Snooker International Championship 2026 - Schedule, Results & Info

The Snooker International Championship 2026 takes place from the 31st of October to the 7th of November. The qualifiers for the International Championship are from the 17th - 19th of September. The tournament is also the final ranking event before the legendary UK Championship, which puts a bow on this year's snooker tournaments. The only smaller event in between is the Champion of Champions Invitationa, which sees 16 players invited.

The first International Championship took place in 2012. The tournament has even had some absences from the WST calendar, and the city it's been held in has changed frequently. However, it's now been announced that the 2026 edition will take place in Nanjing, China.

On this page you can find the full schedule of snooker's International Championship, with all match timetables, results. There's also plenty of other info to look up, such as the prize money on offer and previous winners.

International Championship 2026 - Schedule, match timetables & bracket

The International Championship 2026 snooker tournament begins on the 31st of October, while the final will be played on the 7th of November. Below you can find the tournament's full schedule, match timetables and bracket.

Tournament schedule

• Qualifiers: 128 players 17.9. - 19.9. (Best of 11)
• 2nd Round: 64 players 31.10.-1.11. (Best of 11)
• 3rd Round: 32 players Tuesday 2nd of November(Best of 11)
• 4th Round: 16 players Wednesday 3rd of November(Best of 11)
• Quarter-finals: Thursday 4th of November(Best of 11)
• Semi-finals: 5th-6th of November(Best of 17)
• Final: Sunday 7th of November(Best of 19)

Match schedule

All times below are UK times.

We will update the full match schedule here after the qualifiers.

2nd Round: Best of 11

3rd Round: Best of 11

Round of 16: Best of 11

Quarter-finals: Best of 11

Semi-finals: Best of 17

Final: Best of 19

Bracket & match pairings

We will update a link to the tournament's bracket here, once the qualifiers will be played.

International Championship - Results 2026

We will udpate the results from the International Championship 2026 here, once the tournament begins.


You find the official live results from the International Championship of snooker here.

International Championship 2026 - TV & livestream

The International Championship tv rights in the UK are held by TNT Sports, which is of course a paid service. For live streaming your options will cost money as well, as the tournament is only available to watch on HBO Max.

International Championship 2026 prize money

The prize money pool of the International Championship totals to 825 000 pounds. The winner of the tournament will receive a sum of 175 000 pounds, while the runner-up pockets £75 000. The highest break prize at the tournament is 5 000 pounds.

Below you can find listed all the prize money available to players at the International Championship 2026.

• Winner: £175,000
• Final: £75,000
• Semi-finals: £33,000
• Quarter-finals: £22,000
• TOP 16: £14,000
• TOP 32: £9,000
• TOP 64: £5,000
• Highest break: £5,000
• Total: £825,000

International Championship - History & stats across the years

Below you can find all of the International Championship tournament winners across the years. The reigning champion of the tournament is Wu Yize.