English Open snooker 2026: FULL schedule, draw, results, TV channel and live stream as Judd Trump eyes crown

THERE’S no slowing down the snooker roadshow as the English Open snooker returns to the big screens! Mark Allen, 40, won the 2025 edition by beating Zhou Yuelong 9-8 in a thrilling final. Mark Allen will not be defending his crown in Brentwood Credit: PA However, Allen has withdrawn from the 2026 tournament for personal reasons, meaning that there will certainly be a new winner. And one of the favourites to clinch the crown is English star Judd Trump who is desperate to get back to winning ways after recently losing his world No1 spot. Sign up for the Sport newsletter Thank you! Legendary cueist Ronnie O’Sullivan has decided to skip this competition. But Trump still faces tough competition from the likes of World champion Wu Yize, Shaun Murphy and Neil Robertson. When is the English Open snooker 2026? The English Open snooker 2026 gets underway on Monday, September 7. It then concludes on Sunday, September 13. Brentwood Centre in Essex is hosting the tournament for the fifth consecutive year. What TV channel is the English Open snooker 2026 on and can it be live streamed? The English Open snooker 2026 will be broadcast live on TNT Sports Fans can also stream the entire action through HBO Max. Alternatively, you can follow live updates from Brentwood by following SunSport’s live blog. English Open snooker 2026 schedule *All times in BST Monday, September 7Round One Most read in Sport From 10am Ding Junhui vs Michael Holt Yuan Sijun vs Tom Ford Ali Carter vs Jackson Page Neil Robertson vs Zetao Luo Zhang Anda vs Zak Surety Jak Jones vs Chiang Bingyu Chris Wakelin vs Louis Heathcote Jimmy Robertson vs Gong Chenzhi Kyren Wilson vs Mateusz Baranowski From 7pm Joe O’Connor vs Florian Nuessle Zhou Yuelong vs Stan Moody Mark Allen vs Sam Craigie Elliot Slessor vs Ashley Hugill Zhao Xintong vs Oliver Lines Mark Selby vs Ricky Walden Tuesday, September 8 From 10am Thepchaiya Un-Nooh vs Xinbo Wang Xiao Guoadong vs Ross Muir Xu Si vs Aaron Hill Wu Yize vs Gao Yang Pang Junxu vs Antoni Kowalski Jack Lisowski vs Fan Zhengyi Lei Peifan vs Ashley Carty Hossein Vafaei vs Matthew Selt Mark Williams vs Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon From 7pm Barry Hawkins vs Lyu Haotian Gary Wilson vs Daniel Wells Judd Trump vs Jordan Brown David Gilbert vs Jamie Clarke Shaun Murphy vs Artemijs Zizins Stuart Bingham vs Anthony McGill Comment now