The draw and format for the Coral Shoot Out has been made, with Shaun Murphy, Stuart Bingham and Jimmy White among the star names heading for Watford later this month.

The tournament, which produces fast and furious snooker action, will run from February 23 to February 26 and will be staged at Watford Colosseum for the first time.

Televised by ITV4, it's a one-frame knockout format and all matches last a maximum of ten minutes, with a shot clock of 15 seconds for the first five minutes and ten seconds for the last five. Drama on the green baize is guaranteed, with many matches going down to the last few seconds.

This year's Shoot Out is a world ranking event for the first time, so every pound earned counts towards players' ranking tally. There will be 128 players all aiming for the £32,000 top prize and the draw has now been made.

World number five Murphy faces China's Zhang Anda in his opening match while 2015 World Champion Bingham will be up against Hamza Akbar. Crowd favourite White will take on amateur Louis Heathcote while defending champion Robin Hull will play Mei Xi Wen.

Other top-16 ranked potters among the line-up include Mark Allen, Joe Perry, Barry Hawkins, Liang Wenbo, Mark Williams and Kyren Wilson.

The first two rounds will be played over Thursday, February 23, Friday February, 24 and Saturday, February 25, with the 32 survivors going through to the final day to play to the conclusion.

Tickets are now on sale and fans are urged to book fast because certain sessions are close to selling out. These start at just £15, or watch every session of the tournament with a £99 season ticket.

For details, call 01923 571 102 or visit www.worldsnooker.com/tickets