Tour Championship 2023 snooker - Latest scores, results, schedule, order of play as Ronnie O'Sullivan misses out

The build-up to the upcoming Snooker World Championship continues with the penultimate ranking event of the season. The 2023 Tour Championship will see the top eight players on the one-year ranking list heading to the Bonus Arena in Hull for the event.

Ad Given the limited number of total participants and the nature of the criteria for taking part, there are a number of big-name absentees who will miss the chance at some competitive action ahead of the Crucible showdown next month. Snooker'Not impossible' – Selby targets O'Sullivan's world title record, urges snooker peace talksYESTERDAY AT 10:21 Ronnie O'Sullivan sits outside the top eight and is therefore not taking part, as are Judd Trump, Mark Williams, Barry Hawkins, Stuart Bingham and John Higgins, as well as defending champion Neil Robertson.

When and where is the 2023 Tour Championship? The 2023 Tour Championship takes place at the Bonus Arena in Hull, England. All the action begins on Monday March 27, with the final on April 2.

'Do I have a career in snooker any more?' – Murphy reveals he was ready to quit What shock Tour Championship line-up tells us ahead of Crucible chances Tour Championship — How to watch, schedule, is O'Sullivan playing? Who is competing? SeedPlayer1Mark Allen (NIR)2Shaun Murphy (ENG)3Mark Selby (ENG)4Ali Carter (ENG) 5Kyren Wilson (ENG) 6Ryan Day (WAL) 7Robert Milkins (ENG)8Ding Junhui (CHN) Format The eight players are drawn into a knockout, with all matches across the week in each round a best-of-19 frames. Schedule Quarter-finals Monday March 27 13:00 and 19:00 Mark Allen v Ding Junhui Tuesday March 28 13:00 and 19:00 Ali Carter v Kyren Wilson Wednesday March 29 13:00 and 19:00 Shaun Murphy v Robert Milkins Thursday March 30 13:00 and