2025–26 Q Tour

2025–26 Q Tour
Details
Duration19 June 2025 – 17 March 2026 (2025-06-19 – 2026-03-17)
Tournaments21
Organised by WPBSA:
Q Tour Europe (7)
Q Tour Global Play-Offs
Regional organisers:
Q Tour Americas (4)
Q Tour Asia-Pacific (5)
Q Tour Middle East (4)
Play-offs and winners
LocationSpain Gandía, Spain
Promoted Jamie Clarke (WAL)
 Ashley Carty (ENG)
 Ashley Hugill (ENG)
 Craig Steadman (ENG)
2026–27 →

The 2025–26 Q Tour is an ongoing multi-regional series of second-tier snooker tournaments, run by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA). It takes place during the 2025–26 snooker season for players not on the main tour.

Jamie Clarke led the Q Tour Europe rankings to gain a place on the main tour, followed by Ashley Carty, Ashley Hugill and Craig Steadman who have won their respective play-offs. It is the first time only English and Welsh players are promoted to the main tour since the expansion of Q Tour in the 2023–24 season.

Overview

A series of seven Q Tour Europe events were played, with the leading money-winner gaining a place on the main tour for the 2026–27 snooker season. Eighteen players – the highest-ranked players who have not already secured a place on the main tour for the 2026–27 season – gained entry to a further event, the WPBSA Q Tour Global Play-Off. They are joined by five players from the Regional Q Tour winners outside Europe and one player from the CBSA China Tour third-ranked. These players will compete for a further three places on the World Snooker Tour.[1]

This season saw increase of prize money, more than doubled from £14,300 last season to £30,000 per event. An extended event duration from three to four days, along with a new seeding structure and points-based system, was also introduced.[1]

Q Tour Europe

Format

Q Tour Europe events were generally played over four days. The main draw starts on the second day when the 16 successful qualifiers are joined by the 48 seeded players who qualified based on their rankings in the 2025 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 2025 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.[1]

Prize fund

Each Q Tour Europe event featured a prize fund of £30,000, with the winner receiving £6,000.[9]

  • Winner: £6,000
  • Runner-up: £3,000
  • Semi-final: £2,000
  • Quarter-final: £1,250
  • Last 16: £750
  • Last 32: £350
  • Total: £30,000

Schedule

The schedule for the Q Tour Europe events is given below.[1]

Date Country Tournament Venue City Field Winner Runner-up Score Ref.
29 Aug 31 Aug SWE Event 1 Snookerhallen Stockholm 94 England Hammad Miah England Patrick Whelan 4–2 [10]
25 Sep 28 Sep AUT Event 2 Austrian Snooker Academy Vienna 117 England Peter Lines England Peter Devlin 4–3 [11]
9 Oct 12 Oct ALB Event 3[n 1] Grand Blue Fafa Resort Kafaje 104 England Simon Blackwell England Mark Joyce 4–3 [12]
29 Oct 1 Nov ENG Event 4 Northern Snooker Centre Leeds 139 Wales Jamie Clarke England Craig Steadman 4–2 [13]
5 Dec 7 Dec BUL Event 5 Bulgarian Snooker Academy Sofia 93 Wales Jamie Clarke England Stuart Carrington 4–2 [14]
13 Feb 15 Feb BEL Event 6 Delta Moon Snooker Club Mons 78 England Ashley Carty England Craig Steadman 4–1 [15]
26 Feb 1 Mar ENG Event 7 Landywood Snooker Club Great Wyrley 106 England Ashley Hugill Wales Alfie Davies 4–2 [16]

Rankings

Below are listed the leading players in the rankings.[17] A new points-based system was introduced to replace the previous system which was based on prize money.[1][18]

Rank Player Event 1Event 2Event 3Event 4Event 5Event 6Event 7Total
1 Wales Jamie Clarke * 1,6803,4303,43010,00010,0001,6803,43033,650
2 England Hammad Miah ^ 10,00004,9004,9002,4002,4002,40027,000
3 England Peter Lines + 4,90010,0002,4003,4303,4301,680025,840
4 England Oliver Sykes ^ 3,4303,4304,9001,6804,9004,9002,40025,640
5 England Craig Steadman % 3,4302,40007,0002,4007,0001,68023,910
6 England Stuart Carrington + 1,6801,6803,4304,9007,0002,4002,40023,490
7 England Ashley Hugill % 04,90001,6801,6804,90010,00023,160
8 England Ashley Carty % 1,6801,1752,4002,4001,68010,0002,40021,735
9 England Simon Blackwell + 2,400010,0002,4003,4301,6801,68021,590
10 Wales Alfie Davies + 2,4003,4302,4001,1753,43007,00019,835
11 England George Pragnell + 04,9003,4302,4002,4003,4301,68018,240
12 England Patrick Whelan + 7,0001,6801,6801,6801,6802,4001,68017,800
13 England Mark Joyce + –1,6807,0001,6803,430–1,68015,470
14 Australia Ryan Thomerson + 2,4001,1753,4301,6802,4002,4001,68015,165
15 England Luke Pinches + 1,1751,6802,4001,6801,6801,6803,43013,725
16 England Barry Pinches + 3,4302,40002,4001,680–3,43013,340
17 England Alex Millington + 1,1752,4001,6801,1751,6803,4301,68013,220
18 England Alfie Burden ^ 3,43001,6802,4004,9000012,410
19 England Andrew Higginson + 02,4001,6801,1751,6803,4301,68012,045
20 Ukraine Michael Larkov ^ 4,9001,68001,1752,4001,680–11,835
21 England Peter Devlin + 07,0002,400002,400011,800
22 England Hayden Staniland + 1,1751,6801,1751,1751,6802,4002,40011,685
23 England Sean O'Sullivan + ^ 1,6802,4001,6802,4001,6801,680011,520
24 Wales Oliver Briffett-Payne + –2,4001,1753,4301,6801,680010,365
25 England Callum Beresford + –1,6802,4002,40001,6801,1759,335
26 England Daniel Womersley + 1,6801,17501,1751,6802,4001,1759,285
* Qualified for the main tour by order of merit
^ Qualified for the main tour through other means
% Qualified for the main tour as play-off winner
+ Qualified for the play-offs

Event 1

The first Q Tour Europe event took place at the Snookerhallen in Stockholm from 29 to 31 August 2025. Hammad Miah beat Patrick Whelan 4–2 in the final.[10] The final-day results are given below.[19]

Quarter-finals
Best of 7 frames		Semi-finals
Best of 7 frames		Final
Best of 7 frames
 Alfie Burden (ENG) 1
 Hammad Miah (ENG) 4
England Hammad Miah 4
England Peter Lines 2
 Craig Steadman (ENG) 0
 Peter Lines (ENG) 4
England Hammad Miah 4
England Patrick Whelan 2
 Barry Pinches (ENG) 1
 Michael Larkov (UKR) 4
Ukraine Michael Larkov 2
England Patrick Whelan 4
 Oliver Sykes (ENG) 3
 Patrick Whelan (ENG) 4

Event 2

The second Q Tour Europe event took place at the Austrian Snooker Academy in Vienna from 25 to 28 September 2025. Peter Lines beat Peter Devlin 4–3 in the final.[11] The final-day results are given below.[20]

Quarter-finals
Best of 7 frames		Semi-finals
Best of 7 frames		Final
Best of 7 frames
 Jamie Clarke (WAL) 1
 George Pragnell (ENG) 4
England George Pragnell 3
England Peter Lines 4
 Oliver Sykes (ENG) 3
 Peter Lines (ENG) 4
England Peter Lines 4
England Peter Devlin 3
 Ashley Hugill (ENG) 4
 Alfie Davies (WAL) 1
England Ashley Hugill 0
England Peter Devlin 4
 Mark Lloyd (ENG) 3
 Peter Devlin (ENG) 4

Event 3

The third Q Tour Europe event took place at the Grand Blue Fafa Resort in Golem, Kavajë, Albania from 9 to 12 October 2025. Simon Blackwell beat Mark Joyce 4–3 in the final.[12] The final-day results are given below.[21]

Quarter-finals
Best of 7 frames		Semi-finals
Best of 7 frames		Final
Best of 7 frames
 Ryan Thomerson (AUS) 3
 Simon Blackwell (ENG) 4
England Simon Blackwell 4
England Oliver Sykes 0
 Oliver Sykes (ENG) 4
 Stuart Carrington (ENG) 2
England Simon Blackwell4
England Mark Joyce 3
 Mark Joyce (ENG) 4
 George Pragnell (ENG) 0
England Mark Joyce 4
England Hammad Miah 2
 Jamie Clarke (WAL) 1
 Hammad Miah (ENG) 4

Event 4

The fourth Q Tour Europe event took place at the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds from 29 October to 1 November 2025. Jamie Clarke beat Craig Steadman 4–2 in the final.[13] The final-day results are given below.[22]

Quarter-finals
Best of 7 frames		Semi-finals
Best of 7 frames		Final
Best of 7 frames
 Peter Lines (ENG) 3
 Jamie Clarke (WAL) 4
Wales Jamie Clarke 4
England Stuart Carrington 1
 Stuart Carrington (ENG) 4
 Riley Powell (WAL) 1
Wales Jamie Clarke 4
England Craig Steadman 2
 Craig Steadman (ENG) 4
 Oliver Briffett-Payne (WAL) 2
England Craig Steadman 4
England Hammad Miah 2
 Jake Crofts (ENG) 0
 Hammad Miah (ENG) 4

Event 5

The fifth Q Tour Europe event took place at the Bulgarian Snooker Academy in Sofia, Bulgaria from 5 to 7 December 2025. Jamie Clarke beat Stuart Carrington 4–2 in the final to win his second Q Tour event of the season.[14] The final-day results are given below.[23]

Quarter-finals
Best of 7 frames		Semi-finals
Best of 7 frames		Final
Best of 7 frames
 Peter Lines (ENG) 1
 Stuart Carrington (ENG) 4
England Stuart Carrington 4
England Oliver Sykes 2
 Oliver Sykes (ENG) 4
 Simon Blackwell (ENG) 0
England Stuart Carrington 2
Wales Jamie Clarke 4
 Jamie Clarke (WAL) 4
 Alfie Davies (WAL) 0
Wales Jamie Clarke 4
England Alfie Burden 3
 Mark Joyce (ENG) 3
 Alfie Burden (ENG) 4

Event 6

The sixth Q Tour Europe event took place at the Delta Moon Snooker Club in Mons, Belgium from 13 to 15 February 2026. Ashley Carty defeated Craig Steadman 4–1 in the final.[15] The final-day results are given below.[24]

Quarter-finals
Best of 7 frames		Semi-finals
Best of 7 frames		Final
Best of 7 frames
 Ashley Carty (ENG) 4
 George Pragnell (ENG) 1
England Ashley Carty 4
England Oliver Sykes 2
 Oliver Sykes (ENG) 4
 Alex Millington (ENG) 1
England Ashley Carty 4
England Craig Steadman 1
 Ashley Hugill (ENG) 4
 Andrew Higginson (ENG) 0
England Ashley Hugill 2
England Craig Steadman 4
 Craig Steadman (ENG) 4
 Zachary Richardson (ENG) 1

Event 7

The seventh Q Tour Europe event was held at the Landywood Snooker Club in Great Wyrley from 26 February to 1 March 2026.[16] Jamie Clarke gained a place on the main tour after his last-16 win over Sybren Sokolowski, which guaranteed that he would finish top of the Q Tour Europe rankings.[25] Ashley Hugill defeated Alfie Davies 4–2 in the final.[16] The final-day results are given below.[26]

Quarter-finals
Best of 7 frames		Semi-finals
Best of 7 frames		Final
Best of 7 frames
 Jamie Clarke (WAL) 1
 Nattanapong Chaikul (THA) 4
Thailand Nattanapong Chaikul 2
England Ashley Hugill 4
 Luke Pinches (ENG) 0
 Ashley Hugill (ENG) 4
England Ashley Hugill 4
Wales Alfie Davies 2
 Alfie Davies (WAL) 4
 Barry Pinches (ENG) 1
Wales Alfie Davies 4
England Antony Parsons 1
 Sean Maddocks (ENG) 1
 Antony Parsons (ENG) 4

Q Tour Global

The Q Tour Global consisted of regional Q Tour series held outside Europe.

Americas series

The schedule for the Q Tour Americas events is given below.[27]

Date Country Tournament Venue City Field Winner Runner-up Score Ref.
19 Jun 22 Jun BRA Event 1 Iate Club Rio de Janeiro 40  Igor Figueiredo (BRA)  Claudio Menechini (BRA) 5–1 [28]
30 Oct 2 Nov BRA Event 2 H Niterói Hotel Rio de Janeiro 40  Igor Figueiredo (BRA)  Claudio Menechini (BRA) 5–0 [29]
10 Jan 12 Jan CAN Event 3 The Corner Bank Toronto 12  Alan Whitfield (CAN)  Jason Williams (CAN) 4–1 [30]
13 Feb 16 Feb USA Event 4 California Snooker Academy San Jose 24  Adam Nijiati (USA)  Hasanain Khalid Alsultani (USA) 5–4 [31]

Asia Pacific series

The schedule for the Q Tour Asia Pacific events is given below.[27]

Date Country Tournament Venue City Field Winner Runner-up Score Ref.
27 Jun 29 Jun AUS Event 1[n 2] Pot Black Snooker Centre Perth 41  Vinnie Calabrese (AUS)  Salman Asif (AUS) 5–0 [32]
11 Jul 13 Jul NZL Event 2[n 3] Cuthberts Green Christchurch 56  Cody Turner (NZL)  Mark Canovan (NZL) 5–1 [33]
1 Aug 3 Aug AUS Event 3[n 4] Commercial Club Albury Albury 82  Steve Mifsud (AUS)  Hassan Kerde (AUS) 4–0 [34]
9 Oct 12 Oct AUS Event 4[n 5] Mounties Club Sydney 96  Vinnie Calabrese (AUS)  Hassan Kerde (AUS) 6–4 [35]
23 Jan 26 Jan AUS Event 5 Redcliffe Snooker Club Brisbane 55  Vinnie Calabrese (AUS)  Daniell Haenga (NZL) 5–1 [36]

Middle East series

The schedule for the Q Tour Middle East events is given below.[27]

Date Country Tournament Venue City Field Winner Runner-up Score Ref.
21 Sep 24 Sep UAE Event 1 EBSF Cue Sports Academy Dubai 60  Mostafa Dorgham (EGY)  Ali Jaleel (IRQ) 4–2 [37]
25 Sep 28 Sep UAE Event 2 59  Ali Gharahgozlou (IRN)  Ali Jaleel (IRQ) 4–2 [38]
20 Jan 23 Jan UAE Event 3 64  Siyavosh Mozayani (IRN)  Ali Alobaidli (QAT) 4–2 [39]
24 Jan 27 Jan UAE Event 4 55  Ali Ali (IRQ)  Emad Adnan (IRQ) 4–1 [40]

Q Tour Playoff

The final event, the WPBSA Q Tour Playoff, was held in Gandía, Spain, from 15 to 17 March, following the EBSA Spring Championships.[41][42] There were just three entries from Q Tour Global: Alan Whitfield and Hasanain Khalid Alsultani from the American series and Ismail Türker from the Middle East series. That meant that the Q Tour Europe qualification was extended to the leading 21 eligible players in the rankings.[42] Ashley Carty, Ashley Hugill and Craig Steadman won their respective play-offs and thereby secured a return to the World Snooker Tour starting with the 2026–27 season.[43]

Playoff 1

Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames		Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames		Final
Best of 19 frames
 Peter Lines (ENG) 5
 Oliver Briffett-Payne (WAL) 1
England Peter Lines 6
England Barry Pinches 5
 Barry Pinches (ENG) 5
 Ryan Thomerson (AUS) 1
England Peter Lines 8
England Ashley Carty 10
 Simon Blackwell (ENG) 2
 Peter Devlin (ENG) 5
England Peter Devlin 5
England Ashley Carty 6
 Hayden Staniland (ENG) 3
 Ashley Carty (ENG) 5

Playoff 2

Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames		Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames		Final
Best of 19 frames
 Daniel Womersley (ENG) 5
 Andrew Higginson (ENG) 4
England Daniel Womersley 2
England Mark Joyce 6
 Ismail Türker (TUR) 3
 Mark Joyce (ENG) 5
England Mark Joyce 5
England Ashley Hugill 10
 Alfie Davies (WAL) 5
 Sean O'Sullivan (ENG) 3
Wales Alfie Davies 3
England Ashley Hugill 6
 Luke Pinches (ENG) 1
 Ashley Hugill (ENG) 5

Playoff 3

Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames		Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames		Final
Best of 19 frames
 Craig Steadman (ENG) 5
 Callum Beresford (ENG) 0
England Craig Steadman 6
England Patrick Whelan 5
 Alan Whitfield (CAN) 0
 Patrick Whelan (ENG) 5
England Craig Steadman 10
England Stuart Carrington 7
 George Pragnell (ENG) 5
 Hasanain Khalid Alsultani (USA) 0
England George Pragnell 5
England Stuart Carrington 6
 Alex Millington (ENG) 3
 Stuart Carrington (ENG) 5

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Held as part of the 2025 Autumn EBSA European Snooker Championships.
  2. ↑ Event also known as the West Coast International.
  3. ↑ Event also known as the New Zealand Open.
  4. ↑ Event also known as the Fred Osbourne Classic.
  5. ↑ Event also known as the Bob Hawke AC Australian Open.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Watterson, Ryan (15 July 2025). "WPBSA Q Tour Europe Restructure for 2025/26". WPBSA. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "ENTRY FORM – Q TOUR EUROPE 2025/26 - EVENT 1" (PDF). snookerscores.net. WPBSA. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  3. ↑ "ENTRY FORM – Q TOUR EUROPE 2025/26 - EVENT 2" (PDF). snookerscores.net. WPBSA. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  4. ↑ "ENTRY FORM – Q TOUR EUROPE 2025/26 - EVENT 3" (PDF). snookerscores.net. WPBSA. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  5. ↑ "ENTRY FORM – Q TOUR EUROPE 2025/26 - EVENT 4" (PDF). snookerscores.net. WPBSA. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  6. ↑ "ENTRY FORM – Q TOUR EUROPE 2025/26 - EVENT 5" (PDF). snookerscores.net. WPBSA. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  7. ↑ "ENTRY FORM – Q TOUR EUROPE 2025/26 - EVENT 6" (PDF). snookerscores.net. WPBSA. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  8. ↑ "ENTRY FORM – Q TOUR EUROPE 2025/26 - EVENT 7" (PDF). snookerscores.net. WPBSA. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  9. ↑ [2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
  10. 1 2 "Hammad Miah Wins Q Tour Europe Title in Stockholm". WPBSA. 31 August 2025.
  11. 1 2 "Lines Lifts Q Tour Title in Vienna". WPBSA. 28 September 2025.
  12. 1 2 "Blackwell Wins Maiden Q Tour Title". WPBSA. 13 October 2025.
  13. 1 2 "Clarke Claims Q Tour Crown in Leeds". WPBSA. 2 November 2025.
  14. 1 2 "Clarke Hits Q Tour Summit". WPBSA. 7 December 2025.
  15. 1 2 "Carty Wins Q Tour Crown in Belgium". WPBSA. 15 February 2026.
  16. 1 2 3 "Hugill Lifts Landywood Q Tour Title". WPBSA. 1 March 2026.
  17. ↑ "World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association - 2025/26 WPBSA Q Tour Europe Rankings". WPBSA.
  18. ↑ "2025/26 WPBSA Q Tour Europe Rankings - Ranking and prize money schedule" (PDF). WPBSA.
  19. ↑ "World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association -2025/26 Q Tour - Event One - Results". WPBSA. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  20. ↑ "World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association -2025/26 Q Tour - Event Two - Results". WPBSA. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  21. ↑ "World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association -2025/26 Q Tour - Event Three - Results". WPBSA. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  22. ↑ "World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association -2025/26 Q Tour - Event Four - Results". WPBSA. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
  23. ↑ "World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association -2025/26 Q Tour - Event Five - Results". WPBSA. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  24. ↑ "World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association -2025/26 Q Tour - Event Six - Results". WPBSA. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
  25. ↑ "Clarke Earns World Snooker Tour Return at Q Tour". WPBSA. 28 February 2026.
  26. ↑ "World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association -2025/26 Q Tour - Event Seven - Results". WPBSA. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  27. 1 2 3 "Calendar 2025/2026 - snooker.org". www.snooker.org. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  28. ↑ "Igor Figueiredo Wins Q Tour Americas Crown in Rio". WPBSA. 22 July 2025.
  29. ↑ "Figueiredo Completes Q Tour Double in Rio de Janeiro". WPBSA. 3 November 2025.
  30. ↑ "Whitfield Wins Q Tour Title in Toronto". WPBSA. 12 January 2026.
  31. ↑ "Nijiati Lifts Maiden Q Tour Title in San Jose". WPBSA. 16 February 2026.
  32. ↑ "Vinnie Calabrese Claims Q Tour Asia-Pacific Title in North Perth". WPBSA. 16 July 2025.
  33. ↑ "Cody Turner is Q Tour Champion in Christchurch". WPBSA. 18 July 2025.
  34. ↑ "Steve Mifsud Lifts Q Tour Asia-Pacific Title in Albury". WPBSA. 6 August 2025.
  35. ↑ "Calabrese Defends In Sydney". WPBSA. 12 October 2025.
  36. ↑ "Calabrese Completes Q Tour Hat-Trick". WPBSA. 26 January 2026.
  37. ↑ "Q Tour Delight for Dorgham in Dubai". WPBSA. 24 September 2025.
  38. ↑ "Gharahgozlou Completes Career Q Tour Hat-Trick". WPBSA. 28 September 2025.
  39. ↑ "Q Tour Middle East Success for Mozayani". WPBSA. 24 January 2026.
  40. ↑ "Ali Ali Becomes First Q Tour Champion from Iraq". WPBSA. 27 January 2026.
  41. ↑ "Spain to Host 2026 WPBSA Q Tour Global Play-Offs". WPBSA. 26 November 2025. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  42. 1 2 "WPBSA Q Tour Global Play-Offs 2026 | Draw & Preview". WPBSA. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  43. ↑ "Carty, Steadman and Hugill Secure World Snooker Tour Return at Q Tour Play-Offs". World Snooker Tour. WPBSA. 17 March 2026.
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