JUDD TRUMP has returned to the table in China as he eyes World Open glory.

The World No1 is the defending champion and is eyeing a three-peat this year, having won the event in 2019 and 2024, the last two stages of the tournament.

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But Trump will face some fierce competition from some of the biggest names in the sport, with the likes of Kyren Wilson and Shaun Murphy in action.

SunSport has the guide on everything you need to know ahead of World Open snooker 2025.

When is the World Open snooker 2025?

• The tournament will take place between Sunday, February 23 and Saturday, March 1.
• The World Open will take place in Yushan, China.

Is Ronnie O’Sullivan playing at World Open snooker 2025?

Ronnie O’Sullivan will not be playing in the World Open this year.

Rocket was due to play Stuart Carrington in his tournament opener before he withdrew from the event on medical grounds.

The seven-time world champion has pulled out of numerous tournaments this season, but it is expected that O’Sullivan will return to snooker at the World Grand Prix in March.

World Open snooker 2025 format

The tournament will consist of a top half and a bottom half, with the winner of either half facing off in the final on Saturday, March 1.

The order of rounds is:

• Round of 64
• Round of 32
• Round of 16
• Quarter-finals
• Semi-finals
• Final

The last 64, last 32, last 16 and quarter-finals will be best of nine frames.

The semi-final is best of 11 frames, and the final is best of 19 frames, played over two sessions.

How to watch World Open snooker 2025

• The World Open is broadcast live on Eurosport 1 and TNT Sports 3.
• From Thursday, February 28, Eurosport channels close down meaning TNT Sports 3 will be the only TV channel broadcasting the World Open.
• TNT Sports customers can live stream the tournament via the discovery+ app/website.

World Open snooker 2025 schedule and results

Sunday, February 23
All times GMT
From 1.30am
Elliot Slessor 5-2 Lyu Haotian
Sanderson Lam 1-5 Zhou Jinhao
David Lilley 5-4 Cao Jin
Scott Donaldson 5-0 Wang Yuhang
Zhang Anda 3-5 Stan Moody
Xu Si 5-3 Zou Pengfei
Kyren Wilson 5-2 Hammad Miah

From 6am
Mark Selby 2-5 Liu Hongyu
Jimmy Robertson 5-3 Noppon Saengkham
Aaron Hill 5-3 Sunny Akani
Mark Davis 1-5 John Higgins
Daniel Womersley 2-5 Stuart Carrington

From 11.30am
Antoni Kowalski 5-3 Matthew Stevens
Michael Holt 5-3 Martin O’Donnell
Wu Yize 5-4 Jackson Page
Ali Carter 5-3 He Guoqiang
M Phetmalaikul 1-5 Zhou Yuelong
Judd Trump 5-0 Xing Zihao
Ding Junhui 5-1 Jiang Jun

Monday, February 24

From 1.30am
Zhou Jinhao vs Shaun Murphy
Mark Allen vs David Lilley
Jack Lisowski vs Scott Donaldson
Zak Surety vs Jordan Brown

From 6am
Ben Woollaston vs Amir Sarkosh
Jamie Jones vs Barry Hawkins
Louis Heathcote vs Stuart Carrington
Xiao Guodong vs Duane Jones
Pang Junxu vs Anthony McGill
Zhang/Moody vs Graeme Dott
Lei Peifan vs Kyren Wilson

From 11.30am
Judd Trump vs Long Zehuang
Alfie Burden vs Joe O’Connor
Yuan Sijun vs Hossein Vafaei
Joe Perry vs Ding Junhui
Ishpreet Singh Chadha vs Tom Ford
Daniel Wells vs Gary Wilson
Robert Milkins vs Xu Si

Wednesday, February 26 – Last-16

Thursday, February 27 – Quarter-finals

Friday, February 28 – Semi-finals

Saturday, March 1 – Final