THERE’S no slowing down the snooker roadshow as the English Open snooker returns to the big screens!

won the 2025 edition by beating Zhou Yuelong 9-8 in a thrilling final.

Halo World Snooker Championship 2026 - Day Twelve - The CrucibleMark Allen will not be defending his crown in Brentwood Credit: PA

However, Allen has withdrawn from the 2026 tournament for personal reasons, meaning that there will certainly be a new winner.

And one of the favourites to clinch the crown is English star who is desperate to get back to winning ways after recently losing his world No1 spot.

Legendary cueist has decided to skip this competition.

But Trump still faces tough competition from the likes of World champion Wu Yize, Shaun Murphy and Neil Robertson.

When is the English Open snooker 2026?

  • The English Open snooker 2026 got underway on Monday, September 7.
  • It then concludes on Sunday, September 13.
  • Essex’s Brentwood Centre is hosting the tournament for the fifth consecutive year.

What TV channel is the English Open snooker 2026 on and can it be live streamed?

  • The English Open snooker 2026 will be broadcast live on TNT Sports
  • Fans can also stream the entire action through HBO Max.
  • Alternatively, you can follow live updates from Brentwood by following .

English Open snooker 2026 schedule

*All times in BST

Monday, September 7
Round One

From 10am

  • Ding Junhui 4-3 Michael Holt
  • Yuan Sijun 4-2 Tom Ford
  • Ali Carter 4-1 Jackson Page
  • Neil Robertson 3-4 Zetao Luo
  • Zhang Anda 4-1 Zak Surety
  • Jak Jones 0-4 Chang Bingyu (Jones withdrew)
  • Chris Wakelin 4-3 Louis Heathcote
  • Jimmy Robertson 3-4 Gong Chenzhi
  • Kyren Wilson 4-1 Mateusz Baranowski

From 7pm

  • Joe O’Connor vs Florian Nuessle
  • Zhou Yuelong vs Stan Moody
  • Mark Allen 0-4 Sam Craigie (Allen withdrew)
  • Elliot Slessor vs Ashley Hugill
  • Zhao Xintong 2-4 Oliver Lines

Tuesday, September 8

From 10am

  • Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 2-4 Xinbo Wang
  • Xiao Guoadong 3-4 Ross Muir
  • Xu Si 4-3 Aaron Hill
  • Wu Yize 4-1 Gao Yang
  • Pang Junxu 4-3 Antoni Kowalski
  • Jack Lisowski 2-4 Fan Zhengyi
  • Lei Peifan vs Ashley Carty
  • Mark Selby 4-3 Ricky Walden
  • Hossein Vafaei 1-4 Matthew Selt
  • Mark Williams 4-3 Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon

From 7pm

  • Barry Hawkins 4-2 Lyu Haotian
  • Gary Wilson vs Daniel Wells
  • Judd Trump 4-0 Jordan Brown
  • David Gilbert 3-4 Jamie Clarke
  • Shaun Murphy vs Artemijs Zizins
  • Stuart Bingham vs Anthony McGill

Wednesday, September 9

From 10am

  • Ding Junhui vs Ashley Hugill
  • Chris Wakelin vs Zhou Yuelong
  • Sam Craigie vs Joe O’Conner
  • Barry Hawkins vs TBC
  • Zhang Anda vs Mark Selby
  • Oliver Lines vs Yuan Sijun
  • Judd Trump vs Ashley Carty
  • Xinbo Wang vs Liam Davies
  • Gong Chenzhi vs Zetao Luo
  • Chang Bingyu vs Kyren Wilson

From 7pm

  • Fan Zhengyi vs Ross Muir
  • Xu Si vs Wu Yize
  • Ali Carter vs Robbie Williams
  • Mark Williams vs Matthew Selt
  • Jamie Clarke vs TBC