Formerly known as the Xi'an Grand Prix, 2027 marked the first staging of the Shenzhen Open, which is expected to return again for 2027.
The event relocated from X'ian to the Bao'an Sports Centre in Shenzhen, China, and sits as a ranking event of the World Snooker Tour calendar.
Date
The details for the 2027 Shenzhen Open are yet to be confirmed, however if the WST follow a similar plan to 2026, the event is expected to take place around late September 2027.
Prize Money
The total prize money for the 2026 Shenzhen Open was 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 2027 Shenzhen Open will likely again be staged at the Bao'an Sports Centre in Shenzhen, China. In 2026 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.
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.
2025 saw Mark Williams defeat Shaun Murphy 10-3 in the final.
China's Wu Yize is the reigning champion of the Shenzhen Open after defeating compatriot Yuan Sijun 10-5 in the 2026 final.
