LONDON, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- China's former world number one Ding Junhui will play the Dafabet English Open snooker tournament to be held on Oct. 16-22 at Barnsley, Northwest England, World Snooker announced here on Friday.
It was announced in a statement that all of the world's top 16 players, including world champion Mark Selby, defending champion Liang Wenbo, Ronnie O'Sullivan, Judd Trump, John Higgins, Shaun Murphy and Neil Robertson will be among the 131 players chasing the 70,000 pounds top prize and Steve Davis Trophy.
Ding's fellow Chinese Liang beat Trump 9-6 in the final last year.
There's also a bonus of 40,000 pounds up for grabs for anyone who can make a maximum 147 break during the week in Barnsley.
World Snooker chairman Barry Hearn said: "I'm pleased to see such a strong field heading to Barnsley, the standard is higher than ever and I'm fascinated to see how the week unfolds.
"I hope to see packed crowds enjoying the chance to see the world's very best cueists showing their skills."
