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 2026/27 season, in addition to one tour card for the winner of Q Tour Europe.
2026/27
Q Tour Europe
The provisional dates for this season’s Q Tour Europe are listed below. Click on the event to enter now via WPBSA SnookerScores.
- Q Tour 1 – 27-30 August 2026 (Northern Snooker Centre, Leeds, England)
- Q Tour 2 – 21-24 September 2026 (Princess Hotel, Sofia, Bulgaria)*
- Q Tour 3 – 22-25 October 2026 (Snooker Arena Germany, Oberhausen, Germany)
- Q Tour 4 – 12-15 November 2026 (Austrian Snooker Academy, Vienna, Austria)
- Q Tour 5 – 3-6 December 2026 (Landywood Snooker Club, Walsall, England)
- Q Tour 6 – 7-10 January 2027 (De Pomerans Snooker, Lochristi, Belgium)
- Q Tour 7 – 11-14 February 2027 (Ding Junhui Snooker Academy, Sheffield, England)
*Please note this will be staged alongside the 2026 EBSA European Championships
All dates are provisional and subject to change.
This season’s Q Tour Europe will once again comprise seven events, with four to be held in mainland Europe.
Following last season’s revamped format, the series will once again feature a rolling points-based ranking system with best-of-seven frame matches.
At each event, 64 players will be seeded through to the last 128 stage based on the latest seedings cut-off point. Each tournament will be played under a flat draw, with the remaining players drawn at random.
A total prize fund of £30,000 will be on offer at each of the seven events throughout the campaign.
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 Play-Offs.
Q Tour Asia-Pacific
The 2026/27 Q Tour Asia-Pacific comprises the following events:
- 26-28 June 2026: West Coast International (Perth, Australia)
- 9-12 July 2026: New Zealand Open (Auckland, New Zealand)
- 31 July-2 August 2026: Fred Osbourne Classic (Albury, Australia)
- 8-11 October 2026: Australian Open (Sydney, Australia)
- 22-25 January 2027*: Clem Jones AC QLD Open (Brisbane, Australia)
Q Tour Americas
TBC
Q Tour Middle East
TBC