World Snooker Championship 2026

Selby's had a patchy season, so could be vulnerable. It's always as soon as one seed goes that surprise paths open up. Liam Pullen must fancy his chance.

Day One

Morning session - 10am start

Zhao Xintong (1) 5-4 Liam Highfield

Mark Allen (14) 3-5 Zhang Anda
(Resumes Sunday at 10am)

Afternoon session - 2.30pm

Xiao Guodong (9) 5-4 Zhou Yuelong
(Resumes Sunday at 7pm)

Mark Williams (6) 6-3 Antoni Kowalski
(Resumes Sunday at 7pm)

Evening session - 7pm

RESULT:
Zhao Xintong (1) bt Liam Highfield 10-7

Barry Hawkins (11) 7-2 Matthew Stevens
(Resumes Sunday at 2.30pm)

Zhao wobbled a bit, but seems to have stepped it up this evening.

Zhao must have been worried about the Crucible curse when Highfield got it back from 9-5 to 9-7, but Zhao made a 112 break in frame 17 to put an end to the match 10-7. A good first day for Zhao, and he must have put in an entry or 2 for Shot of the Championship.

I have to say Steven Hallworth is an excellent addition to the BBC commentary team imo. I like his work so far.

Day Two

Morning session - 10am start

Ding Junhui (16) 7-2 David Gilbert
(Resumes Monday at 10am)

RESULT
Mark Allen (14) bt Zhang Anda 10-6

Afternoon session - 2.30pm

John Higgins (5) 4-5 Ali Carter
(Resumes Monday at 2.30pm)

RESULT
Barry Hawkins (11) bt Matthew Stevens 10-4

Evening session - 7pm

RESULTS:
Xiao Guodong (9) bt Zhou Yuelong 10-6

Mark Williams (6) bt Antoni Kowalski 10-4

I picked up on the tribute to JV on Youtube

I will say it's different without him on the mic

Didn't see Carter levelling at 4-4 when it was 4-0 to John at the mid-session interval.

Day Three

Morning session - 10am start

RESULT
Ding Junhui (16) bt David Gilbert 10-5

Kyren Wilson (3) 3-6 Stan Moody
(Resumes at 7pm)

Afternoon session - 2.30pm

RESULT
John Higgins (5) bt Ali Carter 10-7

Wu Yize (10) 8-1 Lei Peifan
(Resumes Tuesday at 2.30pm)

Evening session - 7pm

Shaun Murphy (8) 5-4 Fan Zhengyi
(Resumes Tuesday at 7pm)

RESULT
Kyren Wilson (3) bt Stan Moody 10-7

Kyren Wilson better be careful as Stan Moody has raced into an early lead. He could be leaving in the 1st round.

Who's Stan Moody?