International Championship qualifiers 2026 at Mattioli Arena

This Leicester edition

The International Championship preliminaries occupied the middle three days of the September arena block. Its final stages were listed for 31 October–7 November in Nanjing. These qualifying matches belonged to that Chinese ranking event. The top-16 cut for November’s UK Championship came after the International Championship, making its main event relevant to the later Leicester qualifying field.

The dates 2026-09-17 to 2026-09-19 are recorded in WST’s current tournament calendar and its season PDF. This is a completed qualifying edition. Its archive remains linked so the Leicester venue programme can be read alongside the later main-stage event.

Qualifying structure and the playing hall

Most first-round ties were played in Leicester. Selected ties involving Wu Yize, Ding Junhui and Zhao Xintong, plus Chinese wildcard matches, were held over. This was a selected-tie arrangement, not a blanket top-16 exemption.

International Championship qualifiers 2026 progression is explained in the WST draw announcement; individual fixtures are in the official draw and match schedule.

[UNVERIFIED: International Championship qualifiers 2026 table count, local session starts and partition arrangement.] WST’s accessible article and calendar establish the event, while the linked schedule was returned as a client-side shell and the searched draw PDFs could not be downloaded. The UK qualifiers’ eight-table plan belongs to November and has not been assigned to this event.

International Championship qualifiers 2026 results are retained in WST’s completed match record.

Admission and published prices

International Championship qualifiers 2026 was closed to spectators. The official admission statement is the basis for that status. This page is an event archive, not a public booking offer.

International Championship qualifiers 2026 has no public Leicester tariff. Any main-stage amounts in the draw article belong to the later venue; this edition’s price record contains no spectator sale.

International Championship qualifiers 2026 has no public price list to transcribe. The research JSON records the admission status and sources with an empty session list.

Ticket calculator status

For International Championship qualifiers 2026, no public ticket prices or bookable spectator sessions are published. The price record contains no invented entries. A ticket calculator will be added when an official public price list is available.

Follow the qualifying record

For International Championship qualifiers 2026, start with the dated draw announcement above and select the relevant match on WST’s schedule. Where the viewing notice gives live streaming, it describes coverage at the time of the event. Current replay access depends on the service’s archive and subscription terms.

For International Championship qualifiers 2026, the Watching the qualifiers guide explains public qualifying halls and broadcast-only preliminaries. Tournaments explained covers ranking events, invitations and preliminary rounds. Admission is established by the event’s spectator announcement.

Leicester context and the next public visit

The International Championship qualifiers 2026 archive is linked from Mattioli’s full season programme. For a confirmed future public visit, compare November UK qualifying admission with Champion of Champions Standard sessions. Each owns its current prices and table arrangements.

For a future public visit after International Championship qualifiers 2026, use Mattioli’s transport information, entry rules and access guide.

Archive sources and checks

International Championship qualifiers 2026 checked 8 October 2026 against the linked primary calendar and organiser records. This independent page retains edition-specific facts and gaps; our standards explain source checks and corrections.

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