Players Championship snooker 2018: Draw, schedule, results, tips, betting odds & ITV 4 coverage times

Ronnie O’Sullivan (1) v Graeme Dott (16)
Ding Junhui (8) v Mark Allen (9)
Luca Brecel (5) v Neil Robertson (12)
Judd Trump (4) v Stephen Maguire (13)
John Higgins (3) v Anthony McGill (14)
Shaun Murphy (6) v Kyren Wilson (11)
Mark Selby (7) v Ryan Day (10)
Mark Williams (2) v Yan Bingtao (15)

Players Championship 2018: Daily Schedule & Results

Monday March 19
Evening Session (1900 GMT)
TV Coverage: ITV4
First Round (Best of 11 frames)

Shaun Murphy (6) 6-3 Kyren Wilson (11)
Ding Junhui (8) 6-2 Mark Allen (9)

Tuesday March 20
Afternoon Session (1300 GMT)
TV Coverage: ITV4
First Round (Best of 11 frames)

Mark Selby (7) 3-6 Ryan Day (10)
Mark Williams (2) 6-2 Yan Bingtao (15)

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Evening Session (1900 GMT)
TV Coverage: ITV4
First Round (Best of 11 frames)

Ronnie O’Sullivan (1) 6-1 Graeme Dott (16)
Luca Brecel (5) 2-6 Neil Robertson (12)

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Wednesday March 21
Afternoon Session (1300 GMT)
TV Coverage: ITV4
First Round (Best of 11 frames)

Judd Trump (4) 6-4 Stephen Maguire (13)
John Higgins (3) 0-6 Anthony McGill (14)

Evening Session (1900 GMT)
TV Coverage: ITV4
Quarter-Finals (Best of 11 frames)

Ronnie O'Sullivan (1) 6-3 Ding Junhui (8)

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Thursday March 22
Afternoon Session (1300 GMT)
TV Coverage: ITV4
Quarter-Finals (Best of 11 frames)

Neil Robertson (12) 1-6 Judd Trump (4)

Evening Session (1900 GMT)
TV Coverage: ITV4
Quarter-Finals (Best of 11 frames)

Ryan Day (10) 3-6 Mark Williams (2)

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Friday March 23
Afternoon Session (1300 GMT)
TV Coverage: ITV4
Quarter-Finals (Best of 11 frames)

Anthony McGill (14) 5-6 Shaun Murphy (6)

Evening Session (1900 GMT)
TV Coverage: ITV4
Semi-Finals (Best of 11 frames)

Ronnie O'Sullivan 6-5 Judd Trump

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Saturday March 24
Evening Session (1900 GMT)
TV Coverage: ITV4
Semi-Finals (Best of 11 frames)

Mark Williams 3-6 Shaun Murphy (SF 2)

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Sunday March 25
Afternoon Session (1300 GMT)
TV Coverage: ITV4
Final (Best of 19 frames - session one 9 frames)

Ronnie O'Sullivan 6-3 Shaun Murphy

Evening Session (1900 GMT)
TV Coverage: ITV4
Final (Best of 19 frames - session two 10 frames)

Ronnie O'Sullivan 10-4 Shaun Murphy

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Where can I watch the Players Championship on TV?

Every session of this lucrative tournament will be televised live by ITV 4

Players Championship 2018 Odds

Details of the Sky Bet odds will appear here when released.

Can I still buy tickets

Tickets are still available -

Players Championship Prize Fund

Winner: £125,000
Runner-up: £50,000
Semi-final: £30,000
Quarter-finals: £15,000
Last 16: £10,000
Total: £380,000
Highest break: £5,000
Rolling 147 break prize is £30,000

Players Championship: Past finals

This tournament was first staged in 2011, when Shaun Murphy beat Martin Gould 4-0 in Dublin.

In total there have been seven different winners, with no player managing to do so more than twice.