Seven-time world champion Stephen Hendry takes on Teessider Mike Dunn on Saturday afternoon for a place in the 2012 World Open.

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Hendry is having to qualify for a major ranking event for only the second time in over two decades after recently slipping out of the world's top 16.

He takes on resurgent Middlesbrough cueist Mike Dunn in Sheffield tomorrow for the right to mix it with the big boys in the main event in February.

Dunn has recaptured his true form in recent weeks, reaching the Quarter-Finals of PTC 12 following a bout of illness.

He will be hoping to showcase his top potting ability against arguably the game's greatest player on Saturday.

Hendry has also returned to form and is eyeing a good run in a major ranking event to fire him back up the order of merit.

He reached the Semi-Finals in Germany last week, narrowly losing out 4-3 to eventual winner Stephen Maguire.

This will be the first ever meeting between the players and promises to be a highly entertaining encounter.

The duo will be desperate to reach the main event, which is to be played from February 27- March 4 in the city of Haikou on Hainan Island, South China.

The match begins at 2.30pm and will be streamed live over the best of nine frames from the World Snooker Academy, Sheffield.