The Benson and Hedges Masters invites 16 of the world's best players, plus two wild card entrants to fight it out for the £175,000 top prize.

Shaun Murphy and Jimmy White join this year's fray as the wild card invitations for the big event at Wembley.

World number 150 Murphy earned his place by winning the Benson and Hedges Championship in December.

White guaranteed his place with his performances in the first two ranking tournaments of the season, reaching the final of the British Open and the semi-final of the Grand Prix.

For the ever-popuar White, this will be his 20th appearance in the tournament which he won back in 1984 with a victory over Terry Griffiths.

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SUNDAY 4 FEBRUARY

First Round
Marco Fu v Shaun Murphy
Joe Swail v Jimmy White

Second Round
Matthew Stevens v Paul Hunter

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MONDAY 5 FEBRUARY

Second Round
John Higgins v Dave Harold
Stephen Hendry v Marco Fu/Shaun Murphy
Alan McManus v Peter Ebdon

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TUESDAY 6 FEBRUARY

Second Round
Stephen Lee v John Parrott
Ronnie O'Sullivan v Joe Swail/Jimmy White

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WEDNESDAY 7 FEBRUARY

Second Round
Mark Williams v Fergal O'Brien
Ken Doherty v Anthony Hamilton

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THURSDAY 8 FEBRUARY

Quarter-final
Match A at 1400
Match C at 1845

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FRIDAY 9 FEBRUARY

Quarter-final
Match B at 1400
Match D at 1845

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SATURDAY 10 FEBRUARY

Semi-final
First match at 1300
Second match at 1900

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SUNDAY 11 FEBRUARY

Final
First eight frames at 1400
Last 11 frames at 2000

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