International Championship Qualifiers

All main tour professionals are required to win one qualifying match in order to book a place in the International Championship, which runs from October 28 to November 4.

The major ranking tournament offers a lucrative total prize fund of £775,000.

Matches involving defending champion Mark Selby, Noppon Saengkham, Liang Wenbo, Ding Junhui, Ben Woollaston, Liam Highfield, Gary Wilson and Mark Williams are held over to be played at the venue in China.

Notable names in qualifying action include China Championship finalist John Higgins and fellow former World Champions Neil Robertson, Shaun Murphy, Stuart Bingham Graeme Dott and Peter Ebdon.

Newly-crowned European Masters champion Jimmy Robertson makes a swift return to action, alongside ranking event winners Judd Trump, Kyren Wilson, Barry Hawkins, Stephen Maguire and Ryan Day.

The qualifying round takes place from October 9-12 at the Barnsley Metrodome, with all matches being contested over the best of 11 frames.