Bank holiday Monday marks the start of the British Open 2026.
The Centaur in Cheltenham hosts snooker's best and brightest over the next week in the fourth ranking tournament of the World Snooker Tour campaign.
Shaun Murphy returns as defending champion after beating Anthony McGill in last year’s final, while victory for John Higgins would put him level with Steve Davis with five British Open titles.
The opening day is a busy one as the big players bid to avoid an early slip-up in the final qualifying matches, which are best of seven frames, and book their spot in the second round of the competition.
Murphy's title defence starts against Reanne Evans, fan favourite Ronnie O'Sullivan is up against Mateusz Baranowski, and World No.1 Judd Trump faces Wales's Dylan Emery.
Radio Times brings you the daily order of play and full schedule for the British 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 5 unless specified. Coverage may switch channels mid-session, subject to change.
Monday 31 August
From 1pm
QR1: Ding Junhui (CHN) [15] v Anton Kazakov (UKR) [115]
QR1: Xiao Guodong (CHN) [11] v Jiang Jun (CHN) [65]
QR1: Shaun Murphy (ENG) [1] v Reanne Evans (ENG) [82]
QR1: Mark J Williams (WAL) [7] v David Gilbert (ENG) [31]
From 3pm
QR1: Wu Yize (CHN) [2] v Liu Hongyu (CHN) [58]
QR1: Florian Nüßle (AUT) [93] v Kyren Wilson (ENG) [8]
QR1: Barry Hawkins (ENG) [10] v Deng Haohui (CHN) [124]
QR1: Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) [14] v Mateusz Baranowski (POL) [85]
From 7pm
QR1: Judd Trump (ENG) [3] v Dylan Emery (WAL) [72]
QR1: Oliver Brown (ENG) [92] v Zhao Xintong (CHN) [5]
QR1: Chris Wakelin (ENG) [13] v Luca Brecel (BEL) [44]
QR1: Wang Xinbo (CHN) [117] v Patrick Whelan (ENG) (a)
From 9pm
QR1: Ashley Carty (ENG) [106] v Si Jiahui (CHN) [16]
QR1: Mark Selby (ENG) [9] v David Lilley (ENG) [60]
QR1: Pang Junxu (CHN) [25] v Neil Robertson (AUS) [4]
QR1: John Higgins (SCO) [6] v Hossein Vafaei (IRN) [28]
British Open 2026 schedule and round dates
Qualifying round 1: Monday 31 August – Tuesday 1 September2nd round: Wednesday 2 SeptemberQuarter-finals: Thursday 3 SeptemberSemi-finals: Friday 4 – Saturday 5 SeptemberFinal: Sunday 6 SeptemberHow to watch British Open 2026 on TV and live stream
Coverage of the British Open 2026 will be exclusively shown across 5 and 5 Action.
It is one of several World Snooker Tour events that the broadcaster now has the live rights for.
Fans can also tune in online on channel5.com or stream the action on the 5 app via a range of devices, including mobile phones, tablets, laptops and smart TVs.
Check out more of our Sport coverage or visit our TV Guide and Streaming Guide to find out what's on. For more TV recommendations and reviews, listen to The Radio Times Podcast.
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