THE World Seniors Snooker 900 tournament gets underway this weekend.
Snooker legends taking part include Stephen Hendry, Ken Doherty and Jimmy White.
World Seniors Championship winner Igor Figueiredo is also in action, as is Barry Pinches and Tony Drago.
This is the third edition of the tournament, with Hendry winning the first one at the end of 2023 and Doherty winning the second earlier this year.
Read below for everything you need to know about Sunday’s big tournament…
Every match apart from the final is a single frame shootout. The final is best of three frames.
There’s a time limit of 15 minutes (900 seconds) per frame. If the frame isn’t completed in time, whoever’s leading claims victory.
The game is played with a spotted cueball and players will have 20 seconds per shot. No time-outs or extensions.
Every shot played must either be potted or the ball must at least strike a cushion or object ball.
All fouls result in the cueball going to the opponent.
If the game is tied after 15 minutes, a blue-ball shootout will decide the winner.
Six players will compete in two round-robin groups of three players. The top two advance to the semi-finals.
Winner of Group A plays the runner-up of Group B and the winner of Group B plays the runner-up of Group A in the semi-finals.
Group Stages (Single-Frame Shootout)
Semi Finals (Single-Frame Shootout)
Final (Best of 3 Frames)
