Yesterday saw the conclusion of five days of qualifying matches in Gloucester for the 2014 Wuxi Classic and there was a mix of strong wins for the established names, as well as shocks at the South West Snooker Academy.
Click below for a round-up of the main stories from the event…
While today has seen five days of qualifying for the Wuxi Classic come to an end at the South West Snooker Academy (see all the results here), the snooker action resumes in Gloucester on Friday, with the start of the Australian Goldfields Open qualifiers.
While the draw for the event was released a couple of weeks ago, only now do we know which of the Q School top up players have taken up their entry for the competition, following a series of non-entries from the tour’s professional players.
In all, there are 25 amateurs involved, with Adam Bobat and one of Sanderson Lam and Joe Roberts already assured of progression through to the second round.
Click here to view the draw at snookerorg.
UPDATE: A few people have queried why two amateurs have been drawn to play each other and whether this is a mistake. I can confirm that the position is that as the draw for the tournament took place prior to the conclusion of this year’s Q School, it was the case that one of the potential Q School qualifiers was drawn as a seed, only to decide not to enter the competition.
This, combined with the fact that player was to draw a ‘top up’ player, has resulted in the all-amateur first round appearance and that the draw is therefore correct.
Hot on the heels of the draw for the Wuxi Classic, World Snooker have now released the draw for the Australian Goldfields Open, the qualifiers for which get underway on 30th May 2014 in Gloucester.
One of the few remaining events to be played under the ‘old’ system, with the top 16 seeded through to the venue, the draw for the venue stages can be found here, while the qualifying draw is available here.
As is to be expected, there are a few notable omissions from the draw, Mark Selby, Ding Junhui, Ronnie O’Sullivan, Ali Carter and reigning champion Marco Fu, allowing the likes of Xiao Guodong to be seeded through to the venue.
The venue stages in Bendigo get underway on 30th June 2014 and unlike last year, will be televised by Eurosport this season.
Less than a week from now, the 2014/15 professional snooker season will begin in Gloucester with the qualifying events for the 2014 Wuxi Classic and Australian Goldfields Open events…
Snooker’s Australian Goldfields Open world ranking event will return to Bendigo in 2014 and 2015.
It has been a while coming, but Marco Fu is now a multiple ranking event winner, following his victory today against Neil Robertson in the final of the 2013 Australian Goldfields Open.
Click below for a round-up of the final and a few thoughts on what could be the third and final edition of the Australian Goldfields Open tournament…
The final of the 2013 Australian Goldfields Open will be contested between world number one Neil Robertson and former Grand Prix winner Marco Fu, after the two came through their respective finals today…
