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Wilson beats Higgins to complete back-to-back title double

November 7, 2026 No Comments

Kyren Wilson has won the 2026 International Championship, defeating John Higgins 10-8 in a gripping final in Nanjing.

Higgins edged a high-quality opening session 5-4, highlighted by a superb 141 clearance. Wilson responded strongly in the evening with breaks of 70, 65, 130 and 54, but two trademark Higgins clearances kept the match finely balanced at 7-7.

Wilson moved ahead after a tense 15th frame and followed it with a brilliant 101 to open a two-frame gap. Higgins kept the contest alive by taking the 17th, before Wilson held his nerve to secure frame 18 and the trophy.

The victory gives Wilson back-to-back ranking titles after his Northern Ireland Open success and extends his winning run to 12 matches. It is the 12th ranking title of his career and earns him the £175,000 top prize.

Sources and further coverage: the World Snooker Tour match centre and TNT Sports’ final coverage.

Higgins storms past Chang to set up Wilson final

November 6, 2026 No Comments

John Higgins produced a commanding display to beat Chang Bingyu 9-2 and set up an International Championship final against Kyren Wilson in Nanjing.

The four-time world champion led 6-2 after the opening session, with breaks of 80, 55, 93, 131 and 103. He returned in the evening with another century, a 110, before taking the next two frames to complete an emphatic victory.

Higgins will now contest the 61st ranking final of his remarkable career and his second consecutive International Championship final. He won the title in 2015 and finished runner-up to Wu Yize last year.

Saturday’s best-of-19 final promises an intriguing contrast. Wilson arrives on an 11-match winning streak and is chasing back-to-back ranking titles, while Higgins is bidding for his 34th ranking crown and a piece of snooker history.

Sources and further coverage: the World Snooker Tour match centre and TNT Sports’ match coverage.

Wilson overturns Fan to reach Nanjing final

November 5, 2026 No Comments

Kyren Wilson produced a superb second-session fightback to beat Fan Zhengyi 9-6 and reach the 2026 International Championship final in Nanjing.

Fan led 5-3 after the opening session, but Wilson returned in determined fashion and won six of the final seven frames. Breaks of 102, 84 and 86 moved him ahead before Fan levelled at 6-6.

The turning point came in frame 13. Fan built a 50-point lead, only for Wilson to clear with 63 and take the frame on the black. A century in the next put him within one of victory, and a break of 53 completed the comeback.

Wilson has now won 11 consecutive matches on the professional tour after lifting the Northern Ireland Open title last month. Saturday’s best-of-19 final will be his 20th ranking-event final, with John Higgins or Chang Bingyu providing the opposition.

Sources and further coverage: the World Snooker Tour match centre and TNT Sports’ match report.

Wilson and Fan set up Nanjing semi-final showdown

November 4, 2026 No Comments

Kyren Wilson and Fan Zhengyi will meet in the semi-finals of the 2026 International Championship after both came through Wednesday’s afternoon session in Nanjing.

Wilson beat home favourite Ding Junhui 6-4, sealing the match with a break of 56 in the tenth frame. It extends the Northern Ireland Open champion’s winning run to ten matches and gives him back-to-back ranking-event semi-finals.

Fan continued his excellent week with a 6-3 victory over Hossein Vafaei. After trailing 2-1, the 25-year-old won five of the next six frames to reach his first ranking semi-final since his memorable 2022 European Masters triumph.

The pair now face a longer test on Thursday, with their best-of-17 semi-final played across two sessions. Wilson is chasing a second consecutive ranking title, while Fan is bidding to cap a run which has already included his dramatic win over Judd Trump.

Sources and further coverage: the World Snooker Tour match centre and BBC Sport’s snooker results.

Thepchaiya Un-Nooh fires rapid 147 in Nanjing

November 2, 2026 No Comments

Thepchaiya Un-Nooh lit up the 2026 International Championship by making a magnificent 147 maximum break against Mark Williams in Nanjing.

The Thai star completed the perfect clearance in the opening frame of their last-32 match, racing around the table in just over seven minutes. The key moment came when he confidently doubled the 14th red before clearing the remaining balls to a delighted reception.

It was the eighth maximum of Un-Nooh’s career, moving him into seventh place on his own in the all-time list of professional 147 makers. It was also the sixth maximum of the current season and the 247th officially recorded in professional snooker.

Williams recovered impressively from losing the opening frame without scoring and went on to win the match 6-3. He advances to face fellow Class of ’92 great John Higgins in the last 16.

Sources and further coverage: the official WPBSA report, the World Snooker Tour match centre and TNT Sports’ video coverage.

Fan Zhengyi stuns Judd Trump in Nanjing decider

November 1, 2026 No Comments

Fan Zhengyi produced the biggest result of the International Championship so far, defeating Judd Trump 6-5 in a dramatic second-round decider in Nanjing.

Trump made the stronger start and moved 2-0 ahead, but Fan answered with four consecutive frames, helped by breaks of 50, 53 and 73. Trump responded in style with runs of 72 and 66 to draw level at 4-4.

A break of 71 put Fan one frame from victory before Trump compiled an 81 to force the decider. The final frame became a tense, low-scoring battle, with Fan holding his nerve to seal his first professional win over Trump.

Elsewhere, recent Northern Ireland Open champion Kyren Wilson survived another scare. He trailed Liam Highfield 5-3 before winning the final three frames, including a superb 127 in the tenth, to complete a 6-5 comeback. Defending champion Wu Yize also advanced with a convincing 6-1 win over Robbie Williams.

Sources and further coverage: the official World Snooker Tour match centre, TNT Sports’ tournament results and its deciding-frame coverage.

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