The draw for the qualifying rounds of the Halo World Championship has been made, with 128 players set to compete for 16 coveted spots at the Crucible. Tickets to the qualifiers are just £12 per day - for details click here.
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The qualifiers for snooker's biggest event run from April 7 to 16 at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield. Players enter at different stages depending on where they are seeded, as follows:
Round one pits players ranked 81 to 112 against those ranked 113 to 144.
In round two, those 32 winners will face players ranked 49 to 80.
In round three, those 32 winners will face players ranked 17 to 48.
In round four, those 32 winners play each other, with the 16 winners going through to the Crucible.
Round four is known as Judgement Day, with places at the Crucible at stake. As always, you'll be able to watch our special production live and free on April 15 and 16, this time it will be on WST Play. The draw for the final stages will then take place on the morning of April 17, on BBC Radio 5 Live and the BBC Sport website.
New sensation Michał Szubarczyk, age just 14 from Poland, will make his debut in the event against Dean Young, and if he wins that match he'll face fellow teenager Stan Moody in round two. World Women's Champion Bai Yulu, who reached Judgement Day at the Victorian Plumbing UK Championship in November, will be up against Liam Highfield.
Former UK Champion Zhao Xintong will take on Ka Wai Cheung, while legend Jimmy White still start against Ukraine's Anton Kazakov.
Star names in round three will include the likes of Ali Carter, Stuart Bingham, Jack Lisowski, Hossein Vafaei, Stephen Maguire, Gary Wilson, Chris Wakelin and David Gilbert.
Seedings 17-22 are yet to be confirmed, and are listed in the draw as seeding positions rather than names. Wu Yize can still climb into the top 16 if he reaches the final of next week's Sportsbet.io Tour Championship. Once the seeding positions are confirmed, those names will be added to the draw.
Fans with an annual WST Play subscription will be able to attend the qualifiers for free, with one free ticket per day for each member. A unique link will be sent out to subscribers on April 1st for fans to redeem their tickets.
If you haven’t been able to secure a golden ticket for the final stages, this is a superb opportunity to be a part of snooker’s biggest event. Act quickly to secure your tickets, as demand is expected to be higher than ever!
