Barry Hawkins v Jack Lisowski live stream | Welsh Open 2026 Final preview
Hawkins is eyeing his fifth ranking title on Sunday (Credit: PA Images)
Barry Hawkins and Jack Lisowski look to add their names to the Welsh Open roll of honour when they go head to head in the 2026 final on Sunday.
The 2025-26 Home Nations series concludes with a battle of the left-handers at Venue Cymru in Llandudno, with the Ray Reardon trophy and £100,000 top prize on offer to the winner.
Hawkins is aiming to go one step better than his run to the 2018 final, when he was beaten 9-7 by John Higgins in Cardiff.
The Hawk, who had not reached a semi-final this season prior to this week, has enjoyed a welcome upturn in form in Llandudno.
Hawkins’ expectations will have been pretty low, having contemplated withdrawing from the event due to a back injury. Nevertheless, he has soldiered on and reaped the rewards.
After battling past David Lilley in the opening round, the world number 14 has beaten Pang Junxu, Mark Williams, Neil Robertson and Wu Yize to reach his 13th ranking final.
Hawkins now seeks his fifth ranking title – and first since the 2023 European Masters. Additionally, he is aiming to make it third time lucky in a Home Nations final, having also been runner-up at the 2016 Northern Ireland Open.
The Hawk has won seven of his 11 previous meetings with Lisowski, including a 6-4 victory at this season’s International Championship, while he also prevailed 4-3 in the last 32 of the 2014 Welsh Open.
Regardless of what happens on Sunday, this season’s Series has already been a fruitful one for Lisowski, who claimed the £150,000 BetVictor bonus by reaching the final.
Jackpot finally got his hands on his first ranking silverware at the eighth attempt in October, when he beat best friend Judd Trump 9-8 in a dramatic Northern Ireland Open final.
He is now one victory away from doubling his tally, though that looked unlikely when he trailed 3-1 in the last 32 against Xiao Guodong.
Yet Lisowski, who beat Louis Heathcote in round one, recovered to prevail 4-3, before following it up with wins over Jackson Page and 2017 champion Stuart Bingham.
The world number 22 then came through an exciting semi-final with five-time winner Higgins, who he trailed 3-1, holding himself together to produce a timely 78 break in the decider to land that bumper bonus.
Victory in the best-of-17 final on Sunday could potentially lead to further benefits for Lisowski, as it would boost his Tour Championship qualifying hopes, along with his chances of appearing at next month’s World Championship as a seeded player.
The match breaks off at 1pm GMT on Sunday with the opening eight frames, before playing to a finish from 7pm at Venue Cymru in Llandudno.
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