Landywood English Open and World Billiards Championship – 11th – 16th October ’25
We are delighted to announce that the 2025 World Billiards Championship will once again take place at the outstanding Landywood Snooker Club in Great Wyrley, Walsall, England. This marks the third time the prestigious John Roberts Trophy will be contested at this venue, which is renowned for its excellent playing conditions and warm hospitality.
The Level 6 event will be preceded by the English Open, with both tournaments running back-to-back from October 11th to 16th.
Current Champion:
Dave Causier is the current World Billiards Champion having beaten Rob Hall at Landywood in 2024. Please visit our YouTube playlist for footage from this event. Causier will be defending his English Open title having defeated Gilchrist in the final last year.
Venue:
Landywood Snooker Club,
Holly Lane,
Great Wyrley,
WS6 6AJ
A Google location map is included here.
Car parking is available at the side of the club.
The club serves food on-site with a variety of products and meals available to purchase along with cold drinks and sundries.
Travel:
Air – the nearest airport is Birmingham Airport. Birmingham International Railway Station is easily accessible from the airport via the ‘Air-Rail Link’ monorail system. The free Air-Rail Link takes two minutes to get to the station and operates between 03:30 and 00:30 hours daily. Outside of these hours, the station can be reached by taxi or by walking from the terminal.
Direct trains operate from Birmingham International to Landywood Station, approx. travel time is just over 1 hour. Approximate taxi cost from Birmingham Airport to Landywood is £60 – 75 and approximate journey time is 30 minutes, subject to traffic conditions. Birmingham Airport also has a large selection of car hire firms, please visit their website for details.
Train – Landywood Station is less than a mile from the venue. For players staying in Walsall, Walsall also has a train station situated close to the city centre. To book tickets, visit Trainline.
Hotels:
Players may choose to stay at accommodation of their choice. Some options are listed below. Alternatively, players may wish to use Airbnb to find local properties. Nearby to the Landywood area is Wolverhampton, Walsall, and Cannock.
- Premier Inn Cannock Orbital
- Holiday Inn Birmingham North-Cannock
- Premier Inn Cannock South
- Days Inn – accessible via Bettys Lane to avoid toll
- Premier Inn Walsall Town Centre
- The Barns
- Mercure Barons Court Hotel
- Village Hotel Walsall
- Metro Inn Walsall
- Redwings Lodge Wolverhampton
- Novotel Wolverhampton
- The Larches Wolverhampton
Prize Pool:
We are pleased to announce a substantial 50% increase of the total prize pool for our forthcoming blue-ribbon World Billiards Championship.
After continued hard work behind the scenes by the board and on-going support from the WPBSA, this increase comprises an additional pledge of £7,500 from World Billiards and includes sponsorship from the host venue Landywood Snooker Club.
This is the first of a series of prize money enhancements for the World Billiards Tour and will see a total of £22,500 prize money being paid out for the World Championship alone.
We are sure this will further improve what promises to be a magnificent championship as the John Roberts Trophy is contested for once again.
2025 World Billiards Championship
| Winner | |
| Runner-up | |
| Semi-Final | |
| Quarter-Final | |
| Last 16 | |
| Last 24 | |
| High Break | £1 per point |
English Open
| Main | Winner | £700 |
| Runner-up | £350 | |
| Semi-Final | £175 | |
| Quarter-Final | £90 | |
| Last 16 | £55 | |
| Last 24 | £30 | |
| High Break | £50 | |
| Challenge Cup | Winner | £90 |
| Runner-Up | £40 | |
| Semi-Final | £20 | |
| High Break | £20 |
Draws and Schedules:
The draw and schedule for the English Open is available here and for the World Championship here.