Saudi Masters 2025

Saudi Masters 2025

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The 2025 Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 8 to 16 August 2025 at Green Halls, Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The second consecutive edition of the tournament since it was first staged in Riyadh in 2024, it was the second ranking event of the 2025–26 snooker season, following the 2025 Championship League and preceding the 2025 Wuhan Open. It featured 144 participants, including 16 regional wildcard players. The tournament was broadcast by local channels in the Middle East and Asia; by Eurosport, Discovery+, and HBO Max in Europe; by TNT Sports and Discovery+ in the United Kingdom and Ireland; and by WST Play in all other territories. The winner received £500,000 from a total prize fund of £2,302,000.

Judd Trump was the defending champion, having defeated Mark Williams 10‍–‍9 in the 2024 final, but he lost 3–5 to Oliver Lines in the fifth round (the last 32). Neil Robertson led Ronnie O'Sullivan 7–2 in the best-of-19-frame final. O'Sullivan took seven of the next eight frames to lead 9–8, but Robertson won the last two frames for a 10‍–‍9 victory, securing the 26th ranking title of his professional career. It was the second consecutive year that the final of the event had gone to a deciding frame.

The tournament produced 91 century breaks, the highest of which were three maximum breaks. Thepchaiya Un-Nooh made the fifth maximum of his career in his third-round match against Jordan Brown, and O'Sullivan made the 16th and 17th maximums of his career in his semi-final match against Chris Wakelin. O'Sullivan became the second player to make two maximums in the same match, following Jackson Page at the 2025 World Snooker Championship qualifiers, and the first to make two maximums in a one-session match or on the same day. He won a £147,000 bonus for making two maximums across the season's four eligible tournaments and earned two-thirds of the event's £50,000 maximum break prize, with the other third going to Un-Nooh. O'Sullivan's maximums were his first in almost seven years, following his 15th official 147 at the 2018 English Open, and made him the oldest player, at the age of 49 years and 253 days, to record an official maximum break. O'Sullivan also made his 1,300th career century break at the tournament, while Mark Selby made his 900th career century.

The Saudi Masters 2025 is an elite professional snooker tournament set to take place in the vibrant city of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. As one of the premier events on the snooker calendar, it attracts top-ranked players from around the world competing for a substantial prize fund and prestigious title. The tournament features a knockout format, showcasing high-quality snooker action in a state-of-the-art venue designed to provide an electrifying atmosphere for both players and spectators. With its blend of world-class competition and cultural spectacle, the Saudi Masters 2025 promises to be an exciting highlight of the snooker season, further establishing Saudi Arabia as a key destination for international sporting events.