Shanghai Masters snooker on TV 2025: Channel, schedule and live stream
Your complete guide to how to watch the Shanghai Masters 2025 on TV and live stream, including full broadcast details.
Snooker's best and brightest flock to China this week for the Shanghai Masters 2025.
The second event of the 2025/26 World Snooker Tour season brings together the top 16 players in the world rankings, the next four highest-ranked Chinese players, and four wild cards in a 24-strong field.
Defending champion Judd Trump, who claimed a comfortable victory over Shaun Murphy in the 2024 finally, and the rest of the top eight seeds get a first round bye, meaning they'll enter the tournament at the last 16 stage.
Five-time winner Ronnie O'Sullivan will be among Trump's competition, while leading the charge in front of a home crowd will be world champion Zhao Xintong and the last Chinese player to win the Shanghai Masters, Ding Junhui, who lifted the trophy in 2016.
The good news for those seeking their snooker fix is that there will be extensive live coverage on TV and online.
RadioTimes.com brings you all the details about how to watch the Shanghai Masters 2025.
When is Shanghai Masters 2025?
The Shanghai Masters 2025 starts on Monday 28th July 2025 and runs until Sunday 3rd August 2025.
The final will take place on the 3rd and could run long into the evening, as has been the case in previous years.
How to watch Shanghai Masters 2025 on TV and live stream
UK snooker fans will have access to extensive coverage of the Shanghai Masters on TNT Sports.
Live coverage of the tournament will take place daily from 7am and 12:30pm on TNT Sports 2 and discovery+.
There are multiple ways to get TNT Sports. If you already have BT Broadband, you can add TNT Sports to your existing contract from just £18 per month. You can add the ‘Big Sport’ package for £40 per month which includes all TNT Sports and 11 Sky Sports channels via a NOW pass.
You can also watch TNT Sports via discovery+ Premium monthly pass without signing up to a contract and stream directly to your smart TV as well as on a variety of devices, including laptops, smartphones and tablets via the discovery+ app.
discovery+ is the new streaming home of TNT Sports, showing events including live Premier League, UEFA Champions League, Premiership Rugby, UFC, Boxing and MotoGP. Learn more here: discoveryplus.com
What is the Shanghai Masters 2025 prize money?
A sizeable prize pot is on offer at the Shanghai Masters in 2025. Here is the full breakdown:
- Winner: £210,000
- Runner-up: £105,000
- Semi-final: £70,000
- Quarter-final: £35,000
- Last 16: £17,500
- Last 24: £10,000
- Highest break: £10,000
- Total: £825,000
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