Jamie Clarke defeated Craig Steadman 4-2 to win the fourth occasion of the 2025/26 WPBSA Q Tour Europe sequence on the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds.
The victory noticed Clarke, who held skilled standing between 2018 and 2025, develop into the fourth totally different winner of an occasion on the Q Tour Europe sequence this season and earn each the highest prize of £6,000 and a spot within the UK Championship qualifying rounds.
The occasion in Leeds noticed probably the most entries in a Q Tour occasion up to now this season with 139 cueists from 25 nations contesting the four-day competitors.
Clarke, a former rating occasion semi-finalist, dropped only a single body in his first two matches as he whitewashed Anthony Wall earlier than overcoming France’s Brian Ochoiski 4-1 within the final 64.
A tough-fought contest in opposition to William Lemons adopted as Clarke got here via a deciding body in opposition to the Englishman after which downed George Pragnell 4-2 to safe a spot within the concluding day of motion.
Occasion two champion Peter Strains was his opponent within the quarter-finals.
Clarke raced right into a 2-0 lead with breaks of 69 and 71 however Strains shortly turned issues round to steer 3-2 with assist from a contribution of 74.
The Welshman discovered his scoring kind on the good second, nonetheless, to arrange a semi-final assembly with Stuart Carrington courtesy of visits of 70 and 105.
A prime break of 92 then noticed Clarke sweep apart fellow former skilled Carrington to arrange a title match assembly with current European Seniors Championship winner Steadman.
Clarke had been the in-form participant throughout the week and seemed to be romping to victory as he moved 3-0 forward within the best-of-seven body contest.
Steadman refused to go down with no combat, nonetheless, and diminished his deficit to only one body by firing in consecutive century breaks of 126 and 103.
It finally proved to be too little, too late although as Clarke took body six by a 67-37 profitable margin to safe the fourth Q Tour Europe title of the season.
The WPBSA Q Tour Europe sequence continues with occasion 5 on the Nationwide Snooker Academy in Sofia, Bulgaria on 4-7 December. Enter now by way of WPBSA SnookerScores.
