Chris Wakelin v Chang Bingyu live stream | Scottish Open 2025 Final preview
Chang is one win away from sealing a remarkable victory (Credit: Colin Poultney)
Chris Wakelin locks horns with Chang Bingyu on Sunday for the right to be crowned the 2025 Scottish Open champion in Edinburgh.
The player returning to the world’s top 16 does battle with this week’s giant killer over the best of 17 frames for the top prize of £100,000 at Meadowbank Sports Centre.
Whoever prevails will be the eighth different player in 10 years to get their hands on the Stephen Hendry trophy, as well as the 21st different winner in the Home Nations Series.
Wakelin came close to adding his name to the roll of honour at the Northern Ireland Open a couple of years ago, only to lose 9-2 to an inspired Judd Trump in the final.
The world number 17, who narrowly missed out on UK Championship seeding and a place at the Masters, now looks to go one better and claim his second ranking title, adding to his Shoot Out success in January 2023.
Wakelin has already beaten two Chinese opponents this week in Yuan Sijun and Zhou Yuelong – as well as Oliver Lines, Anthony McGill and Matthew Selt – to reach his fourth career ranking final.
He now looks to round off the week in which he secured his return to the world’s top 16 by claiming his biggest title to date.
It will not be easy, though, against a young man who has already beaten two former World champions and two former UK champions this week to reach his maiden career ranking final.
Indeed, it has been a week to remember for 23-year-old Chang, who only returned to the tour at the start of the season after winning the Asia-Pacific Championship.
Having come through two rounds of qualifying, the world number 70 beat Stephen Maguire, Si Jiahui and Kyren Wilson for the loss of just four frames.
Chang followed that up by ending Mark Selby’s run of 12 straight victories with a 5-3 win in the quarter-finals while, in the semi-finals, back-to-back centuries helped him on the way to completing a 6-1 rout of Mark Allen.
Having already ensured he will climb into the world’s top 64, he now looks to become China’s 10th different ranking event winner.
The final breaks off at 1pm GMT on Sunday with the opening eight frames, before resuming at 7pm and playing to a conclusion.
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