O’Sullivan and Perry to Meet in Crucible Final

Ronnie O’Sullivan and Joe Perry will face off in the final of the 2026 JenningsBet World Seniors Snooker Championship at the Crucible Theatre on Sunday.

The two cueists from ‘The Class of 92’ will renew a long-standing rivalry which first saw them meet at professionals at the same iconic venue during the 1999 World Championship.

A best-of-19 frame contest will decide the champion with the opening session, featuring eight frames, getting underway at 12:30 BST before the two players play to a conclusion from 7pm BST.

Saturday afternoon saw a sellout crowd watching O’Sullivan face former Welsh Open winner Rob Milkins in the last four.

Despite taking the opener with a half-century, it was an unconvincing performance from the seven-times world champion who remained level with Milkins at both intervals – 2-2 and 4-4.

A potential shock looked one the cards when Milkins took frame nine to move within two of victory, but a quick-fire contribution of 75 restored party before O’Sullivan won the next two frames to get over the line a 7-5 victor.

He will face Perry in the title match after ‘The Gentleman’ defeated Craig Steadman, who will return to the professional ranks from the start of next season, by the same scoreline.

Steadman made a strong start to the contest as he took a 3-0 lead, despite failing to make a break over 30, but the reigning British Seniors Snooker Open champion rallied to win five in a row and lead by two at the second interval.

The European Seniors champion was able to reduce the deficit to one at both 5-4 and 6-5, before a brilliant break of 102 from Perry in frame 12 secured his passage into the final.

The two-session final takes place on Saturday at 12:30pm and 7pm BST. How to watch.