Carter was due to play in Group 3 this week but withdrew and Higgins took his place as he hopes to win the tournament for the third consecutive year.The Wishaw wizard has won the Invitational Championship League four times, more than any other player, and after a number of minor titles in other competitions, he will be looking to maintain his stellar record at the event..
Stuart Bingham and Chris Wakelin have already booked their place in the winners’ group, with another player joining them on Tuesday.John Higgins, Mark Selby, Neil Robertson, Kyren Wilson, Gary Wilson, Tom Ford and Xiao Guodong battle for third place in Group 3.Tuesday’s winner advances, the bottom two are eliminated and the remaining four join Group 4 on Wednesdays with Barry Hawkins, Jimmy Robertson and Ricky Walden..
Trump won his fourth title of the season at the German Masters on Sunday, defeating Si Jiahui in the Berlin final.Ace was due to play in the Champions League in Leicester this week, but after his efforts in Germany and with the Welsh Open starting on Monday, he is now set to play in Group 7 on 28-29. February, at which point O’Sullivan and Si also joined the tournament.Draws are not uncommon in the WC so it remains to be seen if we get two players of the season in group 7, but the potential is a great final group before the seven group winners compete for the series. title 1.-2. in march.
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