Shanghai Masters snooker 2025 LIVE RESULTS: Final ON NOW as Ali Carter faces Kyren Wilson in blockbuster £210k thriller
The unseeded Ali Carter goes head-to-head with 2024 world champion Kyren Wilson for the prestigious title.
Whoever comes out on top will not just go home with the trophy, but win a mammoth cheque worth £210,000.
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a minute ago By Nyle Smith
Latest scores - Carter in the ascendency
Ali Carter hasn't let up since breaking off this morning and is already closing in on the first frame.
Wilson has just to sit back and watch on at this point but he certainly won't be panicking just yet, its way too early for that.
Wilson 0-0 Carter
13 minutes ago By Connor Greaves
Final UNDERWAY
Here we go!
Wilson and Carter are going head-to-head for the Shanghai Masters title right now!
The crowd inside the Luwan Gymnasium are about to be treated to a real spectacle as the two English cueists look to take home the trophy and the mammoth £210,000 jackpot!
SunSport will bring you frame-by-frame updates from the blockbuster final right here!
Wilson 0-0 Carter
Today, 06:00 By Connor Greaves
1 hour warning
The blockbuster final between Kyren Wilson and Ali Carter will get underway in Shanghai in one hour.
The pair will play 10 frames in the opening interval before returning later in the day for the final 11.
Today, 04:00 By Connor Greaves
Wil Power
Kyren Wilson's run to the final in Shanghai marks his 8th final appearance inside the past 15 months.
Winner - 2024 World Championship
Winner - 2024 Xi'an Grand Prix
Winner - 2024 N.I. Open
Runner-up - 2025 Masters
Winner - 2025 German Masters
Runner-up - 2025 CLS Invitational
Winner - 2025 Players Championship
TBC - 2025 Shanghai Masters
Today, 02:00 By Connor Greaves
Xintong falls victim to Ding Curse
Zhao Xintong lost his first snooker match for nine months as he fell victim to the Ding Junhui Curse.
Kyren Wilson moved into Sunday's final of the Shanghai Masters with a superb 10-5 victory over China's reigning world snooker champion.
The Warrior, 33, scored breaks of 66, 75, 70, 95, 70, 101 and 51 across the 15 frames and crucially claimed all SIX frames in the evening session.
For Xintong, it was a first defeat since losing to Shaun Murphy in the Last 32 of the UK Championship in York on November 23, 2024.
After that loss in the North Yorkshire cathedral city, Xintong won an astonishing 26 matches in a row, which included lifting the Crucible crown in historic scenes for his country.
But Xintong's Far East homecoming was ruined by the Kettering cueist as he completely flopped in the evening action.
The Cyclone potted breaks of 113, 59, 95 and then a 121 to lead 5-4 in the afternoon but when nighttime came, he was outclassed by the Englishman.
And forget all about the Crucible Curse, which he has to negotiate next spring in Sheffield – the Curse of Ding Junhui struck again in a competitive environment.
This was the 21st time in a row that someone had beaten Ding, 38, and then LOST their next match.
A run that stretches back to John Higgins being the first victim at the Players Championship in February 2024 in Telford.
2nd Aug 2025, 00:00 By Connor Greaves
Wilson through despite interruption
The semi-final of the Shanghai Masters between Wilson and Zhao was delayed for almost seven minutes after the arena scoreboard broke down.
The first prestigious tournament of the new snooker season descended into farcical scenes when both players were forced to walk off as officials tried to fix the problem with the monitors.
It occurred in frame ten in the evening session in front of a packed house at the Luwan Gymnasium.
Xintong, the reigning world champion, had just missed the black off its spot with the score 23-0 in his favour – he was also 5-4 up in the contest – and this forced the home fans to gasp in surprise.
But as he returned to his chair, Wilson complained to the referee about the fact no scores were coming up on the nearby screens.
2nd Aug 2025, 22:30 By Connor Greaves
Who will become a two-time winner?
Both men have already tasted victory in Shanghai before.
Ali Carter claimed the trophy way back in 2010, beating Jamie Burnett 10-7 in the final.
While Kyren Wilson's triumph came in 2015, when he beat Judd Trump 10-9 in a thriller to win his first ranking title.
2nd Aug 2025, 21:30 By Connor Greaves
Wilson reacts
Speaking after his semi-final win, Kyren Wilson said: 'The crowd were massively on Zhao Xintong's side, which is obviously to be expected out here. He's an absolute local hero.
'I managed to settle quite early in the game and find a bit of rhythm.
'It was about going back to the hotel, resetting and recharging and coming out firing for the evening.
'Snooker is booming in China. You can feel an air of expectation every time Xintong turns up for a match. I knew I had to play well.
'We are both young guys and the most recent world champions. Hopefully it's a game the Chinese fans can enjoy for many years to come.
'I did hear about the curse. It's a mad stat. Maybe Ding Junhui is so good he takes it out of you when you beat him.
'Who knows? It's a crazy star. I am sure Ding enjoys it.
'Ali Carter has battled through some tough deciding matches, which is what he does best. He's a fantastic match player. A very gritty, determined character.
'I will have to dig deep and play some of the best snooker I have played in maybe the last 18 months.'
2nd Aug 2025, 20:30 By Connor Greaves
Carter's route to the final
Ali Carter was unseeded after Mark Allen withdrew from the tournament due to family reasons.
The Captain has beaten the likes of Mark Selby and Mark Williams on the way to the final.
Carter 6-1 Lei - Round 1
Williams 5-6 Carter - Last 16
Xiao 5-6 Carter - Quarter-finals
Selby 8-10 Carter - Semi-finals
2nd Aug 2025, 19:30 By Connor Greaves
Wilson's route to the final
Wilson has had a tricky route to the final, beating the likes of seven-time world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan on his journey in Shanghai.
The Kettering-born star also beat the 2025 Crucible king Zhao Xintong in the last four.
Wilson 6-5 Si - Last 16
Wilson 6-3 O'Sullivan - Quarter-final
Wilson 10-5 Zhao - Semi-final
By Connor Greaves
Final Call
Ali Carter was not supposed to be in the Shanghai Masters – but now he could scoop the entire £210,000 tournament jackpot.
The Captain is ranked 17th in the world and was one spot off qualifying by rights for the event following the end of last season.
Yet more than two weeks ago, world no.10 Mark Allen withdrew for family reasons, a spot opened up and that meant Carter had to quickly pack his bags for China.
And for the THIRD match in a row, the unseeded cueist produced comeback heroics, this time coming from 8-6 down to beat four-time world snooker champion Mark Selby 10-8 in the semi-finals.
Against Xiao Guodong and Mark Williams in the previous two rounds, Carter prevailed 6-5 despite being 5-2 down and being one frame and one big break away from elimination.
2nd Aug 2025, 17:30 By Connor Greaves
H2H
Wilson has enjoyed wins over Carter this year, with the Kettering cueist winning the last two meetings between the two - both victories came in the Championship League.
The two have met numerous times over the years, with Carter winning 9 and Wilson just edging the head-to-head with 10.
2nd Aug 2025, 16:35 By Connor Greaves
Big money on the line
Kyren Wilson and Ali Carter will go to battle tomorrow with the winner set to take home a huge cheque.
A whopping £210,000 will be awarded to the winner, while the runner-up will collect a cool £105,000.
2nd Aug 2025, 15:38 By Craig Mahood
Match stats
The numbers behind the second semi final, with all the stats going Kyren Wilson's way as you might expect from that dominant second period.
Wilson numbers on the left, Zhao on the right
Final score: Wilson 10-5 Zhao
Total points scored: 874 - 663
Average shot time: 22.8s - 19.9s
Pot rate: 69% - 63%
50+ breaks: 7 - 2
Centuries: 1 - 2
Highest break: 101 - 121
2nd Aug 2025, 15:37 By Connor Greaves
Zhao's stunning run comes to an end
Zhao Xintong's 26-match winning run has come to an end after he lost 10-5 to Kyren Wilson in the semi-finals of the Shanghai Masters.
The Cyclone's last defeat came in the UK Championship to Shaun Murphy back in November.
Since then, Zhao became world champion after a stunning run at the Crucible.
2nd Aug 2025, 14:51 By Craig Mahood
Kyren Wilson 9-5 Zhao Xintong
The pursuit of snookers doesn't last long and Wilson is now one frame away from the final.
It has to be said, he was far from his best there.
He didn't need to be anywhere near it though as Zhao Xintong looks to have ran out of steam.
Five frames on the bounce for Wilson and now he just needs to win one of the next five to progress.
2nd Aug 2025, 14:45 By Craig Mahood
Kyren Wilson 8-5 Zhao Xintong (58-1)
This time the visit yields four points for Wilson as these scores get gradually worse.
Three reds - 55 points - remain on the table and his lead is 57 at this point.
Like much of the few frames before it, this one will end with Zhao chasing snookers.
2nd Aug 2025, 14:44 By Craig Mahood
Kyren Wilson 8-5 Zhao Xintong (54-1)
These breaks of five and six points at a time really making my pals and I look half decent.
Granted, we don't quite have so much on the line.
Wilson has toiled big time in the frame but another simple Zhao pot goes amiss and Wilson will get the chance again to come back and win it.
He only needs one more red now to force Zhao into snookers.
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