During the last past five years snooker in general has come a long way in terms of fan interaction, with the rise of social media and the power of the internet allowing us to get closer to the world’s leading players than ever before.
While a number of players have undoubtedly boosted their profiles due to their online presence, few can claim to have gone as far as Shaun Murphy, who this week added Instagram to his social media portfolio.
A week on at Burton and we know know the identities of the first four players to have come through this year’s Q School event, as Daniel Wells, Rhys Clark, Eden Sharav and Sydney Wilson all won their quarter-finals today.
Click here to view the updated 2015/16 tour roll call, or continue reading for my round-up of the action from event one…
As was the case last season, alongside the 2013/14 European Tour, there will be a separate EBSA Qualifying Tour, which will see twelve players moving on to a final qualifying event at the end of the campaign.
From it will emerge three winners, who will step up to the main tour next season and following the second of this season’s four regular events in Furth last weekend, we now have an early ranking list to follow…
So the season starts here. Today saw the long-awaited draw for the first event of the 2011/12 Players Tour Championship published by World Snooker, together with a rather gruelling looking match schedule! Click below for a link to the draw, together with something of a preview of both this event and indeed the whole PTC season…
Last chance saloon time for those hoping to secure a place on the main tour for next season as the third and final Q School event is now well underway. Click below for a few newslines on the first round which will come to a conclusion tomorrow…