Players Championship snooker 2025 LIVE RESULTS: Higgins vs Xiao & Robertson vs Wilson TONIGHT after Trump win – updates
THE Players Championship is racing towards the business end of the tournament ahead of the final on Sunday!
World No1 Judd Trump secured his spot in the semi-finals after he thrashed Shaun Murphy in an epic 6-0 whitewash. Trump will meet one of Xiao Guodong or John Higgins - who play at 1pm on Friday - in the last four on Saturday.
Elsewhere, Australian Neil Robertson beat Mark Selby 6-3 in Thursday's opener to progress to the semi-finals, where he will face Kyren Wilson on Friday night.
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Coming up
Here's what we've got to look forward to in the afternoon session, which starts at 1pm.
- Xiao Guodong v Wu Yize
- John Higgins v Chris Wakelin
Yesterday's results
- Neil Robertson 6-4 Stuart Bingham
- Mark Selby 6-3 Si Jiahui
- Judd Trump 6-2 Lei Peifan
- Barry Hawkins 4-6 Shaun Murphy
'My eyes have gone' - Williams
Snooker star Mark Williams has made a worrying health admission by declaring “my eyes have gone.”
The three-time world champion revealed he is struggling to see the table after his 6-2 Players Championship win over Ding Junhui.
Williams became emotional as he opened up over his failing eyesight.
The star admits the issue is affecting his game as he is no longer able to properly identify different-coloured balls.
And Williams is now considering undergoing surgery to fix the problem.
He said: “My eyes have gone. In the last six months they have deteriorated rapidly.
“Every single shot is blurry to me now, whether it is a straight black off the spot or an easy blue. I’m guessing.
“I’ll have to look into it after the World Championship and see if I can get something done. How I won that game I don’t know. The lights magnify it a lot more. I can’t see anything.”
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Trump warned he's 'peaked too early'
Judd Trump has been warned his season may have peaked too early ahead of the World Championship next month.
The world No.1 has built his campaign around competing for a second Crucible crown - but hasn't reached a final so far in 2025.
Esteemed commentator Dave Hendon now wonders if the Ace in the Pack played his hand too early in the campaign, with Crucible action set to start a month away on April 19.
Speaking on the Snooker Scene podcast, Hendon said: "Trump, this season, has won the two biggest ranking events so far in terms of prize money. The Saudi Arabia Masters and the UK Championship.
"On paper you’ve got to say that his first round clash looks likely to be a comfortable win for Trump. But you never know.
"One thing I will say is that his season is definitely front loaded in terms of achievements. All those finals were before Christmas.
"We’re judging Trump because he’s world No.1 by very high standards. His standards have dipped a little from the early season.
"Now that may not be a bad thing because he may be saving something for the World Championship.
"But the danger is that he’s had his purple patch already."
Bingham hailed for classy act
Stuart Bingham was hailed for a sporting act during his Players Championship clash with Neil Robertson.
The two former world champions faced off in Telford just nine days on from their meeting in the World Grand Prix final.
With Bingham leading 3-2, there was a potentially contentious moment.
Robertson, 43, committed a foul shot, failing to hit the red having found himself snookered.
The referee deemed Bingham to subsequently be snookered himself, awarding him a free ball.
With two extra reds having already been placed on the table, Bingham sportingly told the referee that he didn't feel he was actually snookered and that he believed the angle was on.
This led to the ITV commentator gushing: "Bingham, every credit there in reversing his decision. That really was a sporting effort from the 2015 world champion."
As the referee removed the extra reds, he accidentally nudged the original red from its position, inadvertently creating an easier angle for Bingham.
This led to 2010 world champ Robertson laughing in his chair.
Prize money breakdown
Here is a FULL breakdown of the half-a-million-pound kitty.
- Winner: £150,000
- Runner-up: £70,000
- Semi-finals: £35,000
- Quarter-finals: £20,000
- Last 16: £15,000
- High break: £10,000
- Total: £500,000
What is the format?
Matches are best of 11 from round one until the semi-finals.
The final will be played over two sessions, with the winner needing to get to 10 frames to take the title.
Everything you need to know
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What's on today?
From 1pm:
- Xiao Guodong v Wu Yize
- John Higgins v Chris Wakelin
What's up for grabs
A whopping total of £500,000 is up for grabs this week in Telford.
Here is a FULL breakdown of the half-a-million-pound kitty.
- Winner: £150,000
- Runner-up: £70,000
- Semi-finals: £35,000
- Quarter-finals: £20,000
- Last 16: £15,000
- High break: £10,000
- Total: £500,000
How to watch
- The Players Championship will be broadcast LIVE on ITV4.
- You can live stream all the action for FREE via the ITVX app/website.
- Alternatively, you can keep up to date with all the latest from the event by following SunSport's live blog.
Wednesday's session
From 1pm
- Xiao Guodong v Wu Yize
- John Higgins v Chris Wakelin
Stats in-depth
The pot-rate from Trump was sensational against Lei.
Lei got Trump'd
The scoreline, as well as those two century breaks tell the story of this one-sided match.
Match stats
Here's how Hawkins vs Murphy shaped up
Murphy 6 Hawkins 4
And it's finished in the other match now.
Despite a spirited fightback from Hawkins, he couldn't quite see off Murphy.
In the end, he ran out of steam.
Murphy will face Trump in the next round.
Trump 6 Lei 2
The world No.1 advances and becomes the fifth world champion from five to do so here in Telford in a clinical display on the show table.
Across the arena, Shaun Murphy is one frame away from joining Trump in the quarters. Leads 5-4 vs Barry Hawkins.
He's level
Hawkins has levelled it up against Murphy.
It's four frames each now.
Which way is that going?
On the main table, a bit of cat and mouse between Trump and Lei in frame eight.
Just staggering
Trump has raised his game in the wake of a comeback from Lei.
He takes the seventh frame with an astonishing break of 105 - he is a ton nearer the £100,000 prize now.
It's a 5-2 lead, and the way he's playing it's inevitable he'll wrap this up.
Meanwhile, Murphy and Hawkins remains in the balance. It's Murphy 4-3 Hawkins.
Well, well, well
We've got ourselves TWO games now.
Trump concedes frame five to Lei after needing three snookers.
It's 3-2 to the Juddernaught.
Almost like it's a carbon copy of that game, Murphy's lead is cut to one frame too!
It's 3-2 to Hawkins in that one.
Interval time
Well, that's brilliant from Lei.
A 102 break pulls a frame break, before the interview. It's 3-1 to Trump as we pause.
Meanwhile, Hawkins has also pulled a frame back.
It's 3-1 to Murphy in that one now.
Unreal from Trump
Trump is absolutely running away with this.
It's 3-0 now. This time it's an impressive ton - his 87th of the season.
Meanwhile, Murphy is racing away in his match too.
He's three frames to the good against Hawkins now.
Easy night's work for Trump and Murphy.
Trump races ahead
Well, you wouldn't want to play Judd Trump when he's in this form.
He doesn't find a ton break, but a break of 80 puts him two frames up after just 24 minutes of play.
On the other table, Murphy takes the opening frame against Hawkins.
Latest scores
Trump takes the first frame, following a 50 break.
Trump 1 Lei 0.
Meanwhile, on the other table it's still 0-0 between Hawkins and Murphy.
We go again
Two matches commence now.
It's Judd Trump v Lei Peifan, in what promises to be another cracker.
While on the other table, Shaun Murphy takes on Barry Hawkins.
Stick with us for live updates.