2025 UK Open Pool Championship

2025 UK Open Pool Championship
Tournament information
Dates6–11 May 2025
VenueTelford International Centre
CityTelford
CountryUnited Kingdom
OrganisationMatchroom Pool
FormatDouble elimination and single-elimination
Total prize fund$200,000
Winner's share$40,000
Final
Champion Aloysius Yapp (SGP)
Runner-up Jonás Souto (ESP)
Score13–1
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The 2025 UK Open Pool Championship was a nine-ball pool tournament that took place from 6 to 11 May 2025 at the Telford International Centre in Telford, England. It was the fourth edition of the UK Open Pool Championship, first held in 2022. The winner received $40,000 from a total prize fund of $200,000.

Robbie Capito was the defending champion, having defeated Mieszko Fortunski 13–10 in the 2024 final. Capito lost to Aloysius Yapp in the last-64 round. Yapp went on to win the tournament, by defeating Jonás Souto 13–1 in the final to claim his first UK Open title.[1]

Overview

First held in 2022, the UK Open Pool Championship is a nine-ball pool tournament.[2] Joshua Filler won the inaugural edition, staged in London, defeating Francisco Sánchez Ruiz 13–7 in the final.[3] The 2025 edition of the tournament—its fourth staging—took place from 6 to 11 May 2026 at the Telford International Centre in Telford, England.[4] Robbie Capito was the defending champion, having defeated Mieszko Fortunski 13–10 in the 2024 final.[5]

Format

A total of 256 players took part in the event, which used a double-elimination format until the last-128 round; it became a single-elimination tournament from the last-64 round onwards. During the double-elimination stage, the matches were played as a race to 8 and 9 racks. From the last-64 round through to the quarter-finals, the matches were played as a race to 10 racks. The semi-finals were played as a race to 11 and the final was a race to 13 racks.[6]

Prize fund

The winner received $40,000 from a total prize fund of $200,000. The breakdown of prize money is shown below:[4][6]

  • Winner: $40,000
  • Runner-up: $16,000
  • Semi-finals: $10,000
  • Quarter-finals: $7,150
  • 9th–16th: $4,000
  • 17th–32nd: $2,000
  • 33rd–64th: $1,000
  • Total: $200,000

Main draw

The results of the main draw, from the last-64 round through to the semi-finals, are shown below.[6]

Last 64
Race to 10 racks
Last 32
Race to 10 racks
Last 16
Race to 10 racks
Quarter-finals
Race to 10 racks
Semi-finals
Race to 11 racks
 Fitim Haradinaj (KOS) 10
 Hsieh Chia-Chen (TWN) 9
 Fitim Haradinaj (KOS) 6
 Georgi Georgiev (BUL) 10
 Georgi Georgiev (BUL) 10
 Sam Henderson (USA) 1
 Georgi Georgiev (BUL) 3
 Fraser Patrick (GBR) 10
 Konrad Juszczyszyn (POL) 9
 Liu Ri-Teng (TWN) 10
 Liu Ri-Teng (TWN) 4
 Fraser Patrick (GBR) 10
 Jani Uski (FIN) 9
 Fraser Patrick (GBR) 10
 Fraser Patrick (GBR) 7
 Mickey Krause (DEN) 10
 Pijus Labutis (LIT) 10
 Flavian Glont (ROM) 5
 Pijus Labutis (LIT) 10
 Max Lechner (AUT) 7
 Max Lechner (AUT) 10
 Wang Hung-hsiang (TWN) 9
 Pijus Labutis (LIT) 8
 Mickey Krause (DEN) 10
 Marc Bijsterbosch (NED) 10
 Skyler Woodward (USA) 7
 Marc Bijsterbosch (NED) 4
 Mickey Krause (DEN) 10
 Mickey Krause (DEN) 10
 David Alcaide (ESP) 8
 Mickey Krause (DEN) 5
 Jonás Souto (ESP) 11
 Jayson Shaw (GBR) 10
 Chang Jung-lin (TWN) 6
 Jayson Shaw (GBR) 10
 Lu Hui-Chan (TWN) 7
 Lu Hui-Chan (TWN) 10
 Kristian Mrva (SVK) 5
 Jayson Shaw (GBR) 10
 Nguyen Anh Tuan (VNM) 5
 Daniel Guttenberger (AUT) 3
 Nguyen Anh Tuan (VNM) 10
 Nguyen Anh Tuan (VNM) 10
 Lin Ta-Li (TWN) 8
 Lin Ta-Li (TWN) 10
 Ramazan Akdag (TUR) 8
 Jayson Shaw (GBR) 3
 Jonás Souto (ESP) 10
 Jonás Souto (ESP) 10
 Arseni Sevastyanov (FIN) 5
 Jonás Souto (ESP) 10
 Mario He (AUT) 3
 Mario He (AUT) 10
 Alex Kazakis (GRE) 6
 Jonás Souto (ESP) 10
 Mateusz Śniegocki (POL) 2
 Daniel Macioł (POL) 10
 Mustafa Alnar (TUR) 6
 Daniel Macioł (POL) 5
 Mateusz Śniegocki (POL) 10
 Bader Al-Awadhi (KUW) 8
 Mateusz Śniegocki (POL) 10
Last 64
Race to 10 racks
Last 32
Race to 10 racks
Last 16
Race to 10 racks
Quarter-finals
Race to 10 racks
Semi-finals
Race to 11 racks
 Aloysius Yapp (SGP) 10
 Robbie Capito (HKG) 7
 Aloysius Yapp (SGP) 10
 Nicholas Tan (SGP) 5
 Michael Schneider (SUI) 7
 Nicholas Tan (SGP) 10
 Aloysius Yapp (SGP) 10
 Carlo Biado (PHL) 2
 Mohammed Baabad (KSA) 8
 Szymon Kural (POL) 10
 Szymon Kural (POL) 6
 Carlo Biado (PHL) 10
 Carlo Biado (PHL) 10
 Mieszko Fortunski (POL) 9
 Aloysius Yapp (SGP) 10
 Phuong Nam Pham (VNM) 3
 AJ Manas (PHL) 10
 Yannick Pongers (NED) 9
 AJ Manas (PHL) 4
 Dương Quốc Hoàng (VNM) 10
 Dean Shields (GBR) 8
 Dương Quốc Hoàng (VNM) 10
 Dương Quốc Hoàng (VNM) 8
 Phuong Nam Pham (VNM) 10
 Thorsten Hohmann (GER) 10
 Joao Grilo (POR) 7
 Thorsten Hohmann (GER) 2
 Phuong Nam Pham (VNM) 10
 Salvador García (ESP) 6
 Phuong Nam Pham (VNM) 10
 Aloysius Yapp (SGP) 11
 Wiktor Zieliński (POL) 8
 Hunter Lombardo (USA) 3
 Kledio Kaci (ALB) 10
 Kledio Kaci (ALB) 8
 Aleksa Pecelj (SER) 10
 Aleksa Pecelj (SER) 10
 Tang Ching-Ting (TWN) 5
 Aleksa Pecelj (SER) 8
 Wiktor Zieliński (POL) 10
 Radosław Babica (POL) 2
 Wiktor Zieliński (POL) 10
 Wiktor Zieliński (POL) 10
 Imran Majid (GBR) 1
 Lo Ho Sum (HKG) 8
 Imran Majid (GBR) 10
 Wiktor Zieliński (POL) 8
 Tyler Styer (USA) 10
 Wojciech Szewczyk (POL) 10
 Jan van Lierop (NED) 4
 Wojciech Szewczyk (POL) 5
 Naoyuki Ōi (JAP) 10
 Juan Carlos Expósito (ESP) 3
 Naoyuki Ōi (JAP) 10
 Naoyuki Ōi (JAP) 3
 Tyler Styer (USA) 10
 Antonis Brabin (CYP) 6
 Tyler Styer (USA) 10
 Tyler Styer (USA) 10
 Joshua Filler (GER) 8
 Joshua Filler (GER) 10
 Can Salim (GER) 2

References

  1. ↑ "Aloysius Yapp Crowned 2025 UK Open Champion In Ruthless Final Performance". Matchroom Pool. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  2. ↑ "Matchroom Pool Launches UK Open With Biggest Prize Fund and Field in British Pool". Matchroom Pool. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "UK Open Pool Championship: Joshua Filler defeats Francisco Sanchez Ruiz at Copper Box Arena". Sky Sports. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  4. 1 2 "Event Guide | 2025 UK Open Pool Championship". World Nineball Tour. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "Robbie Capito Is the 2024 UK Open Pool Champion". Matchroom Pool. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  6. 1 2 3 "UK Open Pool Championship 2025: Draw, live scores, format, prize fund and how to watch". Absolute Pool. 4 May 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2026.