The Riyadh Season Snooker Championship 2025 is scheduled for 19 – 21 November 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This will be the third invitational edition organised by the World Snooker Tour, as part of the bigger Riyadh Season entertainment festival.
Players and Format
12 players will compete in the tournament: the defending champion, the current World Champion, the top 8 highest‑ranked players after the 2025 Xi’an Grand Prix and 2 local wildcards.
The matches will be played as the best out of seven frames in the earlier rounds, while the final will be the best out of nine frames.
There’s also a special 20‑point gold ball in play that can be potted after someone makes a 147 maximum break.
Past and Stakes
Ronnie O’Sullivan was the winner of the 1st edition, defeating Luca Brecel 5–2, while Mark Allen won the 2nd edition and is the defending champion, having beaten Brecel 5–1.
Even though the Riyadh Season Snooker Championship is a non-ranking snooker event, it still gets a lot of attention thanks to the top-level action from some of the best snooker players, the unique 20-point gold ball and the huge $1,000,000 prize awarded to the first player to pot it.
This intense snooker action will be broadcast by TNT Sports in the UK, DAZN and other local broadcasters.