BetVictor Welsh Open [ - ] [ + ]

23 Feb - 1 Mar 2026, Venue Cymru, Llandudno, Wales
Previous champion: Mark Selby (2025)
See also: Results (127) ... more

Final (Winner: £100,000; Runner-up: £45,000)
		Barry Hawkins [12]	9	-	5	Jack Lisowski [19]
	Session 1: 105-0 (105), 4-68, 67-47 (67), 102-0 (102) 69-52, 76-28 (76), 110-0 (88), 79-9 Session 2: 0-118 (112), 10-102 (102), 18-59, 76-30 (68) 1-75 (53), 70-1 Referee: Ben Williams This was Hawkins' fifth ranking title.
Semifinals (Losers receive £21,000)
		Barry Hawkins [12]	6	-	4	Wu Yize [10]	Re-rack in frame 9 (black was over a pocket)
	71-19, 53-77 (73), 84-18, 72-1 (72) 75-0 (66), 16-84 (83), 4-74 (74), 0-122 (122) 64-59 (WY 59), 61-4						Re-rack in frame 9 (black was over a pocket)
		Jack Lisowski [19]	6	-	5	John Higgins [6]
	4-72, 60-39, 0-92 (73), 45-59 95-0 (95), 79-0 (79), 138-0 (138), 0-82 (82) 71-21 (58), 1-71, 78-0 (78) Alex Higgins-esque 78 by Jack Lisowski in the deciding frame to reach the Welsh Open final and win the 150,000 pounds Home Nations bonus. Watch on YouTube.
Quarterfinals (Losers receive £13,200)
		Wu Yize [10]	5	-	4	Jiang Jun [79]	Wu was 4-1 down
		Barry Hawkins [12]	5	-	3	Neil Robertson [4]
		John Higgins [6]	5	-	0	Zhou Yuelong [27]
		Jack Lisowski [19]	5	-	2	Stuart Bingham [15]	Re-rack in frame two
Round 3 (Last 16; Losers receive £9,000)
1		Jiang Jun [79]	4	-	1	Robbie Williams [52]
2		Wu Yize [10]	4	-	0	David Grace [92]
3		Barry Hawkins [12]	4	-	2	Mark J Williams [5]
4		Neil Robertson [4]	4	-	3	Jak Jones [16]
5		Zhou Yuelong [27]	4	-	1	Sam Craigie [86]
6		John Higgins [6]	4	-	2	Zhang Anda [20]
	144 by Higgins in the final frame was the highest break of the event
7		Jack Lisowski [19]	4	-	2	Jackson Page [30]
8		Stuart Bingham [15]	4	-	2	Zhao Xintong [2]
Round 2 (Last 32; Losers receive £5,400)
1		Jiang Jun [79]	4	-	0	Yuan Sijun [28]
2		Robbie Williams [52]	4	-	3	Stephen Maguire [22]
3		Wu Yize [10]	4	-	2	Joe O'Connor [23]
4		David Grace [92]	4	-	1	Dylan Emery [90]
5		Mark J Williams [5]	4	-	1	Martin O'Donnell [42]
6		Barry Hawkins [12]	4	-	2	Pang Junxu [24]
7		Jak Jones [16]	4	-	2	Anthony McGill [44]
8		Neil Robertson [4]	4	-	1	Hossein Vafaei [29]
9		Zhou Yuelong [27]	4	-	1	Kyren Wilson [3]
10		Sam Craigie [86]	4	-	1	Gary Wilson [14]
11		Zhang Anda [20]	4	-	2	Liam Pullen [80]
12		John Higgins [6]	4	-	3	Bulcsu Revesz [82]
13		Jackson Page [30]	4	-	3	Chang Bingyu [59]
14		Jack Lisowski [19]	4	-	3	Xiao Guodong [9]
15		Stuart Bingham [15]	4	-	2	David Gilbert [21]	Bingham won frame 4 on a respotted black
16		Zhao Xintong [2]	4	-	2	Stan Moody [47]
Round 1 (Last 64; Losers receive £3,600 / £0)
1		Jiang Jun [79]	4	-	3	Mark Selby [1]
2		Yuan Sijun [28]	4	-	3	Julien Leclercq [75]
3		Robbie Williams [52]	4	-	2	Si Jiahui [13]
4		Stephen Maguire [22]	4	-	3	Ricky Walden [45]
5		Joe O'Connor [23]	4	-	0	Aaron Hill [39]
6		Wu Yize [10]	4	-	0	Ben Mertens [64]
7		Dylan Emery [90]	4	-	3	Lei Peifan [26]
8		David Grace [92]	4	-	2	Mark Allen [8]
9		Mark J Williams [5]	4	-	2	Michael Holt [58]
10		Martin O'Donnell [42]	4	-	2	Tom Ford [25]
11		Barry Hawkins [12]	4	-	3	David Lilley [49]
12		Pang Junxu [24]	4	-	2	Antoni Kowalski [68]
13		Anthony McGill [44]	4	-	3	Ali Carter [18]
14		Jak Jones [16]	4	-	1	Liam Highfield [89]
15		Hossein Vafaei [29]	4	-	1	Artemijs Zizins [72]
16		Neil Robertson [4]	4	-	1	Michal Szubarczyk [93]
17		Kyren Wilson [3]	4	-	1	Liu Hongyu [56]
18		Zhou Yuelong [27]	4	-	0	Alexander Ursenbacher [112]
19		Gary Wilson [14]	4	-	0	Amir Sarkhosh [74]	Three centuries and a 93 by Wilson. Aggregate score: 469-6
20		Sam Craigie [86]	4	-	3	Elliot Slessor [17]
21		Zhang Anda [20]	4	-	2	Mitchell Mann [77]
22		Liam Pullen [80]	4	-	3	Chris Wakelin [11]
23		Bulcsu Revesz [82]	4	-	3	Ryan Day [32]
24		John Higgins [6]	4	-	1	Liu Wenwei [106]
25		Chang Bingyu [59]	4	-	0	Shaun Murphy [7]
	130-0 (130), 136-0 (136), 128-1 (119), 130-0 (130) Four centuries by Chang. Aggregate frame score: 524-1. 100% pot success.
26		Jackson Page [30]	4	-	0	Luca Brecel [40]
27		Xiao Guodong [9]	4	-	3	Long Zehuang [51]
28		Jack Lisowski [19]	4	-	2	Louis Heathcote [70]
29		David Gilbert [21]	4	-	1	Robbie McGuigan [85]
30		Stuart Bingham [15]	4	-	2	Gao Yang [100]
31		Stan Moody [47]	4	-	0	Jimmy Robertson [31]
32		Zhao Xintong [2]	4	-	3	Fan Zhengyi [53]

Welsh Open Qualifiers [ - ] [ + ]

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9‑10 Jan 2026, Ponds Forge International Sports Centre, Sheffield, England
See also: Results (64)

Qual Round 2 (Last 96; Losers receive £1,000 / £0)
1	Jiang Jun [79]	4	-	3	Oliver Lines [55]
2	Julien Leclercq [75]	4	-	3	Ben Woollaston [33]
3	Robbie Williams [52]	4	-	3	Marco Fu [91]
4	Ricky Walden [45]	4	-	2	Liam Davies [73]
5	Aaron Hill [39]	4	-	3	Cheung Ka Wai [83]
6	Ben Mertens [64]	4	-	2	Iulian Boiko [78]
7	Dylan Emery [90]	4	-	1	Xu Si [36]
8	David Grace [92]	4	-	1	Ishpreet Singh Chadha [62]
9	Michael Holt [58]	4	-	2	Huang Jiahao [81]
10	Martin O'Donnell [42]	4	-	3	Wang Yuchen [65]
11	David Lilley [49]	4	-	1	Jimmy White [119]
12	Antoni Kowalski [68]	4	-	1	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh [37]
13	Anthony McGill [44]	4	-	2	Haris Tahir [84]
14	Liam Highfield [89]	4	-	1	Sanderson Lam [63]
15	Artemijs Zizins [72]	4	-	2	He Guoqiang [41]
16	Michal Szubarczyk [93]	4	-	2	Jamie Jones [57]
17	Liu Hongyu [56]	4	-	2	Duane Jones [66]
18	Alexander Ursenbacher [112]	4	-	2	Matthew Selt [34]
19	Amir Sarkhosh [74]	4	-	3	Scott Donaldson [50]
20	Sam Craigie [86]	4	-	3	Lyu Haotian [48]
21	Mitchell Mann [77]	4	-	2	Matthew Stevens [46]
22	Liam Pullen [80]	4	-	3	Robert Milkins [54]
23	Bulcsu Revesz [82]	4	-	0	Noppon Saengkham [35]
24	Liu Wenwei [106]	4	-	2	Mark Davis [60]
25	Chang Bingyu [59]	4	-	1	Mohammed Shehab [116]
26	Luca Brecel [40]	4	-	3	Farakh Ajaib [76]
27	Long Zehuang [51]	4	-	2	Allan Taylor [71]
28	Louis Heathcote [70]	4	-	3	Zak Surety [43]
29	Robbie McGuigan [85]	4	-	1	Daniel Wells [38]
30	Gao Yang [100]	4	-	1	Jordan Brown [61]
31	Stan Moody [47]	4	-	1	Ian Burns [94]
32	Fan Zhengyi [53]	4	-	0	Sahil Nayyar [121]
Qual Round 1 (Last 128; Losers receive £0)
1	Jiang Jun [79]	4	-	2	Florian Nüßle [122]
2	Julien Leclercq [75]	4	-	2	Ashley Hugill (a)
3	Marco Fu [91]	4	-	3	Xu Yichen [107]
4	Liam Davies [73]	4	-	2	Umut Dikme (a)
5	Cheung Ka Wai [83]	4	-	3	Mateusz Baranowski [102]
6	Iulian Boiko [78]	4	-	2	Chatchapong Nasa [110]
7	Dylan Emery [90]	4	-	1	Yao Pengcheng [101]
8	David Grace [92]	4	-	1	Liam Graham [103]
9	Huang Jiahao [81]	4	-	2	Patrick Whelan (a)
10	Wang Yuchen [65]	4	-	2	Mink Nutcharut (f) [115]
11	Jimmy White [119]	4	-	1	Sunny Akani [69]
12	Antoni Kowalski [68]	4	-	0	Connor Benzey [114]
13	Haris Tahir [84]	4	-	3	Bai Yulu (f) [98]
14	Liam Highfield [89]	4	-	0	Ng On Yee (f) [117]
15	Artemijs Zizins [72]	4	-	3	Ross Muir [104]
16	Michal Szubarczyk [93]	4	-	0	Hatem Yassen [108]
17	Duane Jones [66]	4	-	0	Kreishh Gurbaxani [118]
18	Alexander Ursenbacher [112]	4	-	3	Steven Hallworth [88]
19	Amir Sarkhosh [74]	4	-	3	Riley Powell (a)
20	Sam Craigie [86]	4	-	1	Zhao Hanyang [105]
21	Mitchell Mann [77]	4	-	3	Fergal Quinn [120]
22	Liam Pullen [80]	4	-	1	Ken Doherty [99]
23	Bulcsu Revesz [82]	4	-	2	Oliver Briffett-Payne (a)
24	Liu Wenwei [106]	4	-	3	Gong Chenzhi [67]
25	Mohammed Shehab [116]	4	-	2	Lan Yuhao [96]
26	Farakh Ajaib [76]	4	-	0	Leone Crowley [111]
27	Allan Taylor [71]	4	-	3	Oliver Brown [113]
28	Louis Heathcote [70]	4	-	1	Jonas Luz [109]
29	Robbie McGuigan [85]	w/o			Reanne Evans (f) [97]
30	Gao Yang [100]	4	-	2	Haydon Pinhey [87]
31	Ian Burns [94]	4	-	0	Mahmoud El Hareedy [123]
32	Sahil Nayyar [121]	4	-	2	Chris Totten [95]

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