Players will compete for a total prize fund of £80,000 this May, up from £50,000 last year, with the winner set to receive £30,000 – the largest prize in the history of the WSS Tour.

The flagship event will take place at the iconic Crucible Theatre in Sheffield on 6-10 May and will feature the biggest ever line-up with 24 players – including Ronnie O’Sullivan, Mark Williams, Jimmy White and many more!

Jason Francis, Chairman of WSS, said: “Follow last year’s World Seniors Snooker Championship, we promised both the fans and players that we would continue to grow the event and we are delivering on that promise with an expanded field and increased prize fund.”

“More than 4,000 tickets have already been sold and we are continuing our broadcast partnership with Channel 5 in the UK, with international coverage to be announced soon. The presence of players like Ronnie O’Sullivan and Mark Williams reflects their belief in what we are building. Seniors snooker is one big family and everyone is welcome.”

Tickets for the 2026 World Seniors Snooker Championship are available from just £17.50 plus booking fee. Click here to secure your visit to the home of snooker.

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‘The Welsh Potting Machine’, who won the World Seniors title in 2015, returns to the event for the first time in a decade following the removal of restrictions allowing top ranked players to be eligible to play in the flagship event.

Williams has also announced that any prize money he earns at the championship will automatically be donated to the Hospice of the Valleys, who enable people living with life-limiting conditions to live and die well, while supporting those who matter most the them. The hospital is based in Ebbw Vale, near Williams’ home.

Jason Francis, WSS Chairman, said: “It is brilliant to welcome Mark Williams back to the World Seniors Snooker Championship and what a fantastic gesture from Mark to donate any prize money he wins to his local hospital. With our strongest ever field already announced, the addition of Mark adds even more quality with every ball of the 24-player event being shown on Channel 5.”

Williams will begin his campaign for a second World Seniors Championship title on the afternoon of Friday 8 May with tickets now available here.

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• View the latest provisional seedings list
• View the provisional end of season rankings
• View the latest Race to the Masters
• View information on amateur tournaments staged by the WPBSA Group via the WPBSA Tournament Manager

World Open Qualifiers (2-5 October)

Returning for the fourth edition of its current incarnation in Yushan, China, the World Open begins today with its qualification matches at the Barnsley Metrodome, England.

• View the tournament draw and latest results (snooker.org)

Among those excused from having to qualify for the venue stages this week are reigning world champion Judd Trump – top seed in the absence of defending champion Mark Williams – as well as Ronnie O’Sullivan and top ranked Chinese duo Yan Bingtao and Ding Junhui.

There will again be four wildcard matches, all held over to the venue stages.

World Seniors Championship Qualifier 1 (4-6 October)

The quest to qualify for the 2020 ROKiT Phones.com World Seniors Snooker Championship begins this week in Toronto, Canada with the winner guaranteed to take their place in the main draw at the Crucible Theatre next August.

• View tournament information closer to the event

Further information including the draw and results will be available via the above link.

Challenge Tour 3 (5-6 October)

The World Snooker Challenge Tour continues this weekend as a full field of 64 players head to the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds chasing the latest title during the ten event series.

• View the tournament draw and format

World Billiards Championship (8-12 October)

The 2019 World Billiards Championship will be held at the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria, in Melbourne, Australia from 8-12 October.

• View further information at the World Billiards website

The event will begin with the staging of the 2019 World Open event from 6-7 October, before the start of the prestigious competition won last year by India’s Sourav Kothari the following day.

A full event preview will be posted here at WPBSA.com closer to the event.

WDBS Parris Cues Champion of Champions (12-13 October)

The second staging of the Parris Cues Champion of Champions by World Disability Billiards and Snooker (WDBS) takes place this month at the South West Snooker Academy as the best performing players from the WDBS circuit from the past two years bid to become this year’s overall champion from their respective classification groups.

• Full tournament information will be published at the WPBSA TM

19.com English Open (14-20 October)

The 2019/20 Home Nations Series begins with the staging of the 19.com English Open won last year by Stuart Bingham at the K2 Crawley.

• View the draw and format for the event via World Snooker

As in previous seasons, there will once again be a £1,000,000 bonus available to any player who is able to go all the way and win each of the four Home Nations events during the upcoming season, as well as the £70,000 top prize on offer at each competition.

The tournament also represents the penultimate opportunity for players to qualify for next month’s ManBetX Champion of Champions.

Australian Women’s Open (17-20 October)

The second event of the 2019/20 World Women’s Snooker Tour will take place in Sydney, Australia with defending champion Ng On Yee from Hong Kong among those set to compete.

• Full event information will be available via the WPBSA TM closer to the event

Entries are still being accepted for the event up to Friday 4 October by the Australian Billiards and Snooker Council HERE.

Challenge Tour 4 (19-20 October)

The fourth event of the 2019/20 Challenge Tour takes place at the popular Trickshot Snooker Club in Bruges, Belgium.

• View the tournament draw and format

Two players from the Challenge Tour will earn two-year tour cards from the start of the 2020/21 season.

ROKiT Phones.com UK Seniors Championship (24-25 October)

The first major event of the 2019/20 ROKiT Phones.com World Seniors Snooker Tour takes place later this month as the 2019 ROKiT Phones.com UK Seniors Snooker Championship returns to the Bonus Arena in Hull for its second staging.

• View tournament information closer to the event

Won last year by Ireland’s Ken Doherty, the event will see a mix of snooker greats and leading amateur qualifiers take to the baize over two days as this year’s champion is discovered.

World Open (28 October – 3 November)

The month concludes with the venue stages of the World Open at an all-new venue in Yushan, China as the latest ranking event winner this season is crowned.

• View the tournament draw (snooker.org)

As well as the opportunity to take home the top prize of £150,000, the event also represents the final opportunity for players not yet qualified to book their places at this season’s ManBetX Champion of Champions.

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