Snooker World Grand Prix: Is Ronnie O’Sullivan playing? Prize money, live stream details
THE SNOOKER World Grand Prix starts on Monday night - here is everything you need to know.
Ronnie O'Sullivan is the top seed at the Snooker World Grand Prix
When is the Snooker World Grand Prix?
The Snooker World Grand Prix takes place between February 19 and 25.
Where is the Snooker World Grand Prix taking place?
Preston’s Guild Hall hosts the Snooker World Grand Prix 2018 for the second successive year.
Barry Hawkins won the event here in 2017, with Llandudno hosting the previous two events in 2015 and 2016.
Is the Snooker World Grand Prix a ranking tournament?
Yes. There are plenty of ranking points up for grabs in Preston this week.
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Barry Hawkins won the Snooker World Grand Prix last year
Is Ronnie O’Sullivan playing?
Yes. Ronnie O’Sullivan is the top seed for the 2018 Snooker World Grand Prix.
He arrived with 425,000 ranking points - well ahead of second seed Mark Williams.
Judd Trump, Luca Brecel, Shaun Murphy, Mark Selby, Ding Junhui and John Higgins make up the top ranks.
O’Sullivan faces Robert Milkins in his first-round match on Monday evening.
Snooker World Grand Prix prize money
There is a £375,000 total prize fund at the Snooker World Grand Prix for 2018.
The winner will earn a £100,000 cheque.
That is the same arrangement as last year, which saw a jump from a £300,000 prize pot in 2016.
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Can I watch the Snooker World Grand Prix live?
Yes. The Snooker World Grand Prix is being shown LIVE on ITV4 each day between Monday and Saturday.
On Sunday coverage of the final starts at 12.45pm on the same channel.
Snooker World Grand Prix format
The Snooker World Grand Prix is a straight knockout tournament consisting of 32 players.
The format is as followed:
Last 32: Best of 7 frames
Last 16: Best of 7 frames
Quarter-finals: Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals: Best of 11 frames
Final: Best of 19 frames