This means there will be more opportunities for amateur snooker players on the World Snooker Tour events.
Due to the global pandemic, several major international amateur snooker competitions were not held. As a result the World Snooker Tour have announced that there will be just 122 professional players on tour.
The remaining places will be topped up using the Q School Order of Merit, after any wildcards in events such as the Home Nations.
It does seem strange though that the 6 spare places couldn’t have gone to the next 6 on the Order of Merit.
Amateur tournaments, such as the World Snooker Federation events will be rescheduled over the next 12 months with places on the WST on offer for the 2022/23 season.
Jason Ferguson said:
“We are fully committed to bringing these events back as soon as it is feasible, bringing talented young players from many countries around the globe together to compete, and giving them a gateway to professional status. Internationally, in a vast number of territories across the planet, our sport is in a strong position in terms of participation and emerging talent, despite the challenges we have faced.
