Overview

• Play runs September 22–28 at The Centaur, Cheltenham, with afternoon and evening sessions scheduled.
• Most of the world’s top 16 are entered, including Judd Trump, Kyren Wilson and Zhao Xintong.
• Ronnie O’Sullivan will not compete, with The Sun reporting he withdrew on medical grounds last Tuesday.
• The total prize fund is £502,000, including a £5,000 award for the highest break.
• Bookmakers have Trump at the shortest odds, while Racing Post tipsters recommend backing defending champion Mark Selby.