2026 Halo World Snooker Championship
Part of the snooker Triple Crown
Tournament information
Dates 18 April – 4 May 2026 (2026-04-18 – 2026-05-04)
Venue Crucible Theatre
City Sheffield
Country England
Organisation World Snooker Tour
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund £2,395,000
Winner's share £500,000
Highest break  Chang Bingyu (CHN) (147)
Defending champion  Zhao Xintong (CHN)
← 2025

The 2026 World Snooker Championship (officially the 2026 Halo World Snooker Championship)[1] is an upcoming professional snooker tournament that will take place from 18 April to 4 May 2026 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England, the 50th consecutive year that the World Snooker Championship will be staged at the venue. Organised by the World Snooker Tour, the tournament will be the 18th and final ranking event of the 2025–‍26 snooker season. It will be broadcast domestically by BBC Sport, in Europe by Eurosport, and elsewhere in the world by WST Play and other broadcasters. The winner will receive £500,000 from a total prize fund of £2,395,000.

The top 16 players from the snooker world rankings—as they stood after the 2026 Tour Championship—were seeded through to the main stage at the Crucible. They are joined by the 16 successful players from the qualifying rounds, which took place from 6 to 15 April at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield, featuring 128 professional and invited amateur competitors. A record number of players from China—five seeds and six qualifiers, making eleven in total—reached the main stage of the tournament. Crucible debutants at the event will be He Guoqiang, Antoni Kowalski, Stan Moody, and Liam Pullen. Kowalski is the first Polish player to reach the main stage of the World Snooker Championship.

Zhao Xintong is the defending champion, having defeated Mark Williams 18–12 in the 2025 final to win his maiden world title.[2] Zhao is the 21st player to face the so-called Crucible curse, referring to the fact that no first-time champion has retained the title since the tournament moved to the Crucible in 1977.[3]

There were 177 century breaks made during the qualifying rounds, including a maximum break by Chang Bingyu. This surpassed the previous record of 143 set during the qualifying rounds for the previous tournament.[4]

Background

The Crucible Theatre from outside
For the 50th consecutive year, the main stage of the tournament will be held at the Crucible Theatre (pictured in 2010) in Sheffield, England.

The inaugural 1927 World Snooker Championship, then known as the Professional Championship of Snooker, took place at various venues in England between November 1926 and May 1927. Joe Davis won the final, held at Camkin's Hall in Birmingham from 9 to 12 May 1927, and went on to win all of the first 15 stagings of the tournament before retiring undefeated after the 1946 edition (no tournaments were held from 1941 to 1945 because of World War II).[5][6][7] The tournament went into abeyance after only two players contested the 1952 edition, due to a dispute between the Professional Billiards Players' Association (PBPA) and the Billiards Association and Control Council (BACC). The PBPA established an alternative tournament, the World Professional Match-play Championship, of which the six editions held between 1952 and 1957 are retroactively regarded as legitimate continuations of the World Snooker Championship. However, due to waning public interest in snooker during the post-war era, that tournament was also discontinued, and the world title was uncontested between 1958 and 1963.[5][6]

Professional player Rex Williams was instrumental in reviving the World Snooker Championship on a challenge basis in 1964. John Pulman, winner of the 1957 World Professional Match-play Championship, defended the world title across seven challenge matches between 1964 and 1968. The World Snooker Championship reverted to an annual knockout tournament for the 1969 edition, which marked the beginning of the championship's "modern era".[8][9] The 1977 edition was the first staged at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, where it has remained since.[10][11] The most successful players in the modern era are Stephen Hendry and Ronnie O'Sullivan, each having won the title seven times.[12] Hendry is the tournament's youngest winner, having captured his first title at the 1990 event, aged 21 years and 106 days.[13] O'Sullivan is the oldest winner, having won his seventh title at the 2022 event, aged 46 years and 148 days.[14] O'Sullivan, who made his 33rd consecutive appearance at the 2025 event, has featured at the Crucible more times than any other player.[15][16]

Overview

The 2026 edition of the tournament—the 58th successive year that the World Championship is contested through the modern knockout format—will take place from 18 April to 4 May 2026 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England, the 50th consecutive year that the World Snooker Championship will be staged at the venue. Organised by the World Snooker Tour, it is sponsored for the second time by technology company Halo Service Solutions.[17][18][19] The tournament will be the 18th and final ranking event of the 2025–‍26 snooker season. The defending champion is Zhao Xintong, who defeated Mark Williams 18–12 in the 2025 final to win his first world title.[20] Zhao is the 21st player to face the so-called Crucible curse, referring to the fact that no first-time champion has retained the title since the tournament moved to the Crucible in 1977.[3]

Format

The top 16 players in the snooker world rankings, as they stood after the 2026 Tour Championship, were seeded through to the main stage of the tournament. Qualifying took place from 6 to 15 April at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield, featuring 128 players, 16 of whom will also reach the main stage.[21] The qualifiers were held over four rounds, with players ranked 49 to 80 seeded through to the second qualifying round, and players ranked 17 to 48 seeded through to the third qualifying round. All qualifying matches were played as the best of 19 frames, held over two sessions.[22]

The first-round draw, during which the 16 successful qualifiers were drawn at random against the top 16 seeds, took place on 16 April, broadcast on BBC Radio 5 Live and the BBC Sport website.[23] First-round matches will be played as the best of 19 frames, held over two sessions. Second-round and quarter-final matches will be played as the best of 25 frames, held over three sessions. The semi-final matches will be played as the best of 33 frames, held over four sessions. The final will be the best of 35 frames, also held over four sessions.[24][25] Rob Spencer, a referee on the professional tour since 2013, will officiate his first World Championship final at the event.[26]

Broadcasters

The qualifying rounds were broadcast by Discovery+ in the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, and Austria; by Max in other European, North African, and Middle Eastern territories; by Huya, Migu [zh], the CBSA-WPBSA Academy WeChat Channel, and CBSA-WPBSA Academy Douyin in mainland China; and by WST Play in all other territories. The final round of qualifying, billed as "Judgement Day", was broadcast for free on WST Play on 14 and 15 April.[27]

The main stage will be broadcast by BBC Sport, TNT Sports, and Discovery+ in the United Kingdom and by Max in Ireland. It will be broadcast by Eurosport in Europe; by Discovery+ in Germany, Italy, and Austria; and by Max in other European, North African, and Middle Eastern territories. It will be broadcast in China by the same broadcasters as the qualifying rounds. It will also be broadcast by Now TV in Hong Kong; by Astro SuperSport in Malaysia and Brunei; by TrueVisions in Thailand; by VTVCab in Vietnam; by Sportcast in Taiwan; by TAP Sports in the Philippines; by Sportstars/Vision+ in Indonesia; by N Sports in Mongolia; by Sky Sport in New Zealand; and by WST Play in all other territories.[28]

Prize fund

The winner of the event will receive £500,000 from a total prize fund of £2,395,000. The breakdown of prize money is shown below:[10]

  • Winner: £500,000
  • Runner-up: £200,000
  • Semi-finalists: £100,000
  • Quarter-finalists: £50,000
  • Last 16: £30,000
  • Last 32: £20,000
  • Last 48: £15,000
  • Last 80: £10,000
  • Last 112: £5,000
  • Highest break (qualifying stage included): £15,000
  • Total: £2,395,000

In addition to the highest break prize, bonuses of £40,000 and £10,000 will be offered for maximum breaks made at the main stage and in the qualifying rounds respectively.[29] An additional bonus of £147,000 is also on offer to any player who makes two maximums across this season's Triple Crown events and the Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters.[30]

Summary

Qualifying rounds

First qualifying round

Michał Szubarczyk (pictured at the event) became the youngest player to win a World Championship match.

The first qualifying round featured players ranked 81 to 112 against players seeded 113 to 144, including selected amateurs.[31] At the age of 15 years and 84 days, Michał Szubarczyk defeated Ng On-yee 10–7 to become the youngest player to win a World Championship match. Szubarczyk broke the record previously held by Liam Davies, who had been 15 years and 277 days old when he achieved the feat at the 2022 World Championship.[32] Veteran player Jimmy White, aged 63, played in his 46th World Championship campaign, having last reached the Crucible at the 2006 event.[33] He led Gao Yang 5–1, but the match went to a deciding frame, which came down to the colours. White required a snooker on the green and secured the penalty points he needed, but he then missed two pots on the brown, allowing Gao to secure the frame and match. The reigning World Women's Champion Bai Yulu made her fourth century break in professional competition, a 109, as she defeated amateur player Daniel Womersley 10–7. She became the first female player to win a World Championship qualifying match since Reanne Evans defeated Robin Hull at the 2017 edition.[31]

Amateur player Patrick Whelan won five of the last six frames to secure a 10–5 victory over Ken Doherty, winner of the 1997 World Championship. Doherty, who had been on the second year of an invitational tour card, was relegated from the professional tour after his defeat.[34] Liam Pullen lost five of the first six frames against amateur player Alfie Burden but recovered to force a deciding frame, which he won on the last blue.[34] Veteran player Marco Fu, who had admitted that he was playing on instinct due to eyesight problems, produced three centuries of 100, 105, and 137 as he defeated former World Women's Champion Mink Nutcharut 10–1.[35] Lan Yuhao, aged 17, made three centuries and seven other breaks over 50 during his 10–5 victory over Chatchapong Nasa.[36] Lan attempted a maximum break in the concluding frame of the match, but he missed the 15th red. Jamie Clarke defeated Haydon Pinhey, also by a 10–5 scoreline, and made his highest break in professional competition, a 138. Pinhey was relegated from the professional tour after his defeat.[37]

Second qualifying round

Bai Yulu (pictured at the event) became the first woman to make multiple century breaks in a World Championship qualifying campaign.

The second qualifying round featured the winners of the first qualifying round against players ranked 49 to 80.[31] Bai lost 4–10 to Michael Holt but made a century of 108 in the match, becoming the first woman to make multiple centuries in a World Championship qualifying campaign.[36] Szubarczyk defeated Sanderson Lam 10–8, producing a 64 clearance to win the final frame of the match on the last black. Another Polish player, Antoni Kowalski, advanced with a 10–1 victory over Connor Benzey.[38] Amateur player Wang Xinbo made a 143 break as he defeated Iulian Boiko 10–4. Robert Milkins, aged 50, who had played on the professional tour continuously since 1995, lost his tour card after a 3–10 defeat to Whelan.[39] Mark Davis, aged 53, a professional since 1991, also lost his tour card after a 6–10 defeat to Gao.[40] Oliver Sykes, who had secured a professional tour card as runner-up at the EBSA European Snooker Championship, made a 146 total clearance in his 10–8 win over Lyu Haotian. It was only the 40th time a 146 break had been made in professional competition. Jamie Clarke lost the first five frames of his match against Ben Mertens and then withdrew due to illness.[41]

Sam Craigie forfeited the fifth frame of his match against German amateur player Umut Dikme after he returned late from the mid-session interval. Dikme went on to win the match in a deciding frame.[42] Fu won five consecutive frames to lead Davies 9–5, but Davies then took four in a row to tie the scores at 9–9. After Davies missed a pot on the last red in the decider, Fu cleared to win frame and match. Defeat for Davies meant that he lost his professional tour card. Bulcsú Révész also led Louis Heathcote 9–5, but Heathcote won three consecutive frames to reduce Révész's lead to one at 9–8. Révész won the 18th frame to secure a 10–8 victory. Jordan Brown defeated Ian Burns on the final black of a deciding frame. Chang Bingyu made three centuries as he beat Prin Ratmukda 10–2, and Ishpreet Singh Chadha advanced with a 10–5 win over Chris Totten.[43][41] Julien Leclercq led Ashley Hugill 9–4. Hugill won the next three frames, but Leclecq secured a 10–7 victory by winning the 17th frame on the colours.[44]

Third qualifying round

The third qualifying round featured the winners of the first qualifying round against players ranked 17 to 48.[31] Hossein Vafaei attempted a maximum break in the seventh frame of his match against Szubarczyk, but he missed the last green. Vafaei won all nine frames in the opening session and went on to secure a 10–2 victory.[44][45] Stuart Bingham, winner of the 2015 edition, made nine breaks over 50 as he also took a 9–0 lead over Wang in the first session; he also went on to complete a 10–2 win.[45][44] Aaron Hill made back-to-back centuries of 133 and 137 in his 10–3 victory over Yao Pengcheng, while David Gilbert beat Leone Crowley 10–4 to secure a rematch against Hill, whom he had defeated in a deciding frame in the fourth qualifying round the previous year. "Hopefully I learn from it and I don't make the same mistakes as last year," Hill said afterwards.[44] Liam Pullen defeated the 2026 World Open winner Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 10–7, making a century of 105 in the last frame. Stan Moody made a highest break of 128 as he beat Robbie Williams 10–5, and Jiang Jun defeated Elliot Slessor 10–7. Jamie Jones ensured he would remain on the professional tour with a 10–3 win over Matthew Selt, and Jackson Page reached the last qualifying round after a 10–6 defeat of Whelan. Kowalski advanced with a 10–8 win over Joe O'Connor, while Pang Junxu beat Dylan Emery in a deciding frame.[46][47] Liam Highfield produced back-to-back century breaks in his 10–5 win over Stephen Maguire, meaning that Maguire had not qualified for three of the previous four World Championships.[48]

The 2023 World Champion Luca Brecel (pictured in 2025) defeated Chang Bingyu, who made a maximum break in the match. Brecel lost in the fourth qualifying round.

Chang Bingyu made the second maximum break of his professional career in the ninth frame of his match against Luca Brecel. It was the record-extending 24th maximum of the 2025–‍26 season and the 241st in snooker history.[49] Chang won a £147,000 bonus for making two maximums across the season's Triple Crown events and the Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters, having already made a maximum in the UK Championship qualifying rounds.[50] Chang made three centuries in the first session, ending it 5–4 ahead, but Brecel produced breaks of 51, 70, 81, 120, 63, and 52 in the second session as he won the match 10–8. Brecel's century in the 15th frame was his first in professional competition that season.[51] "It was mentally quite exhausting to play to that level the whole game. We started off well and we never looked back. Every frame was in one visit. It was a very high level and I'm happy to be the winner," Brecel said afterwards. Jak Jones, runner-up at the 2024 edition, made centuries of 119 and 135 and six other half-centuries as he defeated Fu 10–6.[51] Ali Carter won eight consecutive frames, making a highest break of 142, as he defeated Leclercq 10–5. The 2025 Northern Ireland Open winner Jack Lisowski beat Dikme 10–7, while He Guoqiang beat Long Zehuang 10–8. Mertens defeated Yuan Sijun in the deciding frame of a match that produced three century breaks by each player, and Fan Zhengyi also advanced, beating Jimmy Robertson 10–4. Anthony McGill trailed Martin O'Donnell 2–8 and 4–9, and required a snooker in frame 14 while trailing by 69 points. However, McGill made breaks including 74, 63, 51, 128, and 72 as he won six consecutive frames for a 10–9 victory.[52][48]

Fourth qualifying round

The fourth qualifying round, billed as "Judgement Day", features all winners from the third qualifying round.[53] Pullen took a 5–4 lead over Noppon Saengkham in their first session. In frame seven, Pullen attempted a maximum break—for which he would have won a £147,000 bonus, having already made a maximum in the 2025 UK Championship qualifiers—but he missed the 14th black. Pullen led 8–5 in the second session. Saengkham recovered to tie the scores at 8–8, but Pullen won the last two frames for a 10–8 victory, securing his Crucible debut. "I'm very proud I'm still in the tournament and I'm going to go to the Crucible and try my best," Pullen said afterwards, but commented: "It is a bit of a shame about the max [maximum break]." Moody came from 1–3 behind against Jiang to lead 5–4 after the first session. He trailed 5–6 in the second session, but then made breaks of 71, 70, 113 and 127 as he took a 9–8 lead. Jiang tied the scores at 9–9, but 19-year-old Moody won the deciding frame with a century of 104, becoming the first British teenager to make his Crucible debut since Judd Trump at the 2007 edition. Having been hospitalised with tonsillitis, he had discharged himself to play the match. "The doctors said to me, 'We know you are going to say no but we want you to stay in.' I said 'No, I've got a match to play.' And I'm glad I did," Moody commented afterwards.[54][55][56]

Antoni Kowalski (pictured in 2025) is the first Polish player to reach the Crucible. The other debutants in 2026 are He Guoqiang, Stan Moody, and Liam Pullen.

Kowalski led Jamie Jones 5–4 after the first session. In the second session, Kowalski fell 5–6 behind but then won four frames in a row to lead 9–6. Jones recovered to within one frame at 9–8, but Kowalski made a break of 62 in frame 18 to secure a 9–8 victory, becoming the first Polish player to reach the main stage at the Crucible. His win ensured that he remained on the professional tour, as a defeat would have led to his relegation. In tears after the match, Kowalski said: "I never cry, so that's the perfect explanation of what it means to me. I'm going to realise one of my biggest dreams and play at the 'Theatre of Dreams'." Page led Pang 5–4 after the first session, but Pang recovered to win the match 10–8. Zhou Yuelong took a 6–3 lead over Holt and went on to secure a 10–4 win. Two-time finalist Matthew Stevens won the first three frames against the world number 17 Bingham, who recovered to tie the scores at 4–4. Stevens won the last frame of the first session with a 64 clearance to lead 5–4 and went on to win the match 10–7, reaching the Crucible for the first time since the 2022 edition. After the match, Stevens said he had a "love-hate" relationship with the event and commented: "It's nice to be back, I'm nearly 50 and I don't play as much as I used to."[57][56] From 1–4 behind against Gao, Vafaei won nine frames in a row for a 10–4 victory, reaching the Crucible for a fifth consecutive time. "It wasn't a great match," he commented afterwards. "My opponent is hungry and young and he is my practice partner—every day I practise with him and he's such a great talent, but we didn't play that well." Two-time semi-finalist Gilbert produced breaks of 141 and 126 as took a 5–4 lead over Hill in the first session. Gilbert went on to win 10–6, beating Hill in the final qualifying round for a second consecutive year.[54][55]

Jak Jones made four centuries of 136, 100, 114, and 114 as he moved into a 7–4 lead over Brecel. Jones won frame 12 on the last black, but Brecel won frame 13. Jones then produced his fifth century of the match, a 132, to move 9–5 in front, and completed a 10–5 victory with a clearance of 78. "I love this format because you have time to get into the matches," Jones said afterwards. "Today is the best I have played all season." He Guoqiang won the first five frames against the world number 18 Lisowski and went on to complete a 10–5 victory, securing his Crucible debut. Carter, runner-up in 2008 and 2012, came from 5–7 behind against McGill to win five consecutive frames for a 10–7 victory. Carter, who reached the Crucible for the 22nd time, said: "I'm delighted to get through. It's a great achievement to still be mixing it up at the age of 46." Zhang Anda made five centuries of 109, 105, 134, 108, and 143 and four other breaks over 60 as he defeated Zak Surety 10–3, reaching the Crucible for a sixth time. Highfield made a highest break of 126 as he beat Oliver Lines 10–2, Fan made three centuries of 104, 119, and 100 in his 10–4 win over Mertens, and Lei Peifan advanced with a 10–5 defeat of Ryan Day. Xu Si came from 2–7 and 4–8 behind to lead Gary Wilson 9–8. Xu led by 44 points frame 18, but Wilson recovered to force a decider, which he won with a century of 126 to advance. A record total of 11 players from mainland China reached the Crucible, surpassing the record of ten set the previous year.[58]

Main draw

The draw for the main tournament is shown below. The numbers in parentheses after the players' names denote the seedings for the 16 seeded players. The match winners are shown in bold.[59][60]

Round 1 (Last 32)
Best of 19 frames		 Round 2 (Last 16)
Best of 25 frames		 Quarter-finals
Best of 25 frames		 Semi-finals
Best of 33 frames		 Final
Best of 35 frames
18 April
 Zhao Xintong (CHN) (1)
24, 25 & 26 April
 Liam Highfield (ENG)
19 & 20 April
 Ding Junhui (CHN) (16)
28 & 29 April
 David Gilbert (ENG)
18 & 19 April
 Xiao Guodong (CHN) (9)
23 & 24 April
 Zhou Yuelong (CHN)
20 & 21 April
 Shaun Murphy (ENG) (8)
30 April, 1 & 2 May
 Fan Zhengyi (CHN)
19 & 20 April
 John Higgins (SCO) (5)
25, 26 & 27 April
 Ali Carter (ENG)
21 & 22 April
 Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (12)
28 & 29 April
 He Guoqiang (CHN)
21 & 22 April
 Chris Wakelin (ENG) (13)
25, 26 & 27 April
 Liam Pullen (ENG)
22 & 23 April
 Neil Robertson (AUS) (4)
3 & 4 May
 Pang Junxu (CHN)
20 April
 Kyren Wilson (ENG) (3)
23, 24 & 25 April
 Stan Moody (ENG)
18 & 19 April
 Mark Allen (NIR) (14)
28 & 29 April
 Zhang Anda (CHN)
18 & 19 April
 Barry Hawkins (ENG) (11)
24 & 25 April
 Matthew Stevens (WAL)
18 & 19 April
 Mark Williams (WAL) (6)
30 April, 1 & 2 May
 Antoni Kowalski (POL)
22 April
 Mark Selby (ENG) (7)
26 & 27 April
 Jak Jones (WAL)
20 & 21 April
 Wu Yize (CHN) (10)
28 & 29 April
 Lei Peifan (CHN)
22 & 23 April
 Si Jiahui (CHN) (15)
25, 26 & 27 April
 Hossein Vafaei (IRN)
21 April
 Judd Trump (ENG) (2)
 Gary Wilson (ENG)

Qualifying draw

The results of the qualifying rounds are shown below. The numbers in parentheses after the players' names denote the seedings for each player; an "a" indicates amateur players not on the main tour. The match winners are shown in bold.[61][62]

Round 1 (Last 144)
Best of 19 frames		 Round 2 (Last 112)
Best of 19 frames		 Round 3 (Last 80)
Best of 19 frames		 Round 4 (Last 48)
Best of 19 frames
 Mitchell Mann (ENG) (81) 4  Iulian Boiko (UKR) (80) 4  Stuart Bingham (ENG) (17) 10
 Wang Xinbo (CHN) (a) 10  Wang Xinbo (CHN) (a) 10  Wang Xinbo (CHN) (a) 2  Stuart Bingham (ENG) (17) 7
 Jonas Luz (BRA) (112) 2  Scott Donaldson (SCO) (49) 8  Matthew Stevens (WAL) (48) 10  Matthew Stevens (WAL) (48) 10
 Peter Lines (ENG) (a) 10  Peter Lines (ENG) (a) 10  Peter Lines (ENG) (a) 8
 Michał Szubarczyk (POL) (96) 10  Sanderson Lam (ENG) (65) 8  Hossein Vafaei (IRN) (32) 10
 Ng On-yee (HKG) (120) 7  Michał Szubarczyk (POL) (96) 10  Michał Szubarczyk (POL) (96) 2  Hossein Vafaei (IRN) (32) 10
 Gao Yang (CHN) (97) 10  Mark Davis (ENG) (64) 6  Tom Ford (ENG) (33) 8  Gao Yang (CHN) (97) 4
 Jimmy White (ENG) (119) 9  Gao Yang (CHN) (97) 10  Gao Yang (CHN) (97) 10
 Yao Pengcheng (CHN) (104) 10  David Lilley (ENG) (57) 5  Aaron Hill (IRL) (40) 10
 Ryan Davies (ENG) (a) 9  Yao Pengcheng (CHN) (104) 10  Yao Pengcheng (CHN) (104) 3  Aaron Hill (IRL) (40) 6
 Huang Jiahao (CHN) (89) 5  Duane Jones (WAL) (72) 5  David Gilbert (ENG) (25) 10  David Gilbert (ENG) (25) 10
 Leone Crowley (IRL) (114) 10  Leone Crowley (IRL) (114) 10  Leone Crowley (IRL) (114) 3
 Bai Yulu (CHN) (105) 10  Michael Holt (ENG) (56) 10  Daniel Wells (WAL) (41) 5
 Daniel Womersley (ENG) (a) 7  Bai Yulu (CHN) (105) 4  Michael Holt (ENG) (56) 10  Michael Holt (ENG) (56) 4
 Robbie McGuigan (NIR) (88) 10  Gong Chenzhi (CHN) (73) 7  Zhou Yuelong (CHN) (24) 10  Zhou Yuelong (CHN) (24) 10
 Hammad Miah (ENG) (a) 8  Robbie McGuigan (NIR) (88) 10  Robbie McGuigan (NIR) (88) 3
 Cheung Ka Wai (HKG) (85) 9  Jiang Jun (CHN) (76) 10  Elliot Slessor (ENG) (21) 7
 Ashley Carty (ENG) (a) 10  Ashley Carty (ENG) (a) 3  Jiang Jun (CHN) (76) 10  Jiang Jun (CHN) (76) 9
 Ross Muir (SCO) (108) 10  Robbie Williams (ENG) (53) 10  Stan Moody (ENG) (44) 10  Stan Moody (ENG) (44) 10
 Mykhailo Larkov (UKR) (a) 5  Ross Muir (SCO) (108) 4  Robbie Williams (ENG) (53) 5
 Haris Tahir (PAK) (92) 6  Antoni Kowalski (POL) (69) 10  Joe O'Connor (ENG) (28) 8
 Connor Benzey (ENG) (116) 10  Connor Benzey (ENG) (116) 1  Antoni Kowalski (POL) (69) 10  Antoni Kowalski (POL) (69) 10
 Reanne Evans (ENG) (101) 7  Jamie Jones (WAL) (60) 10  Matthew Selt (ENG) (37) 3  Jamie Jones (WAL) (60) 8
 Vladislav Gradinari (MDA) (a) 10  Vladislav Gradinari (MDA) (a) 3  Jamie Jones (WAL) (60) 10
 Ken Doherty (IRL) (100) 5  Robert Milkins (ENG) (61) 3  Jackson Page (WAL) (36) 10
 Patrick Whelan (ENG) (a) 10  Patrick Whelan (ENG) (a) 10  Patrick Whelan (ENG) (a) 6  Jackson Page (WAL) (36) 8
 Dylan Emery (WAL) (93) 10  Artemijs Žižins (LAT) (68) 6  Pang Junxu (CHN) (29) 10  Pang Junxu (CHN) (29) 10
 Anton Kazakov (UKR) (a) 9  Dylan Emery (WAL) (93) 10  Dylan Emery (WAL) (93) 9
 Mateusz Baranowski (POL) (109) 10  Ricky Walden (ENG) (52) 10  Noppon Saengkham (THA) (45) 10
 Florian Nüßle (AUT) (118) 5  Mateusz Baranowski (POL) (109) 4  Ricky Walden (ENG) (52) 6  Noppon Saengkham (THA) (45) 8
 Liam Pullen (ENG) (84) 10  Amir Sarkhosh (IRN) (77) 7  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) (20) 7  Liam Pullen (ENG) (84) 10
 Alfie Burden (ENG) (a) 9  Liam Pullen (ENG) (84) 10  Liam Pullen (ENG) (84) 10
 Marco Fu (HKG) (83) 10  Liam Davies (WAL) (78) 9  Jak Jones (WAL) (19) 10
 Mink Nutcharut (THA) (117) 1  Marco Fu (HKG) (83) 10  Marco Fu (HKG) (83) 6  Jak Jones (WAL) (19) 10
 Alexander Ursenbacher (SUI) (110) w/d  Chang Bingyu (CHN) (51) 10  Luca Brecel (BEL) (46) 10  Luca Brecel (BEL) (46) 5
 Prin Ratmukda (THA) (a) w/o  Prin Ratmukda (THA) (a) 2  Chang Bingyu (CHN) (51) 8
 Ian Burns (ENG) (94) 10  Jordan Brown (NIR) (67) 10  Lei Peifan (CHN) (30) 10
 Sahil Nayyar (CAN) (121) 6  Ian Burns (ENG) (94) 9  Jordan Brown (NIR) (67) 4  Lei Peifan (CHN) (30) 10
 Chris Totten (SCO) (99) 10  Ishpreet Singh Chadha (IND) (62) 10  Ryan Day (WAL) (35) 10  Ryan Day (WAL) (35) 5
 Daniel Boyes (ENG) (a) 5  Chris Totten (SCO) (99) 5  Ishpreet Singh Chadha (IND) (62) 8
 Xu Yichen (CHN) (102) 10  Liu Hongyu (CHN) (59) 10  Xu Si (CHN) (38) 10
 Stuart Carrington (ENG) (a) 4  Xu Yichen (CHN) (102) 5  Liu Hongyu (CHN) (59) 8  Xu Si (CHN) (38) 9
 Steven Hallworth (ENG) (91) 10  Allan Taylor (ENG) (70) 10  Gary Wilson (ENG) (27) 10  Gary Wilson (ENG) (27) 10
 Kreishh Gurbaxani (IND) (122) 6  Steven Hallworth (ENG) (91) 6  Allan Taylor (ENG) (70) 1
 Liam Graham (SCO) (107) 4  Lyu Haotian (CHN) (54) 8  Zak Surety (ENG) (43) 10
 Oliver Sykes (ENG) (a) 10  Oliver Sykes (ENG) (a) 10  Oliver Sykes (ENG) (a) 3  Zak Surety (ENG) (43) 3
 Bulcsú Révész (HUN) (86) 10  Louis Heathcote (ENG) (75) 8  Zhang Anda (CHN) (22) 10  Zhang Anda (CHN) (22) 10
 Craig Steadman (ENG) (a) 6  Bulcsú Révész (HUN) (86) 10  Bulcsú Révész (HUN) (86) 6
 David Grace (ENG) (87) 4  Julien Leclercq (BEL) (74) 10  Ali Carter (ENG) (23) 10
 Ashley Hugill (ENG) (a) 10  Ashley Hugill (ENG) (a) 7  Julien Leclercq (BEL) (74) 5  Ali Carter (ENG) (23) 10
 Zhao Hanyang (CHN) (106) 10  Martin O'Donnell (ENG) (55) 10  Anthony McGill (SCO) (42) 10  Anthony McGill (SCO) (42) 7
 Mahmoud El Hareedy (EGY) (124) 3  Zhao Hanyang (CHN) (106) 5  Martin O'Donnell (ENG) (55) 9
 Liam Highfield (ENG) (90) 10  Wang Yuchen (HKG) (71) 4  Stephen Maguire (SCO) (26) 5
 Oliver Brown (ENG) (115) 4  Liam Highfield (ENG) (90) 10  Liam Highfield (ENG) (90) 10  Liam Highfield (ENG) (90) 10
 Liu Wenwei (CHN) (103) 3  Oliver Lines (ENG) (58) 10  Ben Woollaston (ENG) (39) 8  Oliver Lines (ENG) (58) 2
 Mark Lloyd (ENG) (a) 10  Mark Lloyd (ENG) (a) 2  Oliver Lines (ENG) (58) 10
 Lan Yuhao (CHN) (98) 10  Fan Zhengyi (CHN) (63) 10  Jimmy Robertson (ENG) (34) 4
 Chatchapong Nasa (THA) (113) 5  Lan Yuhao (CHN) (98) 3  Fan Zhengyi (CHN) (63) 10  Fan Zhengyi (CHN) (63) 10
 Haydon Pinhey (ENG) (95) 5  Ben Mertens (BEL) (66) w/o  Yuan Sijun (CHN) (31) 9  Ben Mertens (BEL) (66) 4
 Jamie Clarke (WAL) (a) 10  Jamie Clarke (WAL) (a)[a] w/d  Ben Mertens (BEL) (66) 10
 Hatem Yassen (EGY) (111) 4  Long Zehuang (CHN) (50) 10  He Guoqiang (CHN) (47) 10
 Fergal Quinn (NIR) (123) 10  Fergal Quinn (NIR) (123) 2  Long Zehuang (CHN) (50) 8  He Guoqiang (CHN) (47) 10
 Farakh Ajaib (PAK) (82) 7  Sam Craigie (ENG) (79) 9  Jack Lisowski (ENG) (18) 10  Jack Lisowski (ENG) (18) 5
 Umut Dikme (GER) (a) 10  Umut Dikme (GER) (a) 10  Umut Dikme (GER) (a) 7
Note: w/o = walkover; w/d = withdrawn

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries

A total of 177 century breaks were made during the qualifying rounds.[4] This was a record, surpassing the previous number of 143 set during the qualifying rounds for the 2025 World Championship.[63]

  • 147, 137, 129, 119, 103, 100 – Chang Bingyu[49]
  • 146, 137, 131, 116 – Oliver Sykes
  • 143, 140, 134, 118, 109, 108, 106, 105 – Zhang Anda
  • 143, 117, 111, 104 – Wang Xinbo
  • 142, 138, 101, 101 – Jiang Jun
  • 142, 106, 106, 105 – Ali Carter
  • 142 – Alfie Burden
  • 141, 126, 119, 117, 103, 101 – David Gilbert
  • 140, 120, 103, 103 – Ben Mertens
  • 139 – Duane Jones
  • 138, 112 – Jamie Clarke
  • 138, 104 – He Guoqiang
  • 137, 137, 111, 105, 102, 100 – Marco Fu
  • 137, 133 – Aaron Hill
  • 136, 136, 126 – Gary Wilson
  • 136, 135, 132, 119, 114, 114, 100 – Jak Jones
  • 136 – Scott Donaldson
  • 135, 132, 108 – Yuan Sijun
  • 135, 110 – Ashley Hugill
  • 133, 108 – Robbie Williams
  • 132, 114, 112 – Lan Yuhao
  • 132, 107, 105, 105, 104 – Pang Junxu
  • 132 – Julien Leclercq
  • 131, 119 – Tom Ford
  • 131, 108, 105, 105, 104, 102 – Liam Pullen
  • 131 – Sam Craigie
  • 130, 103 – Umut Dikme
  • 129, 121, 109 – Zhou Yuelong
  • 129 – Mitchell Mann
  • 128, 127, 113, 104, 101 – Stan Moody
  • 128, 114 – Cheung Ka Wai
  • 128 – Liu Hongyu
  • 128 – Anthony McGill
  • 127, 122, 117, 107 – Gao Yang
  • 127, 119, 104, 100 – Fan Zhengyi
  • 127, 101, 100 – Noppon Saengkham
  • 126, 112 – Jackson Page
  • 126, 109, 104, 104 – Liam Highfield
  • 126 – Ian Burns
  • 125, 112 – Ryan Day
  • 125 – Bulcsú Révész
  • 124, 112 – Antoni Kowalski
  • 123, 104 – Ashley Carty
  • 123 – Liam Davies
  • 122 – Hossein Vafaei
  • 121, 108 – Stuart Bingham
  • 121 – Louis Heathcote
  • 120, 109 – Luca Brecel
  • 119, 110 – Lei Peifan
  • 119, 105 – Connor Benzey
  • 118 – Chatchapong Nasa
  • 117, 101 – Elliot Slessor
  • 116 – Ken Doherty
  • 115 – Zhao Hanyang
  • 114, 108, 106 – Long Zehuang
  • 114, 106, 104, 100, 100 – Xu Si
  • 114 – Michał Szubarczyk
  • 113 – Liam Graham
  • 113 – Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
  • 109 – Ishpreet Singh Chadha
  • 109 – Daniel Womersley
  • 108, 101 – Bai Yulu
  • 108 – Michael Holt
  • 108 – Jack Lisowski
  • 108 – Xu Yichen
  • 107 – Joe O'Connor
  • 106, 100 – Peter Lines
  • 104 – Mateusz Baranowski
  • 103 – Dylan Emery
  • 103 – Steven Hallworth
  • 103 – Artemijs Žižins
  • 102 – Patrick Whelan
  • 101 – Mark Davis
  • 101 – Ricky Walden
  • 100 – Jordan Brown
  • 100 – Jimmy Robertson
  • 100 – Daniel Wells

Notes

  1. ^ Jamie Clarke withdrew from the match due to illness after the fifth frame, having trailed Ben Mertens 0–5.[41]

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