2025 Xi'an Grand Prix
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The 2025 Xi'an Grand Prix (officially the 2025 Du Xiaoman Xi'an Grand Prix) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 7 to 13 October 2025 at the Qujiang Sports Complex in Xi'an, China. Qualifying took place from 1 to 3 September at the Leicester Arena in Leicester, England. The second consecutive edition of the tournament since its inaugural staging in 2024, it was the sixth ranking event of the 2025–26 snooker season, following the 2025 British Open and preceding the 2025 Northern Ireland Open. It was broadcast by local channels in China and elsewhere in Asia; by TNT Sports and Discovery+ in the United Kingdom and Ireland; by Eurosport, Discovery+, and HBO Max in mainland Europe; and by WST Play in all other territories. The winner received £177,000 from a total prize fund of £850,000. Kyren Wilson was the defending champion, having defeated Judd Trump 10–8 in the 2024 final, but he lost 0–5 to Shaun Murphy in the fourth round. Mark Williams defeated Murphy 10–3 in the final to win his 27th ranking title. Aged 50 years and 206 days, he became the oldest winner of a ranking event, surpassing Ray Reardon, who had been 50 years and 14 days old when he won the 1982 Players Professional Tournament. Williams also became the first player to win professional titles in his teens, 20s, 30s, 40s, and 50s. The tournament produced 118 century breaks, 25 during the qualifying round in Leicester and 93 at the main stage in Xi'an. Three maximum breaks were made at the event. During the Leicester qualifiers, Zhou Yuelong made the third maximum of his professional career in his 5–2 win over Julien Leclercq. During the held-over qualifiers in Xi'an, Trump made the ninth maximum of his career in his 5–2 win over Ng On-yee. In the second round, Aaron Hill made the second maximum of his career in his 5–2 win over Huang Jiahao. These maximums were respectively the 8th, 12th, and 13th of the season and the 225th, 229th, and 230th in professional snooker history. Trump and Hill both made their maximums on 7 October, marking the fifth time in the sport's history that multiple 147s were made on the same day.
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Tables
| Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Lyu ZhiweiQujiang Sports Complex, Xi'an, China, 13 October 2025 | ||
| Shaun Murphy (15) England | 3–10 | Mark Williams (6) Wales |
| Afternoon: 0–75, 44–85, 55–73, 45–68, 73–21, 37–97, 8–132, 8–127 (127)Evening: 0–122 (122), 64–0, 93–5, 20–92, 15–83 | ||
| (frame 11) 93 | Highest break | 127 (frame 8) |
| 0 | Century breaks | 2 |
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- Marco Fu withdrew due to a fractured elbow and so Kyren Wilson received a walkover to the last 32.
- Jamie Jones withdrew and so Yuan Sijun received a walkover to the last 32.
- Scott Donaldson withdrew and so Mark Williams received a walkover to the last 32.
- Pre-qualifying match to decide the opponent of Mark Williams in the held-over qualifying round.
- Patrick Whelan replaced Mohammed Shehab, who withdrew.
- Umut Dikme replaced Jimmy White, who withdrew.
- In the match between Luca Brecel and Sunny Akani, Brecel conceded the match in the third frame with the score at 0–2 f
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