The 2024–25 Q Tour is a series of snooker tournaments to take place during the 2024–25 snooker season. The Q Tour is the second-tier tour, run by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association, for players not on the main World Snooker Tour.

2024–25 Q Tour

A series of seven Q Tour Europe events will be played, with the leading money-winner gaining a place on the main tour for the 2025–26 snooker season. Sixteen players – the tournament winners and the highest-ranked players who had not already secured a place on the main tour for the 2024–25 season – will gain entry to a further event, the WPBSA Q Tour Global Playoff. They will be joined by players from the Q Tour Global; qualifying from regional Q Tour series. These players will compete for a further three places on the World Snooker Tour.[1]

Q Tour Europe

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Format

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Q Tour Europe events are generally played over three days. The first day is an open qualifying day with 16 places available. The main draw starts on the second day when the 16 qualifiers are joined by the 48 seeded players who qualified based on their rankings in the 2024 Q School Orders of Merit to make a first round field of 64 players. There are two rounds on the second day and a further four on the final day, to determine the winner of the event. The 48 who qualified directly included the top 32 eligible players from the 2024 UK Q School Order of Merit, the top eight from the 2024 Asia-Oceania Q School Order of Merit, and the eight highest ranked junior players on the 2024 UK Q School Order of Merit, not already qualified.[1]

Prize fund

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Each Q Tour Europe event featured a prize fund of £14,300 with the winner receiving £3,000.[2]

  • Winner: £3,000
  • Runner-up: £1,500
  • Semi-final: £900
  • Quarter-final: £600
  • Last 16: £300
  • Last 32: £200
  • Total: £14,300

Schedule

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The schedule for the seven Q Tour Europe events is given below.[1]

Date Country Tournament Venue City Field Winner Runner-up Score Ref.
15 Aug 18 Aug   ENG Event 1 Northern Snooker Centre Leeds 154   Andres Petrov   Ryan Thomerson 4–3 [3]
20 Sep 22 Sep   BUL Event 2 Bulgarian Snooker Academy Sofia 108   Dylan Emery   Harvey Chandler 4–3 [4]
4 Oct 6 Oct   SWE Event 3 Snookerhallen Stockholm 116   Zhao Xintong   Craig Steadman 4–3 [5]
7 Nov 10 Nov   ENG Event 4 Club 200 Manchester 156
13 Dec 15 Dec   AUT Event 5 Vienna
10 Jan 12 Jan   BEL Event 6 Delta Moon Snooker Club Mons [6]
7 Feb 9 Feb   ENG Event 7 Landywood Snooker Club Great Wyrley

Rankings

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Below are listed the leading players in the prize money rankings. The top-ranked player gets a place on the main tour for the 2024–25 season. 16 other players; the tournament winners and the highest-ranked players who have not already got a place on the main tour, will gain entry to a further event, the WPBSA Q Tour Global Playoff.[1] Players on equal points were ranked by "countback", with the player having won the most prize money in the latest event played being ranked higher.[7]

Rank Player Event 1 Event 2 Event 3 Event 4 Event 5 Event 6 Event 7 Total (£)
1   Andres Petrov + 3,000 300 0 3,300
2   Zhao Xintong + 0 3,000 3,000
3   Dylan Emery + 3,000 3,000
4   Ryan Thomerson 1,500 600 300 2,400
5   Craig Steadman 200 300 1,500 2,000
6   Harvey Chandler 0 1,500 200 1,700
7   Steven Hallworth 600 0 900 1,500
8   Mark Joyce 600 900 1,500
9   Mateusz Baranowski 0 300 900 1,200
10   Liam Highfield 300 900 0 1,200
11   Iulian Boiko 600 600 1,200
12   Ryan Davies 900 0 200 1,100
13   Alex Clenshaw 300 0 600 900
14   Simon Blackwell 900 900
15   Barry Pinches 0 200 600 800
16   Nicolas Mortreux 200 0 600 800
17   Oliver Sykes 200 300 300 800
18   Florian Nuessle 300 200 300 800
19   Brandon Hall 0 600 200 800
20   Simon Bedford 600 0 200 800
+ Qualified for the play-offs

Event 1

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The first Q Tour Europe event took place at Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds from 15 to 18 August 2024. Andres Petrov beat Ryan Thomerson 4–3 in the final. Petrov came from 3-1 down in both the quarter and semi-finals and, after leading 3–0, also won the final in the deciding frame. Thomerson had had to qualify to reach the last-64 stage and won a further five matches to reach the final.[3] The final-day results are given below.[8]

 
Last-16
Best of 7 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 7 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 7 frames
Final
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
  Hamim Hussain 1
 
 
 
  Andres Petrov 4
 
  Andres Petrov 4
 
 
 
  Simon Bedford 3
 
  Simon Bedford 4
 
 
 
  Alex Clenshaw 1
 
  Andres Petrov 4
 
 
 
  Simon Blackwell 3
 
  Mark Joyce 4
 
 
 
  Peter Lines 0
 
  Mark Joyce 3
 
 
 
  Simon Blackwell 4
 
  Alex Millington 0
 
 
 
  Simon Blackwell 4
 
  Andres Petrov 4
 
 
 
  Ryan Thomerson 3
 
  Liam Highfield 2
 
 
 
  Iulian Boiko 4
 
  Iulian Boiko 2
 
 
 
  Ryan Davies 4
 
  Florian Nuessle 2
 
 
 
  Ryan Davies 4
 
  Ryan Davies 1
 
 
 
  Ryan Thomerson 4
 
  Ryan Thomerson 4
 
 
 
  Umut Dikme 2
 
  Ryan Thomerson 4
 
 
 
  Steven Hallworth 3
 
  Connor Benzey 2
 
 
  Steven Hallworth 4
 

Event 2

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The second Q Tour Europe event took place at the National Snooker Academy of Bulgaria in Sofia from 20 to 22 September 2024. Dylan Emery beat Harvey Chandler 4–3 in the final, winning the last three frames after trailing 1–3. Emery and Liam Highfield both made a 142 total clearance in the first frame of their respective semi-finals, the highest breaks of the event.[4] The final-day results are given below.[9]

 
Last-16
Best of 7 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 7 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 7 frames
Final
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
  Oliver Sykes 1
 
 
 
  Kuldesh Johal 4
 
  Kuldesh Johal 0
 
 
 
  Dylan Emery 4
 
  Dylan Emery 4
 
 
 
  Mateusz Baranowski 0
 
  Dylan Emery 4
 
 
 
  Mark Joyce 2
 
  Mark Vincent 1
 
 
 
  Ryan Thomerson 4
 
  Ryan Thomerson 3
 
 
 
  Mark Joyce 4
 
  Sean O'Sullivan 1
 
 
 
  Mark Joyce 4
 
  Dylan Emery 4
 
 
 
  Harvey Chandler 3
 
  Brandon Hall 4
 
 
 
  Craig Steadman 1
 
  Brandon Hall 1
 
 
 
  Harvey Chandler 4
 
  Harvey Chandler 4
 
 
 
  Anton Kazakov 1
 
  Harvey Chandler 4
 
 
 
  Liam Highfield 2
 
  Iulian Boiko 4
 
 
 
  Andres Petrov 3
 
  Iulian Boiko 1
 
 
 
  Liam Highfield 4
 
  Liam Highfield 4
 
 
  Joshua Cooper 1
 

Event 3

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The third Q Tour Europe event took place at the Snookerhallen in Stockholm from 4 to 6 October 2024.[5] Zhao Xintong made a maximum break in his last-64 match against Shaun Liu, the first in a Q Tour event.[10] Zhao Xintong beat Craig Steadman 4–3 in the final. In the event Zhao won 8 matches and made 8 century breaks.[5] The final-day results are given below.[11]

 
Last-16
Best of 7 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 7 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 7 frames
Final
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
  Alfie Davies 1
 
 
 
  Craig Steadman 4
 
  Craig Steadman 4
 
 
 
  Peter Devlin 1
 
  Umut Dikme 2
 
 
 
  Peter Devlin 4
 
  Craig Steadman 4
 
 
 
  Steven Hallworth 2
 
  Alex Clenshaw 4
 
 
 
  Rory McLeod 0
 
  Alex Clenshaw 1
 
 
 
  Steven Hallworth 4
 
  Florian Nuessle 3
 
 
 
  Steven Hallworth 4
 
  Craig Steadman 3
 
 
 
  Zhao Xintong 4
 
  Zhao Xintong 4
 
 
 
  Peter Lines 1
 
  Zhao Xintong 4
 
 
 
  Nicolas Mortreux 0
 
  Oliver Sykes 3
 
 
 
  Nicolas Mortreux 4
 
  Zhao Xintong 4
 
 
 
  Mateusz Baranowski 0
 
  Barry Pinches 4
 
 
 
  Sean O'Sullivan 0
 
  Barry Pinches 3
 
 
 
  Mateusz Baranowski 4
 
  Ryan Thomerson 3
 
 
  Mateusz Baranowski 4
 

Q Tour Global

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The Q Tour Global will consist of regional Q Tour series held outside Europe.[1]

Americas series

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Two players will qualify from a series of events organised by the Pan American Billiards and Snooker Association.

The schedule for the Q Tour Americas events is given below.

Date Country Tournament Venue City Field Winner Runner-up Score Ref.
7 Mar 10 Mar   BRA Event 1 H Niteroi Hotel Rio de Janeiro 37   Igor Figueiredo   Noel Rodrigues Moreira 5–1 [12]

Asia-Pacific series

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Two players will qualify from a series of events organised by the Asia-Pacific Snooker and Billiards Federation.

The schedule for the Q Tour Asia-Pacific events is given below.

Date Country Tournament Venue City Field Winner Runner-up Score Ref.
28 Jun 30 Jun   AUS West Coast International Pot Black Snooker Centre North Perth 44   Vinnie Calabrese   Ben Foster 5–4 [13]
2 Aug 4 Aug   AUS Fred Osbourne Classic Commercial Club Albury 81   Vinnie Calabrese   Hassan Kerde 4–2 [14]
26 Sep 29 Sep   NZL New Zealand Open Papatoetoe Cosmopolitan Club Auckland 30   Matthew Scarborough   Lawrence Millington 6–3 [15]
10 Oct 13 Oct   AUS Bob Hawke AC Memorial Australian
Open Snooker Championship
Mounties Club Sydney 92   Vinnie Calabrese   Hassan Kerde 6–5 [16]

Middle East series

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Two players will qualify from a series of events played in the Middle East.

The schedule for the Q Tour Middle East events is given below.

Date Country Tournament Venue City Field Winner Runner-up Score Ref.
21 May 23 May   BHR Event 1 Bahrain Snooker Academy Manama 40   Habib Subah Humood   Ismail Türker 4–1 [17]
19 Jul 21 Jul   UAE Event 2 Emirates Snooker Academy Abu Dhabi 56   Ali Gharahgozlou   Amin Sanjael 4–1 [18]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "WPBSA Q Tour Global Expanded for 2024/25". WPBSA. 24 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Entry Form – Q Tour Europe 2024/25 - Event 1" (PDF). WPBSA. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Andres Petrov Wins Q Tour Europe Title in Leeds". WPBSA. 19 August 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Emery Comebacks Earns Q Tour Title". WPBSA. 22 September 2024.
  5. ^ a b c "Zhao Xintong Wins Q Tour Title in Sweden". WPBSA. 6 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Belgium to host WPBSA Q Tour Europe Event Six". WPBSA. 11 October 2024.
  7. ^ "World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association - 2024/25 WPBSA Q Tour Europe Rankings". WPBSA.
  8. ^ "World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association - 2024/25 Q Tour - Event One - Matches". WPBSA. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  9. ^ "World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association - 2024/25 Q Tour - Event Two - Matches". WPBSA. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  10. ^ "Zhao Xintong Hits Historic Q Tour Maximum in Stockholm". WPBSA. 5 October 2024.
  11. ^ "World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association - 2024/25 Q Tour - Event Three - Results". WPBSA. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  12. ^ "Brilliant Brazilian Igor Figueiredo Claims Q Tour Glory in Rio". WPBSA. 11 March 2024.
  13. ^ "Vinnie Calabrese Crowned Q Tour Asia-Pacific Event One Champion". WPBSA. 1 July 2024.
  14. ^ "Vinnie Calabrese Wins Back-To-Back Q Tour Titles". WPBSA. 5 August 2024.
  15. ^ "Matthew Scarborough Wins Q Tour Title in Auckland". WPBSA. 30 September 2024.
  16. ^ "Vinnie Calabrese Completes Q Tour Hat-Trick". WPBSA. 14 October 2024.
  17. ^ "Humood Wins Maiden Q Tour Title in Bahrain". WPBSA. 23 May 2024.
  18. ^ "Q Tour Glory For Ali Gharahgozlou". WPBSA. 22 July 2024.