The top-16 players in the world get under way on Tuesday in the new Saudi Arabia Masters, which is the most lucrative tournament in snooker after the World Championship.
Seven-time world champion Ronnie O’Sullivan and world number one Judd Trump are both in action in Riyadh, which uniquely hosted 144 players when play began on 30 August, without a qualifying round.
All of the top-16 players including O’Sullivan are competing at the event which is taking place in a custom-built venue at the Green Halls in the nation’s capital city.with Saudi Arabia earlier this year, gets his campaign started on Tuesday evening in the fifth round of the competition and will play either Iran's Hossein Vafaei or compatriot Ben Woollaston.
If no other player makes a 147 over the next five days, it will be the most Saengkham has ever earned at a tournament, with £30,000 also guaranteed after he reached the fourth round.
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