European Tour 4: Full Round 1 Schedule, Matches to Watch in Paul Hunter Classic

The 2013 Paul Hunter Classic qualifying section is complete.

A number of quality amateurs have maintained pace with the big boys and are set to begin their challenge for the main prize with Round 1 fixtures that take place between Aug. 23-24.

This year's competition has thrown together a packed schedule in Furth, Germany. The difficulty of scheduling such a tournament is there for all to see, as many Round 1 fixtures don't take place until the end of Aug. 24, when a number of second-round and third-round encounters will also unfold.

Huge names such as Ronnie O'Sullivan, Stuart Bingham, Steve Davis, Mark Selby and Neil Robertson will be in action in the coming days. Can the stars march on to victory or will a surprise package threaten for the title?

Let's take a look at the packed Round 1 schedule:

Round One: Day One

Mark J Williams	vs.	Saqib Nasir	Aug. 23, 8:30 a.m. BST
Stuart Bingham	vs.	Fraser Patrick	Aug. 23, 8:30 a.m. BST
Mark Davis	vs.	Mark Allen	Aug. 23, 8:30 a.m. BST
Jamie Cope	vs.	Steve Davis	Aug. 23, 8:30 a.m. BST
Sean O'Sullivan	vs.	Passonkorn Suwannawat	Aug. 23, 8:30 a.m. BST
David Grace	vs.	David Morris	Aug. 23, 8:30 a.m. BST
Judd Trump	vs.	Ian Glover	Aug. 23, 8:30 a.m. BST
Graeme Dott	vs.	Matthew Day	Aug. 23, 8:30 a.m. BST
Chris Wakelin	vs.	Daniel Ward	Aug. 23, 8:30 a.m. BST
Barry Pinches	vs.	Alex Davies	Aug. 23, 8:30 a.m. BST
Stuart Carrington	vs.	Oliver Lines	Aug. 23, 10:00 a.m. BST
Anthony McGill	vs.	Sydney Wilson	Aug. 23, 10:00 a.m. BST
Liam Highfield	vs.	Peter Lines	Aug. 23, 10:00 a.m. BST
Matthew Selt	vs.	Craig Steadman	Aug. 23, 10:00 a.m. BST
Daniel Wells	vs.	Andrew Pagett	Aug. 23, 10:00 a.m. BST
Patrick Einsle	vs.	Dechawat Poomjaeng	Aug. 23, 10:00 a.m. BST
Robert Milkins	vs.	James Wattana	Aug. 23, 10:30 a.m. BST
Mike Dunn	vs.	Marco Fu	Aug. 23, 10:30 a.m. BST
Matthew Stevens	vs.	Ben Jones	Aug. 23, 10:30 a.m. BST
Ronnie O'Sullivan	vs.	Ahmed Saif	Aug. 23, 11:30 a.m. BST
Martin Gould	vs.	Jimmy White	Aug. 23, 11:30 a.m. BST
Jimmy Robertson	vs.	Wan Choi Tan/Stefan Schenk	Aug. 23, 11:30 a.m. BST
Tom Ford	vs.	Chris Norbury	Aug. 23, 11:30 a.m. BST
Tony Drago	vs.	Aditya Mehta	Aug. 23, 12:00 p.m. BST
Alan McManus	vs.	Mohamed Khairy	Aug. 23, 12:00 p.m. BST
Gary Wilson	vs.	Noppon Saengkham	Aug. 23, 12:00 p.m. BST
Anthony Hamilton	vs.	Ratchayothin Yotharuck	Aug. 23, 1:00 p.m. BST
Martin O'Donnell	vs.	Darren Cook	Aug. 23, 1:00 p.m. BST
Michael Leslie	vs.	Vinnie Calabrese	Aug. 23, 1:00 p.m. BST
Rod Lawler	vs.	Adam Duffy	Aug. 23, 1:00 p.m. BST

Once the first day is complete, certain winners will continue advancing through the schedule whilst the second day of Round 1 fixtures continue. For example, if Selby is to win, he will have already completed three matches by the time Robertson begins his opener.

Here's the second day of the Round 1 battles:

Round One: Day Two

Neil Robertson	vs.	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	Aug. 24, 8:30 a.m. BST
Andrew Norman	vs.	Rory McLeod	Aug. 24, 8:30 a.m. BST
Robbie Williams	vs.	Ross Muir	Aug. 24, 8:30 a.m. BST
Joe Swail	vs.	Kishan Hirani	Aug. 24, 8:30 a.m. BST
Pankaj Advani	vs.	Allan Taylor	Aug. 24, 8:30 a.m. BST
Jamie Jones	vs.	Lu Haotian	Aug. 24, 8:30 a.m. BST
Shaun Murphy	vs.	Alex Borg	Aug. 24, 8:30 a.m. BST
Kyren Wilson	vs.	Robin Hull	Aug. 24, 8:30 a.m. BST
Michael Wasley	vs.	Ryan Clark	Aug. 24, 8:30 a.m. BST
Scott Donaldson	vs.	Lee Page	Aug. 24, 8:30 a.m. BST
Fergal O'Brien	vs.	Mark Joyce	Aug. 24, 10:00 a.m. BST
Jamie O'Neill	vs.	T Thirapongpaiboon	Aug. 24, 10:00 a.m. BST
Barry Hawkins	vs.	Jak Jones	Aug. 24, 10:00 a.m. BST
Jack Lisowski	vs.	Gerard Greene	Aug. 24, 10:00 a.m. BST
David Gilbert	vs.	Ding Junhui	Aug. 24, 10:00 a.m. BST
Dominic Dale	vs.	Alexander Ursenbacher	Aug. 24, 10:30 a.m. BST
Joe Perry	vs.	Ken Doherty	Aug. 24, 10:30 a.m. BST
Kurt Maflin	vs.	Steven Hallworth	Aug. 24, 10:30 a.m. BST
Alfie Burden	vs.	Elliot Slessor	Aug. 24, 10:30 a.m. BST
Luca Brecel	vs.	Paul S. Davison	Aug. 24, 11:30 a.m. BST
Stephen Maguire	vs.	Michael White	Aug. 24, 11:30 a.m. BST
Marcus Campbell	vs.	Andrew Higginson	Aug. 24, 11:30 a.m. BST
Ryan Day	vs.	Allister Carter	Aug. 24, 11:30 a.m. BST
Sam Baird	vs.	Liu Chuang	Aug. 24, 12:00 p.m. BST
Ian Burns	vs.	Charlie Walters	Aug. 24, 12:00 p.m. BST
Ben Woollaston	vs.	Cao Yupeng	Aug. 24, 12:00 p.m. BST
Nigel Bond	vs.	James Cahill	Aug. 24, 12:00 p.m. BST
Michael Holt	vs.	David Singh/Lukas Kleckers	Aug. 24, 1:00 p.m. BST
Ricky Walden	vs.	Jamie Rhys Clarke	Aug. 24, 1:00 p.m. BST
Hammad Miah	vs.	Xiao Guodong	Aug. 24, 1:00 p.m. BST
John Higgins	vs.	Mark King	Aug. 24, 1:00 p.m. BST

Standout Matches to Watch

With so many battles taking place in the early stages, even the most hardcore snooker fans must find it daunting to follow play. As ever, a handful of standout matches should grab your attention as we head into the tournament's proper run.

Ronnie O'Sullivan's opening match against Ahmed Saif is notable for a number of reasons. Not only will the "The Rocket" aim to quickly assert his dominance into the European Tour 4 meet, but he also has a nasty defeat to Peter Lines to avenge from the Bluebell Wood Open, as reported by Mike Dawes of the Daily Mail.

Those looking for some of the most exciting top seeds should also pay attention to the second day of Round 1 fixtures. World No. 1 player Neil Robertson faces a simple task against Thailand's Thepchaiya Un-Nooh, with the winner facing either Andrew Norman or Ian McLeod.

Robertson is likely to steamroll Un-Nooh, but will be hoping for Norman to upset McLeod, as the current rankings leader will look to bypass an encounter with the top 50 during the early stages.

Rounding off the Round 1 fixtures will be an exciting tie between John Higgins, the current world No. 6, and Mark King, who is ranked No. 25. Both players have enjoyed a run up the rankings in recent times and will be disappointed to be facing each other at this early stage.

While both will have hoped to receive an easier route through, their clash should be extremely intense and hard-fought. A victory either way will provide major confidence for the winner heading into the next stage.