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2025 Riyadh Season Snooker Championship Schedule & Draw - Matches & Format

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Last updated: Wed 19 Nov 2025 09:17
The 2025 Riyadh Season Snooker Championship is set to captivate snooker fans from November 19 to 21 in Riyadh. This third edition features 12 players, including 10 top-ranked professionals and two local wildcards from Saudi Arabia. The format begins with two local qualifiers challenging the lowest-seeded players, leading to the quarter-finals where top seeds await. Scheduled as a knockout format, the event concludes on November 21 with the finals being a Best of 9 Frames match, showcasing world-class snooker talent in an electrifying setting showcasing global snooker talent and local enthusiasm.
Gary Emmerson 19 Nov 2025
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  • 12 players featuring top-ranked professionals and local wildcards.
  • Competition runs from Nov 19-21, culminating in a Best of 9 Frames final.
  • Riyadh hosts third edition showcasing top snooker talent.
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Mark Allen is the reigning champion (Getty Images)

The 2025 Riyadh Season Snooker Championship is taking place from November 19-21 and will be the third edition of the snooker tournament.

The tournament features 12 players - 10 having qualified on rankings and past performance and two local wildcards featuring in Saudi Arabia.

The 10 qualified players have been seeded with the lowest two ranked playing the local qualifiers in round one. The winners progress to round 2 where the seventh and eighth seeds await.

The winners of those two ties join the top six ranked players in the quarter-finals in Riyadh, including number one seed and defending champion Mark Allen.

Riyadh Season Snooker Championship Schedule & Format


StageDate
Round 1 & 2November 19 (Best of 7 Frames)
Quarter-FinalsNovember 20 (Best of 7 Frames)
Semi-FinalsNovember 21 (Best of 7 Frames)
FinalNovember 21 (Best of 9 Frames)


Riyadh Season Snooker Championship Players & Seedings


  • Mark Allen (1)
  • Zhao Xintong (2)
  • Judd Trump (3)
  • Kyren Wilson (4)
  • Neil Robertson (5)
  • Mark Williams (6)
  • Ronnie O'Sullivan (7)
  • John Higgins (8)
  • Ding Junhui (9)
  • Shaun Murphy (10)
  • Ayman Alamri (Local Wildcard)
  • Ziyad Alqabbani (Local Wildcard)

Riyadh Season Snooker Championship Draw


Round 1

  • Ding Junhui vs Ayman Alamri
  • Shaun Murphy vs Ziyad Alqabbani

Round 2

  • John Higgins vs Ding Junhui / Ayman Alamri
  • Ronnie O'Sullivan vs Shaun Murphy / Ziyad Alqabbani

Quarter-Finals

  • Mark Allen vs John Higgins / Ding Junhui / Ayman Alamri
  • Kyren Wilson vs Neil Robertson
  • Judd Trump vs Mark Williams
  • Zhao Xintong vs Ronnie O'Sullivan / Shaun Murphy / Ziyad Alqabbani

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