SNOOKER heads to China this week for the World Open, and a huge cash prize is up for grabs!
The marquee ranking event marks the third last tournament of the snooker season.
John Higgins won the tournament last season, beating Joe O’Connor 10-6 in the final.
He hasn’t been in many events this season, but Ronnie O’Sullivan will be competing in Yushan this week as he eyes a 42nd ranking title.
World No1 Judd Trump is also back in action this week – The Ace in the Pack won this tournament in 2019 and 2024.
Reigning world champion Zhao Xintong is also eyeing glory as the Chinese superstar returns to his home nation, where he won the World Grand Prix the last time out in Asia.
When is the World Open?
- The World Open will run from Monday, March 16 until Sunday, March 22.
- The event will be held at the Yushan Sports Centre in Yushan, China.
Where to watch the World Open
- TNT Sports will broadcast the World Open.
- The tournament will also be streamed live on Discovery+.
World Open full schedule
Monday, March 16
Round One
- John Higgins 5-3 Liam Highfield
- Mitchell Mann 0-5 Xinbo Wang
- Xiao Guodong 5-3 Ben Mertens
- Ronnie O’Sullivan 5-1 Ross Muir
- Zhang Anda 5-3 Jiarui Xu
- Jackson Page 5-3 Yang Liu
- Zhao Xintong 5-0 Fuyuan Han
- Ricky Walden 5-2 Xinbo Wang
- Judd Trump 5-1 Mark Lloyd
Second Round
- Lei Peifan 1-5 Ryan Day
- Umut Dikme w/o Xu Yichen
- Chris Wakelin w/o Artemijs Zizins
- Matthew Selt w/o David Gilbert
- Xu Si w/o Stephen Maguire
- Zak Surety 2-5 Alan Taylor
- David Lilley 4-5 Shaun Murphy
- Zhou Yuelong 5-3 He Guoqiang
- Jak Jones w/o Luca Brecel
- Zhao Hanyang 4-5 Robbie Williams
- Anthony McGill vs Stuart Bingham
- Jack Lisowski 5-1 Cheung Ka Wai
- Matthews Stevens 1-5 Hossein Vafaei
- David Grace 1-5 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
- Elliot Slessor 0-5 Daniel Wells
Tuesday, March 17
Second Round
- Julien Leclercq 2-5 Xiao Guodong
- Chang Bingyu 3-5 Wu Yize
- Lyu Haotian 2-5 Kyren Wilson
- Liu Wenwei 2-5 Jackson Page
- Mark Allen 5-2 Antoni Kowalski
- Ishpreet Singh Chadha w/o Ronnie O’Sullivan
- Ali Carter 3-5 Martin O’Donnell
- John Higgins 4-5 Stan Moody
- Steven Hallworth 1-5 Zhang Anda
- Marco Fu 5-3 Iulian Boiko
- Judd Trump 5-1 Florian Nuessle
- Mark Selby w/o Michael Holt
- Ian Burns w/o Barry Hawkins
- Long Zehuang 4-5 Zhao Xintong
- Aaron Hill 4-5 Gary Wilson
- Ricky Walden 2-5 Mark Williams
- Yao Pencheng 3-5 Sam Craigie
Wednesday, March 18
Round Three
From 6am
- Stuart Bingham vs Wu Yize
- Matthew Selt 0-5 Ronnie O’Sullivan
- Artemijs Zizins 5-1 Luca Brecel
- Alan Taylor 1-5 Kyren Wilson
- Xu Si 1-5 Shaun Murphy
- Mark Allen 5-1 Jack Lisowski
- Xu Yichen 1-5 Zhou Yuelong
- Stan Moody vs Ryan Day
11.30am
- Michael Holt vs Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
- Robbie Williams vs Daniel Wells
- Gary Wilson vs Ian Burns
- Judd Trump vs Jackson Page
- Zhang Anda vs Xiao Guodong
- Marco Fu vs Martin O’Donnell
- Hossein Vafaei vs MarkWilliams
- Sam Craigie vs Zhao Xintong
Round four – Thursday, March 19
Best of nine frames
Quarter-finals – Friday, March 20
Best of nine frames
Semi-finals – Saturday, March 21
Best of 11 frames
Final – Sunday, March 22
Best of 19 frames
