The Players Championship begins with an evening session to whet the appetite of snooker fans across the globe today.

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Mark Williams and Ding Junhui kick-start the tournament in a match-up befitting the quality of the competition, which features the top 16 players in the one-year rankings.

Current world champion Kyren Wilson faces defending Players Championship champion Mark Allen in the blockbuster showdown of the first round this evening.

Fans across the UK can benefit from free-to-air snooker coverage live on ITV4 and ITVX throughout every session this week.

RadioTimes.com brings you the Players Championship 2025 daily order of play.

Players Championship 2025 schedule – today's order of play

All UK time. All live on ITV4/ITVX.

Monday 17th March

Last 16

From 7pm

  • Mark Williams v Ding Junhui
  • Kyren Wilson v Mark Allen

Tuesday 18th March

Last 16

From 1pm

  • Neil Robertson v Stuart Bingham
  • Mark Selby v Si Jiahui

Last 16

From 7pm

  • Judd Trump v Lei Peifan
  • Barry Hawkins v Shaun Murphy

Wednesday 19th March

Last 16

From 1pm

  • Xiao Guodong v Wu Yize
  • John Higgins v Chris Wakelin

Quarter-finals

From 7pm

  • TBC

Thursday 20th March

Quarter-finals

From 1pm

  • TBC

Quarter-finals

From 7pm

  • TBC

Friday 21st March

Quarter-finals

From 1pm

  • TBC

Semi-finals

From 7pm

  • TBC

Saturday 22nd March

Semi-finals

From 7pm

  • TBC

Sunday 23rd March

Final

From 1pm and 7pm

  • TBC

Players Championship 2025 round dates

  • Last 16: Monday 17th – Wednesday 19th March
  • Quarter-finals: Wednesday 19th – Friday 21st March
  • Semi-finals: Saturday 22nd March
  • Final: Sunday 23rd March

How to watch Players Championship 2025 on TV and live stream

Coverage of the Players Championship 2025 will be live on ITV4 throughout the course of the week.

You can access ITVX via a range of devices including smartphones, tablets, desktop computers and laptops or smart TVs.

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Michael Potts is the Sport Editor for Radio Times, covering all of the biggest sporting events across the globe with previews, features, interviews and more. He has worked for Radio Times since 2019 and previously worked on the sport desk at Express.co.uk after starting his career writing features for What Culture. He achieved a first-class degree in Sports Journalism in 2014.

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