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Home Nations Series
The Home Nations Series is a combination of four snooker tournaments all based in the UK.
The four tournaments in question are:
- The English Open (September)
- The Northern Ireland Open (October)
- The Scottish Open (December)
- The Welsh Open (February)
Neil Robertson won his first ranking event for two-and-a-half years when taking the English Open, the first event in the 2024/25 Home Nations series. Kyren Wilson won his first ever Home Nations when taking the Northern Ireland Open in October and twenty-one-year-old Lei Peifan was the shock winner of the Scottish Open.
The Home Nations series for 2023/24 kicked off with two consecutive wins for Judd Trump in the English and Northern Ireland Opens.
Gary Wilson then retained the Scottish Open he had won twelve months earlier, this time with a comfortable win over Noppon Saengkham, who was appearing in his first ranking final. Wilson then followed up in the Welsh Open in February with a 9-4 victory over Martin O'Donnell.
The series began in the 2016/17 season.
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Welsh Open 2025: Draw and Results
The Welsh Open takes place at Venue Cymru in Llandudno between the 10th and 16th February.
Live coverage is available via BBC iPlayer.
Qualifying for the Welsh Open took place at the Barnsley Metrodome between the 4th and 6th February.
Second Round - Best of seven frames:
Ishpreet Singh Chadha v Jackson Page 2-4
Tom Ford v Neil Robertson 4-3
Pang Junxu v Zhang Anda 4-2
Noppon Saengkham v Luca Brecel
Mark Selby v Elliot Slessor
Jamie Jones v Robbie Williams
John Higgins v Robert Milkins 4-0
Yuan Sijun v Mark Allen
Jamie Clarke v Matt Selt
Chris Wakelin v Jack Lisowski
Wu Yize v Sanderson Lam 2-4
Stephen Maguire v Mark Williams 4-2
Ma Hailong v Ryan Day
Ali Carter v Hossein Vafaei
David Gilbert v Matthew Stevens
Joe O'Connor v Kyren Wilson
First Round - Best of seven frames (seedings in brackets):
Gary Wilson (1) v Ishpreet Singh Chadha (65) 3-4
Jackson Page (32) v Jimmy Robertson (33) 4-2
Tom Ford (16) v Andrew Higginson (80) 4-2
Neil Robertson (17) v Mark Davis (48) 4-2
Pang Junxu (24) v Dominic Dale (41) 4-2
Zhang Anda (9) v Ross Muir (73) 4-2
Noppon Saengkham (25) v Dylan Emery (a) 4-1
Luca Brecel (8) v Stuart Carrington (72) 4-2
Mark Selby (5) v Haydon Pinhey (99) 4-2
Elliot Slessor (28) v Liam Davies (98) 4-0
Si Jiahui (12) v Jamie Jones (53) 2-4
Stuart Bingham (21) v Robbie Williams (44) 0-4
Robert Milkins (20) v Wang Yuchen (102) 4-1
John Higgins (13) v Graeme Dott (52) 4-0
Zhou Yuelong (29) v Yuan Sijun (36) 1-4
Mark Allen (4) v Stan Moody (68) 4-3
Jamie Clarke (62) w/o Ronnie O'Sullivan (3)
Matthew Selt (30) v Ricky Walden (35) 4-0
Chris Wakelin (14) v Michael Holt (78) 4-3
Jack Lisowski (19) v Joshua Cooper (a) 4-0
Wu Yize (22) v Scott Donaldson (43) 4-3
Barry Hawkins (11) v Sanderson Lam (54) 1-4
Stephen Maguire (27) v Xu Si (38) 4-2
Mark Williams (6) v Florian Nuessle (a) 4-1
Shaun Murphy (7) v Ma Hailong (71) 3-4
Ryan Day (26) v Ben Mertens (90) 4-2
Ali Carter (10) v Rory Thor (74) 4-0
Hossein Vafaei (23) v Fan Zhengyi (42) 4-2
David Gilbert (18) v Jordan Brown (47) 4-3
Jak Jones (15) v Matthew Stevens (50) 2-4
Lyu Haotian (31) v Joe O'Connor (34) 0-4
Kyren Wilson (2) v Marco Fu (66) 4-3
Prizemoney for each Home Nations event in the 2024/25 season and the Bet Victor Bonus
Each of the four Home Nations events for the 2024/25 season will have a total of £550,400 prizemoney:
- Winner: £100,000
- Runner-up: £45,000
- Semi-finalists: £21,000
- Quarter-finalists: £13,200
- Last sixteen: £9,000
- Last thirty-two: £5,400
- Last sixty-four: £3,600
- Last ninety-six: £1000
- Highest break: £5000
In addition to the above, there is an additional £150,000 available from the series sponsor BetVictor for the player who who totals the most prizemoney over the four events each season. After the first three events in 24/25, Neil Robertson is in pole-position with a total of £118,600 after winning the English Open and making the quarter-finals of the Northern Ireland Open. Robertson is being closely persued by Kyren Wilson with £114,400 and Lei Peifan with £110,000. With another £100,000 first prize up for grabs in the Welsh Open, any number of players could still ultimately claim the £150,000 bonus.
Below is a list of the players who have won the Home Nations Bonus in previous seasons:
- 2023/24 Judd Trump
- 2022/23 Robert Milkins
- 2021/22 John Higgins
- 2020/21 Judd Trump
- 2019/20 Judd Trump
Home Nations Snooker: Previous Winners
All winners and runners-up are detailed for all 34 Home Nations Events. Players ranking as of the start of that event is shown in brackets:
| Season | Event | Winner | Score | Runner up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | Scottish Open | Lei Peifan (88) | 9-5 | Wu Yize (30) |
| 2024/25 | Northern Ireland Open | Kyren Wilson (2) | 9-3 | Judd Trump (1) |
| 2024/25 | English Open | Neil Robertson (26) | 9-7 | Wu Yize (41) |
| 2023/24 | Welsh Open | Gary Wilson (17) | 9-4 | Martin O'Donnell (77) |
| 2023/24 | Scottish Open | Gary Wilson (1) | 9-5 | Noppon Saengkham (22) |
| 2023/24 | Northern Ireland Open | Judd Trump (3) | 9-3 | Chris Wakelin (21) |
| 2023/24 | English Open | Judd Trump (5) | 9-7 | Zhang Anda (55) |
| 2022/23 | Welsh Open | Robert Milkins (30) | 9-7 | Shaun Murphy (11) |
| 2022/23 | English Open | Mark Selby (4) | 9-6 | Luca Brecel (11) |
| 2022/23 | Scottish Open | Gary Wilson (31) | 9-2 | Joe O'Connor (50) |
| 2022/23 | Northern Ireland Open | Mark Allen (1) | 9-4 | Zhou Yuelong (22) |
| 2021/22 | Northern Ireland Open | Mark Allen (9) | 9-8 | John Higgins (7) |
| 2021/22 | English Open | Neil Robertson (4) | 9-8 | John Higgins (7) |
| 2021/22 | Scottish Open | Luca Brecel (44) | 9-5 | John Higgins (7) |
| 2021/22 | Welsh Open | Joe Perry (36) | 9-5 | Judd Trump (4) |
| 2020/21 | English Open | Judd Trump (3) | 9-8 | Neil Robertson (4) |
| 2020/21 | Northern Ireland Open | Judd Trump (1) | 9-7 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (2) |
| 2020/21 | Scottish Open | Mark Selby (1) | 9-3 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (2) |
| 2020/21 | Welsh Open | Jordan Brown (79) | 9-8 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (2) |
| 2019/20 | English Open | Mark Selby (6) | 9-1 | David Gilbert (12) |
| 2019/20 | Northern Ireland Open | Judd Trump (1) | 9-7 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (2) |
| 2019/20 | Scottish Open | Mark Selby (6) | 9-6 | Jack Lisowski (12) |
| 2019/20 | Welsh Open | Shaun Murphy (10) | 9-1 | Kyren Wilson (8) |
| 2018/19 | English Open | Stuart Bingham (14) | 9-7 | Mark Davis (42) |
| 2018/19 | Northern Ireland Open | Judd Trump (5) | 9-7 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (3) |
| 2018/19 | Scottish Open | Mark Allen (6) | 9-7 | Shaun Murphy (8) |
| 2018/19 | Welsh Open | Neil Robertson (10) | 9-7 | Stuart Bingham (12) |
| 2017/18 | English Open | Ronnie O'Sullivan (13) | 9-2 | Kyren Wilson (15) |
| 2017/18 | Northern Ireland Open | Mark Williams (15) | 9-8 | Yan Bingtao (33) |
| 2017/18 | Scottish Open | Neil Robertson (9) | 9-8 | Cao Yupeng (66) |
| 2017/18 | Welsh Open | John Higgins (6) | 9-7 | Barry Hawkins (9) |
| 2016/17 | English Open | Liang Wenbo (20) | 9-6 | Judd Trump (4) |
| 2016/17 | Northern Ireland Open | Mark King (31) | 9-8 | Barry Hawkins (11) |
| 2016/17 | Scottish Open | Marco Fu (12) | 9-4 | John Higgins (2) |
| 2016/17 | Welsh Open | Stuart Bingham (3) | 9-8 | Judd Trump (5) |
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Home Nations Trends Based On Pre-Tournament Rankings
There have been thirty-four Home Nations Events since the first tournament was played in 2016. Can we glean any betting trends based on how the winners were ranked before the start of each tournament?
- In the thirty-five events the top-ranked player has gone on to win the event five times (5/35 14.3%)
- Players ranked in the top five have won thirteen of the thirty-five events (13/35 37.1%)
- Players ranked in the top ten have won twenty-two of the thirty-five events (22/35 62.9%)
- Players ranked in the top twenty have won twenty-seven of the thirty-five events (27/35 77.1%)
- The top two ranked players have met in the final four times (4/35 11.4%)
- Thirty of the thirty-five events have been won by players who had already won a ranking event (30/35 85.7%)
- Twenty of the thirty-five events have been won by Judd Trump, Mark Selby, Neil Robertson, Mark Allen or Gary Wilson (20/34 57.1%)
- The lowest ranked player to make a Home Nations Final was Lei Peifan who was ranked 88 when he won the Scottish Open in 2024.
- Five players ranked above fifty have made the final of a home nations event.
- Ronnie O'Sullivan has only won one Home Nations Event (2017 English Open) and hasn't made a final since the 2020 Northern Ireland Open
- Ding Junhui has never made it to a Home Nations Event final
- John Higgins had made it to eleven Home Nations Events semi-finals but has only won one title (2018 Welsh Open)
- Barry Hawkins had made it to four Home Nations Events semi-finals but has yet to convert those good performances into a tournament win
Looking at the above stats it looks best to avoid Ronnie O'Sullivan and Ding Junhui but to focus on other players who are ranked in the top ten for the upcoming event.
Home Nations Snooker: Roll of Honour
Here is what each player has achieved at the Home Nations, if you are interested in player statistics then head over to our How Much Can Snooker Players Earn article.
| Player | Wins | Runners Up | Beaten semi-finalist |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judd Trump | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Mark Selby | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Neil Robertson | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Mark Allen | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Gary Wilson | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Stuart Bingham | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| John Higgins | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Kyren Wilson | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Shaun Murphy | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Luca Brecel | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Williams | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Marco Fu | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark King | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Liang Wenbo | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Perry | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Robert Milkins | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Lei Peifan | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Hawkins | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Wu Yize | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yan Bingtao | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| David Gilbert | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cao Yupeng | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Davis | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Lisowski | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Zhou Yuelong | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Joe O'Connor | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Zhang Anda | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Wakelin | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Noppon Saengkham | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Martin O'Donnell | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Anthony McGill | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Elliot Slessor | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Stephen Maguire | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Hossein Vafaei | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pang Junxu | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ricky Walden | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tian Pengfei | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ali Carter | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| David Grace | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Li Hang | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jamie Jones | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Ford | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eden Sharav | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Daniel Wells | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alexander Ursenbacher | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Liu Hongyu | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lyu Haotian | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Anthony Hamilton | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yu Delu | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Donaldson | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Xiao Guodong | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Scottish Open 2024: Draw and Results
The Scottish Open saw multiple top players choosing not to compete in Edinburgh and this left the way clear for Lei Peifan to become the lowest ranked player (88) to win a Home Nations event. The twenty-one-year-old beat Hossein Vafaei, Shaun Murphy, Stuart Bingham, Tom Ford Mark Allen and Wu Yize to take the £100,000 first prize. Lei navigated his way through four final-frame deciders in his earlier matches and then held his nerve brilliantly to defeat compatriot Wu Yize 9-5 in the final.
Judd Trump, Ronnie O'Sullivan, Mark Williams and David Gilbert all withdrew for the 2024 Scottish Open. The players they were due to play in first round received a bye through to round two.
For 2024, the qualifiing matches for the Scottish Open were played at the Ponds Forge Sports Centre in Sheffield. There were very few shocks in the qualifying event with the highest ranked player to not make it through being Elliot Slessor who was ranked 35.
Final - Best of seventeen frames
Lei Peifan v Wu Yize 9-5
Semi-finals - Best of eleven frames
Wu Yize v Xiao Guodong 6-4
Lei Peifan v Mark Allen 6-5
Quarter-finals - Best of nine frames
Tom Ford v Lei Peifan 4-5
Nopppon Saengkham v Mark Allen 2-5
Wu Yize v Chris Wakelin 5-4
Luca Brecel v Xiao Guodong 1-5
Round Three - Best of seven frames
Tom Ford v Long Zehuang 4-1
Lei Peifan v Stuart Bingham 4-3
Noppon Saengkham v Ali Carter 4-2
Wu Yize v Barry Hawkins 4-3
Chris Wakelin v Xing Zihao 4-1
Luca Brecel v Ding Junhui 4-3
Xiao Guodong v Stephen Maguire 4-1
Round Two - Best of seven frames
Joe O'Connor v Long Zehuang 3-4
Neil Robertson v Tom Ford 1-4
Shaun Murphy v Lei Peifan 3-4
Stuart Bingham v David Lilley 4-2
Mark Selby v Noppon Saengkham 2-4
Ali Carter v Robbie Williams 4-3
Si Jiahui v Jack Lisowski 0-4
Mark Allen v Ryan Day 4-2
Wu Yize v Ishpreet Singh Chadha 4-2
John Higgins v Barry Hawkins 3-4
Zhang Anda v Chris Wakelin 2-4
Xing Zihao v Dean Young 4-3
Luca Brecel v Zhou Yuelong 4-1
Ding Junhui v Jackson Page 4-2
Jak Jones v Xiao Guodong 3-4
Kyren Wilson v Stephen Maguire 2-4
Round One - Best of seven frames (rankings in brackets):
Gary Wilson (1) v Long Zehuang (64) 2-4
Joe O'Connor (32) v Lyu Haotian (33) 4-1
Neil Robertson (16) v Fan Zhengyi (49) 4-1
Tom Ford (17) v Anton Kowalski (101) 4-2
Hossein Vafaei (24) v Lei Peifan (88) 1-4
Shaun Murphy (9) v Daniel Wells (56) 4-0
Stuart Bingham (25) v Jimmy Robertson (40) 4-0
David Lilley (57) (Lilley gets a bye through to round two after the withdrawal of Mark Williams)
Mark Selby (5) v Stuart Carrington (69) 4-0
Noppon Saengkham (28) v Ricky Walden (37) 4-3
Ali Carter (12) v Graeme Dott (53) 4-2
Robbie Williams (44) (Williams gets a bye through to round two following the withdrawal of David Gilbert)
Jack Lisowski (20) v Jordan Brown (45) 4-0
Si Jiahui (13) v Ma Hailong (77) 4-1
Ryan Day (29) v Anthony McGill (36) 4-1
Mark Allen (4) v He Guoqiang (61) 4-0
Ishpreet Singh Chadha (67) (Singh Chadha gets a bye through to round two following the withdrawal of Judd Trump)
Wu Yize (30) v Farakh Ajaib (107) 4-1
John Higgins (14) v Ian Burns (78) 4-2
Barry Hawkins (19) v Alexander Ursenbacher (83) 4-2
Chris Wakelin (22) v Scott Donaldson (43) 4-0
Zhang Anda (11) v Stan Moody (75) 4-3
Pang Junxu (27) v Dan Young (91) 2-4
Xing Zihao (70) (Xing Zihao gets a bye through to round two following the withdrawal of Ronnie O'Sullivan)
Luca Brecel (7) v Julien Leclercq (103) 4-3
Zhou Yuelong (26) v Yuan Sijun (39) 4-1
Ding Junhui (10) v Mark Davis (55) 4-0
Robert Milkins (23) v Jackson Page (42) 2-4
Xiao Guodong (18) v Xu SI (47) 4-1
Jak Jones (15) v Jamie Jones (50) 4-1
Stephen Maguire (31) v Matt Selt (34) 4-0
Kyren Wilson (2) v David Grace (63) 4-0
Northern Ireland 2024: Draw and Results
Final - Best of seventeen frames
Judd Trump v Kyren Wilson 3-9
Semi-Finals - Best of eleven frames
Judd Trump v Elliot Slessor 6-0
Pang Junxu v Kyren Wilson 4-6
Quarter Finals - Best of nine frames
Judd Trump v Shaun Murphy 5-1
Louis Heathcote v Elliot Slessor 1-5
Neil Robertson v Pang Junxu 4-5
Mark Williams v Kyren Wilson 1-5
Three - Best of seven fames
Judd Trump v Barry Hawkins 4-1
Stuart Bingham v Shaun Murphy 3-4
Louis Heathcote v Tian Pengfei 4-2
Lei Peifan v Elliot Slessor 1-4
Oliver Lines v Neil Robertson 1-4
Martin O'Donnell v Pang Junxu 0-4
Mark Williams v Ma Hailong 4-2
Stan Moody v Kyren Wilson 1-4
Round Two - Best of seven frames:
Judd Trump v Matt Selt 4-2
John Higgins v Barry Hawkins 2-4
Stuart Bingham v Mark Davis 4-0
Zhou Yuelong v Shaun Murphy 2-4
Louis Heathcote v Jimmy Robertson 4-1
Tian Pengfei v Robert Milkins 4-1
Lei Peifan v Tom Ford 4-1
Elliot Slessor v Long Zehuang 4-2
Mark Allen v Oliver Lines 3-4
Neil Robertson v Wang Yuchen 4-0
Jimmy White v Martin O'Donnell 2-4
Pang Junxu v Luca Becel 4-1
Mark Williams v Noppon Saengkham 4-1
Ma Hailong v Chris Wakelin 4-1
Stan Moody v Jak Jones 4-0
Kyren Wilson v Anthony McGill 4-3
Round One - Best of seven frames (rankings in brackets):
Ronnie O'Sullivan withdrew due to medical reasons
Judd Trump (1) v Ishpreet Sing Chadha (65) - 4-0
Lyu Haotian (32) v Matt Selt (33) - 1-4
John Higgins (16) v Fan Zhengyi (49) - 4-2
Barry Hawkins (17) v Matthew Stevens (48) - 4-2
Stuart Bingham (24) v Scott Donaldson (41) - 4-1
Gary Wilson (9) v Mark Davis (56) - 1-4
Zhou Yuelong (25) v Dominic Dale (40) - 4-2
Shaun Murphy (8) v Jiang Jun (72) - 4-2
Mark Selby (5) v Louis Heathcote (69) - 3-4
Xiao Guodong (28) v Jimmy Robertson (37) - 2-4
Si Jiahui (12) v Tian Pengfei (53) - 2-4
Robert Milkins (21) v Jordan Brown (44) - 4-2
David Gilbert (20) v Lei Peifan (84) - 2-4
Tom Ford (13) v Rory Thor (77) -4-2
Joe O'Connor (29) v Elliot Slessor (36) - 2-4
Ronnie O'Sullivan (4) v Long Zehuang (68) - W/O
Mark Allen (3) v Liu Hongyu (62) - 4-0
Wu Yize (30) v Oliver Lines (94) - 1-4
Neil Robertson (14) v Graeme Dott (51) - 4-3
Jack Lisowski (19) v Wang Yuchen (111) - 3-4
Hossein Vafaei (22) v Jimmy White (86) - 2-4
Zhang Anda (11) v Martin O'Donnell (54) - 3-4
Pang Junxu (27) v Yuan Sijun (38) - 4-3
Luca Brecel (6) v He Guoqiang (59) - 4-3
Mark Williams (7) v Jamie Clarke (58) - 4-0
Noppon Saengkham (26) v Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (39) - 4-3
Ali Carter (10) v Ma Hailong (74) - 1-4
Chris Wakelin (23) v Bulcsu Revsz (87) - 4-2
Ryan Day (18) v Stan Moody (82) - 3-4
Jak Jones (15) v Alexander Ursenbacher (79) - 4-0
Stephen Maguire (31) v Anthony McGill (34) - 1-4
Kyren Wilson (2) v David Grace (63) - 4-3
English Open 2024: Draw and Results
The format for the English Open has changed from a flat draw for 128 players to a seeded draw where the top 32 players enter the event after the two qualifying rounds. This is obviously a big benefit for the top 32 seeds and, to give some comparison, five of the top 32 players bowed out in the qualifiers in last year's Welsh Open.
Final - Best of seventeen frames
Neil Robertson v Wu Yize 9-7
Semi-Finals - Best of eleven frames
Wu Yize v Ishpreet Singh Chadha 6-0
Neil Robertson v Chris Wakelin 6-1
Quarter-Finals - Best of nine frames
Judd Trump v Wu Yize 3-5
Mark Selby v Ishpreet Singh Chadha 4-5 (Decided on the final black)
Mark Allen v Chris Wakelin 2-5
Neil Robertson v Barry Hawkins 5-1
Third Round - Best of seven frames
Judd Trump v Fan Zhengyi 4-2
Wu Yize v Ben Woollaston 4-2
Mark Selby v Si Jiahui 4-3
Ishpreet Singh Chadha v He Guoqiang 4-3
Mark Allen v John Higgins 4-3
Chris Wakelin v Pang Junxu 4-3
Neil Robertson v Ross Muir 4-1
Barry Hawkins v Kyren Wilson 4-2
Second Round - Best of seven frames:
Judd Trump v Matt Selt 4-1
Fan Zhengyi v Oliver Lines 4-2
Wu Yize v Ali Carter 4-2
Zak Surety v Ben Woollaston 1-4
Mark Selby v Joe O'Connor 4-0
Jiang Jun v Si Jiahui 3-4
Hossein Vafaei v Ishpreet Singh Chadha 2-4
Stephen Maguire v He Guoqiang 1-4
Mark Allen v Lyu Haotian 4-2
John Higgins v David Gilbert 4-1
Chris Wakelin v Zhang Anda 4-1
Pang Junxu v Luca Brecel 4-3
Shaun Murphy v Neil Robertson 1-4
Ross Muir v Jamie Jones 4-1
Xu Si v Barry Hawkins 0-4
Anthony McGill v Kyren Wilson 1-4
First Round - Best of seven frames (ranking in brackets):
Judd Trump (1) v Liu Hongyu (64) 4-3
Matthew Selt (32) v Ricky Walden (33) 4-3
Ryan Day (16) v Fan Zhengyi (49) 1-4
Robert Milkins (17) v Oliver Lines (110) 3-4
Stuart Bingham (24) v Wu Yize (41) 3-4
Ali Carter (9) v Ian Burns (73) 4-0
Noppon Saengkham (25) v Zak Surety (89) 0-4
Mark Williams (8) v Ben Woolaston (57) 1-4
Mark Selby (5) v Aaron Hill (60) 4-2
Joe O'Connor (28) v Artemijs Zizins (93) 4-0
Tom Ford (12) v Jiang Jun (76) 2-4
Si Jiahui (21) v Andrew Pagett (85) 4-1
Hossein Vafaei (20) v Matthew Stevens (45) 4-3
Jak Jones (13) v Ishpreet Singh Chadha (77) 3-4
Stephen Maguire (29) v Bulcsu Revesz (91) 4-0
Ronnie O'Sullivan (4) v He Guoqiang (61)
Mark Allen (3) v Long Zehuang (67) 4-3
Lyu Haotian (30) v Dominic Dale (35) 4-2
John Higgins (14) v Andrew Higginson (78)
David Gilbert (19) v Michael Holt (103) 4-3
Chris Wakelin (22) v Joe Perry (43) 4-2
Zhang Anda (11) v Mark Davis (54) 4-3
Pang Junxu (27) v Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (38) 4-3
Luca Brecel (6) v Anthony Hamilton (59)
Shaun Murphy (7) v Jamie Clarke (58) 4-1
Neil Robertson (26) v Jackson Page (39) 4-1
Gary Wilson (10) v Ross Muir (74) 3-4
Zhou Yuelong (23) v Jamie Jones (42)
Jack Lisowski (18) v Xu Si (47)
Barry Hawkins (15) v Jimmy Robertson (50) 4-2
Anthony McGill (31) v Xiao Guodong (34)
Kyren Wilson (2) v David Grace (63) 4-1
Welsh Open 2024: Draw and Results
Gary Wilson won his third ranking event and second Home Nations tournament this season when defeating ranking event final debutant, Martin O'Donnell 9-4. Wilson also took the highest break with a magnificent 147 in his semi-final defeat of John Higgins.
Speaking of 147 Breaks, we have an excellent article which looks at the Evolution of 147 Breaks which may be of interest to you.
The Welsh Open took place at Venue Cymru in Llandudno between the 12th and 18th February.
Qualifying for the Welsh Open took place at the Barnsley Metrodome between 25th and 27th January.
Some of the highest rated players who lost in qualifying include (seeding number in brackets):
- Zhou Yuelong (20)
- Stuart Bingham (26)
- Joe Perry (27)
- Lyu Haotian (30)
- Pang Junxu (31)
- Stephen Maguire (34)
Ronnie O'Sullivan withdrew from the competition due to a health problem.
Judd Trump withdrew from the competition. He was replaced by Duane Jones.
The top sixteen seeds had their qualifying match held over to the main arena. Ali Carter and Shaun Murphy both bowed out at this stage.
Final - Best of seventeen frames:
Gary Wilson v Martin O'Donnell 9-4
Semi Finals - Best of eleven frames:
Elliot Slessor v Martin O'Donnell 5-6
Gary Wilson v John Higgins 6-4
Quarter Finals - Best of nine frames:
Mark v Allen v John Higgins 2-5
Dominic Dale v Elliot Slessor 3-5
Martin O'Donnell v Luca Brecel 5-3
Gary Wilson v Anthony McGill 5-0
Round Four - Best of seven frames:
Mark Allen v Robbie Williams 4-0
John Higgins v Matt Selt 4-3
Anthony McGill v Ricky Walden 4-3
Robert Milkins v Gary Wilson 0-4
Tom Ford v Luca Brecel 1-4
Dominic Dale v Jak Jones 4-0
Elliot Slessor v Fan Zhengyi 4-3
Marco Fu v Martin O'Donnell 2-4
Round Three - Best of seven frames:
Robert Milkins v David Gilbert 4-0
Jack Lisowski v Gary Wilson 3-4
Mark Williams v Anthony McGill 1-4
Neil Robertson v Ricky Walden 2-4
Mark Allen v Si Jiahui 4-1
Robbie Williams v Adam Duffy 4-2
John Higgins v Ryan Day 4-1
Matt Selt v Duane Jones 4-1
Dominic Dale v Stan Moody 4-1
Hossein Vafaei v Jak Jones 2-4
Elliot Slessor v Dylan Emery 4-1
Fan Zhengyi v Aaron Hill 4-1
Marco Fu v Daniel Wells 4-2
Anthony Hamilton v Martin O'Donnell 2-4
Barry Hawkins v Tom Ford 1-4
Luca Brecel v Graeme Dott 4-1
Round Two - Best of seven frames:
Ding Junhui, Zhang Anda and Kyren Wilson all had an early journey home from Llandudno after being beaten in Round Two
Robert Milkins v Allan Taylor 4-1
David Gilbert v Oliver Lines 4-2
Jack Lisowski v Liam Pullen 4-2
Gary Wilson v Iulian Boiko 4-2
Long Zehuang v Anthony McGill 1-4
Sanderson Lam v Mark Williams 3-4
Matthew Stevens v Ricky Walden 3-4
Stuart Carrington v Neil Robertson 3-4
Mark Allen v Ma Hailong 4-1
Si Jiahui v Andrew Pagett 4-2
Ding Junhui v Robbie Williams 2-4
Adam Duffy v Jamie Clarke 4-0
David Lilley v Ryan Day 2-4
Tian Pengfei v John Higgins 1-4
Ross Muir v Matt Selt 1-4
Liam Davies v Duane Jones 1-4
Alfie Davies v Dominic Dale 3-4
Jordan Brown v Stan Moody 3-4
Zhang Anda v Jak Jones 1-4
Hossein Vafaei v Julien Leclercq 4-1
Dylan Emery v Noppon Saengkham 4-2
Andrew Higginson v Elliot Slessor W/O
Ben Mertens v Fan Zhengyi 2-4
Aaron Hill v Mark Selby 4-2
Barry Pinches v Daniel Wells 1-4
Marco Fu v Zak Surety 4-3
Kyren Wilson v Anthony Hamilton 1-4
Chris Wakelin v Martin O'Donnell 1-4
Ian Burns v Tom Ford 2-4
Xiao Guodong v Barry Hawkins 3-4
Wu Yize v Graeme Dott 2-4
Joe O'Connor v Luca Brecel 0-4
Northern Ireland Open 2023 Draw and Results
Judd Trump underlined that he is the player to beat in the Home Nations event, taking his sixth title when overwhelming Chirs Wakelin 9-3.
Five players chose to withdraw from the Northern Ireland Open as they planned to play in an exhibition event in Macau. That event was subsequently cancelled but the players in question were not allowed to play in Belfast. The players in question are:
Mark Selby
Luca Brecel
Ali Carter
John Higgins
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
In addition to the five players above, Ronnie O'Sullivan was again a late withdrawal, citing his continuing problems with an elbow injury.
The qualifying rounds for the Northern Ireland Open were held at Ponds Forge in Sheffield.
Some additional qualifying matches were held over to the main venue in Belfast. These matches saw the following high ranked players eliminated:
Kyren Wilson
Ryan Day
Robert Milkins
Final - Best of 17 frames
Judd Trump 9 Chris Wakelin 3
Semi Finals - Best of eleven frames
Jack Lisowski 1 Chris Wakelin 6
Judd Trump 6 Barry Hawkins 4
Quarter finals - Best of nine frames
Chris Wakelin 5 Yuan Sijun 2
Judd Trump 5 Stephen Maguire 4
Jack Lisowski 5 Ricky Walden 1
Barry Hawkins 5 David Gilbert 4
Round Four draw - Best of seven frames:
Ricky Walden 4 Xing Zihao 1
Jack Lisowski 4 Aaron Hill 1
Chris Wakelin 4 Shaun Murphy 2
Yuan Sijun 4 Stan Moody 2
Judd Trump 4 Noppon Saengkham 3
Stephen Maguire 4 Joe Perry 3
Barry Hawkins 4 Robbie Williams 0
David Gilbert 4 Rory McLeod 0
Round Three draw - Best of seven frames
Xing Zihao 4 Andres Petrov 1
Ricky Walden 4 Stuart Bingham 1
Jack Lisowski 4 Matthew Selt 1
Aaron Hill 4 Dylan Emery 0
Shaun Murphy 4 Sean O'Sullivan 0
Stan Moody 4 Gary Wilson 1
Yuan Sijun 4 Jordan Brown 2
Judd Trump 4 Ian Burns 2
Noppon Saengkham 4 Anthony McGill 0
Joe Perry 4 Hossein Vafaei 3
Stephen Maguire 4 Sam Craigie 2
Robbie Williams 4 Zhang Anda 1
Barry Hawkins 4 Jimmy Robertson 1
David Gilbert 4 Lyu Haotian 1
Rory McLeod 4 Jak Jones 3
Round Two draw - Best of seven frames:
Mark Allen 3 Andres Petrov 4
Graeme Dott 1 Xing Zihao 4
Ricky Walden 4 Dominic Dale 3
Stuart Bingham 4 Xu Si 1
Dean Young 3 Matt Selt 4
Jackson Page 1 Jack Lisowski 4
Aaron Hill 4 Fan Zhengyi 1
Dylan Emery 4 Cao Yupeng 3
Shaun Murphy 4 Marco Fu 3
Zak Surety 3 Sean O'Sullivan 4
Ma Hailong 1 Martin O'Donnell 4
Chris Wakelin 4 Alfie Burden 2
Rod Lawler 2 Stan Moody 4
Lukas Kleckers 1 Gary Wilson 4
Jamie Clarke 0 Yuan Sijun 4
Jordan Brown 4 Neil Robertson 1
Judd Trump 4 Julien Leclercq 0
Ian Burns 4 Ken Doherty 2
Anthony McGill 4 Robbie McGuigan 3
Noppon Saengkham 4 Barry Pinches `
Michael White 3 Joe Perry 4
Anton Kazakov 0 Hossein Vafaei 4
James Cahill 2 Stephen Maguire 4
Hammad Miah 2 Sam Craigie 4
Mark Williams 2 Robbie Williams 4
Zhang Anda 4 Rory Thor 1
Barry Hawkins 4 Jiang Jun 1
Jimmy Robertson 4 Peng Yisong 0
Mathhew Stevens 3 David Gilbert 4
Lyu Haotian 4 Tom Ford 3
Mark Davis 2 Jak Jones 4
Ross Muir 3 Rory McLeod 4
Scottish Open 2023: Draw and results
Gary Wilson successfully defended the title he won twelve months ago by comfortably accounting for Noppon Saengkham 9-5. Noppon was appearing in his first ranking event final.
The qualifying round for the Scottish Open was held at the Morningside Arena in Leicester between 30th October and 2nd November.
Some of the highest rated players who lost in qualifying include (seeding number in brackets):
- Joe Perry (26)
- Fan Zhengyi (30)
- Xiao Guodong (31)
- Wu Yize (35)
- Pang Junxu (33)
- Graeme Dott (39)
- Anthony Hamilton (40)
- Jamie Jones (41)
Gary Wilson, Luca Brecel, Ding Junhui, John Higgins, Shaun Murphy, Mark Selby, Ali Carter, Barry Hawkins, Judd Trump, Jack Lisowski, Robert Milkins, Jimmy Robertson, Mark Allen, Kyren Wilson, Mark Williams, Hossein Vafaei and local Scottish amateur Jack Borwick all had their qualifying matches held over to the main venue. Of the above, Murphy, Hawkins, Lisowski. Milkins, Robertson. Allen, Williams, Vafaei and Borwick all lost.
Ronnie O'Sullivan withdrew on the first day of the event due to medical issues.
Final - Best of seventeen frames
Gary Wilson 9 Noppon Saengkham 5
Semi-finals - Best of eleven frames
Gary Wilson 6 Zhou Yuelong 5
Noppon Saengkham 6 John Higgins 3
Quarter-finals - Best of nine frames
Gary Wilson 5 Chris Wakelin 0
Zhou Yuelong 5 Stuart Bingham 4
Sanderson Lam 3 Noppon Saengkham 5
John Higgins 5 Tom Ford 3
Round four draw - Best of seven frames
Gary Wilson 4 Rory Thor 1
Chris Wakelin 4 Kyren Wilson 2
Dominic Dale 0 Zhou Yuelong 4
Stuart Bingham 4 Zhang Anda 0
Sanderson Lam 4 Anthony McGill 1
Noppon Saengkham 4 Matt Selt 3
Lyu Haotian 2 John Higgins 4
Tom Ford 4 Martin O'Donnell 2
Round three draw - Best of seven frames:
Gary Wilson 4 Joe O'Connor 3
Ashley Carty 3 Rory Thor 4
Chris Wakelin 4 Sam Craigie 0
David Gilbert 3 Kyren Wilson 4
Dominic Dale 4 Jimmy White 1
Zhou Yuelong 4 Andrew Higginson 2
Aaron Hill 2 Stuart Bingham 4
Zhang Anda 4 Si Jiahui 2
Liam Graham 3 Sanderson Lam 4
Pang Junxu 2 Anthony McGill 4
Noppon Saengkham 4 Ali Carter 2
Matt Selt 4 Mark Selby 3
Lyu Hongyu 2 Lyu Haotian 4
John Higgins 4 Ricky Walden 3
Tom Ford 4 Ding Junhui 3
Martin O'Donnell 4 Luca Brecel 2
Round two draw - Best of seven frames:
Gary Wilson 4 Xing Zihao 3
Joe O'Connor 4 Scott Donaldson 1
Daniel Wells 3 Rory Thor 4
Ryan Day 3 Ashley Carty 4
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 2 Chris Wakelin 4
Yuan Sijun 0 Sam Craigie 4
Robbie Williams 3 David Gilbert 4
Jordan Brown 0 Kyren Wilson 4
Jamie Jones 3 Dominic Dale 4
Jimmy Robertson 3 Jimmy White 4
Mark Davis 1 Andrew Higginson 4
Zhou Yuelong W/O Martin Gould
Manasawin Phetmalaikul 0 Stuart Bingham 4
Aaron Hill 4 Jack Lisowski 1
Julien Leclercq 2 Si Jiahui 4
Zhang Anda 4 Judd Trump 2
Liam Graham 4 Ben Mertens 2
Sanderson Lam 4 Cao Yupeng 1
Pang Junxu 4 Xu Si 1
Anthony McGill 4 Oliver Lines 2
Lukas Kleckers 1 Noppon Saengkham 4
Ishprett Singh Chadha 3 Ali Carter 4
Alfie Burden 1 Matt Selt 4
Matthew Stevens 3 Mark Selby 4
Liu Hongyu 4 Zak Surety 0
Lyu Haotian 4 Jackson Page 0
John Higgins 4 v He Guoqiang 1
Ricky Walden 4 Alexander Ursenbacher 3
Liam Highfield 2 Tom Ford 4
Jenson Kendrick 1 Ding Junhui 4
Martin O'Donnell 4 Jamie Clarke 2
James Cahill 3 Luca Brecel 4
English Open 2023: Draw and Results
Judd Trump continued his fine run of comebacks when overturning a 7-3 defecit in the Final, winning six frames on the spin to complete a 9-7 victory over Zhang Anda.
This win was Judd's fifth victory in the Home Nations Series and his twenty-fourth ranking event win. Trump is sixth in the all-time ranking events wins list behind Ronnie O'Sullivan, Stephen Hendry, John Higgins, Steve Davis and Mark Williams.
Final - 17 frames
Judd Trump 9 Zhang Anda 7 (Zhang was 7-3 up)
Semi-Finals - 11 frames
Judd Trump 6 John Higgins 5 (Higgins was 5-2 up)
Zhang Anda 6 Liu Hongyu 2 (Zhang makes his first ranking event final)
Quarter-Finals - 9 frames
Martin O'Donnell 1 John Higgins 5
Judd Trump 5 Matthew Selt 1
Zhang Anda 5 Zhou Yuelong 4
Liu Hongyu 5 Ding Junhui 1
Round 4 - Best of 7 frames
Martin O'Donnell 4 He Guoqiang 2
John Higgins 4 Oliver Lines 1
Judd Trump 4 Yuan Sijun 2
Matthew Selt 4 Ricky Walden 3
Zhang Anda 4 Ronnie O'Sullivan 2
Zhou Yuelong 4 Ali Carter 1
Liu Hongyu 4 Mark Williams 3
Ding Junhui 4 Luca Brecel 3
Round 3 - Best of 7 frames
Martin O'Donnell 4 Stephen Maguire 1
He Guoqiang 4 Hossein Vafaei 3
Mark Davis 0 John Higgins 4
Cao Yupeng 2 Oliver Lines 4
Judd Trump 4 Jimmy Robertson 3
Robert Milkins1 Yuan Sijun 4
Ricky Walden 4 Graeme Dott 3
Matthew Selt 4 Mark Allen 2
Ronnie O'Sullivan 4 Si Jiahui 2
Elliot Slessor 1 Zhang Anda 4
Jason Kendrick 0 Ali Carter 4
Zhou Yuelong 4 Sanderson Lam 0
Liu Hongyu 4 Chris Wakelin 3
Mark Williams 4 Dylan Emery 2
Gary Wilson 2 Ding Junhui 4
Muhammad Asif 0 Luca Brecel 4
Round 2 - Best of 7 frames
Mark Selby 2 Martin O'Donnell 4
Stephen Maguire 4 Louis Heathcote 2
Ryan Day 3 He Guoqiang 4
Hossein Vafaei 4 Julien Leclercq 3
David Lilley 2 Mark Davis 4
James Cahill 2 John Higgins 4
Cao Yupeng 4 David Gilbert 0
Martin Gould 1 Oliver Lines 4
Judd Trump 4 Scott Donaldson 1
Jimmy Robertson 4 Allan Taylor 3
Robert Milkins 4 Adam Duffy 3
Tom Ford 2 Yuan Sijun 4
Hammad Miah 2 Ricky Walden 4
Graeme Dott 4 Barry Hawkins 2
Michael White 3 Matthew Selt 4
Wu Yize 1 Mark Allen 4
Ronnie O'Sullivan 4 Jackson Page 1
Si Jiahui 4 Fergal O'Brien 0
Jack Lisowski 3 Elliot Slessor 4
Anthony McGill 1 Zhang Anda 4
Lukas Kleckers 1 Jenson Kendrick 4
Liam Pullen 0 Ali Carter 4
Andrew Higginson 2 Zhou Yuelong 4
Stuart Carrington 0 Sanderson Lam 4
Liu Hongyu 4 v Joe O'Connor 1
Chris Wakelin 4 Jamie Jones 1
Mark Williams 4 Xiao Guodong 3
Dylan Emery 4 Oliver Brown 1
Dominic Dale 3 Gary Wilson 4
David Grace 1 Ding Junhui 4
Muhammad Asif 4 Fan Zhengyi 3
Luca Brecel 4 Andy Hicks 1
The qualifying event for the English Open took place at the Morningside Arena in Leicester between 6th and 8th September.
The highest seeded players to not make through qualifiying were: Stuart Bingham (22) and Joe Perry (24).
A number of the qualifying matches of the top players were held over to the main arena. Neil Robertson was one of the players whose qualifying game was held over but the Australian's bad start to the season continued as he was knocked out by Sanderson Lam on the final black.
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