Allen To Play On Opening Night In Wolverhampton – Snooker Freaks

Top seed Mark Allen will face Joe O’Connor on the opening night of the Duelbits Players Championship in Wolverhampton on Monday at 7pm. Tickets for the event are still available and start at just £20 – for details CLICK HERE

The field of 16 players for the tournament at Aldersley Leisure Village is now confirmed, with the final seeding order and the draw and format to be confirmed after today’s BetVictor Welsh Open final.

But regardless of the result in Llandudno, Allen is sure to meet 16th seed O’Connor when the ITV-televised tournament gets underway. On table two, Ryan Day will play either Zhou Yuelong (if Shaun Murphy wins the Welsh final) or Chris Wakelin (if Milkins wins).

The 16 players, who have qualified via the one-year ranking list, are:

1 Mark Allen £516,000
2 Ryan Day £144,000
3 Kyren Wilson £141,500
4 Ali Carter £136,000
5 Ding Junhui £130,500
6 Mark Selby £125,500
7 Luca Brecel £116,000
8 Jack Lisowski £115,000
9 Shaun Murphy £112,000
10 Gary Wilson £107,500
11 Judd Trump £105,500
12 Tom Ford £103,500
13 Robert Milkins £94,500
14 Zhou Yuelong £79,500
15 Chris Wakelin £73,500
16 Joe O’Connor £72,000

The event in Wolverhampton runs from February 20 to 26. It’s the second event in the 2023 Duelbits Series.

Possible Duelbits Players Championship draws

If Milkins beats Murphy in the final
1 Mark Allen v 16 Joe O’Connor
8 Luca Brecel v 9 Jack Lisowski
5 Ali Carter v 12 Judd Trump
4 Robert Milkins v 13 Tom Ford
3 Kyren Wilson v 14 Zhou Yuelong
6 Ding Junhui v 11 Gary Wilson
7 Mark Selby v 10 Shaun Murphy
2 Ryan Day v 15 Chris Wakelin

If Murphy beats Milkins in the final
1 Mark Allen v 16 Joe O’Connor
8 Luca Brecel v 9 Jack Lisowski
5 Ali Carter v 12 Tom Ford
4 Kyren Wilson v 13 Robert Milkins
3 Ryan Day v 14 Zhou Yuelong
6 Ding Junhui v 11 Judd Trump
7 Mark Selby v 10 Gary Wilson
2 Shaun Murphy v 15 Chris Wakelin