2024–25 Q Tour#Event 5
{{Short description|Series of snooker tournaments}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox snooker season
|duration = {{Start and end dates|2024|3|7|2025|3|13|df=y}}
|tournaments =Organised by WPBSA:
Q Tour Europe
Q Tour Global Play-Offs
Regional organisers:
Q Tour Global - Americas
Q Tour Global - Asia-Pacific
Q Tour Global - Middle East
|previous = 2023–24
|next = 2025–26
|promoted={{flagathlete|Zhao Xintong|CHN}}
{{flagathlete|Steven Hallworth|ENG}}
{{flagathlete|Liam Highfield|ENG}}
{{flagathlete|Florian Nüßle|AUT}} †
{{smalldiv| † Promoted for the first time}}|image=}}
The 2024–25 Q Tour is a series of snooker tournaments to take place during the 2024–25 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.
A series of seven Q Tour Europe events will be played, with the leading money-winner gaining a place on the main tour for the 2025–26 snooker season. Sixteen players – the tournament winners and the highest-ranked players who had not already secured a place on the main tour for the 2024–25 season – will gain entry to a further event, the WPBSA Q Tour Global Play-Off. They will be joined by players from the Q Tour Global; qualifying from regional Q Tour series. These players will compete for a further three places on the World Snooker Tour.{{Cite web |url=https://wpbsa.com/wpbsa-q-tour-global-expanded-for-2024-25/ |title=WPBSA Q Tour Global Expanded for 2024/25 |date=24 June 2024 |website=WPBSA}} This season's tournament also sees the integration of CBSA China Tour into the Q Tour's playoff stage for its third-place finisher (as the first and second places directly qualify for the main tour);{{Cite web |last=Huart |first=Matt |date=2024-06-24 |title=WPBSA Q Tour Global Expanded for 2024/25 |url=https://wpbsa.com/wpbsa-q-tour-global-expanded-for-2024-25/ |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=WPBSA |language=en-GB}} Luo Honghao is the first snooker player to qualify for the playoffs in such manner.
Zhao Xintong won four Europe events in a row to guarantee his place at the top of the rankings list and secure a place on the main tour for the next two seasons.{{cite web |url=https://wpbsa.com/zhao-xintong-secures-world-snooker-tour-return/ |title=Zhao Xintong Secures World Snooker Tour Return |website=WPBSA |date=11 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250112125211/https://wpbsa.com/zhao-xintong-secures-world-snooker-tour-return/ |archive-date=12 January 2025}} Steven Hallworth, Liam Highfield and Florian Nüßle won their respective playoffs to each secure their own two-year tour cards for the subsequent two seasons.
Q Tour Europe
= Format =
Q Tour Europe events are generally played over three days. The first day is an open qualifying day with 16 places available. The main draw starts on the second day when the 16 qualifiers are joined by the 48 seeded players who qualified based on their rankings in the 2024 Q School Orders of Merit to make a first round field of 64 players. There are two rounds on the second day and a further four on the final day, to determine the winner of the event. The 48 who qualified directly included the top 32 eligible players from the 2024 UK Q School Order of Merit, the top eight from the 2024 Asia-Oceania Q School Order of Merit, and the eight highest ranked junior players on the 2024 UK Q School Order of Merit, not already qualified.
= Prize fund =
Each Q Tour Europe event featured a prize fund of £14,300 with the winner receiving £3,000.{{Cite web |url=https://snookerscores.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/entry-packs/4055/202425-q-tour-event-one-entry-pack.pdf |title=Entry Form – Q Tour Europe 2024/25 - Event 1 |access-date=13 August 2024 |website=WPBSA}}
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- Winner: £3,000
- Runner-up: £1,500
- Semi-final: £900
- Quarter-final: £600
- Last 16: £300
- Last 32: £200
- Total: £14,300
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= Schedule =
The schedule for the seven Q Tour Europe events is given below.
= Rankings =
Below are listed the leading players in the prize money rankings.{{cite web |title=Q Tour Rankings 2024/2025 |url=https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=52&season=2024 |website=snooker.org}} The top-ranked player gets a place on the main tour for the 2024–25 season. 16 other players—the tournament winners and the highest-ranked players who have not already got a place on the main tour—will gain entry to a further event, the WPBSA Q Tour Global Playoff. Players on equal points are ranked by "countback", with the player having won the most prize money in the latest event played being ranked higher.{{cite web |title=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association - 2024/25 WPBSA Q Tour Europe Rankings |url=https://snookerscores.net/organisation/world-professional-billiards-and-snooker-association/ranking-list/202425-wpbsa-q-tour-europe-rankings |work=WPBSA}}
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| Rank
! Player ! Event 1 | Event 2 | Event 3 | Event 4 | Event 5 | Event 6 | Event 7 || Total (£) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|1 |align=left|{{flagicon|CHN}} Zhao Xintong * | – | 0 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | – | 12,000 |
| style="background:lightyellow;"
|2 |align=left|{{flagicon|WAL}} Dylan Emery + | – | 3,000 | – | 900 | 200 | 0 | 1,500 | 5,600 |
| style="background:yellow;"
|3 |align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Liam Highfield % | 300 | 900 | 0 | 0 | 600 | 200 | 3,000 | 5,000 |
| style="background:lightyellow;"
|4 |align=left|{{flagicon|AUS}} Ryan Thomerson + | 1,500 | 600 | 300 | 0 | 1,500 | 0 | 0 | 3,900 |
| style="background:lightyellow;"
|5 |align=left|{{flagicon|EST}} Andres Petrov + | 3,000 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 0 | – | 3,600 |
| style="background:lightyellow;"
|6 |align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Craig Steadman + | 200 | 300 | 1,500 | 900 | 200 | 200 | 0 | 3,300 |
| style="background:lightyellow;"
|7 |align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Ryan Davies + | 900 | 0 | 200 | 1,500 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 3,200 |
| style="background:yellow;"
|8 |align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Steven Hallworth % | 600 | 0 | 900 | 200 | 300 | 900 | 200 | 3,100 |
| style="background:lightblue;"
|9 |align=left|{{flagicon|UKR}} Iulian Boiko + ^ | 600 | 600 | – | 300 | 300 | 200 | 900 | 2,900 |
| style="background:lightyellow;"
|10 |align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Sean O'Sullivan + | 0 | 300 | 300 | 600 | 900 | 200 | 600 | 2,900 |
| style="background:yellow;"
|11 |align=left|{{flagicon|AUT}} Florian Nüßle % | 300 | 200 | 300 | 200 | 200 | 900 | 600 | 2,700 |
| style="background:lightyellow;"
|12 |align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Harvey Chandler + | 0 | 1,500 | 200 | 300 | 0 | 300 | 300 | 2,600 |
| style="background:lightyellow;"
|13 |align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Joyce + | 600 | 900 | – | 200 | 0 | 600 | 200 | 2,500 |
| style="background:lightyellow;"
|14 |align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Alex Clenshaw + | 300 | 0 | 600 | 0 | 200 | 200 | 900 | 2,200 |
| style="background:lightyellow;"
|15 |align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Joshua Thomond + | 200 | 200 | 200 | 300 | 300 | 600 | 300 | 2,100 |
| style="background:lightyellow;"
|16 |align=left|{{flagicon|IRN}} Ehsan Heydari Nezhad + | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 1,500 | 200 | 1,700 |
| style="background:lightyellow;"
|17 |align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Oliver Sykes + | 200 | 300 | 300 | 600 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 1,700 |
| style="background:lightyellow;"
|18 |align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Kuldesh Johal + | 0 | 600 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 200 | 600 | 1,600 |
| style="background:lightyellow;"
|19 |align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Connor Benzey + | 300 | 200 | 0 | 600 | 200 | 0 | 300 | 1,600 |
| 20
|align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Hayden Staniland | 200 | 0 | 200 | 200 | 900 | 0 | 0 | 1,500 |
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| style="background:lightgreen;"
| * Qualified for the main tour by order of merit |
| style="background:lightblue;"
| ^ Qualified for the main tour through other means |
| style="background:yellow;"
| % Qualified for the main tour as play-offs winners |
| style="background:lightyellow;"
| + Qualified for the play-offs |
= Event 1 =
The first Q Tour Europe event took place at Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds from 15 to 18 August 2024. Andres Petrov beat Ryan Thomerson 4–3 in the final. Petrov came from 3-1 down in both the quarter and semi-finals and, after leading 3–0, also won the final in the deciding frame. Thomerson had had to qualify to reach the last-64 stage and won a further five matches to reach the final. The final-day results are given below.{{cite web |title=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association - 2024/25 Q Tour - Event One - Matches |url=https://snookerscores.net/tournament-manager/202425-q-tour-event-one/knockout/matches |work=WPBSA |access-date=19 August 2024}}
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|| {{flagathlete|Hamim Hussain|ENG}}|1 |{{flagathlete|Andres Petrov|EST}} |4
|| {{flagathlete|Simon Bedford|ENG}} |4 |{{flagathlete|Alex Clenshaw|ENG}}|1
|| {{flagathlete|Mark Joyce|ENG}} |4 |{{flagathlete|Peter Lines|ENG}} |0
|| {{flagathlete|Alex Millington|ENG}}|0 |{{flagathlete|Simon Blackwell|ENG}}|4
|| {{flagathlete|Liam Highfield|ENG}} |2 |{{flagathlete|Iulian Boiko|UKR}} |4
|| {{flagathlete|Florian Nüßle|AUT}} |2 |{{flagathlete|Ryan Davies|ENG}}|4
|| {{flagathlete|Ryan Thomerson|AUS}} |4 |{{flagathlete|Umut Dikme|GER}}|2
|| {{flagathlete|Connor Benzey|ENG}}|2 |{{flagathlete|Steven Hallworth|ENG}} |4
|| {{flagathlete|Andres Petrov|EST}} |4 |{{flagathlete|Simon Bedford|ENG}} |3
|| {{flagathlete|Mark Joyce|ENG}} |3 |{{flagathlete|Simon Blackwell|ENG}}|4
|| {{flagathlete|Iulian Boiko|UKR}} |2 |{{flagathlete|Ryan Davies|ENG}}|4
|| {{flagathlete|Ryan Thomerson|AUS}} |4 |{{flagathlete|Steven Hallworth|ENG}} |3
|| {{flagathlete|Andres Petrov|EST}} |4 |{{flagathlete|Simon Blackwell|ENG}}|3
|| {{flagathlete|Ryan Davies|ENG}}|1 |{{flagathlete|Ryan Thomerson|AUS}} |4
|| {{flagathlete|Andres Petrov|EST}} |4 |{{flagathlete|Ryan Thomerson|AUS}} |3
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= Event 2 =
The second Q Tour Europe event took place at the National Snooker Academy of Bulgaria in Sofia from 20 to 22 September 2024. Dylan Emery beat Harvey Chandler 4–3 in the final, winning the last three frames after trailing 1–3. Emery and Liam Highfield both made a 142 total clearance in the first frame of their respective semi-finals, the highest breaks of the event. The final-day results are given below.{{cite web |title=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association - 2024/25 Q Tour - Event Two - Matches |url=https://snookerscores.net/tournament-manager/202425-q-tour-event-two/knockout/matches |work=WPBSA |access-date=23 September 2024}}
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|| {{flagathlete|Oliver Sykes|ENG}}|1 |{{flagathlete|Kuldesh Johal|ENG}} |4
|| {{flagathlete|Dylan Emery|WAL}} |4 |{{flagathlete|Mateusz Baranowski|POL}}|0
|| {{flagathlete|Mark Vincent|ENG}}|1 |{{flagathlete|Ryan Thomerson|AUS}} |4
|| {{flagathlete|Sean O'Sullivan|ENG}} |1 |{{flagathlete|Mark Joyce|ENG}} |4
|| {{flagathlete|Brandon Hall|ENG}}|4 |{{flagathlete|Craig Steadman|ENG}} |1
|| {{flagathlete|Harvey Chandler|ENG}} |4 |{{flagathlete|Anton Kazakov|UKR}} |1
|| {{flagathlete|Iulian Boiko|UKR}} |4 |{{flagathlete|Andres Petrov|EST}} |3
|| {{flagathlete|Liam Highfield|ENG}} |4 |{{flagathlete|Joshua Cooper |ENG}}|1
|| {{flagathlete|Kuldesh Johal|ENG}} |0 |{{flagathlete|Dylan Emery|WAL}} |4
|| {{flagathlete|Ryan Thomerson|AUS}} |3 |{{flagathlete|Mark Joyce|ENG}} |4
|| {{flagathlete|Brandon Hall|ENG}}|1 |{{flagathlete|Harvey Chandler|ENG}} |4
|| {{flagathlete|Iulian Boiko|UKR}} |1 |{{flagathlete|Liam Highfield|ENG}} |4
|| {{flagathlete|Dylan Emery|WAL}} |4 |{{flagathlete|Mark Joyce|ENG}} |2
|| {{flagathlete|Harvey Chandler|ENG}} |4 |{{flagathlete|Liam Highfield|ENG}} |2
|| {{flagathlete|Dylan Emery|WAL}} |4 |{{flagathlete|Harvey Chandler|ENG}} |3
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= Event 3 =
The third Q Tour Europe event took place at the Snookerhallen in Stockholm from 4 to 6 October 2024. Zhao Xintong made a maximum break in his last-64 match against Shaun Liu, the first in a Q Tour event.{{Cite web |title=Zhao Xintong Hits Historic Q Tour Maximum in Stockholm |url=https://wpbsa.com/zhao-xintong-hits-historic-q-tour-maximum-in-stockholm/ |date=5 October 2024 |website=WPBSA}} Zhao beat Craig Steadman 4–3 in the final. In the event Zhao won 8 matches and made 8 century breaks. The final-day results are given below.{{cite web |title=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association - 2024/25 Q Tour - Event Three - Results |url=https://snookerscores.net/tournament-manager/202425-q-tour-event-three/results |work=WPBSA |access-date=1 October 2024}}
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|| {{flagathlete|Alfie Davies |WAL}}|1 |{{flagathlete|Craig Steadman|ENG}} |4
|| {{flagathlete|Umut Dikme |GER}}|2 |{{flagathlete|Peter Devlin|ENG}} |4
|| {{flagathlete|Alex Clenshaw |ENG}}|4 |{{flagathlete|Rory McLeod|JAM}} |0
|| {{flagathlete|Florian Nuessle|AUT}} |3 |{{flagathlete|Steven Hallworth|ENG}} |4
|| {{flagathlete|Zhao Xintong|CHN}} |4 |{{flagathlete|Peter Lines|ENG}} |1
|| {{flagathlete|Oliver Sykes |ENG}}|3 |{{flagathlete|Nicolas Mortreux |FRA}}|4
|| {{flagathlete|Barry Pinches|ENG}} |4 |{{flagathlete|Sean O'Sullivan|ENG}} |0
|| {{flagathlete|Ryan Thomerson|AUS}} |3 |{{flagathlete|Mateusz Baranowski |POL}}|4
|| {{flagathlete|Craig Steadman|ENG}} |4 |{{flagathlete|Peter Devlin|ENG}} |1
|| {{flagathlete|Alex Clenshaw |ENG}}|1 |{{flagathlete|Steven Hallworth|ENG}} |4
|| {{flagathlete|Zhao Xintong|CHN}} |4 |{{flagathlete|Nicolas Mortreux |FRA}}|0
|| {{flagathlete|Barry Pinches|ENG}} |3 |{{flagathlete|Mateusz Baranowski |POL}}|4
|| {{flagathlete|Craig Steadman|ENG}} |4 |{{flagathlete|Steven Hallworth|ENG}} |2
|| {{flagathlete|Zhao Xintong|CHN}} |4 |{{flagathlete|Mateusz Baranowski |POL}}|0
|| {{flagathlete|Craig Steadman|ENG}} |3 |{{flagathlete|Zhao Xintong|CHN}} |4
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= Event 4 =
The fourth Q Tour Europe event took place at the Club 200 in Manchester from 7 to 10 November 2024. Zhao Xintong made a maximum break in his quarter-final match against Oliver Sykes. Zhao beat Ryan Davies 4–2 in the final to win his second Q Tour Europe event in a row. The final-day results are given below.{{cite web |title=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association - 2024/25 Q Tour - Event Four - Results |url=https://snookerscores.net/tournament-manager/202425-q-tour-event-four/results |work=WPBSA |access-date=8 November 2024}}
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|| {{flagathlete|Connor Benzey |ENG}}|4 |{{flagathlete|Joshua Thomond |ENG}}|2
|| {{flagathlete|Craig Steadman|ENG}} |4 |{{flagathlete|Iulian Boiko|UKR}} |2
|| {{flagathlete|Oliver Sykes |ENG}}|4 |{{flagathlete|Aidan Gallagher |ENG}}|1
|| {{flagathlete|Zhao Xintong|CHN}} |4 |{{flagathlete|Hamim Hussain |ENG}}|1
|| {{flagathlete|James Cahill|ENG}} |3 |{{flagathlete|Ryan Davies |ENG}}|4
|| {{flagathlete|Harvey Chandler|ENG}} |2 |{{flagathlete|Sean O'Sullivan|ENG}} |4
|| {{flagathlete|Kayden Brierley |ENG}}|2 |{{flagathlete|Dylan Emery|WAL}} |4
|| {{flagathlete|Gerard Greene|NIR}} |4 |{{flagathlete|Sean Maddocks|ENG}} |2
|| {{flagathlete|Connor Benzey |ENG}}|1 |{{flagathlete|Craig Steadman|ENG}} |4
|| {{flagathlete|Oliver Sykes |ENG}}|1 |{{flagathlete|Zhao Xintong|CHN}} |4
|| {{flagathlete|Ryan Davies |ENG}}|4 |{{flagathlete|Sean O'Sullivan|ENG}} |2
|| {{flagathlete|Dylan Emery|WAL}} |4 |{{flagathlete|Gerard Greene|NIR}} |2
|| {{flagathlete|Craig Steadman|ENG}} |1 |{{flagathlete|Zhao Xintong|CHN}} |4
|| {{flagathlete|Ryan Davies |ENG}}|4 |{{flagathlete|Dylan Emery|WAL}} |0
|| {{flagathlete|Zhao Xintong|CHN}} |4 |{{flagathlete|Ryan Davies |ENG}}|2
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= Event 5 =
The fifth Q Tour Europe event took place at the Austrian Snooker Academy in Vienna from 13 to 15 December 2024. Zhao Xintong defeated Ryan Thomerson 4–2 in the final to win his third Q Tour Europe event and 24th match on the Q Tour in a row. The final-day results are given below.{{cite web |title=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association - 2024/25 Q Tour - Event Five - Results |url=https://snookerscores.net/tournament-manager/202425-q-tour-event-five/results |work=WPBSA |access-date=15 December 2024}}
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|| {{flagathlete|Zhao Xintong|CHN}} |4 |{{flagathlete|Steven Hallworth|ENG}} |2
|| {{flagathlete|Joshua Thomond |ENG}}|3 |{{flagathlete|Matthew Glasby |ENG}}|4
|| {{flagathlete|Iulian Boiko|UKR}} |3 |{{flagathlete|Sean O'Sullivan|ENG}} |4
|| {{flagathlete|Patrick Whelan |ENG}}|4 |{{flagathlete|Andres Petrov|EST}} |2
|| {{flagathlete|Ryan Thomerson|AUS}} |4 |{{flagathlete|Mateusz Baranowski |POL}}|3
|| {{flagathlete|Oliver Sykes |ENG}}|1 |{{flagathlete|Liam Highfield|ENG}} |4
|| {{flagathlete|Asutosh Padhy |IND}}|4 |{{flagathlete|Umut Dikme |GER}}|3
|| {{flagathlete|Hayden Staniland |ENG}}|4 |{{flagathlete|Aaron Busuttil |MLT}}|1
|| {{flagathlete|Zhao Xintong|CHN}} |4 |{{flagathlete|Matthew Glasby |ENG}}|3
|| {{flagathlete|Sean O'Sullivan|ENG}} |4 |{{flagathlete|Patrick Whelan |ENG}}|1
|| {{flagathlete|Ryan Thomerson|AUS}} |4 |{{flagathlete|Liam Highfield|ENG}} |1
|| {{flagathlete|Asutosh Padhy |IND}}|0 |{{flagathlete|Hayden Staniland |ENG}}|4
|| {{flagathlete|Zhao Xintong|CHN}} |4 |{{flagathlete|Sean O'Sullivan|ENG}} |0
|| {{flagathlete|Ryan Thomerson|AUS}} |4 |{{flagathlete|Hayden Staniland |ENG}}|2
|| {{flagathlete|Zhao Xintong|CHN}} |4 |{{flagathlete|Ryan Thomerson|AUS}} |2
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= Event 6 =
The sixth Q Tour Europe event took place at the Delta Moon Snooker Club in Mons, Belgium, from 10 to 12 January 2025.{{efn|name="e6_move"}}{{cite web |title= Q Tour 6 2025 |url=https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=2048 |website=snooker.org |access-date=13 January 2025}} In the third frame of his last-64 match against Daan Leyssen, Iulian Boiko made a maximum break, becoming the second player after Zhao Xintong to record a maximum break on the Q Tour.{{cite web |title=Iulian Boiko Makes Q Tour Maximum in Mons |url=https://wpbsa.com/iulian-boiko-makes-q-tour-maximum-in-mons/ |website=WPBSA |date=11 January 2025}} Zhao defeated Ehsan Heydari Nezhad 4–1 in the final to win his fourth Q Tour Europe event and 32nd match on the Q Tour in a row. The final-day results are given below.{{cite web |title=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association - 2024/25 Q Tour - Event Six - Results |url=https://snookerscores.net/tournament-manager/202425-q-tour-event-six/results |work=WPBSA |access-date=12 January 2025}}
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|| {{flagathlete|Ashley Hugill|ENG}}|1|{{flagathlete|Steven Hallworth|ENG}}|4
|| {{flagathlete|Paul Deaville|ENG}}|0|{{flagathlete|Nicolás Mortreux|FRA}}|4
|| {{flagathlete|Luke Pinches|ENG}}|0|{{flagathlete|Ehsan Heydari Nezhad|IRN}}|4
|| {{flagathlete|Nathan Jones|ENG}}|4|{{flagathlete|Fergal Quinn|NIR}}|1
|| {{flagathlete|Zhao Xintong|CHN}}|4|{{flagathlete|Aaron Busuttil|MLT}}|1
|| {{flagathlete|Harvey Chandler|ENG}}|3|{{flagathlete|Florian Nüßle|AUT}}|4
|| {{flagathlete|Joshua Cooper|ENG}}|3|{{flagathlete|Mark Joyce|ENG}}|4
|| {{flagathlete|Joshua Thomond|ENG}}|0|{{flagathlete|Steven Hallworth|ENG}}|4
|| {{flagathlete|Nicolás Mortreux|FRA}}|0|{{flagathlete|Ehsan Heydari Nezhad|IRN}}|4
|| {{flagathlete|Nathan Jones|ENG}}|1|{{flagathlete|Zhao Xintong|CHN}}|4
|| {{flagathlete|Florian Nüßle|AUT}}|4|{{flagathlete|Mark Joyce|ENG}}|1
|| {{flagathlete|Steven Hallworth|ENG}}|3|{{flagathlete|Ehsan Heydari Nezhad|IRN}}|4
|| {{flagathlete|Zhao Xintong|CHN}}|4|{{flagathlete|Florian Nüßle|AUT}}|0
|| {{flagathlete|Ehsan Heydari Nezhad|IRN}}|1 |{{flagathlete|Zhao Xintong|CHN}}|4
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= Event 7 =
The seventh Q Tour Europe event was held at the Landywood Snooker Club in Great Wyrley from 7 to 9 February 2025.{{cite web |title= Q Tour 7 2025 |url=https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=2049 |website=snooker.org |access-date=11 February 2025}} Liam Highfield defeated Dylan Emery 4{{nbnd}}3 in the final, thereby winning his first Q Tour event. Emery made the highest break of the event, a 140 compiled in his match against Anton Kazakov in the early rounds of the event. The final-day results are given below.{{cite web |title=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association - 2024/25 Q Tour - Event Seven - Results |url=https://snookerscores.net/tournament-manager/202425-q-tour-event-seven/results |work=WPBSA |access-date=8 February 2025}}
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|| {{flagathlete|Sean O'Sullivan|ENG}} |4 |{{flagathlete|Alfie Davies|WAL}} |1
|| {{flagathlete|Shaun Liu|HKG}} |4 |{{flagathlete|Harvey Chandler|ENG}} |2
|| {{flagathlete|Ashley Hugill|ENG}} |2 |{{flagathlete|Dylan Emery|WAL}} |4
|| {{flagathlete|Alex Clenshaw|ENG}} |4 |{{flagathlete|Lewis Ullah|ENG}} |0
|| {{flagathlete|Florian Nüßle|AUT}} |4 |{{flagathlete|Riley Powell|WAL}} |2
|| {{flagathlete|Liam Highfield|ENG}} |4 |{{flagathlete|Joshua Thomond|ENG}} |0
|| {{flagathlete|Connor Benzey|ENG}} |2 |{{flagathlete|Kuldesh Johal|ENG}} |4
|| {{flagathlete|Iulian Boiko|UKR}} |4 |{{flagathlete|Sean O'Sullivan|ENG}} |0
|| {{flagathlete|Shaun Liu|HKG}} |3 |{{flagathlete|Dylan Emery|WAL}} |4
|| {{flagathlete|Alex Clenshaw|ENG}} |4 |{{flagathlete|Florian Nüßle|AUT}} |1
|| {{flagathlete|Liam Highfield|ENG}} |4 |{{flagathlete|Kuldesh Johal|ENG}} |2
|| {{flagathlete|Iulian Boiko|UKR}} |3 |{{flagathlete|Dylan Emery|WAL}} |4
|| {{flagathlete|Alex Clenshaw|ENG}} |2 |{{flagathlete|Liam Highfield|ENG}} |4
|| {{flagathlete|Dylan Emery|WAL}} |3 |{{flagathlete|Liam Highfield|ENG}} |4
}}
Q Tour Global
=Americas series=
Two players will qualify from a series of events organised by the Pan American Billiards and Snooker Association.
The schedule for the Q Tour Americas events is given below.
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%" |
| colspan="2" style="width:100px; text-align:center;"| Date
! Country ! Tournament ! Venue ! City ! Field ! Winner ! Runner-up ! Score ! Ref. |
|---|
| 7 Mar
| 10 Mar | {{flag|BRA}} | Event 1 | H Niteroi Hotel | align=center| 37 | {{flagicon|BRA}} Igor Figueiredo | {{flagicon|BRA}} Noel Rodrigues Moreira | align=center| 5–1 | align=center| {{cite web |title=Brilliant Brazilian Igor Figueiredo Claims Q Tour Glory in Rio |url=https://wpbsa.com/brilliant-brazilian-igor-figueiredo-claims-q-tour-glory-in-rio |work=WPBSA |date=11 March 2024}} |
| 31 Oct
| 3 Nov | {{flag|BRA}} | Event 2 | H Niteroi Hotel | align=center| 37 | {{flagicon|BRA}} Claudio Menechini | {{flagicon|BRA}} Dhiones Moraes Arent | align=center| 5–1 | align=center| |
| 13 Dec
| 15 Dec | {{flag|USA}} | Event 3 | Arizona Snooker Academy | Chandler | align=center| 20 | {{flagicon|USA}} Andy McCloskey | {{flagicon|USA}} Ajeya Prabhakar | align=center| 4–2 | align=center| {{cite web |title=McCloskey Wins Q Tour Americas Title in Arizona |url=https://wpbsa.com/mccloskey-wins-q-tour-americas-title-in-arizona/ |work=WPBSA |date=17 December 2024}} |
| 17 Jan
| 19 Jan | {{flag|CAN}} | Event 4 | The Corner Bank | Toronto | align=center| 16 | {{flagicon|CAN}} Vito Puopolo | {{flagicon|CAN}} Indi Lotey | align=center| 5–0 | align=center| {{cite web |title=Vito Puopolo is Victorious in Toronto |url=https://wpbsa.com/vito-puopolo-is-victorious-in-toronto/ |work=WPBSA |date=20 January 2025}} |
=Asia-Pacific series=
One player will qualify from a series of events organised by the Asia-Pacific Snooker and Billiards Federation.
The schedule for the Q Tour Asia-Pacific events is given below.
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%" |
| colspan="2" style="width:100px; text-align:center;"| Date
! Country ! Tournament ! Venue ! City ! Field ! Winner ! Runner-up ! Score ! Ref. |
|---|
| 28 Jun
| 30 Jun | {{flag|AUS}} | West Coast International | Pot Black Snooker Centre | align=center| 44 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Vinnie Calabrese | {{flagicon|AUS}} Ben Foster | align=center| 5–4 | align=center| {{cite web |title=Vinnie Calabrese Crowned Q Tour Asia-Pacific Event One Champion |url=https://wpbsa.com/vinnie-calabrese-crowned-q-tour-asia-pacific-event-one-champion |work=WPBSA |date=1 July 2024}} |
| 2 Aug
| 4 Aug | {{flag|AUS}} | Fred Osbourne Classic | Commercial Club | Albury | align=center| 81 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Vinnie Calabrese | {{flagicon|AUS}} Hassan Kerde | align=center| 4–2 | align=center| {{cite web |title=Vinnie Calabrese Wins Back-To-Back Q Tour Titles |url=https://wpbsa.com/vinnie-calabrese-wins-back-to-back-q-tour-titles-2 |work=WPBSA |date=5 August 2024}} |
| 26 Sep
| 29 Sep | {{flag|NZL}} | New Zealand Open | Papatoetoe Cosmopolitan Club | Auckland | align=center| 30 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Matthew Scarborough | {{flagicon|ENG}} Lawrence Millington | align=center| 6–3 | align=center| {{cite web |title=Matthew Scarborough Wins Q Tour Title in Auckland |url=https://wpbsa.com/matthew-scarborough-wins-q-tour-title-in-auckland |work=WPBSA |date=30 September 2024}} |
| 10 Oct
| 13 Oct | {{flag|AUS}} | Bob Hawke AC Memorial Australian | Mounties Club | Sydney | align=center| 92 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Vinnie Calabrese | {{flagicon|AUS}} Hassan Kerde | align=center| 6–5 | align=center| {{cite web |title=Vinnie Calabrese Completes Q Tour Hat-Trick |url=https://wpbsa.com/vinnie-calabrese-completes-q-tour-hat-trick |work=WPBSA |date=14 October 2024}} |
| 24 Jan
| 27 Jan | {{flag|AUS}} | Dr Clem Jones AO Qld | Redcliffe Snooker Club | align=center| 66 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Vinnie Calabrese | {{flagicon|AUS}} Shaun Dalitz | align=center| 5–1 | align=center| {{cite web |title=Fantastic Fourth Q Tour Title for Vinnie Calabrese |url=https://wpbsa.com/fantastic-fourth-q-tour-title-for-vinnie-calabrese/ |date=27 January 2025 |website=WPBSA}} |
=Middle East series=
Two players will qualify from a series of events played in the Middle East.
The schedule for the Q Tour Middle East events is given below.
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%" |
| colspan="2" style="width:100px; text-align:center;"| Date
! Country ! Tournament ! Venue ! City ! Field ! Winner ! Runner-up ! Score ! Ref. |
|---|
| 21 May
| 23 May | {{flag|BHR}} | Event 1 | Bahrain Snooker Academy | Manama | align=center| 40 | {{flagicon|BHR}} Habib Subah Humood | {{flagicon|TUR}} Ismail Türker | align=center| 4–1 | align=center| {{cite web |title=Humood Wins Maiden Q Tour Title in Bahrain |url=https://wpbsa.com/humood-wins-maiden-q-tour-title-in-bahrain |work=WPBSA |date=23 May 2024}} |
| 19 Jul
| 21 Jul | {{flag|UAE}} | Event 2 | Emirates Snooker Academy | align=center| 56 | {{flagicon|IRN}} Ali Gharahgozlou | {{flagicon|IRN}} Amin Sanjael | align=center| 4–1 | align=center| {{cite web |title=Q Tour Glory For Ali Gharahgozlou |url=https://wpbsa.com/q-tour-glory-for-ali-gharahgozlou/ |work=WPBSA |date=22 July 2024}} |
| 16 Jan
| 18 Jan | {{flag|UAE}} | Event 3 | Cue Sports Academy | align=center| 25 | {{flagicon|IRN}} Ali Gharahgozlou | {{flagicon|TUR}} Ismail Türker | align=center| 4–2 | align=center| {{cite web |title=Ali Gharahgozlou Goes Back-To-Back in Dubai |url=https://wpbsa.com/ali-gharahgozlou-goes-back-to-back-in-dubai/ |work=WPBSA |date=20 January 2025}} |
Q Tour Playoff
The final event, the WPBSA Q Tour Playoff, was held at the Pine Beach Belek Hotel in Antalya, Turkey, from 11 to 13 March.{{cite web |title=Turkey to Host Q Tour Global Playoff |url=https://wpbsa.com/turkey-to-host-q-tour-global-playoff/ |date=6 December 2024 |access-date=11 March 2025 |website=WPBSA}} Steven Hallworth, Liam Highfield and Florian Nüßle won their respective playoffs, gaining two-year tour cards starting from the 2025–26 season.{{cite web |title=Nuessle, Hallworth and Highfield Secure World Snooker Tour Cards |url=https://wpbsa.com/nuessle-hallworth-and-highfield-secure-world-snooker-tour-cards/ |date=13 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250313171809/https://wpbsa.com/nuessle-hallworth-and-highfield-secure-world-snooker-tour-cards/ |archive-date=13 March 2025 |website=WPBSA}} Mark Joyce made the highest break of the event, a 147 maximum break in his 6{{nbnd}}2 victory over Dylan Emery in the semi-final of Playoff 1. It was the fourth maximum ever compiled on the Q Tour.{{cite web |title=Mark Joyce Makes Q Tour Maximum |url=https://wpbsa.com/mark-joyce-makes-q-tour-maximum/ |date=12 March 2025 |website=WPBSA}} The complete results are shown below.{{cite web |title=Q Tour Global Play-Offs 2025 |url=https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=2180 |date=11 March 2025 |website=snooker.org}}
= Prize fund =
The prize money for each play-off is shown below.{{cn|date=March 2025}}
{{div col}}
- Winner: £2,000
- Runner-up: £1,000
- Semi-final: £750
- Quarter-final: £500
- Total: £19,500
{{div col end}}
= Playoff 1 =
{{#invoke:RoundN|main|columns=3
|team-width = 200
|bold_winner=high
|short_brackets=yes
| RD1 = Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames| RD2 =Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames | 3rdplace=no | RD3 = Final
Best of 19 frames
|| {{flagicon|WAL}} Dylan Emery|5 |{{flagicon|IRN}} Ali Gharahgozlou|2
|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Connor Benzey|2 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Joyce|5
|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Steven Hallworth|5 |{{flagicon|CHN}} Luo Honghao|3
|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Kuldesh Johal|4 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Ryan Davies|5
|| {{flagicon|WAL}} Dylan Emery|2 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Joyce|6
|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Steven Hallworth|6 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Ryan Davies |1
|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Joyce|5 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Steven Hallworth |10
}}
= Playoff 2 =
{{#invoke:RoundN|main|columns=3
|team-width = 200
|bold_winner=high
|short_brackets=yes
| RD1 = Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames| RD2 =Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames | 3rdplace=no | RD3 = Final
Best of 19 frames
|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Liam Highfield|5 |{{flagicon|BHR}} Habib Subah Humood|1
|| {{flagicon|BRA}} Dhiones Moraes Arent|0 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Harvey Chandler|5
|| {{flagicon|UKR}} Iulian Boiko|5 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Alex Clenshaw|2
|| {{flagicon|AUS}} Vinnie Calabrese|5 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Craig Steadman|1
|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Liam Highfield|6 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Harvey Chandler|2
|| {{flagicon|UKR}} Iulian Boiko|6 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Vinnie Calabrese|5
|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Liam Highfield|10 |{{flagicon|UKR}} Iulian Boiko|3
}}
= Playoff 3 =
{{#invoke:RoundN|main|columns=3
|team-width = 200
|bold_winner=high
|short_brackets=yes
| RD1 = Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames| RD2 =Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames | 3rdplace=no | RD3 = Final
Best of 19 frames
|| {{flagicon|AUS}} Ryan Thomerson|1 |{{flagicon|IRN}} Ehsan Heydari Nezhad|5
|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Joshua Thomond|3 |{{flagicon|AUT}} Florian Nüßle|5
|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Sean O'Sullivan|1 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Oliver Sykes|5
|| {{flagicon|CAN}} Vito Puopolo|2 |{{flagicon|EST}} Andres Petrov|5
|| {{flagicon|IRN}} Ehsan Heydari Nezhad|3 |{{flagicon|AUT}} Florian Nüßle|6
|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Oliver Sykes|3 |{{flagicon|EST}} Andres Petrov|6
|| {{flagicon|AUT}} Florian Nüßle|10 |{{flagicon|EST}} Andres Petrov|3
}}
Notes
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References
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