The draw and schedule is now confirmed for the Sportsbet.io Tour Championship at Manchester Central, which runs from March 31st to April 6th. Tickets for Manchester are still available from just £25 - for details click here.
The opening afternoon sees Johnstone's Paint Masters Champion Shaun Murphy kick off the event against one of the season's most consistent performers, Barry Hawkins. The winner of that match will face off against world number one Judd Trump, who begins his campaign on Wednesday April 2nd at 1pm.
The top 12 on the Johnstone's Paint One-Year Rankings have earned a place in Manchester. The top four seeds go straight into the quarter-finals, while the other eight players start a round earlier. The schedule is:
Monday 31st March
1pm
Shaun Murphy v Barry Hawkins first session
Xiao Guodong v Wu Yize first session
7pm
Shaun Murphy v Barry Hawkins concluding session
Mark Williams v Ding Junhui first session
Tuesday 1st April
1pm
Mark Selby v Si Jiahui first session
Xiao Guodong v Wu Yize concluding session
7pm
Mark Selby v Si Jiahui concluding session
Mark Williams v Ding Junhui concluding session
Wednesday 2nd April
1pm
Judd Trump v Murphy or Hawkins first session
John Higgins v Xiao or Wu first session
7pm
Judd Trump v Murphy or Hawkins concluding session
Neil Robertson v Selby or Si first session
Thursday 3rd April
1pm
John Higgins v Xiao or Wu concluding session
Kyren Wilson v Williams or Ding first session
7pm
Neil Robertson v Selby or Si concluding session
Kyren Wilson v Williams or Ding concluding session
Friday 4th April
1pm
Semi-final first session
7pm
Semi-final concluding session
Saturday 5th April
1pm
Semi-final first session
7pm
Semi-final concluding session
Sunday 6th April
1pm
Final first session
7pm
Final concluding session