Wuhan Open and British Open draws made as Ronnie O'Sullivan enters both
There is precious little time off on the snooker calendar these days, with the new season getting underway in less than two weeks.
Qualifiers for the Wuhan Open are followed by British Open qualifying, with those matches taking place in Leicester this month before the main events later in the year.
While it is a low-key start to the season, they are vital matches for a lot of players on tour as early defeats in the opening two ranking events of the season would represent a bit of a nightmare start to the season.
Not all the big names are in action in qualifying, with eight matches held over for the main stages of the Wuhan Open and 16 matches held over to Cheltenham for the British Open.
Ronnie O'Sullivan will not be playing in qualifying, but he is in the draw for both events, taking on Allan Taylor in Wuhan and Sanderson Lam in Cheltenham.
New world champion Zhao Xintong also has his matches held over, playing Iulian Boiko in Wuhan and a yet-to-be confirmed top-up player in Cheltenham.
The British Open has an open, FA Cup-style draw, so there are some heavyweight matches from the first round, including Mark Williams taking on Si Jiahui and Kyren Wilson facing Chris Wakelin.
Details on how to watch the Wuhan Open and British Open qualifiers are expected to be announced next week.
Following the two sets of qualifiers the Championship League begins on Monday June 30 and runs all the way until a champion is crowned on July 23.
The main stages of the Wuhan Open run from August 24-30 and the following first round games are held over to the tournament venue. More Trending
Xiao Guodong v Mink NutcharutDing Junhui v wild cardJudd Trump v Farakh AjaibRonnie O'Sullivan v Allan TaylorMark Allen v wild cardHossein Vafaei v wild cardRobbie Williams v wild card
Zhao Xintong v Iulian Boiko
Sunday June 22
10amJoe O'Connor vs Jiang JunZhou Yuelong vs Yuhao LanNoppon Saengkham vs Robbie McGuiganJamie Jones vs Liu WenweiMatt Selt vs Sunny AkaniWu Yize vs Louis Heathcote
Ishpreet Singh Chadha vs Yao Pengcheng
2.30pmElliot Slessor vs Oliver LinesLuca Brecel vs Haris TahisJohn Higgins vs Hiang JiahaoFan Zhengyi vs Ben MertensSi Jiahui vs Bulcsu ReveszRicky Walden vs David Grace
Long Zehuang vs Dylan Emery
7pmJordan Brown vs Duane JonesDavid Lilley vs Reanne EvansMark Williams vs Chatchapong NasaMichael Holt vs Liam GrahamSanderson Lam vs Zhao HanyangMark Davis vs Liam Davies
Martin O'Donnell vs Haydon Pinhey
Monday June 23
10amGary Wilson vs Gao YangLyu Haotian vs Bai YuluLiu Hongyu vs Ian BurnsDan Wells vs Chang BingyuYuan Sijun vs Xu YichenZhang Anda vs Steven Hallworth
He Guoqiang vs Artemijs Zizins
2.30pmShaun Murphy vs Michal SzubarczykAaron Hill vs Sam CraigieNeil Robertson vs Leone CrowleyStephen Maguire vs Kreishh GurbaxaniZak Surety vs Gong ChenzhiPang Junxu vs Hatem Yassen
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh vs Fergal Quinn
7pmTom Ford vs Mateusz BaranowskiAli Carter vs Florian NuessleScott Donaldson vs Mitchell MannMatthew Stevens vs Sahil NayyarMark Selby vs Alexander UrsenbacherStan Moody vs Antoni Kowalski
Jack Lisowski vs Amir Sarkhosh
Tuesday June 24
10amJackson Page vs Ross MuirLei Peifan vs Ng On YeeRobert Milkins vs Wang YuchenXu Si vs Chris TottenRyan Day vs Jonas LuzChris Wakelin vs Marco Fu
Dave Gilbert vs Ka Wai Cheung
2.30pmBarry Hawkins vs Julien LeclercqBen Woollaston vs Jen DohertyStuart Bingham vs Liam HighfieldJak Jones vs Oliver BrownJimmy Robertson vs Liam PullenKyren Wilson vs Connor Benzey
Anthony McGill vs Jimmy White
The main stages of the British Open run from September 22-28 in Cheltenham. The following matches are held over for the main venue.
Mark Selby v David GraceJudd Trump v Aaron HillMark Williams v Si JiahuiZhao Xintong v Top-up playerRonnie O'Sullivan v Sanderson LamKyren Wilson v Chris WakelinJohn Higgins v Mark DavisShaun Murphy v Ross MuirNeil Robertson v Tom FordMark Allen v Jiang JunBarry Hawkins v Daniel WellsXiao Guodong v Haydon PinheyZhang Anda v Duane JonesWu Yize v Pang JunxuAli Carter v Top-up player
Gary Wilson v Hossein Vafaei
Wednesday June 25
10amJonas Luz vs Ka Wai CheungYuan Sijun vs Jamie Jones
Marco Fu vs Stephen Maguire
1pmElliot Slessor vs Jackson PageJimmy Robertson vs TBC
Haris Tahir vs Ken Doherty
4pmJimmy White vs Liam DaviesLuca Brecel vs Alexander Ursenbacher
Louis Heathcote vs Jordan Brown
7pmJack Lisowski vs Liam HighfieldIshpreet Singh Chadha vs Scott Donaldson
Wang Yuchen vs Mitchell Mann
Thursday June 26
10amKreishh Gurbaxani vs Chang BingyuLiu Hongyu vs Ng On Yee
Xu Si vs Florian Nuessle
1pmSteven Hallworth vs Sunny AkaniFergal Quinn vs Gao Yang
He Guoqiang vs Farakh Ajaib
4pmLiam Pullen vs Ben MertensMichal Szubarczyk vs TBC
Ryan Day vs Stuart Bingham
7pmDavid Lilley vs Liam GrahamGong Chenzhi vs Jak Jones
Chris Totten vs Antoni Kowalski
Friday June 27
10amNoppon Saengkham vs Liu WenweiHuang Jiahao vs Matthew Stevens
Robbie McGuigan vs Lyu Haotian
1pmStan Moody vs Zhou YuelongBai Yulu vs Artemijs Zizins
Yao Pengcheng vs Sam Craigie
4pmMartin O'Donnell vs Sahil NayyarRicky Walden vs Joe O'Connor
Oliver Lines vs TBC
7pmLeone Crowley vs Hatem YassenConnor Benzey vs Iulian Boiko
Matt Selt vs Dave Gilbert
Saturday June 28
10amLei Peifan vs Mateusz BaranowskiLong Zehuang vs Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
Mink Nutcharut vs Amir Sarkhosh
1pmOliver Brown vs Xu YichenLan Yuhao vs Reanne Evans
Fan Zhengyi vs Robert Milkins
4pmZak Surety vs Zhao HanyangRobbie Williams vs Bulcsu Revesz
Anthony McGill vs Dylan Emery
7pmIan Burns vs Michael HoltJulien Leclercq vs Ben Woollaston
Allan Taylor vs Chatchapong Nasa
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