John Higgins, Mark Williams, Zhao Xintong, Kyren Wilson, Neil Robertson, Mark Selby and defending champion Lei Peifan are among the snooker stars in the field for the BetVictor Scottish Open in Edinburgh in December.
The draw and schedule is OUT NOW for the world ranking event and fans are strongly urged to book tickets fast to make sure of their seats to see the greatest stars on the planet competing for the Stephen Hendry Trophy. Tickets start at just £16.50, incredible value for the chance to see world class live sport.
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The 64-player tournament runs from December 15th to 21st at the Meadowbank Sports Centre in the Scottish capital and it will be screened across the planet by broadcasters including TNT Sports, Eurosport, DMAX and WST Play.
China’s Lei, ranked 84th in the world at the time, registered a massive shock last year when he beat Wu Yize in the final to land his first pro title. He starts the defence of his crown against Amir Sarkhosh on the opening morning at 10am on Monday December 15th.
Other key matches over the opening days include:
Scotland’s four-time Crucible king John Higgins v Antoni Kowalski. 1pm on Monday December 15th
British Open champion Shaun Murphy v Liu Hongyu. Not before 2pm on Monday December 15th
World number three and Saudi Masters champion Neil Robertson v He Guoqiang. 7pm on Monday December 15th
Reigning World Champion Zhao Xintong v Robert Milkins. Not before 8pm on Monday December 15th
Former UK Champion Stephen Maguire v Chang Bingyu. Not before 8pm on Monday December 15th
Scotland’s Anthony McGill v Tom Ford. 1pm on Tuesday December 16th
Xi’an Grand Prix champion Mark Williams v Ben Mertens. 1pm on Tuesday December 16th
Four-time World Champion Mark Selby v Robbie McGuigan. Not before 2pm on Tuesday December 16th
World number two Kyren Wilson v Gao Yang. 7pm on Tuesday December 16th
BetVictor English Open champion Mark Allen v Ishpreet Singh Chadha. Not before 8pm on Tuesday December 16th
Higgins said: “I always enjoy playing in my home tournament, with my family and friends watching.
“Obviously it would mean a great deal to win the title, it would be really special and all of the Scottish players would say the same. The standard is so good now, without a doubt it’s the best time there has ever been to be a fan.”
It’s the third event in the 2025/26 BetVictor Home Nations Series and the arena will be packed for many sessions across the seven days in the heart of one of the world’s most historic cities.
