There is another bumper week of snooker on the main tour to look forward to with the 2025 Scottish Open beginning on Monday.
It marks the third of four tournaments on the Home Nations Series with Mark Allen having won the first at the English Open in September.
Jack Lisowski subsequently secured a long-overdue maiden ranking title with his success at the Northern Ireland Open in Belfast.
Once again, there is a top prize worth £100,000 up for grabs and the players involved will be bidding to capture the Stephen Hendry Trophy in Edinburgh.
2025 Scottish Open prize money
Champion: £100,000
Runner-up: £45,000
Semi-final: £21,000
Quarter-final: £13,200
Last 16: £9,000
Last 32: £5,400
Last 64: £3,600
Last 96: £1,000
Highest Break: £5,000
Total: £550,400
Who are the former champions?
This version of the Scottish Open was launched in 2016 as part of the Home Nations series, but just four out of the seven prior champions are still in the draw for the last 64.
Inaugural champion Marco Fu is absent from the field after being forced to pull out because of an elbow injury, while 2021 winner Luca Brecel also withdrew ahead of his scheduled match in the qualifiers.
Neil Robertson, champion in 2017, will be another no-show with first-round opponent He Guoqiang receiving a handy bye straight through to the last 32.
Gary Wilson and Mark Selby are both two-time champions, while Mark Allen additionally triumphed in the tournament back in 2018.
Last year’s winner was China’s Lei Peifan, who as the defending champion is the top seed in the 2025 Scottish Open draw.
Lei, who was ranked 84th in the world before his shock victory 12 months ago, boasts odds of 50/1 to orchestrate a repeat victory with more snooker odds and online slots available at 888 sportsbook and casino.
How does the 2025 Scottish Open draw work?
The 2025 Scottish Open brings together a strong field, headlined by several former champions and a large contingent of current top-16 players entering at the round-of-64 stage.
Judd Trump, Ronnie O’Sullivan, and Ding Junhui are notable players who decided not to enter, but a lot of the lineup is stacked with the usual contenders.
Defending champion Lei opens his tournament on Monday morning against Amir Sarkhosh as he begins his bid to retain the title.
Two-time winners Wilson and Selby face Lan Yuhao and Robbie McGuigan respectively, with Selby in particularly fine form following his recent glories at the Champion of Champions and the UK Championship.
Allen, meanwhile, starts his run against Ishpreet Singh Chadha with the Northern Irishman currently fronting the Home Nations Series rankings.
Following his victory in Brentwood and an ensuing semi-final appearance in Belfast, Allen is in prime position to claim the £150,000 Home Nations bonus by the conclusion of the Welsh Open early next year.
Elsewhere, Kyren Wilson faces Gao Yang and home favourite John Higgins has an opener against Antoni Kowalski.
Shaun Murphy begins against Liu Hongyu and Barry Hawkins plays Jiang Jun, with world champion Zhao Xintong enjoying safe passage through to the next round after the withdrawal of Robert Milkins.
Other notable first-round ties include Tom Ford versus Anthony McGill and Jack Lisowski against Wang Yuchen.
2025 Scottish Open Draw
Qualifying Results
Round of 128
Amir Sarkhosh 4-3 Amaan Iqbal
Liam Highfield 4-0 Michal Szubarczyk
Stuart Carrington 4-2 Haris Tahir
Liam Davies 4-2 Hatem Yassen
Artemisj Zizins 4-3 Mateusz Baranowski
Huang Jiahao 4-1 Ng On Yee
Sam Craigie 4-1 Florian Nuessle
Ryan Davies 4-1 Chris Totte
Julien Leclercq 4-0 Umut Dikme
Chatchapong Nasa w/o Marco Fu
Jiang Jun 4-0 Reanne Evans
Ashley Hugill 4-3 Zhao Hanyang
Ian Burns 4-0 Mitchell Mann
Lan Yuhao 4-1 Liu Wenwei
Yao Pengcheng 4-1 Louis Heathcote
Alexander Ursenbacher 4-1 Bulcsu Reves
Gao Yang 4-0 Connor Benzey
Bai Yulu 4-0 Kreishh Gurbaxani
Liam Graham 4-0 Allan Taylor
Chang Bingyu 4-2 Xu Yichen
David Grace 4-2 Sahil Nayyar
Robbie McGuigan 4-1 Oliver Brown
Liam Pullen 4-1 Farakh Ajaib
Antoni Kowalski 4-1 Leone Crowle
Dylan Emery 4-1 Jack Borwick
Wang Yuchen 4-0 Jonas Luz
Cheung Ka Wai 4-3 Fergal Quinn
Haydon Pinhey 4-0 Mink Nutcharut
Steven Hallworth 4-0 Mahmoud El Hareedy
Duane Jones 4-3 Patrick Whelan
Ross Muir w/o Ken Doherty
Iulian Boiko 4-1 Jimmy White
Round of 96
Amir Sarkhosh 4-1 Jordan Brown
Ben Woollaston 4-3 Liam Highfield
Oliver Lines 4-1 Stuart Carrington
Anthony McGill 4-1 Liam Davies
Artemijs Zizins 4-2 Jimmy Robertson
Liu Hongyu 4-0 Huang Jiahao
Sam Craigie 4-1 Jamie Jones
Michael Holt 4-2 Ryan Davies
Ben Mertens 4-2 Julien Leclercq
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 4-1 Chatchapong Nasa
Jiang Jun 4-1 Long Zehuang
Ashley Hugill 4-2 Martin O’Donnell
Ian Burns 4-2 Aaron Hill
Lan Yuhao 4-2 Sanderson Lam
Ryan Day 4-3 Yao Pengcheng
He Guoqiang 4-1 Alexander Ursenbacher
Gao Yang 4-1 Scott Donaldson
Robbie Williams 4-0 Bai Yulu
Mark Davis 4-0 Liam Graham
Chang Bingyu 4-0 Xu Si
David Grace w/o Lyu Haotian
Robbie McGuigan 4-1 Gong Chenzhi
Liam Pullen 4-0 Daniel Wells
Antoni Kowalski 4-2 David Lilley
Ishpreet Singh Chadha 4-3 Dylan Emery
Wang Yuchen 4-3 Ricky Walden
Fan Zhengyi 4-0 Cheung Ka Wai
Matthew Stevens 4-2 Haydon Pinhey
Steven Hallworth w/o Luca Brecel
Zak Surety 4-1 Duane Jones
Stan Moody 4-1 Ross Muir
Robert Milkins 4-3 Iulian Boiko
Main Draw (venue stages)
Round of 64 (bo7)
Lei Peifan vs Amir Sarkhosh
Yuan Sijun vs Ben Woollaston
Chris Wakelin vs Oliver Lines
Tom Ford vs Anthony McGill
Stuart Bingham vs Artemijs Zizins
Shaun Murphy vs Liu Hongyu
Zhou Yuelong vs Sam Craigie
Xiao Guodong vs Michael Holt
Ben Mertens w/o Mark Williams
Jackson Page vs Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
Barry Hawkins vs Jiang Jun
David Gilbert vs Ashley Hugill
Wu Yize vs Ian Burns
Gary Wilson vs Lan Yuhao
Matthew Selt vs Ryan Day
He Guoqiang w/o Neil Robertson
Kyren Wilson vs Gao Yang
Pang Junxu vs Robbie Williams
Si Jiahui vs Mark Davis
Stephen Maguire vs Chang Bingyu
Hossein Vafaei vs David Grace
Mark Selby vs Robbie McGuigan
Noppon Saengkham vs Liam Pullen
John Higgins vs Antoni Kowalski
Mark Allen vs Ishpreet Singh Chadha
Jack Lisowski vs Wang Yuchen
Zhang Anda vs Fan Zhengyi
Matthew Stevens w/o Jak Jones
Elliot Slessor vs Steven Hallworth
Ali Carter vs Zak Surety
Joe O’Connor vs Stan Moody
Zhao Xintong w/o Robert Milkins
Click here for the updated draw and results (snooker.org)
How to watch the 2025 Scottish Open
There are several options available to watch the upcoming snooker live, depending on your location.
Many of the popular betting sites provide live streaming of snooker events through signing up on their websites or apps.
Below is a full list of official options, as published on the World Snooker Tour website:
UK & Ireland: TNT Sports, discovery+, DMAX (Freeview – weekday afternoon sessions and all weekend sessions)
Mainland Europe: Eurosport; discovery+ (Germany, Italy, Austria); HBO Max (other markets)
China: Huya.com, Migu, CBSA–WPBSA Academy (WeChat & Douyin)
Hong Kong China: Now TV
Malaysia & Brunei: Astro Supersport
Taiwan: Sportcast
Thailand: True Sport
Philippines: TAP Sports
All Other Territories: WST Play
Featured photo credit: WST
Two further late withdrawals were Rob Milkins and Jak Jones.