THE best snooker players on the planet are coming to the Barnsley Metrodome next month for the English Open - and here's your chance to win an amazing prize of tickets to the final.

The tournament will be staged in Barnsley for the first time, featuring 128 players contesting the world ranking event and a top prize of £70,000. Running from October 16 to 22, it's the first of the season's four Home Nations tournaments and there's a £1m bonus on offer for any player who can win all four.

Last season the event featured star names such as Ronnie O'Sullivan, Mark Selby, Judd Trump and John Higgins, and a stellar line up is again expected.

Tickets are on sale now and start at just £10, for details visit www.worldsnooker.com/tickets

The winner of our competition will receive two tickets to both sessions of the showpiece final on Sunday October 22 PLUS tickets to a day earlier in the tournament with the chance to come backstage and play a frame of snooker against one of the top professionals on an official practice table.  

For a chance to win just answer the following question:

How many points is the green ball worth in snooker? a) Two b) Three c) Four

Send you answer with your name, contact number and email address to: competitions@barnsley-chronicle.co.uk or post your entries to Snooker Competition, Barnsley Chronicle Newspapers Ltd, 47 Church Street, Barnsley, S70 2AS

Please note that the prize does not include any travel or accommodation expenses. Closing date for entries is Thursday October 12 2017. all postal entries must reach us by that date or will become void. Winners will be notified either directly by us or the competition prize suppliers. There is no cash alternative to the competition prize. One entry per person allowed, duplicate entries will not be considered. On submission of your entries your email information will be added to our mailing list unless you instruct us to not to so, should you not want to be added to our mailing list please include text ‘Opt Out’ on your entry and we will not add your email address. For more information please refer to our terms and conditions page here.