Formerly known as the Xi'an Grand Prix, 2026 marks the first staging of the Shenzhen Open.
The event relocated from X'ian to the Bao'an Sports Centre in Shenzhen, China, and marks the sixth ranking event of the 2026/27 World Snooker Tour calendar.
Date
When is the Shenzhen Open?
The 2026 Shenzhen Open will take place from 28th September to the 4th October.
Prize Money
The total prize money for the 2026 Shenzhen Open will be £850,000, with £177,000 being awarded to the winner of the tournament.
Winner (1): | £177,000 |
Runner-Up (1): | £76,000 |
Semi-Final Losers (2): | £34,500 |
Quarter-Final Losers (4): | £22,350 |
Last 16 Losers (8): | £14,000 |
Last 32 Losers (16): | £8,250 |
Last 64 Losers (32): | £4,700 |
Last 96 Losers (48): | £1,600 |
Venue & Location
The 2026 Shenzhen Open will be staged at the Bao'an Sports Centre in Shenzhen, China. Qualifying for the event took place at the Leicester Arena at the start of September.
Located in the Guangdong Province in southern China, Shenzhen is the country's third largest city and is the home of 2025 World Snooker Champion Zhao Xintong.
Players
Who is playing in the 2026 Shenzhen Open?
Mark Williams will defend his title in Shenzhen after being crowned the 2025 Xi'an Grand Prix champion by defeating Shaun Murphy 10-3 in the final.
Xintong, Ronnie O'Sullivan, Judd Trump, Mark Allen and Neil Robertson feature in the top 16 seeds in this year's Shenzhen Open.
Notable qualifiers include Stuart Bingham, Ali Carter, Thepchaiya Un-Nooh, and David Gilbert.
Format
What is the format of the Shenzhen Open?
Last 96: | Best-of-nine frames |
Last 64: | Best-of-nine frames |
Last 32: | Best-of-nine frames |
Last 16: | Best-of-nine frames |
Quarter-Finals: | Best-of-nine frames |
Semi-Finals: | Best-of-11 frames |
Final: | Best-of-19 frames |
The first four rounds of the competition will be staged over a-best-of-nine frame format, before it expands to best-of-11 for the semi-finals.
The final is a best-of-19 affair, with the player reaching 10 frames first being crowned Shenzhen Open champion.
History
One of the most recent additions to the calendar, the World Snooker Tour unveiled the Xi'an Grand Prix ranking tournament in February 2024 and the inaugural competition was held in August. The tournament was relocated and rebranded as the Shenzhen Open for the 2026 edition.
2024 World Snooker Champion Kyren Wilson prevailed in the final, reeling off three straight frames to defeat world number one Judd Trump 10-8.
The most recent edition in 2025 saw Mark Williams defeat Shaun Murphy 10-3 in the final.
