Next World Snooker Tour Event 2026 | Full Schedule Guide

If you're wondering what's next on the World Snooker Tour calendar, you're in the right place. Between the tail end of the Championship League and the start of the new 2026–27 season, there's a lot happening on the baize this summer — and we've broken it all down below.

Right Now: Championship League Snooker

As of this week, the Championship League Snooker is already underway at the Mattioli Arena in Leicester, England. This ranking event is being played across multiple stages, running from 22 June through to 15 July 2026, with groups feeding into a knockout stage and a final.

It's a great early-season form guide — the round-robin group format means you get a high volume of matches in a short space of time, which makes it perfect for fans who want to follow every frame as it happens.

Coming Up: Qualifiers for the New Season

Right after the Championship League wraps up, the qualifying rounds for three major ranking events kick off, all at the Mattioli Arena:

• Xi'an Grand Prix Qualifiers — 19–22 July 2026

• British Open Qualifiers — 23–24 July 2026

• English Open Qualifiers — 25–26 July 2026

These qualifiers decide which players make it through to the televised stages of each tournament later in the season, so they're well worth keeping an eye on if you're tracking up-and-coming players or want an early look at the season's form.

The Big One: Shanghai Masters

The first standout televised event of the new 2026–27 season is the Shanghai Masters, running from 27 July to 2 August 2026 in Shanghai, China. As an invitational event featuring some of the world's top-ranked players, it's traditionally one of the more prestigious stops on the calendar and a strong early indicator of who's in form heading into the new season.

Season Outlook: What Else Is on the Calendar

Beyond Shanghai, the 2026–27 season is shaping up to be a packed one, with ranking events scheduled across China, the UK, and beyond throughout August, September, and into the Home Nations Series (English Open, Northern Ireland Open, Scottish Open, and Welsh Open) later in the year.

Don't Miss the next World Snooker Tour event

With so many events running back to back — qualifiers, ranking tournaments, and invitational events — it can be tough to keep track of every score and result as it happens.

That's exactly what our Snooker Live Scores page is for. Bookmark it to follow live match updates, frame-by-frame scores, and results from every World Snooker Tour event as they unfold — from the current Championship League right through to the Shanghai Masters and beyond.

Check back regularly as we'll keep this page updated with the latest tournament dates and schedule changes throughout the 2026–27 season.