China Open 2026 snooker order of play today (Saturday 8 August) ...Middle East

The China Open is back! After seven years away, the ranking tournament returns to the World Snooker Tour schedule for the 2026/27 campaign.

It was once a fixture of the snooker calendar and that is reflected in the star-studded field that will battle on the baize at the Riverside Sports Centre in Taiyuan over the next week or so.

The third stop this season follows on from the Shanghai Masters, where World No.1 Judd Trump won his second crown. Trump will have to wait until Sunday to start his challenge at the China Open, when he'll face Noppon Saengkham.

Saturday's schedule started early with the wildcard round but the later sessions are all about homegrown talent. Zhou Yuelong, Ding Junhui, Liu Hongyu, and world champion Wu Yize are all in action as the tournament starts with a bang.

Radio Times brings you the daily order of play and full schedule for the China Open 2026.

We'll keep this page updated throughout the course of the tournament with all the latest times and coverage details.

All UK time. All sessions live on TNT Sports, HBO Max. Coverage may switch channels mid-session, subject to change.

From 2:30am

WC: Wildcard player v Hossein Vafaei (IRN) [28]

WC: Wildcard player v Anthony McGill (SCO) [38]

From 7am

R1: Mark J Williams (WAL) [7] v Zhou Yuelong (CHN) [23]

R1: Ding Junhui (CHN) [15] v David Gilbert (ENG) [31]

From 12:30pm

R1: Barry Hawkins (ENG) [10] v Liu Hongyu (CHN) [58]

R1: Wu Yize (CHN) [2] v Yao Pengcheng (CHN) [79]

Sunday 9 August

From 7am

R1: Judd Trump (ENG) [3] v Noppon Saengkham (THA) [46]

R1: Xiao Guodong (CHN) [11] v Wildcard player / McGill

From 12:30pm

R1: Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) [14] v Jackson Page (WAL) [35]

R1: Shaun Murphy (ENG) [6] v Matthew Selt (ENG) [43]

From 7am

R1: Neil Robertson (AUS) [1] v Chang Bingyu (CHN) [48]

R1: Si Jiahui (CHN) [16] v Jiang Jun (CHN) [65]

From 12:30pm

R1: Mark Selby (ENG) [9] v Pang Junxu (CHN) [25]

R1: Kyren Wilson (ENG) [8] v Aaron Hill (IRL) [41]

Tuesday 11 August

From 7am

R1: John Higgins (SCO) [5] v Stuart Bingham (ENG) [21]

R1: Mark Allen (NIR) [12] v Wildcard player / Vafaei

From 12:30pm

R1: Chris Wakelin (ENG) [13] v Tom Ford (ENG) [36]

R1: Zhao Xintong (CHN) [4] v Zhang Anda (CHN) [20]

China Open 2026 schedule and round dates

How to watch China Open 2026 on TV and live stream

Coverage of the China Open 2026 will be extensively shown across TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports 2 and HBO Max.

There are multiple ways to get TNT Sports. If you already have BT Broadband, you can add TNT Sports to your existing contract from just £18 per month. You can add the ‘Big Sport’ package for £40 per month which includes all TNT Sports and 11 Sky Sports channels via a NOW pass.

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