THE Players Championship takes place in Telford THIS WEEK!

A star-studded 16-player field featuring World No1 Judd Trump and world champion Kyren Wilson will take to the table.

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Last year, Mark Allen took home the title after beating Zhang Anda 10-8 in a thrilling final.

Just three events remain on the calendar as the top 16 stars look to go into the blockbuster World Championship, which begins in April, in good form.

SunSport brings you all the information you need ahead of the huge £500,000 tournament.

When is the Players Championship?

• The Players Championship begins on Monday, March 17.
• The tournament will conclude on Sunday, March 23.
• Telford International Centre hosts the huge event.

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What TV channel is the Players Championship on and can the event be live streamed FREE?

• The Players Championship will be broadcast LIVE on ITV4.
• You can live stream all the action for FREE via the ITVX app/website.
• Alternatively, you can keep up to date with all the latest from the event by following SunSport's live blog.

Players Championship format

Matches are best of 11 from round one until the semi-finals.

The final will be played over two sessions, with the winner needing to get to 10 frames to take the title.

Players Championship schedule and results

All times GMT

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Monday, March 17

Round One

From 7pm

• Mark Williams 6-2 Ding Junhui
• Kyren Wilson 6-3 Mark Allen

Tuesday, March 18

From 1pm

• Neil Robertson 6-4 Stuart Bingham
• Mark Selby 6-3 Si Jiahui

From 7pm

• Judd Trump 6-2 Lei Peifan
• Barry Hawkins 4-6 Shaun Murphy

Wednesday, March 19

From 1pm

• Xiao Guodong 6-5 Wu Yize
• John Higgins 6-5 Chris Wakelin

From 7pm

• Kyren Wilson 6-3 Mark Williams

Thursday, March 20

• Neil Robertson 6-3 Mark Selby
• Judd Trump 6-0 Shaun Murphy

Friday, March 21

• Xiao Guodong 5-6 John Higgins
• Neil Robertson 5-6 Kyren Wilson

Saturday, March 22

• Judd Trump 6-4 John Higgins

Sunday, March 23

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Final

• Judd Trump 4-4 Kyren Wilson (Live now)