Tour Championship snooker 2025 LIVE RESULTS: Kyren Wilson DUMPED OUT by Ding, Selby tops Robertson in quarters – updates
THE Tour Championship is UNDERWAY - and a new champion will be crowned in Manchester!
Kyren Wilson's late fightback wasn't enough to overcome a sizeable deficit as Ding Junhui beats the world champion 10-5 to book his semi-final spot.
Elsewhere, John Higgins eased past Xiao Guodong 10-3 and Mark Selby trashed Neil Robertson inside 11 frames.
2024 winner Mark Williams lost in the first round of his title defence to Ding Junhui.
Also, world No 1 Judd Trump was knocked out at the last-eight stage, losing 10-5 at the hands of Barry Hawkins.
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EXCLUSIVE: Ronnie yet to decide on Crucible
In case you missed it, SunSport have been given an exclusive chat with Ronnie O'Sullivan.
The seven-time world champion has appeared at every Crucible event since 1991
But he has yet to decide if he will be at this year's tournament following a tough 2025.
Trail-baizer
Snooker referee Desislava Bozhilova is set to make history at the World Championships.
The Bulgarian, 32, will become the first woman to have taken charge of the final of all three Triple Crown events.
Bozhilova said: "I am really excited; it was an amazing feeling when I was given the news.
"It is what I have worked towards for many years, it has been my dream."
Credit: Alamy
Bleeding disaster
Kyren Wilson's bid for glory was derailed by a nosebleed on Thursday night.
The reigning world champion saw his match with Ding Junhui suspended for 30 minutes as he was treated by medics.
Wilson told ITV: "It was a nightmare.
"I think it was just exhaustion. I went deep in the Players Championship and then had three back-to-back exhibitions after that.
"In hindsight it is probably a good thing. It'll give me two weeks to knuckle down and get a bit of rest and get ready for the World Championships."
Credit: Alamy Quarter final results
There were some emphatic wins in the last eight, with our four semi-finalists now confirmed.
World No1 Judd Trump is out, while Neil Robertson barely got on the table against a rampant Mark Selby.
- Barry Hawkins 10-5 Judd Trump
- John Higgins 10-3 Xiao Guodong
- Neil Robertson 1-10 Mark Selby
- Ding Junhui 10-5 Kyren Wilson
Friday schedule
Can Higgins stop The Hawk?
Just the one match today from Manchester - and it could be an absolute belter.
Barry Hawkins in the form of his life, while John Higgins was at his ruthless best as he dismantled Guodong Xiao in the quarters.
Play from Manchester gets underway at 1pm.
Credit: PA Today's belting semi final
- Barry Hawkins vs John Higgins (split between 1pm and 7pm)
Hawkins comes into it fresh after having yesterday off, while Higgins finished off his quarter-final win over Xiao Guodong yesterday.
The Hawk, 45, smashed Shaun Murphy 10-1 across Monday and Tuesday, before hammering the world No.1 Judd Trump 10-5.
As one of the four highest‑ranked seeded players Higgins, 49, came straight into the quarter-final against Xiao.
Higgins: 'Ronnie has earned the right to withdraw'
Ronnie O'Sullivan has earned the right to withdraw from snooker's World Championship at the 11th hour, according to long-time rival John Higgins.
Higgins hopes that the Rocket is given space to make his own decision about competing in Sheffield, having not played competitively since early January at the Championship League.
Speaking after setting up a semi-final clash with Barry Hawkins at the Tour Championship, Higgins told : "Obviously, nobody really knows. It’s been a well-kept secret.
"With how he’s feeling, who knows if he’s going to turn up or not, it’s going to be his decision.
"He’s earned that right, hasn’t he? So, we just have to wait and see."
Recap: Nosebleed delay
World champion Kyren Wilson needed medical attention for a nosebleed during his 10-5 defeat to Ding Junhui in the quarter-finals of the Tour Championship.
Trailing 5-1, Wilson was forced to leave the auditorium in Manchester and play was suspended for almost 30 minutes.
EXCLUSIVE: O’Sullivan undecided on Crucible
Ronnie O'Sullivan admits he has felt “scared” to go near a practice or match table during his enforced snooker break.
In an exclusive SunSport interview, the Rocket, 49, remains undecided if he will play at this month’s World Snooker Championship, which starts on April 19.
The decision to appear at the Crucible will hinge on THREE key practice sessions the days before the action starts in Sheffield on Easter Saturday.
Quarter-finals
Look at those batterings...
- Barry Hawkins 10-5 Judd Trump
- John Higgins 10-3 Xiao Guodong
- Neil Robertson 1-10 Mark Selby
- Ding Junhui 10-5 Kyren Wilson
Today's results
Plenty of blow outs have occurred here in Manchester. And the quarter-finals over the last two days have been no different.
Ding Junhui wasn't expected to beat Mark Williams, but thrashed him 10-3.
Nor was he expected to beat Kyren Wilson but thrashed him 10-5.
In the last four, he meets Mark Selby, who hammered Neil Robertson 10-1, in what should be a great contest.
- Neil Robertson 1-10 Mark Selby (result)
- Kyren Wilson 5-10 Ding Junhui (result)
- John Higgins 10-3 Xiao Guodong (result)
Kyren: 'Loss is probably a good thing'
Wilson said: "I'm disappointed. But I've been exhausted.
"At the same time I've been practising well. Congratulations to Ding.
"But yeah. I feel like if I'd gone deep in this I might have burnt myself out."
Ding wins!
After a mini fightback effort from Wilson, Ding pockets the brown and sets up a semi-final clash against Mark Selby.
- Kyren Wilson 5-10 Ding Junhui (result)
- Neil Robertson 1-10 Mark Selby (result)
Kyren Wilson 5-9 Ding Junhui (21-0)
Chance for the world champ, who gets away via lovely red, power-stroked to left corner.
But he's playing with the knowledge that any miss might be his last shot of the night.
Kyren Wilson 5-9 Ding Junhui
It's not over yet!
Wilson earns his 60th ton of the season with a 104 checkout.
Kyren Wilson 4-9 Ding Junhui
A lovely red to left corner secures the frame, and Ding is one away.
Kyren Wilson 4-8 Ding Junhui (0-40)
A flurry of early mistakes for both is finally curtailed for Ding to push into a lead.
Kyren Wilson 4-8 Ding Junhui
Ding misses unexpectedly but Kyren can't pot a mid-ranger ... then a really poor shot leaves the world champ a chance to dish.
Even if Wilson can't come all the way back, he won't want to go to Sheffield on the back of a battering. This is a huge visit
Selby into semis
Wow! What a performance from Selby.
He wraps up the win with three straight frames after seven straight frames before the break.
He faces the winner of Wilson vs Ding on Saturday.
Fight back on?
Kyren secures the frame. The next one is a biggun.
- Neil Robertson 1-9 Mark Selby (concluding session)
- Kyren Wilson 3-8 Ding Junhui (concluding session)
Wilson's on the board
Kyren Wilson smacks down a black, breaks the pack, a red stops on the middle.
There were plenty more points out there for him and he clears with 84 to get a frame back!
Meanwhile, Robertson - who battered Stuart Bingham last month - is about to bow out.
- Neil Robertson 1-9 Mark Selby (concluding session)
- Kyren Wilson 2-8 Ding Junhui (concluding session)
Latest update
Ding accumulates. Wilson just isn't playing well enough to catch him, even if he capsizes – which is seeming increasingly unlikely.
Ding secures the frame. Wilson needs nine from 10.
- Neil Robertson 1-8 Mark Selby (concluding session)
- Kyren Wilson 1-8 Ding Junhui (concluding session)
Latest update
Selby two away from the semi-finals.
- Neil Robertson 1-8 Mark Selby (concluding session)
- Kyren Wilson 1-7 Ding Junhui (concluding session)
Play resumes
The evening session is about to resume. It's been a succession of blow-outs this week.
And we could easily have two more tonight, Ding Junhui and Mark Selby leading Kyren Wilson and Neil Robertson respectively 7-1 in a race to 10.
John Higgins continued his recent resurgence in form as he eased past Xiao Guodong 10-3 to reach the semi-finals against Barry Hawkins.