The 2026 Tour Championship was played in Manchester, UK, from the 30th of March to the 5th of April 2026. Only the top 12 in the one year list qualify for this event. The Grove was represented by three players: Mark Selby, Wu Yize and Neil Robertson. Not bad eh?
The event was won by Zhao Xintong, who deafeated Judd Trump in the final. The score was severe: 10-3.
Neil Robertson had reached the semi-finals, losing to Judd Trump by 10-4.
Mark Selby had lost to John Higgins in the QFs (10-8). Wu Yize had lost to Chris Wakelin by 10-6. It was a painful defeat because wu had won the first session by 6-2 with a barrage of big breaks (73, 74, 75, 81 and 84!).
Then he had a very bad day in the office as he was whitewashed in the second session … It is to be noted that match was played over two days, giving players plenty of time to ponder over the first session outcome. Chris Wakelin admitted that, after losing the first session by 6-2, he had come back the next day, totally relaxed, with a sole ambition and that was to make the score a bit more respectable and that this mindset had helped him massively.