THE schedule for the MrQ UK Championship Snooker Top 16 has been made. 

MrQ UK Championship will be held on Saturday, November 25 at the York Barbican and will end on Sunday, December 3 with Mark Allen set to defence his title. 

Allen will begin his defence on the opening afternoon, after defeating Ding Junhui 10-7 in last year's final, winning his first title.

Many recognisable faces will be returning to York for the MrQ UK Championship this year, with the in-form Zhang Anda and Tom Ford entering the top 16 for the first time.

The schedule for top 16 seeds has now been announced: Saturday November 25
1pm- Mark Allen v qualifier, Mark Williams v qualifier, 7pm - Kyren Wilson v qualifier, Tom Ford v qualifier.

Sunday November 26 1pm- Luca Brecel v qualifier, Zhang Anda v qualifier, 7pm - Shaun Murphy v qualifier, Ali Carter v qualifier.

Monday November 27 1pm - Judd Trump v qualifier, Barry Hawkins v qualifier, 7pm - Mark Selby v qualifier, Jack Lisowski v qualifier.

Tuesday November 28 1pm - Ronnie O’Sullivan v qualifier, John Higgins v qualifier, 7pm - Neil Robertson v qualifier, Robert Milkins v qualifier

The 16 seeds will be joined by 16 players who come through the qualifying rounds in Leicester, which run from November 18 to 23.

Star names among the 128 players heading for the qualifiers include three-time UK Champion Ding, Stephen Maguire, Stuart Bingham, Hossein Vafaei, Ryan Day, Si Jiahui, Jimmy White and Ken Doherty.

Tickets can be purchased here.