Round one (qualifiers) (pictured in 2015) made the 1,000th
century break of his career during the qualifiers in Sheffield. He was the fourth player to reach this milestone. In the Sheffield qualifiers,
Neil Robertson made the 1,000th
century break of his professional career during his 6–1 win over Umut Dikme. He became the fourth player in snooker history to reach the milestone of 1,000 centuries, following
Ronnie O'Sullivan,
John Higgins, and
Judd Trump. Higgins led the world number 103
Liam Pullen 3–0, but Pullen—who had recently defeated Higgins in the
2025 Xi'an Grand Prix qualifiers—won four consecutive frames to lead 4–3 and also led 5–4. Higgins recovered to win the match in a .
Ben Mertens made two century breaks of 132 and 124 as he defeated
Matthew Selt 6–3, and
Mark Selby also made two centuries of 124 and 131 in his
whitewash win over
Steven Hallworth.
Jack Lisowski made two centuries of 101 and 128 and four other as he beat
Bulcsú Révész 6–2. Veteran player
Ken Doherty took a 5–3 lead over
Stan Moody, a player 37 years his junior, but Moody made breaks of 76 and 51 to level at 5–5. Doherty won the decider, but he subsequently withdrew from the event.
Kyren Wilson and
Mark Williams both won their qualifying matches 6–2, over
Gong Chenzhi and
Iulian Boiko respectively, although Williams subsequently withdrew from the main stage.
(pictured in 2024) made a 145 break, the highest ever achieved by a female player in professional competition.
Gary Wilson made the sixth
maximum break of his career in the final frame of his 6–3 victory over
Artemijs Žižins, having made a 133 break earlier in the match. It was the 11th maximum of the season and the 228th in professional snooker history.
Mark Allen, recent winner of the
2025 English Open, trailed the world number 84
Mitchell Mann 2–4. Allen made breaks of 85 and 82 as he tied the scores at 4–4, but Mann, who had reached the quarter-finals of the previous week's
2025 British Open, won the next two frames to secure a 6–4 victory.
Sam Craigie made a century of 128 as he beat
Joe O'Connor 6–1, but he later withdrew from the tournament.
Ali Carter whitewashed
Liam Graham but subsequently withdrew from the main stage.
Michael Holt beat
Reanne Evans 6–2, and
Aaron Hill advanced with a 6–1 win over fellow
Cork player
Leone Crowley. The record had previously been held by
Ng On-yee, who made a 137 break at the
2025 English Open. Wang defeated Bai in a deciding frame; later that day, he reached the last 64 with a 6–1 win over
Robbie Williams.
Zhao Xintong, the reigning
World Champion, made a 135 break in his 6–1 win over
Oliver Brown.
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh whitewashed Xu Jiarui, while the defending champion
Ding Junhui made four century breaks as he whitewashed
David Grace.
Round two (last 64) (pictured in 2016) lost to the world number 111
Jiang Jun. The previous year's runner-up
Chris Wakelin lost 2–6 to the world number 111
Jiang Jun, while Selby defeated
Liu Hongyu in a deciding frame. O'Sullivan lost the first two frames against
Sanderson Lam but then took six in a row for a 6–2 victory. Having recently claimed his maiden ranking title at the 2025 Northern Ireland Open, Lisowski made four centuries of 127, 103, 115, and 130 in his 6–4 win over
Louis Heathcote, who also produced a century of 136 in the match. Zhao made a highest break of 111 as he beat
Fan Zhengyi 6–3.
Barry Hawkins defeated
Huang Jiahao in a deciding frame after Huang had made breaks of 110 and 130 in the match. Murphy won the first three frames against the 14-year-old wildcard Wang, who then made breaks of 81, 100, and 58 to tie the scores at 3–3. Murphy won frame seven with a 77 break, but Wang made breaks of 105 and 74 as he took a 5–4 lead. After Wang missed a off in frame 10, Murphy tied the scores with a break of 72 and then took the decider with an 89 break. After the match, Murphy said: "I've never seen anything like that. I was good at 14. [O'Sullivan] was good at 14, as were many others. I think that young man may well be the best 14-year-old I've ever seen. He has everything. I kept waiting for him to crack but he played like someone who has 20 titles and doesn't have a care in the world. I think I've just seen the future of snooker." Highfield made back-to-back centuries of 117 and 102 as he defeated
Pang Junxu 6–4.
Hossein Vafaei,
Jak Jones, and Slessor each made three century breaks in their respective matches as they all advanced to the last 32. Lisowski made breaks of 72, 75, 113, 88, and 63 as he took a 5–3 lead over O'Sullivan. Lisowski had match-winning opportunities in the ninth and tenth frames, but O'Sullivan won both frames to tie the scores at 5–5. Both players missed opportunities to win the deciding frame before Lisowski secured victory on the by clearing from to black, potting the winning black along the . It was the first time Lisowski had beaten O'Sullivan, having lost 1–6 in three of their four previous meetings. "I sort of collapsed over the line," said Lisowski afterwards. "I got lucky when it mattered a few times at the end. I was doing alright to 5–3 up, then I started thinking I could beat [O'Sullivan]. That is such a big deal. I've watched him since being a child. I've never gotten close to him." Hawkins defeated Jak Jones, Trump won over
Noppon Saengkham, and Higgins beat Vafaei, all by 6–3 scorelines. Zhao took a 2–0 ahead over
Lei Peifan, but Lei won five of the next seven frames for a 5–4 lead. However, Zhao tied the scores with a 96 break and then made a 62 break in the decider to advance.
Si Jiahui made centuries of 138 and 110 as he whitewashed Gary Wilson, and Maguire made centuries of 104 and 116 as he defeated the world number two Kyren Wilson.
Wu Yize made three consecutive centuries of 113, 137, and 119 as he beat
Zhang Anda 6–3. Zhang's defeat meant that he fell out of the top 16 in the world rankings after the event, falling from 15th to 23rd as his prize money from winning the
2023 event no longer counted towards his ranking. The defending champion Ding made back-to-back centuries of 131 and 138 as he took a 4–0 lead over Highfield at the mid-session interval, and then extended his lead to 5–1. Highfield won three consecutive frames to reduce Ding's lead to one, but Ding secured a 6–4 victory with an 85 break in the tenth frame. Murphy made a century of 140 as he defeated Slessor 6–4, and Selby compiled a century of 132 as he beat
Daniel Wells 6–3.
Yuan Sijun took a 2–1 lead over Neil Robertson, but Robertson won five of the next six frames for a 6–3 victory. Jiang made a 135 break as he took a 5–3 lead over
He Guoqiang, but He made back-to-back centuries of 109 and 118 to tie the scores at 5–5 and force a deciding frame. Jiang won the decider to progress.
Scott Donaldson made a century of 132 as he beat Un-Nooh 6–4.
Round four (last 16) (pictured in 2014) lost to
Shaun Murphy. The world number one Trump led the world number 22 Wu 4–0 at the mid-session interval. However, Wu then won six consecutive frames, making breaks of 62, 109, 88, 92, 86, and 80, as he secured a 6–4 victory and reached his seventh ranking quarter-final. Trump scored only 18 points in the last six frames of the match. "I attacked really well today," Wu said afterwards. "I barely made any mistakes and once I was given opportunities I just took them. He certainly put me under a lot of pressure." Facing Lisowski, Hawkins made breaks including 123, 91, and 132 as he took a 4–0 lead. After the mid-session interval, Lisowski produced three consecutive centuries of 141, 100, and 103 and went on to tie the scores at 4–4. However, Hawkins won the last two frames of the match for a 6–4 victory. Zhao made five half-centuries in his 6–1 win over Si, reaching his first ranking quarter-final since winning the World Championship six months earlier. Selby made two centuries of 134 and 115 as he beat
Anthony McGill by the same score. Murphy made breaks of 104 and 81 as he took a 3–0 lead over the defending champion Ding and added further breaks of 114, 86, and 67 as he secured a 6–2 victory. "The crowd were fantastic," Murphy said afterwards. "They were very respectful and cheered my good shots as well as Ding's good shots." Higgins came from 4–5 down to defeat Donaldson in a deciding frame, while Maguire advanced with a 6–4 win over Jiang. Surety made breaks of 64, 67, and 70 as he won the first three frames against Neil Robertson. Although Robertson took frame four with a century of 137, Surety extended his lead to 5–1 with breaks of 81 and 80. Robertson won the next two frames, but Surety made a 78 break in the ninth frame to win 6–3 and reach the second ranking quarter-final of his career.
Quarter-finals (pictured in 2015) lost in a to the reigning World Champion
Zhao Xintong. Wu made breaks of 66, 64, 73, 85, 111, and 86 as he whitewashed Hawkins, who produced only one half-century break in the match. Wu advanced to the fifth ranking semi-final of his career, having won 12 consecutive frames at the tournament, all with breaks over 60. Selby, who had won the title in
2016 and
2017, It was Zhao's first victory over Selby, having lost all five of their previous professional matches. "That was unbelievable," Zhao said afterwards. "It was my first time beating Mark Selby and I had to come back from behind. I am so proud of myself." Facing Murphy, Higgins made breaks of 77, 112, and 67 as he took a 3–1 lead at the mid-session interval. In frame five, Murphy made the highest break of the match, a century of 137, but Higgins then won three consecutive frames, making another century of 116 in frame seven, to complete a 6–2 victory and reach his 90th ranking semi-final. "It was all about me today," Higgins said afterwards. "I had to play at the top of my game to have a chance against [Murphy]. I felt I did that. My was pretty good and when I got my chances I scored pretty well. When I play these top guys now I've got to be on my game to win." Surety took the first frame against Maguire, but Maguire then won six consecutive frames, making breaks including 50, 94, and 59, as he secured a 6–1 victory and reached the 38th ranking semi-final of his career.
Semi-finals (pictured in 2015) defeated
Stephen Maguire to reach the 59th ranking final of his professional career. The semi-finals were played as the best of 17 frames, held over two sessions. Zhao made breaks of 82 and 61 as he took a 2–1 lead over Wu in the first semi-final. Wu made a century of 140 to win frame four and also took frames five and six for a 4–2 advantage, but Zhao won frame seven and came from behind to take the eighth with a break of 72, tying the scores at 4–4 after the first session. When play resumed for the second session, Wu made breaks including 108 and 71 as he won four consecutive frames to move one from victory at 8–4. Zhao took the next two frames with breaks of 81 and 50, but Wu completed a 9–6 win with a 65 break in the 15th frame. "I didn't think I could actually beat him," Wu said afterwards. "In fact, as soon as the second session began, I felt a lot of pressure. He missed a brown ball I didn't expect in the ninth frame.... It was a turning point." In the second semi-final, Higgins faced Maguire, their first meeting in professional competition since 2019. Higgins made breaks including 67, 71, 101, 137, and 97 as he took a 6–0 lead. Maguire, who had won the first ranking event of the season at the
2025 Championship League, won frame seven with a century of 114 and also took frame eight to leave Higgins leading 6–2 after the first session. When play resumed, Higgins won three consecutive frames, making breaks including 93 and 84, as he completed a 9–2 victory. It was his fifth consecutive win over Maguire, who had not defeated Higgins since 2014. Commenting on reaching his third ranking final of the calendar year, after winning the
2025 World Open and
2025 Tour Championship, Higgins said: "It was pivotal to win the World Open. It gave me that bit of self-belief in my game. It doesn't matter who you are, when you start losing that self-belief the game becomes so difficult. Especially when it comes to getting over the winning line. To make it concrete in my mind and say I was a winner again took the pressure off."
Final (pictured in 2025) defeated
John Higgins to win his maiden ranking title and enter the top 16 for the first time. The final was played as the best of 19 frames, held over two sessions, between the world number 6 Higgins and the world number 22 Wu. Higgins was contesting his 59th ranking final and Wu his 3rd. The age difference between 50-year-old Higgins and 22-year-old Wu was the fourth-largest of any ranking final in professional snooker history. The largest age difference had been recorded at the
2005 UK Championship final, contested by 48-year-old
Steve Davis and 18-year-old Ding. When play resumed for the second session, Wu won frame 10 with an 87 break. In frame 11, Higgins was leading when he missed a pot on the brown to a . Wu made a and went on to produce a clearance of 43, including potting the last along the , to win the frame on the last black. Wu attempted a maximum break in frame 12 but missed a double on the 11th red, ending the break at 80 but increasing his lead to four frames at 8–4. Higgins won frame 13, but Wu took the next to move one from victory at 9–5. Higgins won frame 15 with a 53 break after Wu missed a red while playing with the , but Wu potted a long red from Higgins's in frame 16 and went on to secure a 10–6 victory with a 108 break, his fourth century of the final and fourteenth of the tournament. The five centuries made in the final took the overall number of centuries at the event to a new record of 160, surpassing the 155 made at the 2023 event. Victory gave Wu the maiden ranking title of his four-year professional career, following defeats in the finals of the
2024 English Open and the
2024 Scottish Open. He advanced from 22nd to 13th in the world rankings after the event, entering the top 16 for the first time and qualifying automatically for the final stages of the
2025 UK Championship, displacing Wakelin. Wu became the ninth different player from mainland China to win a ranking title. "Honestly, it feels unbelievable," he said after the match. "It has been a long wait since reaching the final at the Scottish Open and the English Open last year. At times I honestly felt quite desperate, but deep down I always believed I had the ability to win a title. Every day I kept thinking about it. I had a strong will to lift a trophy. That belief carried me through this week." He paid tribute to the support he had received from his parents during his career. Runner-up Higgins said he was "nowhere near good enough" during the match and was "disappointed" with his play, but he praised his opponent, saying: "[Wu] was striking the ball beautifully. He was by far the better player. It reminded me so much of playing
Paul Hunter. The way he gets through the ball and gets so much action on it. He is a brilliant player." ==Main draw==