“The 12-man Tour Championship in Manchester next week is the penultimate event of the season before the 48th World Championship gets underway in Sheffield (April 20 – May 6). Only three of the final seedings are known ahead of the Crucible with defending champion Luca Brecel the top seed, Mark Selby seeded fifth and Robert Milkins the 16th seed in what could prove to be a crucial final top-16 list.”