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2025–26 snooker season

2025–26 snooker season
Details
Duration22 June 2025 – 4 May 2026
TournamentsWorld 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 

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

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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

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 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]

Player of the Month

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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

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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

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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 Al-Faisal Sports City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia  Neil Robertson (AUS) 10–9  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) [26]
24 Aug 30 Aug Wuhan Open Optics Valley Gymnasium in Wuhan, China
11 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 Qujiang Sports Complex in 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

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Main article: 2025–26 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) [27]
27 Jun 29 Jun Asia Pacific – Event 1 Pot Black North Perth in Perth, Australia  Vinnie Calabrese (AUS) 5–0  Salman Asif (AUS) [28]
11 Jul 13 Jul Asia Pacific – Event 2 Cuthberts Green in Christchurch, New Zealand  Cody Turner (NZL) 5–1  Mark Canovan (NZL) [29]
1 Aug 3 Aug Asia Pacific – Event 3 Commercial Club Albury in Albury, Australia  Steve Mifsud (AUS) 4–0  Hassan Kerde (AUS) [30]
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

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Start Finish Tournament Venue Winner Score Runner-up Ref.
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

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Main article: World Seniors Tour
Start Finish Tournament Venue Winner Score Runner-up Ref.
15 Aug 17 Aug Seniors Tour – Event 1 Crucible Sports and Social Club in Reading, England  Alfie Burden (ENG) 4–1  Aaron Canavan (JER) [31]
26 Sep 28 Sep Seniors Tour – Event 2 Crucible Sports and Social Club in Reading, England [32]
10 Oct 12 Oct Seniors Tour – Event 3 Crucible Sports and Social Club in Reading, England
21 Nov 23 Nov Seniors Tour – Event 4 Crucible Sports and Social Club in Reading, England
12 Dec 14 Dec Seniors Tour – Event 5 Crucible Sports and Social Club in Reading, England
26 Dec 28 Dec British Seniors Open Valliant Live in Derby, England
16 Jan 18 Jan Seniors Tour – Event 6 Crucible Sports and Social Club in Reading, England [32]
6 Feb 8 Feb Seniors Tour – Event 7 Crucible Sports and Social Club in Reading, England
6 Mar 8 Mar Seniors Tour – Event 8 Crucible Sports and Social Club in Reading, England
3 Apr 5 Apr Seniors Tour – Event 9 Crucible Sports and Social Club in Reading, England
6 May 10 May World Seniors Championship Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England

Other events

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Start Finish Tournament Venue Winner Score Runner-up Ref.
10 Aug 13 Aug World Games – Women's six-red singles Civil Aviation Flight University of China, Chengdu, China  Bai Yulu (CHN) 2–0  Narucha Phoemphul (THA) [33]
10 Aug 14 Aug World Games – Men's singles  Xiao Guodong (CHN) 2–1  Michael Georgiou (CYP)
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 [34][35]
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

Tournament rankings

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Main article: 2025–26 snooker world rankings

World ranking points

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The ranking points for reaching different stages of each ranking tournament are listed below.

Round
Tournament
 R144 R128 R112 R96 R80 R64 R48 R32 R24 R16 R12 QF R6 SF F W
Championship League — 0
[note 1] 		— 1,000
[note 2] 		— 2,000
[note 3] 		— 4,000
[note 4] 		5,000
[note 5] 		6,000
[note 6] 		— 8,000
[note 7] 		9,000
[note 8] 		11,000
[note 9] 		23,000 33,000
Saudi Arabia Masters 0 — 4,000
[note 10] 		— 7,000
[note 10] 		— 11,000 20,000
[note 10] 		— 30,000 — 50,000 — 100,000 200,000 500,000
Wuhan Open — 0 — — — 4,500 — 8,000 — 12,000 — 16,000 — 30,000 63,000 140,000
English Open — 0 — 1,000
[note 10] 		— 3,600
[note 10] 		— 5,400 — 9,000 — 13,200 — 21,000 45,000 100,000
British Open — 0 — — — 3,000 — 6,000 — 9,000 — 12,000 — 20,000 45,000 100,000
Xi'an Grand Prix — 0 — — — 5,350 — 9,400 — 14,000 — 22,350 — 34,500 76,000 177,000
Northern Ireland Open — 0 — 1,000
[note 10] 		— 3,600
[note 10] 		— 5,400 — 9,000 — 13,200 — 21,000 45,000 100,000
International Championship — 0 — — — 5,000 — 9,000 — 14,000 — 22,000 — 33,000 75,000 175,000
UK Championship 0 — 2,500
[note 10] 		— 5,000
[note 10] 		— 7,500 10,000
[note 10] 		— 15,000 — 25,000 — 50,000 100,000 250,000
Shoot Out — 0 — — — 500 — 1,000 — 2,000 — 4,000 — 8,000 20,000 50,000
Scottish Open — 0 — 1,000
[note 10] 		— 3,600
[note 10] 		— 5,400 — 9,000 — 13,200 — 21,000 45,000 100,000
German Masters — 0 — 1,000
[note 10] 		— 3,600
[note 10] 		— 5,400 — 9,000 — 13,200 — 21,000 45,000 100,000
World Grand Prix — — — — — — — 10,000 — 15,000 — 20,000 — 35,000 80,000 180,000
Players Championship — — — — — — — — — 15,000 — 20,000 — 35,000 70,000 150,000
Welsh Open — 0 — 1,000
[note 10] 		— 3,600
[note 10] 		— 5,400 — 9,000 — 13,200 — 21,000 45,000 100,000
World Open — 0 — — — 5,000 — 9,000 — 14,000 — 22,000 — 33,000 75,000 175,000
Tour Championship — — — — — — — — — — 20,000 30,000 — 40,000 60,000 150,000
World Championship 0 — 5,000
[note 10] 		— 10,000
[note 10] 		— 15,000 20,000
[note 10] 		— 30,000 — 50,000 — 100,000 200,000 500,000

Notes

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  1. ^ Lei Peifan was in the top 64 on the season-end ranking list, reducing this number from 32 to 31.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ The champion of the event, Liam Highfield, had already earned a professional tour card via the Q Tour Playoffs.[5]
  4. ^ The Women's World Champion, Bai Yulu, already gained a tour card for the 2024–25 and 2025–26 seasons last year.
  5. ^ 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.
  1. ^ First stage fourth-placed
  2. ^ First stage third-placed
  3. ^ First stage runner-up
  4. ^ Second stage fourth-placed
  5. ^ Second stage third-placed
  6. ^ Second stage runner-up
  7. ^ Third stage fourth-placed
  8. ^ Third stage third-placed
  9. ^ Third stage runner-up
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Players who lose their first match receive no ranking points.

References

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  2. ^ "Season Points 2024/2025". snooker.org.
  3. ^ "Glory For Gao at WSF Championship". WPBSA. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  4. ^ "Leone Crowley Wins WSF Junior Championship". WPBSA. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  5. ^ "Liam Highfield Wins European Title". WPBSA. 22 March 2025. Archived from the original on 22 March 2025.
  6. ^ "Michał Szubarczyk Nominated for World Snooker Tour Card". WPBSA. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  7. ^ "Iulian Boiko Regains Professional Status with European Glory". WPBSA. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  8. ^ "Chang Bingyu Wins Asia-Pacific Snooker Championship Crown". WPBSA. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  9. ^ "Sahil Nayyar Wins Pan American Open Snooker Championship". WPBSA. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "Mahmoud El Hareedy earns professional status with All-Africa title". World Snooker Tour. 1 July 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  12. ^ "Emery Regains WST Place". World Snooker Tour. 9 May 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  13. ^ "Nuessle, Hallworth and Highfield Secure World Snooker Tour Cards". WPBSA. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  14. ^ "Pullen, Ursenbacher, Brown And Baranowski Secure Tour Cards". World Snooker Tour. 26 May 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  15. ^ "Grace, Burns, Benzey and Quinn Secure Tour Cards At Q School". World Snooker Tour. 1 June 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  16. ^ "Nasa and Liu Earn Tour Cards in Thailand". WPBSA. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  17. ^ "China's Xu and Zhao Earn Tour Cards". WPBSA. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  18. ^ "Jimmy White and Marco Fu Awarded Invitational Tour Cards". WPBSA. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  19. ^ "Sam Craigie Tour Card". World Snooker Tour. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  20. ^ World Snooker Tour (4 July 2025). "Fu Wins Inaugural Player of the Month Award". World Snooker Tour. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  21. ^ "Maguire Named Player of the Month for July". WPBSA. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
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  27. ^ "Igor Figueiredo Wins Q Tour Americas Crown in Rio". WPBSA. 22 July 2025.
  28. ^ "Vinnie Calabrese Claims Q Tour Asia-Pacific Title in North Perth". WPBSA. 16 July 2025.
  29. ^ "Cody Turner is Q Tour Champion in Christchurch". WPBSA. 18 July 2025.
  30. ^ "Steve Mifsud Lifts Q Tour Asia-Pacific Title in Albury". WPBSA. 6 August 2025.
  31. ^ "Alfie Burden Back On Top in Reading". WPBSA. 18 August 2025.
  32. ^ a b Watterson, Ryan (14 July 2025). "World Seniors Snooker Launches New Season with Increased Prize Money". World Seniors Snooker.
  33. ^ "Xiao and Bai strike gold for China". World Snooker Tour. 14 August 2025.
  34. ^ "OCA » SEA Games Federation confirms 574 medal events for Thailand 2025". oca.asia. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
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