The race for each a spot on the World Snooker Tour (WST) and spots on the WPBSA Q Tour International Play-Offs has reached its midway level following the conclusion of the fourth Q Tour Europe occasion in Leeds, UK final Saturday.
As in earlier seasons, the highest ranked participant following the conclusion of the seventh and ultimate occasion will earn an automated two-year WST place for the 2026/27 and 2027/28 campaigns, with a minimal of 16 additional gamers to qualify for the season-end International Playoffs to contest three additional tour playing cards.
Winners of every Q Tour Europe occasion are assured a spot within the International Playoffs which means that Hammad Miah, Peter Traces, Simon Blackwell and newest winner Jamie Clarke have already secured their locations.
Traces Leads
England’s Peter Traces continues to prepared the ground within the race for the automated tour card on provide, albeit with a decreased benefit to second positioned Hammad Miah of simply 930 factors following the motion in Leeds.
Former Shoot Out semi-finalist Jamie Clarke is as much as third place, having lifted the title on the Northern Snooker Centre, whereas Simon Blackwell, Oliver Sykes and veteran cueist Craig Steadman lead the chasing pack.
Eight gamers stand inside a single occasion win of prime spot, if Traces had been to lose within the opening spherical of Occasion 5 in Bulgaria subsequent month.
The Playoff Race
With three occasions and a most 30,000 factors on provide between now and the top of the season, the chance stays for all gamers to say a spot within the all-important International Playoff occasion in 2026.
Former skilled and 2023 playoff winner Ashley Carty is at the moment the participant in possession of seventeenth place with 7,655 factors to his identify, simply 145 factors forward of compatriot Alfie Burden.
WPBSA Q Tour Europe continues from 4-7 December with Occasion 5 on the Nationwide Snooker Academy of Bulgaria in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Entry for the occasion is open now through WPBSA SnookerScores and can shut on Wednesday 20 November at 12:00pm GMT.
