Ireland’s Michael Judge has only one more opportunity remaining to regain his place on the Main Tour after a seven-year gap following defeat in the penultimate round of Q School 2 on Friday. The Dubliner had unsurprisingly been the favourite out of the disappointingly small Irish contingent to come through[Read More…]
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Snooker’s Challenge Tour Details Announced
World Snooker announced more details on Wednesday about its upcoming Challenge Tour – effectively a semi-professional tour offering a gateway onto the pro scene. The Challenge Tour was announced during last year’s World Championship and there has been much anticipation since as to what the proposal for the new initiative[Read More…]
Joe Swail Among Final Q School Graduates
Q School concluded on Saturday as eight more players earned two-year professional cards to compete on the Main Tour. Paul Davison put the disappointment of losing in the final round of Q School Event One behind him to seal an immediate return to the circuit. The Englishman, who knocked out[Read More…]
Germany’s Lukas Kleckers Graduates from Q School
Germany’s Lukas Kleckers was one of four players to emerge from Q School Event One with a two-year Main Tour card on Sunday. The 20 year-old becomes the first German player since Patrick Einsle to boast professional status and it comes at a time when snooker’s popularity in the country[Read More…]
Ng On Yee Stuns Joe Swail in Q School
Ng On Yee caused a major upset in Q School as she came from 3-1 down to beat Joe Swail 4-3 and reach the fourth round in Preston. The world women’s champion had performed well in her opening two encounters to beat Josh Mulholland and veteran Irishman Dessie Sheehan, but[Read More…]
Amateur Hopefuls Head to Q School
The World Championship has been over for just a week but players are already preparing for the upcoming 2017/2018 campaign. More than 200 amateur hopefuls descend on the Preston Guild Hall this week hoping to graduate from Qualifying School onto the Main Tour. Of that large number of entrants, only[Read More…]
2017 Snooker Q School Opens for Entry
Any snooker player who has dreamed of turning professional will have a chance of earning a tour card at Q School 2017 in May. There will be 12 two-year tour cards available, with the opportunity to join the global snooker circuit and compete for prize money of £10 million. Q[Read More…]
Eight More Turn Pro Via Q-School
Q-School 2 has ended with eight additional players earning their Main Tour cards in Burton for the next two seasons. Michael Georgiou immediately returns despite failing to break into the top 64 in the world rankings before the end of the last campaign. The Cypriot, who previously competed under the[Read More…]
Chinese Conquer Q-School 1
Three players from China have emerged from the first Q-School event with a two-year professional card for the Main Tour. Cao Yupeng secured his immediate return to the circuit after dropping outside the top 64 in the world rankings last season. Cao reached the last 16 of the World Championship[Read More…]
Casey Confident About Q-School Chances
There’s no rest for the wicked, the wicked being amateurs, as 2016’s Qualifying School gets under way on Wednesday in Burton. Around 200 hopefuls descend on Meadowside Leisure Centre this week in an effort to gain one of the 12 coveted Main Tour spots available to join the professional ranks.[Read More…]