2026 World Seniors Snooker Championship: Schedule, Results, TV Coverage, and Live Streaming as Ronnie O'Sullivan Kicks Off His Debut!

THE World Seniors Snooker Championship returns THIS WEEK with several big names making their debuts.

Just days after Wu Yize was crowned king of the , some legends of the game will take to the iconic baize.

Seven-time World Snooker Champion Ronnie O’Sullivan will make his seniors debut Credit: Getty Jimmy White returns to the Crucible once again Credit: Alamy

Seven-time world champion heads the expanded 24-player field as the Rocket makes his tournament bow.

Stuart Bingham and Reanne Evans are also set to make their Seniors Crucible debuts, while Nigel Bond returns to the competition after he won it in 2012.

after he won the title for the first time with an impressive 8-4 win over Aaron Canavan in last year’s final.

More legends of the baize will feature with , and Tony Drago all competing in the 2026 edition of the World Seniors.

When is World Seniors Snooker Championship?

• The World Seniors Snooker Championship 2026 began on Wednesday, May 6.
• The tournament will conclude on Sunday, May 10.
• Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre will host.

What TV channel is World Seniors Snooker Championship on and can it be live streamed?

• The World Seniors Snooker Championship will be broadcast on Channel 5 and Pluto TV.
• You can live stream all the action from the Crucible via the Channel 5 app/website or the Pluto TV app/website.
• Alternatively, you can keep up to date with all the action by following SunSport’s live blog of the event.

World Seniors Snooker Championship schedule

All times BST

Wednesday, May 6
From 7pm

Table 1
Tony Drago 2-4 Roger Farebrother
Reanne Evans 2-4 Aaron Canavan

Table 2
Craig Steadman 4-0 Neal Jones
Igor Figueiredo 4-2 Mohamed Elkhayat

Thursday, May 7
From 12pm

Table 1
Ken Doherty 4-3 Gerard Greene
Jimmy White 4-1 Daniel Ward

Table 2
Peter Lines 4-2 Anthony Hamilton
Dominic Dale 4-0 Wayne Townsend

Thursday, May 7
From 7pm

Table 1
Jimmy White 3-4 Robert Milkins
Roger Farebrother 2-4 Ali Carter

Table 2
Dominic Dale 2-4 Matthew Stevens
Igor Figueiredo 4-0 Alfie Burden

Friday, May 8
From 12pm

Table 1
Craig Steadman 4-3 Neil Bonds
Ken Doherty 1-4 Ronnie O’Sullivan

Table 2
Peter Lines 4-2 Stuart Bingham
Aaron Canavan 2-4 Joe Perry

Friday, May 8
From 7pm – Quarter Finals
Order of play and table allocation to be confirmed.

• Igor Figueiredo vs Robert Milkins
• Peter Lines vs Ronnie O’Sullivan
• Craig Steadman vs Ali Carter
• Matthew Stevens vs Joe Perry

Saturday, May 9
From 12pm – Semi Final 1
Order of play to be confirmed.

Saturday, May 9
From 7pm – Semi Final 2
Order of play to be confirmed.

Sunday, May 10
From 12pm – Final
The Final frames 1-7

Sunday, May 10
From 7pm – Final
The Final to conclusion