The 2026 World Grand Prix was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 3 to 8 February 2026 at the Kai Tak Arena, Hong Kong. It featured the top 32 players on the one-year ranking list, as it stood after the 2025 Scottish Open. The 12th edition of the tournament since it was first staged in 2015, it was the 13th ranking event of the 2025–26 snooker season, following the 2026 German Masters and preceding the 2026 Players Championship. It was the first of three events in the Players Series, preceding the 2026 Players Championship and the 2026 Tour Championship. The tournament was broadcast by TNT Sports and Discovery+ in the United Kingdom and Ireland, by Eurosport in mainland Europe, by local channels in Asia, and by WST Play in all other territories. The winner received £180,000 from a total prize fund of £700,000.
Neil Robertson was the defending champion, having defeated Stuart Bingham 10–0 in the 2025 final, but he lost 1–5 to Jak Jones in the last 32. The tournament set records for the number of players from mainland China in the latter stages of a ranking event, with a record nine reaching the last 16 and a record six advancing to the quarter-finals. For the first time at any ranking tournament, all four semi-finalists were from mainland China. The reigning World Champion Zhao Xintong made five century breaks in the final as he defeated Zhang Anda 10–6 to win his first World Grand Prix title and fourth ranking title. The tournament produced a total of 37 centuries, of which the highest was a 145 by Zhao in the final.
Overview The World Grand Prix is a professional ranking snooker tournament that was first staged in 2015 as a non-ranking event; the inaugural champion was Judd Trump, who came from 4–7 behind to defeat Ronnie O'Sullivan 10–7 in the final. The tournament became a ranking event the following year. In 2019, it became one of three tournaments in the Players Series, together with the Players Championship and the Tour Championship. Held in Wales in 2015 and 2016 and in England from 2017 to 2024, the tournament moved to Hong Kong in 2025.
The 2026 edition of the tournament—its 12th staging since the inaugural edition in 2015—took place from 3 to 8 February at the Kai Tak Arena, Hong Kong. It was the 13th ranking event of the 2025–26 snooker season, following the 2026 German Masters and preceding the 2026 Players Championship. It was the first of three events in the Players Series, preceding the 2026 Players Championship and the 2026 Tour Championship. Neil Robertson was the defending champion, having defeated Stuart Bingham 10–0 in the 2025 final to win his second World Grand Prix title.
Format Matches were played as the best of 9 up to and including the quarter-finals. The semi-finals were the best of 11 frames, and the final was the best of 19 frames, played over two .
Seeding list The tournament featured the top 32 players on the one-year ranking list as it stood after the 2025 Scottish Open. Unlike other events where the defending champion is seeded first, the reigning World Champion second, and the rest based on the world rankings, the qualification and seedings in the Players Series tournaments are determined by the one-year ranking list. The below list shows the top 32 players who earned the most ranking points from the beginning of the 2025–26 season until the conclusion of the 2025 Scottish Open:
Seed Player Points 1 589,300 2 378,950 3 309,900 4 294,400 5 251,300 6 231,350 7 219,800 8 194,350 9 183,350 10 169,900 11 164,800 12 150,000 13 148,400 14 146,900 15 144,600 16 129,600 Seed Player Points 17 122,800 18 108,150 19 106,200 20 104,850 21 104,100 22 102,700 23 97,900 24 90,250 25 89,300 26 83,500 27 83,050 28 82,600 29 76,400 30 71,700 31 70,700 32 70,000
Broadcasters The tournament was broadcast in the United Kingdom and Ireland by TNT Sports and Discovery+. It was broadcast in mainland Europe by Eurosport, with streaming coverage on Discovery+ in Germany, Italy, and Austria and on HBO Max in other European territories. It was broadcast in mainland China by , Huya, the CBSA-WPBSA Academy WeChat channel, and CBSA-WPBSA Academy Douyin; in Hong Kong by Now TV; in Malaysia and Brunei by Astro SuperSport; in Taiwan by Sportcast; in Thailand by True Sports; and in the Philippines by TAP Sports. In territories where no other coverage was available, it was broadcast by WST Play.
Prize fund The breakdown of prize money for the event is shown below:
Winner: £180,000 Runner-up: £80,000 Semi-final: £35,000 Quarter-final: £20,000 Last 16: £15,000 Last 32: £10,000 Highest break: £10,000
Total: £700,000
Summary
Last 32
Xiao Guodong faced Kyren Wilson, recent winner of the 2026 Masters. Xiao made a of 87 to win the opening , but Wilson tied the scores with an 83 break in frame two. Xiao won frame three with an 86 break, recovered from 56 points behind to win frame four, and then took frame five on the as he moved into a 4–1 lead. Wilson won frame six, but Xiao secured a 5–2 victory in frame seven. The result meant that Wilson remained outside the top 16 on the one-year ranking list after the event and did not qualify to defend his title at the 2026 Players Championship. "It was very hard because [Wilson] is a top player," said Xiao afterwards. "I had to keep my concentration as there were a lot of close frames." Zhou Yuelong made a century break of 116 as he defeated Stephen Maguire 5–2, and Elliot Slessor won five frames in a row to beat the previous year's runner-up Stuart Bingham by the same score. Mark Selby made breaks of 60, 100, 82, 94, and 76 in a whitewash victory over Aaron Hill.
Wu Yize trailed Anthony McGill 1–3 but made breaks of 65 and 77 to tie the scores at 3–3. In frame seven, Wu attempted a maximum break but missed a on the last , ending the break on 112. Wu completed a 5–3 win with an 81 break in frame eight. Chang Bingyu also trailed Jack Lisowski 1–3 but recovered to win the match in a . Zhang Anda made breaks including 57, 124, 76, and 75 as he beat Mark Williams 5–2, while Barry Hawkins made a 141 break as he defeated Ding Junhui 5–3. "Any time you beat Ding here with the support he gets is good for confidence," Hawkins commented afterwards. "I was all over the place for the first four frames, cueing terribly, I was lucky to be 2–2 rather than 3–1 down. After the interval I was more aggressive and cued a lot better."
The defending champion Neil Robertson lost 1–5 to Jak Jones, who had recently returned to competition after injuring his right hand. "The hand is still painful but it is healing well," Jones said afterwards. "I broke two of the bones and that's not an injury you want as a snooker player." The world number one Judd Trump, who had won the 2026 German Masters final three days before, lost 2–5 to the world number 31 Yuan Sijun. Si Jiahui beat Gary Wilson, also by a 5–2 scoreline, while Chris Wakelin whitewashed Thepchaiya Un-Nooh. Ali Carter recovered from 1–3 behind to beat Mark Allen in a deciding frame, and Pang Junxu made breaks including 73, 134, and 130 as he defeated Shaun Murphy 5–1.
The reigning World Champion Zhao Xintong lost two of the first three frames against John Higgins but then made breaks including 60, 121, and 73 as he took a 4–3 lead. Frame eight went to a , which Zhao potted to secure a 5–3 win. "Towards the end, [Higgins] gave me a few relatively easier chances and I managed to take them, so I think I was quite fortunate today," said Zhao afterwards. "I just tried to play in the way I normally do and stick to the style I believe in. I have confidence in my own game, and I feel that if I can perform to my normal level and show my form, then I can beat anyone." Ronnie O'Sullivan lost the first two frames against Joe O'Connor but won five of the next six, making breaks including 65, 72, and 72 as he secured a 5–3 victory. "I don't think a lack of sharpness is my problem because I have always played less tournaments than other players," said O'Sullivan afterwards. "I think my bad game is a lot worse than it used to be, and my good is not as good."
Last 16
Nine players from mainland China reached the last 16 of the tournament, a record for any ranking event. Facing three-time World Grand Prix winner O'Sullivan, Xiao produced a of 144 to win the opening frame and then made a 78 break to take frame two. O'Sullivan produced breaks of 74 and 79 as he tied the scores at 3–3, but Xiao won the last two frames with breaks of 58 and 66 to secure a 5–3 victory. "Ronnie [O'Sullivan] is my idol," said Xiao afterwards. "I want him to do well and win tournaments. But this is sport and whenever I play, I want to win." Wakelin trailed Slessor 2–4 but then took three consecutive frames to win the match 5–4. Facing Pang, Si made breaks including 93, 121, and 122 as he won the first four frames. Pang responded with breaks of 78, 105, and 118 as he reduced Si's lead to 4–3, but Si took frame eight on the colours for a 5–3 victory. Facing Zhang, Hawkins recovered from 1–3 behind to tie the scores at 3–3, but Zhang then made breaks of 82 and 97 to advance, also by a 5–3 scoreline.
Selby made breaks of 90, 109, 73, and 56 as he took a 4–1 lead over Zhao, who then produced breaks of 81, 140, and 112 to tie the scores at 4–4. In the deciding frame, Zhao was on a break of 45 when he missed the , but he secured the frame and match after Selby missed a red. Carter lost the first two frames against Yuan but then made breaks including 53, 138, 62, and 66 as he took five consecutive frames to win the match 5–2. Zhou produced breaks including 139, 78, 61, and 99 as he beat Jones 5–1. Facing Chang, Wu made a century of 130 to win the opening frame. Chang won frame two with an 88 break, but Wu produced two 64 breaks as he took a 3–1 lead. Chang made breaks of 57 and 134 to tie the scores at 3–3, but Wu took the last two frames with breaks of 69 and 72, winning 5–3.
Quarter-finals
Six players from mainland China reached the quarter-finals, setting a new record for a ranking event. The previous record had been five, set at the 2022 Championship League. Zhang made breaks of 97, 92, and 74 as he took a 3–1 lead over Wu at the mid-session interval. Wu won frame five with a century of 101, but Zhang produced breaks of 52 and 135 to win 5–2 and reach the fourth ranking semi-final of his career. "There were a few scrappy moments, but I didn't make many mistakes and generally played quite consistently," said Zhang afterwards. "I didn't give him too many chances, and honestly I didn't expect to win 5–2, because Wu has been in great form and full of confidence recently." Xiao made breaks of 72, 97, 122, 67, and 78 as he defeated Si, also by a 5–2 scoreline. "Today I felt a bit tired, with jet lag and poor sleep, but once you enter a tournament, you have to maintain the right mindset and commit fully," said Xiao, who reached his 12th ranking semi-final. "Since the start of January I have played more than 30 matches. I don't think I've ever played this many before."