Halo World Championship [ - ] [ + ]

18 Apr - 4 May 2026, Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England
Previous champion: Zhao Xintong (2025)
See also: Results (143) ... more

Final (Winner: £500,000; Runner-up: £200,000)
		Wu Yize [10]	18	-	17	Shaun Murphy [8]
	Session 1: 72-50 (51), 60-50 (SM 50), 86-53 (61), 0-95 (85) 0-98 (98), 24-90 (77), 1-118 (109), 74-32 (65) Session 2: 82-1 (82), 106-16 (103), 32-80 (72), 72-8 89-8 (89), 0-83 (70), 97-29 (66), 1-66, 91-39 (91) Session 3: 37-103, 9-76 (76), 13-55, 2-120 (59) 37-67 (60), 93-0 (64), 73-1, 121-5 (61) Session 4: 88-1 (88), 0-82 (82), 26-75, 60-56 70-73 (WY 70, SM 65), 65-0 (56), 1-131 (131) 91-45 (91), 43-75 (75), 85-8 (85) Referee: Rob Spencer This was Wu's first World Championship title. It's his second ranking win after winning the International Championship earlier this season.
Semifinals (Losers receive £100,000)
		Shaun Murphy [8]	17	-	15	John Higgins [5]
	Session 1: 110-1 (68), 27-65, 97-24 (69), 100-0 (100) 18-61, 41-63, 71-15, 9-90 (50) Session 2: 49-72 (72), 88-1 (88), 8-93 (67), 60-2 44-69 (57), 40-86 (86), 64-40, 66-36 Session 3: 104-1 (60), 3-109 (55), 54-66, 82-0 (82) 15-82 (63), 105-0 (105), 33-74 (70), 0-101 (101) Session 4: 133-0 (132), 133-0 (127), 15-69, 11-88 (88) 105-0 (105), 78-3 (78), 64-8, 61-50 (JH 50)
		Wu Yize [10]	17	-	16	Mark Allen [14]	Wu had a maximum attempt in frame 5 (8 reds, 7 blacks). The match was pulled off at 7-7 in the second session. Re-racks in frames 28 and 32 Allen missed a straightforward match-winning black in frame 32.
	Session 1: 77-0 (77), 75-59 (MA 59, WY 55), 0-103 (91), 1-76 91-40 (57), 78-0 (78), 64-0 (64), 91-42 Session 2: 36-64, 60-65 (WY 51), 0-145 (145), 17-63 0-122 (121), 88-66 Session 3: 142-0 (142), 20-77 (56), 76-0 (76), 121-14 (121) 9-95 (85), 0-130 (99), 140-0 (140), 39-76 Session 4: 62-66 (WY 50), 103-0, 39-82 (82), 126-0 (126) 23-73 (57), 81-0 (74), 0-70 (65), 58-66 (WY 58), 67-45 (67), 79-68 (WY 52), 93-47 (71) Frame 14 is the longest frame played at the Crucible at 100 minutes and 19 secondst
Quarterfinals (Losers receive £50,000)
		Shaun Murphy [8]	13	-	10	Zhao Xintong [1]
	Zhao potted three reds in one shot in frame 10. Watch on YouTube.
		John Higgins [5]	13	-	10	Neil Robertson [4]
		Mark Allen [14]	13	-	11	Barry Hawkins [11]	Allen made his 700th career century in frame 15
		Wu Yize [10]	13	-	8	Hossein Vafaei [32]
Round 2 (Last 16; Losers receive £30,000)
1		Zhao Xintong [1]	13	-	9	Ding Junhui [16]
2		Shaun Murphy [8]	13	-	3	Xiao Guodong [9]	Murphy won the match with a session to spare.
3		John Higgins [5]	13	-	12	Ronnie O'Sullivan [12]
4		Neil Robertson [4]	13	-	7	Chris Wakelin [13]	Re-rack in frame 16.
5		Mark Allen [14]	13	-	9	Kyren Wilson [3]
6		Barry Hawkins [11]	13	-	9	Mark J Williams [6]
7		Wu Yize [10]	13	-	11	Mark Selby [7]
8		Hossein Vafaei [32]	13	-	12	Judd Trump [2]
Round 1 (Last 32; Losers receive £20,000 / £0)
1		Zhao Xintong [1]	10	-	7	Liam Highfield [90]
2		Ding Junhui [16]	10	-	5	David Gilbert [25]
3		Xiao Guodong [9]	10	-	6	Zhou Yuelong [24]	Respotted black in frame 5, won by Zhou.
4		Shaun Murphy [8]	10	-	9	Fan Zhengyi [63]
5		John Higgins [5]	10	-	7	Ali Carter [23]
6		Ronnie O'Sullivan [12]	10	-	2	He Guoqiang [47]
7		Chris Wakelin [13]	10	-	6	Liam Pullen [84]
8		Neil Robertson [4]	10	-	6	Pang Junxu [29]	Robertson was fined as he conceded frame 2 after a miscalculation (47 behind, 51 left).
9		Kyren Wilson [3]	10	-	7	Stan Moody [44]	Wilson won the last seven frames, including a respotted black in frame 11. He won frame 14 after having needed three snookers.
10		Mark Allen [14]	10	-	6	Zhang Anda [22]
11		Barry Hawkins [11]	10	-	4	Matthew Stevens [48]
12		Mark J Williams [6]	10	-	4	Antoni Kowalski [69]
13		Mark Selby [7]	10	-	2	Jak Jones [19]
14		Wu Yize [10]	10	-	2	Lei Peifan [30]
15		Hossein Vafaei [32]	10	-	3	Si Jiahui [15]	Vafaei was the only qualifier this year to beat a seed. He won the last nine frames.
16		Judd Trump [2]	10	-	5	Gary Wilson [27]

World Championship Qualifiers [ - ] [ + ]

Main Tour (View on separate page)

6‑15 Apr 2026, English Institute of Sport, Sheffield, England
See also: Results (112)

Qual Round 4 (Last 48; Losers receive £15,000)
1		Matthew Stevens [48]	10	-	7	Stuart Bingham [17]
	Bingham missed the 12th black on a max in frame 10
2		Hossein Vafaei [32]	10	-	4	Gao Yang [97]
	Vafaei won the last nine frames from 4-1 down.
3		David Gilbert [25]	10	-	6	Aaron Hill [40]
4		Zhou Yuelong [24]	10	-	4	Michael Holt [56]
5		Stan Moody [44]	10	-	9	Jiang Jun [76]
	Moody will now make his debut at the Crucible.
6		Antoni Kowalski [69]	10	-	8	Jamie Jones [60]
	Kowalski secured his Tour card by winning this match. He will be the first player from Poland at the Crucible.
7		Pang Junxu [29]	10	-	8	Jackson Page [36]
8		Liam Pullen [84]	10	-	8	Noppon Saengkham [45]
	Pullen missed the 14th black on a max. He would have earnt a bonus of 147,000 pounds. He will now make his debut at the Crucible.
9		Jak Jones [19]	10	-	5	Luca Brecel [46]
10		Lei Peifan [30]	10	-	5	Ryan Day [35]
11		Gary Wilson [27]	10	-	9	Xu Si [38]
12		Zhang Anda [22]	10	-	3	Zak Surety [43]
13		Ali Carter [23]	10	-	7	Anthony McGill [42]
14		Liam Highfield [90]	10	-	2	Oliver Lines [58]
15		Fan Zhengyi [63]	10	-	4	Ben Mertens [66]
16		He Guoqiang [47]	10	-	5	Jack Lisowski [18]
	He will now make his debut at the Crucible.
Qual Round 3 (Last 80; Losers receive £10,000 / £0)
1		Stuart Bingham [17]	10	-	2	Wang Xinbo (a)
2		Matthew Stevens [48]	10	-	8	Peter Lines (a)
3		Hossein Vafaei [32]	10	-	2	Michal Szubarczyk [96]
4		Gao Yang [97]	10	-	8	Tom Ford [33]
5		Aaron Hill [40]	10	-	3	Yao Pengcheng [104]
6		David Gilbert [25]	10	-	3	Leone Crowley [114]
	Gilbert made a 50+ break in 12 consecutive frames (incl four centuries).
7		Michael Holt [56]	10	-	5	Daniel Wells [41]
8		Zhou Yuelong [24]	10	-	3	Robbie McGuigan [88]
9		Jiang Jun [76]	10	-	7	Elliot Slessor [21]
10		Stan Moody [44]	10	-	5	Robbie Williams [53]
11		Antoni Kowalski [69]	10	-	8	Joe O'Connor [28]
12		Jamie Jones [60]	10	-	3	Matthew Selt [37]	Match was pulled off at 5-3 to Jones.
13		Jackson Page [36]	10	-	6	Patrick Whelan (a)
14		Pang Junxu [29]	10	-	9	Dylan Emery [93]
15		Noppon Saengkham [45]	10	-	6	Ricky Walden [52]
16		Liam Pullen [84]	10	-	7	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh [20]
17		Jak Jones [19]	10	-	6	Marco Fu [83]
18		Luca Brecel [46]	10	-	8	Chang Bingyu [51]
	147 by Chang in frame 9. It's his second max and the 241st in pro snooker. It's the record-extending 24th of this season. Since his first max came in the 2025 UK Championship qualifiers, he earns a 147,000 pounds season bonus for two maximums in majors. Watch on YouTube.
19		Lei Peifan [30]	10	-	4	Jordan Brown [67]
20		Ryan Day [35]	10	-	8	Ishpreet Singh Chadha [62]
21		Xu Si [38]	10	-	8	Liu Hongyu [59]
22		Gary Wilson [27]	10	-	1	Allan Taylor [70]
23		Zak Surety [43]	10	-	3	Oliver Sykes (a)
24		Zhang Anda [22]	10	-	6	Bulcsu Revesz [86]
25		Ali Carter [23]	10	-	5	Julien Leclercq [74]
26		Anthony McGill [42]	10	-	9	Martin O'Donnell [55]
	McGill came back From 9-4 and 69-0 down
27		Liam Highfield [90]	10	-	5	Stephen Maguire [26]
28		Oliver Lines [58]	10	-	8	Ben Woollaston [39]
29		Fan Zhengyi [63]	10	-	4	Jimmy Robertson [34]
30		Ben Mertens [66]	10	-	9	Yuan Sijun [31]
31		He Guoqiang [47]	10	-	8	Long Zehuang [50]
32		Jack Lisowski [18]	10	-	7	Umut Dikme (a)
Qual Round 2 (Last 112; Losers receive £5,000 / £0)
1		Wang Xinbo (a)	10	-	4	Iulian Boiko [80]
2		Peter Lines (a)	10	-	8	Scott Donaldson [49]	The match was pulled off at 9-8 to Lines.
3		Michal Szubarczyk [96]	10	-	8	Sanderson Lam [65]
4		Gao Yang [97]	10	-	6	Mark Davis [64]
5		Yao Pengcheng [104]	10	-	5	David Lilley [57]
6		Leone Crowley [114]	10	-	5	Duane Jones [72]	The match was pulled off at 9-5 to Crowley.
7		Michael Holt [56]	10	-	4	Bai Yulu (f) [105]
8		Robbie McGuigan [88]	10	-	7	Gong Chenzhi [73]
9		Jiang Jun [76]	10	-	3	Ashley Carty (a)
10		Robbie Williams [53]	10	-	4	Ross Muir [108]
11		Antoni Kowalski [69]	10	-	1	Connor Benzey [116]
12		Jamie Jones [60]	10	-	3	Vladislav Gradinari (a)
13		Patrick Whelan (a)	10	-	3	Robert Milkins [61]
14		Dylan Emery [93]	10	-	6	Artemijs Zizins [68]
15		Ricky Walden [52]	10	-	4	Mateusz Baranowski [109]
16		Liam Pullen [84]	10	-	7	Amir Sarkhosh [77]
17		Marco Fu [83]	10	-	9	Liam Davies [78]	Decided on the final black.
18		Chang Bingyu [51]	10	-	2	Prin Ratmukda (a)
19		Jordan Brown [67]	10	-	9	Ian Burns [94]	Respotted black in frame 1 won by Brown. Match pulled off at 6-2 to Brown. In the deciding frame Burns managed to get the snooker he needed with pink and black left only for Brown to win on the final black.
20		Ishpreet Singh Chadha [62]	10	-	5	Chris Totten [99]
21		Liu Hongyu [59]	10	-	5	Xu Yichen [102]
22		Allan Taylor [70]	10	-	6	Steven Hallworth [91]
23		Oliver Sykes (a)	10	-	8	Lyu Haotian [54]	146 by Sykes in frame 9.
24		Bulcsu Revesz [86]	10	-	8	Louis Heathcote [75]
25		Julien Leclercq [74]	10	-	7	Ashley Hugill (a)
26		Martin O'Donnell [55]	10	-	5	Zhao Hanyang [106]
27		Liam Highfield [90]	10	-	4	Wang Yuchen [71]
28		Oliver Lines [58]	10	-	2	Mark Lloyd (a)
29		Fan Zhengyi [63]	10	-	3	Lan Yuhao [98]
30		Ben Mertens [66]	10	-	0	Jamie Clarke (a)	Clarke conceded after the fifth frame due to not feeling well
31		Long Zehuang [50]	10	-	2	Fergal Quinn [123]
32		Umut Dikme (a)	10	-	9	Sam Craigie [79]	Craigie was docked one frame after returning late from the first-session interval.
Qual Round 1 (Last 144; Losers receive £0)
1		Wang Xinbo (a)	10	-	4	Mitchell Mann [81]
2		Peter Lines (a)	10	-	2	Jonas Luz [112]
3		Michal Szubarczyk [96]	10	-	7	Ng On Yee (f) [120]
4		Gao Yang [97]	10	-	9	Jimmy White [119]
5		Yao Pengcheng [104]	10	-	9	Ryan Davies (a)
6		Leone Crowley [114]	10	-	5	Huang Jiahao [89]
7		Bai Yulu (f) [105]	10	-	7	Daniel Womersley (a)
8		Robbie McGuigan [88]	10	-	8	Hammad Miah (a)
9		Ashley Carty (a)	10	-	9	Cheung Ka Wai [85]
10		Ross Muir [108]	10	-	5	Mykhailo Larkov (a)
11		Connor Benzey [116]	10	-	6	Haris Tahir [92]
12		Vladislav Gradinari (a)	10	-	7	Reanne Evans (f) [101]
13		Patrick Whelan (a)	10	-	5	Ken Doherty [100]
14		Dylan Emery [93]	10	-	9	Anton Kazakov (a)
15		Mateusz Baranowski [109]	10	-	5	Florian Nüßle [118]
16		Liam Pullen [84]	10	-	9	Alfie Burden (a)
17		Marco Fu [83]	10	-	1	Mink Nutcharut (f) [117]
18		Prin Ratmukda (a)	w/o			Alexander Ursenbacher [110]
19		Ian Burns [94]	10	-	6	Sahil Nayyar [121]
20		Chris Totten [99]	10	-	5	Daniel Boyes (a)
21		Xu Yichen [102]	10	-	4	Stuart Carrington (a)
22		Steven Hallworth [91]	10	-	6	Kreishh Gurbaxani [122]
23		Oliver Sykes (a)	10	-	4	Liam Graham [107]
24		Bulcsu Revesz [86]	10	-	6	Craig Steadman (a)
25		Ashley Hugill (a)	10	-	4	David Grace [87]
26		Zhao Hanyang [106]	10	-	3	Mahmoud El Hareedy [124]
27		Liam Highfield [90]	10	-	4	Oliver Brown [115]
28		Mark Lloyd (a)	10	-	3	Liu Wenwei [103]
29		Lan Yuhao [98]	10	-	5	Chatchapong Nasa [113]	Lan missed the 15th red on a maximum attempt in the final frame.
30		Jamie Clarke (a)	10	-	5	Haydon Pinhey [95]
31		Fergal Quinn [123]	10	-	4	Hatem Yassen [111]
32		Umut Dikme (a)	10	-	7	Farakh Ajaib [82]