CALENDAR 2018/2019 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 18-22 Indian Open Kochi, India 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 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 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 7-10 Championship League 1 tbc 13-20 The Masters Alexandra Palace, London 21-24 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 Championship League 3 tbc 21-24 Shoot Out Watford Colosseum, Watford 1 YEAR LIST – SEEDING CUT OFF FOR PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP 27-2 March Quals: China Open Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley MARCH 3-4 Challenge Tour 10 Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley 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 25-28 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
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