Ronnie O'Sullivan and co. set for Milton Keynes as sport returns
Elite snooker is set for a return on June 1 at the Marshall Arena as professional sport makes it's first tentative steps towards a return.
The Championship League will feature 64 top snooker stars, including five-time world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan, and reigning champ Judd Trump, will be the first televised sporting event in the UK since the coronavirus pandemic.
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The competition, which will run until June 11, will be played without fans in teh Arena.
Championship League will be split into three phases, with all matches during all stages played as the best-of-four frames. Play will begin at 3pm each day, starting on Monday June 1 with Judd Trump (pictured below) in Group Two. Action will then run continuously until both groups are complete, with the exception of Friday June 5 when play will begin at 4pm. O’Sullivan enters the fray on Friday in Group 10.