Round one (last 128) (pictured in 2017) made a 137 , then a record for the highest break by a woman in professional competition. The first round was played on 11 and 12 September, featuring players seeded 65–96 against those seeded 97 and below, including selected amateurs. Highfield won the match 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 .
Sunny Akani lost the first two frames against
Oliver Brown but then won four in a row for 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 century 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) (pictured in 2015) won his third-round match against
Sunny Akani but lost to
Jackson Page in round four. The third round was played on 15 and 16 September, featuring the winners from round two against the top 32 seeds. 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, won four consecutive frames to defeat Highfield 4–1, making two centuries of 101 and 103.
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.
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 46 minutes.
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.
Round four (last 32) (pictured in 2013) made his fourth
maximum break. It was the second maximum at the event, following the 147 by
Aaron Hill in round two. The fourth round was played on 17 September. 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." Lisowski beat Zhao by the same score, compiling breaks of 92, 84, and 86. Selby made breaks of 119, 75, 55, and 87 as he whitewashed
Lei Peifan, while Hawkins and Slessor also recorded whitewash wins over
Tom Ford and Gary Wilson respectively.
Zhou Yuelong made a 136 break as he beat Mark Williams 4–1, and
Wu Yize advanced with a 4–2 win over
Chris Wakelin. Murphy took consecutive frames with breaks of 79 and 140 to beat
Fan Zhengyi 4–1, and Brecel won three frames in a row as he defeated Si 4–2.
Mark Allen beat Bingham 4–3, making a 118 break to win the deciding frame.
Round five (last 16) (pictured in 2014) made the 1,100th
century break of his career at the event. He lost to
Elliot Slessor in round five. The fifth round was played on 18 September. Slessor spoke after the match about his desire to win his first title for his 74-year-old grandfather. "He has driven me around since I was nine," he said. "I would love to be in the position to give him a trophy. The money means nothing compared to what a trophy would mean. I'll keep knocking on the door, keep trying my best and see what happens." Allen, who had not won a ranking title since the
2024 Players Championship, lost the first three frames against Ding but recovered to win four consecutive frames and secure a 4–3 victory. Afterwards, he reflected on his recent lack of success on the professional tour. "I had a few years of winning quite a lot. I fancied winning all the time [but] it isn't that easy," he said. "The serial winners like
Ronnie,
Hendry, Trump and Selby make it look easy. It isn't. You have to enjoy every time you can get a victory and not get too down on yourself." Selby beat the previous year's runner-up Wu 4–2, and Zhou defeated Hawkins by the same score. Hill defeated Lisowski 4–1, making a century of 123 in the final frame of the match, and advanced to his third ranking quarter-final. Hill took the first frame against Jones with a 73 break, but Jones won three in a row, making a 79 break in frame four. Hill took frame five, but Jones won the next two for a 5–2 victory. After reaching his first ranking semi-final since the 2024 World Championship, he spoke about the impact that becoming a father seven months previously had had on his form. "Last season I wasn't in a good place mentally at all," he said. "This season I feel like a completely different person and my life is good. I feel happier when I'm playing and I'm more focused. I feel that I'm playing well and I'm confident."
Semi-finals (pictured in 2015) defeated
Mark Selby to reach his fourth ranking final. The semi-finals were played on 20 September as the best of 11 frames. "It is a huge confidence boost for me," said Zhao. "I've gone three years without getting to a final and I played very badly last season. This season is just getting underway and it is a fantastic start." In the second semi-final, Allen faced Jones, who made breaks of 92, 84, and 61 as he took a 3–1 lead. After the mid-session interval, Allen produced breaks of 102 and 62 to tie the scores at 3–3, but Jones won the next two frames to move 5–3 ahead. However, Allen made breaks of 68, 67, and 82 to secure a 6–5 victory. It was Allen's third consecutive comeback win at the event, having beaten Ding from 0–3 behind in the fifth round and Slessor from 0–4 behind in the quarter-finals. It was also the second consecutive night that his match ended after midnight. "There's a few events in my career I still want to win and the English Open is one of them," Allen said afterwards. "The
Welsh Open is another and obviously the
World Championship. I'd love to win tomorrow and make it three out of the four Home Nations events."
Final (pictured at the event with the Steve Davis Trophy) defeated
Zhou Yuelong to win his first
English Open title and 12th ranking title. The final was played on 21 September as the best of 17 frames, held over two , between the world number 10 Allen and the world number 32 Zhou. Allen won the opening frame with a 132 break. Zhou won the second, but Allen then made breaks including 72 and 59 as he won four consecutive frames to move 5–1 ahead. Zhou took the seventh, but Allen won frame eight to end the session with a 6–2 lead. When play resumed for the second session, Zhou won the 45-minute ninth frame, but Allen took the 10th to lead 7–3. Zhou then won the 11th and 12th to trail by two at 7–5 at the mid-session interval. Allen made a break of 60 in frame 13 but missed a red, and Zhou made a 72 clearance to win the frame on the last black. Zhou then made a break of 60 to tie the scores at 7–7 and a 53 break to win a fifth consecutive frame and move 8–7 in front. In the 16th frame, Allen made a 71 break, leaving Zhou , but went . Zhou got the required , but Allen won the frame on the colours to tie the scores at 8–8. Allen then won the decider with a 61 break to secure a 9–8 victory, his first English Open title, the 12th ranking title of his professional career, and his first ranking win since February 2024. Allen won five consecutive matches at the event in deciding frames. 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. "I thought Zhou battled really hard in that second session. He played some good stuff," said Allen afterwards. "He put me under pressure. I missed a few balls and I was nervous. I missed a few that I shouldn't have but at 8–7 I suddenly switched on a bit. It's a good trait to have. I don't want to keep relying on it but I felt as good as any part of the match in those last two frames." Allen advanced from 10th to 7th in the world rankings after the tournament. Zhou's defeat meant that he had lost all four of the ranking finals he had contested, two of them to Allen. "Of course it will give me confidence," he said of his performance in the final. "[Allen] was very good in the first session. He was 6–2 up and I think I just wanted to give him some trouble this evening. I'm very happy I managed to get 8–7 up. It is a good experience and I will learn from it." ==Final rounds==