The 2024 Mr Vegas World Seniors Snooker 900 takes place on the Connexin Dwell in Hull on Sunday.
Six gamers will vie for the title beneath the favored single-afternoon format that was launched on the World Seniors Snooker Tour final season.
World seniors champion Igor Figueiredo is in Group A alongside Ken Doherty – winner of the Snooker 900 in Goffs earlier this yr – and Barry Pinches.
Group B options inaugural 900 champion Stephen Hendry, his previous foe Jimmy White, and Malta’s Tony Drago.
How does the Snooker 900 work?
Each match within the 900 (other than the ultimate) is a single body lasting a complete of quarter-hour, with the participant main on the finish of the allotted time awarded the victory.
There’s a 20 seconds shot clock in operation, and for each shot performed a ball should be potted or a cushion should be struck with the cueball or an object ball.
Just like the foundations utilized in Snooker Shoot Out, all fouls result in cue ball in hand.
If the body scores are tied on the finish of the quarter-hour, a blue-ball shoot-out will decide the winner.
Following the round-robin play, the highest two gamers from every group will advance to the semi-finals, the place it’ll subsequently be a straight knockout format till the champion is topped.
Draw and schedule
The 900 Snooker occasion in Hull begins at 1pm UTC+1 on Sunday and will probably be broadcast reside on Channel 5 for UK and Irish viewers.
Protection lasts for about 4 hours with every match happening one after one other.
Group Levels (bo1)
Match A1: Igor Figueiredo vs Ken Doherty
Match B1: Jimmy White vs Tony Drago
Match A2: Barry Pinches vs Winner of Match A1
Match B2: Stephen Hendry vs Winner of Match B1
Match A3: Barry Pinches vs Loser of Match A1
Match B3: Stephen Hendry vs Loser of Match B1
Semi-Finals (bo1)
SF1: Winner of Group A vs Runner-up of Group B
SF2: Winner of Group B vs Runner-up of Group A
Closing (bo3)
F: Winner of SF1 vs Winner of SF2
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