EVENT GUIDE | 2026 UK OPEN POOL CHAMPIONSHIP
The UK Open Pool Championship heads to the Brentwood Centre in Essex for the first time from 26–31 May 2026 for the fifth edition of the event.
Featuring a 256-player open draw and the sport’s biggest stars, the UK Open promises six days of world-class Nineball action from start to finish.
Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the event.
2026 UK OPEN POOL CHAMPIONSHIP
Dates: 26–31 May 2026
Venue: Brentwood Centre, Essex, England
PLAYERS
A world-class 256-player field featuring competitors from over 50 nationalities — including 78 British players — will compete at the 2026 UK Open Pool Championship, with the sport’s top World Nineball Tour professionals joined by rising stars, wildcard entrants and amateur hopefuls from across the globe.
Among the star names expected to compete are:
• Aloysius Yapp – Defending Champion
• Fedor Gorst – World No.1
• Francisco Sanchez Ruiz
• Jayson Shaw
• Joshua Filler
• AJ Manas
• Eklent Kaçi
• Duong Quoc Hoang
• Albert Januarta
FORMAT
The UK Open begins with a double-elimination stage, which continues until the field is reduced to the final 128 players. From there, the tournament transitions into a single-elimination knockout bracket, where every match becomes win-or-go-home as players battle through to the final.
PRIZE FUND
The 2026 UK Open Pool Championship features a total prize fund of $225,000, with the champion taking home $40,000.
Prize Breakdown
• Winner – $40,000
• Runner-Up – $16,000
• Semi-Finalists (x2) – $10,000
• Quarter-Finalists (x4) – $7,000
• Last 16 (x8) – $3,125
• Last 32 (x16) – $2,000
• Last 64 (x32) – $1,000
• Last 128 (x64) – $500
SPECTATOR TICKETS
Experience six days of world-class pool at the Brentwood Centre in Essex from just £11.
SCHEDULE (BST)
• 26–29 May: 11:00–22:00
• 30 May: 12:00–16:30 / 19:30–23:30
• 31 May: 12:00–16:30 / 19:30–22:30
LIVE SCORING
Follow every match, result and draw updates throughout the event via the WNT Live Scoring platform.
BROADCAST DETAILS
The 2026 UK Open Pool Championship will deliver over 400 hours of live coverage across a record eight streamed tables.
International broadcast partners – Table One:
• AMC Network – Hungary (30–31 May only) – Available on WNT TV
• Canal+ – Poland
• FanDuel – USA & Canada – Available on WNT TV
• Fox Sports – Australia – Available on WNT TV
• Nova – Czech Republic & Slovakia – Available on WNT TV
• Setanta Sports – Ukraine & CIS – Available on WNT TV
• Sky Network Television – New Zealand
• Sportscast – Chinese Taipei – Available on WNT TV
• talkSPORT YouTube – United Kingdom – Available on WNT TV
• TV3 Group – Baltics – Available on WNT TV
• Viaplay – Iceland, Netherlands & Scandinavia
• WNT TV – All other territories
Tables Two to Six will stream exclusively on WNT TV, delivering full multi-table coverage throughout the event, with selected Vietnamese commentary available on Table Four.
Table Seven will stream exclusively on Matchroom Pool YouTube, while Table Eight will be available exclusively on talkSPORT YouTube.
WHEN TO WATCH
Need to know what time the action begins in your country? Check the guide below:
• London – 11 am
• Las Vegas – 3 am
• Vienna – 12 pm
• Cape Town – 12 pm
• Hanoi – 5 pm
• Manila – 6 pm
• Tokyo – 7 pm
• Sydney – 8 pm
MERCHANDISE
Shop official European Open and World Nineball Tour merchandise at the venue – including event jerseys, apparel, and accessories.
Shop the full range here.
SOCIALS
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