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Halo World Championship [ - ] [ + ]

Main Tour, Ranking

19 Apr - 5 May 2025, Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England
Previous champion: Kyren Wilson (2024)
See also: Results (143) ... more

Final
(Winner: £500,000; Runner-up: £200,000)
China Zhao Xintong (a) 18-12 Wales Mark J Williams [6] Head to head Details 

Session 1:
141-0 (51, 77), 100-38 (100), 47-44, 28-66, 77-49 (57)
71-61 (61 MJW), 119-0 (104), 95-0 (83)

Session 2:
0-86 (86), 8-65, 85-9 (71), 74-0 (56), 14-62
0-72 (72), 96-23 (96), 71-63 (71, 63), 43-71

Session 3:
76-5, 18-66, 65-7 (58), 85-45, 104-1 (52)
14-84 (66), 79-26 (67), 63-36

Session 4:
30-101 (101), 1-62, 6-96 (96), 0-73 (73), 110-8 (87)

Referee: Desislava Bozhilova

Zhao is the second Crucible finalist and the first winner from China. He started in the first qualifying round.

Williams (50) was the oldest ever Crucible finalist.

Semifinals
(Losers receive £100,000)
China Zhao Xintong (a) 17-7 England Ronnie O'Sullivan [5] Head to head Details 
Match finished with one session to spare

Session 1:
84-2 (60), 62-13 (62), 32-69 (64), 0-73 (73)
0-71 (60), 61-7, 1-82 (82), 86-39 (86)

Session 2:
79-23 (57), 120-4 (112), 83-0 (82), 74-23 (57)
67-0 (67), 115-0 (115), 69-22, 87-28 (87)

Session 3:
22-86, 40-61, 107-0 (62), 128-0 (128)
13-74 (57), 85-0 (85), 74-10 (63), 93-32 (88)

Wales Mark J Williams [6] 17-14 England Judd Trump [2] Head to head Details 

Session 1:
83-42 (73), 32-71, 42-73, 121-6 (116)
36-97 (52), 83-33, 46-57, 1-109 (109)

Session 2:
0-130 (52, 70), 58-65 (57, 65), 110-8 (105), 84-6 (84)
64-20, 7-57, 71-56, 126-4 (96)

Session 3:
71-16 (57), 0-71 (71), 53-71 (71), 67-52
74-0 (73), 129-0 (84), 29-64 (64), 83-1 (62)

Session 4:
69-16 (67), 67-22 (65), 0-104 (104), 100-0 (100)
10-76, 14-116 (116), 124-1 (123)

Quarterfinals
(Losers receive £50,000)
China Zhao Xintong (a) 13-5 England Chris Wakelin [20] Head to head Details 
England Ronnie O'Sullivan [5] 13-9 China Si Jiahui [13] Head to head Details 

This was O'Sullivan's record-extending 23rd Crucible quarterfinal

Wales Mark J Williams [6] 13-12 Scotland John Higgins [3] Head to head Details 

Higgins came back from 12-8 down but missed the blue frame ball in the decider and Williams potted the blue, pink and black for victory

England Judd Trump [2] 13-8 Belgium Luca Brecel [7] Head to head Details 
Trump needed a snooker to win the 3rd frame.

Trump's 116 in frame 17 was his 104th century of the season breaking Neil Robertson's record for most centuries per season.

Round 2
(Last 16; Losers receive £30,000)
1 China Zhao Xintong (a) 13-10 China Lei Peifan [39] Head to head Details 

Zhao becomes the first player to reach the quarterfinals at the Crucible without holding a Tour card

2 England Chris Wakelin [20] 13-6 Northern Ireland Mark Allen [8] Head to head Details 
Re-rack in frame 19.

147 by Allen in frame 13. Watch on YouTube. It was his fifth and the 217th in pro snooker. He becomes the first player to make a maximum break in all three Triple Crown events.
Allen missed the 12th black on another max attempt in frame 18.

3 England Ronnie O'Sullivan [5] 13-4 China Pang Junxu [27] Head to head Details 
4 China Si Jiahui [13] 13-10 England Ben Woollaston [44] Head to head Details 
5 Scotland John Higgins [3] 13-12 China Xiao Guodong [14] Head to head Details 
6 Wales Mark J Williams [6] 13-10 Iran Hossein Vafaei [24] Head to head Details 
A total of seven re-racks (in frames 5, 9 and 17)
7 Belgium Luca Brecel [7] 13-4 China Ding Junhui [10] Head to head Details 
8 England Judd Trump [2] 13-10 England Shaun Murphy [15] Head to head Details 

Trump made his 100th century of the season in frame 15, earning the GBP 100,000 bonus.

Round 1
(Last 32; Losers receive £20,000 / £0)
1 China Lei Peifan [39] 10-9 England Kyren Wilson [1] Head to head Details 
2 China Zhao Xintong (a) 10-4 Wales Jak Jones [16] Head to head Details 
3 England Chris Wakelin [20] 10-8 Australia Neil Robertson [9] Head to head Details 
4 Northern Ireland Mark Allen [8] 10-6 China Fan Zhengyi [46] Head to head Details 
5 England Ronnie O'Sullivan [5] 10-4 England Ali Carter [18] Head to head Details 
6 China Pang Junxu [27] 10-7 China Zhang Anda [12] Head to head Details 
7 China Si Jiahui [13] 10-6 England David Gilbert [23]   Details 
A max attempt by Gilbert in frame 11 ended at 72. Si missed the last red for a possible clearance to steal the frame.
8 England Ben Woollaston [44] 10-8 England Mark Selby [4] Head to head Details 
Re-rack in frame 17.
9 Scotland John Higgins [3] 10-7 England Joe O'Connor [30] Head to head Details 
10 China Xiao Guodong [14] 10-4 England Matthew Selt [34] Head to head Details 
11 Iran Hossein Vafaei [24] 10-9 England Barry Hawkins [11] Head to head Details 
12 Wales Mark J Williams [6] 10-8 China Wu Yize [22]   Details 
466 unanswered points by Wu Yize from 3-0 down to 4-3 up
13 Belgium Luca Brecel [7] 10-7 Wales Ryan Day [36] Head to head Details 
Day lost frame 16 by going in off on the final black
14 China Ding Junhui [10] 10-7 England Zak Surety [72] Head to head Details 
15 England Shaun Murphy [15] 10-4 Wales Daniel Wells [49] Head to head Details 
16 England Judd Trump [2] 10-4 China Zhou Yuelong [32] Head to head Details 

World Championship Qualifiers [ - ] [ + ]

Main Tour (View on separate page)

7‑16 Apr 2025, English Institute of Sport, Sheffield, England
See also: Results (112)

Qual Round 4
(Last 48; Losers receive £15,000)

Also known as 'Judgement Day'

1 Wales Daniel Wells [49] 10-9 England Gary Wilson [17] Head to head Details 
2 China Zhou Yuelong [32] 10-5 China Yuan Sijun [33] Head to head Details 
3 England Zak Surety [72] 10-3 England Ricky Walden [40] Head to head Details 
4 Iran Hossein Vafaei [24] 10-4 Hong Kong Wang Yuchen [105]   Details 
5 England Ben Woollaston [44] 10-4 Scotland Ross Muir [76] Head to head Details 
First session was pulled off at 4-3 to Woollaston.
6 China Zhao Xintong (a) 10-8 England Elliot Slessor [28]   Details 
7 Wales Ryan Day [36] 10-5 Thailand Sunny Akani [93] Head to head Details 
After having required three snookers, Sunny forced (but lost) a re-spotted black in frame 5.
8 England Chris Wakelin [20] 10-2 England Martin O'Donnell [45] Head to head Details 
9 China Fan Zhengyi [46] 10-4 England Michael Holt [78] Head to head Details 
10 England Joe O'Connor [30] 10-7 Wales Jackson Page [35] Head to head Details 
11 China Pang Junxu [27] 10-6 Wales Jamie Jones [59]   Details 
12 China Wu Yize [22] 10-9 Wales Matthew Stevens [54] Head to head Details 
13 England David Gilbert [23] 10-9 Ireland Aaron Hill [55] Head to head Details 
14 China Lei Peifan [39] 10-9 China Gao Yang (a)   Details 
15 England Matthew Selt [34] 10-9 England Jimmy Robertson [31] Head to head Details 
Re-rack in frames 1 and 19
16 England Ali Carter [18] 10-5 China He Guoqiang [50] Head to head Details 
Qual Round 3
(Last 80; Losers receive £10,000 / £0)
1 England Gary Wilson [17] 10-1 England Hammad Miah [81] Head to head Details 
2 Wales Daniel Wells [49] 10-4 Wales Dominic Dale [48] Head to head Details 

Dale's last pro match as he has announced his retirement

3 China Zhou Yuelong [32] 10-5 India Ishpreet Singh Chadha [65]   Details 
4 China Yuan Sijun [33] 10-5 England Joe Perry [64] Head to head Details 
Respotted black in frame 8

Perry's last pro match as he has announced his retirement

5 England Ricky Walden [40] 10-9 England Mitchell Mann [113] Head to head Details 
Walden won on the final black after having been 7-1 down and twice having needed a snooker in the final frame
6 England Zak Surety [72] 10-8 England Jack Lisowski [25] Head to head Details 
7 Hong Kong Wang Yuchen [105] 10-5 England Robert Milkins [41] Head to head Details 
8 Iran Hossein Vafaei [24] 10-7 Wales Duane Jones [88] Head to head Details 
9 Scotland Ross Muir [76] 10-7 England Tom Ford [21] Head to head Details 
First session was pulled off at 4-3 to Muir. They started frame 8 in the first session, but agreed on a re-rack.
10 England Ben Woollaston [44] 10-9 England Mark Davis [53] Head to head Details 
Decided on the final black
11 England Elliot Slessor [28] 10-6 Hong Kong Marco Fu [69] Head to head Details 
12 China Zhao Xintong (a) 10-4 China Lyu Haotian [37] Head to head Details 
13 Wales Ryan Day [36] 10-5 England Sanderson Lam [61] Head to head Details 
14 Thailand Sunny Akani [93] 10-7 Thailand Noppon Saengkham [29]   Details 
First session was pulled off at 5-3 to Akani.
15 England Martin O'Donnell [45] 10-8 Northern Ireland Jordan Brown [52] Head to head Details 
First session was pulled off at 4-2 to O'Donnell.
16 England Chris Wakelin [20] 10-5 China Xing Zihao [77] Head to head Details 
17 England Michael Holt [78] 10-6 England Stuart Bingham [19] Head to head Details 
18 China Fan Zhengyi [46] 10-6 England Robbie Williams [51] Head to head Details 
19 England Joe O'Connor [30] 10-4 Ukraine Iulian Boiko (a) Head to head Details 
20 Wales Jackson Page [35] 10-2 England Allan Taylor [99] Head to head Details 

Page became the first to make two maximums in one match, in frames 8 and 12. He thus earned the Triple Crown bonus of GBP 147,000. These were his first pro 147s and the 215th and 216th maximums in pro snooker. Watch on YouTube: #1 and #2

21 Wales Jamie Jones [59] 10-7 China Xu Si [38] Head to head Details 
22 China Pang Junxu [27] 10-2 England Ashley Carty [70]   Details 
First session was pulled off at 7-1 to Pang.
23 Wales Matthew Stevens [54] 10-8 Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh [43] Head to head Details 
24 China Wu Yize [22] 10-4 China Jiang Jun [75]   Details 
25 England David Gilbert [23] 10-6 China Gong Chenzhi [87]   Details 
Gong was docked the fifth frame for being late after the interval. He won the 7th frame on a respotted black.
26 Ireland Aaron Hill [55] 10-5 Scotland Anthony McGill [42]   Details 
27 China Gao Yang (a) 10-3 Scotland Stephen Maguire [26]   Details 
Gao missed the yellow en route to a 147 in the last frame
28 China Lei Peifan [39] 10-6 England David Lilley [58]   Details 
29 England Matthew Selt [34] 10-3 England Anthony Hamilton [63] Head to head Details 
First session was pulled off at 4-3 to Selt.
30 England Jimmy Robertson [31] 10-9 England Stan Moody [66] Head to head Details 
31 China He Guoqiang [50] 10-9 Scotland Scott Donaldson [47]   Details 
32 England Ali Carter [18] 10-8 England Ian Burns [82] Head to head Details 
Qual Round 2
(Last 112; Losers receive £5,000 / £0)
1 England Hammad Miah [81] 10-9 Malaysia Rory Thor [80] Head to head Details 
2 Wales Daniel Wells [49] 10-6 China Huang Jiahao [112]   Details 
Second session pulled off at Wells 9-6.
3 India Ishpreet Singh Chadha [65] 10-2 Poland Mateusz Baranowski (a)   Details 
4 England Joe Perry [64] 10-6 Wales Dylan Emery (a) Head to head Details 
5 England Mitchell Mann [113] 10-2 China Liu Hongyu [57]   Details 
6 England Zak Surety [72] 10-2 Poland Antoni Kowalski [89]   Details 
7 Hong Kong Wang Yuchen [105] w/o Scotland Graeme Dott [56] Head to head

Dott has been suspended from the Tour

8 Wales Duane Jones [88] 10-1 China Ma Hailong [73]   Details 
9 Scotland Ross Muir [76] 10-5 Scotland Liam Graham [85] Head to head Details 
10 England Mark Davis [53] 10-7 Northern Ireland Robbie McGuigan [108] Head to head Details 
11 Hong Kong Marco Fu [69] 10-4 Belgium Ben Mertens [92] Head to head Details 
Fu won the opener on a respotted black

Fu's 139 in frame four was a 16-red clearance. Only the seventh in pro snooker. Watch on YouTube.

12 China Zhao Xintong (a) 10-8 China Long Zehuang [60]   Details 
13 England Sanderson Lam [61] 10-9 Wales Liam Davies [100]   Details 
14 Thailand Sunny Akani [93] 10-9 England David Grace [68] Head to head Details 
First session pulled off at Akani 6-2.
15 Northern Ireland Jordan Brown [52] 10-6 Pakistan Farakh Ajaib [109] Head to head Details 
First session pulled off at Brown 4-3.
16 China Xing Zihao [77] 10-6 Switzerland Alexander Ursenbacher [84]   Details 
17 England Michael Holt [78] 10-8 England Oliver Lines [83] Head to head Details 
18 England Robbie Williams [51] 10-4 Thailand M Phetmalaikul [110]   Details 
19 Ukraine Iulian Boiko (a) 10-9 England Louis Heathcote [67] Head to head Details 
20 England Allan Taylor [99] 10-8 Wales Jamie Clarke [62] Head to head Details 
21 Wales Jamie Jones [59] 10-7 Belgium Julien Leclercq [102] Head to head Details 
22 England Ashley Carty [70] 10-5 England Jimmy White [91] Head to head Details 
23 Wales Matthew Stevens [54] 10-3 England Simon Blackwell (a) Head to head Details 
Blackwell was docked the fifth frame for being late after the interval.
24 China Jiang Jun [75] 10-5 England Andrew Higginson [86] Head to head Details 
25 China Gong Chenzhi [87] 10-8 England Stuart Carrington [74] Head to head Details 
First session pulled off at 4-4. Second session at Gong 9-8.
26 Ireland Aaron Hill [55] 10-0 Pakistan Haris Tahir [106]   Details 
27 China Gao Yang (a) 10-6 China Tian Pengfei [71]   Details 
28 England David Lilley [58] 10-2 Ireland Ken Doherty [118] Head to head Details 
29 England Anthony Hamilton [63] 10-8 England Steven Hallworth (a) Head to head Details 
Hallworth was 9-0 down
30 England Stan Moody [66] 10-3 Scotland Dean Young [95]   Details 
31 China He Guoqiang [50] 10-3 England Liam Highfield (a)   Details 
32 England Ian Burns [82] 10-4 England Alfie Burden [79] Head to head Details 
Qual Round 1
(Last 144; Losers receive £0)
1 England Hammad Miah [81] 10-0 Brazil Jonas Luz [117]   Details 
2 China Huang Jiahao [112] 10-4 Scotland Amaan Iqbal (a)   Details 
3 Poland Mateusz Baranowski (a) 10-2 Iran Amir Sarkhosh [96]   Details 
First session pulled off at Baranowski 6-2
4 Wales Dylan Emery (a) 10-4 Latvia Artemijs Zizins [97]   Details 
5 England Mitchell Mann [113] 10-7 Scotland Chris Totten [104] Head to head Details 
6 Poland Antoni Kowalski [89] 10-4 England Reanne Evans (f) [114]   Details 
7 Hong Kong Wang Yuchen [105] 10-5 Malta Brian Cini (a)   Details 
8 Wales Duane Jones [88] 10-9 Austria Florian Nüßle (a) Head to head Details 
9 Scotland Liam Graham [85] 10-9 Northern Ireland Fergal Quinn (a)   Details 
First session pulled off at Quinn 6-2 and second session pulled off at Graham 9-8.
10 Northern Ireland Robbie McGuigan [108] 10-6 Egypt Hatem Yassen [119]   Details 
11 Belgium Ben Mertens [92] 10-5 England Daniel Womersley (a) Head to head Details 
First session pulled off at Mertens 6-2.
12 China Zhao Xintong (a) 10-3 Hong Kong Cheung Ka Wai [101]   Details 
13 Wales Liam Davies [100] 10-2 United States Ahmed Aly Elsayed [122] Head to head Details 
14 Thailand Sunny Akani [93] 10-3 India Kreishh Gurbaxani [116] Head to head Details 
First session pulled off at Akani 5-2.
15 Pakistan Farakh Ajaib [109] 10-2 Thailand Baipat Siripaporn (f) [121]   Details 
First session pulled off at Ajaib 6-2.
16 Switzerland Alexander Ursenbacher [84] 10-6 England Paul Deaville (a)   Details 
17 England Oliver Lines [83] 10-8 United Arab Emirates Mohammed Shehab [120]   Details 
Lines was 8-3 down
18 Thailand M Phetmalaikul [110] 10-3 Ireland Leone Crowley (a)   Details 
19 Ukraine Iulian Boiko (a) 10-2 Wales Andrew Pagett [94] Head to head Details 
20 England Allan Taylor [99] 10-7 England Joshua Thomond (a) Head to head Details 
21 Belgium Julien Leclercq [102] 10-7 China Zhou Jinhao (a)   Details 
22 England Jimmy White [91] 10-9 Ukraine Anton Kazakov (a)   Details 
White lost the third frame on the three-miss rule.
23 England Simon Blackwell (a) 10-7 Egypt Mostafa Dorgham [107] Head to head Details 
24 England Andrew Higginson [86] 10-7 Australia Ryan Thomerson (a) Head to head Details 
25 China Gong Chenzhi [87] 10-7 England Kaylan Patel (a)   Details 
26 Pakistan Haris Tahir [106] 10-6 England Joshua Cooper (a)   Details 
27 China Gao Yang (a) 10-5 England Liam Pullen [90]   Details 
28 Ireland Ken Doherty [118] 10-3 England Haydon Pinhey [103]   Details 
29 England Steven Hallworth (a) 10-2 Hungary Bulcsu Revesz [98]   Details 
30 Scotland Dean Young [95] 10-8 Poland Michal Szubarczyk (a)   Details 
31 England Liam Highfield (a) 10-3 China Bai Yulu (f) [111]   Details 
32 England Ian Burns [82] 10-4 Thailand Mink Nutcharut (f) [115]   Details 


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