No sooner has one Crucible campaign ended, another is set to burst into life.
The final of the World Snooker Championship produced incredible drama and excitement as Wu Yize etched his name into the sport's history books with an enthralling 18-17 victory over Shaun Murphy on Monday evening.
Now, attentions turn towards the World Seniors Snooker Championship as a star-studded cast of 24 players, including the likes of Ronnie O'Sullivan and Jimmy White, descend on the fabled South Yorkshire venue hoping to capture the £30,000 top prize.
The action gets underway on Wednesday morning and runs through until the final on Sunday night, and we've got all the details you need including the draw, tournament bracket and the full match schedule.
2026 World Seniors Snooker Championship - Draw & Tournament Bracket
Top Half
(1) Alfie Burden v Igor Figueiredo or Mohamed Elkhayat
(8) Robert Milkins v Jimmy White or Daniel Ward
(5) Stuart Bingham v Peter Lines or Anthony Hamilton
(4) Ronnie O'Sullivan v Ken Doherty or Gerard Greene
Bottom Half
(3) Nigel Bond v Craig Steadman or Neal Jones
(6) Ali Carter v Tony Drago or Roger Farebrother
(7) Matthew Stevens v Dominic Dale or Wayne Townsend
(2) Joe Perry v Reanne Evans or Aaron Canavan
* Nigel Bond replaced Mark Williams who opted to withdraw a few days ahead of the start of the tournament.
2026 World Seniors Snooker Championship - Daily Schedule
All times BST and subject to late change.
Wednesday 6th May
19:00
Craig Steadman v Neal Jones
Tony Drago v Roger Farebrother
21:00
Igor Figueiredo v Mohamed Elkhayat
Reanne Evans v Aaron Canavan
Thursday 7th May
12:00
Peter Lines v Anthony Hamilton
Ken Doherty v Gerard Greene
14:00
Jimmy White v Daniel Ward
Dominic Dale v Wayne Townsend
19:00
Robert Milkins v White or Ward
Matthew Stevens v Dale or Townsend
21:00
Alfie Burden v Figueiredo or Elkhayat
Ali Carter v Drago or Farebrother
Friday 8th May
12:00
Stuart Bingham v Lines or Hamilton
Nigel Bond v Steadman or Jones
14:00
Ronnie O'Sullivan v Doherty or Greene
Joe Perry v Evans or Canavan
19:00
Quarter-Final 1
Quarter-Final 2
21:00
Quarter-Final3
Quarter-Final 4
Saturday 9th May
13:00
Semi-Final 1
19:00
Semi-Final 2
Sunday 10th May
13:00
Final (Session 1)
19:00
Final (Session 2)
