Q School 2020/1
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Q School 2020 Event 1
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| Attendees: | 172 |
| Venue: | English Institute of Sports Sheffield |
| Opening: | August 3, 2020 |
| Endgame: | August 7, 2020
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| Winner: |
 Lee Walker Peter Devlin Simon Lichtenberg Fan Zhengyi  
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| Highest Break: | 141 ( Alfie Burden )
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← 2019/3
2020/2 →
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The Q School 2020/1 was the first of three qualifying tournaments for the Snooker Main Tour . The winners in the four groups of this tournament were given the right to start for the 2020/21 and 2021/22 seasons . The Games took place on August 3rd, 4th and August 7th at the English Institute of Sports in Sheffield .
Three players, Lee Walker from Welsh , Zhengyi from China and Simon Lichtenberg from Germany , succeeded in the first attempt to extend their membership in the professional tour for two more years. With the 23-year-old Peter Devlin from England, a player also managed to qualify for the Main Tour.
Tournament mode
Due to the corona pandemic from spring 2020, the entire season schedule had changed and the remaining tournaments of the 2019/20 season had to be held under extraordinary conditions. For the first time, the Q School was not scheduled according to the season, but parallel to the final World Cup . The English Institute of Sports in Sheffield , where the qualifying tournaments took place, had been the venue for the World Cup qualification immediately before.
At the time of scheduling, it was not yet clear which players could secure their place on the Main Tour by placing them at the World Cup and who had to qualify. Therefore, all candidates were included in the draw and only afterwards those who had already qualified were deleted. Since international travel worldwide was difficult or limited in August due to the pandemic measures, there were far fewer participants than in previous years, when over 200 players had reported. And with the exception of the professionals, almost all of them came from England or the British Isles.
For organizational reasons, the three Q-School tournaments were not scheduled one after the other. Instead, the first two rounds of the three tournaments are played one after the other. These first two games were also shortened to best-of-5 , after all Q-School games had always been best-of-7 games (4 frames for the win). After four days only the last 64 of each tournament were left. In the next three days the tournaments 1, 2 and 3 were played to the end, on each day the remaining 4 games until the decision was made. The four quarter-final winners of each tournament qualified for the next two Main Tour years, a total of 12 players.
Results
172 players had registered for the tournament. They played for the 4 places on the Snooker Main Tour that were up for grabs. According to the official tournament mode, the tournament was played in 6 rounds until the four semi-finalists were determined. The semi-finals and finals were then no longer held. 88 players competed against each other in round 1, 84 players were seeded for round 2. The first two rounds were played on August 3rd and 4th in best-of-5 mode (3 winning frames). The remaining 64 players then contested the other 4 rounds in the best-of-7 mode on August 7th.
In addition to Simon Lichtenberg , who played for a new tour ticket after two years as a professional, a second German competed in the 55-year-old Jamshid Kharazchi from Rüsselsheim. Austria was represented by the reigning national champion Florian Nüßle . While Kharazchi lost his opening game, Nüßle at least made it to the fourth round, where he failed against Patrick Wallace from Northern Ireland , who had been a professional between 1994 and 2011. Lichtenberg won the duel between two current Main Tour dropouts right at the start against Kishan Hirani . Then he reached the playoff and extended his membership in the Main Tour by 2 years with a clear 4-1 win over ex-professional Leo Fernandez in the first attempt
For the sake of clarity, the results are presented in 4 groups, each representing a quarter of the tournament tree.
Group 1
Round 1
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Round 2 best of 5 frames |
Round 3 best of 7 frames |
Round 4 best of 7 frames |
Round of 16 best of 7 frames |
Quarterfinals Best of 7 Frames |
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| Stephen Kershaw
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 Keishin Kamihashi
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| Stephen Kershaw
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| Bradley Cowdroy
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| Chen Feilong
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| Bradley Cowdroy
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| Stephen Kershaw
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lee Walker
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 Ivan Kakovskii
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| Lee Walker
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lee Walker
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 Adam Stefanów
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| Adam Stefanów
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| Ashley Carty
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| Lee Walker
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Jamie Jones
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 Jordan Brown
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| Jamie Jones
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| Jamie Jones
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Paul Davies
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| Paul Davies
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Daniel Ward
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jamie Jones
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Alex Clenshaw
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| Lee Shanker
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| Alex Clenshaw
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Alex Clenshaw
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Ian Martin
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ian Martin
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
 Ronan Whyte
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1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lee Walker
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Simon Blackwell
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| Jak Jones
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| Daniel Womersley
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| Daniel Womersley
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hammad Miah
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Adam Longley
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| Hammad Miah
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hammad Miah
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Simon Blackwell
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Aidan Murphy
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| Simon Blackwell
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Simon Blackwell
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Alex Taubman
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| Tugba Irten
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Alex Taubman
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Simon Blackwell
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
 Ben Mertens
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| Ben Hancorn
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 Haider Ali
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| Ben Hancorn
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
 Brian Ochoiski
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Brian Ochoiski
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ryan Davies
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Brian Ochoiski
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| Ben Mertens
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| Mark Anthony Taylor
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| Paul Deaville
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| Mark Anthony Taylor
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| Ben Mertens
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| Ben Mertens
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| Jack Smithers
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Group 2
Round 1
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Round 2 best of 5 frames |
Round 3 best of 7 frames |
Round 4 best of 7 frames |
Round of 16 best of 7 frames |
Quarterfinals Best of 7 Frames |
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| Phil O'Kane
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| Lin Shuai
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| Phil O'Kane
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
 Florian Nuessle
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Florian Nuessle
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Niel Vincent
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| Florian Nuessle
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| Patrick Wallace
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| Paul Davison
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| James Leadbetter
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| Paul Davison
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| Patrick Wallace
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| Connor Benzey
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| Patrick Wallace
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| Patrick Wallace
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| John Astley
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Matthew Couch
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| Saqib Nasir
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| Saqib Nasir
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| John Astley
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Dylan Emery
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| John Astley
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| John Astley
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
 Michael Collumb
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| Michael Collumb
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Adam Duffy
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| Michael Collumb
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Keith Keldie
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| Keith Keldie
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| Joe O'Connor
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| John Astley
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Peter Devlin
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Peter Devlin
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mark Vincent
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0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Peter Devlin
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Kuldesh Johal
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
 Stephen Swaine
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0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Kuldesh Johal
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Peter Devlin
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Joshua Thomond
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| Dean Reynolds
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0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Fang Xiongman
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Fang Xiongman
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Joshua Thomond
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Luo Honghao
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| Joshua Thomond
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| Peter Devlin
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
 Thor Chuan Leong
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| Adrian Rosa
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Craig Steadman
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| Adrian Rosa
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Hamim Hussain
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| Hamim Hussain
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dave Nelson
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Adrian Rosa
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| Thor Chuan Leong
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Jack Dady
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0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ross Bulman
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| Ross Bulman
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| Thor Chuan Leong
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| Thor Chuan Leong
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| Adam Edge
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Group 3
Round 1
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Round 2 best of 5 frames |
Round 3 best of 7 frames |
Round 4 best of 7 frames |
Round of 16 best of 7 frames |
Quarterfinals Best of 7 Frames |
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| Zak Surety
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| Luke Simmonds
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| Luke Simmonds
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Alfie Burden
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| Alfie Burden
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Benji Buckley
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Luke Simmonds
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| Farakh Ajaib
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Rory McLeod
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jeff Cundy
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| Rory McLeod
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| Farakh Ajaib
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Mark Lloyd
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| Farakh Ajaib
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| Farakh Ajaib
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| Leo Fernandez
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Sydney Wilson
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| Hayden Staniland
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hayden Staniland
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Leo Fernandez
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Leo Fernandez
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Harvey Chandler
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Leo Fernandez
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Sanderson Lam
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Luke Pinches
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| Robbie Williams
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| Luke Pinches
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1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sanderson Lam
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Sanderson Lam
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jason Kendrick
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Leo Fernandez
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| Simon Lichtenberg
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Chris Totten
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| Robbie McGuigan
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Robbie McGuigan
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1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Robert James
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Hans Blanckaert
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Robert James
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Robert James
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Jamie Curtis-Barrett
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Stan Moody
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1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Brandon Hall
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Brandon Hall
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0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jamie Curtis-Barrett
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Steven Evans
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0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jamie Curtis-Barrett
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Robert James
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0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Simon Lichtenberg
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Tam Mustafa
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0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Simon Lichtenberg
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Simon Lichtenberg
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Stephen Craigie
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0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Stephen Craigie
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
 Michael Georgiou
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Simon Lichtenberg
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Dean Young
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Steven Hallworth
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Reanne Evans
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1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Steven Hallworth
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0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dean Young
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Lee Richardson
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| Dean Young
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Group 4
Round 1
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Round 2 best of 5 frames |
Round 3 best of 7 frames |
Round 4 best of 7 frames |
Round of 16 best of 7 frames |
Quarterfinals Best of 7 Frames |
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| Fan Zhengyi
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| Tyler Rees
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| Fan Zhengyi
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Jake Nicholson
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
| James Burrett
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1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jake Nicholson
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Fan Zhengyi
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| Oliver Brown
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jamie McArdle
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Every man
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1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jamie McArdle
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Oliver Brown
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| Oliver Brown
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Callum Beresford
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| Fan Zhengyi
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Liam Graham
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 Lucky Vatnani
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Liam Graham
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Liam Graham
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Daniel Bagley
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0 | |||||||||||||||||
| James Height
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0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Daniel Bagley
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Liam Graham
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| Rhydian Richards
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1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Fergal Quinn
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ollie Douglas
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0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Fergal Quinn
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0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Rhydian Richards
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Liam Highfield
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| Rhydian Richards
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| Fan Zhengyi
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| Michael White
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Raymond Fry
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ben Fortey
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Raymond Fry
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0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Michael White
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Michael White
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Christopher Keogan
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Michael White
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Joshua Cooper
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1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Joshua Cooper
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Julien Leclercq
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Joshua Cooper
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Sam Baird
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mateusz Baranowski
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1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sam Baird
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Michael White
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Antoni Kowalski
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Stephen Groves
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0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ryan Roberts
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ryan Roberts
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Sean Harvey
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0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sean Harvey
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Marvin Morgan
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1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ryan Roberts
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Antoni Kowalski
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Andy Marriott
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1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Antoni Kowalski
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Antoni Kowalski
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Alex Millington
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1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Callum Lloyd
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1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Alex Millington
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
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- ↑ a b Q School. In: wst.tv. World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association , June 16, 2020, accessed July 27, 2020 .
- ↑ Q School 2020. (PDF; 93 kB) Provisional Format of Play. In: worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association , July 24, 2020, accessed July 27, 2020 .
- ↑ Q School 2020 - Event 1. (PDF; 359 kB) In: wst.tv. World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association , July 24, 2020, accessed July 27, 2020 .
- ↑ Qualifying School - Event One (2020). Snooker.org, accessed August 8, 2020 .