While things have been rather quiet on the news front during the last few days, this week sees many of snooker’s top professionals back in action. Click below for a reminder of exactly what is going on…
EDIT: Format now available for the Beijing International Challenge
Sangsom Six-Red World Grand Prix 2009
Starting on Tuesday 7th will be the Sangsom Six-Red World Grand Prix, won last year by Ricky Walden as he got his season off to a terrific start. The field this year however is even better as 23 professionals including reigning world champion John Higgins pick up their cues after an extended break.
I understand that the event will be televised locally so hopefully some footage will come to light over the coming days.
To view the draw, please click here.
To view the order of play, please click on the appropriate link below:
- Day One
- Day Two
- Day Three
Beijing International Challenge
In addition there is also a new event in China called the Beijing International Challenge. The tournament will also take place from July 7th-12th and the eight players involved will be:
| GROUP A | GROUP B |
| Stephen Hendry | Marco Fu |
| Liang Wenbo | Stephen Maguire |
| Ali Carter | Mark Allen |
| Jin Long | Tian Pengfei |
The timetable meanwhile appears to be as follows:
JULY 7
Jin Long v Ali Carter
Stephen Hendry v Liang Wenbo
Marco Fu v Stephen Maguire
JULY 8
Stephen Maguire v Mark Allen
Marco Fu v Tian Pengfei
Liang Wenbo v Ali Carter
JULY 9
Stephen Hendry v Ali Carter
Jin Long v Liang Wenbo
Tian Pengfei v Mark Allen
JULY 10
Tian Pengfei v Stephen Maguire
Jin Long v Stephen Hendry
Marco Fu v Mark Allen
Following these matches the semi-final matches will be played on the 11th with the final to follow on Sunday 12th.