THE Welsh Open returns for the 34th consecutive year - making it the third longest-running ranking event on the World Snooker Tour.

The huge tournament in Llandudno is the final contest of this season's Home Nations Series.

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Gary Wilson arrived on the coast of North Wales as top seed after he beat Martin O'Donnell to claim the Ray Reardon trophy last year.

The Englishman enjoyed a stunning tournament in 2024, hitting a 147 during his semi-final clash with John Higgins before taking home the huge £80,000 jackpot.

• Welsh Open LIVE: Follow all the action as it happens in Llandudno

But Wilson will not make it back-to-back Welsh Open wins after he CRASHED OUT in the first round to Ishpreet Chadha.

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Many stars remain in the conversation for the Home Nations bonus, with the race for the extra £150,000 concluding at the Welsh Open.

Neil Robertson is in pole position for the cash prize, which is given to the best performer across the four counting events.

When is the Welsh Open 2025?

• The Welsh Open begins on Monday, February 10.
• The event concludes on Sunday, February 16.
• Llandudno's Venue Cymru will host.

What TV channel is the Welsh Open 2025 on and can you live stream the event?

• The Welsh Open will be broadcast LIVE on Eurosport.
• The event will also be aired on BBC Wales.
• Eurosport customers can live stream all the action via the discovery+ app/website.
• Alternatively, you can keep up to date with all the action by following SunSport's live blog.

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Welsh Open 2025 schedule and results

Monday, February 10 - Last-64

10am

• Si Jiahui 2-4 Jamie Jones
• Mark Selby 4-2 Haydon Pinhey

1pm

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

2pm

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

7pm

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

8pm 

• Zhang Anda 4-2 Ross Muir
• Tom Ford 4-2 Andrew Higginson

Tuesday, February 11 - Last-64

10am

• Shaun Murphy 3-4 Ma Hailong
• Barry Hawkins 1-4 Sanderson Lam

1pm

• Ryan Day 4-2 Ben Mertens
• Wu Yize 4-3 Scott Donaldson
• Lyu Haotian 0-4 Joe O’Connor
• Jamie Clarke WO Ronnie O’Sullivan

2pm

• Kyren Wilson 4-3 Marco Fu
• Matthew Selt 4-0 Ricky Walden
• David Gilbert 4-3 Jordan Brown
• Jak Jones 2-4 Matthew Stevens

7pm

• Chris Wakelin 4-3 Michael Holt
• Hossein Vafaei 4-2 Fan Zhengyi
• Noppon Saengkham 4-1 Dylan Emery
• Luca Brecel 4-2 Stuart Carrington

8pm

• Jack Lisowski 4-0 Joshua Cooper
• Ali Carter 4-0 Rory Thor

Wednesday, February 12 - Last-32

10am

• Ishpreet Chadha 2-4 Jackson Page
• Robert Milkins 0-4 John Higgins

1pm

• Pang Junxu 4-2 Zhang Anda
• Tom Ford 4-3 Neil Robertson
• Stephen Maguire 4-2 Mark Williams
• Wu Yize 2-4 Sanderson Lam

3pm

• Jamie Jones 4-2 Robbie Williams
• Jamie Clarke 3-4 Matthew Selt
• David Gilbert 3-4 Matthew Stevens
• Yuan Sijun 4-3 Mark Allen

7pm

• Ma Hailong 2-4 Ryan Day
• Joe O'Connor 4-3 Kyren Wilson
• Chris Wakelin 1-4 Jack Lisowski
• Ali Carter 4-2 Hossein Vafaei

8pm

• Mark Selby 4-3 Elliot Slessor
• Noppon Saengkham 2-4 Luca Brecel

Thursday, February 13 - Last-16

1pm

• John Higgins 4-0 Yuan Sijun
• Jackson Page 4-0 Tom Ford

2pm

• Matthew Stevens 1-4 Joe O'Connor
• Sanderson Lam 2-4 Stephen Maguire

7pm

• Ryan Day 1-4 Ali Carter
• Mark Selby 4-0 Jamie Jones

8pm

• Matthew Selt 2-4 Jack Lisowski
• Pang Junxu 1-4 Luca Brecel

Friday, February 14 - Quarter-finals

12pm

• Mark Selby 5-4 John Higgins

3pm

• Jackson Page 2-5 Luca Brecel

7pm

• Ali Carter 5-3 Joe O'Connor
• Jack Lisowski 3-5 Stephen Maguire

Saturday, February 15 - Semi-finals

1pm

• Luca Brecel 3-6 Mark Selby

7pm

• Ali Carter 4-6 Stephen Maguire

Sunday, February 16 - Final

1pm & 7pm

• Mark Selby vs Stephen Maguire

What are the Home Nations Series events?

The Home Nations Series includes four tournaments hosted in the four home nations of the United Kingdom.

They are as follows:

• English Open (September 16-22)
• Northern Ireland Open (October 20-27)
• Scottish Open (December 9-15)
• Welsh Open (February 10-16)

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The trophies for each of the Home Nations Series events are named after snooker icons of the respective country:

• English Open - The Steve Davis trophy
• Northern Ireland Open - The Alex Higgins trophy
• Scottish Open - The Steven Hendry trophy
• Welsh Open - The Ray Reardon trophy