2026 World Open draw: schedule, results, Live stream, TV channel, How to watch, prize money for snooker event
Yushan in China hosts this world ranking event from March 16-22. All matches up to and including the quarter-finals are best of nine frames, semi-finals best of 11 frames and the final best of 19 frames (9/10).
This tournament is a major professional ranking event and is one of the finalranking events in China before the World Championship.
Where Is 2026 World Open Snooker?
Location: Yushan, Jiangxi Province, China
Venue: Yushan Sport Centre
Venue: Yushan Sport Centre
When Dose Start 2026 World Open Snooker?
Dates: March 16–22, 2026
Significance: It is part of the 2025–26 snooker season.
Recent History: The 2025 event was won by John Higgins, also held in Yushan.
When is the World Open 2026?
The World Open will begin on Monday, March 16 and conclude on Sunday, March 22.
The 2026 World Open snooker tournament is held in Yushan, China, specifically at the Yushan Sport Centre in Jiangxi Province.
How to Watch World Open Snooker.?
The World Open 2026 will be shown live on BBC Two in the UK.
What channel is the World Open On and where it can be live streamed?
Matchroom Live are also streaming each frame via their own subscription platform for global viewers.
World 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- GMT
Monday March 16
2am
Xiao Guodong v Ben Mertens
John Higgins v Liam Highfield
Lei Peifan v Ryan Day
Xu Si v Stephen Maguire
Umut Dikme v Xu Yichen
Chris Wakelin v Artemijs Zizins
Matthew Selt v David Gilbert
Mitchell Mann v Wildcard 3
6:30am
Zhang Anda v Wildcard 2
Ronnie O'Sullivan v Ross Muir
Jackson Page v Wildcard 4
Jak Jones v Luca Brecel
Zhou Yuelong v He Guoqiang
David Lilley v Shaun Murphy
Zhao Hanyang v Robbie Williams
Zak Surety v Allan Taylor
11am
Judd Trump v Chris Totten
Zhao Xintong v Wildcard 1
Ricky Walden v Mann / wild card
Jack Lisowski v Cheung Ka Wai
Matthew Stevens v Hossein Vafaei
Anthony McGill v Stuart Bingham
David Grace v Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
Elliot Slessor v Daniel Wells
Tuesday 17 March
2am
Julien Leclercq v Xiao / Mertens
Chang Bingyu v Wu Yize
Lyu Haotian v Kyren Wilson
Liu Wenwei v Page / wild card
Mark Allen v Antoni Kowalski
6:30am
Trump / Totten v Florian Nuessle
Ali Carter v Martin O'Donnell
Ishpreet Singh Chadha v O'Sullivan / Muir
Steven Hallworth v Zhang / wild card
Marco Fu v Iulian Boiko
Higgins / Highfield v Stan Moody
11am
Long Zehuang v Zhao / wild card
Mark Selby v Michael Holt
Aaron Hill v Gary Wilson
Ian Burns v Barry Hawkins
Walden / Mann / wild card v Mark Williams
Yao Pengcheng v Sam Craigie
Wednesday 18 March
6am
Eight last 32 matches
11am
Eight last 32 matches
Thursday 19 March
6am
Four last 16 matches
11am
Four last 16 matches
Friday 20 March
6am
Two quarter-finals
11am
Two quarter-finals
Saturday 21 March
6am
Semi-final
11am
Semi-final
Sunday 22 March
6am
Final
11am
Final
What is the Prize Money of World Open Snooker 2026, Total Prize Fund Breakdown.
The 2026 World Open snooker tournament, scheduled to take place from 16 to 22 March in Yushan, China, features a total prize fund of £825,000.
Winner: £175,000
Runner-up: £75,000
Semi-finalists: £33,000 each
Quarter-finalists: £22,000 each
Last 16: £14,000
Last 32: £9,000
Last 64: £5,000
Highest Break: £5,000
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