The 2025 World Snooker Championship qualifiers commence on Monday with the likes of Stuart Bingham, Jimmy White, and Zhao Xintong in the draw.
As usual, 16 qualifiers will emerge with tickets to compete at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield towards the end of April.
The top 16 players from the world rankings list have already gained automatic spots at the venue stages of the season’s final ranking event.
The likes of reigning world champion Kyren Wilson and world number one Judd Trump will definitely feature in the first round proper of this year’s World Championship as top 16 seeds.
The remaining 128 competitors in the 2025 World Snooker Championship draw will head to the dreaded qualifiers at the English Institute of Sport.
There are four rounds in total during the preliminary phase of the sport’s blue-riband competition, with the higher-ranked players from numbers 17 to 48 in world entering in round three.
Stuart Bingham, Ali Carter, Stephen Maguire, and Ryan Day are among some of the notable competitors who will join the fray at this point.
The players ranked from 49 to 80 will enter before that in the second round, with all the lower seeds facing the daunting task of having to win all four rounds to qualify.
As there are only 126 WST members this season, and with four of those not entering the 2025 World Snooker Championship qualifiers, the remaining spots in the draw have been filled by various WPBSA invitees and Q School top-ups.
Zhao Xintong is a notable amateur in the field, with the former UK champion earning a spot through his stellar performances on the Q Tour this term.
The 28 year-old, making his comeback after a 20-month ban, won all four of his qualifying matches to reach the UK Championship in November and will definitely return to the main tour as a professional from next season.
Six-time Crucible runner-up Jimmy White, 1997 world champion Ken Doherty, and 12-time women’s world champion Reanne Evans will also be involved from the first qualifying round.
The qualifiers will additionally represent the last opportunity for players outside the world’s top 64 to secure tour survival.
Among the familiar names at risk of being relegated are White, Joe Perry, Marco Fu, and Anthony Hamilton.
The 2025 World Snooker Championship qualifiers run from April 7th to 16th, with every match taking place over the best of 19 frames.
The main stages at the Crucible Theatre commence on Saturday, April 19th.
2025 World Snooker Championship qualifiers
– draw and schedule –
Qualifier 1
Round 1
Hammad Miah vs Jonas Luz
(Apr 7: 10am and 7pm)
Huang Jiahao vs Amaan Iqbal
(Apr 7: 10am and 7pm)
Round 2
Rory Thor vs Miah/Luz
(Apr 9: 2:30pm and Apr 10: 2:30pm)
Daniel Wells vs Huang/Iqbal
(Apr 9: 2:30pm and Apr 10: 2:30pm)
Round 3
Gary Wilson vs Thor/Miah/Luz
(Apr 12: 10am and 7pm)
Dominic Dale vs Wells/Huang/Iqbal
(Apr 12: 10am and 7pm)
Round 4
Wilson/Thor/Miah/Luz vs Dale/Wells/Huang/Iqbal
(Apr 15: 11am and 5pm)
Qualifier 2
Round 1
Amir Sarkhosh vs Mateusz Baranowski
(Apr 7: 10am and 7pm)
Artemijs Zizins vs Dylan Emery
(Apr 7: 10am and 7pm)
Round 2
Ishpreet Singh Chadha vs Sarkhosh/Baranowski
(Apr 9: 2:30pm and Apr 10: 2:30pm)
Joe Perry vs Zizins/Emery
(Apr 9: 2:30pm and Apr 10: 2:30pm)
Round 3
Zhou Yuelong vs Chadha/Sarkhosh/Baranowski
(Apr 12: 10am and 7pm)
Yuan Sijun vs Perry/Zizins/Emery
(Apr 12: 10am and 7pm)
Round 4
Zhou/Chadha/Sarkhosh/Baranowski vs Yuan/Perry/Zizins/Emery
(Apr 15: 11am and 5pm)
Qualifier 3
Round 1
Chris Totten vs Mitchell Mann
(Apr 7: 10am and 7pm)
Antoni Kowalski vs Reanne Evans
(Apr 7: 10am and 7pm)
Round 2
Liu Hongyu vs Totten/Mann
(Apr 9: 2:30pm and Apr 10: 2:30pm)
Zak Surety vs Kowalski/Evans
(Apr 9: 2:30pm and Apr 10: 2:30pm)
Round 3
Ricky Walden vs Liu/Totten/Mann
(Apr 12: 10am and 7pm)
Jack Lisowski vs Surety/Kowalski/Evans
(Apr 12: 10am and 7pm)
Round 4
Walden/Liu/Totten/Mann vs Lisowski/Surety/Kowalski/Evans
(Apr 15: 11am and 5pm)
Qualifier 4
Round 1
Wang Yuchen vs Brian Cini
(Apr 9: 10am and 7pm)
Duane Jones vs Florian Nuessle
(Apr 9: 10am and 7pm)
Round 2
Graeme Dott vs Wang/Cini
(Apr 11: 2:30pm and Apr 12: 2:30pm)
Ma Hailong vs Jones/Nuessle
(Apr 11: 2:30pm and Apr 12: 2:30pm)
Round 3
Robert Milkins vs Dott/Wang/Cini
(Apr 14: 10am and 7pm)
Hossein Vafaei vs Ma/Jones/Nuessle
(Apr 14: 10am and 7pm)v
Round 4
Milkins/Dott/Wang/Cini vs Vafaei/Ma/Jones/Nuessle
(Apr 16: 11am and 5pm)
Qualifier 5
Round 1
Liam Graham vs Fergal Quinn
(Apr 7: 2:30pm and Apr 8: 2:30pm)
Robbie McGuigan vs Hatem Yassen
(Apr 7: 2:30pm and Apr 8: 2:30pm)
Round 2
Ross Muir vs Graham/Quinn
(Apr 10: 10am and 7pm)
Mark Davis vs McGuigan/Yassen
(Apr 10: 10am and 7pm)
Round 3
Tom Ford vs Muir/Graham/Quinn
(Apr 13: 10am and 7pm)
Ben Woollaston vs Davis/McGuigan/Yassen
(Apr 13: 10am and 7pm)
Round 4
Ford/Muir/Graham/Quinn vs Woollaston/Davis/McGuigan/Yassen
(Apr 15: 11am and 5pm)
Qualifier 6
Round 1
Ben Mertens vs Daniel Womersley
(Apr 7: 2:30pm and Apr 8: 2:30pm)
Cheung Ka Wai vs Zhao Xintong
(Apr 7: 2:30pm and Apr 8: 2:30pm)
Round 2
Marco Fu vs Mertens/Womersley
(Apr 10: 10am and 7pm)
Long Zehuang vs Cheung/Zhao
(Apr 10: 10am and 7pm)
Round 3
Elliot Slessor vs Fu/Mertens/Womersley
(Apr 13: 10am and 7pm)
Lyu Haotian vs Long/Cheung/Zhao
(Apr 13: 10am and 7pm)
Round 4
Slessor/Fu/Mertens/Womersley vs Lyu/Long/Cheung/Zhao
(Apr 15: 11am and 5pm)
Qualifier 7
Round 1
Liam Davies vs Ahmed Aly Elsayed
(Apr 7: 2:30pm and Apr 8: 2:30pm)
Sunny Akani vs Kreish Gurbaxani
(Apr 7: 2:30pm and Apr 8: 2:30pm)
Round 2
Sanderson Lam vs Davies/Elsayed
(Apr 10: 10am and 7pm)
David Grace vs Akani/Gurbaxani
(Apr 10: 10am and 7pm)
Round 3
Ryan Day vs Lam/Davies/Elsayed
(Apr 13: 10am and 7pm)
Noppon Saengkham vs Grace/Akani/Gurbaxani
(Apr 13: 10am and 7pm)
Round 4
Day/Lam/Davies/Elsayed vs Saengkham/Grace/Akani/Gurbaxani
(Apr 15: 11am and 5pm)
Qualifier 8
Round 1
Farakh Ajaib vs Baipat Siripaporn
(Apr 7: 2:30pm and Apr 8: 2:30pm)
Alexander Ursenbacher vs Paul Deaville
(Apr 7: 2:30pm and Apr 8: 2:30pm)
Round 2
Jordan Brown vs Ajaib/Siripaporn
(Apr 10: 10am and 7pm)
Xing Zihao vs Ursenbacher/Deaville
(Apr 10: 10am and 7pm)
Round 3
Martin O’Donnell vs Brown/Ajaib/Siripaporn
(Apr 13: 10am and 7pm)
Chris Wakelin vs Xing/Ursenbacher/Deaville
(Apr 13: 10am and 7pm)
Round 4
O’Donnell/Brown/Ajaib/Siripaporn vs Wakelin/Xing/Ursenbacher/Deaville
(Apr 15: 11am and 5pm)
Qualifier 9
Round 1
Oliver Lines vs Mohammed Shehab
(Apr 8: 10am and 7pm)
Manasawin Phetmalaikul vs Leone Crowley
(Apr 8: 10am and 7pm)
Round 2
Michael Holt vs Lines/Shehab
(Apr 11: 10am and 7pm)
Robbie Williams vs Phetmalaikul/Crowley
(Apr 11: 10am and 7pm)
Round 3
Stuart Bingham vs Holt/Lines/Shehab
(Apr 13: 2:30pm and Apr 14: 2:30pm)
Fan Zhengyi vs Williams/Phetmalaikul/Crowley
(Apr 13: 2:30pm and Apr 14: 2:30pm)
Round 4
Bingham/Holt/Lines/Shehab vs Fan/Williams/Phetmalaikul/Crowley
(Apr 16: 11am and 5pm)
Qualifier 10
Round 1
Andrew Pagett vs Iulian Boiko
(Apr 8: 10am and 7pm)
Allan Taylor vs Joshua Thomond
(Apr 8: 10am and 7pm)
Round 2
Louis Heathcote vs Pagett/Boiko
(Apr 11: 10am and 7pm)
Jamie Clarke vs Taylor/Thomond
(Apr 11: 10am and 7pm)
Round 3
Joe O’Connor vs Heathcote/Pagett/Boiko
(Apr 13: 2:30pm and Apr 14: 2:30pm)
Jackson Page vs Clarke/Taylor/Thomond
(Apr 13: 2:30pm and Apr 14: 2:30pm)
Round 4
O’Connor/Heathcote/Pagett/Boiko vs Page/Clarke/Taylor/Thomond
(Apr 16: 11am and 5pm)
Qualifier 11
Round 1
Julien Leclercq vs Zhou Jinhao
(Apr 8: 10am and 7pm)
Jimmy White vs Anton Kazakov
(Apr 8: 10am and 7pm)
Round 2
Jamie Jones vs Leclercq/Jinhao
(Apr 11: 10am and 7pm)
Ashley Carty vs White/Kazakov
(Apr 11: 10am and 7pm)
Round 3
Xu Si vs Jones/Leclercq/Jinhao
(Apr 13: 2:30pm and Apr 14: 2:30pm)
Pang Junxu vs Carty/White/Kazakov
(Apr 13: 2:30pm and Apr 14: 2:30pm)
Round 4
Xu/Jones/Leclercq/Jinhao vs Pang/Carty/White/Kazakov
(Apr 16: 11am and 5pm)
Qualifier 12
Round 1
Mostafa Dorgam vs Simon Blackwell
(Apr 9: 10am and 7pm)
Andrew Higginson vs Ryan Thomerson
(Apr 9: 10am and 7pm)
Round 2
Matthew Stevens vs Dorgham/Blackwell
(Apr 11: 2:30pm and Apr 12: 2:30pm)
Jiang Jun vs Higginson/Thomerson
(Apr 11: 2:30pm and Apr 12: 2:30pm)
Round 3
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh vs Stevens/Dorgham/Blackwell
(Apr 14: 10am and 7pm)
Wu Yize vs Jiang/Higginson/Thomerson
(Apr 14: 10am and 7pm)
Round 4
Un-Nooh/Stevens/Dorgham/Blackwell vs Wu/Jiang/Higginson/Thomerson
(Apr 16: 11am and 5pm)
Qualifier 13
Round 1
Gong Chenzhi vs Kaylan Patel
(Apr 7: 10am and 7pm)
Haris Tahir vs Joshua Cooper
(Apr 7: 10am and 7pm)
Round 2
Stuart Carrington vs Gong/Patel
(Apr 9: 2:30pm and Apr 10: 2:30pm)
Aaron Hill vs Tahir/Cooper
(Apr 9: 2:30pm and Apr 10: 2:30pm)
Round 3
David Gilbert vs Carrington/Gong/Patel
(Apr 12: 10am and 7pm)
Anthony McGill vs Hill/Tahir/Cooper
(Apr 12: 10am and 7pm)
Round 4
Gilbert/Carrington/Gong/Patel vs McGill/Hill/Tahir/Cooper
(Apr 15: 11am and 5pm)
Qualifier 14
Round 1
Liam Pullen vs Gao Yang
(Apr 9: 10am and 7pm)
Haydon Pinhey vs Ken Doherty
(Apr 9: 10am and 7pm)
Round 2
Tian Pengfei vs Pullen/Gao
(Apr 11: 2:30pm and Apr 12: 2:30pm)
David Lilley vs Pinhey/Doherty
(Apr 11: 2:30pm and Apr 12: 2:30pm)
Round 3
Stephen Maguire vs Tian/Pullen/Gao
(Apr 14: 10am and 7pm)
Lei Peifan vs Lilley/Pinhey/Doherty
(Apr 14: 10am and 7pm)
Round 4
Maguire/Tian/Pullen/Gao vs Lei/Lilley/Pinhey/Doherty
(Apr 16: 11am and 5pm)
Qualifier 15
Round 1
Bulcsu Revesz vs Steven Hallworth
(Apr 8: 10am and 7pm)
Dean Young vs Michal Szubarczyk
(Apr 8: 10am and 7pm)
Round 2
Anthony Hamilton vs Revesz/Hallworth
(Apr 11: 10am and 7pm)
Stan Moody vs Young/Szubarczyk
(Apr 11: 10am and 7pm)
Round 3
Matthew Selt vs Hamilton/Revesz/Hallworth
(Apr 13: 2:30pm and April 14: 2:30pm)
Jimmy Robertson vs Moody/Young/Szubarczyk
(Apr 13: 2:30pm and April 14: 2:30pm)
Round 4
Selt/Hamilton/Revesz/Hallworth vs Robertson/Moody/Young/Szubarczyk
(Apr 16: 11am and 5pm)
Qualifier 16
Round 1
Bai Yulu vs Liam Highfield
(Apr 9: 10am and 7pm)
Ian Burns vs Mink Nutcharut
(Apr 9: 10am and 7pm)
Round 2
He Guoqiang vs Bai/Highfield
(Apr 11: 2:30pm and Apr 12: 2:30pm)
Alfie Burden vs Burns/Nutcharut
(Apr 11: 2:30pm and Apr 12: 2:30pm)
Round 3
Scott Donaldson vs He/Bai/Highfield
(Apr 14: 10am and 7pm)
Ali Carter vs Burden/Burns/Nutcharut
(Apr 14: 10am and 7pm)
Round 4
Donaldson/He/Bai/Highfield vs Carter/Burden/Burns/Nutcharut
(Apr 16: 11am and 5pm)
How to watch the snooker qualifiers
There are various ways to watch those in action in the 2025 World Snooker Championship qualifiers, depending on your location.
The final round – known as Judgement Day – will be available to watch on WST Play from any territory by signing up for a free account.
A list of the global broadcasters is below:
UK and Europe
discovery+ in UK, Germany, Italy and Austria. MAX in other European territories.
China
Huya.com
Migu
CBSA-WPBSA Academy WeChat Channel
CBSA-WPBSA Academy Douyin
All other territories
WST Play
Featured photo credit: WPBSA
