With Ronnie declining:
Brazil Masters Champion: Shaun Murphy
UK Champion: Judd Trump
Masters Champion: Neil Robertson
Shanghai Masters Champion: Mark Selby
Australian Goldfields Open Champion: Stuart Bingham
Championship League Winner: Ding Junhui
China Open Champion: Peter Ebdon
World Open Champion: Mark Allen
PTC Grand Final Champion: Stephen Lee
Wildcard: John Higgins
Group One:
Ding Junhui
Shaun Murphy
Stuart Bingham
Mark Selby
Neil Robertson
Group Two:
Judd Trump
Stephen Lee
Peter Ebdon
John Higgins
Mark Allen
Thursday 16th Aug 7:30pm
Ding Junhui v Shaun Murphy
Judd Trump v Stephen Lee
Thursday 6th Sept 7:30pm
Stephen Lee v Peter Ebdon
Mark Selby v Neil Robertson
Thursday 13th Sept 7:30pm
Shaun Murphy v Stuart Bingham
John Higgins v Mark Allen
Thursday 27th Sept 7:30pm
Mark Allen v Peter Ebdon
Neil Robertson v Shaun Murphy
Thursday 4th Oct 7:30pm
Stuart Bingham v Ding Junhui
Judd Trump v Peter Ebdon
Thursday 11th Oct 7:30pm
Mark Selby V Ding Junhui
John Higgins v Stephen Lee
Thursday 18th Oct 7:30pm
Mark Allen v Stephen Lee
Neil Robertson v Stuart Bingham
Thursday 25th Oct 7:30pm
Stuart Bingham v Mark Selby
Judd Trump v John Higgins
Thursday 8th Nov 7:30pm
Mark Selby v Shaun Murphy
Judd Trump v Mark Allen
Thursday 15th Nov 7:30pm
Neil Robertson v Ding Junhui
John Higgins v Peter Ebdon
Saturday 24th Nov 7:30pm
Semi-Final 1
Semi-Final 2
Sunday 25th Nov 7:30pm
The Final
The Rules
There will be ten players in the competition, split into two groups of five
The five players in each group will play each other once, with the top two in each group progressing to the play-offs at the end of the league stage
Each league match is played over the best of six frames, with one point for a draw, two points for a win available
The semi-finals will be played over the best of nine frames, the final over the best of 13 frames
There will be a 25 second shot clock in operation, with two time extensions permitted per frame
The eventual champion will receive £50,000. There will be £1,000 available for each frame won, with an additional £1,000 for each century break
Brazil Masters Champion: Shaun Murphy
UK Champion: Judd Trump
Masters Champion: Neil Robertson
Shanghai Masters Champion: Mark Selby
Australian Goldfields Open Champion: Stuart Bingham
Championship League Winner: Ding Junhui
China Open Champion: Peter Ebdon
World Open Champion: Mark Allen
PTC Grand Final Champion: Stephen Lee
Wildcard: John Higgins
Group One:
Ding Junhui
Shaun Murphy
Stuart Bingham
Mark Selby
Neil Robertson
Group Two:
Judd Trump
Stephen Lee
Peter Ebdon
John Higgins
Mark Allen
Thursday 16th Aug 7:30pm
Ding Junhui v Shaun Murphy
Judd Trump v Stephen Lee
Thursday 6th Sept 7:30pm
Stephen Lee v Peter Ebdon
Mark Selby v Neil Robertson
Thursday 13th Sept 7:30pm
Shaun Murphy v Stuart Bingham
John Higgins v Mark Allen
Thursday 27th Sept 7:30pm
Mark Allen v Peter Ebdon
Neil Robertson v Shaun Murphy
Thursday 4th Oct 7:30pm
Stuart Bingham v Ding Junhui
Judd Trump v Peter Ebdon
Thursday 11th Oct 7:30pm
Mark Selby V Ding Junhui
John Higgins v Stephen Lee
Thursday 18th Oct 7:30pm
Mark Allen v Stephen Lee
Neil Robertson v Stuart Bingham
Thursday 25th Oct 7:30pm
Stuart Bingham v Mark Selby
Judd Trump v John Higgins
Thursday 8th Nov 7:30pm
Mark Selby v Shaun Murphy
Judd Trump v Mark Allen
Thursday 15th Nov 7:30pm
Neil Robertson v Ding Junhui
John Higgins v Peter Ebdon
Saturday 24th Nov 7:30pm
Semi-Final 1
Semi-Final 2
Sunday 25th Nov 7:30pm
The Final
The Rules
There will be ten players in the competition, split into two groups of five
The five players in each group will play each other once, with the top two in each group progressing to the play-offs at the end of the league stage
Each league match is played over the best of six frames, with one point for a draw, two points for a win available
The semi-finals will be played over the best of nine frames, the final over the best of 13 frames
There will be a 25 second shot clock in operation, with two time extensions permitted per frame
The eventual champion will receive £50,000. There will be £1,000 available for each frame won, with an additional £1,000 for each century break