Welsh Open snooker 2025 LIVE RESULTS: Mark Selby WINS in 15 frames against Stephen Maguire to take home £100k in Wales

Latest scores – O’Connor sinks world champ

Wilson left an inviting red for O’Connor when he was up against it already

O’Connor potted it – then pouched the black that left Wilson needing snookers and a successful prayer.

The outsider bowed out on a 16 break that left Wilson with no choice but to concede.

Meanwhile, Brecel bagged a ton to win his opening frame.

• RESULT: Joe O’Connor 4-3 Kyren Wilson
• Noppon Saengkham 0-1 Luca Brecel

Latest scores – Joe on brink

O’Connor is showing incredible coolness – rattling off a 58 break that left him 49 points up in the final frame

• Joe O’Connor 3-3 Kyren Wilson (70-21)
• Noppon Saengkham 0-0 Luca Brecel (0-49)

Latest scores – O’Connor eyes decisive break

Wilson ‘s mini-break of 12 followed by a safety shot left him narrowly on front.

But O’Connor pulled off an awkward shot for Wilson to keep safe.

The world champ duly opened up the reds with his resulting pack – and left O’Connor with a long red he deftly kissed in.

O’Connor has got a brilliant opportunity now.

• Joe O’Connor 3-3 Kyren Wilson (28-21)

Latest scores – Kyren takes it all the way

Wilson cleared to take the sixth frame comfortably, 72-5, and set up the final-frame decider this compelling match deserves.

So far his clash with Joe O’Connor has been cagey in the seventh and final frame.

Ryan Day won FOUR frames in a row to see off Ma Hailong.

• RESULT: Ma Hailong 2-4 Ryan Day
• Joe O’Connor 3-3 Kyren Wilson (0-4)

Latest scores – Wilson poised to level

Carter reeled off the final three frames to see off Vafaei 4-2.

Carer bagged three of the four half-centuries before taking the final frame 68-4 – giving him a 74% potting success rate overall.

On the main table, Wilson has jus over-cut another red – at 38-1 up in his must-win sixth frame with O”Connor.

And when O’Connor rolled in a long red over the pocket with the rest, he gave himself a real sniff of a frame-turning break.

But he then missed an easy pot – and left Wilson with a great opportunity.

• RESULT: Ali Carter 4-2 Hossein Vafaei
• Ma Hailong 2-3 Ryan Day (30-83)
• Joe O’Connor 3-2 Kyren Wilson (5-45)

Latest scores – O’Connor one frame from big scalp

O’Connor put away 88 to move one frame from victory over world champ Wilson.

O’Connor’s only frustration will missing out on a century as he looked set to possibly clear the table.

Meanwhile, Carter is well placed to sink Vafaei by winning three frames in a row.

• Ali Carter 3-2 Hossein Vafaei (41-0)
• Ma Hailong 2-2 Ryan Day (13-46)
• Joe O’Connor 3-2 Kyren Wilson (0-0)

Latest scores – Joe poised to go in front

O’Connor is piling on a big break to guarantee moving 3-2 up on Wilson.

• Ali Carter 3-2 Hossein Vafaei (29-0)
• Ma Hailong 2-2 Ryan Day (0-46)
• Joe O’Connor 2-2 Kyren Wilson (81-0)

Latest scores – Day bags re-spotted back

Chris Day pounced a re-spotted back at 59-59 to draw level with Ma Hailong.

And Kyren Wilson has squeezed in a red to get into what could be a decent break in the fifth frame with Joe O’Connor.

So it’s 2-2 in all three matches!

• Ali Carter 2-2 Hossein Vafaei (53-23)
• Ma Hailong 2-2 Ryan Day (0-0)
• Joe O’Connor 2-2 Kyren Wilson (0-8)

Latest scores – Wilson level with superb 114

Wilson’s scintillating 114 clearance drew him level with O’Connor.

The latter opened up the reds when he missed a blue – and never got another look-in.

Meanwhile, Jack Lisowski has wrapped up a highly impressive 4-1 victory over Chris Wakelin.

Lisowski notched a 77 break to romp home in the fifth frame, having scored a 112 in the second frame.

• Ali Carter 2-2 Hossein Vafaei (1-19)
• Ma Hailong 2-1 Ryan Day (26-59)
• RESULT: Chris Wakelin 1-4 Jack Lisowski
• Joe O’Connor 2-2 Kyren Wilson (0-0)

Latest scores – Kyren battling back

Wilson paid the price in the second and third frames for missing simple reds.

But now he’s hoping to cash in on an O’Connor error a miss on the blue – as Wilson takes the lead in the fourth frame.

Meanwhile, Ali Carter potted the colours to as he came from behind to level his absorbing contest with Hossein Vafaei.

• Ali Carter 2-2 Hossein Vafaei (0-0)
• Ma Hailong 2-1 Ryan Day (26-1)
• Chris Wakelin 1-3 Jack Lisowski (0-40)
• Joe O’Connor 2-1 Kyren Wilson (13-38)

Latest scores – Wilson in trouble

• Ali Carter 1-2 Hossein Vafaei (27-33)
• Ma Hailong 2-1 Ryan Day (25-0)
• Chris Wakelin 1-2 Jack Lisowski (1-77)
• Joe O’Connor 2-1 Kyren Wilson (8-0)

Latest scores – Vafaei & Joe lead after big breaks

Hossein Vafaei produced a brilliant clearance to the pink after trailing Ali Carter by 50 to edge 2-1 up.

Meanwhile O’Connor compiled a half-ton that put him in front by the same score against Wilson.

• Ali Carter 1-2 Hossein Vafaei (27-21)
• Ma Hailong 2-0 Ryan Day (24-67)
• Chris Wakelin 1-2 Jack Lisowski (1-16)
• Joe O’Connor 2-1 Kyren Wilson (0-0)

Latest scores – Joe roars back to level

O’Connor notched a cool 72 clearance to pip Wilson and level at 1-1.

The outsider was flawless as he took advantage of world champ Wilson”s shock miss to win the second frame on black.

• Ali Carter 1-1 Hossein Vafaei (51-11)
• Ma Hailong 2-0 Ryan Day (0-6)
• Chris Wakelin 1-1 Jack Lisowski (5-29)
• Joe O’Connor 0-1 Kyren Wilson (1-4)

Latest scores – Kyren’s amazing miss

Kyren Wilson notched a half-ton break that he might have thought would be enough to put him 2-0 up over Joe O’Connor.

But an astonishing miss let in O’Connor for a comeback break that is turning things around.

• Ali Carter 1-1 Hossein Vafaei (42-0)
• Ma Hailong 1-0 Ryan Day (11-19)
• Chris Wakelin 1-1 Jack Lisowski (1-14)
• Joe O’Connor 1-1 Kyren Wilson (0-0)

Latest scores – Wilson nicks opener

Kyren Wilson edged the opening frame against Joe O’Connor.

And so far action on the other tables looks pretty tight.

• Ali Carter 0-1 Hossein Vafaei (60-1)
  Ma Hailong 1-0 Ryan Day (4-19)
• Chris Wakelin 1-0 Jack Lisowski (12-72)
  Joe O’Connor 0-1 Kyren Wilson (0-1)

We’re under way – with Wakelin soaring

Chris Wakelin is off to the quickest start – with a half-century and building against Jack Lisowski.

• Ali Carter 0-0 Hossein Vafaei (9-36)
  Ma Hailong 0-0 Ryan Day (7-12)
• Chris Wakelin 0-0 Jack Lisowski (67-0)
  Joe O’Connor 0-0 Kyren Wilson (20-33)

Tonight’s schedule – with Selby & Wilson in action

Big guns Kyren Wilson and Mark Selby hope to shine tonight.

They both face all-English clashes.

• Ma Hailong (China) vs Ryan Day (Wales), 7pm
• Joe O’Connor (England) vs Kyren Wilson (England), 7pm
• Chris Wakelin (England) vs Jack Lisowski (England), 7pm
• Ali Carter (England) vs Hossein Vafaei (Iran), 7pm
• Noppon Saengkham (Thailand) vs Luca Brecel (Belgium), 9pm
• Mark Selby (England) vs Elliot Slessor (England), 9pm

Latest scores – Yuan nicks thriller

Yuan Sijun finally rolled in the pink to edge victory over World No. 8 Mark Allen.

That was a marathon frame lasting 55 MINUTES – including 21 mins without a pot at one stage.

• RESULT: Yuan Sijun 4-3 Mark Allen (final frame score: 81-59)

Latest scores – Allen gets snooker!

Mark Allen potted the blue and drifted the cue ball tight behind the black.

We couldn’t have a more nervy finale!

However Yuan Sijun got out of the snooker – and the tension continues.

• Yuan Sijun 3-3 Mark Allen (75-59)

Latest scores – Allen needs snooker

Yuan Sijun had to bow out of his attempted winning clearance after potting the brown.

But with just three balls left, mark Allen needs a snooker.

Now we’re into safety.

• Yuan Sijun 3-3 Mark Allen (75-59)

Latest scores – Lucky Yuan double puts him on brink

The crowd gasped as Yuan Sijun doubled in a lucky pink.

It means he’s on the edge of a dramatic victory.

• Yuan Sijun 3-3 Mark Allen (75-54)

Latest scores – Gamble paying off for Yuan

Yuan Sijun took on a tricky red tot he middle pocket – and got his reward.

Now he’s well placed to clear up and win this tense match.

• Yuan Sijun 3-3 Mark Allen (61-54)

Latest scores – Yuan ahead after 21-min pot drought

Yuan Sijun landed a brilliant long red to end 21 minutes without a pot from either player.

And now he has a little lead in his decider with Mark Allen

• RESULT: Jamie Clarke 3-4 Matthew Selt
• Yuan Sijun 3-3 Mark Allen (61-54)

Latest scores – Selt ruins amazing Clarke recovery

Jamie Clarke’s astonishing comeback took his match with Matthew Selt to a final frame.

After trailing 3-0, he grafted one frame back then notched breaks of 71 and 88 to level.

But Selt took the seventh frame 73-1 to triumph.

• RESULT: Jamie Clarke 3-4 Matthew Selt
• Yuan Sijun 3-3 Mark Allen (61-50)

Latest scores – Allen escapes after blunder

Mark Allen produced a terrible safety shot – with the cue ball ending up nowhere near the far end.

But he got a little lucky with where it ended – close to the cushion in the middle – and Yuan couldn’t punish him.

Yuan took on a testing red – and saw it ricochet away from the bottom pocket.

We haven’t had a pot in this match since 6.03pm!

• Jamie Clarke 2-3 Matthew Selt (1-40)
• Yuan Sijun 3-3 Mark Allen (48-50)