Players Championship 2023 snooker LIVE - Luca Brecel takes on Jack Lisowski, Ding Junhui v Gary Wilson

This afternoon we have Luca Brecel v Jack Lisowski Ding Junhui v Gary Wilson Ad Of course, we'll be focusing on the first match, which should be an absolute beauty: two terrific players, improving all the time, committed to attack. I'm leaning Jack, but I'd not be remotely surprised if it was Luca.

Players ChampionshipCarter springs surprise by battling past Trump to set up Milkins quarter-final clash12 HOURS AGO Hello and welcome to Wednesday! It should be a goodun. Wednesday's schedule Last 16 13:00 Luca Brecel v Jack Lisowski Ding Junhui v Gary Wilson Quarter-finals 19:00 Ali Carter v Robert Milkins Murphy slams 'ridiculous accusations' of losing concentration after Selby win Shaun Murphy has slammed «ridiculous» suggestions that he had lost concentration during parts of his win over Mark Selby at the Players Championship.

Murphy came through 6-3 against the Jester from Leicester, but at one stage looked as if he would let slip his 5-1 lead, with Selby bringing it back to 5-3, before Murphy eventually got the final frame he needed. The match came hot on the heels of his Welsh Open final defeat to Robert Milkins — a tight turnaround Murphy was also critical of — but despite prevailing, Murphy was angered by suggestions that losing concentration might have been responsible for his up-and-down play during the encounter.

Speaking to ITV Sport, Murphy said: «I think accusing players of lapses in concentration is one of the laziest pieces of journalism in the world. »For people out there in snooker land to think that at the most important part of a frame or match my concentration wanders, is ridiculous.

«There are quite some interesting technical reasons why you miss those balls. »The one with the rest in the fourth frame —