This weekend, snooker returns to the old European Tour style format with three days of snooker in Gibraltar.
The amateur qualifying began on Wednesday with some a few former tour players involved including the likes of Barry Pinches, Andy Hicks and James Cahill. Meanwhile, recent European Amateur champion Harvey Chandler is in the amateur qualifying section along with Under 21 champion Simon Lichtenberg both of whom will be on the professional tour from next season, and likely invited to World Championship qualifying in April.
There are several non entries for this weekend as there always used to be on the European Tour, while defending champion Shaun Murphy has had to withdraw. Ding Junhui is the highest ranked player in the draw and will be hoping to take advantage. Barry Hawkins will be hoping to build on the form that saw him make the Welsh Open final on Sunday, while others like Anthony McGill and Stuart Bingham will be looking to get further clear of 17th spot in the race to the Crucible.
On top of that, this is the final qualifying event for the Players Championship which takes place in a couple of weeks. Only four players could still leapfrog Graeme Dott, who is the 16th and final qualifier as it stands. Dott is not in the draw this week which has given the opportunity to the likes of Cao Yupeng, Jack Lisowski, Joe Perry and Li Hang who can all still mathematically qualify, but each would need to take home the trophy and winners cheque of £25,000. A runners-up cheque of £12,000 would not be enough for any of the four players while everyone above Dott on the Players Championship ranking list is already confirmed.
So, here is how the draw shapes up for the professional stages in Gibraltar:
Quarter 1
Last 128 draw: (Picks in bold)
Stuart Bingham Vs Andrew Higginson
Mark King Vs Nigel Bond
Noppon Saengkham Vs Barry Pinches
Eden Sharav Vs James Cahill
Ken Doherty Vs Andreas Ploner
Kurt Maflin W/O Stephen Maguire
Tom Ford Vs Li Yuan
Dominic Dale Vs Chris Totten
Yu DeLu Vs Louis Heathcote
Ding Junhui Vs Thor Chuan Leong
Jamie Cope W/O Shaun Murphy
Rory McLeod Vs Ian Preece
Mike Dunn Vs Matthew Stevens
Cao Yupeng Vs Yuan Sijun
Sam Craigie Vs Joe O'Connor
Barry Hawkins Vs Chris Wakelin
Given that many of the top 16 in the world rankings are not here, the top quarter is packed with stars, such is the nature of the seeding structure for this event. Defending champion Shaun Murphy was meant to be in this quarter but has unfortunately been forced to withdraw because of a recurring neck injury. The same injury hindered Murphy in Yushan at the World Open earlier this year.
Ding Junhui is the big attraction in this section and he would have been due to play Murphy in the last 32 had both made it that far so it has opened that part of the draw up a bit. Ding recently made it to the final of the World Grand Prix which was his best run since winning the World Open, with some eye trouble hindering him in between. An early exit in Cardiff was not as much of a surprise having come straight to that event from the final in Preston.
Stuart Bingham will also be looking to kick into gear this weekend in Gibraltar. So far in his comeback he suffered a last 16 exit in the World Grand Prix to Anthony McGill and his Welsh Open defence was cut at the last 32 stage by Matthew Stevens. Bingham is in the top half of this section and wouldn't have to play either Barry Hawkins or Ding until the last 16 by which time they could both have gone home, but there are still some difficult names in Bingham's section.
Noppon Saengkham will be high on confidence after his run to the Welsh Open semi-finals last week that saw him defeat Judd Trump and Kyren Wilson along the way. There's no reason over the same best-of-7 frames format that he could not get on another big run and get to the latter stages in Gibraltar. Tom Ford is another player in this quarter who my eye is on for a possible big run. Ford was a finalist in last season's Paul Hunter Classic so is no stranger to big runs in these best-of-7 frames tournaments. Despite the big names in this section, upsets can be expected as always and Ford could be the man to take advantage.
My first quarter choice though is Barry Hawkins. Hawkins of course made it to the final of the Welsh Open last weekend and played the best he has done for a long time on the way to the final. He has had a very tough time of things in the first half of the season, but in true Hawkins style he may now end up peaking in time for another big Crucible run. When he gets into form he usually keeps it going, as he showed at a similar time last season winning the World Grand Prix before narrowly missing out in the Welsh Open quarter-finals. The draw this week certainly contains plenty of obstacles, but if he continues playing as he did in Cardiff then the rest of the field are in trouble.
Mark King Vs Nigel Bond
Noppon Saengkham Vs Barry Pinches
Eden Sharav Vs James Cahill
Ken Doherty Vs Andreas Ploner
Kurt Maflin W/O Stephen Maguire
Tom Ford Vs Li Yuan
Dominic Dale Vs Chris Totten
Yu DeLu Vs Louis Heathcote
Ding Junhui Vs Thor Chuan Leong
Jamie Cope W/O Shaun Murphy
Rory McLeod Vs Ian Preece
Mike Dunn Vs Matthew Stevens
Cao Yupeng Vs Yuan Sijun
Sam Craigie Vs Joe O'Connor
Barry Hawkins Vs Chris Wakelin
Given that many of the top 16 in the world rankings are not here, the top quarter is packed with stars, such is the nature of the seeding structure for this event. Defending champion Shaun Murphy was meant to be in this quarter but has unfortunately been forced to withdraw because of a recurring neck injury. The same injury hindered Murphy in Yushan at the World Open earlier this year.
Ding Junhui is the big attraction in this section and he would have been due to play Murphy in the last 32 had both made it that far so it has opened that part of the draw up a bit. Ding recently made it to the final of the World Grand Prix which was his best run since winning the World Open, with some eye trouble hindering him in between. An early exit in Cardiff was not as much of a surprise having come straight to that event from the final in Preston.
Stuart Bingham will also be looking to kick into gear this weekend in Gibraltar. So far in his comeback he suffered a last 16 exit in the World Grand Prix to Anthony McGill and his Welsh Open defence was cut at the last 32 stage by Matthew Stevens. Bingham is in the top half of this section and wouldn't have to play either Barry Hawkins or Ding until the last 16 by which time they could both have gone home, but there are still some difficult names in Bingham's section.
Noppon Saengkham will be high on confidence after his run to the Welsh Open semi-finals last week that saw him defeat Judd Trump and Kyren Wilson along the way. There's no reason over the same best-of-7 frames format that he could not get on another big run and get to the latter stages in Gibraltar. Tom Ford is another player in this quarter who my eye is on for a possible big run. Ford was a finalist in last season's Paul Hunter Classic so is no stranger to big runs in these best-of-7 frames tournaments. Despite the big names in this section, upsets can be expected as always and Ford could be the man to take advantage.
My first quarter choice though is Barry Hawkins. Hawkins of course made it to the final of the Welsh Open last weekend and played the best he has done for a long time on the way to the final. He has had a very tough time of things in the first half of the season, but in true Hawkins style he may now end up peaking in time for another big Crucible run. When he gets into form he usually keeps it going, as he showed at a similar time last season winning the World Grand Prix before narrowly missing out in the Welsh Open quarter-finals. The draw this week certainly contains plenty of obstacles, but if he continues playing as he did in Cardiff then the rest of the field are in trouble.
Best of the rest: Tom Ford
Quarter choice: Barry Hawkins
Quarter choice: Barry Hawkins
Quarter 2
Last 128 draw: (Picks in bold)
Allan Taylor Vs Andy Symons
Niu Zhuang Vs Mike Finn
Jak Jones Vs Hamza Akbar
Lee Walker Vs Gerard Greene
Anthony McGill Vs Paul Davison
Ben Woollaston Vs David Grace
Li Hang Vs Matthew Glasby
Oliver Lines Vs Elliott Slessor
Jamie Jones Vs Robbie Williams
Liang Wenbo Vs Alex Borg
Mitchell Mann Vs Patrick Whelan
Matthew Selt W/O Darren Morgan
Jimmy Robertson Vs John Astley
Robert Milkins Vs Andy Hicks
Kyren Wilson Vs Mark Joyce
Daniel Wells Vs Ian Burns
Niu Zhuang Vs Mike Finn
Jak Jones Vs Hamza Akbar
Lee Walker Vs Gerard Greene
Anthony McGill Vs Paul Davison
Ben Woollaston Vs David Grace
Li Hang Vs Matthew Glasby
Oliver Lines Vs Elliott Slessor
Jamie Jones Vs Robbie Williams
Liang Wenbo Vs Alex Borg
Mitchell Mann Vs Patrick Whelan
Matthew Selt W/O Darren Morgan
Jimmy Robertson Vs John Astley
Robert Milkins Vs Andy Hicks
Kyren Wilson Vs Mark Joyce
Daniel Wells Vs Ian Burns
In the second quarter, we have one of the players who needs a big run to try and get himself into the top 16 for the World Championships. That man is Liang Wenbo and you can't help but think that he needs to really make an impact in Gibraltar, given that he will not be in the upcoming Players Championship. It feels like he missed a big opportunity in Cardiff last week. Defeating Mark Selby at the last 64 stage was a huge win for Liang but to then lose out to Yu DeLu in the last 16 was a surprise and a bad defeat given his situation.
Kyren Wilson though is very much safe of his place in the World Championships at the Crucible having had a very good season. However, there are still signs of inconsistency from him that were on display last week at the Welsh. In the last 64 he produced one of the best displays of the week to defeat Rory McLeod 4-0 without ever really giving McLeod much of a chance. Then an evening later in losing 4-0 to Noppon Saengkham he could not produce anything close to that form and that will be a worry for him going forward potentially. In round one he faces Mark Joyce who came from 3-1 down to defeat Wilson 4-3 in the first round of the Grand Prix recently, so it is not a huge shout to say he can defeat Wilson again here. Joyce has been in good form this season and was unlucky to lose to an equally in form Jack Lisowski in round one last week. Whoever does come through that first round tie could well have a big run through the draw this weekend.
Anthony McGill is another top player to look out for in the draw. He played well to reach the World Grand Prix quarter-finals in Preston, but could not back that up in Cardiff losing out to Ben Woollaston 4-3 in the last 64. The first part of the season was a tale of consistency for McGill who reached the latter stages in most of the early season events. However, since losing the English Open semi-final in October, things have not gone as well for the Scotsman with a number of early exits.
With that in mind, Ben Woollaston is my choice for this second quarter. The mini section that Woollaston is in presents a huge chance for someone to reach a quarter-final at the very least. Besides, McGill who Woollaston would face again at the last 64 stage, there are a number of lower ranked players who you would not necessarily pick out for a big tournament run- though that is not to say one of them will not produce the goods. Woollaston has looked good in patches recently, playing well to defeat McGill in the end in Cardiff and somehow losing to Trump in Berlin despite playing close to his very best. Woollaston is a player who I think can take advantage in the best-of-7 frames format as a former PTC winner and a quarter-finalist in this season's Paul Hunter Classic before losing out to the in form Murphy.
Kyren Wilson though is very much safe of his place in the World Championships at the Crucible having had a very good season. However, there are still signs of inconsistency from him that were on display last week at the Welsh. In the last 64 he produced one of the best displays of the week to defeat Rory McLeod 4-0 without ever really giving McLeod much of a chance. Then an evening later in losing 4-0 to Noppon Saengkham he could not produce anything close to that form and that will be a worry for him going forward potentially. In round one he faces Mark Joyce who came from 3-1 down to defeat Wilson 4-3 in the first round of the Grand Prix recently, so it is not a huge shout to say he can defeat Wilson again here. Joyce has been in good form this season and was unlucky to lose to an equally in form Jack Lisowski in round one last week. Whoever does come through that first round tie could well have a big run through the draw this weekend.
Anthony McGill is another top player to look out for in the draw. He played well to reach the World Grand Prix quarter-finals in Preston, but could not back that up in Cardiff losing out to Ben Woollaston 4-3 in the last 64. The first part of the season was a tale of consistency for McGill who reached the latter stages in most of the early season events. However, since losing the English Open semi-final in October, things have not gone as well for the Scotsman with a number of early exits.
With that in mind, Ben Woollaston is my choice for this second quarter. The mini section that Woollaston is in presents a huge chance for someone to reach a quarter-final at the very least. Besides, McGill who Woollaston would face again at the last 64 stage, there are a number of lower ranked players who you would not necessarily pick out for a big tournament run- though that is not to say one of them will not produce the goods. Woollaston has looked good in patches recently, playing well to defeat McGill in the end in Cardiff and somehow losing to Trump in Berlin despite playing close to his very best. Woollaston is a player who I think can take advantage in the best-of-7 frames format as a former PTC winner and a quarter-finalist in this season's Paul Hunter Classic before losing out to the in form Murphy.
Best of the rest: Mark Joyce
Quarter winner: Ben Woollaston
Quarter 3
Last 128 draw: (Picks in bold)
Rod Lawler Vs Matthew Day
Ricky Walden Vs Alfie Burden
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh Vs Mei Xiwen
Michael Georgiou Vs Liam Highfield
Sam Baird Vs Jamie Clarke
Jamie Barrett Vs Leo Fernandez
Scott Donaldson Vs Duane Jones
Joe Swail Vs Simon Litchenberg
Aditya Mehta Vs Brian Ochoiski
Kurt Dunham W/O Ali Carter
Tian Pengfei Vs Chen Zhe
Gary Wilson Vs Umut Dikme
Zhang Yong Vs Billy Castle
Sean O'Sullivan W/O Yan Bingtao
Peter Ebdon Vs Craig Steadman
Zhao Xintong Vs Sanderson Lam
With the withdrawal of Ali Carter, not one single player in the third quarter is currently ranked in the world's top 16. Yan Bingtao has also withdrawn from the competition very early and that leaves this quarter wide open in my opinion.
Michael Georgiou is someone people might look towards for a big run after his win at the Shoot Out and the confidence he will have taken from that as well as his performance in the World Grand Prix. However, he faces a very tough draw in the first round against Liam Highfield who I watched quite a bit of in Cardiff and was impressed with. He should have made it to the quarter-finals there and will be looking to put that right in Gibraltar, though he did look in really good form and could easily have a run through the draw this week.
Gary Wilson will be hoping he can build on his run to the semi-finals in Wales, and in that bottom section of the quarter there are very few players that stand out so he is probably one of the better choices to make the quarter-final. He performed well in Wales and was another player I saw quite a bit of. He impressed me against Mark Allen because Allen did not play badly in that match by any means, while his last 16 match with John Astley just seemed to go scrappy and was not something Wilson could have done much about in terms of style. Then in the quarter-finals he produced three centuries and was only defeated in the semi-final by eventual winner John Higgins. For me, Wilson is a solid pick in this quarter.
Maybe it is time for one of the players that promise much to produce the goods. Zhao Xintong has been rather left behind by some of the players like Yan Bingtao, Zhou Yuelong and even Lu Haotian who came through at a similar time to him. There is no doubting his talent but he is yet to kick on and is now at huge risk of having to go back to Qualifying School at the end of the season. If he could find his form this weekend then there is certainly an opportunity in this section. On the tour survival front, Sam Baird is someone who is in desperate need of victories. He looks completely out of sorts at the moment and his frustration boiled over on a couple of occasions when he lost to Gary Wilson in round one of the Welsh Open.
My quarter choice though is Ricky Walden. Walden is the man that stands out in this section and this tournament may provide the big opportunity he needs to get back to form and back up the rankings. The journey has been a tough one for Walden with his back but he could easily get on a run here and take home the trophy on Sunday. His runs in Northern Ireland and Scotland show he can get it done over the best-of-7 frames. His first round draw is still a difficult one against a player in Alfie Burden who has beaten him a few times of late, including during this event last season. If Walden can get past that test then it may give him the confidence to kick on and do the business in Gibraltar.
Ricky Walden Vs Alfie Burden
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh Vs Mei Xiwen
Michael Georgiou Vs Liam Highfield
Sam Baird Vs Jamie Clarke
Jamie Barrett Vs Leo Fernandez
Scott Donaldson Vs Duane Jones
Joe Swail Vs Simon Litchenberg
Aditya Mehta Vs Brian Ochoiski
Kurt Dunham W/O Ali Carter
Tian Pengfei Vs Chen Zhe
Gary Wilson Vs Umut Dikme
Zhang Yong Vs Billy Castle
Sean O'Sullivan W/O Yan Bingtao
Peter Ebdon Vs Craig Steadman
Zhao Xintong Vs Sanderson Lam
With the withdrawal of Ali Carter, not one single player in the third quarter is currently ranked in the world's top 16. Yan Bingtao has also withdrawn from the competition very early and that leaves this quarter wide open in my opinion.
Michael Georgiou is someone people might look towards for a big run after his win at the Shoot Out and the confidence he will have taken from that as well as his performance in the World Grand Prix. However, he faces a very tough draw in the first round against Liam Highfield who I watched quite a bit of in Cardiff and was impressed with. He should have made it to the quarter-finals there and will be looking to put that right in Gibraltar, though he did look in really good form and could easily have a run through the draw this week.
Gary Wilson will be hoping he can build on his run to the semi-finals in Wales, and in that bottom section of the quarter there are very few players that stand out so he is probably one of the better choices to make the quarter-final. He performed well in Wales and was another player I saw quite a bit of. He impressed me against Mark Allen because Allen did not play badly in that match by any means, while his last 16 match with John Astley just seemed to go scrappy and was not something Wilson could have done much about in terms of style. Then in the quarter-finals he produced three centuries and was only defeated in the semi-final by eventual winner John Higgins. For me, Wilson is a solid pick in this quarter.
Maybe it is time for one of the players that promise much to produce the goods. Zhao Xintong has been rather left behind by some of the players like Yan Bingtao, Zhou Yuelong and even Lu Haotian who came through at a similar time to him. There is no doubting his talent but he is yet to kick on and is now at huge risk of having to go back to Qualifying School at the end of the season. If he could find his form this weekend then there is certainly an opportunity in this section. On the tour survival front, Sam Baird is someone who is in desperate need of victories. He looks completely out of sorts at the moment and his frustration boiled over on a couple of occasions when he lost to Gary Wilson in round one of the Welsh Open.
My quarter choice though is Ricky Walden. Walden is the man that stands out in this section and this tournament may provide the big opportunity he needs to get back to form and back up the rankings. The journey has been a tough one for Walden with his back but he could easily get on a run here and take home the trophy on Sunday. His runs in Northern Ireland and Scotland show he can get it done over the best-of-7 frames. His first round draw is still a difficult one against a player in Alfie Burden who has beaten him a few times of late, including during this event last season. If Walden can get past that test then it may give him the confidence to kick on and do the business in Gibraltar.
Best of the rest: Gary Wilson
Quarter winner: Ricky Walden
Quarter winner: Ricky Walden
Quarter 4
Last 128 draw: (Picks in bold)
Soheil Vahedi Vs Jackson Page
Zhou Yuelong Vs Zhang Anda
Peter Lines Vs Jamie O'Neill
Jack Lisowski Vs Ross Muir
Mark Davis Vs Stuart Carrington
Fergal O'Brien Vs Michael Wild
Anthony Hamilton Vs Ashley Hugill
Joe Perry Vs Adam Duffy
Ryan Day Vs Xu Si
Michael White Vs Oliver Brown
Luca Brecel Vs Martin O'Donnell
Jimmy White Vs Christopher Keogan
Michael Holt Vs Brandon Sargeant
Josh Boileau Vs Thomas Kevern or Bash Maqsood
Hammad Miah Vs Chen Zifan
Fang Xiongman Vs Lukas Kleckers
Again this is a section of the draw that looks very open to me. In the top half of the quarter there is not one player currently ranked in the top 16, with Joe Perry by far the closest. Then a number of the top players in this quarter appear in the same mini section.
Only one of Ryan Day, Michael White or Luca Brecel can make it through to the last 16 as they would all meet before that stage. Day exited in round one in Wales to Kurt Dunham in what was another big blow in his Crucible hopes. Barring big runs both here and at the Players Championship he is almost certainly going to the qualifiers. White also lost in the first round but he faced Martin Gould who also defeated Walden and Mark Williams last week. Brecel meanwhile fell in the last 64 to Mike Dunn after a first round exit in the World Grand Prix, on the same night that Day fell in Preston. White is probably the most in-form of the three having defeated Judd Trump and Perry on the way to the quarter-finals in Preston.
Waiting for one of those names in the last 16 could well be Michael Holt. Again he is the name that stands out from those bottom four matches there and despite a last 64 exit in Cardiff he looked to be cueing nicely on the whole, but in the end James Wattana was just too solid and good tactically. Meanwhile, Joe Perry has been unfortunate with draws at times this season, meeting Stephen Maguire in round last week in Cardiff, but this week he could really take advantage of some of the absentees. On paper he is probably the favourite in his section to make the quarter-finals but there are still a lot of dangerous players in there. Zhou Yuelong is one of those but he does not have much form behind him at the moment and will be looking for a big confidence boost before two huge events to finish the season.
My quarter choice though and my pick to take home the trophy on Sunday is a man who has been knocking on the door a bit more this season. Jack Lisowski's return to form started arguably about a year ago at this event. He blitzed his way through to the quarter-finals in Gibraltar last year before losing to friend and eventual runner-up Judd Trump, just as he did in the semi-finals of this season's Shanghai Masters, a career best run for Lisowski. In Gibraltar last year he defeated reigning Northern Ireland Open winner Mark King, whitewashed reigning German Masters champion Anthony Hamilton and outplayed Mark Allen to make the quarters and made the highest break of the tournament with a 145 along with three other centuries during the weekend. That shows his promise and this season the left hander has had a bit more consistency, and he is still someone who I look to as someone who will thrive in the best-of-7 frames tournaments. As well as making the quarter-finals in Gibraltar last season, he started this season by making the last 16 in Riga as well as making the quarter-finals at the English Open where he won four matches over the best-of-7 frames beating top players along the way. Lets not forget that Lisowski is also a twice former PTC runner-up, and looking at his current form and the draw this week, this could be the weekend where he gets his first big title.
Zhou Yuelong Vs Zhang Anda
Peter Lines Vs Jamie O'Neill
Jack Lisowski Vs Ross Muir
Mark Davis Vs Stuart Carrington
Fergal O'Brien Vs Michael Wild
Anthony Hamilton Vs Ashley Hugill
Joe Perry Vs Adam Duffy
Ryan Day Vs Xu Si
Michael White Vs Oliver Brown
Luca Brecel Vs Martin O'Donnell
Jimmy White Vs Christopher Keogan
Michael Holt Vs Brandon Sargeant
Josh Boileau Vs Thomas Kevern or Bash Maqsood
Hammad Miah Vs Chen Zifan
Fang Xiongman Vs Lukas Kleckers
Again this is a section of the draw that looks very open to me. In the top half of the quarter there is not one player currently ranked in the top 16, with Joe Perry by far the closest. Then a number of the top players in this quarter appear in the same mini section.
Only one of Ryan Day, Michael White or Luca Brecel can make it through to the last 16 as they would all meet before that stage. Day exited in round one in Wales to Kurt Dunham in what was another big blow in his Crucible hopes. Barring big runs both here and at the Players Championship he is almost certainly going to the qualifiers. White also lost in the first round but he faced Martin Gould who also defeated Walden and Mark Williams last week. Brecel meanwhile fell in the last 64 to Mike Dunn after a first round exit in the World Grand Prix, on the same night that Day fell in Preston. White is probably the most in-form of the three having defeated Judd Trump and Perry on the way to the quarter-finals in Preston.
Waiting for one of those names in the last 16 could well be Michael Holt. Again he is the name that stands out from those bottom four matches there and despite a last 64 exit in Cardiff he looked to be cueing nicely on the whole, but in the end James Wattana was just too solid and good tactically. Meanwhile, Joe Perry has been unfortunate with draws at times this season, meeting Stephen Maguire in round last week in Cardiff, but this week he could really take advantage of some of the absentees. On paper he is probably the favourite in his section to make the quarter-finals but there are still a lot of dangerous players in there. Zhou Yuelong is one of those but he does not have much form behind him at the moment and will be looking for a big confidence boost before two huge events to finish the season.
My quarter choice though and my pick to take home the trophy on Sunday is a man who has been knocking on the door a bit more this season. Jack Lisowski's return to form started arguably about a year ago at this event. He blitzed his way through to the quarter-finals in Gibraltar last year before losing to friend and eventual runner-up Judd Trump, just as he did in the semi-finals of this season's Shanghai Masters, a career best run for Lisowski. In Gibraltar last year he defeated reigning Northern Ireland Open winner Mark King, whitewashed reigning German Masters champion Anthony Hamilton and outplayed Mark Allen to make the quarters and made the highest break of the tournament with a 145 along with three other centuries during the weekend. That shows his promise and this season the left hander has had a bit more consistency, and he is still someone who I look to as someone who will thrive in the best-of-7 frames tournaments. As well as making the quarter-finals in Gibraltar last season, he started this season by making the last 16 in Riga as well as making the quarter-finals at the English Open where he won four matches over the best-of-7 frames beating top players along the way. Lets not forget that Lisowski is also a twice former PTC runner-up, and looking at his current form and the draw this week, this could be the weekend where he gets his first big title.
Best of the rest: Michael Holt
Quarter winner: Jack Lisowski
Tournament winner selection: Jack Lisowski
The professional stages of the event will be covered from Friday to Sunday on Eurosport TV and Eurosport Player. Each round from the last 128 to the final will be played over the best-of-7 frames with the usual European Tour style format, with the top half of the draw playing through three rounds on Friday, the bottom half doing the same on Saturday before it all comes together for the final four rounds on Sunday.
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