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Qualifying marathon starts tomorrow
128 players set out at Sheffield's Institute of Sport aiming to qualify for the main event at the Crucible Theatre, which starts on the 17th. 16 places are up for grabs, so the players are split into groups of eight.
The first three rounds are played over best-of-11 frames, before a best-of-19 final.
We kick off with a match-up that rightly warrants more attention than anything we'll see in qualifying and much of the Crucible action. They may both be no-hopers for the title but is there really a snooker fan out there who won't be tuning into