2025 English Open (snooker)

The 2025 English Open (officially the 2025 BetVictor English Open) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 11 to 21 September 2025 at the Brentwood Centre in Brentwood, England. The 10th consecutive edition of the tournament since it was first staged in 2016, it was the fourth ranking event of the 2025–26 snooker season, following the 2025 Wuhan Open and preceding the 2025 British Open. It was the first of four tournaments in the season's Home Nations Series, preceding the 2025 Northern Ireland Open, the 2025 Scottish Open, and the 2026 Welsh Open. The tournament was broadcast by TNT Sports in the United Kingdom and Ireland, by Eurosport in mainland Europe, by local channels in China and elsewhere in Asia, and by WST Play in all other territories. The winner received £100,000 from a total prize fund of £550,400. Neil Robertson was the defending champion, having defeated Wu Yize 9‍–‍7 in the 2024 final, but he lost 1–4 to Jackson Page in the fourth round. The final was contested between Mark Allen and Zhou Yuelong. Allen led 6–2 after the first session, but Zhou recovered to lead 8–7 in the second session. Allen won the last two frames of the match for a 9–8 victory, securing his first English Open title, the 12th ranking title of his career, and his first ranking win since the 2024 Players Championship in February 2024. He won five consecutive matches at the event in deciding frames. Following the 2025 Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters and the 2025 Wuhan Open, it was the first time that three consecutive ranking finals had gone to deciding frames. The event produced 82 century breaks, including two maximum breaks. Aaron Hill made the first maximum of his career during his second-round match against Yao Pengcheng, and Ali Carter made the fourth maximum of his career in his fourth-round match against Hill. These were respectively the ninth and tenth maximums of the season and the 226th and 227th official maximums in professional snooker history. Judd Trump made the 1,100th century break of his career during his third-round match against Michael Holt. Ng On-yee made a 137 break in her first-round match against Liam Highfield, then a record for the highest break by a woman in professional competition.