World Snooker Championship 2026

A very good championship overall.
Lots of excellent matches and a decent number of close finishes.
Standard was high from lots of players too which increased the enjoyment.
Once it got to the semi finals I was relaxed about the outcome as I did not mind who ended up winning.
Congrats to the champion.

A penny for the thoughts of Mark Allen. That missed black will haunt him forever.

One final thought.
As the final drew to it's end I reflected on the one thing missing from the 17 days.
The one voice missing from it all.
John Virgo. How he would have loved this championship and all the drama within.
God bless you and goodnight JV .

(04-05-2026 22:46 )HannahsPet Wrote:  do feel sad that Jimmy White never won one thats why i cant stand hendry should have let him win just one

Jimmy probably deserved one, but he was playing in snooker's golden era tbh, though he did win the Seniors World Championship didn't he? I was regarded Jimmy as one the most gifted players never to win the title.

Congratulations to Wu Yize for being the new World Champion! I didn't win as much money for backing him as I won last year when I backed Zhao because I only put my bet on Wu just before the Semi Finals, but I'm happy that that the player I backed has won for the second year in a row, and I'm absolutely delighted for Wu!

I thought Wu might have blown it when he missed the black off it's spot in the 34th frame and Tubbs cleared up, even though 2 reds were in awkward positions. But Wu redeemed himself by potting that difficult red in the middle in the decider and making an 85 break from it! Wu is such a bold player who bravely goes for his shots, he has the stuff that champions are made of!

Well done to Wu. You have the feeling that he may be around for a good few years.

And I notice that he's got his own chant from the spectators.

But now that the Championships finished, what am I going to do now that there's no more snooker on.

My thoughts exactly - Giro D'Italia starts on Friday so that's the next 3 weeks taken care of

Go on holiday to Spain or Greece. Come back in about 5 weeks when the World Cup starts

Edit: But watch the World Seniors Snooker Championship first. Starts tomorrow on Channel 5 and 5 Action

https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/even...nship-2026

wow Ronnie first time playing Seniors

and Tony Drago blimey thats a blast from the past

(26-04-2026 21:15 )Doddle Wrote:  Wu Yize reminds me too much of Stan Laurel, sorry.

Well, I didn't get them all right (though I did say if it went past the last interval it would have been good).

So glad he managed it, and with a pretty clean break too. It would have been crushing if he'd lost. Also that 100 minute frame can be blamed on Mark Allen, who should have known better.

Amusing that Tubs should have unwittingly turned to the last man who DID win a decider, back in 2002 - seems an odd clash of characters.

Not sure "Wu-dini" will catch on, or that it should. But it's an exciting new day for snooker all the same

Are Chinese players going to win regularly now (most years)?

I thought it was interesting that the TV audience for the final on the BBC is estimated to have peaked at 3m, but in China it was over 100m.

If this thing is built then its game over a snooker facility with a 1000 tables

https://www.newsgd.com/node_99363c4f3b/ca1d2bdb4c.shtml