in
Sheffield, England. The 2026 World Seniors Championship is a
snooker tournament that is taking place from 6 to 10 May 2026 at the
Crucible Theatre in
Sheffield, England. Sponsored by bookmaker JenningsBet, the tournament is officially referred to as the 2026 Jenningsbet World Seniors Snooker Championship.
Alfie Burden was the defending champion, having defeated
Aaron Canavan 8–4 in the
2025 final.
Cliff Wilson won the inaugural staging of the
World Seniors Championship, held in
1991. The event was not held again until the
2010 edition, when
Jimmy White defeated
Steve Davis in the final. It has been held every season since that time. Since the
2019 edition, the tournament has been held at the Crucible Theatre.
Format Matches up to and including the quarter-finals are being played as the best of 7 . The semi-finals will be played as the best of 13 frames. The final will be a best-of-19-frame match.
Participants The number of participants has been increased to 24 for this edition. The first round features the
2024 World Seniors Champion and current Pan American Seniors Champion
Igor Figueiredo, the European Seniors Champion
Craig Steadman, the African Seniors Champion Mohamed Elkhayat and the Pan Asian Seniors Champion Roger Farebrother. The defending champion Alfie Burden was the first
seed for the tournament, while
Joe Perry is the second as winner of the
2025 British Seniors Open. They are seeded through to the second round along with third seed
Nigel Bond (who replaced
Mark Williams after the latter withdrew),
Ronnie O'Sullivan (4),
Stuart Bingham (5),
Ali Carter (6),
Matthew Stevens (7), and
Robert Milkins (8). The eight seeds are playing the eight first-round winners in the second round.
Prize fund The winner will receive £30,000 from a total prize fund of £80,000. Rigour Media is broadcasting the event in China. == Summary ==