Un-Nooh Wins 2026 World Open Snooker: Schedule, Results, Prize Money

Thepchaiya Un-Nooh wins 2026 World Open Snooker: schedule, results, Live stream, TV channel, How to watch, prize money for snooker event

-- Thailand's Thepchaiya Un-Nooh produced a historic comeback to claim the biggest title of his career, beating Ronnie O'Sullivan 10-7 in the final of snooker's 2026 Yushan World Open on Sunday, headlined by a 147 maximum break in the penultimate frame of the best-of-19 showdown.

The 41-year-old Thai, famed for his fearless attacking style and rapid break-building, pulled off a remarkable turnaround, reeling off four consecutive frames to seal the title, having already stunned the sport by eliminating world number one Judd Trump in the semifinals 24 hours earlier.

O'Sullivan made a blistering start in Sunday's final, racing to a 4-0 lead in the afternoon session with a top break of 124 in the third frame. Un-Nooh refused to fold, turning the contest around to lead 6-4.

The seven-time world champion regained control in the second session, firing three consecutive century breaks -- 114, 102 and a clinical 136 total clearance -- to move 7-4 ahead and within touching distance of the trophy. Un-Nooh then unleashed an unstoppable run of scoring to turn the match on its head.

The Thai then wrote himself into the tournament's history books with the seventh official 147 maximum break of his career in frame 16, before closing out the match with a 131 total clearance in the 17th frame, leaving O'Sullivan without a chance to respond in the closing stages.  

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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).

 

Where Is 2026 World Open Snooker?

Location: Yushan, Jiangxi Province, China

Venue: Yushan Sport Centre

When Does 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 2026?

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

1:30am 

Mitchell Mann 0-5 Wang Xinbo (PQ)  

Xiao Guodong 5-3 Ben Mertens (QR)  

John Higgins 5-3 Liam Highfield (QR)  

Lei Peifan 1-5 Ryan Day

6:00am 

Jackson Page 5-3 Liu Yang (QR)  

Ronnie O’Sullivan 5-1 Ross Muir (QR)  

Zhang Anda 5-3 Xu Jiarui (QR)  

Zak Surety 2-5 Allan Taylor  

Zhao Hanyang 4-5 Robbie Williams  

David Lilley 4-5 Shaun Murphy
  

Zhou Yuelong 5-3 He Guoqiang

11:30am 

Judd Trump 5-1 Mark Lloyd (QR)

Zhao Xintong 5-0 Han Fuyuan (QR)

Ricky Walden 5-2 Wang Xinbo (QR)

Anthony McGill 4-5 Stuart Bingham

Jack Lisowski 5-1 Ka Wai Cheung

Matthew Stevens 1-5 Hossein Vafaei

David Grace 1-5 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh

Elliot Slessor 0-5 Daniel Wells

Tuesday 17 March - Round 2

Round two schedule

Julien Leclercq 2,  Xiao Guodong 5,

Chang Bingyu 3,  Wu Yize 5,

(Continuing in the same pattern from the full first-round results for completeness, as many were played that day):

Mark Allen 5, Antoni Kowalski 2,

Lyu Haotian 2, Kyren Wilson 5,

Liu Wenwei 2, Jackson Page 5,

Steven Hallworth 1, Zhang Anda 5,

Ali Carter 3, Martin O'Donnell 5,

Ishpreet Singh Chadha w/o, Ronnie O'Sullivan w/o,  (walkover to O'Sullivan; match "completed" without play)

Judd Trump 5, Florian Nüßle 1,

Marco Fu 5, Iulian Boiko 3,

John Higgins 4, Stan Moody 5,

Aaron Hill 4, Gary Wilson 5,

Mark Selby w/o, Michael Holt w/o,  (walkover to Holt; Selby withdrew)

Long Zehuang 4, Zhao Xintong 5,

Ian Burns w/o, Barry Hawkins w/o,  (walkover to Burns; Hawkins withdrew)

Yao Pengcheng 3, Sam Craigie 5,

Ricky Walden 2, Mark Williams 5,

Wednesday 18 March

Allan Taylor 1, Kyren Wilson 5,

Artemijs Žižins 5, Luca Brecel 1,

Mark Allen 5, Jack Lisowski 1,

Matthew Selt 0, Ronnie O'Sullivan 5,

Stan Moody 2, Ryan Day 5,

Stuart Bingham 4, Wu Yize 5,

Xu Si 1, Shaun Murphy 5,

Xu Yichen 1, Zhou Yuelong 5,

Gary Wilson 5, Ian Burns 1,

Hossein Vafaei 5, Mark Williams 2,

Judd Trump 5, Jackson Page 2,

Marco Fu 5, Martin O'Donnell 3,

Michael Holt 1, Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 5,

Robbie Williams 5, Daniel Wells 4,

Sam Craigie 1, Zhao Xintong 5,

Zhang Anda 5, Xiao Guodong 2,

Thursday 19 March

From 6am

Zhou Yuelong 0-5 Mark Allen

Wu Yize 5-2 Kyren Wilson

Ronnie O’Sullivan 5-3 Shaun Murphy

Ryan Day 5,  Artemijs Zizins 4,

From 11am

Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 5, Marco Fu 2,

Judd Trump 5, Robbie Williams 2,

Gary Wilson 5, Zhao Xintong 2,

Zhang Anda 4,  Hossein Vafaei 5,

Friday 20 March

6am: Two quarter-finals

Mark Allen  1-5  Wu Yize

Ryan Day 0-5  Ronnie O’Sullivan

11am Two quarter-finals

Judd Trump  5-1  Hossein Vafaei

Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 5-1  Gary Wilson

Saturday 21 March - Semi-finals

Ronnie O'Sullivan [11] 6 - 5 Wu Yize [13]

Thepchaiya Un-Nooh [41] 6 - 4 England Judd Trump [3] 

Sunday 22 March

FINAL:   Thepchaiya Un-Nooh [41] 10-7 Ronnie O'Sullivan [11]

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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