Sportsbet.io Players Championship [ - ] [ + ]
Main Tour, Ranking
17‑22 Feb 2026, Telford International Centre, Telford, England
Previous champion: Kyren Wilson
(2025)
Notes: top 16 players on the one-year ranking list
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Results (15) ... more
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Final (Winner: £150,000; Runner-up: £70,000) |
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| Zhao Xintong [6] | 10 | - | 7 | John Higgins [16] |
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![]() The 81 in frame 7 was a maximum attempt. | ||||
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Session 1: Referee: Marcel Eckardt |
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Semifinals (Losers receive £35,000) |
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| John Higgins [16] | 6 | - | 5 | Judd Trump [5] |
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71-26 (71), 100-1 (57), 82-5 (76), 20-70, 71-28 |
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| Zhao Xintong [6] | 6 | - | 5 | Mark Allen [10] |
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36-77, 59-36, 27-107 (107), 40-63 (55) |
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Quarterfinals (Losers receive £20,000) |
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| John Higgins [16] | 6 | - | 3 | Chris Wakelin [8] |
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| Judd Trump [5] | 6 | - | 3 | Mark J Williams [4] |
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![]() Williams conceded frame 5 with 83 points left on the table. He was 91-0 down though after giving away 36 foul points. | ||||
| Zhao Xintong [6] | 6 | - | 3 | Shaun Murphy [3] |
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| Mark Allen [10] | 6 | - | 2 | Mark Selby [2] |
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Round 1 (Last 16; Losers receive £15,000) |
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| 1 | John Higgins [16] | 6 | - | 1 | Neil Robertson [1] |
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| 2 | Chris Wakelin [8] | 6 | - | 2 | Xiao Guodong [9] |
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| 3 | Judd Trump [5] | 6 | - | 0 | Zhou Yuelong [12] |
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| 4 | Mark J Williams [4] | 6 | - | 2 | Barry Hawkins [13] |
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| 5 | Shaun Murphy [3] | 6 | - | 1 | Zhang Anda [14] |
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![]() Murphy tried to fluke the yellow on the way to a 147 in frame 2 after potting a miracle 15th black | |||
| 6 | Zhao Xintong [6] | 6 | - | 5 | Elliot Slessor [11] |
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![]() Zhao had an outrageous fluke on the blue when 5-2 down | |||
| 7 | Mark Allen [10] | 6 | - | 3 | Wu Yize [7] |
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| 8 | Mark Selby [2] | 6 | - | 3 | Jack Lisowski [15] |
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