Snooker World Championship 2026 - Schedule, TV & results
The Snooker World Championship 2026 will be held 18.4.-4.5. in Sheffield, England. Check out the World Championship schedule, results, scores and more here.
etusuora.comHere’s the latest on the 2026 World Snooker Championship.
- When and where: The event is staged at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, running from mid-April to early May 2026. Zhao Xintong is the defending champion aiming to defend his title on home soil this year.[3][7]
- Top contenders and storyline: The field includes Ronnie O’Sullivan chasing an eighth world title, with Judd Trump and Mark Williams among the other leading favourites pushing for the title.[7][8][9]
- Schedule and format: The championship features the traditional 17-day schedule with a best-of-35 final. The draw and daily session times are published by broadcasters and race publishers ahead of live coverage.[5][7]
Illustration: The tournament typically unfolds through multiple rounds at Crucible, with a mix of high-profile first-round clashes and deep runs by seasoned campaigners and rising stars alike, culminating in a long-format final over several sessions.
Key sources you can check for up-to-the-minute results and live coverage:
- BBC Sport Snooker pages for schedule, seeds, and TV times.[7]
- Sky Sports Snooker coverage and fixtures/results updates.[8][9]
- Paddy Power/National outlets’ event pages with dates, draw, and ongoing results.[6][5]
- Wikipedia pages covering the 2026 World Snooker Championship for a consolidated season overview and results progression.[3]
If you’d like, I can pull the current match results and next-session pairings from one or more of these sources and summarize them in a quick table.