WST Pro Series – Groups 9-16
The WST Pro Series resumes next week with the likes of Ronnie O’Sullivan, Judd Trump, Mark Selby, Mark Williams and Mark Allen in action.
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Players have been split into 16 groups of eight for the initial round-robin phase. All matches are best of three frames, and the top two in each group will progress to the second group stage.
The second phase will feature 32 players split into four groups of eight. Once again the top two in each group will go forward. The player who finishes top of the final group of eight players will be crowned the champion.
Already through to phase two are Joe Perry, Xiao Guodong, Kyren Wilson, Sunny Akani, Martin O’Donnell, Lu Ning, Stuart Bingham, Sam Craigie, Zhao Xintong, Dominic Dale, Shaun Murphy, Louis Heathcote, Luo Honghao, Zhou Yuelong, Luca Brecel and Jack Lisowski.
The dates for the event are:
March 9-16: Groups nine to 16
March 17-20: Second group stage
March 21: Final group
Prize money for the world ranking event will be as follows:
First group stage
Winner: £4,000
Runner-up: £3,000
3rd Place: £2,500
4th Place: £2,000
5th Place: £1,500
6th Place: £1,000
7th Place: £500
8th Place: £0
Second group stage
Winner: £10,000
Runner-up: £7,500
3rd place: £5,000
4th place: £4,000
5th place: £3,000
6th place: £2,000
7th place: £1,500
8th place: £1,000
Final group stage
Winner: £20,000
Runner-up: £10,000
3rd place: £7,500
4th place: £5,000
5th place: £4,000
6th place: £3,000
7th place: £2,000
8th place: £1,000