SNOOKER has returned to UK shores after a long few weeks away in China with the British Open!
The famous Cheltenham Racecourse is swapping the fences for the baize this week as it welcomes snooker‘s biggest stars.
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This tournament follows an FA Cup style draw where there is no seeding, meaning that the sport’s biggest stars can be pitted against each other from the first round.
Judd Trump, who has just been dethroned by Zhao Xintong as World No1, will be in Cheltenham as he looks to take back his throne.
However, seven-time world champion Ronnie O’Sullivan has withdrawn from this tournament for the fourth consecutive year, with the World Snooker Tour confirming it is for medical reasons.
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When is the British Open 2026?
- The tournament kicked off on Monday, August 31.
- It all comes to a close with the final on Sunday, September 6.
- The Centaur at Cheltenham Racecourse will host the action.
What TV channel is the British Open on and can it be live streamed FREE?
- In some good news for snooker fans in the UK, the British Open will be broadcast for free this week, with Channel 5 airing the tournament.
- You can also stream all of the action live and for FREE via 5’s app and website.
- Alternatively, you can follow live updates from Cheltenham by following SunSport’s live blog.
British Open 2026 schedule:
*All times in BST
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Monday, August 31
Round One
- Mark Williams 0-4 David Gilbert
- Ding Junhui 4-1 Anton Kazakov
- Shaun Murphy 4-0 Reanne Evans
- Iulian Boiko 4-2 Xu Yichen (round two)
- Barry Hawkins 4-0 Haohui Deng
- Wu Yize 4-3 Liu Hongyu
- Mark Joyce 4-1 Mateusz Baranowski
- Florian Nuessle 1-4 Kyren Wilson
- Judd Trump 4-2 Dylan Emery
- Xiao Guodong 4-2 Jiang Jun
- Xinbo Wang 4-1 Patrick Whelan
- Chris Wakelin 4-3 Luca Brecel
- John Higgins 4-1 Hossein Vafaei
- Pang Junxu 4-1 Neil Robertson
- Mark Selby 4-3 David Lilley
- Ashley Carty 4-3 Si Jiahui
Tuesday, September 1
Round two
- Gong Chenzhi 2-4 He Guoqiang
- Jackson Page 4-1 Jimmy Robertson
- Mark Joyce 4-0 Jordan Brown
- Jak Jones 4-0 Anthony McGill
- Yang Liu 2-4 Duane Jones
- Chatchapong Nasa 1-4 Chang Bingyu
- Lyu Haotain 4-2 Xiao Guodong
- Oliver Brown 1-4 Zhao Xintong (round one)
- Joshua Thomond 2-4 Artemus Zizins
- Mahmoud El Hareedy 2-4 Liam Highfield
- Zhang Anda 4-3 Chris Wakelin
- Wu Yize 1-4 Kyren Wilson
- Steven Hallworth 2-4 Ishpreet Singh Chadha
- Elliot Slessor 4-1 Jamie Clarke
- Sean O’Sullivan 0-4 Ding Junhui
- Mitchell Mann 3-4 Jack Lisowski
- Ali Carter 3-4 Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon
- Phil O’Kane 0-4 Michael Holt
- Liam Davies 4-2 Barry Hawkins
- Liam Graham 4-2 Pang Junxu
Wednesday, September 2
Round two
- Long Zehuang 4-2 Ashley Carty
- Matthew Stevens 3-4 Fan Zhengyi
- Stan Moody 4-1 Yao Pengcheng
- Lei Peifan 3-4 Mark Selby
- Bai Yulu 3-4 Ross Muir
- Jamie Jones 3-4 Xinbo Wang
- Judd Trump 4-2 Ricky Walden
- David Gilbert 4-2 Shaun Murphy
- David Grace 4-1 Zak Surety
- Aaron Hill 4-2 Ben Mertens
- Noppon Saengkham 3-4 John Higgins
- Zhao Xintong 4-2 Daniel Wells
- Mark Selby 4-3 Jackson Page
- Ishpreet Singh Chadha 3-4 Jack Lisowski
- Iulian Boiko 4-1 Ding Junhui
- Lyu Hoatian 4-3 Duane Jones
- He Guoqiang 1-4 Artemijs Zizins
- Pang Junxu 0-4 Mark Joyce
- Kyren Wilson 1-4 Liam Highfield
- Jak Jones 4-1 Chang Bingyu
Thursday, September 3
Round three
- Stan Moody 4-3 Zhang Anda
- Aaron Hill 4-2 Xinbo Wang
- Elliot Slessor 0-4 Judd Trump
- John Higgins 4-3 Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon
- Zhao Xintong 4-0 Michael Holt
- David Grace 0-4 Long Zehuang
- Liam Davies 3-4 David Gilbert
- Ross Muir 2-4 Fan Zhengyi
Round four
- Iulian Boiko vs Mark Selby
- Jak Jones 4-2 Artemus Zizins
- Lyu Haotian 1-4 Jack Lisowski
- Stan Moody 4-2 John Higgins
- Judd Trump 4-0 David Gilbert
- Zhao Xintong 4-2 Mark Joyce
- Fan Zhengyi 0-4 Aaron Hill
- Liam Highfield 4-1 Long Zehuang
Friday, September 4
Quarter-final
1pm
- Jack Lisowski vs Mark Selby
- Stan Moody vs Liam Highfield
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7pm
- Jak Jones vs Aaron Hill
- Judd Trump vs Zhao Xintong