The 2025 British Open is an upcoming professional
snooker
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tournament that will take place from 22 to 28 September 2025 at the
Centaur
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in
Cheltenham
Cheltenham () is a historic spa town and borough adjacent to the Cotswolds in Gloucestershire, England. Cheltenham became known as a health and holiday spa town resort following the discovery of mineral springs in 1716, and claims to be the mo ...
, England. Qualifying (round1) will take place from 25 to 28 June 2025 at the
Leicester Arena
The Leicester Arena (officially known as the Mattioli Arena due to sponsorship reasons) is a multi-purpose sports arena located in Leicester, England.
The arena has a seating capacity for 3,000 spectators and its main tenants are the Leicester ...
in
Leicester
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. It is part of the
2025–26 snooker season.
Mark Selby
Mark Anthony Selby (born 19 June 1983) is an English professional snooker player. Ranked List of world number one snooker players, world number one on multiple occasions, he has won a total of 24 ranking titles, placing him eighth on the all ...
is the defending champion, having defeated
John Higgins
John Higgins (born 18 May 1975) is a Scottish professional snooker player from Wishaw in North Lanarkshire. Since turning professional in 1992, he has won 33 ranking titles, placing him in third position on the List of snooker players by num ...
105 in the
2024 final.
Qualifying (round 1)
The qualification matches are shown below.
Cheltenham
The results of the held over matches played in
Cheltenham
Cheltenham () is a historic spa town and borough adjacent to the Cotswolds in Gloucestershire, England. Cheltenham became known as a health and holiday spa town resort following the discovery of mineral springs in 1716, and claims to be the mo ...
on 22 September will be given below.
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Leicester
The results of the qualifying matches played in
Leicester
Leicester ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city, Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area, and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest city in the East Midlands with a popula ...
will be given below.
25 June
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26 June
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27 June
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28 June
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References
{{2025–26 snooker season
2025 in snooker
British Open (snooker)
2025 in English sport
September 2025 sports events in the United Kingdom
Sport in Cheltenham