Here you can look back on how the action unfolded with the results and daily reviews while we also have details of the prize fund.
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Mark Selby/Luo Honghao v Noppon Saengkham
Zhou Yuelong v Chen Zifan
Martin Gould v Andrew Higginson/Hiu Hao
Anthony McGill v Mark Joyce
Rory McLeod v Stephen Maguire
Yan Bingtao v Stuart Bingham
Peter Ebdon v Anthony Hamilton
Ken Doherty v Shaun Murphy
Barry Hawkins v Oliver Lines
Ben Woollaston v Mark Davis
Ali Carter v Aditya Mehta
Ian Preece v David Grace
Fergal O'Brien v Mark King
Kurt Maflin v Michael Georgiou
Elliot Slessor v Alan McManus
Alfie Burden v Ding Junhui/Niu Zhuang
Judd Trump v Daniel Wells/Ma Bing
Graeme Dott v Robert Milkins
Ronnie O'Sullivan v Sam Baird
David Gilbert v Stuart Carrington
Mike Dunn v Joe Perry
Allan Taylor v Liang Wenbo/Ian Burns
Jimmy Robertson v Luca Brecel
Hossein Vafaei v Marco Fu
Neil Robertson v Li Hang
Michael White v Xiao Guoding
Mark Allen v Matthew Stevens
Michael Holt v Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
Cao Yupeng v Ryan Day
Tian Pengfei/Fan Zhengyi v Mark Williams
Matthew Selt v Tom Ford
Chris Wakelin v John Higgins/Lu Haotian
WEDNESDAY AUGUST 16
Morning Session (1000 local, 0300 BST)
First Round (Best of nine frames)
Yan Bingtao 5-3 Stuart Bingham (Match 13)
Neil Robertson 4-5 Li Hang (Match 32)
Daniel Wells 5-2 Ma Bing (Match 4)
Tian Pengfei 5-2 Fan Zhengyi (Match 6)
Andrew Higginson 5-1 Hiu Hao (Match 2)
Anthony McGill 2-5 Mark Joyce (Match 11)
Peter Ebdon 3-5 Anthony Hamilton (Match 14)
Barry Hawkins 5-2 Oliver Lines (Match 16)
Afternoon Session (1430 local, 0730 BST)
First Round (Best of nine frames)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 1
Mark Selby 5-1 Luo Honghao (Match 1)
Liang Wenbo 3-5 Ian Burns(Match 5)
Ken Doherty 4-5 Shaun Murphy (Match 15)
Rory McLeod 1-5 Stephen Maguire (Match 12)
Ben Woollaston 4-5 Mark Davis (Match 17)
Ali Carter 5-4 Aditya Mehta (Match 18)
Ian Preece 4-5 David Grace (Match 19)
Evening Session (1930 local, 1230 BST)
First Round (Best of nine frames)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 1
Ding Junhui 5-1 Niu Zhuang (Match 3)
John Higgins 5-0 Lu Haotian (Match 7)
Fergal O'Brien 5-3 Mark King (Match 20)
Kurt Maflin 5-0 Michael Georgiou (Match 21)
Elliot Slessor 3-5 Alan McManus (Match 22)
Graeme Dott 5-3 Robert Milkins (Match 25)
David Gilbert 5-4 Stuart Carrington (Match 27)
Mike Dunn 5-1 Joe Perry (Match 28)
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THURSDAY AUGUST 17
Afternoon Session (1400 local, 0700 BST)
First Round (Best of nine frames)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 1
Ronnie O'Sullivan 5-2 Sam Baird (Match 26)
Mark Selby 5-1 Noppon Saengkham (Match 8)
Allan Taylor 5-2 Ian Burns (Match 29)
Zhou Yuelong 5-4 Chen Zifan (Match 9)
Martin Gould 5-2 Andrew Higginson (Match 10)
Jimmy Robertson 2-5 Luca Brecel (Match 30)
Hossein Vafaei 3-5 Marco Fu (Match 31)
Mark Allen 4-5 Matthew Stevens (Match 34)
Evening Session (1930 local, 1230 BST)
First Round (Best of nine frames)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 1
Alfie Burden 2-5 Ding Junhui (Match 23)
Judd Trump 5-2 Daniel Wells (Match 24)
Michael White 5-3 Xiao Guoding (Match 33)
Michael Holt 2-5 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (Match 35)
Cao Yupeng 3-5 Ryan Day (Match 36)
Tian Pengfei 2-5 Mark Williams (Match 37)
Matthew Selt 1-5 Tom Ford (Match 38)
Chris Wakelin 2-5 John Higgins (Match 39)
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FRIDAY AUGUST 18
Afternoon Session (1400 local, 0700 BST)
Second Round (Best of nine frames)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 1
Mark Selby 4-5 Zhou Yuelong (Match 40)
Martin Gould 5-2 Mark Joyce (Match 41)
Stephen Maguire 5-1 Yan Bingtao (Match 42)
Anthony Hamilton 0-5 Shaun Murphy (Match 43)
Barry Hawkins 3-5 Mark Davis (Match 44)
Ali Carter 5-4 David Grace (Match 45)
Fergal O'Brien 5-2 Kurt Maflin (Match 46)
Ronnie O'Sullivan 5-3 David Gilbert (Match 49)
Evening Session (1930 local, 1230 BST)
Second Round (Best of nine frames)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 1
Alan McManus 5-0 Ding Junhui (Match 47)
Judd Trump 3-5 Graeme Dott (Match 48)
Mike Dunn 5-4 Allan Taylor (Match 50)
Luca Brecel 5-2 Marco Fu (Match 51)
Li Hang 5-4 Michael White (Match 52)
Matthew Stevens 5-2 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (Match 53)
Ryan Day 0-5 Mark Williams (Match 54)
Tom Ford 5-2 John Higgins (Match 55)
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SATURDAY AUGUST 19
Afternoon Session (1400 local, 0700 BST)
Third Round (Best of nine frames)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 1
Zhou Yuelong 5-2 Martin Gould (Match 56)
Stephen Maguire 0-5 Shaun Murphy (Match 57)
Mike Dunn 3-5 Luca Brecel (Match 61)
Mark Williams 5-3 Tom Ford (Match 63)
Evening Session (1930 local, 1230 BST)
Third Round (Best of nine frames)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 1
Mark Davis 1-5 Ali Carter (Match 58)
Fergal O'Brien 5-4 Alan McManus (Match 59)
Graeme Dott 0-5 Ronnie O'Sullivan (Match 60)
Li Hang 5-4 Matthew Stevens (Match 62)
SUNDAY AUGUST 20
Afternoon Session (1400 local, 0700 BST)
Quarter-Finals (Best of nine frames)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 1
Zhou Yuelong 2-5 Shaun Murphy (QF 1)
Ali Carter 5-2 Fergal O'Brien (QF 2)
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Evening Session (1930 local, 1230 BST)
Quarter-Finals (Best of nine frames)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 1
Ronnie O'Sullivan 4-5 Luca Brecel (QF 3)
Li Hang 5-3 Mark Williams (QF 4)
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MONDAY AUGUST 21
Afternoon Session (1400 local, 0700 BST)
Semi-Finals (Best of 11 frames)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 1
Shaun Murphy 6-5 Ali Carter (SF1)
Evening Session (1930 local, 1230 BST)
Semi-Finals (Best of 11 frames)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 1
Luca Brecel 6-5 Li Hang (SF2)
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TUESDAY AUGUST 22
Final - Afternoon Session (1400 local, 0700 BST)
(Best of 19 frames)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 1
Shaun Murphy 4-5 Luca Brecel
Final - Evening Session (1930 local, 1230 BST)
(Best of 19 frames)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 1
Shaun Murphy 5-10 Luca Brecel
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Apart from the very first session of the opening day, Eurosport 1 will be broadcasting live coverage from every session throughout the tournament while Eurosport 2 will also be showing highlights shows.
World champion Mark Selby is while Ronnie O'Sullivan is next in the running at 6/1. However, Sky Bet have enhanced the Rocket's price to 8/1.
Judd Trump is 15/2 as he looks to rediscover form having only managed to score 27 points in total during a 5-0 thumping to Sam Craigie in the World Open qualifiers last week while defending champion John Higgins is 8/1.
Ding Junhui will be fancied by many to triumph on home soil at 9/1 while the other big names include Barry Hawkins (10/1), Neil Robertson (14/1), Shaun Murphy (20/1) and Marco Fu (28/1).
Winner: £150,000
Runner-up: £75,000
Semi-finals: £32,000
Quarter-finals: £18,000
Last 16: £12,000
Second round: £7,000
First round: £4,000