What a tournament it's been! Today marks the final of the Welsh Open 2026 at Venue Cymru in Llandudno in the fourth and last event of the Home Nations series – and it's all come down to Barry Hawkins v Jack Lisowski.

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England's Lisowski pulled off a spectacular comeback to beat John Higgins 6-5 in yesterday's semi-final and secure his place in his first Welsh Open final, where he faces fellow Englishman Hawkins.

Hawkins defeated Wu Yize 6-4 earlier in the day, later telling BBC Sport: "He threw everything at me at the end there. 4-1 up, I miscued a red with the rest and then I didn't see a ball. He just went into one. He missed a black off the spot at 4-4. I should have cleared up there. I let the white run away and thought 'that's my chance gone'."

The wait for a first Welsh winner since 1999 will go on after two-time champion Mark Williams, Jak Jones, and Jackson Page all exited in the last 16.

Radio Times brings you the daily order of play and full schedule for the Welsh Open 2026.

Welsh Open 2026 order of play today

All UK time.

Saturday 28 February

Final (Best of 17 frames)

From 1pm

  • Barry Hawkins (ENG) [12] vs Jack Lisowski (ENG) [19]
Snooker player Mark Selby, in a black shirt and waistcoat, smiles as he holds the Welsh Open trophy.
2025 Welsh Open winner Mark Selby. (Photo by Tai Chengzhe/VCG via Getty Images)

Welsh Open 2026 schedule

  • Round 1: Monday 23 – Tuesday 24 February
  • Round 2: Tuesday 24 – Wednesday 25 February
  • Round 3: Wednesday 25 – Thursday 26 February
  • Last 16: Thursday 26 February
  • Quarter-finals: Friday 27 February
  • Semi-finals: Saturday 28 February
  • Final: Sunday 1 March

How to watch Welsh Open 2026 on TV and live stream

The Welsh Open 2026 started on Monday 23 February 2026 and concludes today, Sunday 1 March 2026, with live TV coverage on BBC and TNT Sports.

A combination of BBC Two Wales, BBC iPlayer, and the BBC Sport website showcased the best of the live coverage at 10am, 1pm and 7pm each day in the early stages and at 1pm and 7pm in the latter stages.

The action will also be shown on TNT Sports channels as well as their own streaming platform, discovery+.

There are multiple ways to get TNT Sports. If you already have BT Broadband, you can add TNT Sports to your existing contract from just £18 per month. You can add the ‘Big Sport’ package for £40 per month which includes all TNT Sports and 11 Sky Sports channels via a NOW pass.

You can also watch TNT Sports via Amazon Prime Video by adding the channels to your subscription.

Welsh Open 2026 prize fund

  • Winner: £100,000
  • Runner-up: £45,000
  • Semi-final: £21,000
  • Quarter-final: £13,200
  • Last 16: £9,000
  • Last 32: £5,400
  • Last 64: £3,600
  • Last 96: £1,000
  • Highest break: £5,000
  • Total: £550,400
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