2026 Welsh Open Snooker Schedule, Results, TV Channel, Stream, Prize Money

2026 Welsh Open draw: schedule, results, Live stream, TV channel, How to watch,  prize money for snooker event

Mark Selby is hoping to defend his title at the 2026 Welsh Open, which gets underway on Monday, February 22 at Venue Cymru in Llandudno.

Mark Selby won the 2025 Welsh Open snooker tournament, defeating Stephen Maguire 9–6 in the final at Venue Cymru in Llandudno. This victory marked Selby's second Welsh Open title—his first since 2008—and his 24th ranking title overall, earning him the £100,000 top prize. 

The 2025/26 Home Nations and European snooker series both draw to a close in North Wales next week, as the world's best players arrive at Venue Cymru in Llandudno for the 35rd edition of the Welsh Open.

When is the Welsh Open 2026?

The Welsh Open will begin on Monday, February 23 and conclude on Sunday, March 1.

The tournament will be held at Venue Cymru in Llandudno, marking just the second time the competition hasn't been held in Cardiff or Newport.

How to Watch Welsh Open Snooker.?

The Welsh Open 2026 will be shown live on BBC Two in the UK.

What channel is the Welsh Open On and where it can be live streamed?

You can watch every day of the 2026 Welsh Open live on Eurosport 1, while you can enjoy all the action ad-free on discovery+, the Eurosport app and eurosport.com.

You can live stream all the action from the BBC iPlayer, which is available for download onto your mobile or tablet device.

The Welsh Open 2026 is FREE to watch on the BBC, so long as you have a TV licence.

Matchroom Live are also streaming each frame via their own subscription platform for global viewers.

Welsh Open Snooker 2026 schedule, results, Dates, times, scores, format.

All Matches up to and including Last 16 are best of 7 frames, Quarter-finals best of 9 frames, Semi-finals best of 11 frames and Final best of 17 frames (8/9).

All UK times, 

 Venue Cymru in Llandudno hosts this world ranking event from February 23 to March 1. Tickets are available from just £17.

Round 1

Monday February 23

10am

Jak Jones 4-1 Liam Highfield

Lei Peifan 3-4 Dylan Emery

Si Jiahui 2-4 Robbie Williams

Mark Williams 4-2 Michael Holt

Pang Junxu 4-2 Antoni Kowalski

Yuan Sijun 4-3 Julien Leclercq

Hossein Vafaei 4-1 Artemijs Zizins

Mark Selby 3-4 Jiang Jun

Barry Hawkins 4-3 David Lilley

Stephen Maguire 4-3 Ricky Walden

Wu Yize 4-0 Ben Mertens

Joe O’Connor 4-0 Aaron Hill

Neil Robertson 4-1 Michal Szubarczyk

Tom Ford 2-4 Martin O’Donnell

Ali Carter 3-4 Anthony McGill

Mark Allen 2-4 David Grace 

Tuesday February 24

10am

Xiao Guodong 4-3 Long Zehuang

Shaun Murphy 0-4 Chang Bingyu

Zhao Xintong 4-3 Fan Zhengyi

Jack Lisowski 4-2 Louis Heathcote

Ryan Day 3-4 Bulcsu Revesz

Zhou Yuelong 4-0 Alexander Ursenbacher

Zhang Anda 4-2 Mitchell Mann

Jimmy Robertson 0-4 Stan Moody

Jackson Page 4-0 Luca Brecel

Gary Wilson 4-0 Amir Sarkhosh

David Gilbert 4-0 Robbie McGuigan

John Higgins 4-1 Liu Wenwei

Elliot Slessor 3-4 Sam Craigie

Chris Wakelin 3-4 Liam Pullen

Kyren Wilson 4-1 Liu Hongyu

Stuart Bingham  4-2  Gao Yang 

Wednesday February 25

From 10am

Xiao Guodong vs Jack Lisowksi

Anthony McGill vs Jak Jones

From 1pm

Jiang Jun vs Yuan Sijun

Dylan Emery vs David Grace

Mark Williams vs Martin O’Donnell

Barry Hawkins vs Pang Junxu

Robbie Williams vs Stephen Maguire

Joe O’Connor vs Wu Yize

Hossein Vafaei vs Neil Robertson

From 7pm

Zhang Anda vs Liam Pullen

Kyren Wilson vs Zhou Yuelong

Stan Moody vs Zhao Xintong

David Gilbert vs Bingham/Yang

Gary Wilson vs Sam Craigie

Bulcsu Revesz vs John Higgins   

Thursday February 26

1pm

2 x Last 16 matches TBC

Not before 2pm

2 x Last 16 matches TBC

7pm

2 x Last 16 matches TBC

Not before 8pm

2 x Last 16 matches TBC

Friday February 27

12pm

Quarter-final TBC

Not before 2pm

Quarter-final TBC

7pm

2 x Quarter-finals TBC

Saturday February 28

1pm

Semi-final - 7pm

Semi-final - Sunday March 1 -- 1pm

When is the Welsh Open Final?

The Welsh Open Final will be scheduled on Sunday, February 28.

What is the Prize Money of Welsh Open 2026, Total Prize Fund.

Winner: £100,000

Runner-up: £45,000

Semi-final: £21,000

Quarter-final: £13,200

Last 16: £9,000

Last 32: £5,400

Last 64: £3,600

Last 96: £1,000

Highest Break: £5,000 

Total prize fund: £500,000

The total prize fund increased by £123,400 from the previous season. Mark Selby won the 2025 tournament, defeating Stephen Maguire in the final. 

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