started in the first round, Chang reached the last 16 of a ranking tournament for the first time.[33]

Sixth round

Mark Selby (pictured in 2020) made his 900th century break in professional competition, becoming the fifth player to reach that milestone.

The sixth round (the last 16) was played on 13 August as the best of 11 frames.[16] In the second frame of his match against Neil Robertson, Selby made his 900th century break in professional competition, becoming the fifth player to reach that milestone.[34] Robertson made breaks of 70 and 111 to lead 3–1 at the mid-session interval. Selby won three consecutive frames with half-century breaks to lead 4–3, but Robertson also took three frames in a row, making breaks of 83 and 137, as he secured a 6–4 win, eliminating Selby from the tournament for a second consecutive year.[35] Facing Murphy, Williams won the first two frames and then recovered from 61 points behind to take the third with a 74 clearance. The next two frames were shared. Williams produced a 30 clearance to win the sixth frame on the last black and made a 102 century in the seventh to complete a 6–1 victory. On losing the previous year's final to Trump after having led by 62 points in the deciding frame, Williams commented: "I suppose I am lucky that ever since I was a kid, losing has never really bothered me... If I win, great, if I lose, it's no problem."[35]

Trailing Slessor 1–4, Bingham won four consecutive frames for a 5–4 lead. However, Slessor took frame 10 on the colours and then won the decider with a 72 break. It was Slessor's third consecutive win in a deciding frame, following his 5–4 victories over Lan and Higgins in the previous two rounds. "I missed a few chances from 4–1 so my back was against the wall," Slessor said afterwards. "I had to try to find something and luckily I did. I believe in my own ability and hopefully at some time it will be my week."[35] Carter trailed Lines 1–3 but won five consecutive frames for a 6–3 victory. "I played great after the interval, against an up-and-comer who had a good win over Judd Trump," said Carter afterwards.[35]

Facing O'Sullivan, the world number 104 Chang made five half-century breaks as he took a 5–2 lead. O'Sullivan made a 103 century to win the eighth frame (taking the combined total of centuries for the Class of '92 to 3,000)[36] and also took the ninth. Chang had a match-winning opportunity in frame 10 but missed the penultimate red, and O'Sullivan cleared to tie the scores at 5–5. O'Sullivan won the decider with a 125 century to reach the 148th ranking quarter-final of his career. "I have realised now I took this game for granted before because when I was struggling I lost my confidence and lost my swagger and that's something you can't fake," O'Sullivan commented afterwards. "I just don't have that enough now. I wish I could turn the clock back and appreciate it more."[37][38] Kyren Wilson made five half-century breaks as he defeated Si 6–3.[37] Wakelin won three of the first four frames against Zhao, but then lost four frames in a row to trail 3–5. However, Wakelin took the last three frames for a 6–5 victory.[37] Hawkins also trailed Ding 3–5 but made breaks of 99 and 84 to tie the scores and then won the match in a deciding frame.[37]

Quarter-finals

The previous year's runner-up Mark Williams (pictured in 2015) lost 5–6 to Elliot Slessor at the quarter-final stage.

The quarter-finals were played on 14 August as the best of 11 frames.[16] Facing Williams, Slessor made breaks including 62, 130, and 70 as he moved 5–2 ahead. Williams won frame eight with a 74 break. In the ninth frame, Slessor missed a red while on a break of 60, and Williams recovered to take the frame on the last black. Williams made a 51 break in the tenth to tie the scores at 5–5. The decider came down to the colours. After Williams went in-off while playing a safety shot, Slessor potted yellow, green, and brown to secure a 6–5 victory and reach his fifth ranking semi-final. It was the fourth consecutive match he had won in a deciding frame. "I am very relieved because I was feeling sick going into the decider. I thought I had missed my chance," commented Slessor afterwards. "It's definitely a match I would have lost from that position three or four months ago. I have been working very hard on trying to hold myself together and waiting for the next chance."[39]

Playing Carter, Robertson made a 139 century as he took a 4–2 lead. Carter won frame seven with an 80 break and came from 46 points behind to take the eighth on the last black, tying the scores at 4–4. However, Robertson won the ninth with a 71 break and also took the tenth for a 6–4 victory, securing his 54th ranking semi-final appearance. "When I lost form a couple of years ago I did all the right things, setting up a team around me of (psychologist) Helen Davis and Joe Perry so I have a good core of people I trust," commented Robertson. "[Perry] is here this week because it's such a big event and he has been brilliant. I felt it was a matter of time before things would turn around."[39]

O'Sullivan lost the first frame against Wilson but made breaks of 88 and 116 as he took a 2–1 lead. Wilson made breaks of 75 and 67 to move 3–2 ahead but O'Sullivan tied the scores at 3–3 after Wilson missed the penultimate red in frame six. Wilson produced half-centuries of 69 and 80 to lead 5–3, but O'Sullivan made back-to-back centuries of 110 and 118 to tie the scores. After Wilson missed a pot on the pink in the decider, O'Sullivan made a break of 46 and went on to secure a 6–5 victory, reaching his 95th ranking semi-final. "It was a tough match. I had to rely on [Wilson] to make a few mistakes," said O'Sullivan afterwards. "I was trying to stay with him because he will always be the stronger player these days.... I can use my experience, be patient and make it hard for my opponent."[40] In his match against Hawkins, Wakelin made four half-centuries as he took a 4-1 lead, but Hawkins tied the scores at 4–4 and 5–5. Wakelin made a 55 break in the decider, and went on to secure victory, reaching his fifth ranking semi-final. "It was very difficult. Barry [Hawkins] is one of the toughest players on the tour, so I'm thrilled to come through 6–5," said Wakelin afterwards. "My long game was good to go 4–1 up. I made some mistakes after that but I knew I could still knock in the long ones when I needed to."[40]

Semi-finals

The semi-finals will be played on 15 August as the best of 11 frames.[16]

Final

The final will be played on 16 August as the best of 19 frames, held over two sessions.[16]

Final rounds

The draw for the final rounds is shown below. Numbers in parentheses after the players' names denote the players' seeding. Players in bold denote match winners.[13][41][42]

Round 5 (Last 32)
Best of 9 frames		Round 6 (Last 16)
Best of 11 frames		Quarter-finals
Best of 11 frames		Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames		Final
Best of 19 frames
 Judd Trump (ENG) (1) 3
 Oliver Lines (ENG) (64) 5
England Oliver Lines (64) 3
England Ali Carter (16) 6
 Ali Carter (ENG) (16) 5
 Gary Wilson (ENG) (17) 4
England Ali Carter (16) 4
Australia Neil Robertson (9) 6
 Neil Robertson (AUS) (9) 5
 Ben Woollaston (ENG) (41) 2
Australia Neil Robertson (9) 6
England Mark Selby (8) 4
 Mark Selby (ENG) (8) 5
 Long Zehuang (CHN) (57) 3
Australia Neil Robertson (9)
England Elliot Slessor (28)
 John Higgins (SCO) (5) 4
 Elliot Slessor (ENG) (28) 5
England Elliot Slessor (28) 6
England Stuart Bingham (21) 5
 Zhang Anda (CHN) (12) 2
 Stuart Bingham (ENG) (21) 5
England Elliot Slessor (28) 6
Wales Mark Williams (4) 5
 Shaun Murphy (ENG) (13) 5
 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) (45) 1
England Shaun Murphy (13) 1
Wales Mark Williams (4) 6
 Mark Williams (WAL) (4) 5
 Yuan Sijun (CHN) (29) 3
 Kyren Wilson (ENG) (3) 5
 Iulian Boiko (UKR) (104) 4
England Kyren Wilson (3) 6
China Si Jiahui (14) 3
 Si Jiahui (CHN) (14) 5
 Wu Yize (CHN) (19) 3
England Kyren Wilson (3) 5
England Ronnie O'Sullivan (6) 6
 Mark Allen (NIR) (11) 4
 Chang Bingyu (CHN) (114) 5
China Chang Bingyu (114) 5
England Ronnie O'Sullivan (6) 6
 Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (6) 5
 Joe O'Connor (ENG) (27) 0
England Ronnie O'Sullivan (6)
England Chris Wakelin (15)
 Ding Junhui (CHN) (7) 5
 Stephen Maguire (SCO) (26) 2
China Ding Junhui (7) 5
England Barry Hawkins (10) 6
 Barry Hawkins (ENG) (10) 5
 Martin O'Donnell (ENG) (42) 3
England Barry Hawkins (10) 5
England Chris Wakelin (15) 6
 Chris Wakelin (ENG) (15) 5
 Farakh Ajaib (PAK) (82) 1
England Chris Wakelin (15) 6
China Zhao Xintong (2) 5
 Zhao Xintong (CHN) (2) 5
 Steven Hallworth (ENG) (100) 0

Early rounds

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. Players in bold denote match winners.[13][41]

Round 1 (Last 144)
Best of 7 frames		Round 2 (Last 112)
Best of 7 frames		Round 3 (Last 80)
Best of 7 frames		Round 4 (Last 48)
Best of 9 frames
 Florian Nüßle (AUT) (103)3 Gong Chenzhi (CHN) (65)4 Noppon Saengkham (THA) (32)4
 Dylan Emery (WAL) (105)4 Dylan Emery (WAL) (105)2 Gong Chenzhi (CHN) (65)3 Noppon Saengkham (THA) (32)2
 Liam Pullen (ENG) (108)4 Oliver Lines (ENG) (64)4 Matthew Selt (ENG) (33)3 Oliver Lines (ENG) (64)5
 Ahmed Aseeri (KSA) (a)1 Liam Pullen (ENG) (108)1 Oliver Lines (ENG) (64)4
 Robbie McGuigan (NIR) (81)1 Chris Totten (SCO) (80)0 Gary Wilson (ENG) (17)4
 Gao Yang (CHN) (117)4 Gao Yang (CHN) (117)4 Gao Yang (CHN) (117)3 Gary Wilson (ENG) (17)5
 Leone Crowley (IRL) (109)4 Aaron Hill (IRL) (49)4 Robert Milkins (ENG) (48)3 Aaron Hill (IRL) (49)2
 Ziyad Alqabbani (KSA) (a)2 Leone Crowley (IRL) (109)1 Aaron Hill (IRL) (49)4
 Chatchapong Nasa (THA) (119)4  David Lilley (ENG) (56)3 Ben Woollaston (ENG) (41)4
 Fahad Alghamdi (KSA) (a)0 Chatchapong Nasa (THA) (119)4 Chatchapong Nasa (THA) (119)1 Ben Woollaston (ENG) (41)5
 Kreishh Gurbaxani (IND) (87)2 Liam Davies (WAL) (73)2 Jack Lisowski (ENG) (24)4 Jack Lisowski (ENG) (24)4
 Reanne Evans (ENG) (98)4 Reanne Evans (ENG) (98)4 Reanne Evans (ENG) (98)0
 Zhao Hanyang (CHN) (112)4 Long Zehuang (CHN) (57)4 Xu Si (CHN) (40)0
 Musab Sayegh (KSA) (a)0 Zhao Hanyang (CHN) (112)3 Long Zehuang (CHN) (57)4 Long Zehuang (CHN) (57)5
 Jonas Luz (BRA) (88)4 Amir Sarkhosh (IRN) (72)4 Pang Junxu (CHN) (25)4 Pang Junxu (CHN) (25)3
 Musaad Almisfir (KSA) (a)3 Jonas Luz (BRA) (88)0 Amir Sarkhosh (IRN) (72)2
 Ross Muir (SCO) (101)4 Ben Mertens (BEL) (69)4 Elliot Slessor (ENG) (28)4
 Abdulraouf Saigh (KSA) (a)0 Ross Muir (SCO) (101)3 Ben Mertens (BEL) (69)1 Elliot Slessor (ENG) (28)5
 Mateusz Baranowski (POL) (110)1 Ishpreet Singh Chadha (IND) (60)1 Lyu Haotian (CHN) (37)0 Lan Yuhao (CHN) (123)4
 Lan Yuhao (CHN) (123)4 Lan Yuhao (CHN) (123)4 Lan Yuhao (CHN) (123)4
 Michał Szubarczyk (POL) (121)4 Bulcsú Révész (HUN) (76)3 Stuart Bingham (ENG) (21)4
 Ryan Davies (ENG) (a)2 Michał Szubarczyk (POL) (121)4 Michał Szubarczyk (POL) (121)1 Stuart Bingham (ENG) (21)5
 Sam Craigie (ENG) (96)4 Mark Davis (ENG) (53)0 He Guoqiang (CHN) (44)1 Sam Craigie (ENG) (96)4
 Xu Yichen (CHN) (115)2 Sam Craigie (ENG) (96)4 Sam Craigie (ENG) (96)4
 Sahil Nayyar (CAN) (122)4 Jordan Brown (NIR) (52)4 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) (45)4
 Habib Subah Humood (BHR) (a)1 Sahil Nayyar (CAN) (122)1 Jordan Brown (NIR) (52)0 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) (45)5
 Huang Jiahao (CHN) (84)4 Cheung Ka Wai (HKG) (77)1 Jak Jones (WAL) (20)4 Jak Jones (WAL) (20)1
 Abdullah Alshammari (KSA) (a)1 Huang Jiahao (CHN) (84)4 Huang Jiahao (CHN) (84)1
 Liam Highfield (ENG) (93)4 Stan Moody (ENG) (61)4 Ryan Day (WAL) (36)2
 Mohammed Al Joker (UAE) (a)0 Liam Highfield (ENG) (93)3 Stan Moody (ENG) (61)4 Stan Moody (ENG) (61)0
 Jiang Jun (CHN) (107)2 Antoni Kowalski (POL) (68)4 Yuan Sijun (CHN) (29)4 Yuan Sijun (CHN) (29)5
 Hesham Shawky (EGY) (a)4 Hesham Shawky (EGY) (a)2 Antoni Kowalski (POL) (68)1
 Louis Heathcote (ENG) (102)4 Sunny Akani (THA) (67)0 Lei Peifan (CHN) (30)0
 Ayman Alamri (KSA) (a)0 Louis Heathcote (ENG) (102)4 Louis Heathcote (ENG) (102)4 Louis Heathcote (ENG) (102)4
 Iulian Boiko (UKR) (104)4 Zak Surety (ENG) (62)1 Jackson Page (WAL) (35)2 Iulian Boiko (UKR) (104)5
 Liu Wenwei (CHN) (120)2 Iulian Boiko (UKR) (104)4 Iulian Boiko (UKR) (104)4
 Mitchell Mann (ENG) (83)1 Haydon Pinhey (ENG) (78)0 Wu Yize (CHN) (19)4
 Ashley Hugill (ENG) (a)4 Ashley Hugill (ENG) (a)4 Ashley Hugill (ENG) (a)1 Wu Yize (CHN) (19)5
 Ian Burns (ENG) (95)2 Matthew Stevens (WAL) (51)4 Robbie Williams (ENG) (46)1 Matthew Stevens (WAL) (51)1
 David Grace (ENG) (94)4 David Grace (ENG) (94)1 Matthew Stevens (WAL) (51)4
 Chang Bingyu (CHN) (114)4 Scott Donaldson (SCO) (54)3 Daniel Wells (WAL) (43)3
 Marco Fu (HKG) (91)3 Chang Bingyu (CHN) (114)4 Chang Bingyu (CHN) (114)4 Chang Bingyu (CHN) (114)5
 Ken Doherty (IRL) (85)4 Artemijs Žižins (LAT) (75)4 David Gilbert (ENG) (22)4 David Gilbert (ENG) (22)3
 Jimmy White (ENG) (92)1 Ken Doherty (IRL) (85)3 Artemijs Žižins (LAT) (75)2
 Connor Benzey (ENG) (118)4 Sanderson Lam (ENG) (59)4 Luca Brecel (BEL) (38)[b]w/d
 Adeel Aqdus (PAK) (a)0 Connor Benzey (ENG) (118)0 Sanderson Lam (ENG) (59)w/o Sanderson Lam (ENG) (59)0
 Hatem Yassen (EGY) (89)4 Wang Yuchen (HKG) (70)4 Joe O'Connor (ENG) (27)4 Joe O'Connor (ENG) (27)5
 Ng On-yee (HKG) (113)3 Hatem Yassen (EGY) (89)0 Wang Yuchen (HKG) (70)3
 Mohammed Shehab (UAE) (90)4 Allan Taylor (ENG) (71)4 Stephen Maguire (SCO) (26)4
 Abdullah Alotayyani (KSA) (a)2 Mohammed Shehab (UAE) (90)3 Allan Taylor (ENG) (71)3 Stephen Maguire (SCO) (26)5
 Oliver Brown (ENG) (97)4 Anthony McGill (SCO) (58)4 Ricky Walden (ENG) (39)2 Anthony McGill (SCO) (58)0
 Patrick Whelan (ENG) (a)2 Oliver Brown (ENG) (97)1 Anthony McGill (SCO) (58)4
 Mink Nutcharut (THA) (86)1 Julien Leclercq (BEL) (74)4 Hossein Vafaei (IRN) (23)4
 Umut Dikme (GER) (a)4 Umut Dikme (GER) (a)1 Julien Leclercq (BEL) (74)1 Hossein Vafaei (IRN) (23)3
 Yao Pengcheng (CHN) (111)3 Liu Hongyu (CHN) (55)4 Martin O'Donnell (ENG) (42)4 Martin O'Donnell (ENG) (42)5
 Alexander Ursenbacher (SUI) (99)4 Alexander Ursenbacher (SUI) (99)1 Liu Hongyu (CHN) (55)3
 Fergal Quinn (NIR) (116)4 Jamie Jones (WAL) (50)4 Fan Zhengyi (CHN) (47)3
 Mahmoud El Hareedy (EGY) (124)2 Fergal Quinn (NIR) (116)2 Jamie Jones (WAL) (50)4 Jamie Jones (WAL) (50)2
 Farakh Ajaib (PAK) (82)4 Haris Tahir (PAK) (79)0 Tom Ford (ENG) (18)2 Farakh Ajaib (PAK) (82)5
 Saud Albaker (KSA) (a)0 Farakh Ajaib (PAK) (82)4 Farakh Ajaib (PAK) (82)4
 Steven Hallworth (ENG) (100)4 Michael Holt (ENG) (63)3 Jimmy Robertson (ENG) (34)3
 Omar Alajlani (KSA) (a)0 Steven Hallworth (ENG) (100)4 Steven Hallworth (ENG) (100)4 Steven Hallworth (ENG) (100)5
 Liam Graham (SCO) (106)4 Duane Jones (WAL) (66)4 Zhou Yuelong (CHN) (31)4 Zhou Yuelong (CHN) (31)3
 Asif Mukhtar (PAK) (a)0 Liam Graham (SCO) (106)0 Duane Jones (WAL) (66)1
Note: w/d=withdrawn; w/o=walkover

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee:
Al-Faisal Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 16 August 2025
–
Afternoon:
Evening:
Highest break
Century breaks

Century breaks

A total of 83 century breaks have been made during the tournament.[43]

Notes

  1. ^ This includes Ali Carter (ranked 17th) because of the withdrawal of Xiao Guodong (ranked 13th).
  2. ^ Luca Brecel withdrew for medical reasons and so Sanderson Lam received a walkover.[12]

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