The 2025 English Open (officially the 2025 BetVictor English Open) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 11 to 21 September 2025 at the Brentwood Centre in Brentwood, England. The 10th consecutive edition of the tournament since it was first staged in 2016, it was the fourth ranking event of the 2025–26 snooker season, following the 2025 Wuhan Open and preceding the 2025 British Open. It was the first of four tournaments in the season's Home Nations Series, preceding the 2025 Northern Ireland Open, the 2025 Scottish Open, and the 2026 Welsh Open. The tournament was broadcast by TNT Sports in the United Kingdom and Ireland, by Eurosport in mainland Europe, by local channels in China and elsewhere in Asia, and by WST Play in all other territories. The winner received £100,000 from a total prize fund of £550,400.
Neil Robertson was the defending champion, having defeated Wu Yize 9–7 in the 2024 final, but he lost 1–4 to Jackson Page in the last 32. The final was contested between Mark Allen and Zhou Yuelong. Allen led 6–2 after the first session, but Zhou recovered to lead 8–7 in the second session. Allen won the last two frames of the match for a 9–8 victory, securing his first English Open title, the 12th ranking title of his career, and his first ranking win since the 2024 Players Championship in February 2024. He won five consecutive matches at the event in . Following the 2025 Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters and the 2025 Wuhan Open, it was the first time that three consecutive ranking finals had gone to deciding frames.
The event produced 82 century breaks, including two maximum breaks. Aaron Hill made the first maximum of his career during his second-round match against Yao Pengcheng, and Ali Carter made the fourth maximum of his career in his fourth-round match against Hill. These were respectively the ninth and tenth maximums of the season and the 226th and 227th official maximums in professional snooker history. Judd Trump made the 1,100th century break of his career during his third-round match against Michael Holt. Ng On-yee made a 137 break in her first-round match against Liam Highfield, then a record for the highest break by a woman in professional competition.
Overview
The English Open was first staged in 2016, and the inaugural winner was Liang Wenbo, who defeated Judd Trump 9–6 in the final to win his maiden ranking title. The winner of the tournament receives the Steve Davis Trophy, which was named to honour the six-time World Champion following his retirement at the end of the 2015–16 snooker season.
The 2025 edition—the 10th consecutive staging of the event—took place from 11 to 21 September at the Brentwood Centre in Brentwood, England, the fourth consecutive year the venue had hosted the tournament. It was the fourth ranking event of the 2025–26 snooker season, following the 2025 Wuhan Open and preceding the 2025 British Open. It was also the first of four tournaments in the season's Home Nations Series, preceding the 2025 Northern Ireland Open, the 2025 Scottish Open, and the 2026 Welsh Open. Neil Robertson was the defending champion, having defeated Wu Yize 9–7 in the 2024 final.
Format The tournament used a tiered format first implemented for the Home Nations Series in the 2024–25 snooker season. In round one, players seeded 65–96 faced those seeded 97 and below, including selected amateurs. In round two, the winners from round one faced players seeded 33–64. In round three, the winners from round two faced the top 32 seeds. All matches were played as the best of 7 until the quarterfinals, which were the best of 9. The semifinals were the best of 11, and the final was a bestof17-frame match played over two .
Broadcasters Rounds one and two were broadcast in the United Kingdom by Discovery+; rounds three and onwards were broadcast in the UK and Ireland by TNT Sports, Discovery+, and DMAX. The tournament was streamed by Discovery+ in Germany, Italy, and Austria and by HBO Max in other European territories; rounds three and onwards were broadcast in mainland Europe by Eurosport. The tournament was broadcast in mainland China by the CBSA‑WPBSA Academy WeChat Channel, the CBSA‑WPBSA Academy Douyin, Huya Live, and . Rounds three and onwards were broadcast in Hong Kong by Now TV, in Malaysia and Brunei by Astro SuperSport, in Thailand by True Sports, in Taiwan by Sportcast, and in the Philippines by TAP Sports. In territories where no other coverage was available, the tournament was streamed via WST Play.
Prize fund The prize fund for the tournament is detailed below. In addition, the player who won the most cumulative prize money across the season's four Home Nations Series events received a bonus of £150,000.
Winner: £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
Summary
Round one (last 128)
The first round was played on 11 and 12 September, featuring players seeded 65–96 against those seeded 97 and below, including selected amateurs. Ng On-yee made a of 137 in the second of her match against Liam Highfield, setting a new record for the highest by a woman in professional competition. She broke a 33-year-old record set by Allison Fisher, who had made a 133 break in the 1992 Dubai Classic qualifiers. The record was broken again less than two months later by Bai Yulu, who made a 145 break at the 2025 International Championship. Highfield defeated Ng 4–2 after coming from 69 behind to take the sixth frame on the last . Two other female players advanced to the second round as the reigning World Women's Champion Bai defeated Liu Wenwei 4–3 and Mink Nutcharut beat Robbie McGuigan 4–2. Jimmy White lost the first two frames against Cheung Ka Wai but recovered to tie the scores at 2–2. Cheung won the fifth frame on a , but White took frame six on the and went on to win the after trapping Cheung in a . Marco Fu made two century breaks as he whitewashed Gao Yang in 59 minutes. Sunny Akani lost the first two frames against Oliver Brown but then won four in a row for a 4–2 victory. Chang Bingyu made breaks of 133, 60, 133, and 134 as he whitewashed Leone Crowley in 43 minutes. Liam Pullen advanced with a 4–1 victory over Lan Yuhao, while Mitchell Mann lost the first three frames against Ian Burns but recovered to win the match in a decider. Mateusz Baranowski made a highest break of 131 as he defeated Steven Hallworth, also in a deciding frame.
Round two (last 96)
The second round was played on 13 and 14 September, featuring the winners from round one against players seeded 33–64. Aaron Hill made the first maximum break of his career in the first frame of his match against Yao Pengcheng. It was the ninth maximum of the season and the 226th official maximum in professional snooker history. Hill became the first player from the Republic of Ireland to make a maximum break in a professional ranking event. He went on to secure a 4–2 victory. Luca Brecel, who had not competed in the season's first three ranking events, made breaks of 51, 50, and 95 as he defeated White 4–1. Fu made a break of 110 as he whitewashed Mark Davis, his eighth victory out of ten professional matches that season. Jimmy Robertson defeated Wang Yuchen on the final black of a deciding frame, and Zak Surety also won a decider on the colours to beat Haris Tahir. Highfield trailed Oliver Lines 1–3 but tied the scores with breaks of 89 and 79 and then won the decider on the colours. Louis Heathcote made a highest break of 127 against Jordan Brown and went on to win the match in a deciding frame. Michael Holt made two centuries as he whitewashed Nutcharut, while Ricky Walden defeated Bai 4–1. Pullen advanced with a 4–1 win over Stan Moody.
Round three (last 64)
The third round was played on 15 and 16 September, featuring the winners from round two against the top 32 seeds. The world number 51 Robbie Williams led the 2024 World Champion and world number two Kyren Wilson 2–0 and 3–1 and went on to win the match 4–2. It was the first time Williams had beaten Wilson in professional competition, having lost all five of their previous meetings. Ding Junhui made breaks of 80, 92, 130, and 71 as he defeated Pullen 4–1. Si Jiahui defeated Liu Hongyu 4–2 after Liu lost the fifth frame of the match on the . Barry Hawkins defeated Heathcote, also by a 4–2 scoreline. Mark Selby, champion in 2019 and 2022, made two centuries of 101 and 103 as he won four consecutive frames to defeat Highfield 4–1. Shaun Murphy made three consecutive centuries of 125, 135, and 133 and scored 457 points without reply as he whitewashed Zak Surety, who scored only eight points in the match. Mark Williams also advanced with a whitewash victory over Amir Sarkhosh. Brecel defeated Hossein Vafaei in a deciding frame.
The defending champion Neil Robertson, winner of the 2025 Saudi Arabia Masters a month before, had recently attended a ceremony in Melbourne to receive the Medal of the Order of Australia, having been named in the 2025 Australia Day Honours for services to snooker. Despite suffering from jet lag, he made centuries of 105 and 136 as he defeated Akani 4–1. Stuart Bingham, who had not won a match at the tournament since it moved to the Brentwood Centre in 2022, made breaks of 116, 86, 103, and 61 as he whitewashed Dylan Emery. "I've broken the duck here in Brentwood," said Bingham afterwards. "I kept my concentration and made four good breaks." The reigning World Champion Zhao Xintong made three centuries of 105, 134, and 110 as he whitewashed Ishpreet Singh Chadha, who had reached the semi-finals the previous year. The match lasted just 46 minutes.
Having changed his cue for the first time in seven years, Judd Trump made two centuries of 107 and 130 as he whitewashed Holt. His 107 break in the second frame was the 1,100th century break of his professional career. Jack Lisowski made a 128 break as he defeated Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 4–2, with both players averaging under 15 seconds a shot in the match. Gary Wilson beat Sanderson Lam 4–2, and Elliot Slessor defeated Jimmy Robertson by the same score. Having successfully defended his title at the recent 2025 Wuhan Open, Xiao Guodong won his eighth consecutive professional match as he whitewashed Gong Chenzhi. Xiao attempted a maximum break in the opening frame but missed the 14th black. Facing Stephen Maguire, Hill won the first three frames. Maguire narrowed Hill's lead to 3–2 and took a 60-point lead in frame six, but Hill made a break of 68 to secure a 4–2 victory on the last .
Round four (last 32)
The fourth round was played on 17 September. Ali Carter made the fourth maximum break of his professional career in his match against Hill. It was the tenth maximum of the season and the 227th official maximum in professional snooker history. Carter made the maximum in the fourth frame to move 3–1 ahead, but Hill recovered to win the match in a deciding frame. Hill said he was "absolutely over the moon" with his comeback win and commented: "When he made the maximum I thought he would be full of adrenaline, so I said to myself this could be my chance to nick it. I managed to steal a frame to get to 3–2 and made a good break to force a decider. I played a solid enough last frame as well." Trump lost the first frame against Yuan Sijun but then won four in a row with breaks including 101, 69, and 61 as he secured a 4–1 victory. Commenting on his decision to replace his cue, Trump said: "The old one lost some of its power. There are some great new cue makers which are making powerful cues. I feel these days you need as much power as you can get. This cue has a different and feels very good ." However, Trump said he would "treasure" the cue with which he had won the 2019 World Championship and many other titles.