Tour Players 2018/19
With the final four players securing their professional tour cards as this year’s Q School reached its conclusion yesterday, we can now confirm the final list of players who will compete on the World Snooker Tour during the 2018/19 season.
The Top 64 (64)
These players finished inside the top 64 of the official world ranking list at the end of last season and so will retain their places on the circuit, with a one-year card.
End of season rankings:
- Mark Selby
- Ronnie O’Sullivan
- Mark Williams
- John Higgins
- Judd Trump
- Ding Junhui
- Barry Hawkins
- Shaun Murphy
- Kyren Wilson
- Neil Robertson
- Ali Carter
- Mark Allen
- Stuart Bingham
- Anthony McGill
- Luca Brecel
- Ryan Day
- Stephen Maguire
- Marco Fu
- Liang Wenbo
- Joe Perry
- Mark King
- Graeme Dott
- Yan Bingtao
- Martin Gould
- Xiao Guodong
- Jack Lisowski
- David Gilbert
- Ricky Walden
- Michael White
- Anthony Hamilon
- Michael Holt
- Tom Ford
- Zhou Yuelong
- Jimmy Robertson
- Robert Milkins
- Li Hang
- Ben Woollaston
- Cao Yupeng
- Jamie Jones
- Gary Wilson
- Mark Davis
- Mark Joyce
- Yu Delu
- Kurt Maflin
- Hossein Vafaei
- Dominic Dale
- Matthew Stevens
- Chris Wakelin
- Michael Georgiou
- Stuart Carrington
- Fergal O’Brien
- Noppon Saengkham
- Mike Dunn
- Andrew Higginson
- Peter Ebdon
- Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
- Robbie Williams
- Scott Donaldson
- Matthew Selt
- Liam Highfield
- Lyu Haotian
- Rory McLeod
- Daniel Wells
- Alan McManus
The Two Year Cards (32)
These players competed on the main tour in 2017/18 and will start the 2018/19 season on the second year of their two-year tour cards.
- Akani Songsermsawad
- Martin O’Donnell
- Gerard Greene
- Alexander Ursenbacher
- Xu Si
- Yuan Sijun
- Ian Burns
- Zhang Yong
- Peter Lines
- Li Yuan
- Robin Hull
- Allan Taylor
- Duane Jones
- Nigel Bond
- Chen Zifan
- Ashley Hugill
- Niu Zhuang
- Chris Totten
- Eden Sharav
- Paul Davison
- Soheil Vahedi
- Billy Joe Castle
- Hamza Akbar
- Ross Muir
- Joe Swail
- Sanderson Lam
- Sean O’Sullivan
- Rod Lawler
- Rhys Clark
- Lukas Kleckers
- Basem Eltahhan
- Matthew Bolton
The Top Eight (One-Year Ranking list) (8)
The top eight players on the one-year ranking list, not already inside of the top 64 of the two-year ranking list or on the first year of a two-year card, have earned a tour card for the 2018/19 season. They receive a fresh two-year tour card, starting on zero ranking points.
- Elliot Slessor
- Tian Pengfei
- John Astley
- Oliver Lines
- Lee Walker
- Mei Xiwen
- Alfie Burden
- Zhang Anda
Q School (12)
A further 12 will be promoted from the Q School and again they will receive a two-year tour card.
- Jak Jones (2018 Q School Event One semi-finalist)
- Sam Baird (2018 Q School Event One semi-finalist)
- Hammad Miah (2018 Q School Event One semi-finalist)
- Sam Craigie (2018 Q School Event One semi-finalist)
- Jordan Brown (2018 Q School Event Two semi-finalist)
- Craig Steadman (2018 Q School Event Two semi-finalist)
- Lu Ning (2018 Q School Event Two semi-finalist)
- Zhao Xintong (2018 Q School Event Two semi-finalist)
- Thor Chuan Leong (2018 Q School Event Three semi-finalist)
- Kishan Hirani (2018 Q School Event Three semi-finalist)
- Andy Lee (2018 Q School Event Three semi-finalist)
- Ashley Carty (2018 Q School Event Three semi-finalist)
EBSA Play-Offs (2)
Two more qualified via the EBSA Play-Offs at the English Institute for Sport last month. They will also earn a two-year card.
- Jamie Clarke
- Joe O’Connor
China Tour Nominations (2)
Two players have qualified via the CBSA China Tour. They earn a fresh two-year tour cards.
- Chen Feilong
- Zhang Jiankang
International Nominations (6)
The remaining players come from a mix of other amateur/international competitions and again will earn a two-year card.
- Luo Honghao (WSF Championship winner)
- Adam Stefanów (WSF Championship runner-up)
- Harvey Chandler (EBSA Championship winner)
- Simon Lichtenberg (EBSA u-21 Championship winner)
- Mohamed Ibrahim (African Championship winner)
- Fan Zhengyi (U-21 Championship winner)
Invitational Tour Cards (3)
There are a further three players who will be able to play having been awarded invitational tour cards.
- Jimmy White (SECOND year of a two-year invitational tour card)
- Ken Doherty (SECOND year of a two-year invitational tour card)
- James Wattana (FIRST year of a two-year invitational tour card)
The season gets underway with the Kaspersky Riga Masters qualifiers to run from 2-5 July 2018 at Preston’s Guild Hall.
