2026 Q School
Snooker tournaments
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The 2026 Q School is a series of four snooker tournaments to be held at the start of the 2026–27 snooker season. An event for amateur players, it serves as a qualification event for a place on the professional World Snooker Tour for the following two seasons. The events will take place in May and June 2026 at the Mattioli Arena in Leicester, England and also at the Kiatthada Billiards and Snooker Club in Bangkok, Thailand with a total 12 players qualifying via the four tournaments. The two events held in England were organised by the World Snooker Tour, whilst those in Thailand were organised by the Billiard Sports Association of Thailand.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 13–31 May 2026 |
| Venue | Mattioli Arena and Kiatthada Billiards & Snooker Club |
| City | Leicester and Bangkok |
| Country | England and Thailand |
| Format | Qualifying School |
| Qualifiers | 12 via the 4 events |
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Format
The 2026 Q School consists of four events, two held in the UK and two "Asia-Oceania" events held in Thailand.[1] Eight places on the main tour are available via the two UK events, while a further four places are available via the two Asia-Oceania events. The Asia-Oceania events were only open to citizens of those continents. Any player was allowed to enter the UK events, but players could not enter both the Asia-Oceania and UK events.[1] All matches are the best of seven frames.[1][2]