WDBS Calendar Update 2026

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World Disability Billiards & Snooker (WDBS) has announced its calendar of events for the first half of 2026.

The Belgian Open, Hull Open and prestigious season-closing Champion of Champions will all feature in the second half of the 2025/26 campaign, with the flagship World Disability Snooker Championship also set to return to Thailand in June.

WDBS Chairman Nigel Mawer QPM shakes hands with Nigel Braiser at the 2025 Belgian Open

Belgian Open 2026

The Belgian Open will return to The Trickshot Club in the historic city of Bruges from 20-22 March 2026.

It will be the seventh staging of the continental event and is open to all eight classification groups at the fully-accessible venue.

A total of 47 players from seven countries contested the tournament in 2025 with host nation cueist Cedric Van Wassenhove among the winners in Belgium.

Carl Gibson plays a snooker shot

Hull Open 2026

As previously announced, the Hull Open will take place at the Tradewell Snooker Club on 15-17 May 2026.

First staged in 2016, the Hull Open is one of the longest-running and most popular events on the Tour and celebrates its tenth anniversary since its first event a decade ago.

A WDBS record of 87 cueists took part in the 2025 edition with champions crowned across all eight classification groups.

Thanapal Seekao with WDBS Chairman Nigel Mawer QPM at the 2025 World Championship

World Disability Snooker Championship 2026

The second staging of the World Disability Snooker Championship will take place in June in Korat, Thailand.

The event will provisionally take place from 15-21 June 2026, however, please note that this is subject to change.

Last year saw the inaugural staging of this milestone event in Thailand with 14 nations represented and WDBS is delighted to announce the return of the flagship event.

Korat previously featured on the WDBS calendar as the host of the 2023 World Abilitysport Games.

Kal Mattu and Daniel Kelly shake hands at the 2025 Champion of Champions

Champion of Champions 2026

The prestigious Champion of Champions is set to return to the Landywood Snooker Club in Walsall this July.

The popular Staffordshire venue will play host to the event for a fourth consecutive year.

First staged in 2018, the season finale sees the top two ranked players from each classification group go head-to-head for the Nick Oliver Trophy.

The exact date of the competition will be confirmed in due course.

Further information including entry details for the above events will be announced as soon as possible.

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