Snooker & Billiards Austria

The new World Billiards season 26/27 gets underway with the Northern Open in Leeds, England, where 79 players are competing.

Among them is Carl Walter Steiner 🇦🇹, currently ranked No. 35 in the world. This time, he is accompanied by Walter Kunz 🇦🇹, the ÖSBV Billiards Tutor, who is also competing in the group-stage field of players at the Northern Snooker Centre.

https://wbeventsonline.com/?page_id=197&TID=477

In a tough Group J, CW meets Ryan Mears 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿, Matt Spade 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿, Adam Clarke 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 and William Lowes (NI), while Walter will compete against Rob Marshall 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿, Aidan Murray 🇮🇪, Stewart Gordon (Ni) and William Thomson 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 in Group I.

Best of luck, guys! 🙌

🌍 WPBSA Q TOUR RETURNS TO VIENNA IN 2026

➡️ Find all Q Tour dates and the entry platforms by clicking the link below.

We already look forward to welcoming the best international amateur Snooker players back again at our national Snooker & Billiards Academy from November 12 to 15.

☝️ Entries are also open for national players of all levels!

World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association
Heeres- Snooker und English Billiards Club

ENTER Q TOUR EUROPE NOW! 🌎

Entries are open for all seven events in the Europe series across England, Bulgaria, Germany, Austria and Belgium!

A WST tour card will be earned by the series winner 🎟️

Enter now via WPBSA SnookerScores 👇

https://snookerscores.net/organisation/world-professional-billiards-and-snooker-association/series/202627-q-tour-europe

Florian Nuessle qualified convincingly for the main draw of the WST English Open, to be held in Brentwood from 7–13 September 2026, with victories of 4️⃣🤝2️⃣ over Liu Yang 🇨🇳 and 4️⃣🤝0️⃣ over Noppon Saengkham 🇹🇭.

https://www.wst.tv/matches/ed6bdd4e-6893-4f50-b226-8c3e19858c78?

Next up for the eight-time Austrian 🇦🇹 national champion are the Wuhan 🇨🇳 Open, which begin on 23 August. Awaiting him in the third qualifying round, immediately before the start of the main event, is none other than world number one Judd Trump 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿.

Good performances, Florian! 👏


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Florian Nuessle 🇦🇹 unfortunately suffered a 2️⃣🤝5️⃣ defeat to David Grace 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 in the 2026 WST Shenzhen Open Qualifier in Leicester.

https://www.wst.tv/match-centre/8f342c30-3354-470c-af5e-914dc621edef

Austria's first professional snooker player will next compete in the Qualifier for the 2026 English Open at the same venue on 25 July. He will face Yang Liu 🇨🇳 at 11am.

https://www.wst.tv/match-centre/6aa63e63-a15a-4ae0-a1a2-db79cb21c653

Keep going, Florian! 🙌


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Sarbast Hussein claims a home victory in Round 4 of the 2026 Austrian 🇦🇹 Snooker League Challenge event at Top Snooker in Graz, securing not only the win but also a guaranteed spot in the opening Grand Prix tournament of the autumn season in Krems-Mautern.

Results:
https://online.austriansnooker.at/turnier/2584

Well done, Sarbast! 👍

Emanuel Stegmeier from Art of Billiards Club Vienna is the winner of a Challenge event in the Eastern Region for the second time this Austrian 🇦🇹 Snooker League season, earning a place in Grand Prix 5, which will take place on August 29–30 in Krems-Mautern as the opening event of the autumn season.

Results:
https://online.austriansnooker.at/turnier/2587

Well done, Emanuel! 👏

Barkhard Ali Abdillahi from Snooker Bulls Salzburg secured a guaranteed Grand Prix spot for the opening event of the autumn season in Krems-Mautern on the last weekend of August by winning Austrian 🇦🇹 Snooker League Challenge 4 of the in the Central Region.

Results:
https://online.austriansnooker.at/turnier/2585

Congratulations, Barkhard! 👏

Off to China 🇨🇳! Florian Nuessle has qualified for Round 3 of the WST Wuhan Open 2026 Qualifier with a 5️⃣🤝3️⃣ victory over Ricky Walden 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿. 👏

https://www.wst.tv/match-centre/7c4b08c9-53e6-4e98-b305-8920a1dedf6e

He will face world number one Judd Trump 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 immediately before the start of the main tournament at the end of August.

Well done, Florian! 🙌


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Florian Nuessle quickly gets back on track after his second-round loss to Liam Highfield 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 in the WST China 🇨🇳 Open 2026 Qualifier.

In Round 1 of the Wuhan 🇨🇳 Open Qualifier in Leicester, he records a convincing 5️⃣🤝2️⃣ victory over David Grace 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿. 👏

https://www.wst.tv/match-centre/7c4b08c9-53e6-4e98-b305-8920a1dedf6e

Today at 8:00 p.m. CEST, the former IBSF Under-21 Amateur World Champion will face Ricky Walden 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿.

Best of luck, Florian! 🙌


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OSKAR CHARLESWORTH WINS FINAL GRAND PRIX BEFORE SUMMER BREAK IN WELS & SALZBURG

The reigning Austrian 🇦🇹 State Champion from Heeres- Snooker und English Billiards Club, who also recorded the highest break of the tournament with 82 points, enters the 2nd half of the season 600 points behind Lukas Stötzer from ASKÖ Paul Schopf Snooker Club/Trainingszentrum.

A perfect set-up for an exciting head-to-head battle for the position of overall best performer of the year, which may, for the first time, be decided within the Austrian Championship ÖSBV Finals.

Results:
https://online.austriansnooker.at/turnier/2583

Well done, Oskar! 👍