List of minor-ranking tournaments

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This is a chronological list of snooker minor-ranking tournaments. Ranking tournaments are those that are used for the official system of ranking professional snooker players which is used to determine automatic qualification and seeding for tournaments on the World Snooker Tour. However, in 1992/93 and from 2010/11 to the 2015/16 season there were a number of tournaments which contributed to the world rankings but at a lower rate than standard ranking tournaments. These tournaments are referred to as "minor-ranking tournaments". All the minor-ranking tournaments from 2010 to 2016 were part of the Players Tour Championship. These events are the events included in the list below.

Winners[]

Mark Selby had the most wins, 7, in minor-rankings events. Mark Allen was second with 5 wins.

Tournaments[]

Source:[1]

MR Date Tournament Location Winner Losing finalist Score
M1 5 Nov 1992 1992 Benson & Hedges Championship Glasgow Scotland Chris Small (1) Scotland Alan McManus (1) 9–1
M2 21 Dec 1992 Strachan Challenge 1992/1993 – Event 1 Aldershot Northern Ireland Joe Swail (1) England Stefan Mazrocis (1) 9–4
M3 12 Jan 1993 Strachan Challenge 1992/1993 – Event 2 Sheffield England Troy Shaw (1) England Nigel Bond (1) 9–4
M4 6 Feb 1993 Strachan Challenge 1992/1993 – Event 3 Aldershot Malta Tony Drago (1) Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty (1) 9–7
M5 27 Jun 2010 Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 1 Sheffield Wales Mark Williams (1) Scotland Stephen Maguire (1) 4–0
M6 11 Jul 2010 Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 2 Sheffield England Mark Selby (1) England Barry Pinches (1) 4–3
M7 8 Aug 2010 Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 3 Sheffield England Tom Ford (1) England Jack Lisowski (1) 4–0
M8 16 Aug 2010 Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 4 Sheffield England Barry Pinches (1) England Ronnie O'Sullivan (1) 4–3
M9 29 Aug 2010 Euro Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 1 Fürth England Judd Trump (1) England Anthony Hamilton (1) 4–3
M10 3 Oct 2010 Euro Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 2 Bruges England Shaun Murphy (1) England Matthew Couch (1) 4–2
M11 10 Oct 2010 Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 5 Sheffield China Ding Junhui (1) Wales Jamie Jones (1) 4–1
M12 17 Oct 2010 Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 6 Sheffield Wales Dominic Dale (1) England Martin Gould (1) 4–3
M13 24 Oct 2010 Euro Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 3 Rüsselsheim Scotland Marcus Campbell (1) China Liang Wenbo (1) 4–0
M14 31 Oct 2010 Euro Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 4 Gloucester England Stephen Lee (1) Scotland Stephen Maguire (2) 4–2
M15 14 Nov 2010 Euro Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 5 Hamm Scotland John Higgins (1) England Shaun Murphy (1) 4–2
M16 21 Nov 2010 Euro Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 6 Prague England Michael Holt (1) Scotland John Higgins (1) 4–3
M17 22 Jun 2011 Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 1 Sheffield England Ronnie O'Sullivan (1) England Joe Perry (1) 4–0
M18 10 Aug 2011 Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 2 Gloucester England Judd Trump (2) China Ding Junhui (1) 4–0
M19 21 Aug 2011 Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 3 Sheffield England Ben Woollaston (1) Scotland Graeme Dott (1) 4–2
M20 28 Aug 2011 Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 4 Fürth England Mark Selby (2) England Mark Davis (1) 4–0
M21 25 Sep 2011 Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 5 Sheffield England Andrew Higginson (1) Scotland John Higgins (2) 4–1
M22 2 Oct 2011 Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 6 Warsaw Australia Neil Robertson (1) England Ricky Walden (1) 4–1
M23 9 Oct 2011 Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 7 Gloucester England Ronnie O'Sullivan (2) Wales Matthew Stevens (1) 4–2
M24 23 Oct 2011 Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 8 Killarney Australia Neil Robertson (2) England Judd Trump (1) 4–1
M25 13 Nov 2011 Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 9 Antwerp England Judd Trump (3) England Ronnie O'Sullivan (2) 4–3
M26 30 Nov 2011 Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 10 Sheffield England Michael Holt (2) Wales Dominic Dale (1) 4–2
M27 19 Dec 2011 Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 11 Sheffield England Tom Ford (2) England Martin Gould (2) 4–3
M28 8 Jan 2012 Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 12 Fürstenfeldbruck Scotland Stephen Maguire (1) England Joe Perry (2) 4–2
M29 22 Jun 2012 Asian Players Tour Championship 2012/2013 – Event 1 Zhangjiagang England Stuart Bingham (1) England Stephen Lee (1) 4–3
M30 22 Jul 2012 Players Tour Championship 2012/2013 – Event 1 Gloucester Scotland Stephen Maguire (2) England Jack Lisowski (2) 4–3
M31 12 Aug 2012 Players Tour Championship 2012/2013 – Event 2 Gloucester England Martin Gould (1) Scotland Stephen Maguire (3) 4–3
M32 26 Aug 2012 European Tour 2012/2013 – Event 1 Fürth England Mark Selby (3) Northern Ireland Joe Swail (1) 4–1
M33 9 Sep 2012 Players Tour Championship 2012/2013 – Event 3 Gloucester England Rod Lawler (1) Hong Kong Marco Fu (1) 4–2
M34 27 Sep 2012 Asian Players Tour Championship 2012/2013 – Event 2 Yixing England Stephen Lee (2) China Ding Junhui (2) 4–0
M35 7 Oct 2012 European Tour 2012/2013 – Event 2 Gdynia Australia Neil Robertson (3) Scotland Jamie Burnett (1) 4–3
M36 21 Oct 2012 European Tour 2012/2013 – Event 3 Antwerp Northern Ireland Mark Allen (1) England Mark Selby (1) 4–1
M37 9 Nov 2012 Asian Players Tour Championship 2012/2013 – Event 3 Zhengzhou England Stuart Bingham (2) China Li Hang (1) 4–3
M38 14 Nov 2012 Players Tour Championship 2012/2013 – Event 4 Gloucester Scotland John Higgins (2) England Judd Trump (2) 4–2
M39 18 Nov 2012 European Tour 2012/2013 – Event 4 Sofia England Judd Trump (4) Scotland John Higgins (3) 4–0
M40 16 Dec 2012 European Tour 2012/2013 – Event 5 Ravenscraig China Ding Junhui (2) Scotland Anthony McGill (1) 4–2
M41 6 Jan 2013 European Tour 2012/2013 – Event 6 Fürstenfeldbruck England Mark Selby (4) Scotland Graeme Dott (2) 4–3
M42 9 Jun 2013 European Tour 2013/2014 – Event 1 Sofia Scotland John Higgins (3) Australia Neil Robertson (1) 4–1
M43 15 Jun 2013 Asian Tour 2013/2014 – Event 1 Yixing England Joe Perry (1) England Mark Selby (2) 4–1
M44 21 Jul 2013 European Tour 2013/2014 – Event 2 Rotterdam Wales Mark Williams (2) England Mark Selby (3) 4–3
M45 17 Aug 2013 European Tour 2013/2014 – Event 3 Doncaster England Ricky Walden (1) Hong Kong Marco Fu (2) 4–3
M46 25 Aug 2013 European Tour 2013/2014 – Event 4 Fürth England Ronnie O'Sullivan (3) Northern Ireland Gerard Greene (1) 4–0
M47 27 Sep 2013 Asian Tour 2013/2014 – Event 2 Zhangjiagang China Ju Reti (1) England Michael Holt (1) 4–1
M48 6 Oct 2013 European Tour 2013/2014 – Event 5 Mülheim Northern Ireland Mark Allen (2) China Ding Junhui (3) 4–1
M49 24 Oct 2013 Asian Tour 2013/2014 – Event 3 Zhengzhou China Liang Wenbo (1) China Lyu Haotian (1) 4–0
M50 10 Nov 2013 European Tour 2013/2014 – Event 6 Gloucester Northern Ireland Mark Allen (3) England Judd Trump (3) 4–1
M51 17 Nov 2013 European Tour 2013/2014 – Event 7 Antwerp England Mark Selby (5) England Ronnie O'Sullivan (3) 4–3
M52 9 Feb 2014 European Tour 2013/2014 – Event 8 Gdynia England Shaun Murphy (2) Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien (1) 4–1
M53 8 Mar 2014 Asian Tour 2013/2014 – Event 4 Dongguan England Stuart Bingham (3) China Liang Wenbo (2) 4–1
M54 21 Jun 2014 Asian Tour 2014/2015 – Event 1 Yixing China Ding Junhui (3) England Michael Holt (2) 4–2
M55 10 Aug 2014 European Tour 2014/2015 – Event 1 Riga England Mark Selby (6) Northern Ireland Mark Allen (1) 4–3
M56 24 Aug 2014 European Tour 2014/2015 – Event 2 Fürth Northern Ireland Mark Allen (4) England Judd Trump (4) 4–2
M57 5 Oct 2014 European Tour 2014/2015 – Event 3 Sofia England Shaun Murphy (3) England Martin Gould (3) 4–2
M58 24 Oct 2014 Asian Tour 2014/2015 – Event 2 Haining City England Stuart Bingham (4) England Oliver Lines (1) 4–0
M59 23 Nov 2014 European Tour 2014/2015 – Event 4 Mülheim England Shaun Murphy (4) England Robert Milkins (1) 4–0
M60 14 Dec 2014 European Tour 2014/2015 – Event 5 Lisbon Scotland Stephen Maguire (3) England Matthew Selt (1) 4–2
M61 24 Jan 2015 Asian Tour 2014/2015 – Event 3 Xuzhou England Joe Perry (2) Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (1) 4–1
M62 1 Mar 2015 European Tour 2014/2015 – Event 6 Gdynia Australia Neil Robertson (4) Wales Mark Williams (1) 4–0
M63 2 Aug 2015 European Tour 2015/2016 – Event 1 Riga England Barry Hawkins (1) England Tom Ford (1) 4–1
M64 30 Aug 2015 European Tour 2015/2016 – Event 2 Fürth England Ali Carter (1) England Shaun Murphy (2) 4–3
M65 11 Oct 2015 European Tour 2015/2016 – Event 3 Mülheim England Rory McLeod (1) China Tian Pengfei (1) 4–2
M66 23 Oct 2015 Asian Tour 2015/2016 – Event 1 Haining City China Ding Junhui (4) England Ricky Walden (2) 4–3
M67 8 Nov 2015 European Tour 2015/2016 – Event 4 Sofia Northern Ireland Mark Allen (5) Wales Ryan Day (1) 4–0
M68 13 Dec 2015 European Tour 2015/2016 – Event 5 Gibraltar Hong Kong Marco Fu (1) Wales Michael White (1) 4–1
M69 28 Feb 2016 European Tour 2015/2016 – Event 6 Gdynia England Mark Selby (7) England Martin Gould (4) 4–1

MR – minor-ranking event number. Date – date of the final day of the tournament. Numbers in brackets in the Winner and Losing finalist columns refer to the number of times the player had been a winner or losing finalist at that time.

Many of the Players Tour Championship tournaments had alternative names. For instance the Euro Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 2 was also called the 2010 Brugge Open. For three events (M28, M35, M41) only the later stages of the event were held at the venue noted, earlier rounds being held in Sheffield.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Finals of minor ranking events". snooker.org.
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