2025 Xi'an Grand Prix

2025 Xi'an Grand Prix

Tournament information
Dates	7–13 October 2025 (2025-10-07 – 2025-10-13)
Venue	Qujiang Sports Complex
City	Xi'an
Country	China
Organisation	World Snooker Tour
Format	Ranking 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

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

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

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

Qualifying

Zhou Yuelong made the third maximum break of his professional career in his 5‍–‍2 victory over Julien Leclercq. ^[1] Luca Brecel made his first appearance of the season having elected to not play in most opening tournaments, including failing to show for a qualifier for the Wuhan Open. After scoring just 7 points in total across the first three frames against Sunny Akani and being 39 points behind in the third frame, he elected to walk up to Akani and conceded the match, leading Akani to progress to the main draw stages. ^{[8] [9]}

Main draw

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

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) ORWildcard player

Mateusz Baranowski  (POL)

Chris Wakelin  (ENG)(13) ORWildcard player

He Guoqiang  (CHN)

Xu Yichen  (CHN)

Ishpreet Singh Chadha  (IND)

Neil Robertson  (AUS)(4) OR  Leone Crowley  (IRL)

Bottom half

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) ORWildcard 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) ORWildcard player

Qualifying draw

Xi'an

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.

•   Chatchapong Nasa  (THA) –  Wildcard player (CHN)(a)

•   Kyren Wilson  (ENG) –   Haris Tahir  (PAK)
•   Ding Junhui  (CHN) –   Sam Craigie  (ENG)
•   Ronnie O'Sullivan  (ENG) –   Iulian Boiko  (UKR)
•   Gary Wilson  (ENG) –  Wildcard player (CHN)(a)
•   Chris Wakelin  (ENG) –  Wildcard player (CHN)(a)
•   Neil Robertson  (AUS) –   Leone Crowley  (IRL)
•   Judd Trump  (ENG) –   Ng On-yee  (HKG)
•   Zhao Xintong  (CHN) –  Wildcard player (CHN)(a)

One held over match

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

Leicester

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

1 September

•   Yuan Sijun  (CHN)5–1   Mahmoud El Hareedy  (EGY)
•   Long Zehuang  (CHN)5–1   Artemijs Žižins  (LAT)
•   Wu Yize  (CHN)5–4   Florian Nüßle  (AUT)
•   Xu Si  (CHN)5–1   Bulcsú Révész  (HUN)
•   Oliver Lines  (ENG)5–1   Gao Yang  (CHN)
•   Lei Peifan  (CHN) 3–5  Louis Heathcote  (ENG)
•   Jak Jones  (WAL)5–0   Haydon Pinhey  (ENG)
•   Zak Surety  (ENG) 1–5  Yao Pengcheng  (CHN)
•   Robbie Williams  (ENG)5–1   Fergal Quinn  (NIR)
•   David Lilley  (ENG)5–3   Kreishh Gurbaxani  (IND)
•   Mark Selby  (ENG)5–0   Gong Chenzhi  (CHN)
•   Fan Zhengyi  (CHN)5–1   Ben Mertens  (BEL)
•   Joe O'Connor  (ENG)5–2   Lan Yuhao  (CHN)
•   Robert Milkins  (ENG)5–1   Mink Nutcharut  (THA)
•   Ricky Walden  (ENG)5–1   Liam Davies  (WAL)
•   Mark Allen  (NIR)5–4   Mitchell Mann  (ENG)
•   Ali Carter  (ENG)5–1   Allan Taylor  (ENG)
•   Anthony McGill  (SCO) 4–5  David Grace  (ENG)
•   Noppon Saengkham  (THA)5–2   Alexander Ursenbacher  (SWI)
•   Martin O'Donnell  (ENG) 4–5  Michał Szubarczyk  (POL)
•   David Gilbert  (ENG)5–1   Chris Totten  (SCO)

2 September

•   Zhang Anda  (CHN) 4–5  Farakh Ajaib  (PAK)
•   Liu Hongyu  (CHN) 4–5  Mateusz Baranowski  (POL)
•   He Guoqiang  (CHN)5–1   Zhao Hanyang  (CHN)
•   Jack Lisowski  (ENG) 4–5  Xu Yichen  (CHN)
•   Lyu Haotian  (CHN)5–2   Steven Hallworth  (ENG)
•   Zhou Yuelong  (CHN)5–2   Julien Leclercq  (BEL)
•   Si Jiahui  (CHN)5–3   Chang Bingyu  (CHN)
•   Shaun Murphy  (ENG)5–0   Liam Highfield  (ENG)
•   Elliot Slessor  (ENG)5–1   Liam Graham  (SCO)
•   Ishpreet Singh Chadha  (IND)5–0   Jonas Luz  (BRA)
•   Stan Moody  (ENG)5–4   Amir Sarkhosh  (IRN)
•   Matthew Selt  (ENG)5–4   Antoni Kowalski  (POL)
•   Thepchaiya Un-Nooh  (THA)5–1  Patrick Whelan (ENG)(a) ^[a]
•   Michael Holt  (ENG)5–1  Umut Dikme (GER)(a) ^[b]
•   Jamie Jones  (WAL)5–1   Connor Benzey  (ENG)
•   Jordan Brown  (NIR)5–1   Oliver Brown  (ENG)
•   Ben Woollaston  (ENG) 3–5  Dylan Emery  (WAL)
•   Luca Brecel  (BEL) 0–5  Sunny Akani  (THA) ^[c]
•   Matthew Stevens  (WAL)5–0   Ian Burns  (ENG)
•   John Higgins  (SCO) 3–5  Liam Pullen  (ENG)
•   Tom Ford  (ENG) 3–5  Huang Jiahao  (CHN)

3 September

•   Stephen Maguire  (SCO)5–2   Bai Yulu  (CHN)
•   Pang Junxu  (CHN) 3–5  Wang Yuchen  (HKG)
•   Hossein Vafaei  (IRN) 0–5  Jiang Jun  (CHN)
•   Barry Hawkins  (ENG)5–0   Hatem Yassen  (EGY)
•   Mark Davis  (ENG)5–1   Reanne Evans  (ENG)
•   Aaron Hill  (IRL)5–2   Liu Wenwei  (CHN)
•   Jimmy Robertson  (ENG)5–2   Cheung Ka Wai  (HKG)
•   Sanderson Lam  (ENG) 1–5  Marco Fu  (HKG)
•   Jackson Page  (WAL)5–3   Sahil Nayyar  (CAN)
•   Stuart Bingham  (ENG)5–2   Duane Jones  (WAL)
•   Ryan Day  (WAL)5–4   Ross Muir  (SCO)
•   Scott Donaldson  (SCO)5–1   Robbie McGuigan  (NIR)
•   Daniel Wells  (WAL)5–1   Ken Doherty  (IRL)

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries

A total of 25 century breaks were made during the qualifying stage of the tournament in Leicester. ^[10]

• 147 – Zhou Yuelong ^[1]
• 137 – Scott Donaldson
• 137 – Yao Pengcheng
• 135 – Louis Heathcote
• 135 – Wu Yize
• 134, 121 – Barry Hawkins
• 134 – Chang Bingyu
• 128, 114 – Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
• 126 – Jimmy Robertson
• 123 – Xu Si
• 119 – Si Jiahui
• 117 – Shaun Murphy
• 112 – Matthew Stevens
• 111, 103 – Mark Selby
• 111 – Steven Hallworth
• 109 – Liam Davies
• 107 – Noppon Saengkham
• 106 – Marco Fu
• 105 – Long Zehuang
• 102 – Cheung Ka Wai
• 100 – David Gilbert
• 100 – Jackson Page

Notes

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. ^[9]

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