2021–22 snooker season
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The 2021–22 snooker season is a professional snooker season with tournaments played between September 2021 and May 2022. As a result of the ongoing consequences of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the season has been played entirely behind closed doors, with only the 2021 World Snooker Championship being played in front of a crowd. All snooker tournaments in the season have been played in the United Kingdom, due to travel and quarantine restrictions preventing the tour and players from utilising the normal venues.
Players
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 Australia
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 Belgium
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 Brazil
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 China
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 England
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 Germany
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 Hong Kong
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 Iran
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 Ireland
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 Jamaica
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 Northern Ireland
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 Norway
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 Scotland
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 Switzerland
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 Thailand
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 Wales
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| Total | 128 |
The World Snooker Tour in the 2021–22 season consists of a field of 128 professional players.[2] The top 64 players from the prize money rankings after the 2021 World Championship, and the 28 players earning a two-year card the previous year automatically qualify for the season. Next, eight places are allocated to the top eight on the One Year Ranking List who have not already qualified for the Main Tour. Another four players came from the CBSA China Tour, and a further 14 places were available through the Q School (four Event 1 winners, four Event 2 winners, four Event 3 winners) and 2 from the Order of Merit.
New professional players
All players listed below received a tour card for two seasons.[2]
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References
- ^ "Tour Nationalities 2020/21". World snooker. 7 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Snooker Continues To Lead Sport's Return With Tour Structure Plans". World Snooker. 8 June 2020.
- ^ "2020//2021 Season Points". snooker.org. 17 April 2021.
- ^ "Jimmy White Awarded New Invitational Tour Card". wst.tv. 11 April 2021.