Wakelin reached the last 16 of the 2024 UK Championship where he was defeated 2–6 by Kyren Wilson. He made his first-ever appearance in the Masters tournament in 2025 but lost in the first round 3–6 to Luca Brecel.[44]
Ranked World No.20, Wakelin qualified for the 2025 World Championship, having failed to qualify for the main tournament for the previous two years. He beat ninth seed Neil Robertson 10–8 in the first round for his first ever Crucible match victory.[He then defeated eighth seed Mark Allen 13–6 in the last 16, after developing a 10–2 lead in the second session, but was then knocked out of the competition at the quarter-final stage, 5–13, by amateur Chinese player Zhao Xintong.
Wakelin won his second career ranking title after defeating Chang Bingyu 9–2 in the final of the 2025 Scottish Open.
