2025 Welsh Open (snooker)

The 2025 Welsh Open (officially the 2025 BetVictor Welsh Open) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 10 to 16 February 2025 at Venue Cymru in Llandudno, Wales. It was the 34th consecutive edition of the Welsh Open since it was first staged in 1992; the tournament was held at Venue Cymru in Llandudno for a third consecutive year. Qualifying rounds took place from 4 to 6 February 2025 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley, England. The 13th ranking event of the 2024‍–‍25 season, following the 2025 German Masters and preceding the 2025 World Open, it was the fourth and final tournament in the season's Home Nations Series, following the 2024 English Open, the 2024 Northern Ireland Open, and the 2024 Scottish Open. Organised by the World Snooker Tour and sponsored by BetVictor, the event was broadcast by BBC Wales, BBC iPlayer, and BBC Red Button domestically, by Discovery+ and Eurosport in Europe, and by other broadcasters worldwide. The winner received £100,000 from a total prize fund of £550,400, the Ray Reardon trophy, and a place in the 2025 Champion of Champions invitational event. Gary Wilson was the defending champion, having defeated Martin O'Donnell 9‍–‍4 in the 2024 final, but he lost 3‍–‍4 to Ishpreet Singh Chadha in the first round. Mark Selby won the tournament, beating Stephen Maguire 9‍–‍6 in the final to claim his second Welsh Open title and 24th ranking title. Neil Robertson secured the £150,000 BetVictor Bonus for winning the most prize money across the season's four Home Nations Series events. The tournament produced 72 century breaks, 26 in the qualifying rounds and 46 at the main stage, of which the highest was a maximum break by Xu Si in the second round of qualifying. It was Xu's third maximum break in professional competition.