This document provides a calendar of snooker tournaments for the 2018/2019 season, listing dates, venues, and locations. Major tournaments included are the Riga Masters, World Open, Indian Open, Shanghai Masters, European Masters, English Open, Northern Ireland Open, UK Championship, German Masters, The Masters, World Grand Prix, Welsh Open, China Open, Players Championship, Tour Championship, and Betfred World Championship. Venues and dates are provisional and may be subject to change. The calendar also provides cutoff dates for world rankings that determine seeding at subsequent tournaments.
This document provides a calendar of snooker tournaments for the 2018/2019 season, listing dates, venues, and locations. Major tournaments included are the Riga Masters, World Open, Indian Open, Shanghai Masters, European Masters, English Open, Northern Ireland Open, UK Championship, German Masters, The Masters, World Grand Prix, Welsh Open, China Open, Players Championship, Tour Championship, and Betfred World Championship. Venues and dates are provisional and may be subject to change. The calendar also provides cutoff dates for world rankings that determine seeding at subsequent tournaments.
This document provides a calendar of snooker tournaments for the 2018/2019 season, listing dates, venues, and locations. Major tournaments included are the Riga Masters, World Open, Indian Open, Shanghai Masters, European Masters, English Open, Northern Ireland Open, UK Championship, German Masters, The Masters, World Grand Prix, Welsh Open, China Open, Players Championship, Tour Championship, and Betfred World Championship. Venues and dates are provisional and may be subject to change. The calendar also provides cutoff dates for world rankings that determine seeding at subsequent tournaments.
DATES & VENUES ARE PROVISIONAL AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE
DATE TOURNAMENT VENUE
WORLD RANKING – SEEDING CUT OFF FOR RIGA MASTERS & WORLD OPEN MAY 2018 14-31 Q School Meadowside, Burton on Trent JUNE 2-3 Challenge Tour 1 Meadowside, Burton on Trent JULY 2-9 Quals: Riga Masters and World Open Preston Guildhall, Preston 10-11 Challenge Tour 2 Preston Guildhall, Preston 27-29 Riga Masters Arena Riga, Riga, Latvia 28-29 Challenge Tour 3 Arena Riga, Riga, Latvia WORLD RANKING – SEEDING CUT OFF FOR INDIAN OPEN AUGUST 6-12 World Open Yushan, China WORLD RANKING – SEEDING CUT OFF FOR CHINA CHAMPIONSHIP, EUROPEAN MASTERS & SHANGHAI MASTERS 15-22 Quals: Indian Open, European Masters & China Championship Preston Guildhall, Preston 22-23 Paul Hunter Classic (amateur stages) Stadhalle, Furth, Germany 24-26 Paul Hunter Classic (L128) Stadhalle, Furth, Germany 27-28 Challenge Tour 4 Stadhalle, Furth, Germany
SEPTEMBER 3-8 6 Reds World Championship Bangkok Convention Centre, Thailand
10-16 Shanghai Masters Shanghai, China 18-19 Challenge Tour 5 Cueball Snooker Club, Derby 24-30 China Championship Guangzhou, China WORLD RANKING – SEEDING CUT OFF FOR INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP OCTOBER 1-7 European Masters De Soeverein, Lommel, Belgium WORLD RANKING – SEEDING CUT OFF FOR ENGLISH OPEN 4-5 Challenge Tour 6 De Soeverein, Lommel, Belgium 9-12 Quals: International Championship Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley 13-14 Challenge Tour 7 Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley 15-21 English Open K2, Crawley WORLD RANKING – SEEDING CUT OFF FOR NORTHERN IRELAND OPEN 24-25 Macau Masters Macau, China 28-4 Nov International Championship Daqing, China
NOVEMBER 5-11 Champion of Champions Ricoh Arena, Coventry
12-18 Northern Ireland Open Belfast Waterfront, Belfast WORLD RANKING – SEEDING CUT OFF FOR UK CHAMPIONSHIP & SCOTTISH OPEN 24-25 China v UK Challenge Shenzhen, China 24-25 Challenge Tour 8 Budapest, Hungary 27-9 Dec UK Championship York Barbican, York WORLD RANKING – SEEDING CUT OFF FOR GERMAN MASTERS & THE MASTERS DECEMBER 10-16 Scottish Open Emirates Arena, Glasgow 18-21 Quals: German Masters Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley JANUARY 2019 tbc Championship League 1 tbc 13-20 The Masters Alexandra Palace, London tbc Championship League 2 tbc 26-27 Challenge Tour 9 Star Snooker Academy, Sheffield 30-3 Feb German Masters Tempodrom, Berlin, Germany WORLD RANKING – SEEDING CUT OFF FOR WELSH OPEN 1 YEAR LIST – SEEDING CUT OFF FOR WORLD GRAND PRIX FEBRUARY 4-10 World Grand Prix The Centaur, Cheltenham Racecourse 11-17 Welsh Open Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Cardiff WORLD RANKING – SEEDING CUT OFF FOR CHINA OPEN 18-21 Quals: China Open Chase Leisure Centre, Cannock tbc Championship League 3 tbc 21-24 Shoot Out Watford Colosseum, Watford 1 YEAR LIST – SEEDING CUT OFF FOR PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP 27-3 March Indian Open Kochi, India MARCH tbc Challenge Tour 10 tbc 4-10 Players Championship Preston Guildhall, Preston 13-14 Gibraltar Open (amateur stages) Gibraltar 15-17 Gibraltar Open (L128) Gibraltar 1 YEAR LIST – SEEDING CUT OFF FOR TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP 19-24 Tour Championship Venue Cymru, Llandudno tbc Championship League 4 tbc APRIL 1-7 China Open China WORLD RANKING – SEEDING CUT OFF FOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 10-17 Quals: Betfred World Championship EIS, Sheffield 20-6 May Betfred World Championship Crucible, Sheffield v13