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World Open 2025: Draw and Results
John Higgins won his thirty-second ranking event and his first in over four years when overcoming Joe O'Connor 10-6 in the final of the World Open and in doing so ended a run of six consecutive defeats in ranking event finals.
Higgins won his first title in 1994, some thirty-years ago, and remains in thrid-place on the all-time list for most ranking event wins with only Stephen Hendry (36) and Ronnie O'Sullivan ahead of him.
This was a remarkable display of resilience from Higgins who had openly admitted he feared he would never win another event. Higgins, at 49 years and 287 days, is just 92 days younger than the oldest ever ranking event winner, Ray Reardon, who wan the Professional Players Tournament in 1982 at 50 years and fourteeen days.
The qualifiers for the World Open took place at the Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in Sheffield between the 20th and 22nd of January.
The following top players (rankings in brackets) were beaten in the qualifying rounds:
- Mark Williams (6)
- Si Jiahui (14)
- David Gilbert (20)
- Stuart Bingham (25)
- Stephen Maguire (32)
- Matt Selt (34)
Neil Robertson was also due to play in the qualifiers but he got the dates for his match mixed up and couldn't make it to the venue in time.
In addition to the above players, the following have withdrawn:
- Ronnie O'Sullivan
- Jak Jones
- Luca Brecel
- Ricky Walden
- Chris Totten
Final - Best of nineteen frames:
John Higgins v Joe O'Connor 10-6
Semi-FInals - Best of eleven frames:
John Higgins v Zak Surety 5-4
Joe O'Connor v Ali Carter 6-3
Quarter-Finals - Best of nine frames:
Zak Surety v Tom Ford 5-3
Pang Junxu v John Higgins 0-5
Joe O'Connor v Shaun Murphy 5-1
Ali Carter v Barry Hawkins 5-4
Round Four - Best of nine frames:
Joe O'Connor v Michael Holt 5-3
Ding Junhui v Shaun Murphy 2-5
David Lilley v Ali Carter 1-5
Barry Hawkins v Ryan Day 5-3
Liu Hongyu v Zak Surety 2-5
Tom Ford v Jimmy Robertson 5-3
Pang Junxu v Xu Si 5-2
John Higgins v Zhou Yuelong 5-4
Round Three - Nest of nine frames:
Judd Trump v Joe O'Connor 2-5
Anton Kowalski v Michael Holt 1-5
Hossein Vafaei v Ding Junhui 3-5
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh v Shaun Murphy 0-5
David Lilley v Wu Yize 5-4
Ali Carter v Jack Lisowski 5-4
Ben Woollaston v Barry Hawkins 4-5
Ryan Day v Louis Heathcote 5-2
Liu Hongyu v Elliot Slessor 5-4
Zak Surety v Duane Jones 5-4
Tom Ford v Daniel Wells 5-3
Jimmy Robertson v Aaron Hill 5-4
Tian Pengfei v Pang Junxu 3-5
Stan Moody v Xu Si 3-5
Robbie Williams v John Higgins 3-5
Zhou Yuelong v Kyren Wilson 5-4
Round Two Draw - Best of nine frames
Judd Trump (1) v Long Zehuang (64) 5-1
Alfie Burden (77) v Joe O'Connor (33) 1-5
Antoni Kowalski (98) v Matthew Stevens (49) 5-3
Michael Holt (79) v Martin O'Donnell (48) 5-3
Yuan Sijun (41) v Hossein Vafaei (24) 4-5
Joe Perry (56) v Ding Junhui (9) 2-5
Thepchaiya Un Nooh (40) w/o Chris Totten (103)
Zhou Jinhhao (a) v Shaun Murphy (8) 0-5 (Murphy made his tenth maximum break in this match)
Mark Allen (5) v David Lilley (60) 4-5
Wu Yize (28) v Jackson Page (37) 5-4
Ali Carter (12) v He Guoqiang (53) 5-3
Jack Lisowski (21) v Scott Donaldson (44) 5-2
Ben Woollaston (45) v Amir Sarkhosh (96) 5-0
Jamie Jones (52) v Barry Hawkins (13) 2-5
Ryan Day (29) w/o Ricky Walden (36)
Louis Heathcote (68) v Stuart Carrington (75) 5-3
Mark Selby (3) v Liu Hongyu (62) 2-5
Elliot Slessor (30) v Lyu Haotian (35) 5-2
Zak Surety (86) v Jordan Brown (51) 5-4
Xiao Guodong (19) v Duane Jones (90) 4-5
Ishpreet Singh Chadha (69) v Tom Ford (22)
Daniel Wells (54) v Gary Wilson (11) 5-4
Jimmy Robertson (38) v Noppon Saengkham (27) 5-3
Aaron Hill (59) v Sunny Akani (92) 5-3
Tian Pengfei (58) w/o Luca Brecel (7)
Pang Junxu (26) v Anthony McGill (39) 5-0
Stan Moody (70) v Graeme Dott (55) 5-2
Robert Milkins (23) v Xu Si (42) 3-5
Robbie Williams (47) w/o Jak Jones (18)
Mark Davis (50) v John Higgins (15) 1-5
Manasawin Phetmalaikul (111) v Zhou Yuelong (31) 1-5
Lei Peifan (82) v Kyren Wilson (2) 1-5
World Open: Format and Prize Money for 2025
The World Open is played at the Yushan Sport Centre in China between the 23rd February and the 1st of March.
All rounds up to and including the quarter-finals are played over the best of nine frames. The semi-finals are player over eleven frames and the final will be played over nineteen frames.
The total prize fund for the 2025 World Open is £825,000 with £175,000 going to the winner.
Full prize breakdown:
- Winner: £175,000
- Runner-up: £73,000
- Semi-final: £33,000
- Quarter-final: £22,000
- Last sixteen: £14,000
- Last thirty-two: £9,000
- Last sixty-four: £5,000
- Highest break: £5000
OLBG's expert snooker tipsters will have tips on all the matches at The World Open.
World Open: Previous Winners
Below is a table of all the previous winners of the World Open:
When selecting your bets for the World Open why not check out our blog on Player form in China which highlights the players with great records when playing in Asia.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Final Score | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | John Higgins | Joe O'Connor | 10-6 | Yushan, China |
| 2024 | Judd Trump | Ding Junhui | 10-4 | Yushan, China |
| 2019 | Judd Trump | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 10-5 | Yushan, China |
| 2018 | Mark Williams | David Gilbert | 10-9 | Yushan, China |
| 2017 | Ding Junhui | Kyren Wilson | 10-3 | Yushan, China |
| 2016 | Ali Carter | Joe Perry | 10-8 | Yushan, China |
| 2014 | Shaun Murphy | Mark Selby | 10-6 | Haikou, China |
| 2013 | Mark Allen | Matthew Stevens | 10-4 | Haikou, China |
| 2012 | Mark Allen | Stephen Lee | 10-1 | Haikou, China |
World Open 2024: Draw and Results
The qualifiers for the World Open took place at the Barnsley Metrodome between the 22nd and 24th of January.
The following top players were beaten in the qualifying rounds:
- Jack Lisowski
- Gary Wilson
- Anthony McGill
- Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
- Stuart Bingham
Some qualifying games were heldover to the main venue.
David Gilbert, Sam Craigie, Adam Duffy and Iulian Boiko all withdrew from the event at this stage. Their opponents received a walkover to Round Three.
Final - Best of nineteen frames:
Judd Trump v Ding Junhui 10-4
Semi-FInals - Best of eleven frames:
Judd Trump v Jackson Page 6-2
Neil Robertson v Ding Junhui 5-6
Quarter-Finals - Best of nine frames:
Judd Trump v Kyren Wilson 5-2
Jackson Page v Elliot Slessor 5-2
Hossein Vafaei v Ding Junhui 0-5
Neil Robertson v Barry Hawkins 5-2
Round Four - Best of nine frames:
Judd Trump v David Lilley 5-3
Kyren Wilson v Ben Woolaston 5-4
Mark Selby v Jackson Page 2-5
Elliot Slessor v Daniel Wells 5-2
Ronnie O'Sullivan v Hossein Vafaei 4-5
Ding Junhui v Shaun Murphy 5-3
Neil Robertson v Chris Wakelin 5-1
Barry Hawkins v Stephen Maguire 5-1
Round Three Best of nine frames:
Judd Trump v Fan Zhengyi 5-3
Dominic Dale v David Lilley 2-5
Ashley Hugill v Kyren Wilson 3-5
Ricky Walden v Ben Woollaston 4-5
Mark Selby v Long Zehuang 5-2
Jackson Page v Wu Yize 5-3
Matthew Stevens v Elliot Slessor 1-5
He Guoqiang v Daniel Wells 3-5
Ronnie O'Sullivan v Lyu Haotian 5-2
Robert Milkins v Hossein Vafaei 2-5
Cao Yupeng v Ding Junhui 1-5
Joe Perry v Shaun Murphy 3-5
Neil Robertson v Yuan Sijun 5-2
Ali Carter v Chris Wakelin 1-5
Robbie Williams v Barry Hawkins 2-5
Stephen Maguire v Luca Brecel 5-1
Round Two - Best of nine frames:
Sanderson Lam v Judd Trump 2-5
Fan Zhengyi - walkover
Lukas Kleckers v Dominic Dale 4-5
Stuart Carrington v David Lilley 4-5
Jak Jones v Ashley Hugill 0-5
David Grace v Kyren Wilson 4-5
Jamie Jones v Rickie Walden 4-5
Ben Woolaston - walkover
Mark Selby - walkover
Long Zehuang v Si Jiahui 5-2
John Higgins v Jackson Page 3-5
Zhou Yuelong v Wu Yize 1-5
Ryan Day v Matthew Stevens
Elliot Slessor v Zhang Anda 5-3
He Guoqiang v Matt Selt
Daniel Wells v Mark Allen 5-4
Ronnie O'Sullivan v Michael White 5-3
Lyu Haotian v Aaron Hill 5-4
Robert Milkins - walkover
Hossein Vafaei v Graeme Dott 5-1
Cao Yupeng v Noppon Saengkham 5-3
Liu Hongyu v Ding Junhui 2-5
Joe Perry v Sean O'Sullivan 5-1
Shaun Murphy v Xu Si 5-3
Neil Robertson v Tian Pengfei
Ishpreet Sing Chadha v Yuan Sijun 3-5
Ali Carter v Louis Heathcote 5-3
Chris Wakelin v Jordan Brown
Robbie Williams v Tom Ford 5-4
Jason Kendrick v Barry Hawkins 2-5
Stephen Maguire v Pang Junxu 5-3
Oliver Brown v Luca Brecel 2-5
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