Free snooker tips, best bets and analysis for the Players Championship at the Telford International Centre in Shropshire, ...

Those ranked in the top 6 automatically qualify as seeded participants in the Crucible. Ding Junhui, Zhang Anda, Si Jiahui, and Xiao Guodong are in a favorable position, having stable rankings.

If he wins against Lei, he is likely to meet either Shaun Murphy or Ricky Hawkins next, having only to secure one victory to break his first-round woes and return to the semifinals for the first time ...

Players Championship commences on Monday with the top 16 players from the one-year rankings in the draw in Telford.