EBSA Qualifying Tour

The EBSA Qualifying Tour was a series of snooker tournaments launched in 2012, through which European players could qualify for the Snooker Main Tour . The successors are the EBSA Amateur Play Offs introduced for the 2014/15 season . The series was jointly organized by the EBSA ( European Billiards and Snooker Association ) and the WPBSA ( World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association ).

mode

Membership in a national association that is subordinate to the EBSA is a prerequisite for participating in the EBSA Qualifying Tour. Only players with amateur status are allowed; who are not already playing or playing on the main tour without relinquishing their (formal) professional status.

The tournaments of the Qualifying Tour take place at the same venue as four tournaments of the Players Tour Championship (a tournament series for professionals and amateurs that influence the world rankings). Amateur players can take part in both the PTC tournament and the Qualifying Tour tournament with one trip.

The four tournament winners qualify directly for the final playoffs. Eight other players qualify with top placements using a point system. Thus, in the playoff, 12 players play in the knockout format for the three Main Tour places, which guarantee participation for two seasons on the professional tour.

Results

2012/13

qualification

season	date	Venue, parallel PTC tournament	winner	Result	finalist
2012/13	24.-26. August 2012	Nuremberg , Paul Hunter Classic 2012	Patrick Einsle	3: 2	Lee Page
	18.-21. October 2012	Antwerp , Antwerp Open 2012	Gary Wilson	3-0	Elliot Slessor
	14.-18. November 2012	Sofia , Bulgarian Open 2012	John Astley	3: 2	Jeff Cundy
	12-14 December 2012	Ravenscraig , Scottish Open 2012	Jak Jones	3: 2	Sanderson Lam

Playoffs

The playoffs of the EBSA Qualifying Tour 2012/13 took place on April 28, 2013 at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield , England .

Since Gary Wilson and John Astley already qualified for the Main Tour via the PTC series 2012/13 , John Parkin and Adam Wicheard moved up.

	Semifinals				final
	Patrick Einsle	4th
	Ian Glover	0
					Patrick Einsle	4th
					Christopher Keogan	3
	Christopher Keogan	4th
	Ben Harrison	2

	Semifinals				final
	John Parkin	4th
	Oliver Lines	3
					John Parkin	0
					Jak Jones	4th
	Jak Jones	4th
	Elliot Slessor	2

	Semifinals				final
	Jeff Cundy	2
	Stuart Carrington	4th
					Stuart Carrington	4th
					Adam Wicheard	0
	Adam Wicheard	4th
	Lee Page	1

2013/14

qualification

season	date	Venue, parallel PTC tournament	winner	Result	finalist
2013/14	13-17 August 2013	Sheffield / Doncaster , Bluebell Wood Open 2013	Oliver Lines	3-0	Gareth Allen
	23-25 August 2013	Nuremberg / Fürth , Paul Hunter Classic 2013	Sydney Wilson	3-0	Matthew Day
	6-10 November 2013	Gloucester , Kay Suzanne Memorial Cup 2013	Ian Glover	3: 2	Michael Georgiou
	14.-16. November 2013	Antwerp , Antwerp Open 2013	Steven Hallworth	3: 2	Duane Jones

Playoffs

The playoffs of the EBSA Qualifying Tour 2013/14 took place from April 12th to 13th, 2014 at the Ponds Forge International Sports Center in Sheffield , England .

	Semifinals				final
	Ian Glover	4th
	Gareth Allen	2
					Ian Glover	4th
					Jamie Rhys Clarke	2
	Sam Harvey	2
	Jamie Rhys Clarke	4th

	Semifinals				final
	Steven Hallworth	4th
	Martin Ball	1
					Steven Hallworth	4th
					Mitchell Travis	3
	Mitchell Travis	4th
	Zack Richardson	1

	Semifinals				final
	Michael Tomlinson	1
	Zak Surety	4th
					Zak Surety	4th
					Michael Georgiou	1
	Sydney Wilson	1
	Michael Georgiou	4th

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Tour Places For European Amateurs ( English ) In: worldsnooker.com . World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . July 12, 2012. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved on November 3, 2012.
2. ↑ 2012 EBSA Qualifying Tour - Germany . CueTracker - Snooker Database. Retrieved November 3, 2012.
3. ↑ 2012 EBSA Qualifying Tour - Belgium . CueTracker - Snooker Database. Retrieved November 3, 2012.
4. ↑ 2012 EBSA Qualifying Tour - Bulgaria . CueTracker - Snooker Database. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
5. ↑ EBSA QT - ET 5 Ravenscraig, Scottish Open 2012 (PDF; 415 kB) In: worldsnooker.com . World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . Archived from the original on April 12, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
6. ↑ 2012 EBSA Qualifying Tour - Scotland . CueTracker - Snooker Database. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
7. ↑ EBSA Qualifying Tour Play Offs Draw (PDF; 64 kB) In: worldsnooker.com . World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . Archived from the original on April 18, 2013. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
8. ↑ EBSA Qualifying Tour Play-Offs (2013) . Snooker.org. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
9. ↑ EBSA Qualifying Tour . In: worldsnooker.com . World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . July 16, 2013. Archived from the original on June 4, 2015. Retrieved on August 18, 2013.
10. ↑ European Tour 3 - Bluebell Wood Open 2013 - EBSA - Amateur Cup (PDF; 91 kB) In: worldsnooker.com . World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
11. ^ Lines Jnr Wins EBSA Cup . In: worldsnooker.com . World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . August 17, 2013. Archived from the original on June 4, 2015. Retrieved on August 18, 2013.
12. ↑ 2013 EBSA Qualifying Tour - England . CueTracker - Snooker Database. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
13. ↑ Wilson Wins EBSA Cup in Furth . In: worldsnooker.com . World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . August 27, 2013. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved on August 27, 2013.
14. ↑ 2013 EBSA Qualifying Tour - Germany . CueTracker - Snooker Database. Retrieved August 27, 2013.
15. ↑ 2013 EBSA Qualifying Tour - England 2 . CueTracker - Snooker Database. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
16. ↑ 2013 EBSA Qualifying Tour - Belgium . CueTracker - Snooker Database. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
17. ↑ EBSA Play Off Draw (PDF; 130 kB) In: worldsnooker.com . World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . Archived from the original on June 4, 2015. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
18. ↑ EBSA Qualifying Tour Play-Offs (2014) . Snooker.org. Retrieved June 13, 2014.