Q Tour
The WPBSA Q Tour Global provides an elite pathway for talented snooker players around the world to earn their place on the World Snooker Tour.
Established in 2021, snooker’s premier series for amateur players offers regular regional competition in partnership with recognised federations around the globe with the opportunity to turn professional for the following two seasons.
Outstanding performers from regional Q Tour Series will qualify for the season-ending Q Tour Global Playoffs, with three tour cards to be won during the 2025/26 season, in addition to one tour card for the winner of Q Tour Europe.
2025/26
Q Tour Europe
This season’s Q Tour Europe will once again comprise seven events, with five to be held in mainland Europe for the first time, and sees significant changes to the format, ranking system and prize money following player feedback.
- Prize money more than doubled from the 2024/25 season to £30,000 per event
- New seeding structure
- Best-of-seven frame matches from the last 128 stage onwards
- New points-based ranking system
- Regular seeding cut-off dates introduced to make the seedings per event more up to date and relative to the current seasons results
The circuit will benefit from increased prize money investment with £30,000 to be contested at each of the events – more than double the prize fund from the past season.
Following player feedback, there has also been an important change to the tournament seeding structure, which will now see 64 players seeded through to the last 128 stage. Each tournament will be played under a flat draw, with the remaining players drawn at random.
All matches from the last 128 stage onwards will now be played over the best of seven frames and each event will now be played over four days.
A new points-based ranking system will replace the previously used prize money system and points will be on offer in all rounds of each event. There will also be regular seeding cut-off dates to ensure the seedings reflect the current seasons results.
As in previous seasons, the top ranked player at the end of the campaign will earn a place on the World Snooker Tour. The next 16-ranked players (to include each event champion) will qualify for the season-end Q Tour Global Playoff.
Q Tour Asia-Pacific
The 2025/26 Q Tour Asia-Pacific comprises the following events:
- West Coast International – Perth, Western Australia – 27-29 June 2025
- New Zealand Open – Christchurch – 11-13 July 2025
- Fred Osbourne Snooker Classic – Albury, NSW – 1-3 August 2025
- Bob Hawke AC Australian Open – Sydney, NSW – 9-12 October 2025
- Queensland Open – Brisbane , QLD – 29 January – 1 February 2026
View the latest rankings via WPBSA SnookerScores.
Q Tour Americas
- Brazil Snooker Open – Sao Paulo, Brazil – 19-22 July 2025
- US Event – California, United States – 12-14 December 2025
- Canada Event – Toronto – 10-12 January 2026
Further events TBC.
Q Tour Middle East
Details to be confirmed.