As revealed yesterday, the 32 players who have qualified for this season’s PTC Grand Finals have now been confirmed and the list is largely as anticipated during my previous post here.
On the face of it however, it is interesting to see that APTC2 winner and defending PTC Grand Finals champion Stephen Lee has been included in the draw, given the fact that he has not been seen since his Premier League defeat to John Higgins last year, due to his current suspension.
With no news on the resolution of the situation concerning Lee, it remains to be seen whether he will in fact be allowed to take up his place, but we shall see…
The 32 players to contest snooker’s Players Tour Championship Grand Finals in Galway in March have now been confirmed…and tickets are on sale.
Mark Selby, Judd Trump, John Higgins, Neil Robertson, Ding Junhui and Ireland’s Ken Doherty are among the star names who will appear at the Bailey Allen Hall at the National University of Ireland, in the world ranking event, which runs from March 12 to 17.
A top prize of £100,000 will be up for grabs in the Eurosport-televised snooker spectacular.
The PTC series has seen players battling for Order of Merit points over the past six months in events across the planet, in locations including China, Bulgaria, Poland, Germany, Belgium and the UK. Now the eyes of the world will be on Galway for the showpiece conclusion.
The 32 players who have qualified for the Grand Finals are:
Mark Selby
Judd Trump
Stephen Maguire
John Higgins
Neil Robertson
Rod Lawler
Mark Allen
Martin Gould
Ben Woollaston
Graeme Dott
Jamie Burnett
Jack Lisowski
Andrew Higginson
Barry Hawkins
Ken Doherty
Anthony McGill
Joe Swail
Ali Carter
Joe Perry
Marco Fu
Mark Williams
Kurt Maflin
Mark Davis
Alfie Burden
Mark Joyce
Stuart Bingham
Stephen Lee
Ding Junhui
Li Hang
Robert Milkins
Tom Ford
Cao Yupeng