John Higgins fell to 17th in the rankings, ending his record uninterrupted tenure of over 29 years inside the top 16.
[4][5][6] Higgins made his 1,000th century break in professional competition in his last‑16 match against Mark Allen, becoming the second player to reach that milestone, after Ronnie O'Sullivan.
[9][10] The event was broadcast by Eurosport, Discovery+ and DMAX in Europe (including the United Kingdom and Ireland); by the CBSA-WPBSA Academy WeChat Channel, CBSA-WPBSA Academy Douyin and Huya Live in China; by Now TV in Hong Kong; by Astro SuperSport in Malaysia and Brunei; by TrueVision in Thailand; by TAP in the Philippines; and by Sportcast in Taiwan.
[9] On the first day of the tournament, Zak Surety beat Farakh Ajaib 4–2 with a high break of 77, and Oliver Lines defeated Rory Thor 4–3.
Liam Pullen whitewashed first‑year tour player Antoni Kowalski, and fellow rookie Artemijs Žižins defeated Duane Jones 4–2.
[9] Fan Zhengyi made the first maximum break of his career in the final frame of his 4–2 win over Liam Pullen.
[6][15][16] Zak Surety defeated Elliot Slessor 4–1, and Aaron Hill beat Lei Peifan 4–2.
David Grace whitewashed Marco Fu, and Thepchaiya Un-Nooh beat Oliver Sykes 4–1.
[18] Bulcsú Révész beat Yuan Sijun 4–2, and Ricky Walden whitewashed Mink Nutcharut.
[19] Judd Trump defeated Liu Hongyu 4–3, and Zak Surety whitewashed Noppon Saengkham.
[27] In the evening session John Higgins made his 1,000th career century break in the match against Mark Allen.
[35][36] The final took place on 22 September as the best of 17 frames, played over two sessions between Wu Yize and Neil Robertson.