The Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters gets underway on Friday with huge money on the line in Jeddah.
The tournament offers the same top prize as the World Championship, with the winner claiming £500,000, and as it is a ranking event, careers and lives can be changed in the coming days.
Judd Trump won the first edition of the event last year in Riyadh, beating Mark Williams in the most dramatic fashion in the final.
At 9-9 the Welsh legend made a break of 62 but missed a red, allowing Trump to return to the table, make 72 and win the tournament on the final black.
That saw the Englishman pocket half a million quid, while Williams was handsomely rewarded with £200,000, but did watch Trump cost him a hefty chunk of cash.
Kyren Wilson comes into the event in hot form after winning the Shanghai Masters last weekend, beating Ali Carter in the final.
With the significant prizes on the line, it is a brilliant field in Jeddah, with the likes of Ronnie O’Sullivan, Mark Selby, John Higgins, Mark Allen and world champion Zhao Xintong all in action.
When is the Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters?
The event runs from August 8-16 at the Green Halls in Jeddah.
It is an unusual run from a Friday to a Saturday in Saudi Arabia.
How to watch the Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters
In the UK the tournament will be shown on TNT Sports and Discovery+.
For how to watch the event elsewhere, click here.
Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters prize money
Winner: £500,000
Runner-up: £200,000
Semi-final: £100,000
Quarter-final: £50,000
Last 16: £30,000
Last 32: £20,000
Last 48: £11,000
Last 80: £7,000
Last 112: £4,000
Last 144: £2,000
147 break: £50,000
Saudi Arabia Masters draw and schedule
The tiered nature of the draw means the event is structured similarly to the World Championship, with the top 16 in the world coming in at round five, or the last 32.
Round One
Friday August 08
12pm UK time
Florian Nuessle v Dylan Emery
Liam Pullen v Ahmed Aseeri
Robbie McGuigan v Gao Yang
Kreishh Gurbaxani v Reanne Evans
Ross Muir v Abdulraouf Saigh
Sahil Nayyar v Habib Subah
Huang Jiahao v Wilcard TBA
Steven Hallworth v Omar Alajlani
2pm
Leone Crowley v Ziyad Alqabbani
Zhao Hanyang v Musab Sayegh
Jonas Luz v Musaad Almisfir
Mateusz Baranowski v Lan Yuhao
Michal Szubarczyk v Ryan Davies
Sam Craigie v Xu Yichen
Liam Highfield v Mohammed Al Joker
Jiang Jun v Hesham Shawky
6pm
Chatchapong Nasa v Fahad Alghamdi
Iulian Boiko v Liu Wenwei
Mitchell Mann v Ashley Hugill
Ian Burns v David Grace
Chang Bingyu v Marco Fu
Ken Doherty v Jimmy White
Connor Benzey v Adeel Aqdus
Mink Nutcharut v Umut Dikme
8pm
Louis Heathcote v Ayman Alamri
Hatem Yassen v Ng On Yee
Mohammed Shebab v Abdullah Alotayyani
Oliver Brown v Patrick Whelan
Yao Pengcheng v Alexander Ursenbacher
Fergal Quinn v Mahmoud El Hareedy
Farakh Ajaib v Saud Albaker
Liam Graham v Asif Mukhtar
Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters odds
Judd Trump 7/2
Zhao Xintong 7/2
Ronnie O’Sullivan 6/1
Kyren Wilson 6/1
Mark Selby 15/2
Neil Robertson 10/1
Mark Allen 12/1
Shaun Murphy 12/1
John Higgins 12/1
Mark Williams 14/1
Barry Hawkins 16/1
Ding Junhui 16/1
Ali Carter 20/1
Luca Brecel 20/1
Si Jiahui 25/1
Chris Wakelin 33/1
Jack Lisowski 33/1
Wu Yize 33/1
Zhang Anda 33/1
Joe O’Connor 40/1
Jak Jones 40/1
Hossein Vafaei 50/1
Stephen Maguire 50/1
Stuart Bingham 50/1
Zhou Yuelong 66/1
Pang Junxu 66/1
Noppon Saengkham 66/1
Yuan Sijun 66/1
Gary Wilson 66/1
Odds courtesy of Betfair, full list here
Round Two
Saturday August 09
11am
Ben Mertens v Muir/Saigh
Ishpreet Singh Chadha v Baranowski/Lan
Bulcsu Revesz v Szubarczyk/R. Davies
Mark Davis v Craigie/Xu Y
Jordan Brown v Nayyar/Subah
Cheung Ka Wai v Huang/Wildcard
Stan Moody v Highfield/Al Joker
Antoni Kowalski v Jiang/Shawky
1pm
Gong Chenzhi v Nuessle/Emery
Oliver Lines v Pullen/Aseeri
Chris Totten v McGuigan/Gao
Aaron Hill v Crowley/Alqabbani
Liam Davies v Gurbaxani/Evans
Long Zehuang v Zhao H/Sayegh
Amir Sarkhosh v Luz/Almisfir
Michael Holt v Hallworth/Alajlani
5.30pm
David Lilley v Nasa/Alghamdi
Allan Taylor v Shebab/Alotayyani
Anthony McGill v O. Brown/Whelan
Julien Leclercq v Mink/Dikme
Liu Hongyu v Yao/Ursenbacher
Jamie Jones v Quinn/El Hareedy
Haris Tahir v Ajaib/Albaker
Duane Jones v Graham/Mukhtar
7.30pm
Sunny Akani v Heathcote/Alamri
Zak Surety v Boiko/Liu Wenwei
Haydon Pinhey v Mann/Hugill
Matthew Stevens v Burns/Grace
Scott Donaldson v Chang/Fu
Artemijs Zizins v Doherty/White
Sanderson Lam v Benzey/Aqdus
Wang Yuchen v Yassen/On Yee
Round Three
Sunday August 10
11am
Noppon Saengkham v Gong/Nuessle/Emery
Matthew Selt v O. Lines/Pullen/Aseeri
Gary Wilson v Totten/McGuigan/Gao
Robert Milkins v Hill/Crowley/Alqabbani
Jack Lisowski v L. Davies/Gurbaxani/Evans
Xu Si v Long/Zhao H/Sayegh
Pang Junxu v Sarkhosh/Luz/Almisfir
Jimmy Robertson v Holt/Hallworth/Alajlani
1pm
Elliot Slessor v Mertens/Muir/Saigh
Lyu Haotian v Singh Chadha/Baranowski/Lan
Stuart Bingham v Revesz/Szubarczyk/R. Davies
He Guoqiang v Davis/Craigie/Xu Y
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh v J. Brown/Nayyar/Subah
Jak Jones v Ka Wai/Huang/Wildcard
Ryan Day v Moody/Highfield/Al Joker
Yuan Sijun v Kowalski/Jiang/Shawky
5.30pm
Ben Woollaston v Lilley/Nasa/Alghamdi
Lei Peifan v Akani/Heathcote/Alamri
Jackson Page v Surety/Boiko/Liu W
Wu Yize v Pinhey/Mann/Hugill
Robbie Williams v Stevens/Burns/Grace
Daniel Wells v Donaldson/Chang/Fu
David Gilbert v Zizins/Doherty/White
Luca Brecel v Lam/Benzey/Aqdus
7.30pm
Joe O’Connor v Wang/Yassen/On yEE
Stephen Maguire v Taylor/Shebab/Alotayyani
Ricky Walden v McGill/O. Brown/Whelan
Hossein Vafaei v Leclercq/Mink/Dikme
Martin O’Donnell v Liu H/Yao/Ursenbacher
Fan Zhengyi v Jamie Jones/Quinn/El Hareedy
Tom Ford v Tahir/Ajaib/Albaker
Zhou Yuelong v D. Jones/Graham/Mukhtar
Round Four
Monday August 11
11am
1) Saengkham/Gong/Nuessle/Emery v Selt/O. Lines/Pullen/Aseeri
2) G. Wilson/Totten/McGuigan/Gao v Milkins/Hill/Crowley/Alqabbani
3) Woollaston/ Lilley/Nasa/Alghamdi v Lisowski/L. Davies/Gurbaxani/Evans
4) Xu S/Long/Zhao H/Sayegh v Pang/Sarkhosh/Luz/Almisfir
5) Slessor/Mertens/Muir/Saigh v Lyu/Singh Chadha/Baranowski/Lan
6) Bingham/Revesz/Szubarczyk/R. Davies v He/Davis/Craigie/Xu Y
7) Un-Nooh/J. Brown/Nayyar/Subah v Jak Jones/Ka Wai/Huang/Wildcard
8) Day/Moody/Highfield/Al Joker v Yuan/Kowalski/Jiang/Shawky
5.30pm
9) Lei/Akani/Heathcote/Alamri v Page/Surety/Boiko/Liu W
10) Wu/Pinhey/Mann/Hugill v R. Williams/Stevens/Burns/Grace
11) Wells/Donaldson/Chang/Fu v Gilbert/Zizins/Doherty/White
12) Brecel/Lam/Benzey/Aqdus v O’Connor/Wang/Yassen/On Yee
13) Maguire/Taylor/Shebab/Alotayyani v Walden/McGill/O. Brown/Whelan
14) Vafaei/Leclercq/Mink/Dikme v O’Donnell/Liu H/Yao/Ursenbacher
15) Fan/Jamie Jones/Quinn/El Hareedy v Ford/Tahir/Ajaib/Albaker
16) J. Robertson/Holt/Hallworth/Alajlani v Zhou/D. Jones/Graham/Mukhtar
Round Five
Tuesday August 12
Judd Trump v Winner of match 1
Ali Carter v Winner of match 2
Neil Robertson v Winner of match 3
Mark Selby v Winner of match 4
John Higgins v Winner of match 5
Zhang Anda v Winner of match 6
Shaun Murphy v Winner of match 7
Mark Williams v Winner of match 8
Kyren Wilson v Winner of match 9
Si Jiahui v Winner of match 10
Mark Allen v Winner of match 11
Ronnie O’Sullivan v Winner of match 12
Ding Junhui v Winner of match 13
Barry Hawkins v Winner of match 14
Chris Wakelin v Winner of match 15
Zhao Xintong v Winner of match 16
