An abundance of top players will do battle for the 16 remaining places in the 2012 Welsh Open next week.

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There are 16 spots in the final stages of the 888??Welsh Open up for grabs in the qualifying rounds, taking place at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield this week.

The successful players will join the world's top 16 players in the prestigious ranking event which runs from February 13-19 in Newport.

Legends Steve Davis and Jimmy White enter the fray in the penultimate qualifying round, while Crucible King Stephen Hendry needs to win just one game to secure his place in the main event.

The qualifiers run from Wednesday until Sunday, with all matches played over the best of seven frames and selected games streamed live.

Matches 45 and 58 have been held over to the venue in Newport.

Welsh Open Qualifiers Schedule of Play

Thursday February 9

10am
11 Ben Woollaston v David Gilbert
12 Adrian Gunnell v Cao Yupeng
13 Jimmy Robertson v Alfie Burden
14 Michael White v Ian McCulloch
15 Mark Joyce v Daniel Wells
16 Barry Pinches v Lucky Vatnani
 
2.30pm
17 Peter Lines v Rod Lawler
18 Tony Drago v Kurt Maflin
19 Andy Hicks v Andrew Norman
20 Liu Chuang v Liam Highfield
21 Dave Harold v Joe Swail
 
7pm
22 Xiao Guodong v Winner of match 6
23 Liu Song v Winner of match 7
24 Anthony McGill v Winner of match 8
25 James Wattana v Adam Duffy
26 Li Yan v Winner of match 10
 
Friday February 10

10am
27 Liang Wenbo v Winner of match 11
28 Jamie Burnett v Winner of match 12
29 Michael Holt v Winner of match 13
30 Jimmy White v Winner of match 14
31 Joe Jogia v Winner of match 15
32 Steve Davis v Winner of match 16
 
2.30pm
33 Ken Doherty v Winner of match 17
34 Rob Milkins v Winner of match 18
35 Anthony Hamilton v Winner of match 19
36 Matthew Selt v Winner of match 20
37 Alan McManus v Winner of match 21
 
7pm
38 Mike Dunn v Winner of match 22
39 Jamie Jones v Winner of match 23
40 Gerard Greene v Winner of match 24
41 Jack Lisowski v Winner of match 25
42 Nigel Bond v Winner of match 26
 
Saturday February 11
 
10am
43 Rory McLeod v Winner of match 27
44 Mark Davis v Winner of match 28
46 Tom Ford v Winner of match 30
47 Andrew Higginson v Winner of match 31
48 Ricky Walden v Winner of match 32
 
2.30pm
49 Jamie Cope v Winner of match 33
50 Stephen Hendry v Winner of match 34
51 Joe Perry v Winner of match 35
52 Marco Fu v Winner of match 36
53 Mark King v Winner of match 37
 
7pm
54 Fergal O'Brien v Winner of match 38
55 Marcus Campbell v Winner of match 39
56 Barry Hawkins v Winner of match 40
57 Peter Ebdon v Winner of match 41