Latest Snooker News - November 5, 2026
Welcome to the latest issue of the Snooker247 Newsletter! Sent out to our subscribers on November 5. In this edition, we cover the most exciting moments from recent matches, behind-the-scenes updates, and upcoming tournaments you won't want to miss.
🎯 Snooker News November 5:
😱 Wu Yize's Title Defence Ends on the Final Pink in Nanjing
🔥 Chang Ends Zhao's Run as the Last Four Are Set
🌍 Around the World: Un-Nooh's 147, Irish Women's Open, Pan Am Under Way & Q Tour Europe in Vienna
Wu Yize's Title Defence Ends on the Final Pink in Nanjing
Defending champion and world champion Wu Yize was knocked out of the International Championship in the last 32, beaten 6-5 by Stephen Maguire on the final pink. Wu had dropped just one frame in his first two rounds and made a 110 to force a decider, then led 50-0 before missing a long red. Maguire, who had earlier made breaks of 67, 58, 78, 73 and 133, cleared to the pink with a 68 for his first ever win over a reigning world champion.
It was a day of high drama in Nanjing, with Neil Robertson and Mark Selby, the world numbers three and four, also going out. World number one Zhao Xintong survived by the skin of his teeth, winning 6-5 when Sam Craigie went in-off the re-spotted black in the decider. Wu's defeat also ended his chance of overtaking Zhao at the top of the rankings this week.
6-5 Maguire's win | 3 Of top four out | £175k Winner's purse |
Chang Ends Zhao's Run as the Last Four Are Set
Chang Bingyu, who beat Zhao 10-7 in the Wuhan Open final in August, knocked out the world number one 6-3 in the quarter-finals, with four centuries, three of them in a row. He now plays John Higgins, 51, who beat Hong Kong's Marco Fu 6-3 to reach his 95th ranking semi-final and his first since the Crucible in May.
In the other half, Kyren Wilson beat Ding Junhui 6-4 for his tenth win in a row, following his Northern Ireland Open title. Ding drops out of the top 16 and must now qualify for the UK Championship. Wilson meets Fan Zhengyi, who beat Hossein Vafaei 6-3 and had earlier knocked out Judd Trump, in the semi-finals.
10 Wilson's win streak | 6-3 Chang v Zhao | £825k Total prize fund |
Around the World
Asia – Un-Nooh Makes Eighth 147 Thailand's Thepchaiya Un-Nooh made a maximum in the opening frame against Mark Williams, moving him to seventh on the all-time list. It was the 247th 147 in history and the sixth of the season.
Women's – Irish Women's Open Next The next stop on the women's tour is the Irish Women's Open in Carlow from November 27-29.
USA – Pan Am Championships Under Way The 2026 Pan American Snooker Championships are scheduled to run in Criciúma, Brazil until November 8.
Europe – Q Tour Europe Goes to Vienna Event 4 runs from November 12-15 at the Austrian Snooker & Billiards Academy, with 115 players from 26 countries. Riley Powell leads the rankings.
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🔗 Originally Published On November 5
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