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2025 World Snooker Championship

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2025 Halo World Snooker Championship
Tournament information
Dates19 April – 5 May 2025 (2025-04-19 – 2025-05-05)
VenueCrucible Theatre
CitySheffield
CountryEngland
OrganisationWorld Snooker Tour
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£2,395,000
Winner's share£500,000
Highest break
← 2024

The 2025 World Snooker Championship (officially the 2025 Halo World Snooker Championship) is a professional snooker tournament that is taking place from 19 April to 5 May 2025 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England, the 49th consecutive year that the World Snooker Championship is being staged at the venue. Organised by the World Snooker Tour and sponsored for the first time by technology company Halo Service Solutions, the tournament is the 18th and final ranking event of the 2024‍–‍25 season. It is being broadcast domestically by BBC Sport, in Europe by TNT Sports/Eurosport, and elsewhere in the world by WST Play and other broadcasters. The winner will receive £500,000 from a total prize fund of £2,395,000.

The top 16 players from the snooker world rankings—as they stood after the 2025 Tour Championship—were seeded through to the main stage at the Crucible. They were joined by the 16 successful players from the qualifying rounds, which took place from 7 to 16 April at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield, featuring 128 professional and invited amateur competitors. Crucible debutants at the event were Lei Peifan, Zak Surety, and Daniel Wells. A record number of Chinese players—four seeds and six qualifiers, making ten in total—reached the main stage of the tournament. Veteran players Dominic Dale and Joe Perry retired after their qualifying defeats, having both played on the professional tour since 1992.

Kyren Wilson was the defending champion, having defeated Jak Jones 18‍–‍14 in the 2024 final to win his maiden world title. He lost 9‍–‍10 to Lei in the first round, becoming the 20th player to experience the so-called Crucible curse, referring to the fact that no first-time champion had retained the title since the tournament moved to the Crucible in 1977.

The qualifying rounds produced a record total of 143 century breaks. While playing against Allan Taylor in the third qualifying round, Jackson Page became the first player to make two maximum breaks in a professional match. He won the £147,000 bonus available to any player who made two maximums across the season's Triple Crown events and the Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters; he won an additional £10,000 bonus for achieving a maximum in the World Championship qualifiers. Mark Allen made the 15th maximum break in Crucible history during his second-round match against Chris Wakelin; he also became the first player to make maximum breaks at all three Triple Crown events. Allen's 147 took the maximum break total for the 2024‍–‍25 season to 15, a new record. Judd Trump made his 100th century of the 2024–25 season in his second-round match against Shaun Murphy, winning a £100,000 bonus.

Background

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The Crucible Theatre from outside
For the 49th consecutive year, the main stage of the tournament is being held at the Crucible Theatre (pictured) in Sheffield, England.

The inaugural 1927 World Snooker Championship, then known as the Professional Championship of Snooker, took place at various venues in England between November 1926 and May 1927. Joe Davis won the final—held at Camkin's Hall in Birmingham from 9 to 12 May 1927—and went on to win the tournament 15 consecutive times before retiring undefeated after the 1946 edition (no tournaments were held from 1941 to 1945 because of World War II).[1][2][3] The tournament went into abeyance after only two players contested the 1952 edition, due to a dispute between the Professional Billiards Players' Association (PBPA) and the Billiards Association and Control Council (BACC). The PBPA established an alternative tournament, the World Professional Match-play Championship, of which the six editions held between 1952 and 1957 are retroactively regarded as legitimate continuations of the World Snooker Championship. However, due to waning public interest in snooker during the post-war era, that tournament was also discontinued, and the world title was uncontested between 1958 and 1963.

Then-professional player Rex Williams was instrumental in reviving the World Snooker Championship on a challenge basis in 1964. John Pulman, winner of the 1957 World Professional Match-play Championship, defended the world title across seven challenge matches between 1964 and 1968. The World Snooker Championship reverted to an annual knockout tournament for the 1969 edition, marking the beginning of the championship's "modern era".[4][5] The 1977 edition was the first staged at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, where it has remained since.[6][7] The most successful players in the modern era are Stephen Hendry and Ronnie O'Sullivan, each having won the title seven times.[8] Hendry is the tournament's youngest winner, having captured his first title at the 1990 event, aged 21 years and 106 days.[9] O'Sullivan became the oldest winner when he secured his seventh title at the 2022 event, aged 46 years and 148 days.[10] O'Sullivan, who made his 33rd consecutive appearance at the 2025 event, has featured at the Crucible more times than any other player.[11]

The 2025 event is organised by the World Snooker Tour and sponsored for the first time by technology company Halo Service Solutions.[12] The tournament marks the 49th consecutive year that the tournament is held at the Crucible, and the 57th successive year that the World Championship is contested through the modern knockout format.[7][13][14] It marks the 40th anniversary of one of snooker's most famous matches, the 1985 World Championship final between Dennis Taylor and Steve Davis, in which Taylor recovered from losing the first eight frames to win the deciding frame on the last black ball. The final attracted 18.5 million British viewers at its conclusion, still the largest ever viewership for BBC Two and the largest audience for any UK television broadcast after midnight.[15] Taylor and Davis featured at a special commemorative event held at the Crucible on 9 April.[16] On 17 April, the inaugural Champions' Dinner took place in Sheffield, based on the Masters Champions' Dinner held annually since 1952 at the Augusta National Golf Club before the Masters Tournament. Of the 19 living World Snooker Champions, 12 were reported to have accepted invitations—including Davis, Hendry, and the defending champion Kyren Wilson, who had defeated Jak Jones 18‍–‍14 in the 2024 final to win his first world title.[17] Attendees paid tribute to the six-time champion Ray Reardon and the 1979 winner Terry Griffiths, both of whom had died since the previous year's tournament.[18][19]

Format

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The top 16 players in the snooker world rankings, as they stood after the 2025 Tour Championship, are seeded through to the main stage at the Crucible Theatre.[20] The qualifying rounds took place from 7 to 16 April at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield, featuring 128 players, 16 of whom reached the main stage of the tournament.[21] The qualifiers were held over four rounds, with players ranked 49 to 80 seeded through to the second qualifying round, and players ranked 17 to 48 seeded through to the third qualifying round. All qualifying matches were played as the best of 19 frames, held over two sessions.[21] The first-round draw, during which the 16 successful qualifiers were drawn at random against the top 16 seeds, took place at 8:45 a.m. on 17 April at MediaCityUK in Salford, the headquarters of BBC Sport.[22][23] Broadcast on BBC Radio 5 Live and the BBC Sport website, the draw was made by presenters Rachel Burden and Rick Edwards, with reactions by four-time winner Mark Selby.[24][25][26]

The main stage of the tournament is taking place from 19 April to 5 May at the Crucible Theatre.[27] First-round matches were played as the best of 19 frames, held over two sessions. Second-round and quarter-final matches are played as the best of 25 frames, held over three sessions. The semi-final matches are played as the best of 33 frames, held over four sessions. The final is the best of 35 frames, also held over four sessions.[28] Bulgarian referee Desislava Bozhilova will become the second woman, after Michaela Tabb in 2009 and 2012, to officiate at a World Snooker Championship final. She will also become the first woman to referee the finals of all three Triple Crown events, having previously officiated at the 2022 Masters and 2022 UK Championship finals.[29]

Broadcasters

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The qualifying rounds were broadcast by Discovery+ in the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, and Austria; by Max in other European territories; by Huya, Migu, the CBSA-WPBSA Academy WeChat Channel, and CBSA-WPBSA Academy Douyin in China; and by WST Play in all other territories. The final round of qualifying, billed as "Judgement Day", was broadcast for free on WST Play on 15 and 16 April.[30]

The main stage is being broadcast by BBC Sport, TNT Sports, and Discovery+ in the United Kingdom and TNT Sports in Ireland. It is being broadcast by Eurosport in Europe; by Discovery+ in Germany, Italy, and Austria; by HBO Max in the Netherlands; and by Max in other European territories (excluding the United Kingdom and Ireland). It is being broadcast by Migu, Huya, the CBSA-WPBSA Academy WeChat channel, and CBSA-WPBSA Academy Douyin in mainland China; by Now TV in Hong Kong; by Astro SuperSport in Malaysia and Brunei; by TrueVisions in Thailand; by Sportcast in Taiwan; by TAP in the Philippines; by Sportstars/Vision+ in Indonesia; by StarHub in Singapore; by Anten in Iran; and by WST Play in all other territories.[31]

Prize fund

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The winner of the event will receive £500,000 from a total prize fund of £2,395,000. The breakdown of prize money is shown below:[6][22]

  • Winner: £500,000
  • Runner-up: £200,000
  • Semi-finalists: £100,000
  • Quarter-finalists: £50,000
  • Last 16: £30,000
  • Last 32: £20,000
  • Last 48: £15,000
  • Last 80: £10,000
  • Last 112: £5,000
  • Highest break (qualifying stage included): £15,000
  • Total: £2,395,000

A bonus of £40,000 is on offer for a maximum break made at the Crucible and a £10,000 bonus was offered for a maximum made in the qualifying rounds.[32] These bonuses are in addition to the £15,000 highest break prize and are shared in the case of multiple maximums. An additional bonus of £147,000 is on offer to any player who makes two maximums across that season's Triple Crown events and the Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters.[33] By making two maximums in the third qualifying round, Jackson Page won a £147,000 bonus for two maximums and the £10,000 bonus for a maximum in qualifying. The £147,000 bonus can be won up to two more times.[34] Mark Allen made a maximum in his second-round match at the Crucible, making him eligible to win or share the £40,000 bonus.[35]

Summary

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Qualification

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First qualification round

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Ken Doherty playing a shot
The 1997 winner Ken Doherty (pictured in 2012) changed his cue stick for the first time in his career. He won all nine frames in the first session he played at the tournament.

The first qualifying round was played from 7 to 9 April, featuring players ranked 81 to 112 against players seeded 113 to 144, including selected amateurs.[36][37][38] The tournament featured four female players, all of whom lost in the first qualifying round: Reanne Evans lost 4‍–‍10 to Antoni Kowalski,[39] Mink Nutcharut lost 4‍–‍10 to Ian Burns,[40] Baipat Siripaporn lost 2‍–‍10 to Farakh Ajaib,[41] and Bai Yulu lost 3‍–‍10 to Liam Highfield.[40] Zhao Xintong was playing in his first World Championship since the 2022 event, having returned to competition in September 2024 after serving a 20-month ban.[42][43] Competing in the tournament as an amateur, he had recently earned a professional tour card for the following two seasons by topping the 2024‍‍–‍25 Q Tour Europe ranking list, after winning four consecutive events.[44][45] He made four century breaks of 128, 122, 132, and 141 and five half-centuries as he defeated Cheung Ka Wai 10‍–‍3.[38][41][46] Michał Szubarczyk, aged 14, attempted to become the youngest player ever to win a World Championship qualifying match, but he lost 8‍–‍10 to Dean Young.[47][48]

Competing in his 45th World Championship, six-time runner-up Jimmy White, who had last reached the main stage at the 2006 event, faced Anton Kazakov, a player 42 years his junior. Despite losing the third frame due to the three-miss rule and falling 3‍–‍7 behind, White took six frames in a row and went on to win the nine-hour match 10‍–‍9.[41][49] Facing 2024 Snooker Shoot Out runner-up Liam Graham, amateur player Fergal Quinn won the 18th frame on a respotted black to force a deciding frame, but Graham prevailed to win 10‍–‍9.[46][40] Having changed his cue for the first time in his career, the 1997 winner Ken Doherty recorded a session whitewash against Haydon Pinhey, winning all of the first nine frames. Doherty, who had last reached the main stage at the 2014 event, went on to win the match 10‍–‍3.[50][51] Florian Nüßle recovered from 1‍–‍5 behind against Duane Jones to force a deciding frame, but Jones won 10‍–‍9.[40] Ahmed Aly Elsayed, Baipat, Mostafa Dorgham, Evans, Andrew Pagett, and Liam Pullen all lost their professional tour cards after their first-round defeats.[52]

Second qualification round

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Two-time semi-finalist Marco Fu (pictured in 2014) achieved the seventh 16-red clearance recorded in professional play.

The second qualifying round was played from 9 to 12 April, featuring the winners of the first qualifying round against players ranked 49 to 80.[36][37][40] On 9 April, the sport's governing body, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA), announced that it had suspended the world number 56 Graeme Dott, winner of the 2006 event and runner-up in 2004 and 2010.[53] The BBC reported that Dott had been charged with child sex offences.[54] His opponent Wang Yuchen received a walkover to the third qualifying round.[55] In his match against Ben Mertens, two-time semi-finalist Marco Fu received a free ball at the beginning of the fourth frame and made a 16-red clearance. He became the seventh player to achieve the feat in professional competition and the second to do so in a World Championship match, after Steve James at the 1990 event.[56] After replacing his cue tip between sessions, Fu won the match 10‍–‍4.[57] Aaron Hill took just 15 minutes of the second session to complete a whitewash victory over Haris Tahir.[58] Joe Perry, a semi-finalist at the 2008 event, defeated Dylan Emery 10‍–‍6 and stated afterwards that the tournament would be his last professional event before his retirement.[57][59]

Veteran player Anthony Hamilton won the first nine frames against amateur Steven Hallworth, who had recently regained his professional tour card for the following two seasons through the 2024‍–‍25 Q Tour Playoff.[60] Hallworth then won eight frames in a row and led by 63 points in the 18th, as he attempted to become the first player to win a best-of-19 match from 0‍–‍9 behind. However, Hamilton made a 69 clearance to win 10‍–‍8.[61][62] White lost 5‍–‍10 to Ashley Carty, the 19th consecutive year he had lost in the World Championship qualifying rounds.[63] Zhao trailed 4‍–‍5 after the first session of his match against Long Zehuang, but he won the first five frames of the second session and secured a 10‍–‍8 victory.[57][58] David Lilley, a former World Seniors Champion, defeated Doherty 10‍–‍2, while Matthew Stevens, a two-time finalist, defeated amateur player Simon Blackwell 10‍–‍3. Duane Jones beat Ma Hailong 10‍–‍1, Burns defeated Alfie Burden 10‍–‍4, and He Guoqiang defeated Highfield 10‍–‍3.[64] Burden, Stuart Carrington, Jamie Clarke, David Grace, Andrew Higginson, Ma, Manasawin Phetmalaikul, Rory Thor, Alexander Ursenbacher, White, and Young all lost their professional tour cards following their second-round defeats.[52][61] White was subsequently awarded a new two-year invitational tour card for the following two seasons.[65][66]

Third qualification round

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photo of Dominic Dale
photo of Joe Perry
Dominic Dale (left) and Joe Perry (right) both retired from professional competition after losing their third-round qualifying matches.

The third qualifying round was played from 12 to 14 April, featuring the winners of the second qualifying round against players ranked 17 to 48.[36][37] Dominic Dale and Perry, who had both turned professional in 1992, played the last professional matches of their careers as Dale lost 5‍–‍10 to Daniel Wells and Perry lost by the same score to Yuan Sijun.[67] On his retirement from the professional tour, 53-year-old Dale commented: "I don't have that killer instinct any more—it's the right time to retire."[68] Perry, aged 50, said: "I've taken a long time to come to the decision [to retire]. It isn't a rash one."[69] The world number 73 Zak Surety, who had recently reached his first ranking semi-final at the 2025 World Open, came from 3‍–‍6 behind to defeat the world number 25 Jack Lisowski 10‍–‍8, making three centuries and six half-centuries in the match.[67] Ricky Walden trailed Mitchell Mann 2‍–‍7 after their first session, but he won seven of the first eight frames in the second session to lead 9‍–‍8. Mann won the next to force a deciding frame.[70] Walden twice required a snooker in the decider, but he obtained the penalty points he needed and won the match after a duel on the last black ball.[37][64][71]

In his 10‍–‍2 win over Allan Taylor, Jackson Page became the first player to make two maximum breaks in a professional match.[72][73][74] Liang Wenbo had previously come closest to achieving the feat at the 2018 event, where he made one maximum but missed the last black on his second attempt.[75] Made in the 8th frame of the match on 13 April and the 12th frame on 14 April, Page's maximums were the first of his professional career.[74][76] He won a £147,000 bonus on offer that season for two maximums across the Triple Crown events and the Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters;[33] he also won a £10,000 bonus for making a maximum break in the qualifiers and will share the £15,000 highest break prize.[77][34] "I knew the bonus was up for grabs [for the second 147], so I went for it from the first ball and managed to make it happen," he said afterwards.[74] Page's maximums were respectively the 13th and 14th of the 2024‍–‍25 season, surpassing the previous record total of 13 set in each of the 2016‍–‍17, 2022‍–‍23, and 2023‍–‍24 seasons.[76][77][78]

The world number 19 Stuart Bingham, winner of the 2015 event and recent runner-up at the 2025 World Grand Prix, lost 6‍–‍10 to the world number 79 Michael Holt. Bingham failed to reach the main stage for the first time since the 2010 event.[79] Stephen Maguire, who had reached the quarter-finals the previous year, lost 3‍–‍10 to amateur player Gao Yang, who had recently earned a two-year tour card by winning the WSF Championship.[78][80] The world number 41 Robert Milkins lost 5‍–‍10 to the world number 107 Wang.[78] Zhao defeated Lyu Haotian 10‍–‍4, making three centuries and five half-centuries,[81] while Elliot Slessor defeated Fu 10‍–‍6.[82] The world number 20 Chris Wakelin, the 2024 International Championship runner-up, won five consecutive frames for a 10‍–‍5 victory over Xing Zihao.[82] Ben Woollaston defeated Mark Davis on the last black ball of a 58-minute deciding frame.[82] The world number 95 Sunny Akani defeated the world number 29 Noppon Saengkham 10‍–‍7, and the world number 76 Ross Muir defeated the world number 21 Tom Ford by the same score.[71] The world number 18 Ali Carter, a two-time finalist, recovered from 6‍–‍7 behind to beat Burns 10‍–‍8, while Stevens defeated Thepchaiya Un-Nooh by the same score.[78] Burns, Carty, Fu, Hamilton, Hammad Miah, and Xing all lost their professional tour cards after their third-round defeats.[52] Fu was subsequently awarded a new two-year invitational tour card for the following two seasons.[65][66]

Fourth qualification round

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Daniel Wells (pictured in 2013) qualified for the tournament's main stage for the first time. The two other Crucible debutants were fellow qualifiers Lei Peifan and Zak Surety.

The fourth qualifying round, billed as "Judgement Day", was played on 15 and 16 April, featuring the winners of the third qualifying round.[36][37] On 15 April, Zhao defeated Slessor 10‍–‍8 in a match that produced six centuries, 134, 127, and 103 by Zhao and 114, 113, and 126 by Slessor. Zhao became the third player to reach the main stage as an amateur, following James Cahill at the 2019 event and Michael White at the 2022 event. Surety defeated Walden 10‍–‍3 to reach the main stage for the first time. Wells led world number 17 Gary Wilson 6‍–‍2, but Wilson tied the scores at 6‍–‍6 and the match went to a deciding frame. Having lost a deciding frame to Barry Hawkins in the final qualifying round of the 2009 event, Wells prevailed to beat Wilson 10‍–‍9 and secure his Crucible debut. Hill led Gilbert 6‍–‍3 after the first session and went on to lead 8‍–‍5 and 9‍–‍7. However, Gilbert won the next two frames and made a 63 break to lead in the decider. Requiring a snooker on the last red, Hill obtained the penalty points he needed, but Gilbert won the match after potting the green. Woollaston defeated Muir 10‍–‍4 to reach the main stage for the first time since the 2013 event. Wakelin defeated Martin O'Donnell 10‍–‍2. Zhou Yuelong, who had lost in the final qualifying round in each of the previous three years, came from 1‍–‍4 behind to defeat Yuan 10‍–‍5. In the fifth frame of his match with Ryan Day, Akani successfully obtained three snookers to force a respotted black, but Day potted the black to win the frame.[37] Day went on to win the match 10‍–‍5.[83][84][85]

On 16 April, the world number 30 Joe O'Connor, recently a finalist at the 2025 World Open, defeated Page 10‍–‍7. Stevens led the world number 22 Wu Yize 4‍–‍0, but Wu reduced Stevens's lead to 5‍–‍4 after the first session. Wu won four consecutive frames in the second session to take a 9‍–‍7 lead, but Stevens won the next two to force a deciding frame. Wu, who made four centuries of 127, 139, 103, and 122 in the match, prevailed to win the decider on the colours. Carter, who said he had considered withdrawing in the previous round due to a neck injury, defeated He Guoqiang 10‍–‍5. Fan Zhengyi beat Holt 10‍–‍4, and Pang Junxu defeated Jamie Jones 10‍–‍6. The world number 24 Hossein Vafaei made five centuries of 113, 123, 104, 135, and 111 as he beat Wang 10‍–‍4. Jimmy Robertson led Selt 8‍–‍3, but Selt recovered to tie the scores at 9‍–‍9. The 49-minute deciding frame concluded when Robertson missed match ball, the last pink, allowing Selt to pot pink and black for victory. Amateur player Gao led the 2024 Scottish Open winner Lei Peifan 5‍–‍4 after their first session. Their match also went to a deciding frame, which Lei won to secure his Crucible debut.[86][87][88] A record ten Chinese players—qualifiers Fan, Lei, Pang, Wu, Zhao, and Zhou and seeds Ding Junhui, Si Jiahui, Xiao Guodong, and Zhang Anda—reached the Crucible. The previous highest number had been six at the 2019 event.[87][89][90]

Main stage

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First round

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The defending champion Kyren Wilson (pictured in 2022) became the 20th player to experience the so-called Crucible curse, losing 9–10 to debutant Lei Peifan.

The first round took place from 19 to 24 April, each match played as the best of 19 frames over two sessions.[28][91] The defending champion Kyren Wilson, who had won four ranking titles that season, faced 21-year-old Crucible debutant Lei Peifan. Wilson took six consecutive frames in the first session, after which he led 6‍–‍3.[92][93] Over the first six frames of the second session, Lei outscored Wilson cumulatively by 544 points to 44 as he moved into a 9–6 lead. Wilson won the next three to force a deciding frame, but Lei won the decider with a 66 break, becoming the first player to beat a defending champion in his debut match at the Crucible since Stuart Bingham defeated Stephen Hendry at the 2000 event.[94][95] Wilson became the 20th player to experience the so-called Crucible curse, referring to the fact that no first-time champion had retained the title since the tournament moved to the Crucible in 1977.[96][97][92] Lei said afterwards: "I was definitely feeling pressure towards the end. I calmed myself down and told myself not to over-think—just to let go and play freely." Wilson called his defeat "really hard to take" but praised his opponent, saying "Lei potted some incredible balls and held himself together in the end."[94] The 14th seed Xiao Guodong, who had won his maiden ranking title that season at the 2024 Wuhan Open, made his first Crucible appearance since the 2018 event. He led qualifier Matthew Selt 7‍–‍2 after the first session and went on to win 10–4. Xiao spoke afterwards about the record number of Chinese players at the event. "I am very proud," he said. "To have ten Chinese players at the Crucible is amazing. In the future, there will be many more young talents."[93][98][99]

The three-time champion and sixth seed Mark Williams, making his 27th Crucible appearance, won the opening three frames against qualifier Wu Yize. Wu then scored 466 points without reply, the second-highest total in Crucible history—surpassed only by the 485 unanswered points by John Higgins at the 2000 event—and won four consecutive frames. Williams regained the lead at 5–4.[100][92] Wu moved 8–7 ahead in the second session, but Williams won the last three frames for a 10–8 victory.[101][98][102] Williams said afterwards that he would undergo eye surgery in June, which he hoped would extend his playing career by several years.[103] Facing the 2010 winner and ninth seed Neil Robertson, qualifier Chris Wakelin led 7–2 after the opening session.[92][100] Robertson tied the scores at 7–7 and 8–8, but Wakelin secured a 10–8 win, his first Crucible victory after three previous first-round defeats.[101][98] "I was prepared for it to go close today. I was ready for him to come back at me and I managed to get over the line in the end," said Wakelin afterwards.[104] The 2013 runner-up and 11th seed Barry Hawkins led qualifier Hossein Vafaei 5–4 after their first session.[92] Vafaei, appearing at the Crucible for a fourth time, made three century breaks in the second session as he took the match to a deciding frame, which he won with a 73 break.[98][101] Having shouted out several times during the decider, Vafaei said afterwards that: "I had to show some emotion or I’m not human. I had to show to the fans that we feel the pressure. People want to see this."[105]

Facing the previous year's runner-up and 16th seed Jak Jones, qualifier Zhao Xintong made a total clearance of 142 and nine half-centuries as he won the match 10–4. The respective exits of Kyren Wilson and Jak Jones meant that both of the previous year's finalists had been eliminated in the first round.[98] Zhao, who had won four qualifying matches to reach the main stage, said afterwards: "The qualifiers were tough and intense, but they helped release some pressure and allowed me to build up momentum."[106][107] The eighth seed Mark Allen was making his 19th Crucible appearance and still seeking his first world title to complete his career Triple Crown. Allen said he would take inspiration from golfer Rory McIlroy, who had recently won the 2025 Masters Tournament on his 16th attempt, completing his career Grand Slam.[108] Playing qualifier Fan Zhengyi, whom he had previously defeated 10–5 in the first round of the 2023 event, Allen led 5–4 after the first session and went on to secure a 10–6 victory.[98][106] "I am here to win the tournament," Allen said afterwards, adding: "I am mentally stronger than I have been in the past".[109] Making his 31st Crucible appearance, four-time winner and third seed Higgins came to the tournament in an emotional state after his father-in-law had suffered a heart attack the previous week.[110] He faced qualifier Joe O'Connor, whom he had recently beaten in the 2025 World Open final. O'Connor attempted a maximum break in frame seven, but he missed the 13th red while bridging over the blue with the spider. Higgins trailed 4–5 after the opening session but recovered to win the match 10–7.[107] He said afterwards: "That was the most emotional I have ever been today. I left my wife and I was in tears... I was drained today. I had a couple of hours sleep [between sessions] and I came out and felt and played a lot better."[106][111][110] BBC presenter Seema Jaswal hugged Higgins live on air during his tearful post-match interview.[112][113]

Ding Junhui (pictured in 2014) was one of a record ten Chinese players to reach the first round at the Crucible.

The 2016 runner-up and 10th seed Ding Junhui faced debutant and world number 73 Zak Surety. Ding, whose last four Crucible appearances had ended in first-round defeats, won the first four frames. Surety won three of the next five, making a 104 century, to leave Ding leading 6–3 after the first session.[106] In the second session, Surety won three of the first four frames with century breaks of 109, 136, and 110 as he narrowed Ding's lead to one at 7–6, but Ding went on to win the match 10–7. Surety's four centuries set a new record for a player in his debut match at the Crucible, breaking the previous record of three achieved by Ryan Day at the 2004 event and Jackson Page at the 2022 event. "There was big pressure when Zak [Surety] made the centuries; he was winning the frame every time he got a chance," said Ding afterwards.[114] The 2023 semi-finalist and 13th seed Si Jiahui faced qualifier and 2024 semi-finalist David Gilbert. Si led 6–3 after the opening session and won three of the first four frames in the second session to lead 9–4. Gilbert then made back-to-back centuries of 104 and 102, but Si secured a 10–6 victory. "The crowd here is always amazing," said Si afterwards. "They’re so enthusiastic and generous with their applause. It really lifts your spirits."[115]

The seven-time champion and fifth seed Ronnie O'Sullivan made a record-extending 33rd Crucible appearance at the event.[116] He had not participated in a ranking event since the 2024 UK Championship the previous November and had not competed professionally since snapping his cue at the 2025 Championship League in January after losing four of his first five matches.[11][117] Facing qualifier Ali Carter, O'Sullivan led 5–4 after the first session and made breaks of 59, 117, 74, 123, and 131 in the second session as he won five consecutive frames for a 10–4 victory.[118][119] On his return to competition, he said: "Just to be out there and play one good session was a nice feeling. I feel like I've had a victory just winning a match."[116] The 15th seed Shaun Murphy, winner of the 2025 Masters, defeated debutant Daniel Wells 10–4. Each frame of the match produced a break of 50 or over, including three centuries by each player, which equalled the record of six centuries in a first-round match at the Crucible. "My game is the best it has ever been and I'm sharp, I'm ready. If I am allowed to play and get chances, I will be a handful for anyone," Murphy said afterwards.[118][120] The 12th seed Zhang Anda led qualifier Pang Junxu 5–3 and 7–5, but Pang then took five consecutive frames to win 10–7 and secure his first Crucible victory. Zhang, who had never reached the last 16 of the event, lost in the first round for a fifth time. "[Zhang's] safety play was excellent... I had to wait for his mistakes and slowly find my rhythm," Pang said afterwards.[121][122]

The 2019 winner and world number one Judd Trump, who had won ranking titles that season at the UK Championship and the 2024 Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters, faced qualifier Zhou Yuelong. Trump won five of the first six frames, making a 117 century, and led 6–3 after the opening session.[115] In the second session, Trump made four centuries in five frames—113, 114, 114, and 100—to win the match 10–4. He became the fourth player, after Allen, O'Sullivan, and Kyren Wilson, to make five centuries in a first-round match at the Crucible. "I don't think I have played that well in the first round before," he said afterwards.[123] The 2023 winner and seventh seed Luca Brecel came to the Crucible needing to win the title to remain in the top 16. He lost five of the first six frames against qualifier Ryan Day but recovered to secure a 10–7 victory. Day lost the 16th frame when he went in-off after attempting a double on the last black.[124] "From 3–5 down I felt I couldn't lose... I felt so relaxed and I could see [Day] was nervous," Brecel said afterwards.[125] The four-time winner and fourth seed Mark Selby faced qualifier Ben Woollaston, the world number 44. Woollaston won three of the first four frames, but Selby recovered to lead 5–4 after the first session.[123] In the second session, Woollaston won six of the nine frames played for a 10–8 victory; he reached the second round for the first time, while Selby lost in the first round for a second consecutive year.[126] "I stayed tough in the safety battles and that won me the match," Woollaston said afterwards. Having made only one break over 40 in the second session, Selby was scathing about his own performance, calling it "pathetic from start to finish".[127][128]

A total of six seeded players exited the tournament in the first round: Hawkins, Jak Jones, Neil Robertson, Selby, Kyren Wilson, and Zhang. The first round produced a total of 55 century breaks, breaking the previous record of 44 set in the 2022 event.[129]

Second round

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Mark Allen (pictured in 2016) made the 15th maximum break in Crucible history. He became the first player to make maximum breaks at all three Triple Crown events.

The second round is taking place from 24 to 28 April, each match played as the best of 25 frames over three sessions.[28][91] Ten of the sixteen seeds reached the second round, along with six qualifiers: Lei, Pang, Vafaei, Wakelin, Woollaston, and Zhao. A record six Chinese players reached the last 16 of the tournament.[130] Facing Allen, Wakelin won the last three frames of the first session to lead 6–2;[125] he also won the first four frames of the second session as he moved 10–2 ahead.[35] Allen visited the practice table at the mid-session interval, not having potted a ball in the preceding three frames. When play resumed, he made a maximum break in the 13th frame, the 15th in Crucible history and the fifth of his professional career. He became the 11th player to make a maximum at the Crucible and the first to make maximum breaks at all three Triple Crown events, following his 147 breaks at the 2016 UK Championship and the 2024 Masters.[35][131] It was the record-extending 15th maximum break of the 2024‍–‍25 season. Of his Crucible maximum, Allen said later: "Things were going badly. I was 10–2 down. I decided very early in the break I was going to go for it because I needed something to gee myself up and get the crowd on my side."[132] Wakelin won the 14th frame, but Allen took the 15th with a century to avoid losing the match with a session to spare. Wakelin took the last of the session to move one from victory at 12–4.[133] During the final session, Allen attempted another maximum break in the 18th frame—which would have earned him a £147,000 bonus for two maximums in that season's qualifying tournaments—but he missed the 11th black. Wakelin went on to secure a 13–6 win. "From where I was a couple of years ago, I have got the ultimate belief in myself now. I feel I have really matured as a player and the sky's the limit," he said afterwards.[134][132]

In the match between Higgins and Xiao, the first session ended level at 4–4.[126] In frame 14, while leading 7–6, Higgins required two snookers on the blue to tie. He obtained the penalty points he needed but lost the frame after going in-off the respotted black. The second session also ended level at 8–8.[135] In the third session, Xiao won the 63-minute 20th frame after Higgins made a safety error on the last brown, tying the scores at 10–10. Higgins made an 84 break to win the 21st—the 2,000th frame he had played at the Crucible—and also won the 22nd to move one from victory at 12–10.[136][137] He had a match-winning opportunity in the 23rd but missed a black off its spot with two reds remaining; Xiao cleared to win the frame.[137] The first seven frames of the third session lasted four hours, and the match was taken off after frame 23 due to time constraints; it resumed that evening, with Higgins leading 12–11.[138][137] In the 24th frame, Higgins missed a match ball pink. He then fouled the pink, and Xiao made a 39 clearance to win the frame on the last black, tying the scores at 12–12.[139] Higgins made breaks of 44 and 75 to win the deciding frame, the ninth decider he had won at the Crucible out of ten played. After the 10-hour match, Higgins called Xiao "such a tough player" and said: "We were matching each other punch for punch. There was good stuff and long frames with good safety. I thoroughly enjoyed the game."[140][139] The first session between Williams and Vafaei ended level at 4–4.[133][134] Williams twice moved three frames ahead at 7–4 and 9–6, but Vafaei finished the second session with a 132 century to leave Williams leading 9–7.[132] In the final session, Williams again took a three-frame lead at 11–8. Vafaei came within one frame at 11–10, but Williams won the match 13–10, finishing with a 115 century. Having turned 50 the previous month, he became the oldest player to reach the World Championship quarter-finals since Steve Davis, who was 52 at the 2010 event. Williams said afterwards: "The last few times I have come here, I am just trying to enjoy the moments because I don't know how many times I will be back. I don't know how I am still playing to a fairly decent level."[141][140]

Lei, the last remaining debutant, faced Zhao, who led 5–3 after the first session and 10–6 after the second session.[134][137] In frame 17, Zhao attempted a maximum break but missed the 10th red. He led 11–6 and 12–7, but Lei then won three consecutive frames, reducing Zhao's lead to 12–10. However, Zhao secured a 13–10 win, advancing to the quarter-finals for the first time and also becoming the first amateur player to reach the last eight of the World Championship. He said afterwards that he was "so proud", commenting that playing at the Crucible "doesn’t just test your overall game level, but also your mental toughness".[142][143] Facing Pang, O'Sullivan won the first four frames and led 6–2 after the first session.[140][141] Pang won the first two frames of the second session, but O'Sullivan won six in a row, making breaks of 79, 80, 105, 135, and 62 as he moved 12–4 ahead.[144][143] Brecel, who had gone home to his native Belgium after his first-round match, returned to Sheffield by private jet to face Ding, arriving at the Crucible just 25 minutes before the match started.[140] Ding made a 141 break in the opening frame but scored only 15 points over the remainder of the session as Brecel made breaks of 121, 78, 55, 100, 88, and 89 to win seven consecutive frames, taking a 7–1 lead.[145] Commentating for the BBC, Steve Davis described the session as the best he had ever seen at the Crucible, and the players received a standing ovation as they left the arena.[146][147] Brecel won the first four frames of the second session to lead 11–1, but Ding took three of the last four, finishing with back-to-back centuries of 107 and 110, to avoid losing the match with a session to spare. Brecel led 12–4 after the second session.[144][143]

Woollaston faced Si, who led 4–3 after the first seven frames. In the eighth, with just pink and black remaining, Woollaston required two snookers but obtained the penalty points he needed. Si then laid a snooker of his own and potted the pink after Woollaston's escape, taking a 5–3 lead.[147][146] In the second session, Woollaston made breaks of 85 and 100 as he narrowed Si's lead to one frame at 8–7. However, Si won the 16th frame on the last black to maintain a two-frame advantage at 9–7.[148] Facing Murphy, Trump recovered from 0–2 and 2–3 behind to lead 5–3 after the first session.[143] In the second session, Murphy won the 43-minute ninth frame. The next four frames were shared as Trump made breaks of 89 and 97, and Murphy countered with 87 and 67.[148] Trump then made back-to-back century breaks of 106 and 132. The latter break was his 100th century of the 2024–25 season, winning him a £100,000 bonus. It was the second time he had reached 100 centuries in a season, having previously achieved the feat in the 2019–20 season.[149][150] Trump took the last frame of the session with a 92 break to lead 10–6.[148]

Quarter-finals

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The quarter-finals will take place on 29 and 30 April, each match played as the best of 25 frames over three sessions.[28][91]

Semi-finals

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The semi-finals will take place from 1 to 3 May, both matches played as the best of 33 frames over four sessions.[28][91]

Final

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The final will take place on 4 and 5 May, as the best of 35 frames played over four sessions.[28][91]

Main draw

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The draw for the main tournament is shown below. The numbers in parentheses after the players' names denote the seedings for the 16 seeded players (1‍–‍16) and the rankings (in italics) for the unseeded players; an "a" indicates amateur players not on the main tour (i.e. without a world ranking). The match winners are shown in bold.[28][91][25]

Round 1 (Last 32)
Best of 19 frames		Round 2 (Last 16)
Best of 25 frames		Quarter-finals
Best of 25 frames		Semi-finals
Best of 33 frames		Final
Best of 35 frames
19 April
 Kyren Wilson (ENG) (1) 9
25, 26 & 27 April
 Lei Peifan (CHN) (39) 10
 Lei Peifan (CHN) (39) 10
20 & 21 April
 Zhao Xintong (CHN) (a) 13
 Jak Jones (WAL) (16) 4
29 & 30 April
 Zhao Xintong (CHN) (a) 10
 Zhao Xintong (CHN) (a)
19 & 20 April
 Chris Wakelin (ENG) (20)
 Neil Robertson (AUS) (9) 8
24 & 25 April
 Chris Wakelin (ENG) (20) 10
 Chris Wakelin (ENG) (20) 13
20 & 21 April
 Mark Allen (NIR) (8) 6
 Mark Allen (NIR) (8) 10
1, 2 & 3 May
 Fan Zhengyi (CHN) (46) 6
22 & 23 April
 Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (5) 10
26, 27 & 28 April
 Ali Carter (ENG) (18) 4
 Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (5)
22 & 23 April
 Pang Junxu (CHN) (27)
 Zhang Anda (CHN) (12) 7
29 & 30 April
 Pang Junxu (CHN) (27) 10
21 & 22 April
 Si Jiahui (CHN) (13) 10
26, 27 & 28 April
 David Gilbert (ENG) (23) 6
 Si Jiahui (CHN) (13)
23 & 24 April
 Ben Woollaston (ENG) (44)
 Mark Selby (ENG) (4) 8
4 & 5 May
 Ben Woollaston (ENG) (44) 10
21 April
 John Higgins (SCO) (3) 10
24, 25 & 26 April
 Joe O'Connor (ENG) (30) 7
 John Higgins (SCO) (3) 13
19 & 20 April
 Xiao Guodong (CHN) (14) 12
 Xiao Guodong (CHN) (14) 10
29 & 30 April
 Matthew Selt (ENG) (34) 4
 John Higgins (SCO) (3)
19 & 20 April
 Mark Williams (WAL) (6)
 Barry Hawkins (ENG) (11) 9
25 & 26 April
 Hossein Vafaei (IRN) (24) 10
 Hossein Vafaei (IRN) (24) 10
19 & 20 April
 Mark Williams (WAL) (6) 13
 Mark Williams (WAL) (6) 10
1, 2 & 3 May
 Wu Yize (CHN) (22) 8
23 & 24 April
 Luca Brecel (BEL) (7) 10
26, 27 & 28 April
 Ryan Day (WAL) (36) 7
 Luca Brecel (BEL) (7)
21 & 22 April
 Ding Junhui (CHN) (10)
 Ding Junhui (CHN) (10) 10
29 & 30 April
 Zak Surety (ENG) (73) 7
22 & 23 April
 Shaun Murphy (ENG) (15) 10
27 & 28 April
 Daniel Wells (WAL) (49) 4
 Shaun Murphy (ENG) (15)
22 & 23 April
 Judd Trump (ENG) (2)
 Judd Trump (ENG) (2) 10
 Zhou Yuelong (CHN) (32) 4

Qualifying draw

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The results of the qualifying rounds are shown below. The numbers in parentheses after the players' names denote the world ranking position for each player; an "a" indicates amateur players not on the main tour (i.e. without a world ranking). The match winners are shown in bold.[37][36]

Round 1 (Last 144)
Best of 19 frames		Round 2 (Last 112)
Best of 19 frames		Round 3 (Last 80)
Best of 19 frames		Round 4 (Last 48)
Best of 19 frames
 Hammad Miah (ENG) (81)10 Rory Thor (MAS) (80)9 Gary Wilson (ENG) (17)10
 Jonas Luz (BRA) (117)0 Hammad Miah (ENG) (81)10 Hammad Miah (ENG) (81)1 Gary Wilson (ENG) (17)9
 Huang Jiahao (CHN) (112)10 Daniel Wells (WAL) (49)10 Dominic Dale (WAL) (48)4 Daniel Wells (WAL) (49)10
 Amaan Iqbal (SCO) (a)4 Huang Jiahao (CHN) (112)6 Daniel Wells (WAL) (49)10
 Amir Sarkhosh (IRN) (96)2 Ishpreet Singh Chadha (IND) (65)10 Zhou Yuelong (CHN) (32)10
 Mateusz Baranowski (POL) (a)10 Mateusz Baranowski (POL) (a)2 Ishpreet Singh Chadha (IND) (65)5 Zhou Yuelong (CHN) (32)10
 Artemijs Žižins (LAT) (97)4 Joe Perry (ENG) (64)10 Yuan Sijun (CHN) (33)10 Yuan Sijun (CHN) (33)5
 Dylan Emery (WAL) (a)10 Dylan Emery (WAL) (a)6 Joe Perry (ENG) (64)5
 Chris Totten (SCO) (104)7 Liu Hongyu (CHN) (57)2 Ricky Walden (ENG) (40)10
 Mitchell Mann (ENG) (113)10 Mitchell Mann (ENG) (113)10 Mitchell Mann (ENG) (113)9 Ricky Walden (ENG) (40)3
 Antoni Kowalski (POL) (89)10 Zak Surety (ENG) (73)10 Jack Lisowski (ENG) (25)8 Zak Surety (ENG) (73)10
 Reanne Evans (ENG) (114)4 Antoni Kowalski (POL) (89)2 Zak Surety (ENG) (73)10
 Wang Yuchen (HKG) (105)10 Graeme Dott (SCO) (56)[a]w/d Robert Milkins (ENG) (41)5
 Brian Cini (MLT) (a)5 Wang Yuchen (HKG) (105)w/o Wang Yuchen (HKG) (105)10 Wang Yuchen (HKG) (105)4
 Duane Jones (WAL) (88)10 Ma Hailong (CHN) (73)1 Hossein Vafaei (IRN) (24)10 Hossein Vafaei (IRN) (24)10
 Florian Nüßle (AUT) (a)9 Duane Jones (WAL) (88)10 Duane Jones (WAL) (88)7
 Liam Graham (SCO) (85)10 Ross Muir (SCO) (76)10 Tom Ford (ENG) (21)7
 Fergal Quinn (NIR) (a)9 Liam Graham (SCO) (85)5 Ross Muir (SCO) (76)10 Ross Muir (SCO) (76)4
 Robbie McGuigan (NIR) (108)10 Mark Davis (ENG) (53)10 Ben Woollaston (ENG) (44)10 Ben Woollaston (ENG) (44)10
 Hatem Yassen (EGY) (119)6 Robbie McGuigan (NIR) (108)7 Mark Davis (ENG) (53)9
 Ben Mertens (BEL) (92)10 Marco Fu (HKG) (69)10 Elliot Slessor (ENG) (28)10
 Daniel Womersley (ENG) (a)5 Ben Mertens (BEL) (92)4 Marco Fu (HKG) (69)6 Elliot Slessor (ENG) (28)8
 Cheung Ka Wai (HKG) (101)3 Long Zehuang (CHN) (60)8 Lyu Haotian (CHN) (37)4 Zhao Xintong (CHN) (a)10
 Zhao Xintong (CHN) (a)10 Zhao Xintong (CHN) (a)10 Zhao Xintong (CHN) (a)10
 Liam Davies (WAL) (100)10 Sanderson Lam (ENG) (61)10 Ryan Day (WAL) (36)10
 Ahmed Aly Elsayed (USA) (122)2 Liam Davies (WAL) (100)9 Sanderson Lam (ENG) (61)5 Ryan Day (WAL) (36)10
 Sunny Akani (THA) (93)10 David Grace (ENG) (68)9 Noppon Saengkham (THA) (29)7 Sunny Akani (THA) (93)5
 Kreishh Gurbaxani (IND) (116)3 Sunny Akani (THA) (93)10 Sunny Akani (THA) (93)10
 Farakh Ajaib (PAK) (109)10 Jordan Brown (NIR) (52)10 Martin O'Donnell (ENG) (45)10
 Baipat Siripaporn (THA) (121)2 Farakh Ajaib (PAK) (109)6 Jordan Brown (NIR) (52)8 Martin O'Donnell (ENG) (45)2
 Alexander Ursenbacher (SUI) (84)10 Xing Zihao (CHN) (77)10 Chris Wakelin (ENG) (20)10 Chris Wakelin (ENG) (20)10
 Paul Deaville (ENG) (a)6 Alexander Ursenbacher (SUI) (84)6 Xing Zihao (CHN) (77)5
 Oliver Lines (ENG) (83)10 Michael Holt (ENG) (78)10 Stuart Bingham (ENG) (19)6
 Mohammed Shehab (UAE) (120)8 Oliver Lines (ENG) (83)8 Michael Holt (ENG) (78)10 Michael Holt (ENG) (78)4
 Manasawin Phetmalaikul (THA) (110)10 Robbie Williams (ENG) (51)10 Fan Zhengyi (CHN) (46)10 Fan Zhengyi (CHN) (46)10
 Leone Crowley (IRL) (a)3 Manasawin Phetmalaikul (THA) (110)4 Robbie Williams (ENG) (51)6
 Andrew Pagett (WAL) (94)2 Louis Heathcote (ENG) (67)9 Joe O'Connor (ENG) (30)10
 Iulian Boiko (UKR) (a)10 Iulian Boiko (UKR) (a)10 Iulian Boiko (UKR) (a)4 Joe O'Connor (ENG) (30)10
 Allan Taylor (ENG) (99)10 Jamie Clarke (WAL) (62)8 Jackson Page (WAL) (35)10 Jackson Page (WAL) (35)7
 Joshua Thomond (ENG) (a)7 Allan Taylor (ENG) (99)10 Allan Taylor (ENG) (99)2
 Julien Leclercq (BEL) (102)10 Jamie Jones (WAL) (59)10 Xu Si (CHN) (38)7
 Zhou Jinhao (CHN) (a)7 Julien Leclercq (BEL) (102)7 Jamie Jones (WAL) (59)10 Jamie Jones (WAL) (59)6
 Jimmy White (ENG) (91)10 Ashley Carty (ENG) (70)10 Pang Junxu (CHN) (27)10 Pang Junxu (CHN) (27)10
 Anton Kazakov (UKR) (a)9 Jimmy White (ENG) (91)5 Ashley Carty (ENG) (70)2
 Mostafa Dorgham (EGY) (107)7 Matthew Stevens (WAL) (54)10 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) (43)8
 Simon Blackwell (ENG) (a)10 Simon Blackwell (ENG) (a)3 Matthew Stevens (WAL) (54)10 Matthew Stevens (WAL) (54)9
 Andrew Higginson (ENG) (86)10 Jiang Jun (CHN) (75)10 Wu Yize (CHN) (22)10 Wu Yize (CHN) (22)10
 Ryan Thomerson (AUS) (a)7 Andrew Higginson (ENG) (86)5 Jiang Jun (CHN) (75)4
 Gong Chenzhi (CHN) (87)10 Stuart Carrington (ENG) (74)8 David Gilbert (ENG) (23)10
 Kaylan Patel (ENG) (a)7 Gong Chenzhi (CHN) (87)10 Gong Chenzhi (CHN) (87)6 David Gilbert (ENG) (23)10
 Haris Tahir (PAK) (106)10 Aaron Hill (IRL) (55)10 Anthony McGill (SCO) (42)5 Aaron Hill (IRL) (55)9
 Joshua Cooper (ENG) (a)6 Haris Tahir (PAK) (106)0 Aaron Hill (IRL) (55)10
 Liam Pullen (ENG) (90)5 Tian Pengfei (CHN) (71)6 Stephen Maguire (SCO) (26)3
 Gao Yang (CHN) (a)10 Gao Yang (CHN) (a)10 Gao Yang (CHN) (a)10 Gao Yang (CHN) (a)9
 Haydon Pinhey (ENG) (103)3 David Lilley (ENG) (58)10 Lei Peifan (CHN) (39)10 Lei Peifan (CHN) (39)10
 Ken Doherty (IRL) (118)10 Ken Doherty (IRL) (118)2 David Lilley (ENG) (58)6
 Bulcsú Révész (HUN) (98)2 Anthony Hamilton (ENG) (63)10 Matthew Selt (ENG) (34)10
 Steven Hallworth (ENG) (a)10 Steven Hallworth (ENG) (a)8 Anthony Hamilton (ENG) (63)3 Matthew Selt (ENG) (34)10
 Dean Young (SCO) (95)10 Stan Moody (ENG) (66)10 Jimmy Robertson (ENG) (31)10 Jimmy Robertson (ENG) (31)9
 Michał Szubarczyk (POL) (a)8 Dean Young (SCO) (95)3 Stan Moody (ENG) (66)9
 Bai Yulu (CHN) (111)3 He Guoqiang (CHN) (50)10 Scott Donaldson (SCO) (47)9
 Liam Highfield (ENG) (a)10 Liam Highfield (ENG) (a)3 He Guoqiang (CHN) (50)10 He Guoqiang (CHN) (50)5
 Ian Burns (ENG) (82)10 Alfie Burden (ENG) (79)4 Ali Carter (ENG) (18)10 Ali Carter (ENG) (18)10
 Mink Nutcharut (THA) (115)4 Ian Burns (ENG) (82)10 Ian Burns (ENG) (82)8
Note: w/o = walkover; w/d = withdrawn

Century breaks

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Main stage centuries

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A total of 80 century breaks have been made during the main stage of the tournament.[151]

Qualifying stage centuries

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A total of 143 century breaks were made during the qualifying rounds.[152] This was a record surpassing the previous number of 135 set during the qualifying rounds for the 2023 World Championship.[153]

Notes

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  1. ^ Graeme Dott was suspended by the WPBSA and so Wang Yuchen received a walkover to the third round of qualifying.[53][37]

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