The WPBSA and World Snooker Tour (WST) have today revealed the elite amateur players who have qualified to compete at the 2024 UK Championship through recognised WPBSA pathways.
The historic Triple Crown Series event will again feature a tiered format, which will see the top 16 seeded through to the final stages, to be held at the York Barbican from 23 November – 1 December 2024.
The remaining players will compete in the qualifying rounds in Leicester from 16-21 November, with 16 players set to progress and complete the last 32 line-up.
WPBSA Qualifiers
This season’s field will include up to 16 players to have earned their places through new pathway opportunities for elite performers through activities staged and coordinated by the WPBSA Group.
The 16 initially invited players are listed below:
WPBSA Q Tour UK/Europe
Winners from the world’s premier secondary tour to the World Snooker Tour so far this season:
- Andres Petrov – WPBSA Q Tour Europe – Event 1 winner
- Dylan Emery – WPBSA Q Tour Europe – Event 2 winner
- Zhao Xintong – WPBSA Q Tour Europe – Event 3 winner
- TBC – WPBSA Q Tour Europe – Event 4 winner
- TBC – WPBSA Q Tour Europe – Highest Ranked Player (not including the above)
WSF Championships 2024
Eligible players from the world’s largest international amateur tournaments:
- Yang Gao* – 2024 WSF Championship finalist
- Iulian Boiko – 2024 WSF Championship semi-finalist
- Daniel Womersley – 2024 WSF Championship semi-finalist
- Hamza Ilyas – 2024 WSF Junior Championship semi-finalist
- Oliver Sykes – 2024 WSF Junior Championship semi-finalist
WPBSA Q Tour Global
- Vinnie Calabrese* – WPBSA Q Tour Asia-Pacific – Event winner
- Matthew Scarborough* – WPBSA Q Tour Asia-Pacific – Event winner
- Igor Figueiredo – WPBSA Q Tour Americas – Event winner
- Habib Sabah Hamood – WPBSA Q Tour Middle East – Event winner
- Ali Gharahgozlou* – WPBSA Q Tour Middle East – Event winner
- Vladislav Gradinari – EBSA Under-16 Champion / Under-18 Finalist
*these players have declined their invitation
Any players who do not accept their place will be replaced by reserve players from the WPBSA Q Tour Europe Ranking List after Event 4.
