2026 UK Open Pool Championship

2026 UK Open Pool Championship
Tournament information
Dates	26–31 May 2026
Venue	Brentwood Centre
City	Brentwood
Country	England
Organisation	Matchroom Pool
Format	Double elimination and single-elimination
Total prize fund	$225,000
Winner's share	$40,000
Final
Champion	Joshua Filler
Runner-up	Wojciech Szewczyk
Score	13–1

The 2026 UK Open Pool Championship was a nine-ball pool tournament that took place from 26 to 31 May 2026 at the Brentwood Centre in Brentwood, England. It was the fifth edition of the UK Open Pool Championship, first held in 2022. The winner received $40,000 from a total prize fund of $225,000.

Aloysius Yapp was the defending champion, having defeated Jonás Souto 13–1 in the 2025 final. Souto eliminated Yapp in the quarter-finals. Joshua Filler defeated Wojciech Szewczyk 13–1 in the final to claim his second UK Open title.^[1]

Overview

First held in 2022, the UK Open Pool Championship is a nine-ball pool tournament.^[2] Joshua Filler won the inaugural edition, staged in London, defeating Francisco Sánchez Ruiz 13–7 in the final.^[3] The 2026 edition of the tournament—its fifth staging—took place from 26 to 31 May 2026 at the Brentwood Centre in Brentwood, England.^[4]^[5] Aloysius Yapp was the defending champion, having defeated Jonás Souto 13–1 in the 2025 final.^[6]

Format

A total of 256 players took part in the event, which used a double-elimination format until the last-128 round, when it became a single-elimination tournament.^[7] During the double-elimination stage, the matches were played as a race to 8 and 9 racks. From the last-128 round through to the quarter-finals, the matches were played as a race to 10 racks. The semi-finals were played as a race to 11 and the final was a race to 13 racks.^[5]

Prize fund

The winner received $40,000 from a total prize fund of $225,000. The breakdown of prize money is shown below:^[8]^[5]

Winner: $40,000
Runner-up: $18,000
Semi-finals: $10,000
Quarter-finals: $7,150
9th–16th: $4,000
17th–32nd: $2,000
33rd–64th: $1,000
65th–128th: $350

Total: $225,000

Main draw

The results of the main draw, from the last-64 round through to the semi-finals, are shown below.^[5]


Last 64 Race to 10 racks		Last 32 Race to 10 racks		Last 16 Race to 10 racks		Quarter-finals Race to 10 racks		Semi-finals Race to 11 racks



Dean Shields (GBR)	10

Fitim Haradinaj (KOS)	4
		Dean Shields (GBR)	10

		Francisco Sánchez Ruiz (ESP)	9
Francisco Sánchez Ruiz (ESP)	10

Mieszko Fortunski (POL)	3
				Dean Shields (GBR)	6

				Jayson Shaw (SCO)	10
Jayson Shaw (SCO)	10

Besar Spahiu (ALB)	4
		Jayson Shaw (SCO)	10

		Duong Quoc Hoang (VNM)	8
Duong Quoc Hoang (VNM)	10

Maks Benko (SVN)	1
						Jayson Shaw (SCO)	10

						David Alcaide (ESP)	8
David Alcaide (ESP)	10

Imran Majid (ENG)	0
		David Alcaide (ESP)	10

		Lukas Fracasso-Verner (USA)	3
Lukas Fracasso-Verner (USA)	10

Boris Ivanovski (GER)	5
				David Alcaide (ESP)	10

				Elliott Sanderson (ENG)	4
Thorsten Hohmann (USA)	4

Elliott Sanderson (ENG)	10
		Elliott Sanderson (ENG)	10

		Wiktor Zielinski (POL)	8
Wiktor Zielinski (POL)	10

Ronel Nalaunan (PHL)	1
								Jayson Shaw (SCO)	2

								Joshua Filler (GER)	11
Joshua Filler (GER)	10

Niklas Dohr (GER)	8
		Joshua Filler (GER)	10

		Gary Wilson (ENG)	1
Gary Wilson (ENG)	10

Joe Prince (ENG)	3
				Joshua Filler (GER)	10

				Mario He (AUT)	2
Mario He (AUT)	10

Tobias Bongers (GER)	9
		Mario He (AUT)	10

		Kledio Kaci (ALB)	4
Kledio Kaci (ALB)	10

Fraser Patrick (SCO)	7
						Joshua Filler (GER)	10

						Niels Feijen (NED)	7
Robbie Capito (HKG)	4

Casper Matikainen (FIN)	10
		Casper Matikainen (FIN)	8

		Niels Feijen (NED)	10
Niels Feijen (NED)	10

Quinten Pongers (NED)	6
				Niels Feijen (NED)	10

				Alex Kazakis (GRE)	4
Alex Kazakis (GRE)	10

Konrad Juszczyszyn (POL)	6
		Alex Kazakis (GRE)	10

		Tyler Styer (USA)	7
Francesco Candela (ITA)	6

Tyler Styer (USA)	10


Last 64 Race to 10 racks		Last 32 Race to 10 racks		Last 16 Race to 10 racks		Quarter-finals Race to 10 racks		Semi-finals Race to 11 racks



Eklent Kaçi (ALB)	10

Kostiantyn Ivanov (UKR)	2
		Eklent Kaçi (ALB)	10

		Sanjin Pehlivanovic (BIH)	4
Sanjin Pehlivanovic (BIH)	10

Marc Bijsterbosch (NED)	4
				Eklent Kaçi (ALB)	4

				Wojciech Szewczyk (POL)	10
Wojciech Szewczyk (POL)	10

Marcel Price (WAL)	3
		Wojciech Szewczyk (POL)	10

		Mateusz Śniegocki (POL)	5
Mateusz Śniegocki (POL)	10

Bernie Regalario (PHL)	7
						Wojciech Szewczyk (POL)	10

						Naoyuki Ōi (JAP)	7
Naoyuki Ōi (JAP)	10

Felix Vogel (GER)	1
		Naoyuki Ōi (JAP)	10

		Maximilian Lechner (AUT)	5
Maximilian Lechner (AUT)	10

Dimitris Loukatos (GRE)	7
				Naoyuki Ōi (JAP)	10

				Fabio Rizzi (FRA)	7
Michael Baoanan (PHL)	7

Stuart Bingham (ENG)	10
		Stuart Bingham (ENG)	9

		Fabio Rizzi (FRA)	10
Karl Gnadeberg (EST)	8

Fabio Rizzi (FRA)	10
								Wojciech Szewczyk (POL)	11

								Jonás Souto (ESP)	3
Pijus Labutis (LTU)	10

Ricardo Gutjahr (GER)	6
		Pijus Labutis (LTU)	10

		Marvin Asis (PHL)	3
Marvin Asis (PHL)	10

Georgi Georgiev (BUL)	6
				Pijus Labutis (LTU)	4

				Jonás Souto (ESP)	10
Oliver Szolnoki (HUN)	10

Lo Ho Sum (HKG)	3
		Oliver Szolnoki (HUN)	8

		Jonás Souto (ESP)	10
Jonás Souto (ESP)	10

Antonis Brabin (CYP)	7
						Jonás Souto (ESP)	10

						Aloysius Yapp (SGP)	8
Jefrey Roda (PHL)	5

Mustafa Alnar (TUR)	10
		Mustafa Alnar (TUR)	10

		Alexis Ferrer (PHL)	9
Alexis Ferrer (PHL)	10

Roman Hybler (CZE)	3
				Mustafa Alnar (TUR)	6

				Aloysius Yapp (SGP)	10
Denis Grabe (EST)	10

Harry Vergara (PHL)	7
		Denis Grabe (EST)	2

		Aloysius Yapp (SGP)	10
Aloysius Yapp (SGP)	10

Nick Chatoupis (GRE)	2