World Seniors Tour

The World Seniors Tour is the professional snooker tour for senior players aged 40 and over, running in parallel to the main World Snooker Tour. Founded in 2017 by Snooker Legends, it has been run since 2018 by World Seniors Snooker, a subsidiary company of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. In 2020, eligibility for participation on the Seniors Tour was extended to current professional players on the main tour who are aged 40+ and ranked outside the world's top 64.[3] Additionally, all players holding invitational tour cards to the World Snooker Tour are eligible to play on the World Seniors Tour if they meet the age requirements.[4]

World Seniors Tour
Logo of World Seniors Snooker
SportSnooker (senior)
JurisdictionInternational
AbbreviationWST
FoundedJune 2017 Snooker Legends
AffiliationSnooker Legends (2017–2018)
World Senior Snooker (since May 2018)[1]
HeadquartersBristol, United Kingdom
ChairmanJason Francis[2]
Official website
www.wpbsa.com

History

The tour was created and run by the company Snooker Legends in 2017, after it first staged the 2017 World Seniors Championship.

The World Seniors Tour began with a series of four 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, a newly formed company called World Seniors Snooker took over the running of the tour. six events were to take place during the 2018–19 season, however, only four of the events were staged. The European Seniors Open was cancelled and the World Seniors Championship was postponed in March 2019. It was pushed back and played in August 2019, becoming the first event of the 2019–20 season.[5][6][7] Other qualifying events for amateurs were held in Canada, Hong Kong, Belgium, and the United States.[1][8]

The 2019–20 season of the World Seniors Tour was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.[9] The Seniors Masters, Seniors Irish Masters, 6 Red World Championship and a new event the British Seniors Open were all cancelled. Due to the ongoing coronavirus situation the 2020-21 seniors season was restricted to just a seniors Q-School in January 2021, and the 2021 World Seniors Championship in May, at the Crucible Theatre.[10]

Seasons and results
Season Tournament Winner Runner-up Score City Ref.
Snooker Legends – World Seniors Tour
2017–18 2017 UK Seniors Championship Jimmy White Ken Doherty 4–2 Redhill
2018 Seniors Irish Masters Steve Davis Johnathan Bagley 4–0 Kill
2018 World Seniors Championship Aaron Canavan Patrick Wallace 4–3 Scunthorpe
2018 Seniors Masters Cliff Thorburn Johnathan Bagley 2–1 Sheffield
World Seniors Snooker – World Seniors Tour
2018–19 2018 UK Seniors Championship Ken Doherty Igor Figueiredo 4–1 Kingston upon Hull
2019 Seniors Irish Masters Jimmy White Rodney Goggins 4–1 Kill
2019 Seniors 6-Red World Championship Jimmy White Aaron Canavan 4–2 Belfast
2019 Seniors Masters Joe Johnson Barry Pinches 2–1 Sheffield
2019–20 2019 World Seniors Championship Jimmy White Darren Morgan 5–3 Sheffield
2019 UK Seniors Championship Michael Judge Jimmy White 4–2 Kingston upon Hull
2020 World Seniors Championship Jimmy White Ken Doherty 5–4 Sheffield
2020–21
2021 World Seniors Championship David Lilley Jimmy White 5–3 Sheffield [11]
2021–22 2022 UK Seniors Championship Peter Lines David Lilley 5–1 Kingston upon Hull [12]
2022 World Seniors Championship Sheffield

References
  1. "WPBSA World Seniors Tour - World Snooker". World Snooker. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  2. "Stephen Hendry Fronts New World Seniors Tour - SnookerHQ". SnookerHQ. June 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  3. "World Seniors | WSS | Seniors Snooker". Seniors. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  4. "WPBSA World Seniors Tour". WPBSA. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  5. "Snooker: Key dates for World Seniors Tour". Blasting News. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  6. "Six Events in WPBSA World Seniors Tour - SnookerHQ". SnookerHQ. 4 May 2018. Archived from the original on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  7. "The WPBSA World Seniors Tour". Archived from the original on 23 August 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  8. "World Seniors Tour - European Open Qualifier 3 - Snooker Hub". Snooker Hub. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  9. https://seniorsnooker.com/2020/03/17/wss-rokit-phones-com-tour-statement-17-march-2020/
  10. "WSS 2021 Q-School – the draws are out". 23 December 2020.
  11. "Lilley is World Seniors Champion". 9 May 2021.
  12. "The 2021 WSS UK Championship is on". 9 December 2020.
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