2024–25 snooker season
Series of snooker tournaments
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The 2024–25 snooker season was a professional snooker season featuring tournaments played between June 2024 and May 2025, including the professional World Snooker Tour, the second-tier Q Tour and featured events from World Women's Snooker and World Seniors Tour. The season featured 18 ranking tournaments, including a ranking tournament in Hong Kong for the first time after a 30-year hiatus[1] and a ranking event staged in Saudi Arabia for the first time. The European Series was discontinued and the European Masters was removed from the calendar.
(18 ranking events)
WPBSA Q Tour: 20
World Women's: 8
World Seniors: 3
Judd Trump (ENG) Shaun Murphy (ENG)| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 10 June 2024 – 27 May 2025 |
| Tournaments | World Snooker Tour: 23 (18 ranking events) WPBSA Q Tour: 20 World Women's: 8 World Seniors: 3 |
| Triple Crown winners | |
| UK Championship | Judd Trump (ENG) |
| Masters | Shaun Murphy (ENG) |
| World Championship |  Zhao Xintong (CHN) |
← 2023–24 2025–26 → | |
This season saw the reigning world champion Kyren Wilson, the world number one Judd Trump, Mark Selby, and Neil Robertson claim multiple titles. John Higgins won the World Open and Tour Championship, setting a record span of 30 years between his first and most recent ranking titles.[2] In the Triple Crown events, Trump won his second UK Championship title and Shaun Murphy won his second Masters title. After returning from a 20-month ban, Zhao Xintong won four qualifying matches to reach the main stage of the World Championship and went on to win his first world title with an 18–12 victory over Mark Williams, who was the oldest ever world finalist at age 50.[3] Zhao became the first World Champion from China and also the first from Asia. The season set a new record for the number of maximum breaks made in professional competition, with 15, although this record was broken the following season.[4] Trump set a new record for the most century breaks in a single season, with 107.
Players
The World Snooker Tour in the 2024–25 season initially consisted of 127 professional players, but dropped to 126 after Michael White had his WPBSA membership revoked. The tour includes the top 64 players from the prize money rankings after the 2024 World Championship and 31 players who earned a two-year card the previous year.[5]
New professional players
The players listed below have received a two-year tour card for the 2024–25 and 2025–26 seasons.[6]
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Calendar
The following tables outline the dates and results for all the World Snooker Tour, World Women's Snooker Tour, World Seniors Tour, Q Tour, and other events in the season.[19]
World Snooker Tour
| Ranking event |
| † Non-ranking event |
Home Nations Series champion and Betvictor bonus winner: 
Neil Robertson (AUS)
World Women's Snooker Tour
| Start | Finish | Tournament | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Aug | 11 Aug | US Women's Open | OX Billiards in Seattle, United States |  Ng On Yee (HKG) |
4–0 |  Anupama Ramachandran (IND) |
[43] |
| 6 Sep | 8 Sep | UK Women's Championship | Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds, England | Bai Yulu (CHN) |
4–0 | Reanne Evans (ENG) |
[44] |
| 5 Oct | 8 Oct | Australian Women's Open | Mounties in Sydney, Australia |  Mink Nutcharut (THA) |
4–3 | Ng On Yee (HKG) |
[45] |
| 22 Nov | 24 Nov | Women's Masters | Frames Sports Bar in London, England | Reanne Evans (ENG) |
4–3 | Mink Nutcharut (THA) |
[46] |
| 18 Jan | 23 Jan | WSF Women's Championship | Radisson Blu Resort in Saïdia, Morocco | Mink Nutcharut (THA) |
4–3 | Bai Yulu (CHN) |
[47] |
| 7 Feb | 9 Feb | Belgian Women's Open | The Trickshot in Bruges, Belgium | Reanne Evans (ENG) |
4–3 | Mink Nutcharut (THA) |
[48] |
| 28 Mar | 30 Mar | British Women's Open | Landywood Snooker Club in Great Wyrley, England | Ng On Yee (HKG) |
4–3 | Mink Nutcharut (THA) |
[49] |
| 20 May | 27 May | World Women's Championship | Changping Gymnasium in Dongguan, China | Bai Yulu (CHN) |
6–4 | Mink Nutcharut (THA) |
[50] |
World Seniors Tour
| Start | Finish | Tournament | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Sep | 8 Sep | World Seniors Snooker 900 | Hull, England |  Igor Figueiredo (BRA) |
2–1 | Jimmy White (ENG) |
[51] |
| 30 Dec | 30 Dec | World Seniors Snooker 900 | Epsom, England |  Ken Doherty (IRL) |
2–1 |  Tony Drago (MLT) |
[52] |
| 7 May | 11 May | World Seniors Championship | Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England | Alfie Burden (ENG) |
8–4 |  Aaron Canavan (JER) |
[53] |
Q Tour
| Start | Finish | Tournament | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Mar | 10 Mar | Q Tour Americas 1 | H Niteroi Hotel in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Igor Figueiredo (BRA) |
5–1 | Noel Rodrigues Moreira (BRA) |
[54] |
| 21 May | 23 May | Q Tour Middle East 1 | Bahrain Snooker Academy in Manama, Bahrain |  Habib Subah Humood (BHR) |
4–1 |  Ismail Türker (TUR) |
[55] |
| 28 Jun | 30 Jun | Q Tour Asia Pacific 1 | Pot Black North Perth in Perth, Australia | Vinnie Calabrese (AUS) |
5–4 | Ben Foster (AUS) |
[56] |
| 19 Jul | 21 Jul | Q Tour Middle East 2 | Emirates Snooker Academy in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |  Ali Gharahgozlou (IRN) |
4–1 | Amin Sanjael (IRN) |
[57] |
| 2 Aug | 4 Aug | Q Tour Asia Pacific 2 | Commercial Club Albury in Albury, Australia | Vinnie Calabrese (AUS) |
4–2 | Hassan Kerde (AUS) |
[58] |
| 15 Aug | 18 Aug | Q Tour Europe 1 | Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds, England |  Andres Petrov (EST) |
4–3 | Ryan Thomerson (AUS) |
[59] |
| 20 Sep | 22 Sep | Q Tour Europe 2 | Bulgarian Snooker Academy in Sofia, Bulgaria |  Dylan Emery (WAL) |
4–3 | Harvey Chandler (ENG) |
[60] |
| 26 Sep | 29 Sep | Q Tour Asia Pacific 3 | Papatoetoe Cosmopolitan Club in Auckland, New Zealand |  Matthew Scarborough (NZL) |
6–3 | Lawrence Millington (ENG) |
[61] |
| 4 Oct | 6 Oct | Q Tour Europe 3 | Snookerhallen in Stockholm, Sweden | Zhao Xintong (CHN) |
4–3 | Craig Steadman (ENG) |
[62] |
| 10 Oct | 13 Oct | Q Tour Asia Pacific 4 | Mounties Club in Mount Pritchard, Australia | Vinnie Calabrese (AUS) |
6–5 | Hassan Kerde (AUS) |
[63] |
| 31 Oct | 3 Nov | Q Tour Americas 2 | H Niteroi Hotel in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Claudio Menechini (BRA) |
5–1 | Dhiones Moraes Arent (BRA) |
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| 8 Nov | 10 Nov | Q Tour Europe 4 | Club 200 in Manchester, England | Zhao Xintong (CHN) |
4–2 | Ryan Davies |
[64] |
| 13 Dec | 15 Dec | Q Tour Americas 2 | Arizona Snooker Academy in Chandler, Arizona, United States |  Andy McCloskey (USA) |
4–2 | Ajeya Prabhakar (USA) |
[65] |
| 13 Dec | 15 Dec | Q Tour Europe 5 | National Training Academy in Vienna, Austria | Zhao Xintong (CHN) |
4–2 | Ryan Thomerson (AUS) |
[66] |
| 10 Jan | 12 Jan | Q Tour Europe 6 | Delta Moon Snooker Club in Mons, Belgium | Zhao Xintong (CHN) |
4–1 | Ehsan Heydari Nezhad (IRN) |
[67] |
| 17 Jan | 19 Jan | Q Tour Middle East 3 | Cue Sports Academy in Abu Dhabi, UAE | Ali Gharahgozlou (IRN) |
4–2 | Ismail Türker (TUR) |
[68] |
| 18 Jan | 19 Jan | Q Tour Americas 3 | The Corner Bank in Toronto, Canada |  Vito Puopolo (CAN) |
5–0 | Inderpal Lotey (CAN) |
[69] |
| 24 Jan | 27 Jan | Q Tour Asia Pacific 5 | Redcliffe Snooker Club in Redcliffe, Australia | Vinnie Calabrese (AUS) |
5–1 | Shaun Dalitz (AUS) |
[70] |
| 7 Feb | 9 Feb | Q Tour Europe 7 | Landywood Snooker Club in Walsall, England | Liam Highfield (ENG) |
4–3 | Dylan Emery (WAL) |
[71] |
| 11 Mar | 13 Mar | Q Tour Global Playoff | Pine Beach Belek Hotel in Antalya, Turkey | Steven Hallworth (ENG) |
10–5 | Mark Joyce (ENG) |
[72] |
| Liam Highfield (ENG) |
10–3 |  Iulian Boiko (UKR) | |||||
 Florian Nüßle (AUT) |
10–3 | Andres Petrov (EST) |
Other events
| Start | Finish | Tournament | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Nov | 3 Nov | Wels Open | Paul Schopf Snooker Club in Wels, Austria | Florian Nüßle (AUT) |
5–0 |  Nico Le Clercq (HUN) |
[73] |
| 16 May | 16 May | Helsinki Super Shoot Out | Kulttuuritalo in Helsinki, Finland | Mark Williams (WAL) |
1–0 | Shaun Murphy (ENG) |
[74][75][76] |
| 17 May | 18 May | Helsinki International Cup |  Mark Allen (NIR) |
6–3 | Zhang Anda (CHN) |
Tournament rankings
World ranking points
The ranking points for reaching different stages of each ranking tournament are listed below.
Round Tournament |
R144 | R128 | R112 | R96 | R80 | R64 | R48 | R32 | R24 | R16 | R12 | QF | R6 | SF | F | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship League | N/a | 0 [note 1] |
N/a | 1,000 [note 2] |
N/a | 2,000 [note 3] |
N/a | 4,000 [note 4] |
5,000 [note 5] |
6,000 [note 6] |
N/a | 8,000 [note 7] |
9,000 [note 8] |
11,000 [note 9] |
23,000 | 33,000 |
| Xi'an Grand Prix | N/a | 0 | N/a | N/a | N/a | 5,350 | N/a | 9,400 | N/a | 14,000 | N/a | 22,350 | N/a | 34,500 | 76,000 | 177,000 |
| Saudi Arabia Masters | 0 | N/a | 4,000 [note 10] |
N/a | 7,000 [note 10] |
N/a | 11,000 | 20,000 [note 10] |
N/a | 30,000 | N/a | 50,000 | N/a | 100,000 | 200,000 | 500,000 |
| English Open | N/a | 0 | N/a | 1,000 [note 10] |
N/a | 3,600 [note 10] |
N/a | 5,400 | N/a | 9,000 | N/a | 13,200 | N/a | 21,000 | 45,000 | 100,000 |
| British Open | N/a | 0 | N/a | N/a | N/a | 3,000 | N/a | 6,000 | N/a | 9,000 | N/a | 12,000 | N/a | 20,000 | 45,000 | 100,000 |
| Wuhan Open | N/a | 0 | N/a | N/a | N/a | 4,500 | N/a | 8,000 | N/a | 12,000 | N/a | 16,000 | N/a | 30,000 | 63,000 | 140,000 |
| Northern Ireland Open | N/a | 0 | N/a | 1,000 [note 10] |
N/a | 3,600 [note 10] |
N/a | 5,400 | N/a | 9,000 | N/a | 13,200 | N/a | 21,000 | 45,000 | 100,000 |
| International Championship | N/a | 0 | N/a | N/a | N/a | 5,000 | N/a | 9,000 | N/a | 14,000 | N/a | 22,000 | N/a | 33,000 | 75,000 | 175,000 |
| UK Championship | 0 | N/a | 2,500 [note 10] |
N/a | 5,000 [note 10] |
N/a | 7,500 | 10,000 [note 10] |
N/a | 15,000 | N/a | 25,000 | N/a | 50,000 | 100,000 | 250,000 |
| Shoot Out | N/a | 0 | N/a | N/a | N/a | 500 | N/a | 1,000 | N/a | 2,000 | N/a | 4,000 | N/a | 8,000 | 20,000 | 50,000 |
| Scottish Open | N/a | 0 | N/a | 1,000 [note 10] |
N/a | 3,600 [note 10] |
N/a | 5,400 | N/a | 9,000 | N/a | 13,200 | N/a | 21,000 | 45,000 | 100,000 |
| German Masters | N/a | 0 | N/a | 1,000 [note 10] |
N/a | 3,600 [note 10] |
N/a | 5,400 | N/a | 9,000 | N/a | 13,200 | N/a | 21,000 | 45,000 | 100,000 |
| Welsh Open | N/a | 0 | N/a | 1,000 [note 10] |
N/a | 3,600 [note 10] |
N/a | 5,400 | N/a | 9,000 | N/a | 13,200 | N/a | 21,000 | 45,000 | 100,000 |
| World Open | N/a | 0 | N/a | N/a | N/a | 5,000 | N/a | 9,000 | N/a | 14,000 | N/a | 22,000 | N/a | 33,000 | 75,000 | 175,000 |
| World Grand Prix | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | 10,000 | N/a | 15,000 | N/a | 20,000 | N/a | 35,000 | 80,000 | 180,000 |
| Players Championship | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | 15,000 | N/a | 20,000 | N/a | 35,000 | 70,000 | 150,000 |
| Tour Championship | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | 20,000 | 30,000 | N/a | 40,000 | 60,000 | 150,000 |
| World Championship | 0 | N/a | 5,000 [note 10] |
N/a | 10,000 [note 10] |
N/a | 15,000 | 20,000 [note 10] |
N/a | 30,000 | N/a | 50,000 | N/a | 100,000 | 200,000 | 500,000 |
Revision dates and seeding cut-offs
The world rankings are updated at specific revision dates following each ranking tournament. On these dates, the ranking points from this season's ranking event are added, while those from two years ago in the 2022–23 snooker season are removed from a player's total. The revision dates are also used for seeding of following ranking events.[77][78]
- seeded according to the one-year list
Notes
- First stage fourth-placed
- First stage third-placed
- First stage runner-up
- Second stage fourth-placed
- Second stage third-placed
- Second stage runner-up
- Third stage fourth-placed
- Third stage third-placed
- Third stage runner-up
- Players who lose their first match receive no ranking points.