Following two weeks of snooker at the South West Snooker Academy in Gloucester, we now know the names of another eight professionals, following the completion of the 2014 Q School.
Click below for a round-up of the eight qualifiers, or here to view the updated roll call, setting out the latest list of confirmed professionals for the 2014/15 season…
Congratulations to Iran’s Hossein Vafaei Ayouri, who has today defeated Ireland’s Josh Boileau 8-3 to win the 2014 IBSF World Under-21 Championship in Al Fujairah, UAE.
As well as being another prestigious amateur title to his name, the victory carries with it a two-year tour card from the 2015/16 season, but for Vafaei the priority will be to resolve the visa issues that have left him unable to compete on the professional circuit for the past two seasons.
It is that time of year again, as the final main tour places for the 2014/15 begin to slot into place.
Click below for my annual ‘roll call’ post, tracking how all of the 132 professional places will be filled in the coming weeks…
Updated 22/05/2014
Well you didn’t think that we could go a week without a snooker tournament did you? Five days on from Mark Selby’s Crucible triumph, snooker’s strongest amateurs will begin their latest battle for main tour places tomorrow at the 2014 Q School.
Set to be held for the first time at the South West Snooker Academy, the two events will be held between 10-21 May 2014, with eight professional places up for grabs for the winner of each event.
You can view the draws for the respective events, as well as the tournament format at World Snooker here.
Good luck to everyone involved.
While Mark Selby was on the way to his first world title earlier this week, over in Al Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, there was also a landmark success for Malaysia’s Rory Thor Chuan Leong, who claimed victory at the 2014 Asian Championship.
Defeating Taiwan’s Hung Chung Ming 7-3, the 25-year-old will now be nominated for one of the 132 places on next season’s main tour, as detailed within my ‘making 132’ article here.
Alongside the World Championship qualifiers this week we have also seen the staging of the second EBSA play-offs, with 12 players fighting it out for three main tour cards from the start of next season.
After two tense days in Sheffield, those places will now go to Ian Glover, Zak Surety and Steven Hallworth, click below for more…
Congratulations to 18-year-old Oliver Lines, who today recorded a 6-1 victory against Ireland’s Josh Boileau 6-1 to win the 2014 European U-21 Championship in Bucharest, Romania…
While last week saw Neil Robertson claim the UK Championship title in York, over in Latvia, China’s Zhou Yuelong was able to capture the IBSF World Amateur Championship, with an 8-4 victory against compatriot Zhao Xintong…