World Seniors Snooker Championship 2026
The World Seniors Snooker Championship returns in 2026 with many of the legends of yesteryear once again competing at the Crucible, 6 - 10 May.
The flagship event, will be shown live on Channel 5 in the UK and feature an increased line-up of 24 players with a two-table set up in the early rounds.
Each year the tournament features an all-star field of household names and international qualifiers.
Making their Seniors Crucible Debut will be 2015 World Champion Stuart Bingham, 12 x Women's World Champion Reanne Evans, Former Masters and UK Champion Matthew Stevens and former Semi Finalist Anthony Hamilton.
Four times World Seniors Champion Jimmy White returns, as does 1997 World Champion Ken Doherty and the fastest cue in the World, Malta’s Tony Drago.
Defending Champion is Alfie Burden, also returning are ranking event winners Joe Perry and Dominic Dale. A further six invited players will be announced in due course.
Additional Information
World Seniors Snooker (WSS) was established by the WPBSA in June 2018 to provide opportunities for players over 40 to be able to extend their snooker careers beyond the professional World Snooker Tour.
From the former greats of the professional sport including world champions who have still got the desire to play competitively, to talented amateurs who still crave the opportunity to live their snooker dreams, the WSS Tour provides opportunities for senior players around the world.
Since 2020, tournaments have for the first time also been open to current professional players ranked outside of the world’s top 64, providing a direct link to the World Snooker Tour.
The World Seniors Snooker Championship is the most prestigious event held annually on the WSS Tour and since 2019 has been staged at the iconic Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England.
