With the Ladbrokes Grand Prix now behind us, we can now look forward to the Players championship which kicks off on the 22nd of March. The tournament is a cuminative event of the Asia and European tour events. Full coverage will be televised on ITV4 with all matches being shown.
Update: Mark Selby is no longer competing in the tournament. Check out this page for more info Mark Sebly withdraws from next two tournaments
The draw for the first round of matches is shown below:
Mark Selby v Andrew Higginson
Ben Woollaston v Jimmy Robertson
Mark Williams v Dominic Dale
Shaun Murphy v Liang Wenbo
Mark Allen v Mark Davis
Mark King v Sam Baird
Ryan Day v Kyren Wilson
Rory McLeod v Mike Dunn
Marco Fu v Alan McManus
Tom Ford v Ricky Walden
Martin Gould v Judd Trump
Ali Carter v Grame Dott
Ding Junhui v David Gilbert
Michael White v Luca Brecel
Tian Pengfei v Robert Milkins
Barry Hawkins v Michael Holt
All matches will be the best of 7 frames up to and including the quarter finals. The semi finals will be the best of 11 frames and the final best of 19.
Tuesday March 22
Afternoon Session (From 1300 GMT)
First round (best of seven frames)
Ding Junhui v David Gilbert (Match 13)
Marco Fu v Alan McManus (Match 9)
Shaun Murphy v Liang Wenbo (Match 4)
Ben Woollaston v Jimmy Robertson (Match 2)
Evening Session (From 1900 GMT)
First round (best of seven frames)
Michael White v Luca Brecel (Match 14)
Ali Carter v Grame Dott (Match 12)
Martin Gould v Judd Trump (Match 11)
Rory McLeod v Mike Dunn (Match 8)
Wednesday March 23
Afternoon Session (From 1300 GMT)
First round (best of seven frames)
Barry Hawkins v Michael Holt (Match 16)
Ryan Day v Kyren Wilson (Match 7)
Mark Allen v Mark Davis (Match 5)
Mark King v Sam Baird (Match 6)
Evening Session (From 1900 GMT)
First round (best of seven frames)
Mark Selby v Andrew Higginson (Match 1)
Tian Pengfei v Robert Milkins (Match 15)
Mark Williams v Dominic Dale (Match 3)
Tom Ford v Ricky Walden (Match 10)
Winner: £100,000
Runner-up: £38,000
Semi-final: £20,000
Quarter-final: £12,500
Last 16: £7,000
Last 32: £4,000
Highest Break: £2,000
Total: £350,000
Rolling 147 Break: £10,000
