Full 2026 Scottish Open snooker line-up revealed as qualifiers confirmed
The draw for the final stages of the 2026 Scottish Open snooker tournament is complete.
The main venue, televised phases of the £554,000 world ranking event take place at the Meadowbank Sports Centre in Edinburgh between December 14-20.
In total, 64 players are scheduled to line-up in the Scottish capital city - the top 32 seeds who all got an automatic pass, and the 32 qualifiers who emerged from the four-day preliminaries that have been held at the Mattioli Arena in Leicester. The first 16 qualifiers were discovered on Tuesday, with the next batch stamped on Wednesday.
Snooker legend Jimmy White narrowly missed out on a berth after being agonisingly denied, 4-3, by China's Liu Hongyu.
Former UK and Masters champion White - who still plys his trade on the highest level at the age of 64 - last week qualified for the International Championship, and in the opening round of this event he dismissed Irish youngster Leone Crowley, 4-2.
The ever-popular White levelled up with the help of a 67 in frame two before going 2-1 ahead. He then made a 58 in the fourth - but lost it after his opponent needed a snooker - however he bounced back in supreme style with a total clearance of 131 in the fifth to lead 3-1.
The Whirlwind guides home a STUNNING total clearance! 💨🍿
— WST (@WeAreWST) September 23, 2026
Sit back and watch Jimmy White reel off a vintage 131 break... #ScottishOpen pic.twitter.com/e0pHgC4w4U
But White spurned chances in frames six and seven to get the job done, as Liu set up a meeting with compatriot and reigning World Champion Wu Yize at the main venue.
Welsh youngster Liam Davies continues to enjoy a brilliant season. The 20-year-old - who recently scored a personal best result with a run to the quarter-finals of the English Open - qualified for his seventh consecutive venue after pipping Long Zehuang, 4-3.
Two-time ranking event winner Anthony McGill has advanced to his home professional tournament after seeing off teenage rookie Wang Xinbo, 4-2, along with efforts of 64, 60 and 72. Wang crafted a 132 during the tie.
Chris Wakelin v Chatchapong Nasa
Tom Ford v Luca Brecel
Zhou Yuelong v Dylan Emery
Jak Jones v Matthew Stevens
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh v Ben Woollaston
Xiao Guodong v Jiang Jun
Hossein Vafaei v Stan Moody
Kyren Wilson v Jordan Brown
Neil Robertson v Yao Pengcheng
Stephen Maguire v Ryan Day
Mark Williams v Scott Donaldson
Lei Peifan v Gao Yang
Ali Carter v Jimmy Robertson
Stuart Bingham v Oliver Lines
Pang Junxu v Daniel Wells
Mark Selby v Mateusz Baranowski
Zhao Xintong v Robbie Williams
Joe O'Connor v Liam Davies
Jack Lisowski v David Lilley
Si Jiahui v Anthony McGill
Elliot Slessor v Xu Si
Barry Hawkins v Liam Pullen
David Gilbert v Fan Zhengyi
John Higgins v Iulian Boiko
Shaun Murphy v Lyu Haotian
Jackson Page v Aaron Hill
Mark Allen v Martin O'Donnell
Gary Wilson v Matthew Selt
Chang Bingyu v Jamie Clarke
Zhang Anda v Zhao Hanyang
Yuan Sijun v Ian Burns
Wu Yize v Liu Hongyu
A semi-finalist at last year's edition, Matthew Selt secured an Edinburgh return by defeating host nation cueist Liam Graham, 4-1.
Robbie Williams (100 break), Daniel Wells (100), Mateusz Baranowski, David Lilley, Xu Si, Liam Pullen, Fan Zhengyi (130), Lyu Haotian (103), Martin O'Donnell, Zhao Hanyang (137), Ian Burns (118) and Jamie Clarke were Wednesday's other qualifiers.
The final sessions in Leicester drew the curtains on an 11-day stint of qualifying that also featured the Northern Ireland Open and International Championship. Big stage snooker action returns next week (September 28 to October 4) with the 2026 Shenzhen Open held in China.