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Welsh Open: 2025 draw, preview, prize money, how to watch

The 2025 Welsh Open commences on Monday with the likes of defending champion Gary Wilson and world champion Kyren Wilson in the draw.

A total of 64 competitors are expected to cue up at the Venue Cymru in Llandudno for the season’s fourth and final Home Nations series event.

The top 32 seeds will be joined by 32 qualifiers who emerged from the preliminary stages at the Barnsley Metrodome last week.

World number one Judd Trump is a notable force who is absent from the 2025 Welsh Open draw, but most of the other marquee names are set to be involved.

Like with the other Home Nations tournaments this term, there is an increased total prize fund with £100,000 going to the champion this year.


2025 Welsh Open Prize Money
Champion: £100,000
Runner-up: £45,000
Semi-Finals: £21,000
Quarter-Finals: £13,200
Round of 16: £9,000
Round of 32: £5,400
Round of 64: £3,600
Round of 96: £1,000
Highest Break: £5,000
Total: £550,400


Who is in the 2025 Welsh Open draw?

Reigning champion Gary Wilson is the top seed with the Englishman beginning his defence on day one against Ishpreet Singh Chadha.

World number two Kyren Wilson is the highest-ranked player in the field, and the Kettering cueist is riding the crest of a confidence wave having reached the final of all three tournaments staged in 2025 so far.

The 32 year-old – the champion at last week’s German Masters in Berlin – will face three-time ranking event winner Marco Fu in the first round.

Ronnie O’Sullivan is in the 2025 Welsh Open draw, but once again his participation isn’t guaranteed given the frequency in which he has withdrawn from tournaments during this campaign.

The Rocket needs ranking points, however, if he’s to feature at the Players and Tour Championships and is scheduled to first face Jamie Clarke.

John Higgins, meanwhile, is a record five-time Welsh Open winner and will start his challenge for a sixth title against fellow former world champion Graeme Dott.

Recent Masters champion Shaun Murphy and Championship League Snooker winner Mark Selby will face Ma Hailong and Haydon Pinhey respectively.

Alongside Trump, Chinese duo Ding Junhui and Xiao Guodong are other top players who have opted to skip this week’s action.


2025 Welsh Open draw

Round of 64 (bo7)

Gary Wilson vs Ishpreet Singh Chadha
Jackson Page vs Jimmy Robertson
Tom Ford vs Andrew Higginson
Neil Robertson vs Mark Davis
Pang Junxu vs Dominic Dale
Zhang Anda vs Ross Muir
Noppon Saengkham vs Dylan Emery
Luca Brecel vs Stuart Carrington

Mark Selby vs Haydon Pinhey
Elliot Slessor vs Liam Davies
Si Jiahui vs Jamie Jones
Stuart Bingham vs Robbie Williams
Robert Milkins vs Wang Yuchen
John Higgins vs Graeme Dott
Zhou Yuelong vs Yuan Sijun
Mark Allen vs Stan Moody

Ronnie O’Sullivan vs Jamie Clarke
Matthew Selt vs Ricky Walden
Chris Wakelin vs Michael Holt
Jack Lisowski vs Joshua Cooper
Wu Yize vs Scott Donaldson
Barry Hawkins vs Sanderson Lam
Stephen Maguire vs Xu Si
Mark Williams vs Florian Nuessle

Shaun Murphy vs Ma Hailong
Ryan Day vs Ben Mertens
Ali Carter vs Rory Thor
Hossein Vafaei vs Fan Zhengyi
David Gilbert vs Jordan Brown
Jak Jones vs Matthew Stevens
Lyu Haotian vs Joe O’Connor
Kyren Wilson vs Marco Fu

Click here to view the latest scores and results
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Home Nations bonus

The Welsh Open is the last of four events that make up the Home Nations series.

A £150,000 bonus is on offer for the player who performs the best across the four counting tournaments this season.

Neil Robertson, who meets Mark Davis in the round of 64, is leading the way but the likes of Kyren Wilson and Wu Yize are within striking distance.

There are 16 players in total who could still usurp the Australian into first place, depending on how the results transpire in Wales.

Race to the World Grand Prix

The Welsh Open is also the last event that will count towards qualification for the upcoming World Grand Prix in Hong Kong.

It had originally been expected that the World Open – staged before the World Grand Prix – would also count, but ranking points earned there will only now count towards the Race to the Players Championship.

The top 32 on the one-year list following the conclusion of the Welsh Open will then secure an invitation to play in Hong Kong.

Most of the big names are safe, with Luca Brecel representing the highest-profile competitor currently in danger of missing out.

The Belgian Bullet, who encounters Stuart Carrington in the 2025 Welsh Open draw, will need to reach the final this week if he is to feature in Hong Kong.

How can I watch the tournament?

There are several options available to watch the Welsh Open this year, including Eurosport and discovery+ for viewers across Europe.

The full list of global broadcasters:

UK
BBC Wales, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport, Red Button
Europe
Eurosport and discovery+
China
CCTV5
Huya.com
Migu
CBSA-WPBSA Academy WeChat Channel
CBSA-WPBSA Academy Douyin
Hong Kong
Now TV
Malaysia and Brunei
Astro
Philippines
Tap
Taiwan
Sportcast
Thailand
True Sport
All other territories
WST Play

Featured photo credit: WST

2 Comments

  1. I have a feeling Ronnie will play. This is the first year the Ray Reardon Trophy has been played for since Ray’s passing. O’Sullivan was close to the legendary 6-time world champion.

  2. The late great Paul Hunter remains the youngest Welsh Open winner at 18, in 1998.

    Record 5-time winner John Higgins is one of three men to retain the title. The others are Steve Davis and Ronnie O’Sullivan.

    Mark Williams remains the event’s only home winner. Darren Morgan is the only other Welshman to reach the final.

    Neil Robertson went 12 years between his first and second titles. This represents the longest gap between victories. Higgins went ten years between his first and second crowns.

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