Star-studded semi-finals schedule for 2025 World Grand Prix, who will take top prize in Hong Kong?

The incredible Kai Tak Sports Park arena will be transformed into a one-table set-up for the remainder of this £700,000 Players Series event, and it’s a World Champion-only invite list with all four remaining contestants having secured snooker’s ultimate prize at the Crucible once before.

Neil Robertson v Shaun Murphy - 05:00GMT start

Three of the four semi-finalists are former winners of the World Grand Prix title, including Shaun Murphy and Neil Robertson, who lifted this trophy in 2016 and 2020, respectively.

Murphy has been in some exceptional form in 2025, having won his second Masters crown at the Alexandra Palace and compiled two maximum 147 breaks this calendar year already. He made the quarter-finals of the World Open in Yushan last week, only being stopped by an inspired Joe O'Connor who was the eventual runner-up.

In Hong Kong this week, Murphy ousted tournament reserve Ben Woollaston 4-3 in the opening round before eliminating Barry Hawkins 4-1 and then stopping John Higgins' winning streak on the World Snooker Tour with a 5-3 victory in the quarter-finals.

Despite his recent good nick, it is 'only' Murphy's second semi-final appearance of the season, and his first since the start of September when he got to the last four of the Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters. The Englishman is aiming for his first ranking title since July 2023.

Australia's Robertson wasn't in China last week which gave him more time to get used to a recent equipment change that has seen him add a titanium ferrule to his cue.

Robertson dropped just one frame across his first two matches, but had to recover from 3-1 down against Xiao Guodong in the quarter-finals, producing a brilliant four-frame burst for a 5-3 success.

At the English Open in September, Robertson ended a near two-and-a-half year wait for a ranking title, but hasn't been back to a ranked semi-final - until now.

In terms of their professional head-to-head record, Robertson has a firm advantage, although Murphy won their most recent encounter during the last eight stage of the Masters in January. Their previous dance before then arrived in the last 32 of the English Open, that Robertson won 4-1. The winners of these matches went on to claim the title.

Judd Trump v Stuart Bingham - 11:30GMT

The second semi-final is an all-English showdown between Judd Trump and Stuart Bingham.

World number one, and the number one seed here, Trump is going for a record fourth World Grand Prix title, which would put him clear of Ronnie O'Sullivan who also has three.

Trump - who has official Hong Kong residency - conjured up one of the highest-quality displays of the season as he rattled in four century breaks - including runs of 145 and 146 - during a 5-0 win over Hossein Vafaei on Friday in the quarter-finals.

'The Ace in the Pack' has been dialled in for the biggest events this season. Trump has already won the Shanghai Masters, Saudi Arabia Masters, and UK Championship - collecting £960,000 for those glories alone - and is looking to reach his sixth final of the term, overall. His results have been a little bit disappointing since his UK triumph at the start of December, but he looks bang on it here on 'home' soil.

Despite his class and illustrious career CV, on current form, it is a small surprise seeing Bingham in the last four. The former World and Masters Champion has not had a satisfying season, so far - prior to this week he hadn't been to a quarter-final, but qualified for this 32-player event as the number 28 seed mainly because he picked up very good prize money in making the last 16 of both the Saudi Arabia Masters and UK Championship.

At the Kai Tak, Bingham got past Mark Williams 4-2 before coming back from 2-0 down to defeat Wu Yize by the same scoreline. In the final eight, Bingham recovered from two down with three to play as he ousted Mark Selby, 5-4.

Just like the first semi-final, Trump and Bingham are no strangers to facing each other in huge one-table occasions. On the overall head-to-head count Trump has a big lead, but Bingham has tasted big victories over him before, too.

Both semi-final matches are the best of 11 frames with a scheduled mid-session interval after the fourth frame.

For the results from the 2025 World Grand Prix, please visit our tournament information centre here.