The BetVictor Scottish Open 2025 snooker tournament has reached the last 16 stage, with several top players advancing and notable home favorites eliminated from the competition in Edinburgh.
Tournament Overview
The 2025 Scottish Open, running from December 15-21, 2025, at the Meadowbank Sports Centre, has seen a mix of dominant performances and surprise exits. The tournament is the third of the season’s Home Nations Series, with top stars like Ronnie O’Sullivan and Judd Trump opting not to enter this year.
Key Results and Stories
- Scottish Hopes Dashed: Home crowd favourites John Higgins and Anthony McGill were both eliminated in the second round via 4-0 whitewashes. Higgins lost to Noppon Saengkham, while McGill fell to Chris Wakelin, ending hopes for a Scottish winner this year.
- Top Seeds Progress: World-class players such as Mark Selby, Mark Allen, and Kyren Wilson have comfortably secured their places in the last 16 with dominant wins. Mark Selby, fresh from his UK Championship win, achieved a 4-0 victory over Hossein Vafaei.
- Defending Champion Out: Defending champion Lei Peifan was defeated 4-3 by Yuan Sijun in a tightly contested second-round match.
- Highest Break: The highest break of the tournament so far is a 146 compiled by Zhao Xintong in his first frame of the second round against Joe O’Connor.
Round 3 (Last 16) Fixtures
The last 16 matches are currently in progress or scheduled for today (Thursday, December 18), contested as best-of-seven frames.
- Yuan Sijun vs. Chris Wakelin
- Stuart Bingham vs. Zhou Yuelong
- Thepchaiya Un-Nooh vs. Jiang Jun
- Wu Yize vs. Matthew Selt
- Kyren Wilson vs. Chang Bingyu
- Mark Selby vs. Noppon Saengkham
- Mark Allen vs. Zhang Anda
- Zak Surety vs. Joe O’Connor
The winners will advance to the best-of-nine frame quarter-finals on Friday, followed by best-of-11 semi-finals on Saturday, and the best-of-17 final on Sunday.
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