Katie Shanahan presents coverage of the evening session on day one from Telford International Centre, featuring two first-round matches, played over the best of 11 frames. Neil Robertson defeated Stuart Bingham 6-4 at this stage last year, and he has qualified for the competition once again this time around as top seed. Mark Selby was also a first-round victor in 2025, prevailing 6-3 against Si Jiahui with the help of breaks of 128 and 132. The week's commentary and analysis team includes Stephen Hendry, Alan McManus, John Higgins and Matthew Stevens