BetVictor Welsh Open Round 1 Day 1

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Date & Time
Mon 23rd February 2026 10:00am Local
Mon 23rd February 2026 10:00am UTC

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League
World Snooker

Season
2025-2026

Round
Round 31

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Venue Cymru

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The 2026 BetVictor Welsh Open marks the final stop of the season’s Home Nations Series, returning to the scenic coast of Llandudno at Venue Cymru. As the longest-running ranking event outside of the Triple Crown, the Welsh Open carries immense prestige and serves as a critical battleground for players vying for a spot in the upcoming Tour Championship. Defending champion Mark Selby leads a star-studded field that includes local legend Mark Williams and the recent Players Championship standout John Higgins. With the early rounds played under the high-pressure "sprint" format of best-of-seven frames, top seeds must be sharp from the first break to avoid an early exit against hungry qualifiers and talented amateurs.

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Round 1, Day 1
(Last 64; Best of 7; Losers receive £3,600

1 Jiang Jun 4-3 Mark Selby
2 Yuan Sijun 4-3 Julien Leclercq
3 Robbie Williams 4-2 Si Jiahui
4 Stephen Maguire 4-3 Ricky Walden
5 Joe O'Connor 4-0 Aaron Hill
6 Wu Yize 4-0 Ben Mertens
7 Dylan Emery 4-3 Lei Peifan
8 David Grace 4-2 Mark Allen
9 Mark J Williams 4-2 Michael Holt
10 Martin O'Donnell 4-2Tom Ford
11 Barry Hawkins 4-3 David Lilley
12 Pang Junxu 4-2 Antoni Kowalski
13 Anthony McGill 4-3 Ali Carter
14 Jak Jones 4-1 Liam Highfield
15 Hossein Vafaei 4-1 Artemijs Zizins
16 Neil Robertson 4-1 Michal Szubarczyk