The brand new snooker season launches on Sunday with the qualifying fixtures within the 2025 Wuhan Open draw being held on the Mattioli Enviornment in Leicester.
It isn’t a very glamorous approach to kick begin a contemporary marketing campaign, however after virtually seven weeks of no motion it’ll be good to see the primary tour gamers again on the baize.
The Wuhan Open has been an everyday fixture on the calendar for the final couple of years, with its third version scheduled for the tip of August.
Judd Trump triumphed on the inaugural staging again in 2023 with a 10-7 victory over Ali Carter with Xiao Guodong touchdown a maiden rating title at Si Jiahui’s expense a yr in the past.
Each Trump and Xiao are amongst a small group of contenders this yr who’ve had their opening-round clashes held over to the venue levels.
Trump, the runaway world primary, will face Farakh Ajaib with Xiao starting his defence in opposition to Mink Nutcharut.
Current first-time world champion Zhao Xintong, Chinese language primary Ding Junhui, and seven-time world champion Ronnie O’Sullivan are among the many others who’ve had their round-of-128 matches deferred to Wuhan.
A number of marquee names, nonetheless, are set to be again within the fray because the 2025/26 snooker season commences this weekend.
Kyren Wilson – 4 instances a rating occasion winner throughout a prolific final time period – entertains Connor Benzey, one in all 13 rookies on the circuit.
Two different first-timers in Thailand’s Chatchapong Nasa and Eire’s Leone Crowley additionally face daunting opening assessments in opposition to Mark Williams and Neil Robertson respectively.
Maybe one of the intriguing showdowns options Shaun Murphy, who was aged 15 when he first turned skilled again in 1998.
Now 42, the reigning Masters champion encounters Polish hotshot Michal Szubarczyk, who at simply 14 turns into the youngest ever snooker professional.
The likes of John Higgins, Barry Hawkins, Zhang Anda, and Wu Yize are additionally within the 2025 Wuhan Open qualifiers draw and can be hoping to get their seasons off to the very best begin in Leicester.
The right way to watch?
Reside protection of the Wuhan Open qualifiers can be accessible on numerous platforms relying in your location on the planet.
As per the WST web site, these are the accessible choices:
UK and Europe
discovery+ within the UK, Germany, Italy, and Austria.
HBO Max in different European territories.
China
Huya.com
Migu
CBSA-WPBSA Academy WeChat Channel
CBSA-WPBSA Academy Douyi
All territories (together with UK and Eire)
WST Play
2025 Wuhan Open qualifiers draw
Spherical of 128 (bo9)
All instances in UTC+1 (BST)
Xiao Guodong vs Mink Nutcharut (held over)
Ishpreet Singh Chadha vs Yao Pengcheng (June 22, 10am)
Elliot Slessor vs Oliver Strains (June 22, 2:30pm)
Ricky Walden vs David Grace (June 22, 2:30pm)
Chris Wakelin vs Marco Fu (June 24, 10am)
Anthony McGill vs Jimmy White (June 24, 2:30pm)
Wu Yize vs Louis Heathcote (June 22, 10am)
Matthew Selt vs Sunny Akani (June 22, 10am)
Xu Si vs Chris Totten (June 24, 10am)
Jak Jones vs Oliver Brown (June 24, 2:30pm)
Jamie Jones vs Liu Wenwei (June 22, 10am)
Barry Hawkins vs Julien Leclercq (June 24, 2:30pm)
Noppon Saengkham vs Robbie McGuigan (June 22, 10am)
Zhou Yuelong vs Lan Yuhao (June 22, 10am)
Stan Moody vs Antoni Kowalski (June 23, 7pm)
Ding Junhui vs TBC Wildcard (held over)
Mark Williams vs Chatchapong Nasa (June 22, 7pm)
Mark Davis vs Liam Davies (June 22, 7pm)
Joe O’Connor vs Jiang Jun (June 22, 10am)
Ben Woollaston vs Ken Doherty (June 24, 2:30pm)
Mark Selby vs Alexander Ursenbacher (June 23, 7pm)
Michael Holt vs Liam Graham (June 22, 7pm)
David Gilbert vs Cheung Ka Wai (June 24, 10am)
Luca Brecel vs Haris Tahir (June 22, 2:30pm)
Daniel Wells vs Chang Bingyu (June 23, 10am)
Stuart Bingham vs Liam Highfield (June 24, 2:30pm)
Sanderson Lam vs Zhao Hanyang (June 22, 7pm)
Zhang Anda vs Steven Hallworth (June 23, 10am)
Jimmy Robertson vs Liam Pullen (June 24, 2:30pm)
Lei Peifan vs Ng On Yee (June 24, 10am)
Aaron Hill vs Sam Craigie (June 23, 2:30pm)
Kyren Wilson vs Connor Benzey (June 24, 2:30pm)
Judd Trump vs Farakh Ajaib (held over)
Liu Hongyu vs Ian Burns (June 23, 10am)
Jack Lisowski vs Amir Sarkhosh (June 23, 7pm)
Ryan Day vs Jonas Luz (June 24, 10am)
Shaun Murphy vs Michal Szubarczyk (June 23, 10:30pm)
Jordan Brown vs Duane Jones (June 22, 7pm)
Gary Wilson vs Gao Yang (June 23, 10am)
Lyu Haotian vs Bai Yulu (June 23, 10am)
Martin O’Donnell vs Haydon Pinhey (June 22, 7pm)
Tom Ford vs Mateusz Baranowski (June 23, 7pm)
David Lilley vs Reanne Evans (June 22, 7pm)
Neil Robertson vs Leone Crowley (June 23, 2:30pm)
He Guoqiang vs Artemijs Zizins (June 23, 10am)
Yuan Sijun vs Xu Yichen (June 23, 10am)
Lengthy Zehuang vs Dylan Emery (June 22, 2:30pm)
John Higgins vs Huang Jiahao (June 22, 2:30pm)
Ronnie O’Sullivan vs Allan Taylor (held over)
Scott Donaldson vs Mitchell Mann (June 23, 7pm)
Pang Junxu vs Hatem Yassen (June 23, 2:30pm)
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh vs Fergal Quinn (June 23, 2:30pm)
Mark Allen vs TBC Wildcard (held over)
Zak Surety vs Gong Chenzhi (June 23, 2:30pm)
Hossein Vafaei vs TBC Wildcard (held over)
Fan Zhengyi vs Ben Mertens (June 22, 2:30pm)
Jackson Web page vs Ross Muir (June 24, 10am)
Ali Carter vs Florian Nuessle (June 23, 7pm)
Robert Milkins vs Wang Yuchen (June 24, 10am)
Si Jiahui vs Bulcsu Revesz (June 22, 2:30pm)
Robbie Williams vs TBC Wildcard (held over)
Stephen Maguire vs Kreishh Gurbaxani (June 23, 2:30pm)
Matthew Stevens vs Sahil Nayyar (June 23, 7pm)
Zhao Xintong vs Iulian Boiko (held over)
Featured photograph credit score: WST
