International Snooker Championship 2025: Draw, Schedule, Time, Prize money

International Snooker Championship 2025: Draw, Schedule, Date, Times, How to watch, TV Channel, Live Stream, Prize money. 

Venue: SNC National Fitness Center, Nanjing, China

Dates: 2–9 November 2025

Defending Champion: Ding Junhui 🇨🇳

Think of this as a snooker symphony: the soft opening in Sheffield, the building tension through early rounds, and the grand crescendo under the bright lights in Nanjing.

QUALIFIERS

Ponds Forge International Sports Centre, Sheffield, England
🗓 30 September – 2 October 2025

The qualifying rounds serve as the tournament’s forge — where sparks fly and form is tested.

Notable Results:

• Ding Junhui 🇨🇳 6–2 David Grace 🇬🇧

• Neil Robertson 🇦🇺 6–1 Umut Dikme (1000th century)

• Gary Wilson 🇬🇧 6–3 Artemijs Zizins (147 break — the 228th in pro history)

• Mark Selby 🇬🇧 6–0 Steven Hallworth

• Stuart Bingham 🇬🇧 6–3 Ian Burns

• Fan Zhengyi 🇨🇳 6–1 Hatem Yassen 🇪🇬

• Si Jiahui 🇨🇳 6–3 Sunny Akani 🇹🇭

Held-over matches: Ding Junhui, Judd Trump, Ronnie O’Sullivan, Zhou Yuelong.

ROUND 2 (Last 64 — Best of 11)

 1–3 November 2025

The first major wave in Nanjing. The field narrows as stars enter the frame.

• Neil Robertson 🇦🇺 vs Ken Doherty 🇮🇪 — Sat 1 Nov, 21:30

• Mark J. Williams 🇼🇸 vs Anthony McGill 🇸🇨 — Sat 1 Nov, 21:30

• Ronnie O’Sullivan 🇬🇧 vs Allan Taylor 🇬🇧 — Sun 2 Nov, 01:00

• Ding Junhui 🇨🇳 vs Michael Holt 🇬🇧 — Mon 3 Nov, 01:30

• Shaun Murphy 🇬🇧 vs Robbie Williams/TBD — Mon 3 Nov, 06:30

• Kyren Wilson 🇬🇧 vs David Lilley 🇬🇧 — Sun 2 Nov, 20:30

• Judd Trump 🇬🇧 vs Dylan Emery  — Sun 2 Nov, 06:30

ROUND 3 (Last 32 — Best of 11)

5–6 November 2025

Now the tournament breathes fire. The survivors face seeded giants.

• Pang Junxu 🇨🇳 vs Liam Highfield 🇬🇧

• Shaun Murphy 🇬🇧 vs winner of Slessor/Mertens

• Neil Robertson 🇦🇺 vs Ken Doherty 🇮🇪

• Mark Selby 🇬🇧 vs Liu Hongyu 🇨🇳

• Ronnie O’Sullivan 🇬🇧 (pending matchup)

ROUND 4 (Last 16 — Best of 11)

 7 November 2025

The tension thickens. Sixteen remain — each match now a test of endurance and nerve.
Losers receive £14,000.

QUARTERFINALS (Best of 11)

 8 November 2025

The eight strongest advance. This is where tactical mastery meets emotional steel.
Losers receive £22,000.

SEMIFINALS (Best of 17)

 Saturday, 8 November – Evening Sessions

The arena feels smaller now. Every miss echoes. Every pot becomes poetry.
Losers receive £33,000.

FINAL (Best of 19)

 Sunday, 9 November – 01:00 & 06:30
 Winner: £175,000 | Runner-up: £75,000

Two players remain — 35 frames of battle condensed into one day of destiny.
The baize becomes a battlefield, the cue a sword