Players Championship 2017: Draw, TV schedule & results

Snooker's 2017 Ladbrokes Players Championship took place in Llandudno for the first time from March 6-12, as 16 of the sport's top cuemen battled it out for glory.

Among those who qualified for the event from a money list running from the start of the season until the Gibraltar Open were Ronnie O'Sullivan, Mark Selby, Judd Trump and Ding Junhui but defending champion Mark Allen failed to make it.

Here, you can follow how the event unfolded with all the results and daily reviews. 

Players Championship 2017: Draw & Tournament Bracket 

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Mark Selby (1) 5-4 Ryan Day (16)
Marco Fu (8) 5-1 Anthony McGill (9)
Ding Junhui (5) 5-4 John Higgins (12)
Stuart Bingham (4) 1-5 Anthony Hamilton (13)
Barry Hawkins (3) 0-5 Neil Robertson (14)
Ali Carter (6) 5-4 Shaun Murphy (11)
Ronnie O’Sullivan (7) 5-1 Liang Wenbo (10)
Judd Trump (2) 5-2 Mark King (15) 

Players Championship 2017: Daily Schedule & Results

Monday March 6
Evening Session (1900 GMT)
TV Coverage: ITV4
First Round (Best of 9 frames)
Stuart Bingham (4) 1-5 Anthony Hamilton (13)
Ronnie O’Sullivan (7) 5-1 Liang Wenbo (10)
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Tuesday March 7
Afternoon Session (1300 GMT)
TV Coverage: ITV4
First Round (Best of 9 frames)
Mark Selby (1) 5-4 Ryan Day (16)
Marco Fu (8) 5-1 Anthony McGill (9)

Evening Session (1900 GMT)
TV Coverage: ITV4
First Round (Best of 9 frames)
Barry Hawkins (3) 0-5 Neil Robertson (14)
Judd Trump (2) 5-2 Mark King (15)
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Wednesday March 8
Afternoon Session (1300 GMT)
TV Coverage: ITV4
First Round (Best of 9 frames)
Ding Junhui (5) 5-4 John Higgins (12)
Ali Carter (6) 5-4 Shaun Murphy (11)

Evening Session (1900 GMT)
TV Coverage: ITV4
Quarter-Finals (Best of 9 frames)
Ronnie O'Sullivan 3-5 Judd Trump
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Thursday March 9
Afternoon Session (1300 GMT)
TV Coverage: ITV4
Quarter-Finals (Best of 9 frames)
Neil Robertson 1-5 Ali Carter

Evening Session (1900 GMT)
TV Coverage: ITV4
Quarter-Finals (Best of 9 frames)
Mark Selby 2-5 Marco Fu
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Friday March 10
Afternoon Session (1300 GMT)
TV Coverage: ITV4
Quarter-Finals (Best of 9 frames)
Ding Junhui 5-2 Anthony Hamilton 

Evening Session (1900 GMT)
TV Coverage: ITV4
Semi-Finals (Best of 11 frames)
Judd Trump 6-4 Ali Carter
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Saturday March 11
Evening Session (1900 GMT)
TV Coverage: ITV4
Semi-Finals (Best of 11 frames)
Ding Junhui 5-6 Marco Fu
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Sunday March 12
Afternoon Session (1300 GMT)
TV Coverage: ITV4
Final (Best of 19 frames)
Judd Trump 4-5  Marco Fu  

Evening Session (1900 GMT)
TV Coverage: ITV4
Final (Best of 19 frames)
Judd Trump 10-8 Marco Fu 
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Players Championship 2017 Odds

Odds correct at 2000 GMT on 05/03/2017 & subject to change

Ronnie O'Sullivan heads into the Players Championship as the 4/1 favourite with Sky Bet for glory while world champion Mark Selby is 9/2 - the same price as Judd Trump.

Barry Hawkins comes next in the betting at 10/1 ahead of Shaun Murphy at 11/1 while John Higgins and Neil Robertson are both 12/1.

Here are the odds of the other competing players:

Stuart Bingham - 14/1
Ding Junhui - 14/1
Marco Fu - 16/1
Ali Carter - 28/1
Anthony McGill - 40/1
Ryan Day - 40/1
Liang Wenbo - 50/1
Anthony Hamilton - 50/1
Mark King - 100/1

Click here for all the Sky Bet odds!

Players Championship Prize Fund

Winner: £125,000
Runner-up: £50,000
Semi-final: £30,000
Quarter-finals: £15,000
Last 16: £10,000
Total: £380,000
Highest break: £5,000

Players Championship: Past finals

This tournament was first staged in 2011, when Shaun Murphy beat Martin Gould 4-0 in Dublin. 

Since then there have been five different winners - and here's a look at the past finals.

2011: Shaun Murphy 4-0 Martin Gould
2012: Stephen Lee 4-0 Neil Robertson
2013: Ding Junhui 4-3 Neil Robertson
2014: Barry Hawkins 4-0 Gerard Greene
2015: Joe Perry 4-3 Mark Williams
2016: Mark Allen 10-6 Ricky Walden