China Open Snooker 2026: Dates, start times, TV channel, prize money & FULL draw as Ronnie O’Sullivan features

SportSnooker CHINA Open Snooker RETURNS to the snooker calendar for the first time since 2019. The event was removed after the Covid-19 pandemic, but now the biggest stars, including Ronnie O’Sullivan will return to the Riverside Sports Centre. Judd Trump beat Kyren Wilson to win the Shanghai Masters Credit: Getty Ronnie O’Sullivan is set to take part in the China Open Credit: Getty Judd Trump won the opening event of the new season, beating Kyren Wilson in the final of the Shanghai Masters. Home favourites Wu Yize and Zhao Xintong will be looking to bounce back from semi-final defeats last-time-out. Sign up for the Sport newsletter Thank you! However, defending champion Neil Robertson will have his eyes on the prize, as he quests to oust Trump as world number one. SunSport can share everything to know about China Open Snooker 2026. When is China Open Snooker 2026? The China Open will get start on Saturday, August 8. Action from China will the conclude on Sunday, August 16. The Riverside Sports Centre in Taiyuan will host the action throughout the week. SunSport 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 SunSport’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: Most read in Sport 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 Wildcard vs Hossein Vafaei Wildcard vs Anthony McGill Last-32From 7am BST Mark Williams vs Zhou Yuelong Ding Junhui vs David Gilbert From 12.30pm BST Barry Hawkins vs Liu Hongyu Wu Yize vs Yao Pengcheng Sunday, August 9From 7am BST Judd Trump vs Nopopn Saengkham Xiao Guodong vs Wilcard/Anthony McGill From 12.30pm BST Ronnie O’Sullivan vs Jackson Page Shaun Murphy vs Matthew Selt Monday, August 10From 7am BST Neil Robertson vs Chang Bingyu Si Jiahui vs Jiang Jun From 12.30pm BST Mark Selby vs Pang Junxu Kyren Wilson vs Aaron Hill Tuesday, August 11From 7am BST John Higgins vs Stuart Bingham Mark Allen vs Wildcard/Hossein Vafaei From 12.30pm BST Chris Wakelin vs Tom Ford Zhao Xintong vs Zhang Anda Wednesday, August 12Last-16 Thursday, August 13Quarter-finals Friday, August 14Semi-finals Saturday, August 15Semi-finals Sunday, August 16Finals Comment now