World Snooker Championship 2026 order of play today (Monday 4 May)

Chinese prodigy Wu Yize and veteran Shaun Murphy will resume play today for the final two sessions of the 2026 World Snooker Championship.

Yize is currently in pole position with a 10-7 lead over the former world snooker champion, who is playing in his fifth World Championship final in the hope of clinching his second world title.

It's been 21 years since he last lifted the trophy, during which time he has naturally improved, by his own metrics.

"I'm convinced there's a better shot than the one we've been playing for 100 years," he said to BBC Sport previously. "It's 100 years of professional snooker this year and the break-off hasn't changed.

"You always leave either the standard 'shot to nothing' or a long red, or you drag one up over the middle. One of those three things usually happens.

"I'm not sure if my shot is better and it's certainly not new - Steve Davis was doing that throughout the 1980s.

"The most famous frame, the 1985 last frame [in the final between Davis and Dennis Taylor], that's how he broke off. I haven't created anything new. It's a bit embarrassing when you get it wrong, when you go off or hit the blue or whatever, but it certainly poses a few new problems.

"Since I've been doing it, I've lost one frame from the break-off so that is a massive improvement."

But the 22-year-old Yize is in cruise control heading into the final two sessions.

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World Snooker Championship 2026 order of play

All UK time. All sessions live on TNT Sports, HBO Max and BBC iPlayer, plus BBC channels specified below. Coverage may switch channels mid-session, subject to change.

Monday 4 May

From 1pm on BBC One

• F: (8) Shaun Murphy v (10) Wu Yize – session 3

From 7pm on BBC Two

• F: (8) Shaun Murphy v (10) Wu Yize – session 4

World Snooker Championship 2026 schedule and round dates

• First round: Saturday 18 – Thursday 23 April
• Second round: Thursday 23 – Monday 27 April
• Quarter-finals: Tuesday 28 – Wednesday 29 April
• Semi-finals: Thursday 30 April – Saturday 2 May
• Final: Sunday 3 – Monday 4 May

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