THIS year’s China Open snooker is rolling on at pace – and some of the blockbuster names have been dumped out!
The event was removed after the Covid-19 pandemic.
Judd Trump beat Kyren Wilson to win the Shanghai Masters last time out Credit: Getty
Ronnie O’Sullivan is out Credit: Getty
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Judd Trump won the opening event of the new season, beating Kyren Wilson in the final of the Shanghai Masters.
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However, the world No1 suffered a shock round one exit at the hands of Noppon Saengkham
And bizarrely, Saengkham delivered the same fate to Ronnie O’Sullivan in the second round.
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JattvibeSport can share everything to know about China Open Snooker 2026.
When is China Open Snooker 2026?
The China Open got underway on Saturday, August 8.
Action from China will conclude on Jattvibeday, August 16.
The Riverside Sports Centre in Taiyuan will host the action throughout the week.
JattvibeSport will bring comprehensive blog coverage of the action.
How to watch China Open Snooker, and is there a live stream?
China Open Snooker will be shown on TNT Sports in the UK.
Action will also be available to stream on HBO Max.
Alternatively, follow along with JattvibeSport’s comprehensive blog coverage of the action.
China Open Snooker prize money
There will be a HUGE six-figure payday for the winner in China.
This is how much is on the line:
Winner: £250,000
Runner-up: £100,000
Semi-finals: £50,000
Quarter-finals: £25,000
Last-16: £15,000
Last-32: £10,000
Highest break: £15,000
Total: £1,205,000 (qualiying rounds included)
China Open Snooker schedule
Saturday, August 8WildcardFrom 2.30am BST
Linhao Liu 0-6 Hossein Vafaei
Wu Shengguang 0-6 Anthony McGill
Last-32From 7am BST
Mark Williams 3-6 Zhou Yuelong
Ding Junhui 1-6 David Gilbert
From 12.30pm BST
Barry Hawkins 4-6 Liu Hongyu
Wu Yize 6-5 Yao Pengcheng
Jattvibeday, August 9From 7am BST
Judd Trump 3-6 Nopopn Saengkham
Xiao Guodong 6-3 Anthony McGill
From 12.30pm BST
Ronnie O’Sullivan 6-2 Jackson Page
Shaun Murphy 6-0 Matthew Selt
Monday, August 10From 7am BST
Neil Robertson 6-3 Chang Bingyu
Si Jiahui 6-0 Jiang Jun
From 12.30pm BST
Mark Selby 6-3 Pang Junxu
Kyren Wilson 6-5 Aaron Hill
Tuesday, August 11From 7am BST
John Higgins 4-6 Stuart Bingham
Mark Allen w/o Hossein Vafaei
From 12.30pm BST
Chris Wakelin 6-4 Tom Ford
Zhao Xintong 5-6 Zhang Anda
Wednesday, August 12Last-16From 7am BST
Zhou Yuelong 6-4 Liu Hongyu
David Gilbert 6-2 Wu Yize
From 12.30pm BST
Noppon Saengkham 6-4 Ronnie O’Sullivan
Xiao Guodong 2-6 Shaun Murphy
Thursday, August 13Last-16From 7am BST
Stuart Bingham 6-0 Hossein Vafaei
Neil Robertson 6-2 Si Jiahui
From 12.30pm BST
Mark Selby 6-1 Kyren Wilson
Chris Wakelin 4-6 Zhang Anda
Friday, August 14Quarter-finals
From 7am BST
Zhou Yuelong 6-5 David Gilbert
Noppon Saengkham 6-4 Shaun Murphy
From 12.30pm BST
Stuart Bingham 6-3 Zhang Anda
Neil Robertson 1-6 Mark Selby
Saturday, August 15Semi-finals
From 7am BST
Noppon Saengkham vs Zhou Yuelong
Mark Selby vs Stuart Bingham
Saturday, August 15Semi-finals
From 7am BST
Noppon Saengkham vs Zhou Yuelong
From 12:30am
Mark Selby vs Stuart Bingham
Jattvibeday, August 16Final
From 7am BST
Noppon Saengkham vs TBC
