SNOOKER has returned to UK shores after a long few weeks in China with the British Open underway!.
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However, seven-time world champion Ronnie O’Sullivan has withdrawn from this tournament for the fourth consecutive year, with the World Snooker Tour confirming it is for medical reasons.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:
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Monday, August 31
Round One
From 1pm
- 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)
From 2pm
- Barry Hawkins 4-0 Haohui Deng
- Wu Yize 4-3 Liu Hongyu
- Mark Joyce 4-1 Mateusz Baranowski
- Florian Nuessle 1-4 Kyren Wilson
From 7pm
- Judd Trump 4-2 Dylan Emery
- Xiao Guodong 4-2 Jiang Jun
- Xinbo Wang 4-1 Patrick Whelan
- Chris Wakelin 4-3 Luca Brecel
From 8pm
- 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
From 10am
- Gong Chenzhi 2-4 He Guoqiang
- Jackson Page 4-1 Jimmy Robertson
- Mark Joyce 4-0 Jordan Brown
- Jak Jones 4-0 Anthony McGill
From 1pm
- 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)
From 2pm
- 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
From 7pm
- 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
From 8pm
- 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
From 10am
- Long Zehuang vs Ashley Carty
- Matthew Stevens vs Fan Zhengyi
- Stan Moody vs Yao Pengcheng
- Lei Peifan vs Mark Selby
From 1pm
- Bai Yulu vs Ross Muir
- Jamie Jones vs Xinbo Wang
- Judd Trump vs Ricky Walden
- David Gilbert vs Shaun Murphy
From 2pm
- David Grace vs Zak Surety
- Aaron Hill vs Ben Mertens
- Noppon Saengkham vs John Higgins
- Zhao Xintong vs Daniel Wells
From 7pm
- TBC vs Jackson Page
- Ishpreet Singh Chadha vs Jack Lisowski
- Julian Boiko vs Ding Junhui
- Lyu Hoatian vs Duane Jones
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From 8pm
- He Guoqiang vs Artemijs Zizins
- Pang Junxu vs Mark Joyce
- Kyren Wilson vs Liam Highfield
- Jak Jones vs Chiang Bingyu