 The event was split after the group stage, with players not reaching the main knockout tournament competing in a parallel tournament named the "Challenge Cup".Matches were played as best-of-five frames in the group stage, increasing in each round up to the final which was played as a best-of-11-frames match.There were eight seeded players for the tournament, determined by rankings following the 2017 Connie Gough Tournament held in February 2017, who were drawn into separate groups.