One of the most anticipated snooker tournaments of the year is finally upon us, as the 2025 English Open kicks off this week. Neil Robertson is the defending champion, having beaten Wu Yize in last year’s final. Other top snooker players will also participate in this tournament, such as Judd Trump, Mark Selby, and Kyren Wilson.
The 2025 Snooker English Open full draw was held last week, and we will have a lot of exciting matchups from as early as round 1. The competition will kick off on Thursday, 11 September, and it will conclude with the final on Sunday, 21 September. The event will be played at the Brentwood Centre in Brentwood, England, for the fourth year in a row. The English Open will be the fourth-ranking event on the 2025-26 World Snooker Tour.
| ℹ️ Tournament: | 2025-26 Snooker Season, 2025 BetVictor English Open (Ranking event) |
| 🎱 Venue: | Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England |
| 🗓️ Dates: | Thursday, 11 September to Sunday, 21 September 2025 |
The 2025 English Open snooker tournament will be the 10th edition of the competition, as it was first held in 2016, and Liang Wenbo won the first title. The main draw will have 128 players competing for the title, as the top 32 players will start playing from the third round.
The tournament runs the usual knockout system in snooker, as all matches will be played as best-of-seven frames until the quarterfinals, which will be best-of-nine frames, while the semifinals will be best-of-11, and the final will be best-of-17. The total prize fund for this tournament is ÂŁ550,400, and the winner takes home an enticing ÂŁ100,000, and the runner-up takes ÂŁ45,000.
That is how the last five finals of the English Open unfolded:
Here’s a look at the 2025 English Open odds from the best snooker apps for betting:
Judd Trump is on top of the World Snooker Tour 2025-26 odds once again to win this tournament. The Ace in the Pack has struggled in the last three events, as he lost in the round of 16 in Wuhan, and he also lost in his first game in the Saudi Arabia Masters. Moreover, the Shanghai Masters wasn’t any better after losing in the quarterfinals, and he was the favorite in each of those matches. He is still a top player and will be one of the top contenders for the title if he can rediscover his consistency.
Zhao Xintong finished his 20-month ban from snooker earlier this year, and he followed that by winning the 2025 World Snooker Championship. The Cyclone was one of the top favorites to win the Wuhan Open last month, but he lost in a big surprise in the round of 32.
Kyren Wilson is the No. 2 player on the WST world ranking list right now, as he has won the Shanghai Masters, Players Championship, and the German Masters in 2025. The Warrior lost in his first game in the Wuhan Open as a 1.10 (1/10) favorite, but he is expected to do much better in this tournament.
The Thunder from Down Under is finally back to form this season, having won the Saudi Arabia Masters last month in style, as well as the World Grand Prix back in March. Neil Robertson has risen from 28th to the current No. 3 on the WST world ranking. The Australian player is the defending champion, and he has a strong chance of retaining his title with that form.
Mark Selby has a good record in the English Open tournament, as he has won the title twice in the last six years. The Jester from Leicester won one ranking event this year, the Welsh Open, back in February, and he reached the 2025 Tour Championship final and lost to John Higgins.
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The best betting apps in the UK have some enticing odds for Neil Robertson in this tournament. The Thunder from Down Under beat Mark Selby and Ronnie O’Sullivan as an underdog to win the Saudi Arabia Masters in August, so he is in good shape, and he will be motivated to defend his title. Robertson can beat any player on his day, and he is the No. 1 seed in this tournament after performing well lately.
Neil came into form at that time last season as well, and he has done well historically in the English Open, having won two of the last four editions. With no players reaching at least two finals in the new snooker season, we expect the Australian to be the first one to have a double triumph.
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Mark Williams became the No. 5 player on the WST world ranking list after performing well in the Wuhan Open, as he beat players like Mark Selby and Zhang Anda but lost to the eventual champion, Xiao Guodong, in the semifinals. The Welsh Potting Machine had a great run in the World Snooker Championship in May as well, beating Wu Yize, Hossein Vafaei, John Higgins, and Judd Trump on his route to the final before losing to Zhao Xintong. There’s good value on Mark Williams to win this tournament, as he usually performs well as an underdog, and he has been playing well lately.
Most of the top snooker players are playing in this tournament, and we will go with Neil Robertson to win it all. Make sure you use our English Open 2025 snooker predictions and bet them at the bookies in England to have more fun watching the event.
