The World Snooker Tour schedule resumes next week with the start of the Shenzhen Open.

The ranking event, which was formerly the Xi'an Grand Prix, brings the top players in the game to the Bao'an Sports Centre as we head into a busy finish to 2026.

Snooker fans are usually treated to plenty of extensive coverage throughout the year with the BBC holding the rights to the World Snooker Championship, the UK Championship and The Masters.

Channel 5 also boasts free-to-air rights in the shape of the Tour Championship, Players Championship and British Open, while TNT Sports boasts widespread snooker rights for the majority of tournaments every year.

Radio Times brings you a round-up of live snooker on TV today and coming up.

Snooker today: What live snooker is on TV this week?

All subject to change. Available to watch on TNT Sports/discovery+ unless otherwise stated.

Click below for the daily order of play for selected tournaments.

• Shenzhen Open (Monday 28 September 2026 – Sunday 4 October 2026)

• Northern Ireland Open (Sunday 18 October 2026 – Sunday 25 October 2026)
• International Championship (Saturday 31 October 2026 – Saturday 7 November 2026)

• Champion of Champions (Monday 9 November 2026 – Sunday 15 November 2026)
• TBC (Thursday 19 November 2026 – Saturday 21 November 2026)
• UK Championship (Saturday 28 November 2026 – Sunday 6 December 2026)

• Shoot Out (Wednesday 9 December 2026 – Saturday 12 December 2026)
• Scottish Open (Monday 14 December 2026 – Sunday 20 December 2026)
• Championship League Invitational† (Monday 21 December 2026 – Saturday 23 January 2027)

2027

• Masters (Sunday 10 January 2027 – Sunday 17 January 2027)
• German Masters (Monday 25 January 2027 – Sunday 31 January 2027)

• Welsh Open (Monday 8 February 2027 – Sunday 14 February 2027)
• World Grand Prix (Tuesday 16 February 2027 – Sunday 21 February 2027)

• Players Championship (Tuesday 2 March 2027 – Sunday 7 March 2027)
• World Open (Monday 15 March 2027 – Sunday 21 March 2027)
• Tour Championship (Monday 29 March 2027 – Sunday 4 April 2027)

• World Championship (Saturday 17 April 2027 – Monday 3 May 2027)

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