Jenningsbet Return to Sponsor 2026 World Seniors Snooker Championship

World Seniors Snooker (WSS) is delighted to announce that Jenningsbet will once again be the title sponsor for 2026 World Seniors Snooker Championship which will be held from the 6-10 May at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield.

Channel 5 will cover every ball of the event which this year will increase to 24 players and begin with a two-table set up, allowing more players to experience the thrill of playing at the home of snooker.

Making their World Seniors Snooker Championship debut will be seven-time world champion Ronnie O’Sullivan, three-time world champion Mark Williams, 2015 world champion Stuart Bingham and 12-time World Women’s Snooker champion Reanne Evans. Former Masters and UK Champion Matthew Stevens, two time finalist Ali Carter, and former World Semi Finalist Anthony Hamilton also feature in the line-up.

Four-time World Seniors Snooker champion Jimmy White returns, as does 1997 world champion Ken Doherty and Malta’s Tony Drago. The defending champion is Alfie Burden, while also returning are former ranking event winners Joe Perry, Robert Milkins and Dominic Dale.

Working with global federations means also making their return will be 2024 World Seniors Snooker champion Igor Figueiredo, the current Pan-American Seniors Champion, as well as Craig Steadman who retained the European Seniors Championship title in 2025. Mohamed Samy Elkhayat, from Egypt, receives a place in the event thanks to securing the African Seniors Championship title in Morocco while Asia-Pacific Seniors champion Roger Farebrother also receives an invitation.

Jason Francis, WSS Chairman, said “It’s great to extend our partnership with Jenningsbet. Their continued support of World Seniors Snooker is fantastic and I hope we’ve rewarded them well with the names making their debut this year.”

Derek Somers, Sponsorship Manager at Jenningsbet, said ““We are proud to be sponsoring this year’s spectacle, building on the success of last year as the calibre of players rises and the competition becomes even fiercer. We look forward to our colleagues and customers enjoying the action, whether live at the Crucible or watching on Channel 5.”

Starting out as ‘Jennings Racing’ with 10 Essex based shops in 1995 they have grown to become the UK’s largest Independent Bookmaker with over 200 shops nationwide.

Tickets for the 2026 World Seniors Snooker Championship are available from just £17.50 plus booking fee. Click here to secure your visit to the home of snooker.