Fantasy Snooker: Points Update and China Open info

The fantasy snooker season is nearing a conclusion, with just two events to go of the contest. The Players Championship victory last week for Ronnie O'Sullivan earned a lot of points for the players that had faith in him, though markedly fewer believed that the injured Shaun Murphy would go on and make the final.

The gap at the top of the table has been closed slightly as well and with two events to go there is still plenty that can change in the overall standings. The upcoming China Open is the final chance for players to use Captain's picks, so if you haven't used your quota make sure you specify to use them with your picks this week for double points.

As there are only two events left all players that have only previously been selected once by a participant have been taken out of the table as they cannot be selected more than three times before the end of the season. Players highlighted in red are those that you have already played three times and cannot pick again in these last two events.

Please note, players like Mark Selby, Ding Junhui and Ronnie O'Sullivan who have had their last 128 matches held over to the venue, cannot earn you points for the last 128 match - so don't pick them just because they have an extra game.

Here is how the full table stands ahead of Beijing:

ALL PLAYERS REMOVED WHO HAVE ONLY BEEN PICKED ONCE AND CANNOT POSSIBLY BE PICKED MORE THAN THREE TIMES

Couge: SEASON: Yan Bingtao and Sam Craigie   Points: 1182  

PPS: Williams x3, Ding x3, Murphy x3, Higgins x3, Bingham x3, Trump x3, Selby x2, O’Sullivan x2, K. Wilson x2 (2 Captain picks used)

Daniela Reich: SEASON: Yan Bingtao and Sam Craigie   Points: 1110  

PPS: Ding x2, Murphy x3, Allen x2, Williams x3, Trump x3, Bingham x2, O’Sullivan x2, Selby x2, Wenbo x2, Maguire x2, Robertson x2

Kellie Barker: SEASON: Jack Lisowski and Alex Ursenbacher   Points: 1084  

PPS: Allen x3, Murphy x2, Higgins x2, Hawkins x2, Trump x2, Brecel x2, Selby x2, Williams x2, Robertson x3, O’Sullivan x2, Maguire x2, Bingham x2 (2 Captains picks used)

Protoursnooker: SEASON: Thepchaiya Un-Nooh and Cao Yupeng    Points: 1077  

PPS: Ding x2, Murphy x3, Selby x2, Robertson x3, Higgins x2, Hawkins x2, O’Sullivan x3, Trump x3, Bingham x2, (2 Captain Picks used) 

FAM147: SEASON: Zhao Xintong and Xiao Guodong   Points: 1011    

PPS: Bingham x2, Allen x2, Lisowski x2, Selby x2, Trump x3, Robertson x3, O’Sullivan x2, Maguire x2, McGill x2

Alex Abrahams: SEASON: Yan Bingtao and John Astley    Points: 962   

PPS: Carter x2, Murphy x3, Higgins x3, K. Wilson x2, Trump x3, Williams x2, Bingham x2, O’Sullivan x3, Selby x2, Robertson x3 (2 Captains picks used)

Phil Mudd: SEASON: Jimmy Robertson and Sam Craigie   Points: 949 

PPS: Ding x2, Allen x3, Robertson x2, Williams x3, Higgins x2, O’Sullivan x3, Selby x2, Gould x2, Bingtao x3 (2 Captains picks used)

TungstenDarts: SEASON: Yan Bingtao and Sam Craigie   Points: 935  

PPS: Fu x3, Hawkins x2, McGill x3, Allen x3, Selby x2, Williams x2, Gould x2, Trump x2, Ding x2, Robertson x2, O’Sullivan x2, Maguire x2 (2 Captain picks used)

Isitan Bakar: SEASON: Yan Bingtao and Scott Donaldson   Points: 934  

PPS: Robertson x3, Murphy x2, Bingham x3, Ding x2, Higgins x2, Trump x3, O’Sullivan x3, Hawkins x2, (3 Captains pick used)

Colin Delaney: SEASON: Ken Doherty and Yan Bingtao   Points: 925   

PPS: Higgins x3, Maguire x2, Allen x2, Hawkins x2, Ding x2, Trump x3, Selby x2, Murphy x2, Gould x2, Lisowski x2, Perry x2, Robertson x3 (3 Captain Picks used)

Munraj: SEASON: Jack Lisowski and Michael Georgiou   Points: 915    

PPS: Ding x3, Trump x2, Allen x2, Hawkins x2, Selby x2, Robertson x3, McGill x2, O’Sullivan x2, (2 Captains picks used)

Andy Brooker: SEASON: Yan Bingtao and Sam Craigie   Points: 910   

PPS: Bingham x2, Higgins x3, Williams x2, Trump x2, O’Sullivan x3, Allen x2, Robertson x2, Selby x2, Murphy x2 (1 Captain pick used)

TY: SEASON: Yan Bingtao and Zhang Anda   Points: 907  

PPS: Ding x2, Robertson x3, Higgins x3, Allen x3, Ding x2, Bingham x3, Selby x3, Trump x2, Murphy x3 (1 Captain Pick used)

John McBride: SEASON: Hossein Vafei and Sam Craigie   Points: 886  

PPS:  Liang x2, Murphy x2, Trump x2, Allen x3, Selby x3, Williams x3, Robertson x3, Higgins x2

Cluster of Reds: SEASON: Yan Bingtao and John Astley   Points: 872   

PPS: Allen x3, Trump x2, Brecel x2, Robertson x2, Gould x3, Murphy x3, O’Sullivan x3, Higgins x2 (2 Captains pick used)

Rob Francis: SEASON: Mark Davis and Cao Yupeng   Points: 872  

PPS: Ding x3, Robertson x3, Murphy x3, Higgins x3, Wilson x2, Trump x3, Selby x2, O’Sullivan x3, Brecel x2 (3 Captains pick used)

Ben Summers: SEASON: Noppon Saengkham and Sam Craigie    Points: 831    

PPS: McGill x2, Ding x2, Selby x2, Trump x3, Allen x3, O’Sullivan x2, Williams x3, Maguire x2 (1 captain pick used)

Igor Snooker: SEASON: Matthew Stevens and Ken Doherty   Points: 797  

PPS: O’Sullivan x2, Murphy x3, Selby x3, Robertson x3, McGill x2, Williams x2, Allen x2 (2 captains pick used)

LTD: SEASON: Robert Milkins and Ken Doherty    Points: 787   

PPS: Carter x2, Higgins x3, Hawkins x2, Maguire x2, Perry x3, Wilson x2, Selby x3, O’Sullivan x2, Robertson x2, Walden x2, Bingham x2 (3 Captains picks used)

Anthony: SEASON: Xiao Guodong and Michael Georgiou   Points: 784   

PPS: Higgins x3, Day x2, Maguire x2, Trump x2, Williams x3, O’Sullivan x3, McGill x2, Selby x2, Allen x2

GaryOnCue: SEASON: Thepchaiya Un-Nooh and Sam Craigie   Points: 752   

PPS: Hawkins x2, Robertson x3, Maguire x3, Murphy x3, Ding x2, Selby x2, Higgins x3, Allen x2, O’Sullivan x3, Gould x2 (2 Captain pick used)

D. Muckian: SEASON: Tian Pengfei and Zhang Anda    Points: 703   

PPS: Ding x2, Maguire x2, Allen x3, Williams x2, Lisowski x2, O’Sullivan x2, Wilson x2, Selby x2 (2 Captain pick used)

Kjetil: SEASON: Thepchaiya Un-Nooh and John Astley   Points: 700  

PPS: Carter x2, Allen x2, Gould x3, O’Sullivan x2, Higgins x2 (1 Captain Pick used)

Beat the Boss (Me): SEASON: Hossein Vafei and Robin Hull   Points: 656  

PPS: Maguire x2, Allen x2, Robertson x2, Brecel x2, Hawkins x2, Gould x2, O’Sullivan x2, Higgins x2 (2 Captain picks used)

Mark Taylor: SEASON: Thepchaiya Un-Nooh and Sam Craigie    Points: 656   

PPS: Allen x2, Robertson x2, Perry x2, Higgins x2, Selby x3, O’Sullivan x2 (2 Captain Picks used)

Matthew Lowson: SEASON: Thepchaiya Un-Nooh and Alex Ursenbacher   Points: 635 

PPS: Ding x3, Hawkins x2, Wilson x2, Selby x2, Higgins x3, Murphy x2, Williams x2, O’Sullivan x3, Allen x3 (2 Captains picks used)

My "Beat the Boss" selections for the China Open are Shaun Murphy as a captain's pick and Ding Junhui. 

The full deadline for China Open picks is before the first matches on Monday 2 April at 2.30am UK Time.

All the best to all players for their picks this week.