The World Skilled Billiards and Snooker Affiliation (WPBSA) and World Snooker Tour have immediately introduced the qualification standards for the 16 beginner locations on the 2025 World Snooker Championship in Sheffield in April.
The qualifying rounds will happen on the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield from 7-16 April to find out who will be part of the world’s elite high 16 ranked gamers on the Crucible Theatre.
Alongside all professionals ranked exterior the highest 16, following the 2025 Tour Championship, and top-ups from the 2024 Q College Order of Advantage, can be 16 main beginner gamers who’ve earned their place on the occasion courtesy of their achievements at recognised worldwide occasions throughout the season.
These embody excellent performers on the upcoming World Snooker Federation Championships in Morocco, and the WPBSA Q Tour World which is able to attain its conclusion in Turkey this March.
Jason Ferguson, WPBSA Chairman stated: “We’re immediately happy to verify how 16 WPBSA qualifiers will earn their locations at this season’s skilled World Snooker Championship in Sheffield.
“The now established standards will as soon as once more see the excellent performers from the world’s main beginner snooker competitions rewarded with their probability to compete for the most important prize in our sport in Sheffield later this season.
“This contains the upcoming WSF Championships, from which the winners, finalists and semi-finalists on the Open and Junior Championships, in addition to the champion of the ladies’s event for the primary time.
“We additionally recognise as soon as once more the elite expertise from the WPBSA Q Tour World, with the winner of the Q Tour Europe collection set to be joined by every of the three winners on the Q Tour World Playoffs set to be held in Turkey in March.
“It has been heartening to see the power of beginner snooker around the globe currently, with entry numbers at nationwide and worldwide occasions as soon as once more seeing important progress through the previous 12 months.
“Via our formally recognised WPBSA Tour pathways, gamers from around the globe, whether or not male or feminine, at the beginning of their snooker journey or these returning to the game, all have the chance to earn their place to compete on the most important stage of all.
“There may be nonetheless time for gamers to enter our upcoming WSF Championships in Morocco, in addition to the decisive and remaining tournaments at our WPBSA Q Tour occasions around the globe and to doubtlessly earn your home in Sheffield this spring!”
WPBSA Qualification Standards
Up to date 04/01/2025:
- 2025 WSF Championship Winner
- 2025 WSF Junior Championship Winner
- 2025 WSF Girls’s Championship Winner (Runner-up if already certified)
- 2025 Q Tour Europe Winner
- 2025 Q Tour World Play-Off 1 Winner
- 2025 Q Tour World Play-Off 2 Winner
- 2025 Q Tour World Play-Off 3 Winner
- 2025 WSF Championship Runner-Up
- 2025 WSF Junior Championship Runner-Up
- 2025 WSF Championship Semi-Finalist
- 2025 WSF Championship Semi-Finalist
- 2025 WSF Junior Championship Semi-Finalist
- 2025 WSF Junior Championship Semi-Finalist
- 2025 EBSA Underneath-18 European Championship Winner (Runner-up if already certified)
- 2025 EBSA Underneath-21 European Championship Winner (Runner-up if already certified)
- Highest ranked eligible participant on the Q Tour Europe rankings
All gamers chosen will seem topic to acceptance of their place and any journey restrictions in place. Any substitute gamers for these 16 locations can be chosen from a reserve listing to incorporate performances at World Snooker Federation, Q Tour and recognised regional occasions.
Any present skilled gamers who don’t enter the event can be changed from the 2024 Q College Order of Advantage.