Snooker
British Open Snooker Predictions & Betting Tips (2025)
The British Open gets underway on Monday 22nd September 2025 and snooker fans will be fixed on the action at the Centaur Arena, Cheltenham throughout the week.
Mark Selby was triumphant at the event last year, beating snooker legend John Higgins in the final and ‘The Jester From Leicester’ will be back to try and record back-to-back British Open titles.
Higgins, one of the greatest snooker players of all-time, will also feature at the 2025 competition and victory for the Scottish player will see him move level with Steve Davis on five British Open triumphs.
British Open Snooker Outright Winner Odds:
Punters can bet on the 2025 British Open snooker tournament at William Hill and here is the current state of the outright winner market:
- Judd Trump – 4/1
- Zhao Xintong – 5/1
- Neil Robertson – 7/1
- Mark Selby – 7/1
- Kyren Wilson – 9/1
- Xiao Guodong – 12/1
- Mark Allen – 14/1
- Shaun Murphy – 14/1
- John Higgins – 16/1
- Bar – 18/1
Snooker fans can watch the competition live on ITV4 throughout the week and there will be plenty of twists and turns in the betting as we enter the business end of the tournament.
British Open 2025 Format
The tournament is open to all tour card holders, with 128 players entering the first round. There are no seeds or rankings, with a random draw meaning that the best players in the world could face off at any stage of the event.
The first four rounds of the competition are best of seven frame affairs, while quarter-finals are the best of nine frames and the semi-finals are the best of 11 frames. The final, meanwhile, is the best of 19 frames.
How Much Prize Money Is Available At The British Open Snooker In 2025?
With a total prize pot of £502,000 up for grabs, the total breakdown for potential earnings can be seen below:
- Winner: £100,000
- Runner-up: £45,000
- Semi-final: £20,000
- Quarter-final: £12,000
- Last 16: £9,000
- Last 32: £6,000
- Last 64: £3,000
- Highest break: £5,000
British Open 2025 Schedule & Order of Play
The 2025 British Open snooker tournament gets underway on Monday 22nd September and here is the scheduled play for the week:
- Tuesday, September 23 – Round 2
- Wednesday, September 24 – Round 2 (10am-7pm), Round 3 (from 7pm)
- Thursday, September 25 – Round 3 (1pm-7pm), Round 4 (from 7pm)
- Friday, September 26 – Quarter-finals
- Saturday, September 27 – Semi-finals
- Sunday, September 28 – Final
British Open Snooker Trophy
Renamed as the Clive Everton trophy in 2022, the British Open winner will receive the award – which pays tribute to the popular commentator and long-time editor of Snooker Scene magazine.
*Odds subject to change – prices accurate at the time of writing*
