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😍 This was some break, and what a way to win a title.

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🏆 2012 Australian Open
🏆 2014 PTC Grand Finals
🏆 2017 World Grand Prix
🏆 2023 European Masters
🆕🏆 2026 Welsh Open

Barry Hawkins is now a five-time ranking event winner.

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Barry Hawkins swoops to Welsh Open title triumph Barry Hawkins secured the fifth world ranking event title of his career after defeating Jack Lisowski 9-5 in the final to win the 2026 Welsh Open.

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Barry Hawkins claims the fifth ranking title of his career after defeating Jack Lisowski, 9-5, in the final to win the 2026 Welsh Open!

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Jamie Clarke wins Q Tour rankings race to reclaim professional snooker stripes Jamie Clarke is set to re-join the professional snooker ranks in a few months time after finishing top of this season’s Q Tour UK/Europe rankings list.

📰 NEWS: Congratulations to Jamie Clarke on winning this season's Q Tour rankings race and reclaiming a place on the professional tour.

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𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱?

Barry Hawkins takes a commanding 7-1 lead into tonight's concluding session of the 2026 Welsh Open final.

'The Hawk' requires two more frames for his fifth ranking title.

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A lovely minute's applause for the late, great John Virgo before the 2026 Welsh Open final.

Good night, JV.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer "passionate" about protecting snooker at the Crucible The ongoing saga of whether the World Snooker Championship will stay at the Crucible Theatre has taken another twist after Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Sir Keir Starmer paid a surprise visit t...

A new twist to the ongoing Crucible saga?

UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer paid a surprise visit to the Crucible earlier this week with advisers. No10 said he is 'passionate' for the World Snooker Championship to stay there.

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Welsh Open final preview: Barry Hawkins meets Jack Lisowski for Llandudno crown A new champion will be added to the long Welsh Open roll of honour as Barry Hawkins and Jack Lisowski meet on Sunday in this year’s final.

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£100,000 and The Ray Reardon Trophy to the champion.

Who do you think will win the 2026 Welsh Open?

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Lisowski wins six-figure Home Nations bonus jackpot after reaching Welsh Open final Jack Lisowski is £150,000 richer this evening after winning this season’s Home Nations Series order of merit race.

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🎰 𝗝𝗔𝗖𝗞 𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗝𝗔𝗖𝗞𝗣𝗢𝗧 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗠𝗔𝗞𝗘𝗦 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟

Jack Lisowski is through to the Welsh Open final after a thrilling 6-5 win over John Higgins, which included an 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 break of 78 in the decider.

In winning this match, Lisowski collects the £150,000 Home Nations Series bonus prize!

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"Victimised by the hierarchy": When referee run-in led to Alex Higgins storming out Snooker legend Alex Higgins was no stranger to run-ins and disputes with sporting officials throughout his illustrious career, but he once felt so strongly about a grievance that he walked out of a ma...

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😲 Alex Higgins was no stranger to the odd run-in with snooker officials!

Ex-professional Graham Horne has revisited the time he was due to play 'The Hurricane' in a qualifying match, only for Higgins to walk out without hitting a ball.

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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸

A match of big moments and momentum swings, but it's Barry Hawkins who defeats Wu Yize, 6-4, to reach the 2026 Welsh Open final!

He'll face either Higgins or Lisowski on Sunday for the title.

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🔴 𝗦𝗡𝗢𝗢𝗞𝗘𝗥 𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥 𝗥𝗔𝗣 🎤

Earlier this week, Mark Williams turned down an invite to a private concert with American rap artist Snoop Dogg held in Swansea, to stay at the Welsh Open in Llandudno where he committed to punditry duties.

Williams would rather 'pot it like it's hot' 😀

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𝗕𝗜𝗚 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗞 𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗠 𝗪𝗨

Wu Yize will face Barry Hawkins in the Welsh Open semi-finals on Saturday after ousting Chinese compatriot Jiang Jun, 5-4.

International Championship winner Wu battled back from 4-1 down, winning a tense decider to progress.

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JACK'S JACKPOT?

Jack Lisowski is through to the semi-finals of the Welsh Open after a 5-2 win over Stuart Bingham.

The reigning Northern Ireland Open champion is two more wins away from a second ranking crown, and only one away from collecting the seasonal £150,000 Home Nations Series bonus prize!

Neil Robertson made breaks of 53, 102, 54, 61 and 132, but he ended on the losing side as Barry Hawkins won 5-3 to reach the Welsh Open semi-finals!

Hawkins' only half-century came in the final frame with a match-winning effort of 93.

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🗓️ ON THIS DAY in 2022, world number 80 Fan Zhengyi stunned the snooker world when he defeated Ronnie O'Sullivan 10-9 in the final to win his maiden ranking title at the European Masters in Milton Keynes.

📷: George Wood/Getty Images

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Bingham slams World Grand Prix scheduling claiming it made a 'mockery' of the event Former World Snooker Champion Stuart Bingham feels that the recent World Grand Prix in Hong Kong was made a ‘mockery’ of due to the event’s scheduling.

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🗣️ Recently speaking on the Contracts and Championships Podcast, Stuart Bingham explained how he wasn't pleased with his first round match at the World Grand Prix being brought forward a day, something he found out about upon landing.

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One of these three players will be collecting a hefty bonus prize within the next few days.

Who will it be? 🤔

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Thursday's results from the Venue Cymru 👇

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🔴 BALL RUN STOPS ZHAO'S RUN

World Champion Zhao Xintong's 11-match winning streak is over!

Former Crucible king Stuart Bingham defeats the Chinese cueist 4-2 to reach the quarter-finals of the Welsh Open.

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𝗧𝗪𝗢 𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗦 𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗠 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗝𝗔𝗖𝗞𝗣𝗢𝗧...𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗝𝗔𝗖𝗞𝗣𝗢𝗧!

Jack Lisowski is into the quarter-finals of the Welsh Open after defeating Jackson Page, 4-2.

If Lisowski reaches the final, he will win this season's £150,000 Home Nations Series bonus prize.

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🇦🇺 Neil Robertson pips Jak Jones on the final pink in the deciding frame to win 4-3 and reach the quarter-finals of the Welsh Open.

It's Robertson's first win over Jones at a full ranking event.

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❌ 𝗛𝗢𝗠𝗘 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗢 𝗢𝗨𝗧

The only Welshman to have won the Welsh Open is out of this year's event, as Mark Williams is defeated 4-2 by Barry Hawkins.

'The Hawk' has had a quiet season, so far, but could this be his week in Llandudno?

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Holt calls out social media 'trolls' over 'cheating' vibe: "a bit of a sewer" Former Snooker Shoot Out champion Michael Holt has called out social media posters calling him a ‘cheat’ following an unusual incident whilst playing at the Welsh Open.

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🗣️ Former Snooker Shoot Out champion Michael Holt has hit back at social media posters calling him a cheat over an incident during his match against Mark Williams at the Welsh Open earlier this week.

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