Snooker's prestigious Welsh Open ranking event kicks off on February 13 as the world's top players do battle for valuable ranking points and over £200,000 in prize money.

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In total, 36 players will head to Newport for the fifth televised ranking tournament of the season all hoping to lay down a marker ahead of the looming World Championships starting in April.

John Higgins is the defending champion and will be hoping to clinch his first ranking title of the season by retaining his crown in Newport this week.

Recent German Masters champion Ronnie O'Sullivan returns to action along with other top stars including Judd Trump, Mark Selby, Shaun Murphy and Neil Robertson

The tournament will take place from February 13-19 at the Newport Centre, Wales, with selected matches being streamed live online.

888 Welsh Open Order of Play

Monday February 13

11am
Ding Junhui 4-0 Mark Davis   
Ryan Day 0-4 Michael Holt (Prelim)

1.30pm
Judd Trump 4-0 Fergal O'Brien
Ali Carter 3-4 Steve Davis

3pm
Graeme Dott 2-4 Tom Ford   
Shaun Murphy 4-2 Mark Joyce

7pm   
John Higgins 4-1 Liang Wenbo
Dominic Dale 2-4 Sam Baird (Prelim)

Tuesday February 14

1pm
11 Mark Williams 4-3 Andy Hicks
5 Stephen Lee 4-1 Michael Holt
 
Not before 2pm
10 Neil Robertson 1-4 Stephen Hendry
13 Stuart Bingham 4-2 Mark King
 
7pm
18 Mark Selby 4-3 Sam Baird
17 Martin Gould 4-2 Peter Ebdon
 
Wednesday February 15

1pm
12 Ronnie O'Sullivan 4-1 Marco Fu
9 Mark Allen 4-0 Ken Doherty
 
Not before 2pm
16 Matthew Stevens 4-3 Barry Hawkins
15 Stephen Maguire 4-2 Adam Wicheard

Last 16
 
7pm
19 John Higgins 3-4 Ding Junhui
21 Shaun Murphy 4-0 Steve Davis
 
Thursday February 16

1pm
23 Mark Williams 1-4 Ronnie O'Sullivan
20 Stephen Lee 4-1 Tom Ford
 
Not before 2pm
25 Stephen Maguire 4-2 Matthew Stevens
22 Mark Allen 4-0 Stephen Hendry
 
7pm
24 Stuart Bingham 1-4 Judd Trump
26 Martin Gould 1-4 Mark Selby
 
Friday February 17
 
1.30pm
QF3 Ronnie O'Sullivan 5-3 Judd Trump
QF2 Shaun Murphy 5-4 Mark Allen
 
7pm
QF1 Ding Junhui 5-4 Stephen Lee
QF4 Stephen Maguire 3-5 Mark Selby
 
Saturday February 18
 
1pm
SF1 Ding Junhui 6-2 Shaun Murphy

7pm
SF2 Ronnie O'Sullivan 2-6 Mark Selby
 
Sunday February 19
 
1pm & 7pm
Final

Ding Junhui 9-6 Mark Selby

Prize Fund
Winner: £30,000
Runner-up: £15,000
Semi-finals: £7,500
Quarter-finals: £5,600
Last 16: £4,000
Last 32: £2,500
Last 48: £1,600
Last 64: £1,250
Non-TV High Break: £500
TV High break: £1,000
Total: £201,500

Format
Round One best of seven
Last 16 best of seven
Quarter-Finals best of nine
Semi-Finals best of 11
Final best of 17