Players Championship order of play:
So, what’s coming up these next few days…
All times GMT
Monday, March 17
Round One
19:00
- Mark Williams v Ding Junhui
- Kyren Wilson v Mark Allen
Tuesday, March 18
13:00
- Neil Robertson v Stuart Bingham
- Mark Selby v Si Jiahui
19:00
- Judd Trump v Lei Peifan
- Barry Hawkins v Shaun Murphy
Wednesday, March 19
13:00
- Xiao Guodong v Wu Yize
- John Higgins v Chris Wakelin
Some pre-match reading
Including Neil Robertson and the man Shaun Murphy claims is a ‘cheat code’:
Players Championship snooker prize money
A whopping total of £500,000 is up for grabs this week in Telford.
It’s a huge rise from last year’s tournament, which had a pot of £385,000.
Here is a FULL breakdown of the half-a-million-pound kitty.
- Winner: £150,000
- Runner-up: £70,000
- Semi-finals: £35,000
- Quarter-finals: £20,000
- Last 16: £15,000
- High break: £10,000
- Total: £500,000
Opening night
Evening and welcome to the first night of this year’s Players Championship.
The last time out in elite snooker, Neil Robertson produced a stunning performance to whitewash Stuart Bingham in the World Grand Prix final – those two will meet again for play tomorrow.
Joined by world No.1 Judd Trump, who will headline the top 16-strong pack as he seeks to taste success again.
So will Mark Allen, who was the champion in the last edition of this tournament. Whilst Ronnie O’Sullivan will be absent once again.
Telford, as it did last year, will play host for the next seven days – underway at 7pm with Mark Williams v Ding Junhui and Kyren Wilson v Mark Allen.
