Welsh Open snooker 2025 LIVE RESULTS: Ronnie O’Sullivan set to compete TODAY, defending champ Gary Wilson OUT – updates

What is the prize money?

• Winner: £100,000
• Runner-up: £45,000
• Semi-final: £21,000
• Quarter-final: £13,200
• Last 16: £9,000
• Last 32: £5,400
• Last 64: £3,000
• Last 96: £1,000
• Highest break; £5,000
• Total: £550,400

Today's schedule - with Ronnie in action

Shaun Murphy should be one of the early attractions on day two - with his clash against Ma Hailong.

But 1pm could be High Noon for Ronnie O'Sullivan's thinking over his future.

The seven-time world champ, 49 will hope to end his run of indifferent form when he takes on 30-year-old Welshman Jamie Clarke.

Reigning world champ Kyren Wilson meets Marco Fu from 2pm.

And 2023 Crucible king Luca Brecel perhaps has much to prove when he enters the fray against Stuart Carrington in the evening.

10am
Shaun Murphy v Ma Hailong
Barry Hawkins v Sanderson Lam

1pm
Ryan Day v Ben Mertens
Wu Yize v Scott Donaldson
Lyu Haotian v Joe O’Connor
Ronnie O’Sullivan v Jamie Clarke

2pm
Kyren Wilson v Marco Fu
Matthew Selt v Ricky Walden
David Gilbert v Jordan Brown
Jak Jones v Matthew Stevens

7pm
Chris Wakelin v Michael Holt
Hossein Vafaei v Fan Zhengyi
Noppon Saengkham v Dylan Emery
Luca Brecel v Stuart Carrington

8pm
Jack Lisowski v Joshua Cooper
Ali Carter v Rory Thor

Yesterday's results - as Bingham is stunned

Here's how day one unfolded - with most of the big names making it through.

But it was a surprise to see Stuart Bingham slump out 4-0 to Robbie Williams.

Mark Selby, Mark Williams and - albeit by a whisker - Mark Allen are into round two.

10am
Mark Selby 4-2 Haydon Pinhey
Si Jiahui 2-4 Jamie Jones

1pm
Mark Williams 4-1 Florian Nuessle
Neil Robertson 4-2 Mark Davis
Zhou Yuelong 1-4 Yuan Sijun
Pang Junxu 4-2 Dominic Dale

2pm
Gary Wilson 3-4 Ishpreet Singh Chadha
Jackson Page 4-2 Jimmy Robertson
Stuart Bingham 0-4 Robbie Williams
Stephen Maguire 4-2 Xu Si

7pm
Mark Allen 4-3 Stan Moody
John Higgins 4-0 Graeme Dott
Robert Milkins 4-1 Wang Yuchen
Elliot Slessor 4-0 Liam Davies

8pm
Zhang Anda 4-2 Ross Muir
Tom Ford 4-2 Andrew Higginson

Higgins is the day-one star

John Higgins showed at 49 he can still be as good as anyone.

The four-time world champ beat fellow Scot Graeme Dott 4-0 with some huge scoring

Higgins compiled breaks of 113, 60 and 107 to wrap up one of the most impressive victories on day one of the Welsh Open.

Mark claims he relied on 'mistakes' to win

Mark Allen reckons he was fortunate to beat Stan Moody.

And the World No. 8 was "surprised" the 18-year-old missed a red in the deciding frame that possibly proved decisive.

Moody raced 29-0 up but fluffed a pot to the baulk pocket, with Allen then rattling off a 67 break to triumph 4-3.

He said: "Stan started really well to go 2-0 up.

"I hung in there and played some decent stuff to get back into it.

"I had to rely on him making a few mistakes towards the end. I'm relieved to get through.

"I didn't expect him to miss the red in the last frame, I made a good break from there and I'm pleased to close it out that way.

"I haven't practised as hard as I usually do for this event but I have a day off tomorrow to try to be ready for Wednesday."

Allen relief at pipping teenager

Mark Allen admits he had to "hang on in there" for his 4-3 comeback win over 18-year-old Stan Moody.

And Moody, who had led 3-2, will rue a missed red in the final frame.

The outsider went 2-0 up with breaks of 59 and 95.

And he had chances to go make that 3-0 before Allen took it on the colours.

The Northern Irishman hit top form to level with a 128 - only for Moody to regain his lead with a solid table visit of 64.

Allen edged a lengthy and patchy frame six to level.

And he held his nerve in the last frame.

Latest score – Zhang seals win

Zhang Anda comfortably took the sixth frame 65-2 to clinch victory over Ross Muir.

Zhang earlier recorded breaks of 79, 71 and 130 to go 3-1 up after losing the opening frame.

And although Muir's 86 to take the fifth made it interesting, Zhang always had the edge in the sixth.

• RESULT: Zhang Anda 4-2 Ross Muir

Latest score – Zhang pressing for victory

Zhang Anda is building a break beyond 30 as he looks to clinch the match.

Ross Muir is already more than 50 points behind in a must-win frame for him.

• Zhang Anda 3-2 Ross Muir (67-1)

Latest score – Ross roars back with big break

Ross Muir cut the deficit against Zhang Anda with an 80-plus break as he he dominated the fifth frame.

• Zhang Anda 3-2 Ross Muir (0-0)

Latest scores – Zhang storms to fourth frame with 130

Zhang Anda's 130 break summed up his purple patch in the final match of the night.

He's come from 1-0 down to lead Ross Muir 3-1 - taking the fourth frame 130-0 thanks to his monster century.

The Chinese star has had far greater potting success over the whole match - averaging 78% compared to 58% for Muir.

• Zhang Anda 3-1 Ross Muir (1-4)

Latest scores – Anda in front after 64 break

Zhang Anda took the third frame 71-0 thanks to a 64 break.

So he's come from behind to lead a match that's heading for a late finish.

Zhang is already building well early in the fourth frame

• Zhang Anda 2-1 Ross Muir (14-0)

Latest scores – Zhang levels

Zhang Anda ground out the second frame 79-40 to go all square with Ross Muir.

So far it's been a cagy start to the third frame.

• Zhang Anda 1-1 Ross Muir (0-0)

Jumping into pool at 76

EXCLUSIVE: Barry Hearn is set to become the oldest person to appear in a professional pool tournament in the UK, writes ROB MAUL.

The British sports promoter, 76, has been given a wildcard to play at the UK Open Pool Championship, which takes place at the Telford International Centre between May 6-11.

Hearn, who has vowed to practise daily in the build-up, will be involved in at least two games and his goal is to win one of them.

It follows his appearance at last summer’s US Open Pool Championship at Atlantic City where he won one rack in a 9-1 opening-round loss to Polish star Konrad Juszczyszyn – and this cost son Eddie a lot of money in a family bet.

His progress and performance should feature in the new Netflix documentary – ‘Matchroom: The Greatest Showmen’ – which has been following the Hearn family as they promote darts, snooker and boxing.

Given his company run the World Nineball Tour, it was not exactly hard to secure the spot but he told the haters: “I don’t really care – I’m entering.”

“It has caused chaos in my household but I have cleared out a room and my own table will arrive in the next few weeks. I will play every day.

“My struggle is the same for those 76-year-olds out there that dreamed of being at Wembley and scoring the winning goal – or hitting the winning runs at Lord’s.

“I’m 27 years older than Ronnie O’Sullivan and he’s contemplating retirement from snooker. I’m just starting this journey in the sport. I have no excuses for not getting better."

Latest scores - Ford motors home

Tom Ford wrapped up a 4-2 win over Andrew Higginson with a 54 break.

And Ross Muir's 63 table-visit gave him the first frame against Zhang Anda.

• RESULT: Tom Ford 4-2 Andrew Higginson (final frame score: 75-14)
• Zhang Anda 0-1 Ross Muir (first frame score: 35-94)

Latest scores

• Tom Ford 3-2 Andrew Higginson (5-0)
• Zhang Anda 0-0 Ross Muir (35-55)

Latest scores – Higg up for comeback

Andrew Higginson looks well placed to close the deficit on Tom Ford.

• Tom Ford 3-1 Andrew Higginson (20-42)
• Zhang Anda 0-0 Ross Muir (35-0)

Latest scores – Allen nicks it

Mark Allen's 67 break edged him to a 4-3 comeback win over Stan Moody.

The World No. 5 took the decider 67-29.

Allen had earlier bagged a 138 break to level the match at 2-2 - only for Moody to romp home in the fifth frame.

But Allen took the final two frames to survive a real scare.

Meanwhile, Tom Ford has gone 3-1 up in a low-scoring encounter with Andrew Higginson.

• RESULT: Mark Allen 4-3 Stan Moody
• Tom Ford 3-1 Andrew Higginson (1-8)

Latest scores – level Mark

Mark Allen edged back from behind to win the sixth frame and take his clash with Stan Moody all the way.

And we've got a potential thriller in the other match.

Tom Ford and Andrew Higginson were locked at 1-1 in frames and 60-60 in the third.

Ford then potted the black to nick it.

• Mark Allen 3-3 Stan Moody (0-0)
• Tom Ford 2-1 Andrew Higginson (0-0)

Latest scores - Allen edging back

• Mark Allen 2-3 Stan Moody (20-36)
• Tom Ford 1-0 Andrew Higginson (0-0)

Latest scores – Allen clinging on

Robert Milkins sealed a 4-1 defeat of Wang Yuchen with an 87-0 cruise in the final frame

Milkins never put together even a half-century break, whereas Wang notched a 118 in the third frame.

Elliot Slessor rounded off a 4-0 victory over Liam Davies with an 85 as he won the fourth frame 114-0.

Meanwhile, Mark Allen is struggling in the sixth frame after falling 3-2 down against Stan Moody.

• Mark Allen 2-3 Stan Moody (15-36)
• RESULT: Robert Milkins 4-1 Wang Yuchen (final frame score: 87-0)
• RESULT: Elliot Slessor 4-0 Liam Davies (final frame score: 85-0)

Latest scores – Allen under pressure

Stan Moody bounced back from some distance behind to level against Mark Allen - and the outsider leads in the fifth frame.

Robert Milkins is chasing a big break that should seal victory over Wang Yuchen.

And Elliot Slessor is well ahead in frame four against Liam Davies as he chases a whitewash win.

• Mark Allen 2-2 Stan Moody (0-29)
• Robert Milkins 3-1 Wang Yuchen (42-0)
• Elliot Slessor 3-0 Liam Davies (47-0)

Latest scores – Higgins wraps up win with century

John Higgins wrapped up a whitewash win over fellow Scott Graeme Moody with his second century of an ultra-solid performance.

Higgins reeled off table visits of 113, 60 and then 107 to triumph 4-0.

• Mark Allen 1-2 Stan Moody (36-0)
• RESULT: John Higgins 4-0 Grame Dott
• Robert Milkins 2-1 Wang Yuchen (55-31)
• Elliot Slessor 3-0 Liam Davies (0-0)

Latest scores - with Higgins one from victory

Allen 1-2 Moody
Higgins 3-0 Dott
Milkins 2-1 Yuchen
Slessor 2-0 Davies

Robert Milkins 2-1 Wang Yuchen

Yuchen pulls a frame back.