Professional Snooker Calendar 2012/2013

ALL DATES AND VENUES ARE PROVISIONAL AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE

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2012

MAY

10 World Snooker Awards Dinner, Dorchester Hotel, London

13-31 Q School, WS Academy, Sheffield

JUNE

5-8 Wuxi Classic qualifiers WS Academy, Sheffield

12-15 Australian Goldfields Open qualifiers WS Academy, Sheffield

19 Golf Day Collingtree Park GC, Northamptonshire

18-22 APTC1 (Asian Players Tour Championship Event 1), China - Champion: Stuart Bingham

25-1 Wuxi Classic, Wuxi City Sports Park Stadium, China - Champion: Ricky Walden

JULY

2-7 SangSom 6 Red World Championship Thailand - Champion: Mark Davis

9-15 Australian Goldfields Open, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia - Champion: Barry Hawkins

18-22 UK PTC 1 SWSA, Gloucester - Champion: Stephen Maguire

SEEDING CUT OFF FOR PTC2 / ET1-Paul Hunter Classic (PTC Order of Merit)

24-27 Shanghai Masters qualifiers WS Academy, Sheffield

AUGUST

8-9 UK PTC 2 (amateur pre qualifier) SWSA, Gloucester

10-12 UK PTC 2 (Last 128) SWSA, Gloucester

SEEDING CUT OFF FOR INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP/POTENTIAL INVITATION EVENTS x 2

16 Premier League

17-18 European Tour 2 (Poland) pre qualifier WS Academy, Sheffield

19-22 International Championship qualifiers WS Academy, Sheffield

23-26 European Tour 1/Paul Hunter Classic Fuerth, Germany

SEEDING CUT OFF FOR PTC3 / ET3 -Antwerp (PTC Order of Merit)

29- 1 September Potential Invitation Event tbc

SEPTEMBER

6 Premier League

5-6 UK PTC 3 (amateur pre qualifier) SWSA, Gloucester

7-9 UK PTC 3 (Last 128) SWSA, Gloucester

13 Premier League

17-23 Shanghai Masters, Shanghai, China - Champion: John Higgins (Photo - Monique Limbos)

23-27 APTC2 China

27 Premier League

OCTOBER

4 Premier League

4 European Tour 2 (amateur pre qualifier) Poland, Europe tbc

5-7 European Tour 2 (Last 128) Poland, Europe tbc

11 Premier League

11-14 Potential Invitation Event tbc

18 Premier League

18 European Tour 3 (amateur pre qualifier) Antwerp, Europe

19-21 European Tour 3 (Last 128) Antwerp, Europe

SEEDING CUT OFF FOR PTC4 / ET4-Bulgaria(PTC Order of Merit)

22-26 APTC3 option 1 China

25 Premier League

26-27 Seniors World Championship tbc

28 – 4 Nov International Championship, Chengdu, China - Champion - Judd Trump

5-9 Nov APTC3 option 2 China

SEEDING CUT OFF FOR UK CHAMPIONSHIP/GERMAN MASTERS**/MASTERS/SHOOT OUT

NOVEMBER

8 Premier League

10-11 UK PTC 4 (amateur pre qualifier) SWSA, Gloucester

12-14 UK PTC 4 (Last 128) SWSA, Gloucester

15 Premier League

15 European Tour 4 (amateur pre qualifier) Bulgaria, Europe tbc

16-18 European Tour 4 (Last 128) Bulgaria, Europe tbc

SEEDING CUT OFF FOR ET5 / ET6-Munich(PTC Order of Merit)

20-23 UK Championship Qualifiers WS Academy, Sheffield

24-25 Premier League Final tbc

26-27 European Tour 6 (Munich) pre qualifier WS Academy, Sheffield

27-30 German Masters qualifiers WS Academy, Sheffield

DECEMBER

1-9 UK Championship, York - Champion: Mark Selby (Photo - Monique Limbos)

SEEDING CUT OFF FOR WELSH OPEN/HAIKOU WORLD OPEN/CHINA OPEN***/POTENTIAL RANKING EVENT (Mar)

13 European Tour 5 (amateur pre qualifier) Europe tbc

14-16 European Tour 5 (Last 128) Europe tbc

18-21 Haikou World Open qualifiers WS Academy, Sheffield

2013

JANUARY

3 European Tour 6 (amateur pre qualifier) Europe, Germany

4-6 European Tour 6 (Last 128) Europe, Germany

7-10 Championship League 1 Crondon Park

9-12 China Open qualifiers WS Academy, Sheffield

13-20 The Masters, Alexandra Palace, London

21-24 Championship League 2 Crondon Park

25-27 Snooker Shoot Out, Blackpool Tower Circus

30-3 Feb German Masters Tempodrom, Berlin - Champion: Ali Carter (photo - Monique Limbos)

FEBRUARY

4-7 Championship League 3 Crondon Park

6-9 Welsh Open qualifiers WS Academy, Sheffield

11-17 Welsh Open, Newport Centre, Newport - Champion: Stephen Maguire

25- 3 Mar Haikou World Open Hainan, China - Champion: Mark Allen

MARCH

12-17 PTC Grand Finals, Galway, Ireland

18-21 Championship League 4 Crondon Park

25-31 China Open, Beijing, China

SEEDING CUT OFF FOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

APRIL/MAY

3-14 World Championship qualifiers WS Academy/Badminton Hall, EIS

20 April – 6 May World Championship The Crucible Theatre, Sheffield

* Shanghai Masters ranking points will not count until completion of Shanghai Masters eg at the next Seeding Cut Off in November.
** German Masters ranking points will not count until completion of German Masters eg at the next Seeding Cut Off in March.
*** China Open ranking points will not count until completion of the respective events eg at the next Seeding Cut Off in May.