Chris Wakelin
Updated: Wikipedia source
Chris Wakelin (born 16 March 1992) is an English professional snooker player from Rugby, Warwickshire. He turned professional in 2013 and won his first ranking title at the 2023 Snooker Shoot Out.
Infobox
Born
(1992-03-16) 16 March 1992 (age 33)Rugby, Warwickshire, England
Sport country
England
Professional
2013–present
Highest ranking
13 (August 2025)
Current ranking
17 (as of 8 December 2025)
Century breaks
129 (as of 10 December 2025)
Ranking
1
Tables
· Performance and rankings timeline
Ranking
Ranking
Tournament
Ranking
2014/15
106
2016/17
83
2017/18
63
2018/19
48
2019/20
48
2020/21
57
2021/22
60
2022/23
43
2023/24
29
2024/25
24
2025/26
16
Ranking tournaments
Ranking tournaments
Tournament
Ranking tournaments
Championship League
Championship League
Tournament
Championship League
2012/13
Non-Ranking Event
2013/14
RR
2014/15
RR
2015/16
2R
2016/17
3R
2017/18
2R
2018/19
2R
Saudi Arabia Masters
Saudi Arabia Masters
Tournament
Saudi Arabia Masters
2012/13
Tournament Not Held
2013/14
4R
2014/15
SF
Wuhan Open
Wuhan Open
Tournament
Wuhan Open
2012/13
Tournament Not Held
2013/14
1R
2014/15
QF
2015/16
LQ
English Open
English Open
Tournament
English Open
2012/13
Tournament Not Held
2013/14
QF
2014/15
1R
2015/16
2R
2016/17
2R
2017/18
1R
2018/19
2R
2019/20
LQ
2020/21
2R
2021/22
SF
2022/23
2R
British Open
British Open
Tournament
British Open
2012/13
Tournament Not Held
2013/14
1R
2014/15
LQ
2015/16
1R
2016/17
3R
2017/18
LQ
Xi'an Grand Prix
Xi'an Grand Prix
Tournament
Xi'an Grand Prix
2012/13
Tournament Not Held
2013/14
2R
2014/15
LQ
Northern Ireland Open
Northern Ireland Open
Tournament
Northern Ireland Open
2012/13
Tournament Not Held
2013/14
2R
2014/15
4R
2015/16
2R
2016/17
1R
2017/18
1R
2018/19
1R
2019/20
LQ
2020/21
F
2021/22
2R
2022/23
2R
International Championship
International Championship
Tournament
International Championship
2012/13
A
2013/14
LQ
2014/15
LQ
2015/16
1R
2016/17
1R
2017/18
LQ
2018/19
1R
2019/20
1R
2020/21
Not Held
2021/22
1R
2022/23
F
2023/24
1R
UK Championship
UK Championship
Tournament
UK Championship
2012/13
A
2013/14
2R
2014/15
1R
2015/16
2R
2016/17
2R
2017/18
2R
2018/19
2R
2019/20
2R
2020/21
2R
2021/22
2R
2022/23
LQ
2023/24
LQ
2024/25
2R
2025/26
LQ
Shoot Out
Shoot Out
Tournament
Shoot Out
2012/13
Non-Ranking Event
2013/14
2R
2014/15
1R
2015/16
1R
2016/17
2R
2017/18
2R
2018/19
4R
2019/20
W
2020/21
2R
2021/22
1R
Scottish Open
Scottish Open
Tournament
Scottish Open
2012/13
MR
2013/14
Not Held
2014/15
3R
2015/16
2R
2016/17
1R
2017/18
4R
2018/19
2R
2019/20
1R
2020/21
LQ
2021/22
QF
2022/23
QF
German Masters
German Masters
Tournament
German Masters
2012/13
A
2013/14
LQ
2014/15
LQ
2015/16
LQ
2016/17
LQ
2017/18
LQ
2018/19
LQ
2019/20
LQ
2020/21
LQ
2021/22
LQ
2022/23
QF
2023/24
1R
2024/25
1R
World Grand Prix
World Grand Prix
Tournament
World Grand Prix
2012/13
Not Held
2013/14
NR
2014/15
DNQ
2015/16
DNQ
2016/17
DNQ
2017/18
DNQ
2018/19
DNQ
2019/20
DNQ
2020/21
DNQ
2021/22
DNQ
2022/23
1R
2023/24
1R
Players Championship
Players Championship
Tournament
Players Championship
2012/13
DNQ
2013/14
DNQ
2014/15
2R
2015/16
DNQ
2016/17
DNQ
2017/18
DNQ
2018/19
DNQ
2019/20
DNQ
2020/21
DNQ
2021/22
DNQ
2022/23
1R
2023/24
1R
2024/25
1R
Welsh Open
Welsh Open
Tournament
Welsh Open
2012/13
A
2013/14
1R
2014/15
2R
2015/16
1R
2016/17
2R
2017/18
2R
2018/19
1R
2019/20
1R
2020/21
1R
2021/22
1R
2022/23
1R
2023/24
1R
2024/25
2R
World Open
World Open
Tournament
World Open
2012/13
A
2013/14
LQ
2014/15
Not Held
2015/16
LQ
2016/17
2R
2017/18
1R
2018/19
LQ
2019/20
Not Held
2020/21
3R
2021/22
WD
Tour Championship
Tour Championship
Tournament
Tour Championship
2012/13
Tournament Not Held
2013/14
DNQ
2014/15
DNQ
2015/16
DNQ
2016/17
DNQ
2017/18
DNQ
2018/19
DNQ
2019/20
DNQ
World Championship
World Championship
Tournament
World Championship
2012/13
A
2013/14
LQ
2014/15
LQ
2015/16
LQ
2016/17
LQ
2017/18
1R
2018/19
LQ
2019/20
LQ
2020/21
1R
2021/22
1R
2022/23
LQ
2023/24
LQ
2024/25
QF
Non-ranking tournaments
Non-ranking tournaments
Tournament
Non-ranking tournaments
Shanghai Masters
Shanghai Masters
Tournament
Shanghai Masters
2012/13
Ranking Event
2013/14
A
2014/15
A
2015/16
Not Held
2016/17
A
2017/18
A
2018/19
2R
Champion of Champions
Champion of Champions
Tournament
Champion of Champions
2012/13
NH
2013/14
A
2014/15
A
2015/16
A
2016/17
A
2017/18
A
2018/19
A
2019/20
A
2020/21
A
2021/22
A
2022/23
A
2023/24
1R
2024/25
A
The Masters
The Masters
Tournament
The Masters
2012/13
A
2013/14
A
2014/15
A
2015/16
A
2016/17
A
2017/18
A
2018/19
A
2019/20
A
2020/21
A
2021/22
A
2022/23
A
2023/24
A
2024/25
1R
2025/26
A
Championship League
Championship League
Tournament
Championship League
2012/13
A
2013/14
A
2014/15
A
2015/16
A
2016/17
A
2017/18
A
2018/19
A
2019/20
RR
2020/21
A
2021/22
A
2022/23
A
2023/24
2R
2024/25
WD
Former ranking tournaments
Former ranking tournaments
Tournament
Former ranking tournaments
Wuxi Classic
Wuxi Classic
Tournament
Wuxi Classic
2012/13
A
2013/14
LQ
2014/15
2R
2015/16
Tournament Not Held
Australian Goldfields Open
Australian Goldfields Open
Tournament
Australian Goldfields Open
2012/13
A
2013/14
LQ
2014/15
LQ
2015/16
LQ
2016/17
Tournament Not Held
Shanghai Masters
Shanghai Masters
Tournament
Shanghai Masters
2012/13
A
2013/14
LQ
2014/15
LQ
2015/16
LQ
2016/17
LQ
2017/18
1R
2018/19
Non-Ranking
2019/20
Not Held
2020/21
Non-Ranking
Paul Hunter Classic
Paul Hunter Classic
Tournament
Paul Hunter Classic
2012/13
Minor-Ranking Event
2013/14
2R
2014/15
4R
2015/16
4R
2016/17
NR
2017/18
Tournament Not Held
Indian Open
Indian Open
Tournament
Indian Open
2012/13
NH
2013/14
LQ
2014/15
QF
2015/16
NH
2016/17
LQ
2017/18
LQ
2018/19
3R
2019/20
Tournament Not Held
China Open
China Open
Tournament
China Open
2012/13
A
2013/14
LQ
2014/15
LQ
2015/16
1R
2016/17
LQ
2017/18
2R
2018/19
1R
2019/20
Tournament Not Held
Riga Masters
Riga Masters
Tournament
Riga Masters
2012/13
Not Held
2013/14
Minor-Ranking
2014/15
1R
2015/16
LQ
2016/17
QF
2017/18
LQ
2018/19
Tournament Not Held
China Championship
China Championship
Tournament
China Championship
2012/13
Tournament Not Held
2013/14
NR
2014/15
1R
2015/16
1R
2016/17
3R
2017/18
Tournament Not Held
WST Pro Series
WST Pro Series
Tournament
WST Pro Series
2012/13
Tournament Not Held
2013/14
RR
2014/15
Tournament Not Held
Turkish Masters
Turkish Masters
Tournament
Turkish Masters
2012/13
Tournament Not Held
2013/14
1R
2014/15
Tournament Not Held
Gibraltar Open
Gibraltar Open
Tournament
Gibraltar Open
2012/13
Not Held
2013/14
MR
2014/15
2R
2015/16
1R
2016/17
3R
2017/18
2R
2018/19
QF
2019/20
3R
2020/21
Tournament Not Held
WST Classic
WST Classic
Tournament
WST Classic
2012/13
Tournament Not Held
2013/14
2R
2014/15
Not Held
European Masters
European Masters
Tournament
European Masters
2012/13
Tournament Not Held
2013/14
LQ
2014/15
2R
2015/16
1R
2016/17
LQ
2017/18
2R
2018/19
LQ
2019/20
2R
2020/21
2R
2021/22
Not Held
Former non-ranking tournaments
Former non-ranking tournaments
Tournament
Former non-ranking tournaments
Shoot Out
Shoot Out
Tournament
Shoot Out
2012/13
A
2013/14
A
2014/15
2R
2015/16
A
2016/17
Ranking Event
Six-red World Championship
Six-red World Championship
Tournament
Six-red World Championship
2012/13
A
2013/14
A
2014/15
A
2015/16
A
2016/17
A
2017/18
A
2018/19
A
2019/20
A
2020/21
Not Held
2021/22
2R
2022/23
Not Held
| Tournament | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ranking | 106 | 83 | 63 | 48 | 48 | 57 | 60 | 43 | 29 | 24 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship League | Non-Ranking Event | RR | RR | 2R | 3R | 2R | 2R | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia Masters | Tournament Not Held | 4R | SF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wuhan Open | Tournament Not Held | 1R | QF | LQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| English Open | Tournament Not Held | QF | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | LQ | 2R | SF | 2R | |||||||||||||||||||
| British Open | Tournament Not Held | 1R | LQ | 1R | 3R | LQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Xi'an Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | 2R | LQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Open | Tournament Not Held | 2R | 4R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | LQ | F | 2R | 2R | |||||||||||||||||||
| International Championship | A | LQ | LQ | 1R | 1R | LQ | 1R | 1R | Not Held | 1R | F | 1R | ||||||||||||||||||
| UK Championship | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | LQ | LQ | 2R | LQ | ||||||||||||||||
| Shoot Out | Non-Ranking Event | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 4R | W | 2R | 1R | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Scottish Open | MR | Not Held | 3R | 2R | 1R | 4R | 2R | 1R | LQ | QF | QF | |||||||||||||||||||
| German Masters | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | QF | 1R | 1R | |||||||||||||||||
| World Grand Prix | Not Held | NR | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 1R | 1R | ||||||||||||||||||
| Players Championship | DNQ | DNQ | 2R | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 1R | 1R | 1R | |||||||||||||||||
| Welsh Open | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | |||||||||||||||||
| World Open | A | LQ | Not Held | LQ | 2R | 1R | LQ | Not Held | 3R | WD | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tour Championship | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | 1R | 1R | LQ | LQ | QF | |||||||||||||||||
| Non-ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shanghai Masters | Ranking Event | A | A | Not Held | A | A | 2R | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Champion of Champions | NH | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | |||||||||||||||||
| The Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | ||||||||||||||||
| Championship League | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | RR | A | A | A | 2R | WD | |||||||||||||||||
| Former ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wuxi Classic | A | LQ | 2R | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Goldfields Open | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shanghai Masters | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | Non-Ranking | Not Held | Non-Ranking | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Paul Hunter Classic | Minor-Ranking Event | 2R | 4R | 4R | NR | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Open | NH | LQ | QF | NH | LQ | LQ | 3R | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| China Open | A | LQ | LQ | 1R | LQ | 2R | 1R | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Riga Masters | Not Held | Minor-Ranking | 1R | LQ | QF | LQ | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| China Championship | Tournament Not Held | NR | 1R | 1R | 3R | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WST Pro Series | Tournament Not Held | RR | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turkish Masters | Tournament Not Held | 1R | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gibraltar Open | Not Held | MR | 2R | 1R | 3R | 2R | QF | 3R | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WST Classic | Tournament Not Held | 2R | Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Masters | Tournament Not Held | LQ | 2R | 1R | LQ | 2R | LQ | 2R | 2R | Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Former non-ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shoot Out | A | A | 2R | A | Ranking Event | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Six-red World Championship | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Not Held | 2R | Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||
· Performance and rankings timeline
LQ
LQ
Performance Table Legend
LQ
Performance Table Legend
lost in the qualifying draw
Performance Table Legend
#R
Performance Table Legend
lost in the early rounds of the tournament(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)
Performance Table Legend
QF
Performance Table Legend
lost in the quarter-finals
SF
SF
Performance Table Legend
SF
Performance Table Legend
lost in the semi-finals
Performance Table Legend
F
Performance Table Legend
lost in the final
Performance Table Legend
W
Performance Table Legend
won the tournament
DNQ
DNQ
Performance Table Legend
DNQ
Performance Table Legend
did not qualify for the tournament
Performance Table Legend
A
Performance Table Legend
did not participate in the tournament
Performance Table Legend
WD
Performance Table Legend
withdrew from the tournament
| Performance Table Legend | |||||
| LQ | lost in the qualifying draw | | lost in the early rounds of the tournament(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) | QF | lost in the quarter-finals |
| SF | lost in the semi-finals | F | lost in the final | W | won the tournament |
| DNQ | did not qualify for the tournament | A | did not participate in the tournament | WD | withdrew from the tournament |
· Performance and rankings timeline
NR / Non-Ranking Event
NR / Non-Ranking Event
NH / Not Held
NR / Non-Ranking Event
NH / Not Held
means an event is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Event
R / Ranking Event
NH / Not Held
R / Ranking Event
NH / Not Held
means an event is/was a ranking event.
MR / Minor-Ranking Event
MR / Minor-Ranking Event
NH / Not Held
MR / Minor-Ranking Event
NH / Not Held
means an event is/was a minor-ranking event.
| NH / Not Held | means an event was not held. | |||
| NR / Non-Ranking Event | means an event is/was no longer a ranking event. | |||
| R / Ranking Event | means an event is/was a ranking event. | |||
| MR / Minor-Ranking Event | means an event is/was a minor-ranking event. | |||
· Career finals › Ranking finals: 3 (1 title)
Winner
Winner
Outcome
Winner
No.
1.
Year
2023
Championship
Snooker Shoot Out
Opponent in the final
Julien Leclercq
Score
1–0
Runner-up
Runner-up
Outcome
Runner-up
No.
1.
Year
2023
Championship
Northern Ireland Open
Opponent in the final
Judd Trump
Score
3–9
Runner-up
Runner-up
Outcome
Runner-up
No.
2.
Year
2024
Championship
International Championship
Opponent in the final
Ding Junhui
Score
7–10
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 2023 | Snooker Shoot Out | Julien Leclercq | 1–0 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2023 | Northern Ireland Open | Judd Trump | 3–9 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 2024 | International Championship | Ding Junhui | 7–10 |
· Career finals › Pro-am finals: 1 (1 title)
Winner
Winner
Outcome
Winner
No.
1.
Year
2025
Championship
Pink Ribbon
Opponent in the final
Craig Steadman
Score
5–3
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 2025 | Pink Ribbon | Craig Steadman | 5–3 |
· Career finals › Amateur finals: 1 (1 title)
Winner
Winner
Outcome
Winner
No.
1.
Year
2013
Championship
English Under-21 Championship
Opponent in the final
Hammad Miah
Score
8–4
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 2013 | English Under-21 Championship | Hammad Miah | 8–4 |
References
- It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
- He was an amateur
- New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking
- Players qualified through European Tour Order of Merit started the season without prize money ranking points
- The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Final (2012/2013-2015/2016)
- The event was called the Riga Open (2014/2015–2015/2016)
- World Snooker Tourhttps://www.wst.tv/players/a1beeb4b-2493-476c-9682-1900eb83c2d5/
- "Chris Wakelin Q&A"http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~4121276,00.html
- BBC Sporthttps://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/64438862
- "Chris has staked it all on a pot of gold"https://web.archive.org/web/20131219222624/http://www.rugbyadvertiser.co.uk/sport/chris-has-staked-it-all-on-a-pot-of-gold-1-5038412
- "Chris takes his cue from bizarre accident"http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/other-sport/big-break-set-chris-wakelin-4324852
- "Wakelin set to star on the baize"https://web.archive.org/web/20131219190023/http://www.therugbyobserver.co.uk/2013/06/23/sport-Wakelin-set-to-star-on-the-baize-74739.html
- "Chris Wakelin 2013/2014"http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?season=2013&player=1044
- "Steadman Sets Up Davis Meeting"http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3756983,00.html
- "World Snooker Rankings After the 2014 World Championship"https://web.archive.org/web/20140508030740/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/71/c1/0%2C%2C13165~180593%2C00.pdf
- "Chris Wakelin 2014/2015"http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?season=2014&player=1044
- World Snookerhttp://www.worldsnooker.com/wakelin-keeps-run-going/
- World Snookerhttp://www.worldsnooker.com/white-makes-semi-breakthrough/
- "European Order of Merit 2014/2015"https://web.archive.org/web/20150417162742/http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=10&season=2014
- World Snookerhttp://www.worldsnooker.com/williams-fight-back-floors-selby/
- "Chris Wakelin 2015/2016"http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?player=1044&season=2015
- BBC Sporthttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/34633368
- BBC Sporthttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/34932083
- "Snooker: Wakelin hopes to make the Crucible cut"http://www.nuneaton-news.co.uk/Wakelin-hopes-make-Crucible-cut/story-29056230-detail/story.html
- "Snooker World Championship 2016: Wakelin suffers comeback defeat"http://www.nuneaton-news.co.uk/Snooker-World-Championship-2016-Wakelin-suffers/story-29089881-detail/story.html
- "Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated by Chris Wakelin at the English Open, Judd Trump beats Martin Gould"http://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/english-open/2016-2017/ronnie-o-sullivan-defeated-by-chris-wakelin-at-the-english-open_sto5908766/story.shtml
- "Xiao Guodong 3–4 Chris Wakelin"https://web.archive.org/web/20170402234903/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Matches/Result/13910/443022
- "Fairytale run in snooker's new English Open ends for Chris Wakelin after heavy defeat to Stuart Bingham"https://rugbyobserver.co.uk/sport/fairytale-run-snookers-new-english-open-ends-chris-wakelin-heavy-defeat-stuart-bingham/
- "Chris Wakelin 2016/2017"http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?player=1044
- "Rankings 2016/2017"http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?season=2016&template=31
- BBC Sporthttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/43907426
- snooker.orghttps://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=707
- Rugby Observerhttps://rugbyobserver.co.uk/news/rugby-snooker-star-says-losing-weight-will-help-him-climb-rankings-after-first-round-world-championship-defeat/
- BBC Sporthttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/56762588
- Coventry Telegraphhttps://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/local-news/rugby-sharpshooter-chris-wakelin-eyes-23722363
- China Dailyhttps://www.chinadailyhk.com/hk/article/268362
- BBC Sporthttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/64438862
- TNT Sports UKhttps://www.tntsports.co.uk/snooker/shoot-out/2022-2023/chris-wakelin-makes-career-breakthrough-with-snooker-shoot-out-final-win-over-julien-leclercq_sto9360077/story.shtml
- SnookerHQ.comhttps://snookerhq.com/2023/01/29/chris-wakelin-couldnt-be-prouder-afer-snooker-shoot-out-success/
- Sporting Lifehttps://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/snooker-results-chris-wakelin-wins-snooker-shoot-out/206961
- snooker.orghttps://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=22&event=1350
- BBC Sporthttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/67256152
- snooker.orghttps://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=60&event=1833
- BBC Sporthttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/articles/cqxr9lgly0jo
- TNT Sports UKhttps://www.tntsports.co.uk/snooker/international-championship/2024-2025/international-championship-ding-junhui-chris-wakelin-five-year-title-drought_sto20052848/story.shtml
- BBC Sporthttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/articles/crr92nklkvvo
- Eurosporthttps://www.eurosport.com/snooker/uk-championship/2024-2025/judd-trump-john-higgins-kyren-wilson_sto20058060/story.shtml
- World Snooker Tourhttps://www.wst.tv/news/2025/january/15/Brecel-Completes-Stellar-Last-Eight-Line-Up/
- BBC Sporthttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/articles/c4g3l0vqe3ko
- World Snooker Tourhttps://www.wst.tv/news/2025/april/20/wakelin-holds-off-robertson-fightback/
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- World Snooker Tourhttps://www.wst.tv/news/2025/april/30/zhao-continues-to-chase-history/
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- BBC Sporthttps://web.archive.org/web/20231031153352/https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/64506276