British Open Snooker 2025 Wednesday Order of Play: Prize money, format, results, watch, why is Ronnie O'Sullivan not playing?

The British Open - the fifth ranking tournament of the season - has now reached its third day.

Scotland's Anthony McGill is through to the third round of the British Open snooker. | Getty Images

Scottish players John Higgins and Anthony McGill are both through to the third round - with fellow countryman Scott Donaldson hoping to join them today.

Next up for Higgins will be Chinese player Zhao Xintong, while McGill will take on Englishman Oliver Lines.

First held as a ranking tournament in 1985, the British Open disappeared from the professional snooker schedule in 2005, before returning in the 2021/2022 season.

Mark Selby was triumphant last year, beating John Higgins 10-5 in the final, and is back to defend his title.

Meanwhile John Higgins is still in the hunt for another win to tie Steve Davis’ record of five titles.

Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening today at this year’s event.

When is the British Open?

The British Open is held from September 22-28 at the Centaur Arena.

What is the format of the British Open?

The competition is open to all tour card holders, with 128 players entering the first round.

The draw is completely random, meaning there are no seeds and high-ranked players can meet each other at any stage.

Many of the first round matches took place at the Leicester Arena between June 25-28, but those involving the best known players (including the world top 16) are played in the first couple of days of the competition itself before the second round matches.

The first four rounds are the best of seven frames (first to four), with the quarter-finals the best of nine frames (first to five), the semi-finals the best of 11 frames (first to six) and the final the best of 19 frames (first to 10).

Who is playing today at the British Open snooker?

Here’s who is playing today, Wednesday, September 24, in their second and third round matches - and when.

Second round matches

10am

• Xu Yichen vs David Lilley
• Mitchell Mann vs Gao Yang
• Bulcsu Revesz vs Mark Allen
• Ben Mertens vs Rehanne Evans

1pm

• Cheung Ka Wai vs Matthew Stevens
• Mark Selby vs Liu Hongyu
• Judd Trump vs Leone Crowley
• Lei Peifan vs Matthew Selt

2pm

• Joe O'Connor vs Allan Taylor
• Shaun Murphy vs Scott Donaldson
• Martin O'Donnel vs Sunny Akani
• Wu Yize vs Ali Carter

Third round matches

7pm

• John Higgins vs Zhao Xintong
• Anthony McGill vs Oliver Lines
• Antoni Kowalski vs TBC
• Liam Davies vs TBC

8pm

• Barry Hawkins vs Jake Jones
• Zak Surety vs Liam Heathcote
• Noppon Saengkham vs Chang Bingyu
• Stan Moody vs Ian Burns

What is the prize money at the British Open snooker?

There’s a total prize pot of £502,000 up for grabs, broken down as follows:

• Winner: £100,000
• Runner-up: £45,000
• Semi-final: £20,000
• Quarter-final: £12,000
• Last 16: £9,000
• Last 32: £6,000
• Last 64: £3,000
• Highest break: £5,000

What is the schedule for the rest of the British Open snooker?

Here’s how the competition will play out:

• Thursday, September 25 - Round 3 (1pm-7pm), Round 4 (from 7pm)
• Friday, September 26 - Quarter-finals
• Saturday, September 27 - Semi-finals
• Sunday, September 28 - Final

Is Ronnie O’Sullivan playing in the British Open 2025?

Ronnie O’Sullivan has withdrawn from the tournament for medical reasons and have been replaced in the draw by Daniel Womersley. Luca Brecel and Tom Ford are also sitting the tournament out replaced respectively by Ashley Carty and Alfie Davies.

What matches have already been played in the British Open?

Here are all the completed matches, and the scores.

First round

Played at the Leicester Arena between June 25-28

• Yuan Sijun (CHN) 4–3 Jamie Jones (WAL)
• Marco Fu (HKG) 4–3 Stephen Maguire (SCO)
• Jonas Luz (BRA) 1–4 Cheung Ka Wai (HKG)
• Elliot Slessor (ENG) 2–4 Jackson Page (WAL)
• Jimmy Robertson (ENG) 3–4 Ryan Davies (ENG) (a)
• Haris Tahir (PAK) 4–3 Ken Doherty (IRL)
• Jimmy White (ENG) 2–4 Liam Davies (WAL)
• Ashley Carty (ENG) (a) 4–2 Alexander Ursenbacher (SUI)[c]
• Louis Heathcote (ENG) 4–3 Jordan Brown (NIR)
• Wang Yuchen (HKG) 3–4 Mitchell Mann (ENG)
• Ishpreet Singh Chadha (IND) 2–4 Scott Donaldson (SCO)
• Jack Lisowski (ENG) 4–3 Liam Highfield (ENG)
• Kreishh Gurbaxani (IND) 2–4 Chang Bingyu (CHN)
• Xu Si (CHN) 4–0 Florian Nüßle (AUT)
• Liu Hongyu (CHN) 4–0 Ng On-yee (HKG)
• Fergal Quinn (NIR) 2–4 Gao Yang (CHN)
• He Guoqiang (CHN) 4–0 Farakh Ajaib (PAK)
• Steven Hallworth (ENG) 0–4 Sunny Akani (THA)
• Michał Szubarczyk (POL) 3–4 Umut Dikme (GER) (a)
• Liam Pullen (ENG) 3–4 Ben Mertens (BEL)
• Ryan Day (WAL) 2–4 Stuart Bingham (ENG)
• Gong Chenzhi (CHN) 1–4 Jak Jones (WAL)
• David Lilley (ENG) 4–2 Liam Graham (SCO)
• Chris Totten (SCO) 0–4 Antoni Kowalski (POL)
• Noppon Saengkham (THA) 4–1 Liu Wenwei (CHN)
• Huang Jiahao (CHN) 2–4 Matthew Stevens (WAL)
• Robbie McGuigan (NIR) 4–2 Lyu Haotian (CHN)
• Stan Moody (ENG) 4–2 Zhou Yuelong (CHN)
• Yao Pengcheng (CHN) 1–4 Sam Craigie (ENG)
• Bai Yulu (CHN) 4–2 Artemijs Žižins (LAT)
• Martin O'Donnell (ENG) 4–1 Sahil Nayyar (CAN)
• Oliver Lines (ENG) 4–1 Stuart Carrington (ENG) (a)
• Ricky Walden (ENG) 2–4 Joe O'Connor (ENG)
• Leone Crowley (IRL) 4–0 Hatem Yassen (EGY)
• Matthew Selt (ENG) 4–0 David Gilbert (ENG)
• Connor Benzey (ENG) 2–4 Iulian Boiko (UKR)
• Lei Peifan (CHN) 4–0 Mateusz Baranowski (POL)
• Long Zehuang (CHN) 4–3 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA)
• Mink Nutcharut (THA) 1–4 Amir Sarkhosh (IRN)
• Lan Yuhao (CHN) 1–4 Reanne Evans (ENG)
• Fan Zhengyi (CHN) 2–4 Robert Milkins (ENG)
• Oliver Brown (ENG) 2–4 Xu Yichen (CHN)
• Anthony McGill (SCO) 4–3 Dylan Emery (WAL)
• Robbie Williams (ENG) 1–4 Bulcsú Révész (HUN)
• Zak Surety (ENG) 4–2 Zhao Hanyang (CHN)
• Julien Leclercq (BEL) 2–4 Ben Woollaston (ENG)
• Allan Taylor (ENG) 4–2 Chatchapong Nasa (THA)
• Ian Burns (ENG) 4–1 Michael Holt (ENG)

Played at the Centaur in Cheltenham on September 22

• Barry Hawkins (ENG) 4–0 Daniel Wells (WAL)
• Ashley Hugill (ENG) (a) 3–4 Zhao Xintong (CHN)
• Judd Trump (ENG) 4–0 Aaron Hill (IRL)
• Sanderson Lam (ENG) 4–2 Daniel Womersley (ENG) (a)[a]
• Pang Junxu (CHN) 0–4 Wu Yize (CHN)
• Alfie Davies (WAL) (a)[b] 0–4 Neil Robertson (AUS)
• Kyren Wilson (ENG) 4–1 Chris Wakelin (ENG)
• David Grace (ENG) 1–4 Mark Selby (ENG)
• Ross Muir (SCO) 1–4 Shaun Murphy (ENG)
• Xiao Guodong (CHN) 4–1 Haydon Pinhey (ENG)
• Mark Williams (WAL) 4–2 Si Jiahui (CHN)
• Zhang Anda (CHN) 4–3 Duane Jones (WAL)
• Patrick Whelan (ENG) (a) 2–4 Ali Carter (ENG)
• John Higgins (SCO) 4–3 Mark Davis (ENG)
• Gary Wilson (ENG) 4–1 Hossein Vafaei (IRN)

Second round

• Zak Surety (ENG) 4–0 Ashley Carty (ENG) (a)
• Zhang Anda (CHN) 4–3 Bai Yulu (CHN)
• Barry Hawkins (ENG) 4–0 Yuan Sijun (CHN)
• Chang Bingyu (CHN) 4–1 Long Zehuang (CHN)
• He Guoqiang (CHN) 3–4 Robbie McGuigan (NIR)
• Ben Woollaston (ENG) 3–4 Noppon Saengkham (THA)
• John Higgins (SCO) 4–3 Jack Lisowski (ENG)
• Haris Tahir (PAK) 2–4 Louis Heathcote (ENG)
• Mark Williams (WAL) 4–3 Sanderson Lam (ENG)
• Amir Sarkhosh (IRN) 0–4 Jak Jones (WAL)
• Iulian Boiko (UKR) 4–2 Sam Craigie (ENG)
• Jackson Page (WAL) 1–4 Oliver Lines (ENG)
• Stuart Bingham (ENG) 1–4 Zhao Xintong (CHN)
• Umut Dikme (GER) (a) 2–4 Xiao Guodong (CHN)
• Ian Burns (ENG) 4–3 Marco Fu (HKG)
• Stan Moody (ENG) 4–2 Kyren Wilson (ENG)
• Neil Robertson (AUS) 4–1 Xu Si (CHN)
• Ryan Davies (ENG) (a) 2–4 Liam Davies (WAL)
• Robert Milkins (ENG) 2–4 Antoni Kowalski (POL)
• Anthony McGill (SCO) 4–1 Gary Wilson (ENG)

What trophy is awarded at the British Open Snooker?

In 2022 the tournament trophy was renamed the Clive Everton Trophy in tribute to the popular commentator and longtime editor of Snooker Scene magazine.

How can I watch the British Open Snooker?

ITV have the broadcast rights to the tournament and will be providing live coverage on ITV4.

Who is favourite to win the British Open Snooker?

Judd Trump is the 3/1 favourite, followed by Zhao Xintong (9/2), Mark Selby (13/2), Neil Robertson (13/2) and Kyren Wilson (13/2). John Higgins is a 14/1 outsider.