2025–26 snooker season

2025–26 snooker season
Details
Duration	22 June 2025 – 4 May 2026
Tournaments	World Snooker Tour: 22; (18 ranking events); WPBSA Q Tour: 16; World Women's: 3; World Seniors: 11
Triple Crown winners
UK Championship
Masters
World Championship
	← 2024–25 2026–27 →

The 2025–26 snooker season is an ongoing professional snooker season with tournaments played between June 2025 and May 2026, including the professional World Snooker Tour, the second-tier Q Tour and featured events from World Women's Snooker and World Seniors Tour.

Players

The World Snooker Tour includes the top 64 players from the prize money rankings after the 2025 World Championship, plus the additional 31 players^[a] who earned a two-year card the previous year. Those 95 players will be joined by the 34 players who acquired a two-year tour card this year to form a 129–player tour for the 2025–26 season.^[1]

New professional players

Zhao Xintong (CHN) won the 2025 World Snooker Championship as an amateur and re-joined the top 64 in the official world rankings to secure professional status for the season.^[b]

The players listed below have received a two-year tour card for the 2025–26 and 2026–27 seasons.^[1]

Top 4 players from the 2024–25 one-year ranking list^[2]

Ross Muir (SCO)
Jiang Jun (CHN)
Louis Heathcote (ENG)
Liam Graham (SCO)

International champions

WSF Open champion: Gao Yang (CHN)^[3]
WSF Junior champion: Leone Crowley (IRL)^[4]
EBSA European runner-up:^[c] Michał Szubarczyk (POL)^[6]
EBSA European Under-21 champion: Iulian Boiko (UKR)^[7]
APSBF Asia Pacific champion: Chang Bingyu (CHN)^[8]
PABSA Americas champion: Sahil Nayyar (CAN)^[9]
ABSC African champion: Mahmoud El Hareedy (EGY)^[10]^[11]

Q Tour

Highest ranked: Dylan Emery (WAL)^[12]
Playoff: Steven Hallworth (ENG)
Playoff: Liam Highfield (ENG)
Playoff: Florian Nüßle (AUT)^[13]

CBSA China Tour^[1]

Yao Pengcheng (CHN)
Lan Yuhao (CHN)

World Women's Snooker qualifiers

Highest ranked:^[d] Ng On-yee (HKG)
Second highest ranked: Reanne Evans (ENG)

Q School

Event 1^[14]

Event 2^[15]

Asia-Oceania Event 1^[16]

Chatchapong Nasa (THA)
Liu Wenwei (CHN)

Asia-Oceania Event 2^[17]

Xu Yichen (CHN)
Zhao Hanyang (CHN)

Invitational Tour Card^[18]

Jimmy White (ENG)
Marco Fu (HKG)

Medical Exemption^[19]

Sam Craigie (ENG)

Player of the Month

The Player of the Month award was launched this season by WPBSA Players, the representative for snooker players within the WPBSA. The award recognises outstanding performance and is voted by fellow players.

Month	Winner	Matches played	Wins	Centuries	Ref.
Jun	Marco Fu (HKG)	2	2	5	^[20]
Jul	Stephen Maguire (SCO)	7^[e]	5	0	^[21]
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May

Calendar

The following tables outline the dates and results for all the World Snooker Tour, World Women's Snooker Tour, World Seniors Tour, Q Tour, and other events in the season.^[22]^[23]

World Snooker Tour

Start	Finish	Tournament	Venue	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Ref.
30 Jun	23 Jul	Championship League	Leicester Arena in Leicester, England	Stephen Maguire (SCO)	3–1	Joe O'Connor (ENG)	^[24]
28 Jul	3 Aug	Shanghai Masters^†	Luwan Gymnasium in Shanghai, China	Kyren Wilson (ENG)	11–9	Ali Carter (ENG)	^[25]
8 Aug	16 Aug	Saudi Arabia Masters	Green Halls in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
24 Aug	30 Aug	Wuhan Open	Wuhan, China
15 Sep	21 Sep	English Open	Brentwood Centre in Brentwood, England
22 Sep	28 Sep	British Open	The Centaur in Cheltenham, England
7 Oct	13 Oct	Xi'an Grand Prix	Xi'an, China
19 Oct	26 Oct	Northern Ireland Open	Waterfront Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland
2 Nov	9 Nov	International Championship	China
10 Nov	16 Nov	Champion of Champions^†	Leicester Arena in Leicester, England
29 Nov	7 Dec	UK Championship	Barbican Centre in York, England
10 Dec	13 Dec	Shoot Out	Tower Circus in Blackpool, England
15 Dec	21 Dec	Scottish Open	Meadowbank Sports Centre in Edinburgh, Scotland
11 Jan	18 Jan	Masters^†	Alexandra Palace in London, England
26 Jan	1 Feb	German Masters	Tempodrom in Berlin, Germany
3 Feb	8 Feb	World Grand Prix	Kai Tak Arena in Kowloon City, Hong Kong
2 Jan	11 Feb	Championship League^†	Leicester Arena in Leicester, England
16 Feb	22 Feb	Players Championship	Telford International Centre in Telford, England
23 Feb	1 Mar	Welsh Open	Venue Cymru in Llandudno, Wales
16 Mar	22 Mar	World Open	China
30 Mar	5 Apr	Tour Championship	Manchester Central in Manchester, England
18 Apr	4 May	World Championship	Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England

Ranking event
^† Non-ranking event

Note: This calendar only includes events that have been confirmed by the World Snooker Tour, and is subject to change at any time during the season.

WPBSA Q Tour

Start	Finish	Tournament	Venue	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Ref.
19 Jun	22 Jun	Americas – Event 1	Iate Club in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Igor Figueiredo (BRA)	5–1	Claudio Menechini (BRA)	^[26]
27 Jun	29 Jun	Asia Pacific – Event 1	Pot Black North Perth in Perth, Australia	Vinnie Calabrese (AUS)	5–0	Salman Asif (AUS)	^[27]
11 Jul	13 Jul	Asia Pacific – Event 2	Cuthberts Green in Christchurch, New Zealand	Cody Turner (NZL)	5–1	Mark Canovan (NZL)	^[28]
1 Aug	3 Aug	Asia Pacific – Event 3	Commercial Club Albury in Albury, Australia	Steve Mifsud (AUS)	4–0	Hassan Kerde (AUS)	^[29]
28 Aug	31 Aug	Europe – Event 1	Snookerhallen in Stockholm, Sweden
25 Sep	28 Sep	Europe – Event 2	Austrian Snooker Academy in Vienna, Austria
9 Oct	12 Oct	Europe – Event 3	The Grand Blue Fafa Resort in Kafaje, Albania
9 Oct	12 Oct	Asia Pacific – Event 4	Sydney, Australia
29 Oct	1 Nov	Europe – Event 4	Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds. England
4 Dec	7 Dec	Europe – Event 5	Bulgarian Snooker Academy in Sofia, Bulgaria
12 Dec	14 Dec	Americas – Event 2	USA
12 Dec	14 Dec	Americas – Event 3	Toronto, Canada
29 Jan	1 Feb	Asia Pacific – Event 5	Brisbane, Australia
12 Feb	15 Feb	Europe – Event 6	Delta Moon Snooker Club in Mons, Belgium
26 Feb	1 Mar	Europe – Event 7	Landywood Snooker Club in Great Wyrley, England
		Global Playoff

World Women's Snooker Tour

Start	Finish	Tournament	Venue
29 Aug	31 Aug	UK Women's Championship	Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds, England
4 Oct	7 Oct	Australian Women's Open	Mounties in Sydney, Australia
28 Nov	30 Nov	Irish Women's Snooker Open	Snooker & Billiards Ireland HQ in Carlow, Ireland

World Seniors Tour

Start	Finish	Tournament	Venue	Ref.
15 Aug	17 Aug	Seniors Tour – Event 1	Crucible Sports and Social Club in Reading, England	^[30]
26 Sep	28 Sep	Seniors Tour – Event 2	TBC
10 Oct	12 Oct	Seniors Tour – Event 3
21 Nov	23 Nov	Seniors Tour – Event 4
12 Dec	14 Dec	Seniors Tour – Event 5
26 Dec	28 Dec	British Seniors Open	Valliant Live in Derby, England
16 Jan	18 Jan	Seniors Tour – Event 6	TBC
6 Feb	8 Feb	Seniors Tour – Event 7
6 Mar	8 Mar	Seniors Tour – Event 8
3 Apr	5 Apr	Seniors Tour – Event 9
6 May	10 May	World Seniors Championship	Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England

Other events

Start	Finish	Tournament	Venue	Ref.
10 Aug	13 Aug	World Games – Women's six-red singles	Gymnasium, Civil Aviation Flight University of China, Chengdu, China	^[31]
10 Aug	14 Aug	World Games – Men's singles		^[31]
3 Sep	7 Sep	Pan American Snooker Championship	Aryan Snooker Club in Sacramento, USA
5 Sep	9 Sep	Pink Ribbon	Landywood Snooker Club in Great Wyrley, England
9 Dec	20 Dec	SEA Games – Men's singles	Ambassador City Jomtien Hotel, Sattahip, Chonburi, Thailand	^[32]^[33]
		SEA Games – Men's six-red singles
		SEA Games – Women's singles
		SEA Games – Women's six-red singles
		SEA Games – Men's team
		SEA Games – Men's six-red team
		SEA Games – Women's team
		SEA Games – Women's six-red team

Notes

^ Lei Peifan was in the top 64 on the season-end ranking list, reducing this number from 32 to 31.
^ Zhao Xintong was previously the highest ranked player on the Q Tour rankings, but his performances in the 2025 World Snooker Championship removed him from the list as he re-joined the Top 64 of the official rankings in 11th place.
^ The champion of the event, Liam Highfield, had already earned a professional tour card via the Q Tour Playoffs.^[5]
^ The Women's World Champion, Bai Yulu, already gained a tour card for the 2024–25 and 2025–26 seasons last year.
^ Stephen Maguire had 8 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in 10 Championship League matches. 3 wins in 3 matches were during the first group stage on 30 June.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "2025/26 World Snooker Tour Players". World Snooker Tour. 9 June 2025. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
^ "Season Points 2024/2025". snooker.org.
^ "Glory For Gao at WSF Championship". WPBSA. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
^ "Leone Crowley Wins WSF Junior Championship". WPBSA. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
^ "Liam Highfield Wins European Title". WPBSA. 22 March 2025. Archived from the original on 22 March 2025.
^ "Michał Szubarczyk Nominated for World Snooker Tour Card". WPBSA. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
^ "Iulian Boiko Regains Professional Status with European Glory". WPBSA. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
^ "Chang Bingyu Wins Asia-Pacific Snooker Championship Crown". WPBSA. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
^ "Sahil Nayyar Wins Pan American Open Snooker Championship". WPBSA. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
^ "The All Africa Snooker & 6 red" (PDF). Africa Billiards & Snooker Confederation. 20 April 2025. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 April 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
^ "Mahmoud El Hareedy earns professional status with All-Africa title". World Snooker Tour. 1 July 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
^ "Emery Regains WST Place". World Snooker Tour. 9 May 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
^ "Nuessle, Hallworth and Highfield Secure World Snooker Tour Cards". WPBSA. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
^ "Pullen, Ursenbacher, Brown And Baranowski Secure Tour Cards". World Snooker Tour. 26 May 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
^ "Grace, Burns, Benzey and Quinn Secure Tour Cards At Q School". World Snooker Tour. 1 June 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
^ "Nasa and Liu Earn Tour Cards in Thailand". WPBSA. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
^ "China's Xu and Zhao Earn Tour Cards". WPBSA. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
^ "Jimmy White and Marco Fu Awarded Invitational Tour Cards". WPBSA. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
^ "Sam Craigie Tour Card". World Snooker Tour. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
^ World Snooker Tour (4 July 2025). "Fu Wins Inaugural Player of the Month Award". World Snooker Tour. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
^ "Maguire Named Player of the Month for July". WPBSA. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
^ "Calendar 2025/2026". snooker.org. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
^ "Tournaments". World Snooker Tour. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
^ "Maguire ends long drought to win seventh ranking title". World Snooker Tour. 23 July 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
^ Keogh, Frank (3 August 2025). "Wilson overcomes Carter for Shanghai Masters title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
^ "Igor Figueiredo Wins Q Tour Americas Crown in Rio". WPBSA. 22 July 2025.
^ "Vinnie Calabrese Claims Q Tour Asia-Pacific Title in North Perth". WPBSA. 16 July 2025.
^ "Cody Turner is Q Tour Champion in Christchurch". WPBSA. 18 July 2025.
^ "Steve Mifsud Lifts Q Tour Asia-Pacific Title in Albury". WPBSA. 6 August 2025.
^ Watterson, Ryan (14 July 2025). "World Seniors Snooker Launches New Season with Increased Prize Money". WSS | World Seniors Snooker. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
^ The World Games. "Billiards Sports". The World Games 2025. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
^ "OCA » SEA Games Federation confirms 574 medal events for Thailand 2025". oca.asia. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
^ ส่องสนามแข่งซีเกมส์2025 กทม.-ชลบุรี-สงขลาจัดกีฬาไหนบ้าง? [Exploring the 2025 SEA Games Venues: Which Sports Will Be Hosted in Bangkok, Chonburi, and Songkhla?]. Matichon (in Thai). 22 February 2025. Archived from the original on 22 February 2025. Retrieved 22 February 2025.

External links

2025–26 season calendar at snooker.org

[lpf-1] Lei Peifan was in the top 64 on the season-end ranking list, reducing this number from 32 to 31.

["zxt_qt">-3] Zhao Xintong was previously the highest ranked player on the Q Tour rankings, but his performances in the 2025 World Snooker Championship removed him from the list as he re-joined the Top 64 of the official rankings in 11th place.

[8] The champion of the event, Liam Highfield, had already earned a professional tour card via the Q Tour Playoffs.^[5]

["wws_wc">-17] The Women's World Champion, Bai Yulu, already gained a tour card for the 2024–25 and 2025–26 seasons last year.

["sm_cl">-25] Stephen Maguire had 8 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in 10 Championship League matches. 3 wins in 3 matches were during the first group stage on 30 June.

[WST_list-2] "2025/26 World Snooker Tour Players". World Snooker Tour. 9 June 2025. Retrieved 10 June 2025.

[4] "Season Points 2024/2025". snooker.org.

[5] "Glory For Gao at WSF Championship". WPBSA. Retrieved 10 May 2025.

[6] "Leone Crowley Wins WSF Junior Championship". WPBSA. Retrieved 10 May 2025.

[7] "Liam Highfield Wins European Title". WPBSA. 22 March 2025. Archived from the original on 22 March 2025.

[9] "Michał Szubarczyk Nominated for World Snooker Tour Card". WPBSA. Retrieved 10 May 2025.

[10] "Iulian Boiko Regains Professional Status with European Glory". WPBSA. Retrieved 10 May 2025.

[11] "Chang Bingyu Wins Asia-Pacific Snooker Championship Crown". WPBSA. Retrieved 10 May 2025.

[12] "Sahil Nayyar Wins Pan American Open Snooker Championship". WPBSA. Retrieved 10 May 2025.

[13] "The All Africa Snooker & 6 red" (PDF). Africa Billiards & Snooker Confederation. 20 April 2025. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 April 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.

[14] "Mahmoud El Hareedy earns professional status with All-Africa title". World Snooker Tour. 1 July 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.

[15] "Emery Regains WST Place". World Snooker Tour. 9 May 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2025.

[16] "Nuessle, Hallworth and Highfield Secure World Snooker Tour Cards". WPBSA. Retrieved 10 May 2025.

[18] "Pullen, Ursenbacher, Brown And Baranowski Secure Tour Cards". World Snooker Tour. 26 May 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.

[19] "Grace, Burns, Benzey and Quinn Secure Tour Cards At Q School". World Snooker Tour. 1 June 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.

[20] "Nasa and Liu Earn Tour Cards in Thailand". WPBSA. Retrieved 24 May 2025.

[21] "China's Xu and Zhao Earn Tour Cards". WPBSA. Retrieved 26 May 2025.

[22] "Jimmy White and Marco Fu Awarded Invitational Tour Cards". WPBSA. Retrieved 10 May 2025.

[23] "Sam Craigie Tour Card". World Snooker Tour. Retrieved 10 June 2025.

[24] World Snooker Tour (4 July 2025). "Fu Wins Inaugural Player of the Month Award". World Snooker Tour. Retrieved 4 July 2025.

[26] "Maguire Named Player of the Month for July". WPBSA. Retrieved 4 August 2025.

[snookerorg-27] "Calendar 2025/2026". snooker.org. Retrieved 6 May 2025.

[28] "Tournaments". World Snooker Tour. Retrieved 9 May 2025.

[29] "Maguire ends long drought to win seventh ranking title". World Snooker Tour. 23 July 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.

[30] Keogh, Frank (3 August 2025). "Wilson overcomes Carter for Shanghai Masters title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 August 2025.

[31] "Igor Figueiredo Wins Q Tour Americas Crown in Rio". WPBSA. 22 July 2025.

[32] "Vinnie Calabrese Claims Q Tour Asia-Pacific Title in North Perth". WPBSA. 16 July 2025.

[33] "Cody Turner is Q Tour Champion in Christchurch". WPBSA. 18 July 2025.

[34] "Steve Mifsud Lifts Q Tour Asia-Pacific Title in Albury". WPBSA. 6 August 2025.

[35] Watterson, Ryan (14 July 2025). "World Seniors Snooker Launches New Season with Increased Prize Money". WSS | World Seniors Snooker. Retrieved 14 July 2025.

[36] The World Games. "Billiards Sports". The World Games 2025. Retrieved 9 May 2025.

[37] "OCA » SEA Games Federation confirms 574 medal events for Thailand 2025". oca.asia. Retrieved 9 May 2025.

[venues2-38] ส่องสนามแข่งซีเกมส์2025 กทม.-ชลบุรี-สงขลาจัดกีฬาไหนบ้าง? [Exploring the 2025 SEA Games Venues: Which Sports Will Be Hosted in Bangkok, Chonburi, and Songkhla?]. Matichon (in Thai). 22 February 2025. Archived from the original on 22 February 2025. Retrieved 22 February 2025.

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