Whilst the action began this afternoon at the Champion of Champions event in Coventry, World Snooker also released the draw for next month’s Gibraltar Open which you can access here.
Eyes will be drawn towards the bottom of the draw where Shaun Murphy has been drawn against Ding Junhui in the opening round, despite both currently being ranked inside the world’s top 16.
This is of course because European Tour events are seeded on the basis of the European Order of Merit, not the official world ranking list and to make the section even more difficult, the winner could face a second round match with world champion Stuart Bingham.