2026 China Open (snooker)

2026 Satuo China Open
Tournament information
Dates8–16 August 2026 (2026-08-08 – 2026-08-16)
VenueRiverside Sports Centre
CityTaiyuan
CountryChina
OrganisationWorld Snooker Tour
CBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£1,205,000
Winner's share£250,000
Highest break
Final
Champion Mark Selby (ENG)
Runner-up Noppon Saengkham (THA)
Score10–6
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The 2026 China Open (officially the 2026 Satuo China Open) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 8 to 16 August 2026 at the Riverside Sports Centre in Taiyuan, China. Qualifying took place from 10 to 14 June at the Leicester Arena in Leicester, England. The first edition of the revived China Open after it was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was the second ranking event of the 2026–27 snooker season, following the 2026 Championship League and preceding the 2026 Wuhan Open. The winner received £250,000 from a total prize fund of £1,205,000.

Neil Robertson was the defending champion, having defeated Jack Lisowski 11–4 in the 2019 final, but he was beaten 1–6 by Mark Selby in the quarter-finals.

Selby won the tournament, defeating Noppon Saengkham 10–6 in the final.

Overview

The first non-ranking China Masters was held in 1985. Steve Davis won the inaugural edition, defeating Dennis Taylor 2–1 in the final.[1] The first major international tournament played in the Asian country was the China International, held as a non-ranking event in 1997 and as a ranking event in March 1999. It was renamed the China Open for the December 1999 edition, which Ronnie O'Sullivan won by beating Stephen Lee 9–2 in the final.[2][3] It was staged 18 times as a ranking event until it was discontinued due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As of the 2019 edition, the last one to be played before its discontinuation, Mark Selby and Mark Williams were the most successful players, each having won the tournament three times.[3]

The 2026 edition of the tournament was held from 8 to 16 August at the Riverside Sports Centre in Taiyuan, China.[4][5][3] Qualifying took place from 10 to 14 June at the Leicester Arena in Leicester, England.[6] It was the second ranking event of the 2026–27 snooker season, following the 2026 Championship League and preceding the 2026 Wuhan Open.[7] Neil Robertson was the defending champion, having defeated Jack Lisowski 11–4 in the 2019 final,[8] but he was beaten 1–6 by Mark Selby in the quarter-finals.[9]

The opening ceremony was held in Taiyuan on 7 August. At the ceremony the chairman of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association, Jason Ferguson said: "Today marks a significant moment for our sport as we celebrate the return of one of snooker's most prestigious and historic tournaments. After a six-year absence, the China Open once again takes its rightful place on the World Snooker Tour calendar, reaffirming its status as the flagship snooker event in China and one of the highlights of our international season."[10] China Open promoter Jay Wang noted the tournament's successful return.[11]

There were 120 century breaks made during the event, with 80 made during the qualification stage,[12] and 40 at the main stage,[13] including a maximum break made by Michael Holt during qualifying.[14]

Format

The revived edition followed a structure similar to that of the UK Championship and the World Championship.[15] 144 players were entered into the tournament, including Chinese wildcards as well as top-up amateurs from the Q School Order of Merit. The top 16 ranked players were seeded through to the final rounds in Taiyuan, while all other players needed to play between 2 and 4 rounds of qualifying in Leicester in order to qualify for the main stage, depending on their seeding.[15]

All matches up to and including the semi-finals were the best of 11 frames, while the final was a best-of-19 frames match played over two sessions.[16]

Prize fund

The winner received £250,000 from a total prize fund of £1,205,000. The breakdown of prize money is shown below:[3][16]

  • Winner: £250,000
  • Runner-up: £100,000
  • Semi-finalists: £50,000
  • Quarter-finalists: £25,000
  • Last 16: £15,000
  • Last 32: £10,000
  • Last 48: £7,500
  • Last 80: £5,000
  • Last 112: £2,500
  • Highest break (qualifying stage included): £15,000
  • Total: £1,205,000

Summary

Qualifying rounds

Qualifying round 2

Michael Holt (pictured in 2016) made the first maximum break of his professional career in his 6–1 win over Mark Joyce.

Michael Holt made the first maximum break of his professional career in his 6–1 win over Mark Joyce. It was the first 147 of the 2026–27 season and the 242nd official maximum.[14]

Qualifying round 3

Xu Si missed the last black in a maximum attempt in the seventh and final frame of his match against Jamie Jones which he won 6–1.[6]

Qualifying round 4

Tom Ford beat Liam Highfield 6–5, coming back from 0–5 down. The final frame was decided on the final black.[6]

Later rounds

Last 32

David Gilbert beat Ding Junhui 6–1, and Wu Yize defeated Yao Pengcheng 6–5.[17] Zhou Yuelong beat Mark Williams 6–3, and Liu Hongyu defeated Barry Hawkins 6–4.[17] Xiao Guodong beat Anthony McGill 6–3, and Noppon Saengkham defeated Judd Trump by the same score.[18] Shaun Murphy whitewashed Matthew Selt with century breaks of 132, 103, 139, and 113. With 607 unanswered points, this breaks the record for a professional match, beating the previous record of 556, set by Ronnie O'Sullivan at the 2014 Masters.[19] O'Sullivan beat Jackson Page 6–2.[18][20]

Si Jiahui whitewashed Jiang Jun, and defending champion Neil Robertson defeated Chang Bingyu 6–3.[21] Mark Selby beat Pang Junxu 6–3, and Kyren Wilson defeated Aaron Hill 6–5.[21] Mark Allen withdrew and so Hossein Vafaei was given a walkover to the last 16.[22] Stuart Bingham beat John Higgins 6–4, making a high break of 140.[23] Chris Wakelin beat Tom Ford 6–4, and Zhang Anda beat Zhao Xintong 6–5 on a re-spotted black in the final frame.[23][24]

Last 16

The last 16 matches were played on 12 and 13 August.[16]

Gilbert beat Wu 6–2, and Zhou defeated Liu 6–4 making four century breaks of 119, 108, 134, and 140.[25] Saengkham beat O'Sullivan 6–4, and Murphy defeated Xiao 6–2.[25]

Bingham whitewashed Vafaei, and defending champion Robertson beat Si 6–2.[26] Selby beat Wilson 6–1, and Zhang defeated Wakelin 6–4.[26]

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals were played on 14 August.[16]

Saengkham beat Murphy 6–4, and Zhou defeated Gilbert 6–5.[27] Selby beat defending champion Robertson 6–1, and Bingham defeated Zhang 6–3.[9]

Semi-finals

Mark Selby (pictured in 2015) beat Stuart Bingham 6–2 in the second semi-final.
Noppon Saengkham (pictured in 2015) beat Zhou Yuelong 6–5 in the first semi-final.

The semi-finals were played on 15 August.[16]

Saengkham beat Zhou 6–5, making a 134 total clearance in the deciding frame to reach his second ranking final, having lost to Gary Wilson in the final of the 2023 Scottish Open.[28] After the match Saengkham said: "Last night I couldn't sleep, I went to sleep at 6am and woke up at 10am. I was thinking about everything, at 5–5 I still believed I could do it, I just wanted one chance. From 5–3 I didn't make many mistakes. I told myself that if I had one chance I had to go for it. You need a big heart if you want to win big."[28]

Selby beat Bingham 6–2 to reach his 39th ranking final.[29] After the match Selby said: "I played OK tonight, not as good as yesterday but I didn't do a lot wrong, Stuart [Bingham] looked good up until 2–2, then after that the bits of run didn't go his way. I seem to be punishing my opponent's mistakes and you need to do that to compete for tournaments. I have hit the ball well and felt good on the practice table all week, and trusted myself out there. Noppon [Saengkham] is in the final for a reason, he's playing very well and he's beaten Judd [Trump], Ronnie [O'Sullivan], Shaun Murphy and Zhou Yuelong. It will be tough. I played him the World Championship in 2020 and beat him 13–12, he played unbelievably well over three sessions so I am expecting something similar to that. I'll give it my all as I do in every match. It's great to be back in a final here in China."[29]

Final

The final was played on 16 August as the best of 19 frames, played over two sessions.[16]

At the end of the afternoon session the score was tied at 4–4.[30] Selby went on to win the match, and the tournament 10–6, for his 26th ranking win and his fourth China Open title.[31] After the match Selby said: "I'm very happy to be standing here as champion, I felt I played some really good stuff all week, Noppon [Saengkham] played well in the first session and I was fortunate to pinch the last two frames and finish 4–4, I was over the moon with that scoreline because Noppon probably felt he deserved to be ahead." Saengkham said: "Mark [Selby] was very strong today and controlled the game very well, his safety game was so good. When I was 4–2 up he was under pressure but in the evening the game changed and it looked like Mark was controlling everything. I am very happy with the way I played during the tournament and to be here until the end. I will keep trying hard and hopefully one day I will be the champion."[31][32][33]

Main stages

Wildcard round

A wildcard round—also known as the last 34—was held prior to the last 32, in which two qualifiers from the qualifying rounds were randomly drawn against two Chinese wildcard players. The winner of each wildcard match progressed to the last 32 to play a top 16 seed.[15] The results for these wildcard round matches are below:[16][34]

Match Qualifier Score Wildcard player
WC1  Hossein Vafaei (IRN) (28) 6–0  Liu Linhao (CHN)
WC2  Anthony McGill (SCO) (38) 6–0  Wu Shengguang (CHN)

Main draw

The results of the main draw are shown below. Numbers in parentheses after the players' names denote the players' seeding and players in bold denote match winners.[16][34][35]

Round 1 (Last 32)
Best of 11 frames
Round 2 (Last 16)
Best of 11 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 11 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 19 frames
 Neil Robertson (AUS) (1) 6
 Chang Bingyu (CHN) 3
Australia Neil Robertson (1) 6
China Si Jiahui (16) 2
 Si Jiahui (CHN) (16) 6
 Jiang Jun (CHN) 0
Australia Neil Robertson (1) 1
England Mark Selby (9) 6
 Mark Selby (ENG) (9) 6
 Pang Junxu (CHN) 3
England Mark Selby (9) 6
England Kyren Wilson (8) 1
 Kyren Wilson (ENG) (8) 6
 Aaron Hill (IRL) 5
England Mark Selby (9) 6
England Stuart Bingham 2
 John Higgins (SCO) (5) 4
 Stuart Bingham (ENG) 6
England Stuart Bingham 6
Iran Hossein Vafaei 0
 Mark Allen (NIR) (12)[a] w/d
 Hossein Vafaei (IRN) w/o
England Stuart Bingham 6
China Zhang Anda 3
 Chris Wakelin (ENG) (13) 6
 Tom Ford (ENG) 4
England Chris Wakelin (13) 4
China Zhang Anda 6
 Zhao Xintong (CHN) (4) 5
 Zhang Anda (CHN) 6
England Mark Selby (9) 10
Thailand Noppon Saengkham 6
 Judd Trump (ENG) (3) 3
 Noppon Saengkham (THA) 6
Thailand Noppon Saengkham 6
England Ronnie O'Sullivan (14) 4
 Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (14) 6
 Jackson Page (WAL) 2
Thailand Noppon Saengkham 6
England Shaun Murphy (6) 4
 Xiao Guodong (CHN) (11) 6
 Anthony McGill (SCO) 3
China Xiao Guodong (11) 2
England Shaun Murphy (6) 6
 Shaun Murphy (ENG) (6) 6
 Matthew Selt (ENG) 0
Thailand Noppon Saengkham 6
China Zhou Yuelong 5
 Mark Williams (WAL) (7) 3
 Zhou Yuelong (CHN) 6
China Zhou Yuelong 6
China Liu Hongyu 4
 Barry Hawkins (ENG) (10) 4
 Liu Hongyu (CHN) 6
China Zhou Yuelong 6
England David Gilbert 5
 Ding Junhui (CHN) (15) 1
 David Gilbert (ENG) 6
England David Gilbert 6
China Wu Yize (2) 2
 Wu Yize (CHN) (2) 6
 Yao Pengcheng (CHN) 5
Note: w/d=withdrawn; w/o=walkover

Final: frame scores

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Zheng Weili
Riverside Sports Centre, Taiyuan, China, 16 August 2026[33]
Mark Selby (9)
 England
10–6 Noppon Saengkham (46)
 Thailand
Afternoon: 8–67, 89–38, 138–0 (138), 0–73, 0–80, 5–75, 70–68, 73–32
Evening: 74–0, 91–37, 103–27, 62–29, 25–82, 77–68, 1–61, 79–27
(frame 3) 138 Highest break 80 (frame 5)
1 Century breaks 0

Qualifying draw

The results of the qualifying rounds are shown below. Numbers in parentheses denote the players' seeding and an "(a)" denotes amateur players not on the main tour. The match winners are shown in bold.[6][36]

Round 1 (Last 144)
Best of 11 frames
Round 2 (Last 112)
Best of 11 frames
Round 3 (Last 80)
Best of 11 frames
Round 4 (Last 48)
Best of 11 frames
 Zhao Hanyang (CHN) (81)w/o Xu Yichen (CHN) (80)6 Jack Lisowski (ENG) (17)6
 Xu Jiarui (CHN) (a)w/d Zhao Hanyang (CHN) (81)4 Xu Yichen (CHN) (80)4 Jack Lisowski (ENG) (17)1
 Deng Haohui (CHN) (124)6 Matthew Stevens (WAL) (49)6 Chang Bingyu (CHN) (48)6 Chang Bingyu (CHN) (48)6
 Zhou Yichen (CHN) (a)0 Deng Haohui (CHN) (124)2 Matthew Stevens (WAL) (49)4
 Sahil Nayyar (CAN) (96)6 Jiang Jun (CHN) (65)6 Jak Jones (WAL) (32)3
 Liu Yang (CHN) (126)1 Sahil Nayyar (CAN) (96)1 Jiang Jun (CHN) (65)6 Jiang Jun (CHN) (65)6
 Mahmoud El Hareedy (EGY) (97)2 Jordan Brown (NIR) (64)6 Jimmy Robertson (ENG) (33)6 Jimmy Robertson (ENG) (33)4
 Daniel Womersley (ENG) (a)6 Daniel Womersley (ENG) (a)1 Jordan Brown (NIR) (64)4
 Bai Yulu (CHN) (112)3 Fan Zhengyi (CHN) (57)6 Stan Moody (ENG) (40)3
 Peter Lines (ENG) (a)6 Peter Lines (ENG) (a)4 Fan Zhengyi (CHN) (57)6 Fan Zhengyi (CHN) (57)4
 Alexander Ursenbacher (SUI) (89)5 Dylan Emery (WAL) (72)6 Pang Junxu (CHN) (25)6 Pang Junxu (CHN) (25)6
 Duane Jones (WAL) (a)6 Duane Jones (WAL) (a)1 Dylan Emery (WAL) (72)0
 Hammad Miah (ENG) (105)6 Robbie Williams (ENG) (56)4 Aaron Hill (IRL) (41)6
 Mykhailo Larkov (UKR) (125)2 Hammad Miah (ENG) (105)6 Hammad Miah (ENG) (105)1 Aaron Hill (IRL) (41)6
 Connor Benzey (ENG) (88)3 Steven Hallworth (ENG) (73)6 Gary Wilson (ENG) (24)6 Gary Wilson (ENG) (24)5
 Huang Jiahao (CHN) (107)6 Huang Jiahao (CHN) (107)0 Steven Hallworth (ENG) (73)2
 Mateusz Baranowski (POL) (85)3 Ian Burns (ENG) (76)6 Stuart Bingham (ENG) (21)6
 Simon Blackwell (ENG) (a)6 Simon Blackwell (ENG) (a)1 Ian Burns (ENG) (76)4 Stuart Bingham (ENG) (21)6
 Anton Kazakov (UKR) (115)4 Oliver Lines (ENG) (53)4 Luca Brecel (BEL) (44)6 Luca Brecel (BEL) (44)0
 Jamie Clarke (WAL) (101)6 Jamie Clarke (WAL) (101)6 Jamie Clarke (WAL) (101)4
 Oliver Brown (ENG) (92)6 Marco Fu (HKG) (69)6 Hossein Vafaei (IRN) (28)6
 Nattanapong Chaikul (THA) (a)3 Oliver Brown (ENG) (92)1 Marco Fu (HKG) (69)3 Hossein Vafaei (IRN) (28)6
 Artemijs Žižins (LAT) (118)5 David Lilley (ENG) (60)6 Ryan Day (WAL) (37)4 David Lilley (ENG) (60)1
 Gong Chenzhi (CHN) (113)6 Gong Chenzhi (CHN) (113)4 David Lilley (ENG) (60)6
 Julien Leclercq (BEL) (114)6 Lyu Haotian (CHN) (61)6 Tom Ford (ENG) (36)6
 Ashley Hugill (ENG) (108)4 Julien Leclercq (BEL) (114)3 Lyu Haotian (CHN) (61)3 Tom Ford (ENG) (36)6
 Florian Nüßle (AUT) (93)6 Liam Highfield (ENG) (68)6 Stephen Maguire (SCO) (29)1 Liam Highfield (ENG) (68)5
 Allan Taylor (ENG) (a)2 Florian Nüßle (AUT) (93)2 Liam Highfield (ENG) (68)6
 Ashley Carty (ENG) (106)6 Martin O'Donnell (ENG) (52)6 Daniel Wells (WAL) (45)6
 Stuart Carrington (ENG) (102)0 Ashley Carty (ENG) (106)3 Martin O'Donnell (ENG) (52)3 Daniel Wells (WAL) (45)4
 Ross Muir (SCO) (84)6 Michał Szubarczyk (POL) (77)5 Zhang Anda (CHN) (20)6 Zhang Anda (CHN) (20)6
 Cheung Ka Wai (HKG) (110)3 Ross Muir (SCO) (84)6 Ross Muir (SCO) (84)2
 Liu Wenwei (CHN) (83)1 Lan Yuhao (CHN) (78)6 Elliot Slessor (ENG) (19)6
 Oliver Sykes (ENG) (116)6 Oliver Sykes (ENG) (116)2 Lan Yuhao (CHN) (78)3 Elliot Slessor (ENG) (19)1
 Wang Xinbo (CHN) (117)3 Michael Holt (ENG) (51)6 Noppon Saengkham (THA) (46)6 Noppon Saengkham (THA) (46)6
 Mark Joyce (ENG) (a)6 Mark Joyce (ENG) (a)1 Michael Holt (ENG) (51)3
 Jimmy White (ENG) (94)6 Louis Heathcote (ENG) (67)6 Yuan Sijun (CHN) (30)6
 Sean O'Sullivan (ENG) (104)2 Jimmy White (ENG) (94)2 Louis Heathcote (ENG) (67)5 Yuan Sijun (CHN) (30)3
 Antoni Kowalski (POL) (109)6 Ben Mertens (BEL) (62)6 Jackson Page (WAL) (35)6 Jackson Page (WAL) (35)6
 Paul Norris (ENG) (121)4 Antoni Kowalski (POL) (109)2 Ben Mertens (BEL) (62)4
 T. Tirapongpaiboon (THA) (119)6 Ishpreet Singh Chadha (IND) (59)6 Anthony McGill (SCO) (38)6
 Joshua Thomond (ENG) (a)3 T. Tirapongpaiboon (THA) (119)2 Ishpreet Singh Chadha (IND) (59)2 Anthony McGill (SCO) (38)6
 Chatchapong Nasa (THA) (91)6 Sam Craigie (ENG) (70)6 Joe O'Connor (ENG) (27)6 Joe O'Connor (ENG) (27)2
 Liam Davies (WAL) (111)5 Chatchapong Nasa (THA) (91)2 Sam Craigie (ENG) (70)1
 Phil O'Kane (ENG) (120)1 Ricky Walden (ENG) (54)6 Matthew Selt (ENG) (43)6
 Wang Yuhang (CHN) (a)6 Wang Yuhang (CHN) (a)4 Ricky Walden (ENG) (54)2 Matthew Selt (ENG) (43)6
 Leone Crowley (IRL) (86)4 Gao Yang (CHN) (75)6 Ali Carter (ENG) (22)6 Ali Carter (ENG) (22)5
 Andrew Higginson (ENG) (99)6 Andrew Higginson (ENG) (99)2 Gao Yang (CHN) (75)4
 Liam Graham (SCO) (87)5 David Grace (ENG) (74)2 Zhou Yuelong (CHN) (23)6
 Mitchell Mann (ENG) (100)6 Mitchell Mann (ENG) (100)6 Mitchell Mann (ENG) (100)3 Zhou Yuelong (CHN) (23)6
 Panchaya Channoi (THA) (123)4 Scott Donaldson (SCO) (55)5 Zak Surety (ENG) (42)1 Chen Ruifu (CHN) (a)3
 Chen Ruifu (CHN) (a)6 Chen Ruifu (CHN) (a)6 Chen Ruifu (CHN) (a)6
 Fergal Quinn (NIR) (90)3 Iulian Boiko (UKR) (71)6 Lei Peifan (CHN) (26)2
 Zhang Yang (CHN) (a)6 Zhang Yang (CHN) (a)1 Iulian Boiko (UKR) (71)6 Iulian Boiko (UKR) (71)0
 Craig Steadman (ENG) (103)6 Liu Hongyu (CHN) (58)6 Ben Woollaston (ENG) (39)2 Liu Hongyu (CHN) (58)6
 George Pragnell (ENG) (a)3 Craig Steadman (ENG) (103)1 Liu Hongyu (CHN) (58)6
 Alfie Burden (ENG) (98)6 Jamie Jones (WAL) (63)6 Xu Si (CHN) (34)6
 Patrick Whelan (ENG) (a)0 Alfie Burden (ENG) (98)1 Jamie Jones (WAL) (63)1 Xu Si (CHN) (34)2
 Ng On-yee (HKG) (95)4 Liam Pullen (ENG) (66)6 David Gilbert (ENG) (31)6 David Gilbert (ENG) (31)6
 Ryan Thomerson (AUS) (a)6 Ryan Thomerson (AUS) (a)5 Liam Pullen (ENG) (66)4
 Luo Zetao (CHN) (122)4 Long Zehuang (CHN) (50)6 He Guoqiang (CHN) (47)6
 Robert Milkins (ENG) (a)6 Robert Milkins (ENG) (a)3 Long Zehuang (CHN) (50)1 He Guoqiang (CHN) (47)2
 Reanne Evans (ENG) (82)6 Yao Pengcheng (CHN) (79)6 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) (18)3 Yao Pengcheng (CHN) (79)6
 Alfie Davies (WAL) (a)4 Reanne Evans (ENG) (82)1 Yao Pengcheng (CHN) (79)6
Note: w/d=withdrawn; w/o=walkover

Century breaks

Main stage centuries

A total of 40 century breaks were made during the main stage of the tournament in Taiyuan.[13]

Qualifying stage centuries

A total of 80 century breaks were made during the qualifying stage of the tournament in Leicester.[12]

Notes

  1. ↑ Mark Allen withdrew and so Hossein Vafaei was given a walkover to the last 16.[22]

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