Ken Doherty has been drawn against Kurt Maflin in the opening round of the Players Tour Championship Grand Finals which get underway in Galway on the 12th of March.

The 32-player tournament features nine of the world’s top ten players between 12 and 17 March.

World number one and Masters champion Mark Selby, four-time World champion John Higgins and potting sensation Judd Trump are among the star names who will compete for one of the richest prizes in world snooker.

Mark Allen will take on Mark Davis while Joe Swail has been paired with Stephen Maguire.