Snooker England Open lottery: Zhao Xintong may fight Maguire again, Ding Junhui has poor luck in signing

On September 11, 2025, the Snooker England Open will start soon. This competition is a medium-sized ranking competition, one of the four major local events, with a championship prize of 100,000 pounds. The competition is divided into two stages: the qualifying match and the main competition. The qualifying match is divided into 128 to 96 and 96 to 64. The top 32 players in the world directly advance to the main competition. Neil Robertson defeated Wu Yize to win the championship in the last game and was the defending champion of this game.

The top players participated in the competition respectively. Judging from the signing table, the two "75 Three Masters" O'Sullivan and Higgins chose the offseason and did not sign up. Chinese Legion Ding Junhui, Zhao Xintong and others led 31 professional players to participate in the competition, striving to achieve new breakthroughs. This site is the fifth professional event of this season. The Chinese Legion is getting better in the first four games. From the Saudi Masters, all the two were stopped in the quarterfinals of 16 to the Wuhan Open, Xiao Guodong won the championship. I hope that Chinese players can meet in the finals in this game. The following is a specific sign-up table analyzed from eight partitions.

1/8 Division: This division has two world champions, defending champions Neil Robertson and Sean Murphy, and Chinese players include Zhao Hanyang and Fan Zhengyi in this division. Zhao Hanyang needs to start from the first round of the qualifying round. If he advances to the second round, he will face Thai star Sankham. Fan Zhengyi started from the second round of the qualifying round, against the winners of Subarchik and Leclerc. If he advances to the main game, he will face David Gilbert in the first round. Judging from the signing chart in the district, Neil Robertson and Sean Murphy are likely to meet in the quarterfinals of 16, and the two compete for a seat in the quarterfinals of 8.

2/8 Division: The two largest seed players in this division are Selby and Weklin, and three Chinese players Wu Yize, Lei Peifan and He Guoqiang are in the district. He Guoqiang started from the second round of the qualifying round, and Lei Peifan and Wu Yize directly advanced to the main competition. If nothing unexpected happens, Wu Yize and He Guoqiang will meet in the first round of the main competition, and the winner of the two will compete with Wecklin for the top 16 seats. Repefan is likely to play against Ranking Championship champion Ryan Day in the first round. If he wins, he will compete with Selby for the top 16 places. Judging from the state of this season, Selby, Wu Yize and Wecklin have a better chance of breaking through and advancing to the quarterfinals.

3/8 Division: The top 16 players in the world this season include Mark Williams and Barry Hawkins. Both seed players are relatively strong and in stable condition. Chinese players in this competition include Long Zehuang, Wu Anyi, Xu Si and Zhou Yuelong. Among them, Long Zehuang and Wu Anyi are expected to meet in the second round of the qualifying round, and the winner will face Mark Williams. Zhou Yuelong is likely to compete with Xu Si for the top 32 seats, and the winners of both sides will likely compete with Barry Hawkins to compete for the top 16 to advance.

4/8 Division: The top 16 players in this division include Scarhui and Karen Wilson. Although there is world champion Brechel, judging from his recent season game status, he has no desire to win. In addition to Si Jiahui, there are also Pang Junxu, Jiang Jun, Huang Jiahao, Zhang Jiawei and Liu Hongyu. The most promising Chinese players in this region is Si Jiahui. Si Jiahui is likely to play against Wafi in the first round of the main competition. The winner of the two will face Karen Wilson's breakthrough players in the 1/16th division. If Scarhui competes with Karen Wilson for the top 8 seats, Scarhui must do his best to win.

5/8 Division: This division has world-ranked Trump and Gary Wilson, who just won the runner-up of the Wuhan Open, and only Chinese players are Yuan Sijun. Trump has been in a hot state in the past two seasons, winning 8 professional championships, but after entering this season, he is in a sluggish state and is directly in the first round of the Saudi Masters, which is well-known for four major competitions. This is a record he has never had in the first two seasons. Gary Wilson defeated Sean Murphy, Trump, Higgins and other world champions in the Wuhan Open and was in a hot state. If Gary Wilson and Trump meet again in the 1/8 match, it will be a revenge battle for Trump.

6/8 Division: This division has two seed players, Ding Junhui and Mark Allen, as well as two Chinese players, world champions Bingham, Lu Haotian and Lan Yuhao, are also in the division. In the Wuhan Open, Ding Junhui was out of the 1/16 game by young player Moody. Ding Junhui will meet again in the first round of the main competition in this game. I hope Ding Junhui can achieve revenge and win the game. In this competition area, Bingham, Mark Allen and Ding Junhui are most likely to advance to the quarterfinals, but whether Ding Junhui meets Mark Allen or Bingham, this game is not easy to play.

7/8 Division: There are two top 16 players in the world, Xiao Guodong and Zhang Anda. Judging from the overall strength, the strength of this division is relatively weak, which is more beneficial to both Xiao Guodong and Zhang Anda. Chinese players Gong Chenzhi, Bai Yulu, Chang Bingyu, Zhang Wenwei and others are also in the competition area, and Chang Bingyu and Xiao Guodong are in the same 1/16 division, and the two are expected to meet for a top 16 seat. Zhang Anda's condition is still sluggish this season. The just-concluded Xi'an Grand Prix qualifier was directly out of the mood. Before the British Championship, his world ranking is likely to fall out of the top 16.

8/8 Division: World Championship champion Zhao Xintong and Ali Carter are in the division, and Maguire and Lisovsky are also in the 1/32 match. Zhao Xintong is likely to play against Lisovsky, Ali Carter is against Maguire. If both Maguire and Zhao Xintong win, they will play in 1/8. This is the second time we meet after this season's Xi'an Grand Prix. Maguire is in good shape this season and won the Champions League championship, while Zhao Xintong did not continue the good feel of last season's World Championships. If we meet again, the outcome will be difficult to predict.