The World Seniors Tour is the snooker tour for senior players currently organised by World Seniors Snooker, a subsidiary of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association.
World Seniors Tour events are open to all snooker players aged 40 or older, including current professionals who are ranked outside the top 64 in the snooker world rankings. Winners of the UK Seniors Championship and World Seniors Championship earn places in the World Snooker Championship qualifying rounds.
History The tour was created and run by the company Snooker Legends in 2017, after it first staged the 2017 World Seniors Championship.
The World Seniors Tour began with a series of four non-ranking events in the 2017–18 season: the UK Seniors Championship, the Seniors Irish Masters, the Seniors Masters and the World Seniors Championship.
In 2018, a newly formed company called World Seniors Snooker took over the running of the tour. Six events were to take place during the 2018–19 season. However, only four of the events were staged. The European Seniors Open was cancelled and the World Seniors Championship was postponed in March 2019. It was pushed back and played in August 2019, becoming the first event of the 2019–20 season. Other qualifying events for amateurs were held in Canada, Hong Kong, Belgium and the United States.
The 2019–20 season of the World Seniors Tour was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Seniors Masters, Seniors Irish Masters, 6 Red World Championship and a new event, the British Seniors Open, were all cancelled. Due to the ongoing coronavirus situation the 2020-21 seniors season was restricted to just a seniors Q-School in January 2021, and the 2021 World Seniors Championship in May, at the Crucible Theatre.
Event winners
Season Tournament Winner Runner-up Score City 2017–18 UK Seniors Championship Ken Doherty 4–2 Redhill Seniors Irish Masters Steve Davis 4–0 Kill World Seniors Championship Patrick Wallace 4–3 Scunthorpe Seniors Masters Cliff Thorburn Johnathan Bagley 2–1 Sheffield2018–19 UK Seniors Championship Ken Doherty Igor Figueiredo 4–1 Hull Seniors Irish Masters Jimmy White Rodney Goggins 4–1 Kill Jimmy White Aaron Canavan 4–2 Belfast Seniors Masters Joe Johnson Barry Pinches 2–1 SheffieldWorld Seniors Championship Jimmy White Darren Morgan5–3 Sheffield2019–20 UK Seniors Championship Michael Judge Jimmy White 4–2 Hull World Seniors Championship Jimmy White Ken Doherty 5–4 Sheffield2020–21 World Seniors Championship David Lilley Jimmy White 5–3 Sheffield2021–22 UK Seniors Championship Peter Lines David Lilley 5–1 Hull World Seniors Championship Lee Walker Jimmy White5–4 Sheffield 2022–23 World Seniors Championship Jimmy White Alfie Burden 5–3 Sheffield 2023–24 World Seniors Tour - Event 1 Stephen Hendry Jimmy White1–0 Epsom World Seniors Tour - Event 2 Ken Doherty Jimmy White2–1 Kill World Seniors Championship Igor Figueiredo Ken Doherty 5–2 Sheffield 2024–25 World Seniors Tour - Event 1 Igor Figueiredo Jimmy White2–1 Hull World Seniors Tour - Event 2 Ken Doherty Tony Drago2–1 Epsom World Seniors Championship Alfie Burden Aaron Canavan 8–4 Sheffield2025–26World Seniors Tour - Event 1-9Most wins: Gerrard Greene (4) Reading British Seniors Open Joe Perry Jimmy White 7–5 Derby World Seniors Championship Ronnie O'Sullivan Joe Perry 10–4 Sheffield
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