The draw for the Masters has been made, with Ronnie O'Sullivan's blockbuster clash against old rival John Higgins the big tie of the first round – get the full details here.
The Masters is one of the highlights on the snooker calendar and will again be staged at Alexandra Palace.
O'Sullivan will return as defending champion having defeated Ali Carter in last year's final, while fellow big hitters Judd Trump and Kyren Wilson are also chasing more Triple Crown glory.
The Masters draw
Listed in draw bracket order; seedings in parentheses
All matches best of 11 bar best-of-19 final
*Neil Robertson replaces Ronnie O'Sullivan
Daily schedule & results
Sunday January 17
Final - best of 19
Afternoon session (1300 GMT)
- Shaun Murphy 6-2 Kyren Wilson
Evening session (1900 GMT)
- Shaun Murphy 10-7 Kyren Wilson
The Masters round-by-round results
FINAL
- (8) Shaun Murphy 10-7 Kyren Wilson (2)
SEMI-FINALS
- (8) Shaun Murphy 6-3 Mark Allen (5)
- (3) Judd Trump 3-6 Kyren Wilson (2)
QUARTER-FINALS
- Neil Robertson* 2-6 Shaun Murphy (8)
- (5) Mark Allen 6-2 Mark Selby (4)
- (3) Judd Trump 6-3 Ding Junhui (9)
- (7) Luca Brecel 4-6 Kyren Wilson (2)
ROUND ONE
Quarter one
- Neil Robertson* 6-5 John Higgins (15)
- (8) Shaun Murphy 6-3 Gary Wilson (11)
Quarter two
- (5) Mark Allen 6-2 Si Jiahui (14)
- (4) Mark Selby 6-1 Ali Carter (12)
Quarter three
- (3) Judd Trump 6-1 Barry Hawkins (13)
- (6) Mark Williams 5-6 Ding Junhui (9)
Quarter four
- (7) Luca Brecel 6-3 Chris Wakelin (16)
- (2) Kyren Wilson 6-4 Zhang Anda (10)
Prize money and TV information
- Winner £350,000
- Runner-up £140,000
- Semi-finalists £75,000
- Quarter-finalists £40,000
- First-round losers £25,000
- Highest break £15,000
The Masters will be broadcast in the UK by BBC Sport and Eurosport, who also have the rights for Ireland and in continental Europe.
