By World Snooker Tour

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The best 12 players of the season so far will be heading to the fabulous Manchester Central venue later this month for the Sportsbet.io Tour Championship.

World number one Judd Trump, World Champion Kyren Wilson and defending champion Mark Williams are among the green baize giants competing in the tournament which runs from March 31st to April 6th.

Tickets are on sale now from just £25 – sensational value for the chance to see snooker’s greatest names competing for a huge world ranking title and a top prize of £150,000. For all tickets details click here.

Only the leading 12 players from this season’s Johnstone’s Paint One-Year Rankings have qualified. They are:

Judd Trump 
Kyren Wilson 
Neil Robertson 
John Higgins 
Xiao Guodong 
Mark Selby 
Mark Williams 
Shaun Murphy 
Barry Hawkins 
Ding Junhui 
Si Jiahui
Wu Yize

Seven of the 12 players have won the World Championship, and between them they have an incredible 178 ranking titles. The event will be televised live by ITV and many other broadcasters worldwide.

The draw will be confirmed at the end of this week’s Sportsbet.io Players Championship in Telford. The top four seeds will go straight into the quarter-finals, with the other eight players starting a round earlier.  The fixtures will be announced early next week.

Manchester Central, in the heart of one of the UK's most vibrant cities, hosted the event for the first time last year and proved an outstanding venue with a tremendous atmosphere. Book your tickets now while there’s still time!

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