Ok so it’s not technically called a PTC any more, but it will very much be squeaky bum time at this weekend’s Gdynia Open event in Poland, with far more on the line for some than might appear at first sight.
Click below for my thoughts on the battles that will be decided this week and for some of the key matches to keep an eye on from the eighth and final event of the 2013/14 European Tour…
So far this season there have been a number of big talking points already, but one less obvious theme that I have found interesting, particularly in recent tournaments, is the improvement of some of the players currently on the second, of their two-year tour cards.
Indeed, Joel Walker in particular has demonstrated how the decision to award two-year tour cards from 2012/13 can help players, but is he an isolated case? Continue reading for a look at how those in his position have fared as their second season enters its final months and consideration of whether generally it is now easier for tour rookies to stay on the circuit…
Congratulations to world number 24 Joe Perry, who has today defeated Mark Selby 4-1 to claim the AT1 event in Yixing China ahead of next week’s Wuxi Classic. His first professional title since the 2008 Championship League, the win sees Joe take the top prize of £10,000, as well as all but assuring him of a place in the PTC Grand Finals tournament later in the season…
Of the 99 players competing on the main tour in 2012/13, the last to secure his professional ticket was 18-year-old Scott Donaldson, the Scot having taken victory at this year’s European Championship in Latvia.
Shortly after the conclusion of his 4-2 victory against Liam Highfield in the opening round of the UKPTC1 event in Gloucester, I spent ten minutes with Scott to discuss his rise to the tour and his hopes for the coming season…
Barely a couple of days after the conclusion of the UKPTC1 event in Gloucester, the snooker circus returned to Sheffield today for the first round of the Shanghai Masters qualifiers at the EIS…
Congratulations to 18-year-old Scott Donaldson who this week defeated Ireland’s Brendan O’Donoghue 7-3 to capture the 2012 European Championship in Latvia. In doing so, the talented young Scot becomes the 99th and final player to earn a main tour card for 2012/13…