Today we see players return to the table at Milton Keynes for the chance to compete against the reigning Number one and current Title Champion Mark Selby with the tournament taking place from February 21 to 27th.
Mark Selby will be anxious to retain the title against the likes of John Higgins , Ronnie O’Sullivan ,Neil Robertson, Judd Trump, Kyren Wilson, Mark Williams to name just a few .
With a trophy plus a cheque for £80,000 players will be anxious to reach the final.
Here is a breakdown on todays results in the best of 9 frames in Round 1 and the start of Round 2 matches.
| Xiao Guodong | 5 | v | 2 | Andy Hicks |
| Zhou Yuelong | 5 | v | 1 | Gao Yang |
| Kyren Wilson | 5 | v | 2 | Jamie Jones |
| Aaron Hill | 3 | v | 5 | Fan Zhengyi |
| Yan Bingtao | 5 | v | 1 | Li Hang |
| Joe Perry | 5 | v | 2 | Cao Yupeng |
| Mark Selby | 5 | v | 3 | Matthew Selt |
| Judd Trump | 5 | v | 0 | Michael Judge |
| Graeme Dott | 5 | v | 4 | Mark Davis |
| Luca Brecel | 5 | v | 3 | Gary Wilson |
| Jackson Page | 3 | v | 5 | Sunny Akani |
| Jamie O’Neill | 1 | v | 5 | Ryan Day |
| Neil Robertson | 5 | v | 2 | Lei Peifan |
| Ronnie O’Sullivan | 5 | v | 1 | Nigel Bond |
| Soheil Vahedi | 2 | v | 5 | Ashley Carty |
| Liam Highfield | 4 | v | 5 | David Gilbert |
| Anthony Hamilton | 3 | v | 5 | Barry Hawkins |
| Jack Lisowski | 3 | v | 5 | Ashley Hugill |
It all commences again tomorrow at 10am.
