Tour Championship snooker 2022 LIVE – Top seed Zhao Xintong faces John Higgins in opener

Higgins 0-0 Zhao (0-23) Cagey start from both men in this contest. Zhao with an early lead, but plenty of scope for Higgins to recover. Ad/> Higgins 0-0 Zhao (0-8) Tour ChampionshipTour Championship 2022 — Latest scores, results, schedule, order of play4 HOURS AGO We are off and running with this match.

Zhao leaves a long red over a bag, but Higgins can't slot it with side on. Chance falls to the UK champion, who slots red and lands on pink with a timely nudge. The Milkman delivers: A unique snooker tale of redemption Some reading for you before this event with Robert 'The Milkman' Milkins lifting the Gibraltar Open on Saturday night, his first ranking title after 27 years as a professional.

/> Welcome to the 2022 Tour Championship Glorious sunshine in the Welsh coastal town of Llandudno to greet the top eight in the snooker world this season. Top seed Zhao Xintong faces John Higgins in the opening match of the tournament. Of course, Zhao defeated Higgins on his way to lifting the UK Championship title in York before Christmas.

«He's got all the talent in the world, the talent to match them all,» said Higgins. «It is great watching a young guy like that play snooker. He will go from strength to strength.» Match schedule Quarter-finals (best of 19 frames) Monday, March 28 Zhao Xintong [1] v John Higgins [8] Tuesday, March 29 Neil Robertson [2] v Mark Allen [7] Wednesday, March 30 Ronnie O'Sullivan [3] v Mark Williams [6] Thursday, March 31 Judd Trump [4] v Luca Brecel [5] Why unique pressures of snooker's longer formats make it ultimate challenge Let’s go back 30 years to May 4th, 1992.