2025 International Championship

The 2025 International Championship was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 2 to 9 November 2025 at the South New City National Fitness Center (SNCNFC) in Nanjing, China. Qualifiers took place from 30 September to 2 October at the Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in Sheffield, England. The 11th edition of the International Championship since it was first staged in 2012, it was the eighth ranking event of the 2025–26 snooker season, following the 2025 Northern Ireland Open and preceding the 2025 UK Championship. The tournament was broadcast by local channels in China and elsewhere in Asia, by TNT Sports in the United Kingdom and Ireland, by Eurosport in mainland Europe, and by WST Play in all other territories. The winner received £175,000 from a total prize fund of £825,000. Ding Junhui was the defending champion, having defeated Chris Wakelin 10–7 in the 2024 final, but he lost 2–6 to Shaun Murphy in the fourth round. The final was contested between John Higgins and Wu Yize, who respectively reached the 59th and 3rd ranking finals of their professional careers. The age difference between 50-year-old Higgins and 22-year-old Wu was the fourth-largest of any ranking final in snooker history. Wu defeated Higgins 10–6 to win his maiden ranking title, following defeats in his two previous ranking finals. The ninth different player from mainland China to win a ranking title, he advanced from 22nd to a career high of 13th place in the world rankings after the event, entering the top 16 for the first time. The tournament produced a record 160 century breaks, 37 during the qualifying matches in Sheffield and 123 at the main venue in Nanjing, surpassing the previous record of 155 set at the 2023 event. Wu made the most centuries during the tournament, with 14. Two maximum breaks were compiled at the event: Gary Wilson made the sixth maximum of his career during his 6–3 win over Artemijs Žižins in the Sheffield qualifiers, and Zak Surety made the second maximum of his career in his 6–5 win over Aaron Hill in the third round. These were respectively the 11th and 14th maximums of the season and the 228th and 231st official maximums in professional snooker history. During his 6–1 win over Umut Dikme in the Sheffield qualifiers, Neil Robertson became the fourth player to reach the milestone of 1,000 career century breaks, following Ronnie O'Sullivan, Higgins, and Judd Trump. During her pre-qualifying match in Nanjing, Bai Yulu compiled a century of 145, the highest break ever made by a female player in professional competition.