2025 Xi'an Grand Prix

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2025 Xi'an Grand Prix
Tournament information
Dates7–13 October 2025 (2025-10-07 – 2025-10-13)
VenueQujiang Sports Complex
CityXi'an
CountryChina
OrganisationWorld Snooker Tour
FormatRanking event
Highest break Zhou Yuelong (CHN) (147)
Defending champion Kyren Wilson (ENG)
← 2024

The 2025 Xi'an Grand Prix is an upcoming professional snooker tournament that will take place from 7 to 13 October 2025 at the Qujiang Sports Complex in Xi'an, China. Qualifying took place from 1 to 3 September at the Leicester Arena in Leicester, England. The second consecutive edition of the tournament since its inaugural staging in 2024, it will be the sixth ranking event of the 2025–26 snooker season, following the 2025 British Open and preceding the 2025 Northern Ireland Open.

Kyren Wilson will be the defending champion, having defeated Judd Trump 10–8 in the 2024 final.

Zhou Yuelong made the third maximum break of his professional career in his qualifying match against Julien Leclercq. It was the eighth maximum of the season and the 225th in professional snooker history.[1]

Overview

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The inaugural 2024 edition of the Xi'an Grand Prix was won by Kyren Wilson, who defeated Judd Trump 10–8 in the final.[2][3] The 2025 edition, the second staging of the tournament, will take place from 7 to 13 October 2025 at the Qujiang Sports Complex in Xi'an.[4] Qualifying took place from 1 to 3 September at the Leicester Arena in Leicester, England.[5] The tournament will be the sixth ranking event of the 2025–26 snooker season, following the 2025 British Open and preceding the 2025 Northern Ireland Open.[4]

Format

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All matches up to and including the quarter‑finals are the best of nine frames. The semi‑finals will be the best of 11 frames, and the final will be the best of 19 frames, held over two sessions.[6]

Broadcasters

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The qualifying round was broadcast in the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, and Austria by Discovery+ and in other European territories by HBO Max. It was broadcast in mainland China by the CBSA‑WPBSA Academy WeChat Channel, the CBSA‑WPBSA Academy Douyin, Huya Live and Migu [zh]. In all other territories, it was broadcast by WST Play.[7]

Summary

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Qualifying

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Zhou Yuelong (pictured in 2016) made the third maximum break of his career during qualifying in Leicester.

In the qualifiers held in Leicester from 1 to 3 September, Zhou Yuelong made the third maximum break of his professional career in the fourth frame of his 5‍–‍2 victory over Julien Leclercq. It was the eighth maximum of the season and the 225th in professional snooker history.[1] Having missed the season's opening tournaments—including failing to appear for his 2025 Wuhan Open qualifying match—the 2023 World Champion Luca Brecel faced Sunny Akani in his first professional appearance since losing in the quarter-finals of the 2025 World Snooker Championship over four months earlier.[8] Playing with a new cue, Brecel scored just six points across the first two frames. While trailing 1–40 in the third frame, he conceded the match, meaning that Akani won 5–0 by default.[9][10][11] The world number 111 Liam Pullen took a 4–1 lead over four-time World Champion John Higgins and went on to win the match 5–3.[11] Stan Moody, who had recently reached his first ranking quarter-final at the 2025 Wuhan Open, recovered from 2–4 behind to defeat Amir Sarkhosh in a deciding frame.[11] Farakh Ajaib came from 54 points behind in his decider against Zhang Anda to win the match on the last black. Xu Yichen, who had recently turned professional, made four consecutive half-century breaks as he came from 1–4 behind to beat Jack Lisowski in a deciding frame.[11]

Michał Szubarczyk, aged 14, the youngest player ever to turn professional, took a 4–1 lead over Martin O'Donnell. O'Donnell recovered to tie the scores at 4–4, but Szubarczyk won the deciding frame.[12] David Grace took a 4–0 lead over Anthony McGill, but McGill won four consecutive frames to force a decider, which lasted 48 minutes before Grace won the match on the last black.[12] Mark Allen and Wu Yize also advanced to the main stage by winning deciding frames, over Mitchell Mann and Florian Nüßle respectively.[12] Louis Heathcote beat Lei Peifan 5–3, making a 135 break in the last frame. New professional player Yao Pengcheng made a 137 break as he defeated Zak Surety 5–1.[12] Jiang Jun, the world number 124, whitewashed the world number 25 Hossein Vafaei, while Barry Hawkins made century breaks of 121 and 134 as he whitewashed Hatem Yassen.[13] Marco Fu made breaks of 106, 99, and 71 as he beat Sanderson Lam 5–1, and Stephen Maguire made a highest break of 85 as he defeated the reigning World Women's Champion Bai Yulu 5–2.[13] Wang Yuchen lost the first three frames against Pang Junxu but recovered to win five consecutive frames for a 5–3 victory.[13]

Main draw

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The draw for the tournament is shown below. Numbers in parentheses after the players' names denote the top 32 seeded players, whilst players in bold denote match winners.

Top half

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Last 64
Best of 9 frames		Last 32
Best of 9 frames		Last 16
Best of 9 frames		Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames		Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
 
                  
 
 
 
 
 Kyren Wilson (ENG) (1)
OR  Haris Tahir (PAK)
 
 
 
 Marco Fu (HKG)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Yuan Sijun (CHN) (29)
 
 
 
 Jamie Jones (WAL)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Shaun Murphy (ENG) (15)
 
 
 
 Long Zehuang (CHN)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Wu Yize (CHN) (18)
 
 
 
 Xu Si (CHN)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Ricky Walden (ENG)
 
 
 
 Elliot Slessor (ENG) (22)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Oliver Lines (ENG)
 
 
 
 Mark Allen (NIR) (11)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Jackson Page (WAL)
 
 
 
 Louis Heathcote (ENG)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Jordan Brown (NIR)
 
 
 
 Ding Junhui (CHN) (8)
OR  Sam Craigie (ENG)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (5)
OR  Iulian Boiko (UKR)
 
 
 
 Yao Pengcheng (CHN)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Stephen Maguire (SCO) (25)
 
 
 
 Robbie Williams (ENG)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Farakh Ajaib (PAK)
 
 
 
 David Lilley (ENG)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Jak Jones (WAL) (21)
 
 
 
 Dylan Emery (WAL)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Sunny Akani (THA)
 
 
 
 Gary Wilson (ENG) (17)
OR Wildcard player
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Mateusz Baranowski (POL)
 
 
 
 Chris Wakelin (ENG) (13)
OR Wildcard player
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 He Guoqiang (CHN)
 
 
 
 Xu Yichen (CHN)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Ishpreet Singh Chadha (IND)
 
 
 Neil Robertson (AUS) (4)
OR  Leone Crowley (IRL)
 

Bottom half

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Last 64
Best of 9 frames		Last 32
Best of 9 frames		Last 16
Best of 9 frames		Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames		Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
 
                  
 
 
 
 
 Judd Trump (ENG) (3)
OR  Ng On-yee (HKG)
 
 
 
 Matthew Stevens (WAL)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Wang Yuchen (HKG)
 
 
 
 Lyu Haotian (CHN)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Ali Carter (ENG) (16)
 
 
 
 Stan Moody (ENG)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Stuart Bingham (ENG) (20)
 
 
 
 Matthew Selt (ENG)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA)
 
 
 
 Jiang Jun (CHN)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 David Grace (ENG)
 
 
 
 Barry Hawkins (ENG) (9)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Ryan Day (WAL)
 
 
 
 Zhou Yuelong (CHN) (31)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Scott Donaldson (SCO)
 
 
 
 Mark Williams (WAL) (6)
OR  Chatchapong Nasa (THA)
OR Wildcard player
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Liam Pullen (ENG)
 
 
 
 Michael Holt (ENG)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Noppon Saengkham (THA) (32)
 
 
 
 Michał Szubarczyk (POL)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Mark Selby (ENG) (10)
 
 
 
 Mark Davis (ENG)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Huang Jiahao (CHN)
 
 
 
 Aaron Hill (IRL)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Daniel Wells (WAL)
 
 
 
 David Gilbert (ENG) (23)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Fan Zhengyi (CHN)
 
 
 
 Si Jiahui (CHN) (14)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Jimmy Robertson (ENG)
 
 
 
 Joe O'Connor (ENG) (26)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Robert Milkins (ENG)
 
 
 Zhao Xintong (CHN) (2)
OR Wildcard player
 

Qualifying draw

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Xi'an

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The results of the held-over qualifying matches played in Xi'an will be given below. An (a) indicates amateur players not on the World Snooker Tour.

One held over match

  •  Mark Williams (WAL) – The winner of the match between Chatchapong Nasa and Wildcard player

Leicester

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The results of the qualifying matches played in Leicester are given below.

1 September

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2 September

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3 September

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Century breaks

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Qualifying stage centuries

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A total of 25 century breaks were made during the qualifying stage of the tournament in Leicester.[14]

Notes

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  1. ^ Patrick Whelan replaced Mohammed Shehab who withdrew.[5]
  2. ^ Umut Dikme replaced Jimmy White who withdrew.[5]
  3. ^ In the match between Luca Brecel and Sunny Akani, Brecel conceded the match in the third frame with the score at 0‍–‍2 frames and 1‍–‍40 points.[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Zhou makes third 147". World Snooker Tour. 2 September 2025. Archived from the original on 4 September 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  2. ^ "Xi'an Grand Prix". World Snooker Tour. Archived from the original on 20 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Xi'an Grand Prix: Kyren Wilson beats Judd Trump 10-8 to win final". BBC Sport. 25 August 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Tournaments 2025–26". World Snooker Tour. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  5. ^ a b c "Xi'an Grand Prix Qualifiers 2025 - snooker.org". snooker.org. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  6. ^ "Xi'an Grand Prix 2025 - snooker.org". www.snooker.org. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  7. ^ "How To Watch The Xi'an Grand Prix And BetVictor Northern Ireland Open Qualifiers". World Snooker Tour. 29 August 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  8. ^ "Ronnie O'Sullivan and Judd Trump roar into World Snooker semi-finals". The Guardian. 30 April 2025. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  9. ^ "2025 Xi'an Grand Prix qualifiers:Luca Brecel v Sunny Akani". World Snooker Tour. 2 September 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  10. ^ a b Day, Michael (2 September 2025). "Luca Brecel concedes midway through match on professional snooker tour return". totallysnookered.com. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  11. ^ a b c d "Pullen Stuns Higgins In Xi'an Qualifier". World Snooker Tour. 2 September 2025. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  12. ^ a b c d "Selby Secures Xi'an Spot". World Snooker Tour. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  13. ^ a b c "Vafaei Whitewashed By Jiang". World Snooker Tour. 3 September 2025. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  14. ^ "Centuries: Xi'an Grand Prix qualifiers – 25". snookerinfo.co.uk. Retrieved 3 September 2025.