The 2021–22 Q Tour was a series of snooker tournaments that took place during the 2021–22 snooker season. The Q Tour is the second-tier tour, run by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association, for players not on the main World Snooker Tour.[1] Initially announced in July 2020, the tour was delayed by a year and started in late 2021.[2]
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 19 November 2021 – 11 May 2022 |
| Tournaments | 5 |
← 2019–20 2022–23 → | |
A series of four events were organised with the leading money-winner gaining a place on the main tour for the 2022–23 snooker season. Si Jiahui led the list but had already got a place on tour, so Sean O´Sullivan, who finished second, got the place. The 16 highest-ranked players who had not already got a place on the main tour for the 2022–23 season, gained entry to a further event, the WPBSA Q Tour Playoff, the winner of which also got a place. Julien Leclercq won this event, beating Alex Clenshaw 5–2 in the final.
Format
editExcept for the playoff, events were played over three days. The first day was an open qualifying day with 16 places available. The main draw started on the second day when the 16 qualifiers were joined by the 48 seeded players who qualified based on their rankings in the 2021 Q School Order of Merit to make a first round field of 64 players. There were 3 rounds on the second day and a further three on the final day, to determine the winner of the event. The 48 who qualify directly included the top 40 ranked players not currently on the main tour and a further 8 under-21 players outside this top 40.[3]
Prize fund
editEach event featured a prize fund of £12,000 with the winner receiving £2,500.[4]
- Winner: £2,500
- Runner-up: £1,200
- Semi-final: £750
- Quarter-final: £550
- Last 16: £275
- Last 32: £150
- Total: £12,000
Schedule
editThe schedule for the four regular events and the playoff is given below.[3]
| Date | Country | Tournament | Venue | City | Field | Winner | Runner-up | Score | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Nov | 21 Nov |  ENG
|
Event 1 | Castle Snooker Club | Brighton | 107 | David Lilley
|
 Si Jiahui
|
5–1 | [5] |
| 10 Dec | 12 Dec |  WAL
|
Event 2 | Terry Griffiths Matchroom | Llanelli | 99 | Si Jiahui
|
Michael White
|
5–4 | [6] |
| 28 Jan | 30 Jan | ENG
|
Event 3 | The Winchester | Leicester | 114 | Sean O'Sullivan
|
 Julien Leclercq
|
5–2 | [7] |
| 18 Mar | 20 Mar | ENG
|
Event 4 | Northern Snooker Centre | Leeds | 116 |  Robbie McGuigan
|
 Michael Collumb
|
5–3 | [8] |
| 10 May | 11 May | ENG
|
Playoff | Q House Snooker Academy | Darlington | 16 | Julien Leclercq
|
Alex Clenshaw
|
5–2 | [9] |
Rankings
editBelow are listed the leading players in the prize money rankings. Players on equal points were ranked by "countback", with the player having the most prize money in the later events being ranked higher.[10] Three of the players earned places on the main tour during the season. Si Jiahui qualified by winning the World Snooker Federation Open, while David Lilley and Michael White qualified via the 2021-22 season one year ranking list.[11][12]
| Rank | Player | Event 1 | Event 2 | Event 3 | Event 4 | Total (£) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Si Jiahui *
|
1,200 | 2,500 | 550 | 0 | 4,250 |
| 2 | Sean O´Sullivan +
|
0 | 750 | 2,500 | 0 | 3,250 |
| 3 | Robbie McGuigan
|
150 | 275 | 0 | 2,500 | 2,925 |
| 4 | David Lilley *
|
2,500 | 150 | 275 | 0 | 2,925 |
| 5 | Ben Mertens
|
0 | 750 | 750 | 275 | 1,775 |
| 6 | Michael Collumb
|
275 | 0 | 275 | 1,200 | 1,750 |
| 7 | Simon Bedford
|
750 | 0 | 0 | 750 | 1,500 |
| 8 | Julien Leclercq +
|
0 | 0 | 1,200 | 275 | 1,475 |
| 9 | Michael White *
|
0 | 1,200 | 275 | 0 | 1,475 |
| 10 | Alex Millington
|
750 | 275 | 150 | 150 | 1,325 |
| 11 | Alex Clenshaw
|
0 | 550 | 0 | 750 | 1,300 |
| 12 | Harvey Chandler
|
550 | 0 | 550 | 150 | 1,250 |
| 13 | Daniel Wells
|
550 | 275 | 275 | 150 | 1,250 |
| 14 | Brandon Sargeant
|
275 | 150 | 150 | 550 | 1,125 |
| 15 | Liam Davies
|
550 | 0 | 0 | 550 | 1,100 |
| 16 | Alfie Lee
|
275 | 0 | 750 | 0 | 1,025 |
| 17 |  Michael Georgiou
|
275 | 150 | 0 | 550 | 975 |
| 18 | Hamim Hussain
|
0 | 0 | 150 | 550 | 700 |
| 19 | Ryan Davies
|
150 | 275 | 0 | 275 | 700 |
| 20 | Mark Lloyd
|
0 | 550 | 0 | 150 | 700 |
| * Qualified for the main tour through other means |
| + Qualified for the main tour |
Event 1
editThe first event took place at Castle Snooker Club, Brighton, from 19 to 21 November 2021.[13] David Lilley beat Si Jiahui 5–1 in the final.[5] The final-day results are given below.[14]
| Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | Semi-finals Best of 7 frames | Final Best of 9 frames | ||||||||
| Liam Davies | 1 | |||||||||
| Alex Millington | 4 | |||||||||
| Alex Millington | 0 | |||||||||
| David Lilley | 4 | |||||||||
| David Lilley | 4 | |||||||||
| Daniel Wells | 3 | |||||||||
| David Lilley | 5 | |||||||||
| Si Jiahui | 1 | |||||||||
| Simon Bedford | 4 | |||||||||
| Harvey Chandler | 0 | |||||||||
| Simon Bedford | 2 | |||||||||
| Si Jiahui | 4 | |||||||||
| Si Jiahui | 4 | |||||||||
 Keishin Kamihashi | 1 | |||||||||
Event 2
editThe second event was held at the Terry Griffiths Matchroom in Llanelli from 10 to 12 December. Si Jiahui beat Michael White 5–4 in the final. Si led 4–0 before White won the next four frames to take the match to a decider.[6] The final-day results are given below.[15]
| Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | Semi-finals Best of 7 frames | Final Best of 9 frames | ||||||||
| Sean O'Sullivan | 4 | |||||||||
| Mark Lloyd | 3 | |||||||||
| Sean O'Sullivan | 3 | |||||||||
| Si Jiahui | 4 | |||||||||
| Si Jiahui | 4 | |||||||||
| Sydney Wilson | 1 | |||||||||
| Si Jiahui | 5 | |||||||||
| Michael White | 4 | |||||||||
| Michael White | 4 | |||||||||
| Alex Clenshaw | 2 | |||||||||
| Michael White | 4 | |||||||||
| Ben Mertens | 0 | |||||||||
| Sanderson Lam | 1 | |||||||||
| Ben Mertens | 4 | |||||||||
Event 3
editThe third event was held at The Winchester in Leicester from 28 to 30 January. Nutcharut Wongharuthai, Thailand’s leading female player, won five matches to reach the final-day quarter-finals.[16] Sean O'Sullivan won the event, beating Julien Leclercq 5–2 in the final.[7] The final-day results are given below.[17]
| Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | Semi-finals Best of 7 frames | Final Best of 9 frames | ||||||||
 Nutcharut Wongharuthai | 0 | |||||||||
| Ben Mertens | 4 | |||||||||
| Ben Mertens | 2 | |||||||||
| Julien Leclercq | 4 | |||||||||
| Julien Leclercq | 4 | |||||||||
| Si Jiahui | 3 | |||||||||
| Julien Leclercq | 2 | |||||||||
| Sean O'Sullivan | 5 | |||||||||
| Harvey Chandler | 3 | |||||||||
| Sean O'Sullivan | 4 | |||||||||
| Sean O'Sullivan | 4 | |||||||||
| Alfie Lee | 0 | |||||||||
| Alfie Lee | 4 | |||||||||
 Eden Sharav | 2 | |||||||||
Event 4
editThe fourth event was held at the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds from 18 to 20 March. At the start of the final day only Simon Bedford could take the automatic qualification place held by Sean O'Sullivan.[18] However Bedford lost to Robbie McGuigan in the semi-finals, guaranteeing that O'Sullivan would take the automatic qualification place. McGuigan went on to win the event, beating Michael Collumb 5–3 in the final.[8] The final-day results are given below.[19]
| Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | Semi-finals Best of 7 frames | Final Best of 9 frames | ||||||||
| Michael Georgiou | 3 | |||||||||
| Simon Bedford | 4 | |||||||||
| Simon Bedford | 3 | |||||||||
| Robbie McGuigan | 4 | |||||||||
| Robbie McGuigan | 4 | |||||||||
| Hamim Hussain | 2 | |||||||||
| Robbie McGuigan | 5 | |||||||||
| Michael Collumb | 3 | |||||||||
| Alex Clenshaw | 4 | |||||||||
| Brandon Sargeant | 2 | |||||||||
| Alex Clenshaw | 3 | |||||||||
| Michael Collumb | 4 | |||||||||
| Michael Collumb | 4 | |||||||||
| Liam Davies | 2 | |||||||||
Playoff
editThe final event, the WPBSA Q Tour Playoff, was held at the Q House Snooker Academy in Darlington on 10 and 11 May. The event saw the 16 highest ranked players, excluding the four already qualified for the main tour, compete for a further place on that tour. Two rounds were played each day with matches over 7 frames except for the final which was over 9 frames. The draw was seeded, based on the final rankings.[20][21] Julien Leclercq won the event, beating Alex Clenshaw 5–2 in the final. Leclercq scored three centuries in his opening match against Alfie Lee, and reached the final with further wins against Michael Georgiou and Harvey Chandler. Clenshaw had won his semi-final against Liam Davies despite losing the first three frames. Clenshaw won the first two frames in the final but Leclercq won the next five, to win a place on the main tour.[9]
| Last-16 Best of 7 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | Semi-finals Best of 7 frames | Final Best of 9 frames | |||||||||||
| Robbie McGuigan | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Lloyd | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Robbie McGuigan | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Harvey Chandler | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Harvey Chandler | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Daniel Wells | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Harvey Chandler | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Julien Leclercq | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Julien Leclercq | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Alfie Lee | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Julien Leclercq | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Michael Georgiou | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Simon Bedford | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Michael Georgiou | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Julien Leclercq | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Alex Clenshaw | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Michael Collumb | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Hamim Hussain | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Michael Collumb | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Liam Davies | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Alex Millington | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Liam Davies | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Liam Davies | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Alex Clenshaw | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Alex Clenshaw | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Brandon Sargeant | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Alex Clenshaw | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Ryan Davies | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Ben Mertens | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Ryan Davies | 4 | |||||||||||||
References
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- ^ "WPBSA Q Tour Launched". WPBSA. 21 July 2020.
- ^ a b "WPBSA Q Tour 2021/22 Dates and entry information". WPBSA. 30 September 2021.
- ^ "Entry Form – Q Tour 2021/22 - Event 1" (PDF). WPBSA. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Lilley Crowned King of the Castle at Q Tour". WPBSA. 21 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Success for Si at WPBSA Q Tour". WPBSA. 12 December 2021.
- ^ a b "O'Sullivan storms to Q Tour success". WPBSA. 30 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Comeback kid McGuigan claims Q Tour title". WPBSA. 20 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Leclercq wins playoff to earn WST place". WPBSA. 11 May 2022.
- ^ "World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association - 2021/22 WPBSA Q Tour Rankings". WPBSA. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ "Si Beats Stephens In WSF Open Final". WST. 26 February 2022. Archived from the original on 23 February 2022.
- ^ "2021//2022 Season Points". snooker.org. 17 April 2022.
- ^ "Q Tour 2021/22: Event one". WST. 8 November 2021. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021.
- ^ "World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association - 2021/22 Q Tour - Event One - Matches". WPBSA. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association - 2021/22 Q Tour - Event Two - Matches". WPBSA. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "Wongharuthai beats five male players". WST. 29 January 2022. Archived from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association - 2021/22 Q Tour - Event Three - Matches". WPBSA. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "Q Tour race enters final lap". WPBSA. 19 March 2022.
- ^ "World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association - 2021/22 Q Tour - Event Four - Matches". WPBSA. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ "WPBSA Q Tour Play-offs information". WPBSA. 5 April 2022.
- ^ "WPBSA Q Tour Playoff – How to Follow". WPBSA. Retrieved 10 May 2022.