The 2023/24 snooker season is set to get under way later in June and more events have been slotted into the upcoming calendar.
The new campaign will launch on June 26 with the return of the ranking event version of Championship League Snooker.
A drawn-out tournament that takes almost a month to complete, it’s not the most exciting way to kick start a fresh term, but it will be good to see the players back on the baize all the same.
There are currently 16 ranking events on the provisional calendar for the 2023/24 snooker season.
The World Snooker Championship will take place between April 20 and May 6, with the qualifiers also preceding it in Sheffield.
Reigning champion Luca Brecel will have the opportunity to break the “Curse of the Crucible” after becoming the newest first-time world champion this year.
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The UK Championship returns to its more familiar slot at the end of November and start of December after its shift last season due to the FIFA World Cup.
Big tournaments like the Tour Championship, Players Championship, and the World Grand Prix all return, although they notably do not yet boast any title sponsors.
The four Home Nations competitions are also scheduled again, with the British Open, the European Masters, the Snooker Shoot Out, and the German Masters returning too.
The latter event in Berlin will incorporate a format change after receiving significant criticism during last season when most of the top stars failed to qualify or didn’t enter.
For the 2024 edition, the qualifying tournament will be shortened from two rounds to one, with matches involving the top eight seeds automatically held over to the venue stages.
Meanwhile, there will definitely be two ranking events in China during the 2023/24 snooker season calendar, marking the tour’s first visit to China since 2019.
The new Wuhan Open takes place in October with the International Championship – last won by Judd Trump – pencilled in for November.
Before that, the prestigious Shanghai Masters invitational will be in September with Ronnie O’Sullivan expected to finally get an opportunity to defend the trophy he won three times on the trot in 2017, 2018, and 2019.
Among the other non-ranking tournaments on the calendar are the Champion of Champions, the Mixed Doubles, and the Masters at the Alexandra Palace in early January.
Although there are quite a lot of busy periods during the season, there are still considerable gaps on the schedule.
It is hoped that some of these, including a three-week barren spell in March, will be filled with tournaments as the new season progresses.
Provisional 2023/24 snooker calendar
| Date (2023) | Tournament | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| June | ||
| 26-30 | CLS (ranking) | Morningside Arena, Leicester |
| July | ||
| 3-8 | CLS (ranking) | Morningside Arena, Leicester |
| 10-14 | CLS (ranking) | Morningside Arena, Leicester |
| 17-21 | CLS (ranking) | Morningside Arena, Leicester |
| 25-29 | European Masters qualifying | Morningside Arena, Leicester |
| August | ||
| 14-19 | British Open qualifying | Morningside Arena, Leicester |
| 22-27 | European Masters | Metropol Arena, Nuremburg |
| September | ||
| 1-8 | English Open qualifying Wuhan Open qualifying | Leicester |
| 11-17 | Shanghai Masters | Shanghai |
| 18-23 | International Championship qualifying | Sheffield |
| 25-Oct 1 | British Open | Centaur, Cheltenham |
| October | ||
| 2-8 | English Open | Brentwood Centre, Brentwood |
| 9-15 | Wuhan Open | Wuhan |
| 17-20 | Northern Ireland Open qualifying | Sheffield |
| 22-29 | Northern Ireland Open | Waterfront Hall, Belfast |
| 30-Nov 2 | Scottish Open qualifying | Leicester |
| November | ||
| 5-12 | International Championship | China |
| 13-19 | Champion of Champions | Bolton |
| 18-23 | UK Championship qualifying | Leicester |
| 25-Dec 3 | UK Championship | York Barbican, York |
| December | ||
| 6-9 | Shoot Out | Swansea |
| 11-17 | Scottish Open | Edinburgh |
| 18-22 | German Masters qualifying | Sheffield |
| Date (2024) | Tournament | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| January | ||
| 2-5 | CLS 1 (invitational) | Leicester |
| 7-14 | The Masters | Alexandra Palace, London |
| 15-21 | World Grand Prix | Morningside Arena, Leicester |
| 22-28 | Welsh Open qualifying Six Red World C’ship qualifying | Barnsley |
| 29-Feb 4 | German Masters | Berlin |
| February | ||
| 5-10 | CLS2 (invitational) | Leicester |
| 12-18 | Welsh Open | Llandudno |
| 19-25 | Players Championship | Telford International Centre, Telford |
| 26-Mar 2 | CLS3 (invitational) | Leicester |
| March | ||
| 4-9 | Six Red World Championship | Bangkok |
| 30-31 | Mixed Doubles | Manchester Central, Manchester |
| April | ||
| 1-7 | Tour Championship | Manchester Central, Manchester |
| 8-17 | World Championship qualifying | Sheffield |
| 20-May 6 | World Championship | Crucible Theatre, Sheffield |
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Hay términos en billar que no son correctos:
“Tapete” -> “Paño” (omg)
“Saque” -> “Salida”. En billar no se saca, se “sale”
“Esquina” -> “Rincón”. El lugar de juego no tiene esquinas, tiene rincones, tienen esquinas las troneras pero normalmente no se apunta a ellas.
“Partido” -> “Partida”
Necesita x “snookers” – Necesita X “faltas”, los snookers no puntúan, puntúan las faltas.
Seguramente hay más, pero en este momento no me acuerdo… 😉
Un saludo