Overview
The World Grand Prix is a professional ranking snooker tournament that features the top 32 players on the one-year ranking list. The tournament was first staged in 2015 as a non-ranking event; the inaugural champion was Judd Trump, who came from 4–7 behind to defeat Ronnie O'Sullivan 10–7 in the final. [1] The tournament became a ranking event the following year. In 2019, it became one of three tournaments in the Players Series, together with the Players Championship and the Tour Championship. Held in Wales in 2015 and 2016 and in England from 2017 to 2024, the tournament moved to Hong Kong in 2025.
The 2026 edition of the tournament—its 12th staging since the inaugural edition in 2015—will take place from 3 to 8 February at the Kai Tak Arena, Hong Kong. [2] It will feature the top 32 players on the one-year ranking list as it stood after the 2025 Scottish Open. [3] It will be the 13th ranking event of the 2025–26 snooker season, following the 2026 German Masters and preceding the 2026 Players Championship. [4] It will be the first of three events in the Players Series, preceding the 2026 Players Championship and the 2026 Tour Championship. Neil Robertson is the defending champion, having defeated Stuart Bingham 10–0 in the 2025 final. [5]
Matches will be played as the best of nine frames up to and including the quarter-finals. The semi-finals will be the best of 11 frames, and the final will be the best of 19 frames, played over two sessions . [6]
Seeding list
Unlike other events where the defending champion is seeded first, the reigning World Champion second, and the rest based on the world rankings, the qualification and seedings in the Players Series tournaments are determined by the one-year ranking list. The below list shows the top 32 players who earned the most ranking points from the beginning of the 2025–26 season until the conclusion of the 2025 Scottish Open: [7]
| Seed | Player | Points |
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| 1 |  Neil Robertson (AUS) | 589,300 |
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| 2 |  Mark Selby (ENG) | 378,950 |
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| 3 | Shaun Murphy (ENG) | 309,900 |
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| 4 |  Mark Williams (WAL) | 294,400 |
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| 5 |  Wu Yize (CHN) | 251,300 |
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| 6 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) | 231,350 |
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| 7 | Chris Wakelin (ENG) | 219,800 |
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| 8 | Judd Trump (ENG) | 194,350 |
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| 9 |  Mark Allen (NIR) | 183,350 |
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| 10 | Elliot Slessor (ENG) | 169,900 |
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| 11 | Xiao Guodong (CHN) | 164,800 |
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| 12 | Jack Lisowski (ENG) | 150,000 |
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| 13 | Barry Hawkins (ENG) | 148,400 |
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| 14 | Gary Wilson (ENG) | 146,900 |
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| 15 |  John Higgins (SCO) | 144,600 |
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| 16 | Zhou Yuelong (CHN) | 129,600 |
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| Seed | Player | Points |
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| 17 | Stephen Maguire (SCO) | 122,800 |
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| 18 | Zhao Xintong (CHN) | 108,150 |
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| 19 | Si Jiahui (CHN) | 106,200 |
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| 20 | Ding Junhui (CHN) | 104,850 |
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| 21 | Chang Bingyu (CHN) | 104,100 |
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| 22 | Kyren Wilson (ENG) | 102,700 |
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| 23 | Stuart Bingham (ENG) | 97,900 |
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| 24 | Ali Carter (ENG) | 90,250 |
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| 25 | Yuan Sijun (CHN) | 89,300 |
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| 26 |  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) | 83,500 |
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| 27 | Joe O'Connor (ENG) | 83,050 |
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| 28 | Anthony McGill (SCO) | 82,600 |
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| 29 | Zhang Anda (CHN) | 76,400 |
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| 30 | Pang Junxu (CHN) | 71,700 |
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| 31 |  Aaron Hill (IRL) | 70,700 |
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| 32 | Jak Jones (WAL) | 70,000 |
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Prize fund
The event features a total prize fund of £700,000, with the winner receiving £100,000. The breakdown of prize money for the event is shown below:
- Winner: £180,000
- Runner-up: £80,000
- Semi-final: £35,000
- Quarter-final: £20,000
- Last 16: £15,000
- Last 32: £10,000
- Highest break: £10,000
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Neil Robertson (AUS)
