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British Open 2026 snooker order of play today (Monday 31 August)

Summary by Radio Times
Bank holiday Monday marks the start of the British Open 2026.The Centaur in Cheltenham hosts snooker's best and brightest over the next week in the fourth ranking tournament of the World Snooker Tour campaign.Shaun Murphy returns as defending champion after beating Anthony McGill in last year’s final, while victory for John Higgins would put him level with Steve Davis with five British Open titles.The opening day is a busy one as the big players…

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The British Open, which runs from August 31 to September 6, is the unpredictable outlier on the professional snooker tour. While other prestigious tournaments in the sport protect the top players with seedings until the final stages, the safety nets have been stripped away in the spa town of Cheltenham. The British Open is the only event on the tour where each round is completely re-drawn at random, in the spirit of football's FA Cup.

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Radio Times broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Monday, August 31, 2026.
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