Halo World Championship [ - ] [ + ]

18 Apr - 4 May 2026, Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England
Previous champion: Zhao Xintong (2025)
See also: Live (2) | Results (128) | Upcoming (15) ... more

Watch on BBC, TNT/Eurosport/HBO Max, WST Play & more - (Timezone )

Final (Best of 35; Winner: £500,000; Runner-up: £200,000)
		To be decided		v		To be decided	2026-05-03 12:00:00Z 2026-05-03 18:00:00Z 2026-05-04 12:00:00Z 2026-05-04 18:00:00Z
	Referee: Rob Spencer
Semifinals (Best of 33; Losers receive £100,000)
		To be decided		v		To be decided	2026-04-30 12:00:00Z 2026-05-01 09:00:00Z 2026-05-01 18:00:00Z 2026-05-02 13:30:00Z
		To be decided		v		To be decided	2026-04-30 18:00:00Z 2026-05-01 13:30:00Z 2026-05-02 09:00:00Z 2026-05-02 18:00:00Z
Quarterfinals (Best of 25; Losers receive £50,000)
		Zhao Xintong / Ding Junhui		v		Xiao Guodong / S Murphy	2026-04-28 09:00:00Z 2026-04-28 18:00:00Z 2026-04-29 13:30:00Z
		J Higgins / R O'Sullivan		v		C Wakelin / N Robertson	2026-04-28 13:30:00Z 2026-04-29 09:00:00Z 2026-04-29 18:00:00Z
		K Wilson / M Allen		v		Hawkins / M J Williams	2026-04-28 09:00:00Z 2026-04-28 18:00:00Z 2026-04-29 09:00:00Z
		Selby / Wu Yize		v		Vafaei / Trump	2026-04-28 13:30:00Z 2026-04-29 13:30:00Z 2026-04-29 18:00:00Z
Round 2 (Last 16; Best of 25; Losers receive £30,000)
1		Zhao Xintong [1]		v		Ding Junhui [16]	2026-04-24 13:30:00Z 2026-04-25 13:30:00Z 2026-04-26 09:00:00Z
2		Xiao Guodong [9]	2	-	6	Shaun Murphy [8]	2026-04-24 09:00:00Z 2026-04-24 18:00:00Z
	Watch on BBC, TNT/Eurosport/HBO Max, WST Play & more. Match will resume later.						2026-04-24 09:00:00Z 2026-04-24 18:00:00Z
3		John Higgins [5]		v		Ronnie O'Sullivan [12]	2026-04-25 18:00:00Z 2026-04-26 18:00:00Z 2026-04-27 12:00:00Z
4		Chris Wakelin [13]		v		Neil Robertson [4]	2026-04-25 09:00:00Z 2026-04-26 13:30:00Z 2026-04-27 18:00:00Z
5		Kyren Wilson [3]	3	-	5	Mark Allen [14]	2026-04-24 13:30:00Z 2026-04-25 09:00:00Z
	Watch on BBC, TNT/Eurosport/HBO Max, WST Play & more. Match will resume later.						2026-04-24 13:30:00Z 2026-04-25 09:00:00Z
6		Barry Hawkins [11]		v		Mark J Williams [6]	2026-04-24 09:00:00Z 2026-04-24 18:00:00Z 2026-04-25 18:00:00Z
	Watch on BBC, TNT/Eurosport/HBO Max, WST Play & more.
7		Mark Selby [7]		v		Wu Yize [10]	2026-04-26 09:00:00Z 2026-04-26 18:00:00Z 2026-04-27 12:00:00Z
8		Hossein Vafaei [32]		v		Judd Trump [2]	2026-04-25 13:30:00Z 2026-04-26 13:30:00Z 2026-04-27 18:00:00Z
Round 1 (Last 32; Losers receive £20,000 / £0)
1		Zhao Xintong [1]	10	-	7	Liam Highfield [90]
2		Ding Junhui [16]	10	-	5	David Gilbert [25]
3		Xiao Guodong [9]	10	-	6	Zhou Yuelong [24]	Respotted black in frame 5, won by Zhou.
4		Shaun Murphy [8]	10	-	9	Fan Zhengyi [63]
5		John Higgins [5]	10	-	7	Ali Carter [23]
6		Ronnie O'Sullivan [12]	10	-	2	He Guoqiang [47]
7		Chris Wakelin [13]	10	-	6	Liam Pullen [84]
8		Neil Robertson [4]	10	-	6	Pang Junxu [29]
	Robertson was fined as he conceded frame 2 after a miscalculation (47 behind, 51 left).
9		Kyren Wilson [3]	10	-	7	Stan Moody [44]
	Wilson won the last seven frames, including a respotted black in frame 11. He won frame 14 after having needed three snookers.
10		Mark Allen [14]	10	-	6	Zhang Anda [22]
11		Barry Hawkins [11]	10	-	4	Matthew Stevens [48]
12		Mark J Williams [6]	10	-	4	Antoni Kowalski [69]
13		Mark Selby [7]	10	-	2	Jak Jones [19]
14		Wu Yize [10]	10	-	2	Lei Peifan [30]
15		Hossein Vafaei [32]	10	-	3	Si Jiahui [15]
	Vafaei becomes the first qualifier this year to beat a seed. He won the last nine frames.
16		Judd Trump [2]	10	-	5	Gary Wilson [27]

World Championship Qualifiers [ - ] [ + ]

Main Tour (View on separate page)

6‑15 Apr 2026, English Institute of Sport, Sheffield, England
See also: Results (112)

Qual Round 4 (Last 48; Losers receive £15,000)
1		Matthew Stevens [48]	10	-	7	Stuart Bingham [17]
	Bingham missed the 12th black on a max in frame 10
2		Hossein Vafaei [32]	10	-	4	Gao Yang [97]
	Vafaei won the last nine frames from 4-1 down.
3		David Gilbert [25]	10	-	6	Aaron Hill [40]
4		Zhou Yuelong [24]	10	-	4	Michael Holt [56]
5		Stan Moody [44]	10	-	9	Jiang Jun [76]
	Moody will now make his debut at the Crucible.
6		Antoni Kowalski [69]	10	-	8	Jamie Jones [60]
	Kowalski secured his Tour card by winning this match. He will be the first player from Poland at the Crucible.
7		Pang Junxu [29]	10	-	8	Jackson Page [36]
8		Liam Pullen [84]	10	-	8	Noppon Saengkham [45]
	Pullen missed the 14th black on a max. He would have earnt a bonus of 147,000 pounds. He will now make his debut at the Crucible.
9		Jak Jones [19]	10	-	5	Luca Brecel [46]
10		Lei Peifan [30]	10	-	5	Ryan Day [35]
11		Gary Wilson [27]	10	-	9	Xu Si [38]
12		Zhang Anda [22]	10	-	3	Zak Surety [43]
13		Ali Carter [23]	10	-	7	Anthony McGill [42]
14		Liam Highfield [90]	10	-	2	Oliver Lines [58]
15		Fan Zhengyi [63]	10	-	4	Ben Mertens [66]
16		He Guoqiang [47]	10	-	5	Jack Lisowski [18]
	He will now make his debut at the Crucible.
Qual Round 3 (Last 80; Losers receive £10,000 / £0)
1		Stuart Bingham [17]	10	-	2	Wang Xinbo (a)
2		Matthew Stevens [48]	10	-	8	Peter Lines (a)
3		Hossein Vafaei [32]	10	-	2	Michal Szubarczyk [96]
4		Gao Yang [97]	10	-	8	Tom Ford [33]
5		Aaron Hill [40]	10	-	3	Yao Pengcheng [104]
6		David Gilbert [25]	10	-	3	Leone Crowley [114]
	Gilbert made a 50+ break in 12 consecutive frames (incl four centuries).
7		Michael Holt [56]	10	-	5	Daniel Wells [41]
8		Zhou Yuelong [24]	10	-	3	Robbie McGuigan [88]
9		Jiang Jun [76]	10	-	7	Elliot Slessor [21]
10		Stan Moody [44]	10	-	5	Robbie Williams [53]
11		Antoni Kowalski [69]	10	-	8	Joe O'Connor [28]
12		Jamie Jones [60]	10	-	3	Matthew Selt [37]	Match was pulled off at 5-3 to Jones.
13		Jackson Page [36]	10	-	6	Patrick Whelan (a)
14		Pang Junxu [29]	10	-	9	Dylan Emery [93]
15		Noppon Saengkham [45]	10	-	6	Ricky Walden [52]
16		Liam Pullen [84]	10	-	7	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh [20]
17		Jak Jones [19]	10	-	6	Marco Fu [83]
18		Luca Brecel [46]	10	-	8	Chang Bingyu [51]
	147 by Chang in frame 9. It's his second max and the 241st in pro snooker. It's the record-extending 24th of this season. Since his first max came in the 2025 UK Championship qualifiers, he earns a 147,000 pounds season bonus for two maximums in majors. Watch on YouTube.
19		Lei Peifan [30]	10	-	4	Jordan Brown [67]
20		Ryan Day [35]	10	-	8	Ishpreet Singh Chadha [62]
21		Xu Si [38]	10	-	8	Liu Hongyu [59]
22		Gary Wilson [27]	10	-	1	Allan Taylor [70]
23		Zak Surety [43]	10	-	3	Oliver Sykes (a)
24		Zhang Anda [22]	10	-	6	Bulcsu Revesz [86]
25		Ali Carter [23]	10	-	5	Julien Leclercq [74]
26		Anthony McGill [42]	10	-	9	Martin O'Donnell [55]
	McGill came back From 9-4 and 69-0 down
27		Liam Highfield [90]	10	-	5	Stephen Maguire [26]
28		Oliver Lines [58]	10	-	8	Ben Woollaston [39]
29		Fan Zhengyi [63]	10	-	4	Jimmy Robertson [34]
30		Ben Mertens [66]	10	-	9	Yuan Sijun [31]
31		He Guoqiang [47]	10	-	8	Long Zehuang [50]
32		Jack Lisowski [18]	10	-	7	Umut Dikme (a)
Qual Round 2 (Last 112; Losers receive £5,000 / £0)
1		Wang Xinbo (a)	10	-	4	Iulian Boiko [80]
2		Peter Lines (a)	10	-	8	Scott Donaldson [49]	The match was pulled off at 9-8 to Lines.
3		Michal Szubarczyk [96]	10	-	8	Sanderson Lam [65]
4		Gao Yang [97]	10	-	6	Mark Davis [64]
5		Yao Pengcheng [104]	10	-	5	David Lilley [57]
6		Leone Crowley [114]	10	-	5	Duane Jones [72]	The match was pulled off at 9-5 to Crowley.
7		Michael Holt [56]	10	-	4	Bai Yulu (f) [105]
8		Robbie McGuigan [88]	10	-	7	Gong Chenzhi [73]
9		Jiang Jun [76]	10	-	3	Ashley Carty (a)
10		Robbie Williams [53]	10	-	4	Ross Muir [108]
11		Antoni Kowalski [69]	10	-	1	Connor Benzey [116]
12		Jamie Jones [60]	10	-	3	Vladislav Gradinari (a)
13		Patrick Whelan (a)	10	-	3	Robert Milkins [61]
14		Dylan Emery [93]	10	-	6	Artemijs Zizins [68]
15		Ricky Walden [52]	10	-	4	Mateusz Baranowski [109]
16		Liam Pullen [84]	10	-	7	Amir Sarkhosh [77]
17		Marco Fu [83]	10	-	9	Liam Davies [78]	Decided on the final black.
18		Chang Bingyu [51]	10	-	2	Prin Ratmukda (a)
19		Jordan Brown [67]	10	-	9	Ian Burns [94]	Respotted black in frame 1 won by Brown. Match pulled off at 6-2 to Brown. In the deciding frame Burns managed to get the snooker he needed with pink and black left only for Brown to win on the final black.
20		Ishpreet Singh Chadha [62]	10	-	5	Chris Totten [99]
21		Liu Hongyu [59]	10	-	5	Xu Yichen [102]
22		Allan Taylor [70]	10	-	6	Steven Hallworth [91]
23		Oliver Sykes (a)	10	-	8	Lyu Haotian [54]	146 by Sykes in frame 9.
24		Bulcsu Revesz [86]	10	-	8	Louis Heathcote [75]
25		Julien Leclercq [74]	10	-	7	Ashley Hugill (a)
26		Martin O'Donnell [55]	10	-	5	Zhao Hanyang [106]
27		Liam Highfield [90]	10	-	4	Wang Yuchen [71]
28		Oliver Lines [58]	10	-	2	Mark Lloyd (a)
29		Fan Zhengyi [63]	10	-	3	Lan Yuhao [98]
30		Ben Mertens [66]	10	-	0	Jamie Clarke (a)	Clarke conceded after the fifth frame due to not feeling well
31		Long Zehuang [50]	10	-	2	Fergal Quinn [123]
32		Umut Dikme (a)	10	-	9	Sam Craigie [79]	Craigie was docked one frame after returning late from the first-session interval.
Qual Round 1 (Last 144; Losers receive £0)
1		Wang Xinbo (a)	10	-	4	Mitchell Mann [81]
2		Peter Lines (a)	10	-	2	Jonas Luz [112]
3		Michal Szubarczyk [96]	10	-	7	Ng On Yee (f) [120]
4		Gao Yang [97]	10	-	9	Jimmy White [119]
5		Yao Pengcheng [104]	10	-	9	Ryan Davies (a)
6		Leone Crowley [114]	10	-	5	Huang Jiahao [89]
7		Bai Yulu (f) [105]	10	-	7	Daniel Womersley (a)
8		Robbie McGuigan [88]	10	-	8	Hammad Miah (a)
9		Ashley Carty (a)	10	-	9	Cheung Ka Wai [85]
10		Ross Muir [108]	10	-	5	Mykhailo Larkov (a)
11		Connor Benzey [116]	10	-	6	Haris Tahir [92]
12		Vladislav Gradinari (a)	10	-	7	Reanne Evans (f) [101]
13		Patrick Whelan (a)	10	-	5	Ken Doherty [100]
14		Dylan Emery [93]	10	-	9	Anton Kazakov (a)
15		Mateusz Baranowski [109]	10	-	5	Florian Nüßle [118]
16		Liam Pullen [84]	10	-	9	Alfie Burden (a)
17		Marco Fu [83]	10	-	1	Mink Nutcharut (f) [117]
18		Prin Ratmukda (a)	w/o			Alexander Ursenbacher [110]
19		Ian Burns [94]	10	-	6	Sahil Nayyar [121]
20		Chris Totten [99]	10	-	5	Daniel Boyes (a)
21		Xu Yichen [102]	10	-	4	Stuart Carrington (a)
22		Steven Hallworth [91]	10	-	6	Kreishh Gurbaxani [122]
23		Oliver Sykes (a)	10	-	4	Liam Graham [107]
24		Bulcsu Revesz [86]	10	-	6	Craig Steadman (a)
25		Ashley Hugill (a)	10	-	4	David Grace [87]
26		Zhao Hanyang [106]	10	-	3	Mahmoud El Hareedy [124]
27		Liam Highfield [90]	10	-	4	Oliver Brown [115]
28		Mark Lloyd (a)	10	-	3	Liu Wenwei [103]
29		Lan Yuhao [98]	10	-	5	Chatchapong Nasa [113]	Lan missed the 15th red on a maximum attempt in the final frame.
30		Jamie Clarke (a)	10	-	5	Haydon Pinhey [95]
31		Fergal Quinn [123]	10	-	4	Hatem Yassen [111]
32		Umut Dikme (a)	10	-	7	Farakh Ajaib [82]