The 900 snooker prize money: How much are the legends competing for?

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SIX of the biggest names in the history of snooker will be facing off in the World Seniors Snooker 900.

Here we take a look a the players, prize money, and when and where you can catch all the action.

How much are the 900 snooker legends competing for?

The second instalment of World Seniors Snooker 900 is being held at Goffs, Co Kildare, Ireland.

Six of the top senior players will be battling out for the top prize.

At the time of writing, there are no reliable reports of the prize money breakdown.

Last time out, there was a top prize of £10,000 in the grand final and a £2,000 prize for each week win.

What are the stages of the 900 snooker?

Every match in the World Seniors Snooker 900 tournament consists of just a single frame, until the final, which is best-of-three.

Each of these frames has a maximum time limit of 15 minutes — if the frame doesn’t reach its conclusion by the end of a quarter of an hour, the player with the most points is victorious.

Played with a spotted cueball, cueists have a time limit of only 20 seconds for each and every shot — there are no extensions or time-outs (unless, in rare instances, at the discretion of the referee).

Every shot played must result in a ball being potted, or a cushion being struck by the cueball or an object ball — this is to try and ensure there will be no negative snookering (tucking up behind a colour instead of taking a ball on).

All fouls result in cueball in hand for the opponent, meaning the player can replace it in the D.

At the end of the allotted 15 minutes, if the players are tied on points, a blue-ball shoot-out will determine the winner.

The six players will compete in two round-robin groups of three players, with the top two in each group advancing to the last four.

The winner of Group A will take on the runner-up in Group B, while the winner of Group B will face the runner-up in Group A in the semi-finals.

Who is competing in the 900 snooker?

Group A consists of Stephen Hendry, Dennis Taylor and Fergal O’Brien.

Broup B is made up of Jimmy White, Ken Doherty and Tony Knowles.

The Group A action kicks off with seven-time world champion Hendry taking on ranking Irish event winner and former world No.9 Fergal O’Brien.

Group B opens up with six-time World Championship runner-up and fan favourite Jimmy White against former world No.2 Tiny Knowles — who has replaced Tony Drago in the draw.