Players Championship Snooker Live Stream
The 2026 Players Championship Snooker is the 10th edition of the ranking tournament with live streaming available of every game from Telford.
The event features to top 16 players on the one-year ranking list as they go head to head at Telford International Centre from February 17-22.
Kyren Wilson is the reigning champion after a final frame victory over Judd Trump in the 2025 final of the Players Championship.
2026 Players Championship Snooker Draw & Format
The tournament features the top 16 players in the one-year world rankings with the seedings based purely on that list and not with the defending champion as top seed.
That means 2025 champion Kyren Wilson is not part of the field after failing to reach the top over the last 12 months.
Neil Robertson is the top seed, while John Higgins comes into the event in place of Ronnie O'Sullivan after he opted against competing in Telford.
The draw is a bracket with seed one playing the 16th ranked player and so on. Matches are played over 11 frames and the final played over 19.
First Round Draw:
- Neil Robertson (1) vs John Higgins (16)
- Chris Wakelin (8) vs Xiao Guodong (9)
- Judd Trump (5) vs Zhou Yuelong (12)
- Mark Williams (4) vs Barry Hawkins (13)
- Shaun Murphy (3) vs Zhang Anda (14)
- Zhao Xintong (6) vs Elliot Slessor (11)
- Wu Yize (7) vs Mark Allen (10)
- Mark Selby (2) vs Jack Lisowski (15)
Players Championship Snooker Streaming Guide
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