Live streams from the Tour Championship 2026 featuring 12 of snooker’s best players – including Judd Trump, Zhao Xintong and Mark Selby – will travel to Manchester, England, for a week of high-intensity play culminating in a final worth £150,000 for the winner. It’s the final stage before the World Snooker Championship which begins in just a few weeks, and all matches consist of a best of 19 extended frames.
The winner that day was world champion Zhao Xintong, and the 28-year-old will now look forward to becoming the first Chinese winner in the Tour Championship’s seven-year history. Although Ronnie O’Sullivan will be absent for this one, the competition looks set to be hot, with Trump, Selby, Neil Robertson and Shaun Murphy all in good form and expected to go far.
Higgins vs. Mark Williams – the last two winners of the Tour Championship – is the pick of the first round matches. The winner faces Selby in the last eight.
This is how watch live streams of the Tour Championship snooker 2026 for free wherever you are. We’ve also listed this year’s tournament schedule further down the page.
Can I watch Tour Championship snooker for free in 2026?
Free streaming in the UK Channel 5 and sister channel 5Action will display coverage of each session of the 2026 Tour Championship for free.
This means that snooker will also be available online live and on demand via the Canal 5 website and via his 5 apps.
If you are traveling far from home, you can use a VPN to watch live action for free from abroad on your usual streaming service. More details below…
Use a VPN to watch Tour Championship snooker 2026 from anywhere
A VPN is a handy piece of software that can make your device appear to be in your home country, so you can unblock your usual service. The best VPN at the moment? We recommend NordVPN – it does it all and comes with a 73% discount and an Amazon gift card included on select plans (for a limited time).
Using a VPN is incredibly simple:
1. Install the VPN of your choice. As we said, NordVPN is our favorite.
2. Choose the location you want to connect to in the VPN app. For example, if you are visiting the United States and want to view your regular UK service, you would select a UK-based server from the list.
3. Sit back and enjoy the action. Head over to your usual local streaming service and watch the snooker.
How to watch Tour Championship 2026 snooker in the UK for FREE
How to watch Tour Championship 2026 snooker live streams around the world
The 2026 Snooker Tour Championship will be available worldwide – including the United States, Canada and Australia – on the specialist snooker streaming platform. WST reading.
Priced in GBP, it costs £7 per month or £70 for a whole year. This is approximately $9.50 and $95 in USD, respectively.
If you are traveling but want to watch the live stream of your Tour Championship National Snooker Championship, you will need to download a VPN and use it to look like you’re back at home.
Schedule of the Tour Championship snooker 2026
Monday March 30 – afternoon (1st round)
Judd Trump vs. Mark Allen
Barry Hawkins vs. Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
Monday March 30 – evening (1st round)
Judd Trump vs. Mark Allen (finally)
Wu Yize vs. Chris Wakelin
Tuesday March 31 – afternoon (1st round)
John Higgins vs. Mark Williams
Barry Hawkins vs. Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (to finish)
Tuesday March 31 – evening (1st round)
John Higgins vs. Mark Williams (finally)
Wu Yize vs. Chris Wakelin (finally)
Wednesday April 1 – afternoon (quarter-final)
Shaun Murphy vs. Trump or Allen
Neil Robertson vs. Hawkins or Un-Nooh
Wednesday April 1 – evening (Quarter-final)
Shaun Murphy against Trump or Allen (finally)
Zhao Xintong versus Wu or Wakelin
Thursday April 2 – afternoon (Quarter-final)
Mark Selby vs. Williams or Higgins
Neil Robertson vs Hawkins or Un-Nooh (finally)
Thursday April 2 – evening (Quarter-final)
Mark Selby vs Williams or Higgins (finally)
Zhao Xintong vs Wu or Wakelin (finally)
Friday April 3 – (Semi-final 1)
To be determined or to be determined
Saturday April 4 – (Semi-final 2)
To be determined or to be determined
Sunday April 5 – (Final)
To be determined or to be determined
When does the 2026 Tour Championship start?
The Tour Championship 2026 begins on Monday March 30 at 1 p.m. BST / 8 a.m. ET / 5 a.m. PT.
It runs until the final on Sunday April 5.
Can I watch Tour Championship 2026 snooker on my mobile?
Yes, the broadcasters mentioned in this article have streaming services that you can access via mobile apps or through your phone’s browser – so these are Channel 5 in the UK and WST Play globally.
You can also stay up to date with all the action via the official World Snooker Tour (WST) social channels: @worldsnookertour on Instagram, @WeAreWST on X, the WST Facebook page and the WST TikTok channel.
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