Overview

• Kyren Wilson defeated Ali Carter 11–9 in the best-of-21 final to claim the championship and the £210,000 top prize.
• His victory arrives exactly a decade after his breakthrough win in Shanghai when the event was a ranking tournament.
• World No. 10 Mark Allen’s late withdrawal allowed 17th-ranked Ali Carter to enter the draw unseeded.
• Carter delivered three come-from-behind wins, capped by a 10–8 semi-final triumph over Mark Selby, to reach the final.
• Wilson’s campaign featured multiple century breaks — including a tournament-high 129 — and victories over Ronnie O’Sullivan and Zhao Xintong on his way to the title.