Q-School 2016/17 – Event 1

Q School – Event 1

Tournament information
Dates	11–16 May 2016
Venue	Meadowside Centre
City	Burton-upon-Trent
Country	England
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Qualifying Event

Q-School 2016 – Event 1 is the first of two qualifying tournaments for the 2016/17 snooker season. It takes from 11 to 16 May 2016 at Meadowside Centre in Burton-upon-Trent, England.

Format

Players by nation
Austria	1
Australia	1
Belgium	2
China	6
England	119
Germany	3
Hong Kong	3
India	2
Ireland	6
Israel	1
Malta	3
Northern Ireland	6
Pakistan	1
Poland	1
Romania	1
Scotland	9
South Africa	2
Switzerland	1
United States	1
Wales	13

The tournament consisted of players being randomly assigned to four sections. Each section plays in the knockout system with the winner of each section earning a two-year tour card to play on the main tour for the 2016/17 snooker season and 2017/18 snooker season. All matches will be the best-of-7.

Players in the tournament consist of former professionals trying to regain their tour cards and amateurs attempting to join the main tour for the first time. Former professionals in the tournament include former world number 10 Tony Drago as well as Alex Davies, Alexander Ursenbacher, John Astley, Joel Walker, Gerard Greene, Steven Hallworth, Andy Hicks, Jamie O'Neill, Lucky Vatnani, Alex Borg, Barry Pinches, Adam Duffy, Peter Lines, Chen Zhe, Jordan Brown, Lyu Haotian and 2016 Ladies World Champion Reanne Evans who was attempting to regain a place on the main tour for the first time since 2011. Several continental and national amateur also competed such as 2016 Under-18 European Snooker Champion: Tyler Rees, 2013 United States Champion: Corey Deuel, 2013 German Champion: Lukas Kleckers, 2014 Welsh Champion: Jamie Rhys Clarke, 2015 Austrian Champion: Andreas Ploner. Former English Champions Ben Harrison and Michael Rhodes plus 2016 champion Jamie Bodle and 2015 Ladies World Champion Ng On Yee who along with Reanne Evans and Heather Clare were the only female competitors in the tournament.

Main draw

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Round 1

Best of 7 frames

Nick Jennings – Clayton Humphries Chris Jones – Ng On Yee Gary Lees – Lucky Vatnani Jeff Cundy – Mitchell Travis Alex Borg – Christopher Maye Felix Frede – Jamie Bodle Antony Parsons – Bhavesh Sodha Michael Rhodes – Matthew Glasby Richard Beckham – Callum Lloyd Darryn Walker – Zak Surety Richard William King – Chris Totten Raymond Fry – Fang Xiongman Ashley Carty – Matthew Day Andrei Orzan – Tugba Irten Robin Otto – Corey Deuel James Silverwood – Rhydian Ap Owen Heather Clare – Ben Robinson Troy Brett – Christopher Keogan Gary Thomson – Barry Pinches Ross Higgins – Lü Chenwei Peter Lines – Declan Brennan Scott Lyons – Joe O'Connor Stephen Ormerod – Marc Davis Ian John Ali – Craig Steadman Ian Glover – Sam Thistlewhite Mark Owens – Gareth Green Adam Edge – Darren Burns

Patrick Whelan – Louis Heathcote Ryan Causton – Jack Bradford Michael Georgiou – Dylan Craig Adam Bobat – Phil Parkin George Pragnall – Stephen Croft Shane Castle – Lewis Gillen John Astley – Simon Dent Dale Hughes – Shachar Ruberg Alexander Ursenbacher – Eddie Manning Thomas Barton – Kishan Hirani Adam Longley – Joe Roberts Robert Cloherty – Daniel O'Regan Brandon Sargeant – Dessie Sheehan Andrew Milliard – Zack Richardson Jason Turnbull – Farakh Ajaib Nico Elton – Joe Delaney Hans Blanckaert – Michael Collumb Kuldesh Johal – Josh Mulholland Ian Preece – Ben Jones Mark Davies – Aaron Tobin Chris Melling – David Lilley Andy Hicks – Peter Devlin Jamie Brown – Stuart Watson Gerard Greene – Wayne Townsend Jordan Brown – Danny Brindle Daniel Stevenson – Kevin Van Hove Paul Norris – Adam Duffy

Section 1

Round 2 Best of 7 frames

Round 3 Best of 7 frames

Round 4 Best of 7 frames

Round 5 Best of 7 frames

Round 6 Best of 7 frames

Andrew Alexandrou

Hassan Miah

Brad Chappell

Daniel Womersley

John Foster

Sean Bowers

Greg Casey

Tyler Rees

Peter Delaney

David John

Joshua Cooper

Scott Bell

Simon Blackwell

Joe Steele

Jamie O'Neill

Imran Puri

Lyu Haotian

Andrew Grainger

Charlie Walters

Section 2

Round 2 Best of 7 frames

Round 3 Best of 7 frames

Round 4 Best of 7 frames

Round 5 Best of 7 frames

Round 6 Best of 7 frames

Lee Mein

Adam Stefanow

Reanne Evans

Chen Zifan

Khan Majid

Joel Walker

Jamie Rhys Clarke

Bradley Jones

Gary Challis

Keith Keldie

James Lake

Brian Cini

Lee Shanker

Harvey Chandler

Hritik Jain

Ray Grall

Jack Smithers

Wasim Khan

Section 3

Round 2 Best of 7 frames

Round 3 Best of 7 frames

Round 4 Best of 7 frames

Round 5 Best of 7 frames

Round 6 Best of 7 frames

James Burrett

Joshua Thomond

Darren Barton

Cao Yupeng

Jason Devaney

Jamie Barrett

Jamie Lashmar

Fung Kwok Wai

Ashley Hugill

Mike Finn

William Lemons

Conor McCormack

Alex Davies

Aaran McCann

Craig Barber

George Montgomery

Lukas Kleckers

Mario Basile

Section 4

Round 2 Best of 7 frames

Round 3 Best of 7 frames

Round 4 Best of 7 frames

Round 5 Best of 7 frames

Round 6 Best of 7 frames

Shafaqut Hussain

Andy Marriott

Haydon Pinhey

Steven Hallworth

Saqib Nasir

Chen Zhe

Alex Taubman

Oliver Brown

Andreas Ploner

Sonnie O'Sullivan

Jake Nicholson

Joshua Baddeley

Adam King

Paul Burrell

Ben Harrison

Tony Drago

Lee Chun Wai

Phil O'Kane

Michael Williams

References

1. "Q SCHOOL 2016 EVENT 1 DRAW" (PDF). World Snooker. Retrieved 2 May 2016.