2025 Masters (snooker)

2025 Johnstone's Paint Masters
Tournament information
Dates12–19 January 2025 (2025-01-12 – 2025-01-19)
VenueAlexandra Palace
CityLondon
CountryEngland
OrganisationWorld Snooker Tour
FormatNon-ranking event
Defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
← 2024

The 2025 Masters (officially the 2025 Johnstone's Paint Masters) is a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that is scheduled to take place from 12 to 19 January 2025 at Alexandra Palace in London, England. The second Triple Crown event of the 2024‍–‍25 season, following the 2024 UK Championship and preceding the 2025 World Championship, the tournament will be the 51st edition of the Masters, which was first held in 1975. The tournament is organised by the World Snooker Tour and sponsored by Johnstone's Paint.

The top 16 players in the snooker world rankings, as they stood after the 2024 UK Championship, were invited to the event. Ronnie O'Sullivan is the defending champion, having defeated Ali Carter 10‍–‍7 in the 2024 final to win his eighth Masters title.

Overview

The arena at Alexandra Palace during the 2023 Masters

The 2025 Masters is a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that is due to take place from from 12 to 19 January 2025 at Alexandra Palace in London, England.[1] The second Triple Crown event of the 2024‍–‍25 season, the tournament will be the 51st edition of the Masters, which was first held in 1975 for 10 invited players at the West Centre Hotel in London.[1][2] John Spencer won the inaugural event, defeating Ray Reardon on a re-spotted black in the deciding frame of the final.[2] The Masters is the second-longest-running professional snooker tournament, after the World Snooker Championship,[3] and has been staged at Alexandra Palace since 2012.[a][5]

The 16 highest ranked players in the snooker world rankings after the 2024 UK Championship were invited to participate in the single-elimination tournament.[6] The defending champion is Ronnie O'Sullivan, who won his eighth Masters title at the previous year's event by defeating Ali Carter 10‍–‍7 in the final.[7] As defending champion, O'Sullivan will be the first seed, while Kyren Wilson will be seeded second as the reigning World Champion.[1][6]

Tournament draw

Numbers in parentheses after the players' names denote the players' seedings, and players in bold denote match winners. All matches will be played as the best of 11 frames except the final, which will be played as the best of 19 frames.

 
First round
Best of 11 frames		Quarter-finals
Best of 11 frames		Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames		Final
Best of 19 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
 Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (1)
 
 
 
 John Higgins (SCO) (15)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Shaun Murphy (ENG) (8)
 
 
 
 Gary Wilson (ENG) (11)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Mark Allen (NIR) (5)
 
 
 
 Si Jiahui (CHN) (14)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Mark Selby (ENG) (4)
 
 
 
 Ali Carter (ENG) (12)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Judd Trump (ENG) (3)
 
 
 
 Barry Hawkins (ENG) (13)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Mark Williams (WAL) (6)
 
 
 
 Ding Junhui (CHN) (9)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Luca Brecel (BEL) (7)
 
 
 
 Chris Wakelin (ENG) (16)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Kyren Wilson (ENG) (2)
 
 
 Zhang Anda (CHN) (10)
 

Final

Final
Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee:
Alexandra Palace, London, England, 19 January 2025

–
Afternoon:
Evening:
Highest break
Century breaks

Notes

  1. ^ The 2021 event moved to the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, England, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Johnstone's Paint Masters". World Snooker Tour. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b Hendon, David (5 January 2021). "History of the Masters". WPBSA. Archived from the original on 29 September 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Masters snooker 2018: Draw, schedule, results, betting odds & BBC TV coverage". Sporting Life. 17 April 2018. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Masters snooker to be staged behind closed doors". World Snooker Tour. 21 December 2020. Archived from the original on 21 September 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Hall of Fame". snooker.org. Archived from the original on 22 September 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Race to the Masters". World Snooker Tour. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  7. ^ Galloway, James (14 January 2024). "Ronnie O'Sullivan beats Ali Carter in Masters final to claim eighth title after evening fightback". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.