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Shaun Murphy plays a shot on a snooker table.

Congratulations to recent British Open champion Shaun Murphy who has been named as the WPBSA Players’ Player of the Month for September 2025.

The top three in the voting went:
🥇 Shaun Murphy (44% share)
🥈 Mark Allen (28%)
🥉 Stan Moody (22%)

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Ronnie O'Sullivan plays a shot on a snooker table.

The 5️⃣ times in pro snooker history that multiple 147s have been made on the same day:

15 Dec 2011 (Matthew Stevens, Ding Junhui)
8 Dec 2016 (Ali Carter, Ross Muir)
24 Aug 2018 (Michael Georgiou, Jamie Jones)
15 Aug 2025 (Ronnie O'Sullivan x2)
7 Oct 2025 (Judd Trump, Aaron Hill)

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Extraordinary opening in Xi'an as star names win and two 147 maximum breaks are made It’s fair to say that the main venue, televised stages of the 2025 Xi’an Grand Prix got off to a very memorable start as several top ranked cueists advanced, and two maximum 147 breaks were made in th...

A 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰 opening day in China for the 2025 Xi'an Grand Prix!

Two 147s were made and several big names advanced.

📰 Our round-up of the action is here:

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Ronnie O'Sullivan plays a shot on a snooker table.

Ronnie O'Sullivan gets his Xi'an Grand Prix campaign underway with a 5-0 win against Iulian Boiko.

O'Sullivan made two century breaks.

He'll play again on Wednesday, in the last 64.

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The record for the most 147s in a calendar year was 14 (in 2024).

2025 has smashed that record with 21 already!

🗣 World number one Judd Trump is surprised by the exceptional flurry in recent months, but believes this is snooker's "new normal" 👇

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Neil Robertson plays a shot on a snooker table.

⏭️ Neil Robertson, Judd Trump and Zhao Xintong all advance to the round of 64 at the Xi'an Grand Prix.

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Judd Trump plays a shot on a snooker table.

147 FOR JUDD TRUMP!!

WOW. The 12th maximum break of the season. What on earth is going on?!

Trump strikes perfection during his Xi'an Grand Prix opening round match against Ng On Yee.

The ninth of Judd's professional career and the 229th in top flight snooker history.

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Kyren Wilson plays a shot on a snooker table.

👑 Kyren Wilson got his Xi'an Grand Prix title defence off to a very solid start as he made breaks of 52, 60, 103 and 76 in a 5-1 win over Haris Tahir.

Wilson receives a bye through to the last 32 due to Marco Fu's elbow injury.

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✅️ Jimmy White defeats Tony Drago 6-1 in the evening session of launch day for the Pluto Snooker 900 channel.

Drago returns on Tuesday where he will be joined by John Parrott, Joe Johnson and Tony Knowles for the 'Legends League'.

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New snooker channel to boost amateur scene with live coverage and big prize money The amateur snooker scene is set to be reinvigorated with the launch of the ‘world’s first’ dedicated snooker channel that will show live coverage of a fast-paced tournament carrying £600,000 in prize...

🖥 Fans in the UK and several other countries can watch for free by downloading the Pluto TV app on to your smart TV or mobile device.

Further details on the new 900 Series here:

✅️ Ken Doherty defeats fellow legend Jimmy White 6-1 in the maiden match on the newly-launched Pluto TV Snooker 900 channel.

White returns this evening to face Tony Drago from 19:00BST in another seven-frame contest.

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A smiling Zhao Xintong with his snooker cue walking through an audience.

💯 The top century break-makers this season, so far:

▪️ Zhao Xintong: 22

▪️ Mark Selby, Judd Trump: 19

▪️ Neil Robertson, Xiao Guodong: 18

📷: Oli Scarff/Getty Images

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Gold ball snooker event to return with $1 million jackpot prize for 167 super-maximum The third edition of the invitational Riyadh Season Snooker Championship will take place in Saudi Arabia between November 19-21.

🗓️ The latest edition of the Riyadh Season Snooker Championship will take place in Saudi Arabia between November 19-21.

Reigning champion Mark Allen, and Ronnie O'Sullivan are in the field for the event.

💰 Again, there is a $1 million bonus prize for a 167 'super-maximum' 👇

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🗣️ During the latest episode of the Snooker Club Podcast, Stephen Hendry was asked to grade Judd Trump's season, so far.

The seven-time world champion marked him an 'E', saying "this season he’s fallen from grace a little bit".

📷: George Wood/Getty Images

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Kyren Wilson and Neil Robertson make 147s on the same day at Chinese exhibition event The next stop on the World Snooker Tour is upon us with the televised stages of the 2025 Xi'an Grand Prix starting on Tuesday, but several of the sport's biggest stars have already been on the baize i...

On Saturday, at the latest CBSA Superstar Invitational Tournament exhibition, Kyren Wilson and Neil Robertson both made 147s.

Wilson completed perfection against Mark Williams in the afternoon, Robertson did likewise against Mark Selby in the evening 👇

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Multiple-time ranking event winner Robert Milkins facing pro tour relegation battle Former Welsh Open champion and top 16 star Robert Milkins faces a big battle to avoid relegation from the World Snooker Tour at the end of this 2025/26 season.

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Robert Milkins plays a shot on a snooker table.

Two-time ranking event champion Robert Milkins is in serious danger of being relegated from the World Snooker Tour at the end of this season.

Ranked 12th in the world in 2023, on the provisional end-of-season list he is 74th.

Milkins has been an ever-present on the professional circuit since 1995.

The draw, results and other event information for the 2025 Xi'an Grand Prix It's back to the Far East for the professional snooker circuit as many of the world's top players cue up for the 2025 Xi'an Grand Prix.

🔜 Next up on the World Snooker Tour is the 2025 Xi'an Grand Prix (Tuesday 7th to Monday 13th October).

🏆 The reigning and defending champion is Kyren Wilson.

📺 For fans in the UK, the event is on TNT Sports and discovery+

Neil Robertson plays a shot on a snooker table.

🏆 Championship League: Maguire
🏆 Shanghai Masters: K. Wilson
🏆 Saudi Masters: N. Robertson
🏆 Wuhan Open: Xiao
🏆 English Open: Allen
🏆 British Open: Murphy

Six completed events this season, so far, and six different winners. We've also had 12 different finalists!

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Gary Wilson chalks his snooker cue. There is an audience in the background watching on.

📋 10 players in professional snooker history have made six or more maximum 147 breaks:

17 - O'Sullivan
13 - J. Higgins
11 - Hendry
10 - Murphy
9 - Bingham
8 - Trump
7 - Ding
6 - Selby, Un-Nooh, G. Wilson

Wilson made his sixth today at the International Championship Qualifiers.

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Who qualified for the 2025 International Championship? Ponds Forge round-up Following three days of qualifying action at Ponds Forge in Sheffield, the line-up for the main venue, televised stages of the 2025 International Championship is now known.

📰 REPORT: A round-up of all the biggest stories from the 2025 International Championship qualifers:

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Gary Wilson plays a shot on a snooker table.

1️⃣4️⃣7️⃣ for Gary Wilson at the International Championship Qualifiers!

The sixth 147 of Wilson's professional career

The 11th 147 of the season

The 228th 147 in professional snooker history

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Ronnie O'Sullivan excited about new snooker format that could encourage youngsters Ronnie O’Sullivan believes that the launch of the new Snooker 900 series on Pluto TV could introduce new fans to the sport and encourage youngsters to participate because of the fast and attractive fo...

🗣 Ronnie O’Sullivan believes that the launch of the new Snooker 900 could introduce new fans to the sport and encourage youngsters because of the fast and attractive format.

He also drew parallels to the Cockney Classic he played in as a 14-year-old 👇

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Ken Doherty names young English snooker star he is 'sure' will become world champion Former world snooker champion Ken Doherty says he is “sure” that rising star Stan Moody will one day also win the biggest prize in the sport.

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🗣️ Crucible conqueror in 1997, Ken Doherty has posted on social media saying he is "sure" that Stan Moody will one day become world champion.

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Michal Szubarczyk chalks his snooker cue.

Another win on the World Snooker Tour for 14-year-old Michal Szubarczyk.

The Polish star has qualified for the International Championship in China after defeating Ishpreet Singh Chadha, 6-4.

📷: World Snooker Tour

Shaun Murphy plays a shot on a snooker table.

Newly-minted British Open champion Shaun Murphy has defeated Yao Pengcheng 6-1 to qualify for the main venue stages of the International Championship.

Murphy made breaks of 120, 64, 60, 69 and 97.

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"That one hit me hard" Ronnie O'Sullivan reveals painful snooker moment he'd change Ronnie O’Sullivan has enjoyed unmatched success throughout a professional snooker career spanning more than three decades, but for a player who has been around for so long, he has naturally collected ...

🗣 "That one hit me hard. I didn't recover well from that one.”

🕛 The one match Ronnie O'Sullivan would like to turn back the snooker clock on the most?

The 2006 Masters final 👇

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Mitchell Mann plays a shot on a snooker table.

A quarter-finalist at last week's British Open, world number 84 Mitchell Mann continues his fine form with a 6-4 win against Mark Allen to qualify for the main venue stages of the International Championship.

📷: Gareth Copley/Getty Images

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The Masters isn't until January, so O'Sullivan probably meant this season, instead of this year.

O'Sullivan withdrew from last season's Masters. He was due to play as the defending champion, but he deliberately broke his cue at the Championship League a few days before.