Niche Cues Women’s Open 2026 | Tournament Information
Tournament information is now available for the 2026 Niche Cues Women’s Open which will take place at Niche Premium Snooker in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 24-27 October.
- Player list (all events)
- Main event: Group stage draw
- Main event: Knockout draw – TO FOLLOW GROUP STAGES
- Under-21: Knockout draw
- Seniors: Knockout draw
- Match schedule
The third ranking event of the 2026/27 campaign sees the World Women’s Snooker (WWS) Tour make a maiden visit to Malaysia for the second staging of the Niche Cues Women’s Open.
A strong entry of 50 players from nine countries will compete in Kuala Lumpur with eight of the world’s top 10 featuring as well as 14 cueists from the host nation.
Last year’s event, which took place in Bangkok, Thailand, saw two-time world champion Bai Yulu defeat Onyee Ng 5-1 in the final of the main competition while Narucha Phoemphul and Charlene Chai claimed the Under-21 and Seniors title respectively.
This year will once again include the staging of side-tournaments held for Under-21 and Seniors players, as well a Challenge Cup competition staged alongside the knockout rounds, for players already out of the main competition.
Format
The format will be as follows:
- The 50 players have been drawn in ten groups of a maximum of five players
- The top two players from each group will progress to the knockout stage
- All qualifiers from the group stages will be positioned in the knockout draw according to group stage performance in line with our established qualifying criteria
Group matches will be played over the best of three frames, knockout rounds to be 5/5/5/7/9.
The format for the side tournaments will be straight knockout.
It is intended that there will be live streaming from the event via the WPBSA YouTube channel.
If you have any questions please contact a member of the team via our website or social media.
