World Seniors Tour Explained

Assocname:	World Seniors Tour
Abbrev:	WST
Sport:	Snooker (senior)
Founded:	June 2017 Snooker Legends
Aff:	Snooker Legends (2017–2018)
Jurisdiction:	International
Headquarters:	Bristol, United Kingdom
Chairman:	Jason Francis^[1]
Url:	seniorssnooker.com

The World Seniors Tour is the snooker tour for senior players. Founded in 2017 by Snooker Legends, the tour has been run since 2018 by World Seniors Snooker, a subsidiary company of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association.

World Seniors Tour events are open to all snooker players aged 40 or older, including current professionals who are ranked outside the top 64 in the snooker world rankings.^{[2] [3]} Winners of the UK Seniors Championship and World Seniors Championship earn places in the World Snooker Championship qualifying rounds.^[4]

History

The tour was created and run by the company Snooker Legends in 2017, after it first staged the 2017 World Seniors Championship.

The World Seniors Tour began with a series of four non-ranking events in the 2017–18 season: the UK Seniors Championship, the Seniors Irish Masters, the Seniors Masters and the World Seniors Championship.

In 2018, a newly formed company called World Seniors Snooker took over the running of the tour. Six events were to take place during the 2018–19 season. However, only four of the events were staged. The European Seniors Open was cancelled and the World Seniors Championship was postponed in March 2019. It was pushed back and played in August 2019, becoming the first event of the 2019–20 season.^{[5] [6] [7]} Other qualifying events for amateurs were held in Canada, Hong Kong, Belgium and the United States.^[8]

The 2019–20 season of the World Seniors Tour was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.^[9] The Seniors Masters, Seniors Irish Masters, 6 Red World Championship and a new event, the British Seniors Open, were all cancelled. Due to the ongoing coronavirus situation the 2020-21 seniors season was restricted to just a seniors Q-School in January 2021, and the 2021 World Seniors Championship in May, at the Crucible Theatre.^[10]

Seasons and results

Season	Tournament	Winner	Runner-up	Score	City
Snooker Legends – World Seniors Tour
2017–18	2017 UK Seniors Championship		Ken Doherty	4–2	Redhill
	2018 Seniors Irish Masters	Steve Davis		4–0	Kill
	2018 World Seniors Championship		Patrick Wallace	4–3	Scunthorpe
	2018 Seniors Masters	Cliff Thorburn	Johnathan Bagley	2–1	Sheffield
World Seniors Snooker – World Seniors Tour
2018–19	2018 UK Seniors Championship	Ken Doherty		4–1	Hull
	2019 Seniors Irish Masters	Jimmy White	Rodney Goggins	4–1	Kill
		Jimmy White	Aaron Canavan	4–2	Belfast
	2019 Seniors Masters	Joe Johnson	Barry Pinches	2–1	Sheffield
2019–20	2019 World Seniors Championship	Jimmy White	Darren Morgan	5–3	Sheffield
	2019 UK Seniors Championship	Michael Judge		4–2	Hull
	2020 World Seniors Championship		Ken Doherty	5–4	Sheffield
2020–21
	2021 World Seniors Championship	David Lilley	Jimmy White	5–3	Sheffield	^[11]
2021–22	2022 UK Seniors Championship	Peter Lines	David Lilley	5–1	Hull	^[12]
	2022 World Seniors Championship	Lee Walker	Jimmy White	5–4	Sheffield	^[13]
2022–23	2023 World Seniors Championship	Jimmy White	Alfie Burden	5–3	Sheffield
2023–24	2024 World Seniors Championship	Igor Figueiredo	Ken Doherty	5–2	Sheffield

External links

• • Web site: Presenting great events with the legends of Snooker . Presenting great events with the legends of Snooker . 2022-12-03.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Stephen Hendry Fronts New World Seniors Tour - SnookerHQ . SnookerHQ . June 2017. 3 October 2018 .
2. Web site: 2022-04-06 . Crucible Field Set for World Seniors Championship . 2022-06-04 . WPBSA . en-GB.
3. Web site: World Seniors WSS Seniors Snooker. 2021-05-18. Seniors. en-GB.
4. Web site: 2018-05-03 . WPBSA World Seniors Tour . 2021-05-19 . WPBSA . en-GB.
5. Web site: Snooker: Key dates for World Seniors Tour . Blasting News . 6 June 2018. 3 October 2018 .
6. Web site: Six Events in WPBSA World Seniors Tour - SnookerHQ . SnookerHQ . 4 May 2018 . 3 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180616025558/https://snookerhq.com/2018/05/04/six-events-in-wpbsa-world-seniors-tour/ . 16 June 2018 . live . dmy-all .
7. Web site: The WPBSA World Seniors Tour . 3 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180823054359/https://seniorsnooker.com/ . 23 August 2018 . live . dmy-all .
8. Web site: World Seniors Tour - European Open Qualifier 3 - Snooker Hub . Snooker Hub . 3 October 2018 .
9. Web site: WSS ROKiT Phones.com Tour Statement – 17 March 2020 . 18 March 2020 . 21 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200321174833/https://seniorsnooker.com/2020/03/17/wss-rokit-phones-com-tour-statement-17-march-2020/ . live .
10. Web site: WSS 2021 Q-School – the draws are out. 23 December 2020.
11. Web site: Lilley is World Seniors Champion. https://web.archive.org/web/20210510013234/https://wst.tv/lilley-is-world-seniors-champion/. dead. 10 May 2021. 9 May 2021.
12. Web site: The 2021 WSS UK Championship is on. 9 December 2020.
13. Web site: 'A dream come true' – Lee Walker hits back to deny Jimmy White in World Seniors final. 9 May 2022. Eurosport.