2 days to go...
This is the schedule for the first round.
Saturday 15 April
1000
S Murphy (Eng) v J Wattana (Tha)
G Dott (Sco) v J Parrott (Eng)
1430
S Davis (Eng) v A Hicks Eng
J Higgins (Sco) v M Selby (Eng)
1900
S Murphy (Eng) v J Wattana (Tha) *
S Lee (Eng) v A Carter (Eng)
Sunday 16 April
1000
K Doherty (Ire) v B Hawkins (Eng)
G Dott (Sco) v J Parrott (Eng)*
1430
S Maguire (Sco) v M King (Eng)
S Lee (Eng) v A Carter (Eng)*
1900
S Davis (Eng) v A Hicks (Eng)*
J Higgins (Sco) v M Selby (Eng) *
Monday 17 April
1000
K Doherty (Ire) v B Hawkins (Eng)*
P Hunter (Eng) v N Robertson Aus)
1430
S Maguire (Sco) v M King (Eng)*
M Williams (Wal) v A Hamilton (Eng)
1900
M Stevens (Wal) v J Swail (NI)
P Hunter (Eng) v N Robertson (Aus)*
Tuesday 18 April
1000
A McManus (Sco) v M Fu (HK)
M Williams (Wal) v A Hamilton (Eng)*
1430
M Stevens (Wal) v J Swail (NI)*
R O'Sullivan (Eng) v D Harold (Eng)
1900
A McManus (Sco) v M Fu (HK)*
S Hendry (Sco) v N Bond (Eng)
Wednesday 19 April
1000
P Ebdon (Eng) v M Holt (Eng)
R O'Sullivan v D Harold (Eng)*
1430
J White (Eng) v D Gray (Eng)
S Hendry (Sco) v N Bond (Eng)*
1900
P Ebdon (Eng) v M Holt (Eng)*
J Perry (Eng) v R Day (Wal)
Thursday 20 April
1400
J White (Eng) v D Gray (Eng)*
Lee/Carter v Hunter/Robinson#
1900
Murphy/Wattana v Davis/Hicks#
J Perry (Eng) v R Day (Wal)*
# second round matches (best of 25 frames)
In other news, World Snooker has revealed how the line-up for next year's Main Tour will be decided. Only 72 players from this season will keep their place, instead of 80.
The top 8 from the PIOS series will join them, along with 8 international champions from Europe, Asia and Oceania.
There will also be 8 wild cards. 7 will be decided by national and regional governing bodies (2 for England and 1 each for Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland and Asia) with the other being decided by World Snooker itself.
All this means the following players are likely to lose their place on next season's tour:
Alex Borg
Bjorn Haneveer
Gary Wilson
Sean Storey
Leo Fernandez
Gary Wilkinson (former World quarter-finalist)
Darren Morgan (former World semi-finalist)
Patrick Wallace (former World quarter-finalist)
Lee Walker (former World quarter-finalist)
Justin Astley
James Tatton
Nick Dyson
Simon Bedford
Hugh Abernethy
Stuart Mann
Adam Davies
David McDonnell
Brian Morgan
Habib Subah
Jin Long
Moh Keen Ho
Steve James (former World semi-finalist)
