Players Championship 2018 LIVE: Snooker score updates with Ronnie O'Sullivan in action

The Players Championship takes place this week with Judd Trump looking to retain the title he won last year.

He won't have it easy though as all of snooker's elite will compete for the crown.

That includes Ronnie O'Sullivan, John Higgins and Mark Williams who will all want to take home the £125,000 top prize.

LIVE SCORES AND RESULTS TO APPEAR HERE

Monday, March 19

Last 16 - Best of 11 frames - From 7pm

Shaun Murphy v Kyren Wilson
Ding Junhui v Mark Allen

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Tuesday. March 20

Last 16 - Best of 11 frames - From 1pm

Mark Selby v Ryan Day
Mark Williams v Yan Bingtao

Last 16 - Best of 11 frames - From 7pm

Ronnie O’Sullivan v Graeme Dott
Luca Brecel v Neil Robertson

Wednesday,  March 21

Last 16 - Best of 11 frames - From 1pm

John Higgins v Anthony McGill
Judd Trump v Stephen Maguire

Quarter-finals - Best of 11 frames - From 7pm

O'Sullivan/Dott v Ding/Allen

Thursday, March 22

Quarter-finals - Best of 11 frames - From 1pm

Brecel/Robertson v Trump/Maguire

Quarter-finals - Best of 11 frames - From 7pm

Selby/Day v Williams/Yan Bingtao

Friday, March 23

Quarter-finals - Best of 11 frames - From 1pm

Higgins/McGill v Murphy/Wilson

Semi-final 1 - Best of 11 frames - From 7pm

Saturday, March 24

Semi-final 2 - Best of 11 frames - From 7pm

Sunday, March 25

Final - Best of 19 frames - Session one from 1pm, session two from 7pm

How can I watch or stream the Players Championship?

ITV4 have the rights to the coverage of this year's tournament.

They will be showing every match throughout the week as snooker's elite compete.

You can watch or stream all the action on TV, mobile devices or desktop computers using their ITV Hub service.

* PLEASE NOTE: You'll need a valid TV Licence if you watch or record live programmes on ANY TV channel as it is a criminal offence in the UK to watch “live” television without a TV licence. This also applies to any device you use.