The Welsh Open is a professional ranking snooker tournament that has been held annually since 1992. It replaced the Welsh Professional Championship, which ran annually from 1980 to 1991 and was open o
WST Welsh Open 2025
The 2026 Welsh Open was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 23 February to 1 March 2026 at Venue Cymru in Llandudno, Wales. Qualifying took place from 9 to 10 January at the Ponds F
Welsh Open (snooker)
…most recent maximum break was made by Xu Si in the second round of qualifying of the 2025 tournament against Bulcsú Révész. In the first round of the 2026 Open, Chang Bingyu played a 'perfect match' where he did not miss one pot and so recorded a record 100% pot success rate while making 4 consecutive century…
The main stage of the tournament was played at Venue Cymru in Llandudno, Wales.
The defending champion Mark Selby (pictured in 2025) lost to the world number 81 Jiang Jun in the last 64.
Shaun Murphy (pictured in 2026) scored only one point against Chang Bingyu, who won the match with four consecutive century breaks of 130,136, 119, and 130.
The world number two Kyren Wilson (pictured in 2026) lost 1–4 to Zhou Yuelong.