The 2026/27 snooker season continues this week with the 2026 Wuhan Open going down on the Optics Valley Gymnasium.
It’s the third rating occasion of the marketing campaign following Championship League Snooker, which was received by Jak Jones, and the current China Open the place Mark Selby lifted the trophy.
The Wuhan Open additionally brings an finish to a three-tournament swing in China that included the Shanghai Masters invitational, which was received by Judd Trump.
Trump arrives in Wuhan together with his world primary place underneath severe menace after the Englishman was unable to defend the £500,000 he earned for successful the Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters in 2024, with that match having since been faraway from the calendar.
The Englishman provisionally sits fifth within the rankings behind Zhao Xintong, Neil Robertson, Wu Yize, and Selby, with all 5 gamers in a position to end August as snooker’s world primary by successful the Wuhan Open.
If another person lifts the trophy, the end result of the battle for prime spot will seemingly be decided by which of Zhao and Robertson progresses furthest.
When is the 2026 Wuhan Open?
The 2026 Wuhan Open runs from August 23 to 29 on the Optics Valley Gymnasium in Wuhan, China.
Matches as much as and together with the quarter-finals can be contested over the very best of 9 frames, with the semi-finals performed over the very best of 11 and the ultimate over the very best of 19.
Wuhan Open prize cash
Winner: £175,000
Runner-up: £75,000
Semi-finals: £33,000
Quarter-finals: £22,000
Final 16: £12,000
Final 32: £8,000
Final 64: £4,500
Final 96: £1,500
Highest break: £5,000
Complete: £825,000
Former champions
The Wuhan Open has solely had a few champions since its introduction to the World Snooker Tour.
Its inaugural version in 2023 was received by Judd Trump whereas Xiao Guodong emerged with the title in each 2024 and 2025, beating Gary Wilson in a detailed ultimate final 12 months.
The 37 year-old is bidding to affix an unique membership of snooker gamers who’ve received the identical match three years in a row.
Solely Ray Reardon (retrospectively), Steve Davis, Stephen Hendry, and Trump have beforehand managed the feat in a rating occasion.
Who’s within the draw?
A qualifying competitors was held in June to find out which gamers would be part of the highest 16 seeds on the venue levels in Wuhan.
The highest 16 had their opening-round matches from the final 64 deferred till the match correct.
That features defending champion Xiao, who begins his title defence towards fellow Chinese language participant Wang Xinbo as he bids for a 3rd consecutive Wuhan Open crown.
Many of the sport’s main stars are in attendance, though Mark Allen has withdrawn from the match and China Open finalist Noppon Saengkham didn’t qualify.
The world primary battle is a notable subplot, with Trump, Zhao, Robertson, Wu, and Selby all able to shifting to the highest of the rankings by the tip of the occasion.
2026 Wuhan Open draw
Spherical of 64 (bo9)
Occasions in BST
Xiao Guodong v Wang Xinbo (Solar, Aug 23: 07:00)
Jackson Web page 5-3 Lei Peifan
Chris Wakelin v Jordan Brown (Solar, Aug 23: 07:00)
Steven Hallworth 5-4 Zhang Anda
Daniel Wells 5-1 Stuart Bingham
Michael Holt w/o Mark Allen
David Gilbert 5-1 Noppon Saengkham
Mark Williams w/o Robbie Williams
Zhao Xintong v Guan Zhen/Gao Yang (Mon, Aug 24: 07:00)
Jak Jones 5-2 Matthew Selt
Barry Hawkins v Chen Qi’en/Hammad Miah (Mon, Aug 24: 02:30)
Ryan Day 5-1 Elliot Slessor
Gary Wilson 5-4 Aaron Hill
Ding Junhui v Liam Davies (Solar, Aug 23: 12:30)
Hossein Vafaei 5-1 Ben Woollaston
Neil Robertson v Wang Xinzhong/Ben Mertens (Mon, Aug 24: 02:30)
Judd Trump v Florian Nuessle (Solar, Aug 23: 12:30)
Yuan Sijun 5-1 Louis Heathcote
Si Jiahui v Tang Hewen/Jiang Jun (Mon, Aug 24: 02:30)
Dylan Emery 5-3 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
Ali Carter 5-3 Tom Ford
Kyren Wilson w/o Oliver Brown
Chang Bingyu 5-2 Joe O’Connor
Liu Hongyu w/o John Higgins
Shaun Murphy v Alfie Burden (Mon, Aug 24: 07:00)
Pang Junxu 5-3 Oliver Sykes
Mark Selby v Fan Zhengyi (Mon, Aug 24: 07:00)
He Guoqiang 5-2 Zhou Yuelong
Yao Pengcheng 5-0 Jack Lisowski
Ronnie O’Sullivan v Ashley Carty (Mon, Aug 24: 02:30)
Stephen Maguire 5-2 Stan Moody
Wu Yize v Artemijs Zizins (Mon, Aug 24: 07:00)
Spherical of 32 (bo9)
Schedule TBC
Xiao/Wang v Jackson Web page
Wakelin/Brown w/o Steven Hallworth
Daniel Wells v Michael Holt
David Gilbert v Mark Williams
Zhao/TBC v Jak Jones
Hawkins/TBC v Ryan Day
Gary Wilson v Junhui/Davies
Hossein Vafaei v Robertson/TBC
Trump/Nuessle v Yuan Sijun
Si/TBC v Dylan Emery
Ali Carter v Kyren Wilson
Chang Bingyu v Liu Hongyu
Murphy/Burden v Pang Junxu
Selby/Fan v He Guoqiang
Yao Pengcheng v O’Sullivan/Carty
Stephen Maguire v Wu/Zizins
Wuhan Open betting odds
Trump and Zhao are joint favourites within the outright market at 10/3.
Selby is subsequent at 11/2, adopted by world champion Wu at 13/2 and Ronnie O’Sullivan at 7/1. Reigning champion Xiao is priced at about 11/1.
Learn how to watch the 2026 Wuhan Open
There are a number of choices out there to look at the Wuhan Open dwell, relying in your location.
UK and Eire
TNT Sports activities and HBO Max
Mainland Europe and chosen nations
Eurosport and HBO Max
China
CCTV5
SMG
Huya
Migu
CBSA-WPBSA Academy Douyin
Hong Kong China
Now Sports activities
Malaysia
Astro Supersport
Thailand
True Sport
Taiwan
Sportscast
All different territories
WST Play
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