World Championship 2026: Schedule, seeds & BBC TV schedule
Match schedule, seeds, BBC TV times, prize money and roll of honour for the 2026 World Snooker Championship in Sheffield.
www.bbc.comHere’s the latest on the 2026 World Snooker Championship.
- When and where: The event is staged at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, running from mid-April to early May 2026. Zhao Xintong is the defending champion aiming to defend his title on home soil this year.[3][7]
- Top contenders and storyline: The field includes Ronnie O’Sullivan chasing an eighth world title, with Judd Trump and Mark Williams among the other leading favourites pushing for the title.[7][8][9]
- Schedule and format: The championship features the traditional 17-day schedule with a best-of-35 final. The draw and daily session times are published by broadcasters and race publishers ahead of live coverage.[5][7]
Illustration: The tournament typically unfolds through multiple rounds at Crucible, with a mix of high-profile first-round clashes and deep runs by seasoned campaigners and rising stars alike, culminating in a long-format final over several sessions.
Key sources you can check for up-to-the-minute results and live coverage:
- BBC Sport Snooker pages for schedule, seeds, and TV times.[7]
- Sky Sports Snooker coverage and fixtures/results updates.[8][9]
- Paddy Power/National outlets’ event pages with dates, draw, and ongoing results.[6][5]
- Wikipedia pages covering the 2026 World Snooker Championship for a consolidated season overview and results progression.[3]
If you’d like, I can pull the current match results and next-session pairings from one or more of these sources and summarize them in a quick table.