The draw, schedule, results and odds from the 2019 Dafabet Masters, which will take place from January 13-20 at Alexandra Palace in London.
Mark Allen will begin his Dafabet Masters title defence against Luca Brecel and returns to the Alexandra Palace on the back of victory at the Scottish Open just before Christmas.
You can follow the Masters, which is made up of the top 16 players in the world, here with the full draw, schedule, results and daily previews and reviews, whilst we also have details of the Sky Bet odds and past winners.
ROUND ONE
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Sunday 13 January
Afternoon Session (1300 - BBC/Eurosport)
👍 WHAT. A. SHOT.
— Sporting Life (@SportingLife) January 13, 2019
🔴 Brecel opens up with a stunning long red in the deciding frame...pic.twitter.com/7HJ0VSNhsS
Evening Session (1900 - BBC/Eurosport)
🎙️ Despite a shoulder injury Ryan Day defeated John Higgins in the opening round of the @WorldSnooker Masters
— Sporting Life (@SportingLife) January 14, 2019
Both react to the result here: pic.twitter.com/UdpEVkcGJx
Monday January 14
Afternoon Session (1300 - BBC/Eurosport
💯🚀 Ronnie O'Sullivan makes back-to-back century breaks to take his career tally to 988! pic.twitter.com/CTHk67CzjA
— Sporting Life (@SportingLife) January 14, 2019
Evening Session (1900 - BBC/Eurosport)
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Tuesday January 15
Afternoon Session (1300 - BBC/Eurosport)
Evening Session (1900 - BBC/Eurosport)
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Wednesday January 16
Afternoon Session (1300 - BBC/Eurosport)
🔥 Judd trump flying here...
— Sporting Life (@SportingLife) January 16, 2019
🎱 @judd147t makes it 3-0, and he's just made it 4! pic.twitter.com/OnZjyPicWb
Evening Session (1900 - BBC/Eurosport)
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Thursday January 17
Afternoon Session (1300 - BBC/Eurosport)
Thursday January 17
Evening Session (1900 - BBC/Eurosport)
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Friday January 18
Afternoon Session (1300 - BBC/Eurosport)
Friday January 18
Evening Session (1900 - BBC/Eurosport)
That was one of the most DRAMATIC final two minutes of a Masters match!@judd147t has knocked out world number one @markjesterselby 6-2! pic.twitter.com/tD8A67eBtQ
— Eurosport UK (@Eurosport_UK) January 18, 2019
Saturday January 19
Afternoon Session (1300 - BBC/Eurosport)
😲 Ding Junhui came agonisingly close to the 147th maximum break in snooker history!
— Sporting Life (@SportingLife) January 19, 2019
👏 What an effortpic.twitter.com/fvnfjqmRgY
Saturday January 19
Evening Session (1900 - BBC/Eurosport)
Sunday January 20
Afternoon Session (1300 - BBC/Eurosport)
Evening Session (1900 - BBC/Eurosport)
The Masters is snooker’s most prestigious invitation tournament and the 2019 event runs from January 13 to 20. Tickets are available – for details click here.
BBC television and online via the iPlayer; Eurosport television and online via Eurosport Player.
The Masters, which makes up snooker's Triple Crown, is the second longest running snooker event behind the worlds although there are no ranking points on offer as it remains a purely invitational tournament of just 16 players - who are usually the highest ranked in the world at the time.
The event began in 1975 when John Spencer beat Ray Reardon 9-8 in a thriller and has always been held in London although the venue switched to Alexandra Palace from Wembley in 2012.
Snooker's biggest names of the past such as Ray Reardon, Steve Davis, Alex Higgins and Cliff Thorburn have all won this trophy - as well as one of the most lucrative winners' cheques in the sport - but Stephen Hendry then became the most successful player in the event's history when winning it five times in a row and six in total during the height of his powers in the early 1990s.
Ronnie O'Sullivan then equalled this record in 2016 with a 10-1 thrashing of Barry Hawkins in 2016 and then a year later moved one clear with a 10-7 victory over Joe Perry.
Shaun Murphy's 2015 triumph over Neil Robertson saw him become just the 10th player in history to complete the Triple Crown having previously won the World Championship and UK Championship once each.
12 months ago, Mark Allen claimed his first Triple Crown event success when defeating Kyren Wilson in the Final here 10-7.