Your cue to buy tickets for snooker
TICKETS are now on sale for snooker fans keen to see the world’s leading players in Southport.
The Coral Players Championship will run from February 24 to March 1 in 2020 at the Southport Waterfront.
The leading 16 players on the one-year ranking list will qualify for the first professional tournament to be staged in Southport.
Ronnie O’Sullivan won the event in Preston last year, coming through a strong field which included Judd Trump, Mark Selby, John Higgins, Neil Robertson and Mark Williams.
The top prize this time is £125,000.
Tickets start at £15. All-day tickets for the showpiece final on Sunday, March 1 cost £55, while an event pass for every session of the tournament is £180.
There are also VIP packages available from £75.
The race to qualify started at the beginning of the season in July, and it finishes at the shoot out on February 23.
The top 16 players at that point will qualify.
It is the second event in the Coral Series, with the top eight going on to the Coral Tour Championship in Llandudno.
All three events will be televised live by ITV4.
A spokesman for World Snooker said: “We are thrilled to be taking this great tournament to Southport for the first time.
“This is a marvellous opportunity to see the very best players on the planet.
“Certain sessions are sure to sell out quickly, so fans must book now.
“It is sure to be a strong field packed with players in form and a tremendous spectacle of sport over the six days.”
For full details and to book, see www.worldsnooker.com/tickets