The world’s top snooker players are returning to the county next month for one of the biggest events on their sporting calendar – and the Shropshire Star is offering 10 lucky readers the chance to pit their wits against one of them.

Telford’s International Centre is hosting the Maplin UK Championship for a second successive year, and world number one Ronnie O’Sullivan will be seeking to retain his title when the tournament begins on December 13.

Australian star Neil Robertson, the former Grand Prix and Welsh Open champion who is currently ranked 10th in the world, will be in Telford Shopping Centre on November 22 to help promote the competition.

And the left-hander has agreed to play a frame of snooker against 10 different Shropshire Star readers, as well as offering them tips and advice on how to improve their game.

The UK Championship is second only to the World Championship in importance on the snooker calendar, and all the sport’s top players will be in Telford next month. It is broadcast live on the BBC.

• HOW TO ENTER

To be in with a chance of playing a frame against Neil, simply tell us in no more than 100 words why you deserve to be chosen as one of the winners. Add your name, age, address and phone number and send it to: Neil Robertson Snooker Competition, Features Desk, Shropshire Star, Ketley, Telford, TF1 5HU, or e-mail starfeatures@shropshirestar.co.uk, making sure the name of the competition is in the subject line.

Entries must reach us by next Tuesday. Employees of Shropshire Newspapers, associate companies and their immediate families are not eligible to enter.

The editor’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.