The Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters will be back for its second edition this week. A field of 144 players will fight for the crown, but who made it to our Saudi Arabia Masters 2025 snooker predictions and betting analysis?
The 2025 Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters will be a week-long snooker spectacle in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Widely considered one of the sport’s ‘big four’, it stands alongside the World Championship, UK Championship, and The Masters on the World Snooker Tour calendar.
| ℹ️ Tournament: | 2025-26 Snooker Season, 2025 Saudi Arabia Masters (Ranking event) |
| 🎱 Venue: | Green Hall, Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 🗓️ Dates: | Friday, August 8 to Saturday, August 16, 2025 |
Let’s get to know the competition a bit more before rolling out our Saudi Arabia Masters 2025 snooker predictions. Superstars like Ronnie O’Sullivan and Judd Trump headline the field, alongside 16 top-up amateur players from Saudi Arabia and the wider Middle East. After lifting the trophy in the event’s debut last year, Trump returns to the Middle East looking to defend his title.
Just like the World Championship, the 2025 Saudi Arabia Masters will use a ranking-based format, with the top 16 seeds joining the action in the last 32. The road to round five begins with players ranked 17 to 144 battling for a spot alongside the WST’s elite.
Matches in rounds one through three will be played over a best-of-seven format. As the tournament progresses, rounds four and five will feature best-of-nine frame matches, while the intensity ramps up to best-of-11 contests between round six and the semi-finals. A two-session final will decide the champion, with the first player to reach 10 frames in a best-of-19 format lifting the trophy.
Best snooker betting apps took their time, but they have finally released the 2025 Saudi Arabia Masters snooker odds. If you only want to pick one of the favorites, have a look at the top five list below:
Trump will look to return to winning ways after losing to Mark Selby in the Shanghai Masters quarter-finals. The Ace in the Pack has the shortest World Snooker Tour 2025-26 odds to win the Saudi Arabia Masters this time as well across sportsbooks offering legal betting sites in SA.
Zhao Xintong made it to the semi-finals in Shanghai, but could not get past Kyren Wilson to make it to the title match. Xintong will be hopeful of producing another strong performance on Asian turf. He is one of the best players to bet on the Saudi Arabia Masters snooker 2025.
Kyren Wilson flies to Jeddah only days after his Shanghai Masters title triumph. The Warrior will be aiming to close the gap on Trump as he sets his sights on the No. 1 spot. A victory in Saudi Arabia would be a significant step in that direction.
O’Sullivan belongs to the ranks of snooker’s all-time elites, but the Rocketman has not been anywhere near his usual mercurial form lately. Still, sportsbooks fancy him as one of the top picks to win the Saudi Arabia Masters.
Mark Selby downed Trump in the Shanghai Masters quarter-finals, so he will be a top consideration for Saudi Arabia Masters betting tips as well. The Englishman also had a semi-final run in the European Masters.
The betting markets for the Saudi Arabia Masters are limited only to outrights as of writing, so we have made a regular and high-odds winner pick for the tournament.
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Zhao Xintong, now one of snooker’s most controversial names, had shown promise for years before finally delivering on his potential in the 2021/22 season. That breakthrough campaign saw him break into the top 16 and claim titles at both the UK Championship and the German Masters.
He had to serve a 20-month match-fixing sentence afterward. Returning from such a lengthy layoff is always a big challenge, especially for a young talent like Xintong. But he defied the odds to make a dominant return to the baize.
He only lost two matches last season as he stormed to the World Snooker Championship title. The reigning world champion made the last four in Shanghai and will feel confident that he can go all the way in Saudi Arabia.
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Jak Jones surprised the world when he made it to the 2024 World Snooker Championship final. He also made it to the quarter-final of the Champion of Champions and registered top-16s at the UK Championship and German Masters.
The Welshman has been in good form since the turn of the year. He ranks third in centuries made (42) in 2025 behind Selby (48) and Trump (66). Jones also ranks eighth in the frames won and is one of the 11 players to hit a maximum this year. Therefore, he gets our vote as the best high-odds pick for the Saudi Arabia Masters.
Xintong has hit top gear since returning from suspension. So, he’s a strong contender for the Saudi Arabia title and is our recommendation for an outright punt this week.
