World Seniors Tour
The WPBSA World Seniors Tour is the professional snooker tour for seniors players founded in May 2018 following the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association releasing a statement in December 2017, for an official Seniors tour, running in parallel to the main Snooker tour. The tour is a follow on from previous events run by the company Snooker Legends since 2017 till 2018.
Sport | Snooker (senior) |
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Jurisdiction | International |
Abbreviation | WST |
Founded | June 2017 Snooker Legends, May 2018 WPBSA |
Affiliation | Snooker Legends (2017–2018) WPBSA (since May 2018)[1] |
Headquarters | Bristol, United Kingdom |
Chairman | Jason Francis[2] |
Official website | |
www |
History
The first season consisted of a series of 4 non-ranking events in the 2017–18 season: the UK Seniors Championship, the Seniors Irish Masters, The Seniors Masters and the World Seniors Championship.
In 2018, after the formation of the official tour, additional events filled the calendar.[3][4][5] Other qualifying events for amateurs held in Canada, Hong Kong, Belgium and the United States of America were also held.[1][6]
The 2019–20 season of the World Seniors Tour was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]
Seasons and results
Season | Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score | City | Ref. |
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Snooker Legends World Seniors Tour | ||||||
2017–18 | 2017 UK Seniors Championship | 4–2 | ||||
2018 Seniors Irish Masters | 4–0 | |||||
2018 World Seniors Championship | 4–3 | |||||
2018 Seniors Masters | 2–1 | |||||
WPBSA World Seniors Tour | ||||||
2018–19 | 2018 UK Seniors Championship | 4–1 | ||||
2019 Seniors Irish Masters | 4–1 | |||||
2019 Seniors 6-Red World Championship | 4–2 | |||||
2019 Seniors Masters | 2–1 | |||||
2019–20 | 2019 World Seniors Championship | 5–3 | ||||
2019 UK Seniors Championship | 4–2 |
References
- "WPBSA World Seniors Tour - World Snooker". World Snooker. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- "Stephen Hendry Fronts New World Seniors Tour - SnookerHQ". SnookerHQ. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- "Snooker: Key dates for World Seniors Tour". Blasting News. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- "Six Events in WPBSA World Seniors Tour - SnookerHQ". SnookerHQ. Archived from the original on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- "The WPBSA World Seniors Tour". The WPBSA World Seniors Tour. Archived from the original on 23 August 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- "World Seniors Tour - European Open Qualifier 3 - Snooker Hub". Snooker Hub. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- https://seniorsnooker.com/2020/03/17/wss-rokit-phones-com-tour-statement-17-march-2020/