Premier League Snooker returns to Plymouth Pavilions on Thursday 23 October, featuring Stephen Hendry v Joe Perry and defending champion Ronnie O’Sullivan v Steve Davis.
Broadcast live on Sky Sports, Premier League Snooker is the world’s only major snooker tournament played to a league format and showcasing here in Plymouth Pavilions.
Plymouth Pavilions Premier League SnookerTournament Format:
*The field consists of seven of the very best snooker players in the world and each player plays the others once over the best of six frames, making a total of 21 matches.
*There are two points available for a win and a point for a 3 – 3 draw and following the round robin section of play, the top four players move forward to the big money play-offs in December.
*The total prize fund is in excess of £250,000, and the money for the round-robin section will be dished out on a ‘frames won’ basis with £1,000 awarded for each frame. In addition, there is a ‘Double Your Money’ bonus for a break of 100 or over of another £1,000.
*The semi-finals are the best of 11 frames and the final is over 13 frames. At Plymouth Pavilions 23 October 2008