CALENDAR 2017/2018 DATES & VENUES ARE PROVISIONAL AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE DATE TOURNAMENT VENUE WORLD RANKING - SEEDING CUT OFF FOR RIGA MASTERS & CHINA CHAMPIONSHIP MAY 9-20 Q School Preston Guild Hall, Preston 31-6 June Quals: Riga Masters & China Championship Preston Guild Hall, Preston JUNE 23-25 Riga Masters Arena Riga, Latvia WORLD RANKING – SEEDING CUT OFF FOR INDIAN OPEN, WORLD OPEN & EUROPEAN MASTERS JULY 3-9 World Cup Wuxi City Sports Stadium, China 20-23 Hong Kong Masters Queen Elizabeth Stadium, HK 24-30 World Games Poland AUGUST 1-9 Quals Indian Open, European Masters & World Open Preston Guild Hall, Preston 16-22 China Championship Guangzhou Sports Institute, China 22-24 Paul Hunter Classic (amateur stages) Stadhalle, Furth, Germany 25-27 Paul Hunter Classic (L128) Stadhalle, Furth, Germany SEPTEMBER 4-9 6 Reds World Championship Bangkok Convention Centre, Thailand 12-16 Indian Open Vishakhapatnam, India WORLD RANKING - SEEDING CUT OFF FOR INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP 18-24 Yushan World Open Yushan, China WORLD RANKING - SEEDING CUT OFF FOR SHANGHAI MASTERS 26-29 Quals: International Championship Preston Guild Hall, Preston OCTOBER 2-8 888sport European Masters Lommel, Belgium WORLD RANKING – SEEDING CUT OFF FOR ENGLISH OPEN 11-13 Quals: Shanghai Masters Robin Park Arena, Wigan 16-22 Dafabet English Open Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley 29-5 Nov International Championship Daqing, China WORLD RANKING – SEEDING CUT OFF FOR NORTHERN IRELAND OPEN & UK CHAMPIONSHIP NOVEMBER 6-12 Champion of Champions Ricoh Arena, Coventry 13-18 Shanghai Masters The Grand Stage, Shanghai, China 20-26 Dafabet Northern Ireland Open Waterfront Belfast, Belfast WORLD RANKING – SEEDING CUT OFF FOR SCOTTISH OPEN 28-10 Dec Betway UK Championship York Barbican, York WORLD RANKING – SEEDING CUT OFF FOR GERMAN MASTERS & MASTERS DECEMBER 11-17 Dafabet Scottish Open Emirates Arena, Glasgow WORLD RANKING – SEEDING CUT OFF FOR CHINA OPEN 19-22 Quals: D88 German Masters Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley JANUARY 2-5 Championship League (1) Ricoh Arena, Coventry 8-11 Championship League (2) Ricoh Arena, Coventry 14-21 Dafabet Masters Alexandra Palace, London 23-26 Championship League (3) Ricoh Arena, Coventry 27-30 Quals: China Open Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley 31-4 Feb D88 German Masters Tempodrom, Berlin, Germany WORLD RANKING – SEEDING CUT OFF FOR ROMANIAN MASTERS FEBRUARY 8-11 Coral Shoot Out Watford Colosseum, Watford 1 YEAR LIST – SEEDING CUT OFF FOR WORLD GRAND PRIX WORLD RANKING – SEEDING CUT OFF FOR WELSH OPEN 19-25 Ladbrokes World Grand Prix Preston Guild Hall, Preston 26- 4 March Welsh Open Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff MARCH 7-8 Gibraltar Open (amateur stages) Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar 9-11 Gibraltar Open (L128) Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar 1 YEAR LIST – SEEDING CUT OFF FOR PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP 14-18 Romanian Masters Bucharest, Romania 19-25 Ladbrokes Players Championship Venue Cymru, Llandudno 26-29 Championship League (4) Ricoh Arena, Coventry APRIL 2-8 China Open Beijing, China WORLD RANKING – SEEDING CUT OFF FOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 11-18 Quals: Betfred World Championship English Institute of Sport, Sheffield 21-7 May Betfred World Championship The Crucible Theatre, Sheffield Calendar 2017-18 v25 .