The Snookerbacker Blog

The provisional calendar for the 2010/2011 season has been released.

Please note this is not necessarily a complete schedule and further dates or events maybe added.

The ranking events are in bold but please see the Barry Hearn Masterplan page which details how the seperate ‘Players Championship’ will feed into the official ranking list as well as having a seperate ‘order of merit’ list. 

DATE                      TOURNAMENT
2010
MAY
28-30                  Seniors World Championship qualifiers
                               Cue Club, Bradford
JUNE
2-6                         Wuxi Classic, China. Click Here for the draw. 
25-27                   Player Tour Championship 1 (PTC1)
                                Academy
JULY
9-11                       Player Tour Championship 2 (PTC2)
                                Academy
18-25                    6 Red Championship
                                Thailand
30 – 1 Aug          World Player Tour Championship (WPTC1)
                                tbc
AUGUST
3-6                         Shanghai Masters Qualifiers
                                Academy
13-15                     World Player Tour Championship (WPTC2)
                                tbc
21-24                   World Open Qualifiers
                                Academy for full format click here.
26-29                    Euro Players Tour Championship (EPTC 1)
                                Germany
SEPTEMBER
2                             Premier League
6-12                       Shanghai Masters
                                Shanghai
16                           Premier League
18-26                    World Open (formerly Grand Prix)
                                SECC, Glasgow
30                           Premier League
OCTOBER
1-3                        Euro Players Tour Championship (EPTC 2) 
                               Europe
7                            Premier League
8-10                     Players Tour Championship 3 (PTC3)
                               Academy
14                          Premier League
15-17                   World Player Tour Championship 3 (WPTC3)
                               tbc
21                          Premier League
22-24                   Euro Players Tour Championship (EPTC 3)
                               Europe
28                          Premier League
NOVEMBER 
1-3                         Player Tour Championship 4 (PTC4)
                                Academy
4                             Premier League
5-7                        Seniors World Championship
                               Cedar Court Hotel, Bradford 

11                           Premier League
12-14                    Euro Players Tour Championship 4 (EPTC 4)
                                Germany
13-20                    Asian Games
                                Guangzhou
18                           Premier League
19-21                    World Player Tour Championship 4 (WPTC 4)
                                tbc
23-30                  UK Championship qualifiers
                                Academy
27-28                   Premier League Finals
                               Potters
DECEMBER
4-12                      UK Championship
                               Telford International Centre

2011
JANUARY
3-6                         Championship League
9-16                       The Masters
                                Wembley Arena
18-21                    German Masters qualifiers
                                Academy
24-27                   Championship League
28-30                   Sky Shoot Out
                                tbc (probably in Manchester)

FEBRUARY
3-6                         German Masters
                                Berlin, Germany for official website click here
8-11                       Welsh Open quals
                                Academy
14-20                   Welsh Open
                                Wales
22-25                  China Open qualifiers
                                Academy
28 – 3 Mar            Championship League

MARCH
4-15                      Betfred.com World Championship qualifiers
                                Academy
17-20                   Players Tour Championship Finals
                                tbc
21-24                   Championship League
28 March–3 Apr  China Open
                                Beijing

APRIL/MAY
16 April – 2 May Betfred.com World Snooker Championship
                               Crucible Theatre, Sheffield