Snooker in June 2011
Here we are peeps! The start of the new season! Yipeeeeee! Yeah, well ... I’m happy! What’s wrong with that?! And you should be happy as well, because this new season will be a truly revolutionary one, with snooker being played in every corner of this world and a lot more surprises to come, for I’m sure Barry Hearn has one or two more rabbits to pull out of his magician hat. Just saying :-))This month we shall have out first ranking event, although a minor ranking one, the Players Tour Championship Event 1 (PTC1) and the mighty qualifying rounds for a brand new tournament that will take place in far, far away Australia. You know, somewhere at the end of the world ... that’s how far snooker is going for its fans.
So, let’s see how this snooker month is presenting itself, shall we? ;-)
1. The Pink Ribbon tournament
When?: 1 - 5 June
Where?: The South West Snooker Academy, Gloucester, UK
Defending champion: Michael Holt
Who’s playing?: click here for the draw and the results.
Prize money: winner (£ 2,400), runner-up (£ 1,200), losing semi-finalists (£ 800), losing quarter-finalists (£ 400), Last 16 (£ 200) and for the Last 32 (£ 100). There will also be special prizes given in partnership with Peter’s (one of the main sponsors of the competition): winner (Peter’s Food Hamper), Best Amateur (Peter`s Food Hamper), Highest Break (Peter’s Food Hamper) and for The Best Junior (under 16) a coaching voucher.
Ranking points: -
2. Players Tour Championship 1 (PTC 1)
When?: 20 - 22 June
Where?: World Snooker Academy, Sheffield, UK
Defending champion: Mark Williams
Who’s playing?: click here for the draw.
Prize money: winner (£10,000), runner-up (£5,000), losing semi-finalists (£2,500), losing quarter-finalists (£1,500), last 16 (£1,000), last 32 (£600) and the last 64 (£200).
Ranking Points: winner (2,000), runner-up (1,600), losing semi-finalists (1,280), losing quarter-finalists (1,000), last 16 (760), last 32 (560) and the last 64 (360).
Note: since the number of the players that have registered to the PTC series is bigger than ever, we`ll have amateur pre-qualifying rounds; for Event 1 they will take place during 18 and 19 of June.
3. Australian Goldfields Open Qualifiers
When?: 27 - 30 June
Where?: World Snooker Academy, Sheffield, UK
Defending champion: -
Who’s playing?: click here for the draw.
Prize money: -
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