SOME of the world’s best snooker players return to the table for the highly anticipated 2025 Shanghai Masters – and the seven-day competition promises to be nothing short of thrilling.
Ronnie O’Sullivan’s dreams of clinching the title for an unprecedented fifth year in a row got shattered by Judd Trump during the 2024 competition.
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The world No 1 dismantled The Rocket in a dominant semi-final, before going on to lift the trophy with an 11-5 win in the showpiece match against Shaun Murphy.
But it was a final that began with an emotional minute’s silence for snooker legend Ray Reardon who sadly passed away after having cancer.
Fast forward a year later, the world’s top 16 stars, the next four highest-ranked Chinese players, and four amateur wildcards all battle it out at the prestigious event.
This includes the icons already mentioned and home favourite Zhao Xintong, who will play his first match as World Champion.
SunSport brings you the full schedule for this year’s Shanghai Masters which has a staggering prize pot awaiting the winner.
When is the Shanghai Masters snooker 2025?
The 2025 Shanghai Masters will get underway on Monday, July 28
It will run for seven days and conclude on Sunday, August 3.
Sessions will start at 2:30am BST, 7am BST and 12:30pm BST.
Luwan Gymnasium in Shanghai, China, is the chosen venue for this sensational spectacle.
Judd Trump is the reigning champion after beating Shaun Murphy in last year’s final.
What TV channel is the Shanghai Masters snooker 2025 on and can it be live streamed?
The Shanghai Masters will be broadcast LIVE on TNT Sports
Fans can also stream the action on Discovery+
Alternatively, SunSport will cover the entire action through our live blog.
What is the format?
All matches up to and including the quarter-finals will be played as the best of 11 frames.
The semi-finals will be played as the best of 19 frames.
And the final will be the best of 21 frames.
Shanghai Masters snooker 2025 schedule and results
All times BST
Round One
Barry Hawkins vs Wu Yize
Si Jiahui vs Wildcard
Zhang Anda vs Yuan Sijun
Chris Wakelin vs Wildcard
Neil Robertson vs Pang Junxu
Shaun Murphy vs Wildcard
Tuesday July 29
Round One
Mark Allen vs Wildcard
Xiao Guodong vs Lei Peifan
Round Two
Kyren Wilson vs Si/Wildcard
Mark Selby vs Murphy/Wildcard
Ding Junhui vs Zhang/Yuan
Judd Trump vs Robertson/Pang
Wednesday July 30
Round Two
Mark Williams vs Allen/Wildcard
John Higgins vs Xiao/Lei
Zhao Xintong vs Wakelin/Wildcard
Ronnie O’Sullivan vs Hawkins/Wu
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