World Disability Snooker Day Celebrated in Sheffield

The annual World Disability Snooker Day was staged on Wednesday in Sheffield during the 2026 Halo World Snooker Championship.

The occasion celebrated the ongoing global growth of the World Disability Billiards & Snooker (WDBS) Tour, which is now into its 11th year, with a range of activities taking place. World Disability Snooker Day aims awareness of disability snooker and the WDBS’ goal of restoring snooker to the Paralympic Games.

Six players were invited along including Group 3’s world number one Daniel Kelly, former European champion Luke Drennan and recently-crowned Belgian Open winner Peter Hull.

The Sheffield Winter Garden Cue Zone hosted a range of activities led by WPBSA coaches Mark Peevers, Matthew Haslam and Tiana Dunne-Johnson which showcased their skills to the local crowd and the BBC cameras. During the afternoon, 2015 world champion Stuart Bingham joined the players to watch them in action and pose for photos with the famous trophy.

Sports broadcaster Catrin Heledd was on hand to speak to Kelly and WDBS Chairman Nigel Mawer QPM, who discussed the global growth of the WDBS Tour and future Paralympic aims for a feature broadcast during the afternoon coverage on the BBC.

The event concluded on Thursday morning, where the players and their guests were given the backstage VIP treatment at the Crucible prior to attending a session later in the day. The tour took them to the arena floor, provided a photo opportunity with the World Championship trophy, a visit to the media centre and the chance to watch Mark Williams in the practice room.

WDBS would like to thank everyone involved in making the 2026 World Disability Snooker Day a success.