EPSB Calendar Announced for 2025/26 Season

The English Partnership for Snooker and Billiards (EPSB) has today announced its provisional calendar of snooker events and competition structure for the 2025/26 season.

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Growth for English Snooker

Today’s announcement follows the completion of a 2024/25 season which once again saw significant growth, with record numbers achieved for tournament entries since the EPSB assumed responsibility for national amateur competitions six years ago.

Total prize money paid out during the past season increased by over 27% year on year and now stands at almost double the total contested during the 2022/23 campaign.

The EPSB aims to build on this momentum with total prize money paid set to surpass £50,000 for the first time, with the English Amateur Tour and English Junior Tour set to benefit from increased prize funds to reflect strong entry numbers received over the past 12 months.

Membership and tournament entry for the new season is now open via WPBSA SnookerScores.

Please note that Open Series and English Billiards events are to follow.

Below we provide a summary of the key points to note ahead of the new season.

National Championships

The now established structure of recognised national championships will remain unchanged following a season which saw strong entry numbers across all competitions.

The iconic English Amateur Championship currently held by Zachary Richardson will once again return to the Landywood Snooker Club – title sponsors of the event – with national qualifying rounds to be held this September across three regions.

The Junior Championships will see the Under-21, Under-18 and Under-16 competitions receive a prize money boost courtesy of a new sponsorship agreement with the Landywood Snooker Club, which will host all three events for the first time. The PowerGlide Under-14 Championship will also conclude at the popular venue.

For Seniors players (over-40) the prestigious English Seniors Championship (over-40s) and English Over-55s Championship events will also return next spring.

The English 6-Red Championship – which has seen entries more than double in recent years at it has become and established fixture on the calendar – return to its home at the Northern Snooker Centre next February.

Revived in 2020, the English Women’s Snooker Championship is set to move forwards from June to March, while this season will also see the staging of the first ever English Disability Snooker Championship in August.

The English Billiards Championship and the English League Snooker Championship will also return during the season, with details to be confirmed in due course.

National Tours

The flagship English Amateur Tour will see a prize money increase for the third consecutive year with payouts across all rounds down to and including the last 16 increased for 2025/26.

Likewise, the thriving English Junior Tour, the leading circuit for Under-21 players will also receive a further prize money boost, with entry numbers having increased by almost 20% over the past 12 months.

There will also be a slight adjustment to the weekend format on the Junior Tour, with 16 qualifiers now set to progress from the Saturday qualifying rounds and join the eight elite players in the Sunday action.

Having undergone a significant upgrade during the past season, the English Seniors Tour will also return to the best venues in the country for 2025/26, including the Landywood Snooker Club which will again provide title sponsorship for the circuit.

Information and accessibility for Tour events has also been improved for this season with the launch of the new Series feature via WPBSA SnookerScores.

Sport Development

Alongside its responsibility for the official tournament structure, the EPSB is committed to promoting the grassroots development of the sport through specific projects and activities.

The EPSB Elite Junior Performance Programme will return for a third successive year and provides the country’s leading junior players with valuable insight into what it takes to make it at the highest level as a professional snooker player.

There will also be a renewed focus on the EPSB 147 Club as part of our goal to promote a modern, positive and progressive perception of clubs by improving standards and providing support to snooker facilities across England.

This season will also see the launch of a new development initiative to support women’s snooker in England, to include entry level open days specifically aimed at encouraging women and girls to pick up a cue and participate in our sport.

Further information

For more information about each competition to be staged next season visit our Tournaments page, with event entry open to EPSB members via WPBSA SnookerScores.