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WST Opens Pre-Orders for Its First Snooker Card Set

WST Opens Pre-Orders for Its First Snooker Card Set UAE Cue Sports © uaecuesports.com
WST Opens Pre-Orders for Its First Snooker Card Set © uaecuesports.com
The WST and KAKAWOW collection is available to pre-order. Hobby boxes guarantee an autograph, with shipping expected by the end of October.

Each Hobby box contains 12 packs of 6 cards and guarantees one autograph card. That's the format buyers can pre-order now from the WST online shop.

The 2026 KAKAWOW PHANTOM World Snooker Tour Trading Cards are also expected to appear at merchandise stalls at selected tournaments. Shipping is anticipated by the end of October at the latest.

The WST/Kakawow collection page was published on 7 October 2026 and updated on 10 October. It also includes information about future releases.

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Autographs span legends and rookies

The autograph cards are split across three tiers: Legend, Top Rank and Rookie. Ronnie O'Sullivan and Jimmy White are in the Legend tier. So are Steve Davis and Judd Trump. Stephen Hendry completes the group.

Kyren Wilson and Luca Brecel are among the Top Rank players. The tier also includes Stuart Bingham and Thepchaiya Un-Nooh. Xiao Guodong and Zhang Anda feature, as do Ali Carter and Si Jiahui. Chris Wakelin and Gary Wilson are included alongside Jack Lisowski and Yuan Sijun. Wu Yize and Mark Allen round out the group.

The Rookie tier features Noppon Saengkham and Bai Yulu. Michal Szubarczyk and On Yee Ng are included, along with Stan Moody and Mink Nutcharut. He Guoqiang and Jiang Jun appear alongside Lei Peifan and Liu Wenwei. Chang Bingyu and Gong Chenzhi are joined by Ishpreet Singh Chadha and Liu Hongyu.

Autographs come in numbered versions, with increasingly rare editions. The official WST/Kakawow page lists the series and its players, along with purchasing options and FAQs. It does not establish the overall print run, how rare cards are distributed or how many autographs will circulate. Those gaps matter to collectors weighing the odds of finding a scarce card.  

Rare cards spotlight snooker milestones

Special inserts include Champion Autograph Cards featuring players with major trophies. Match Moment Cards capture specific matches, while 147 Cards focus on the sport's ultimate break. Among the scarcest are Ultimashining Cards, which include unique one-of-one editions.

Trading cards give WST fans a new collectible format. A recent report on a 10-ball championship covered champions crowned at the Predator Pro Billiard Series.

WST announced the partnership in August with KAKAWOW, a producer of premium trading cards. WST Chief Commercial Officer Peter Wright said the collection gives fans a way to connect with players and major moments. He also stressed that these are the only official trading cards affiliated with World Snooker Tour.

Omar Rahman Editor UAE Cue Sports
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Omar Rahman

Omar Rahman is an Editor and Cue Sports Editor and Reporter at UAE CUE Sports, specializing in snooker, pool and billiards. His coverage focuses on tournaments, rankings, rules, coaching, equipment, venues and competitive pathways across the UAE and the wider regional cue-sports scene. He brings previous experience from English-language newsroom reporting and sports-focused editorial and event-media work in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.