The 2025 Xi’an Grand Prix commences on Tuesday with the 2025/26 season’s sixth ranking title up for grabs in China.
So far this term, each tournament on the calendar has produced two different finalists and a different champion, so it’ll be interesting to see if that trend continues here.
With a top prize of £177,000 up for grabs, the Xi’an Grand Prix represents one of the most lucrative events in the first half of the campaign.
Kyren Wilson returns as the defending champion – the Kettering cueist having emerged with the trophy in his hands just over a year ago in what was the inaugural staging of the competition.
2025 Xi’an Grand Prix prize money
Champion: £177,000
Runner-up: £76,000
Semi-final: £34,500
Quarter-final: £22,350
Last 16: £14,000
Last 32: £9,400
Last 64: £5,350
Highest Break: £5,000
Total: £850,000
Who is in the 2025 Xi’an Grand Prix draw?
Most of the fixtures from the opening round of the event already took place last month in Leicester.
The likes of Shaun Murphy and Mark Allen, who were recent winners of the British Open and the English Open respectively, have safely made it through to the last 64.
Murphy will look to sustain his run of form when he faces Long Zehuang while Allen entertains Oliver Lines.
Mark Selby, Barry Hawkins, and Si Jiahui are others from the top 16 in the world rankings who have safely negotiated their first hurdle.
There were, however, a few round-of-128 matches involving high-profile contenders that were held over to the venue stages.
That includes Wilson’s opener against Haris Tahir, world number one Judd Trump’s game with Ng On Yee, and world champion Zhao Xintong’s clash with Wang Xinbo.
Ronnie O’Sullivan, Neil Robertson, Ding Junhui, and Mark Williams are other marquee names to have had their early encounters in the event deferred.
Ahead of Tuesday’s opening day, you can check out the full draw for the 2025 Xi’an Grand Prix below.
2025 Xi’an Grand Prix draw
Round of 128 (bo9)
Kyren Wilson vs Haris Tahir (held over)
Marco Fu 5-1 Sanderson Lam
Yuan Sijun 5-1 Mahmoud El Hareedy
Jamie Jones 5-1 Connor Benzey
Shaun Murphy 5-0 Liam Highfield
Long Zehuang 5-1 Artemijs Zizins
Wu Yize 5-4 Florian Nuessle
Xu Si 5-1 Bulcsu Revesz
Ricky Walden 5-1 Liam Davies
Elliot Slessor 5-1 Liam Graham
Oliver Lines 5-1 Gao Yang
Mark Allen 5-4 Mitchell Mann
Jackson Page 5-3 Sahil Nayyar
Louis Heathcote 5-3 Lei Peifan
Jordan Brown 5-1 Oliver Brown
Ding Junhui vs Sam Craigie (held over)
Ronnie O’Sullivan vs Iulian Boiko (held over)
Yao Pengcheng 5-1 Zak Surety
Stephen Maguire 5-2 Bai Yulu
Robbie Williams 5-1 Fergal Quinn
Farakh Ajaib 5-4 Zhang Anda
David Lilley 5-3 Kreishh Gurbaxani
Jak Jones 5-0 Haydon Pinhey
Dylan Emery 5-3 Ben Woollaston
Sunny Akani 5-0 Luca Brecel
Gary Wilson vs Wildcard (held over)
Mateusz Baranowski 5-4 Liu Hongyu
Chris Wakelin vs Wildcard (held over)
He Guoqiang 5-1 Zhao Hanyang
Xu Yichen 5-4 Jack Lisowski
Ishpreet Singh Chadha 5-0 Jonas Luz
Neil Robertson vs Leone Crowley (held over)
Judd Trump vs Ng On Yee (held over)
Matthew Stevens 5-0 Ian Burns
Wang Yuchen 5-3 Pang Junxu
Lyu Haotian 5-2 Steven Hallworth
Ali Carter 5-1 Allan Taylor
Stan Moody 5-4 Amir Sarkhosh
Stuart Bingham 5-2 Duane Jones
Matthew Selt 5-4 Antoni Kowalski
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 5-1 Patrick Whelan
Jiang Jun 5-0 Hossein Vafaei
David Grace 5-4 Anthony McGill
Barry Hawkins 5-0 Hatem Yassen
Ryan Day 5-4 Ross Muir
Zhou Yuelong 5-2 Julien Leclercq
Scott Donaldson 5-1 Robbie McGuigan
Mark Williams vs Chatchapong Nasa/Zhou Jinhao (held over)
Liam Pullen 5-3 John Higgins
Michael Holt 5-1 Umut Dikme
Noppon Saengkham 5-2 Alexander Ursenbacher
Michal Szubarczyk 5-4 Martin O’Donnell
Mark Selby 5-0 Gong Chenzhi
Mark Davis 5-1 Reanne Evans
Huang Jiahao 5-3 Tom Ford
Aaron Hill 5-2 Liu Wenwei
Daniel Wells 5-1 Ken Doherty
David Gilbert 5-1 Chris Totten
Fan Zhengyi 5-1 Ben Mertens
Si Jiahui 5-3 Chang Bingyu
Jimmy Robertson 5-2 Cheung Ka Wai
Joe O’Connor 5-2 Lan Yuhao
Robert Milkins 5-1 Mink Nutcharut
Zhao Xintong vs Wildcard (held over)
Round of 64 (bo9)
K.Wilson/Tahir w/o Marco Fu
Yuan Sijun w/o Jamie Jones
Shaun Murphy vs Long Zehuang
Wu Yize vs Xu Si
Ricky Walden vs Elliot Slessor
Oliver Lines vs Mark Allen
Jackson Page vs Louis Heathcote
Jordan Brown vs Ding/Craigie
O’Sullivan/Boiko vs Yao Pengcheng
Stephen Maguire vs Robbie Williams
Farakh Ajaib vs David Lilley
Jak Jones vs Dylan Emery
Sunny Akani vs G.Wilson/Zhang Xiao
Mateursz Baranowski vs Wakelin/Zhang Hao
He Guoqiang vs Xu Yichen
Ishpreet Singh Chadha vs N.Robertson/Crowley
Trump/Ng vs Matthew Stevens
Wang Yuchen vs Lyu Haotian
Ali Carter vs Stan Moody
Stuart Bingham vs Matthew Selt
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh vs Jiang Jun
David Grace vs Barry Hawkins
Ryan Day vs Zhou Yuelong
Scott Donaldson vs M.Williams/Nasa/Zhou
Liam Pullen vs Michael Holt
Noppon Saengkham vs Michal Szubarczyk
Mark Selby vs Mark Davis
Huang Jiahao vs Aaron Hill
Daniel Wells vs David Gilbert
Fan Zhengyi vs Si Jiahui
Jimmy Robertson vs Joe O’Connor
Robert Milkins vs Zhao/Wang
Click here for the updated draw and results (snooker.org)
How to watch the 2025 Xi’an Grand Prix
There are several options available to watch the upcoming snooker live, depending on your location.
Below is a full list, as published on the World Snooker Tour website:
UK & Ireland
TNT Sports and discovery+
Mainland Europe
Eurosport and locally relevant streaming platforms
(discovery+ in Germany, Italy and Austria and HBO Max in all other markets)
China
CCTV5
Huya.com
Migu
CBSA-WPBSA Academy WeChat Channel
CBSA-WPBSA Academy Douyin
Hong Kong China
Now TV
Macao China
CCTV5
Taiwan
Sportcast
Thailand
True Sport
All other territories
WST Play
Featured photo credit: WST
