WSF Events
Since 2018 the WSF has played a key role in providing direct access to the World Snooker Tour through the staging of major international competitions.
WSF Championships 2026
The 2026 WSF Championships will be staged at the Hotel Marinela in Sofia, Bulgaria on 19 January – 1 February.
Both the Junior and Open Championships represent official Tour qualifying events, with the winner of each tournament set to earn their place on the professional circuit from the start of the 2026/27 season. The champions will succeed 2025 winners Gao Yang and Leone Crowley.
The WSF Women’s Championship will once again be an officially recognised World Women’s Snooker Tour ranking event.
The entry deadline for all events is 13.00pm CET on Friday 9 January 2026. Click for full entry details.
WSF 2025
The 2025 edition of the WSF Championships took place in Morocco with Open, Junior and Women’s tournaments held.
China’s Gao Yang became the first player to secure both the Open and Junior Championships during his career by claiming the main Championship, while Ireland’s Leone Crowley came out on top in the Under-19s competition.
There was also victory for Thailand’s Mink Nutcharut in the World Women’s Snooker ranking event held.
History
The inaugural WSF Championships staged in March 2018 were headlined by an all-new mixed gender competition won by China’s Luo Honghao, who alongside runner-up Adam Stefanow from Poland subsequently turned professional for the first time.
Alongside this tournament, the event was also staged alongside the World Women’s Snooker Championship, won for the third time by Ng On Yee, while the first WSF Seniors Championship saw Brazil’s Igor Figueiredo defeat Darren Morgan to emerge victorious.
In 2020, the WSF returned to Malta with the WSF Open and the new WSF Junior Open competition. For the first time these tournaments were staged as entirely open events, with players of any gender or nationality welcomed to compete.
The junior competition was contested by China’s Gao Yang and England’s Sean Maddocks, with the former running out a 5-2 winner to claim the title and a two-year professional tour card. The open age competition saw Ashley Hugill reclaim his place on the World Snooker Tour with a 5-3 victory against Ukraine’s Iulian Boiko.
All four finalists would ultimately earn professional status as a result of their performances, while several other players would be rewarded for their achievements by qualification for prestigious professional events including the World Championship.
In 2022, the Championships were held in England at the Ding Junhui Snooker Academy, Sheffield, for the first time following the COVID-19 pandemic. China’s Si Jiahui lifted the main title following success against Lee Stephens, while Ukraine’s Anton Kazakov lifted the junior title.
The 2023 Championships were won by China’s Ma Hailong and England’s Stan Moody, the latter becoming the first player to reach the finals of both the Open and Junior touraments during the same year.
In 2024 the WSF Championships saw players compete across Open and Junior tournaments in Golem, Albania for the first time.
The titles were claimed by Ka Wai Cheung of Hong Kong China (Open) and Hungary’s Bulcsú Révész (Junior), as the pair each secured promotion to the professional World Snooker Tour.