Dave Gilbert memorably won the title last year, the first ranking success of his career as he beat Mark Allen in the final.
The tournament is back at the Morningside Arena in Leicester and goes on for an entire month, with the final on 29 July after three group stages.
It is a low-key start to the season but with ranking points on the line, matches won and lost could prove crucial to players come the end of the campaign and there is a big trophy and the winner will walk away with a total of £33,000.
How to watch Championship League Snooker
FreeSports will be showing the action live on TV in the UK and Ireland – available through Sky and Virgin.
Alternatively you can watch through Matchroom.Live, which also has coverage of Table 2.
For TV coverage around the world, click here.
Championship League groups, draw and schedule
Tuesday 28 June
Group 24
Robert Milkins
Andy Hicks
Allan Taylor
Sanderson Lam
Group 13
David Grace
Craig Steadman
Aaron Hill
Ben Hancorn
Wednesday 29 June
Group 4
Zhao Xintong
Hammad Miah
Adam Duffy
Michael Holt
Group 31
Noppon Saengkham
Anthony Hamilton
Ashley Hugill
Steven Hallworth
Thursday 30 June
Group 6
Kyren Wilson
Zhang Anda
Michael Judge
Luke Simmonds
Group 26
Tom Ford
Chris Wakelin
Ian Burns
Anton Kazakov
Friday 1 July
Group 10
Luca Brecel
Robbie Williams
Oliver Brown
Zhao Jianbo
Group 29
Lu Ning
Oliver Lines
Chen Zifan
John Astley
Monday 4 July
Group 1
Ronnie O’Sullivan
Alexander Ursenbacher
Alfie Burden
Farakh Ajaib
Group 27
Jamie Jones
Sam Craigie
David Lilley
Andres Petrov
Tuesday 5 July
Group 15
Ricky Walden
Jackson Page
Gerard Greene
Andy Lee
Group 32
Xiao Guodong
Scott Donaldson
Nutcharut Wongharuthai
Rod Lawler
Wednesday 6 July
Group 9
Barry Hawkins
Yuan Sijun
Lei Peifan
Ken Doherty
Group 30
Graeme Dott
Lyu Haotian
Fraser Patrick
Haydon Pinhey
Thursday 7 July
Group 3
Mark Selby
Ben Woollaston
Zhang Jiankang
James Cahill
Group 23
Joe Perry
Elliot Slessor
Lukas Kleckers
Andrew Higinson
Monday 11 July
Group 5
Mark Williams
Li Hang
Andrew Pagett
Rory McLeod
Group 28
Gary Wilson
Jak Jones
Barry Pinches
Africa National Qualifier TBD
Tuesday 12 July
Group 22
Jimmy Robertson
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
Marco Fu
Ian Martin
Group 21
Stephen Maguire
Matthew Stevens
Mitchell Mann
Si Jiahui
Wednesday 13 July
Group 20
Zhou Yuelong
Mark King
Chang Bingyu
Fergal O’Brien
Group 18
Matthew Selt
Dominic Dale
Duane Jones
Daniel Wells
Thursday 14 July
Group 17
Ali Carter
Wu Yize
Louis Heathcote
Kurt Maflin
Group 25
Ryan Day
Pang Junxu
Reanne Evans
Dylan Emery
Monday 18 July
Group 11
Stuart Bingham
Cao Yupeng
Peter Lines
TBC
Group 14
Hossein Vafaei
Tian Pengfei
Ng On Yee
Ryan Thomerson
Tuesday 19 July
Group 2
Judd Trump
Jamie Clarke
Sean O’Sullivan
Yisong Peng
Group 7
Shaun Murphy
Liam Highfield
Xu Si
TBC
Wednesday 20 July
Group 16
David Gilbert
Joe O’Connor
Zak Surety
TBC
Group 19
Jordan Brown
Mark Davis
Jimmy White
Ross Muir
Thursday 21 July
Group 12
Mark Allen
Stuart Carrington
Jenson Kendrick
TBC
Group 8
Jack Lisowski
Mark Joyce
Michael White
Julien Leclercq
Stage 1
28 June – 1 July
4-7 July
11-14 July
18-21 July
Stage 2
25 – 28 July
Stage 3
29 July
Prize Money
Stage 1
£3,000 – Winner
£2,000 – Runner-up
£1,000 – 3rd Place
£0 – Fourth Place
Stage 2
£4,000 – Winner
£3,000 – Runner-up
£2,000 – 3rd Place
£1,000 – 4th Place
Stage 3
£6,000 – Winner
£4,000 – Runner-up
£2,000 – 3rd Place
£1,000 – 4th Place
The Final
£20,000 – Winner
£10,000 – Runner-up
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