The 2014–15 snooker season was a series of
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tournaments played between 8 May 2014 and 4 May 2015. The
Riga Open was the first professional snooker tournament held in
Latvia
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. The season also saw the first professional tournament in Portugal as the
Lisbon Open took place.
In November, it was announced that the
World Open would not be held this season after the contract with the promoter was not renewed and a new venue was not found in time. But the intention was to bring the event back for the
next season.
The structure of the
World Championship
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was changed. The top 16 seeds still qualified automatically for the first round at the Crucible, but all non-seeded players had to start in the first of three qualifying rounds. The overall championship was increased from 128 to 144 players, with the additional places made available to former world champions and players from emerging countries.
New professional players
Countries:
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The 2014/2015 season was made up of 128 professional players. The top 64 players from the prize money rankings after the
2014 World Championship, and the
33 players earning a two-year card the previous year automatically qualified for the season.
The top eight players from the
European Tour Order of Merit and top four players from the
Asian Tour Order of Merit, who had not already qualified for the Main Tour, also qualified. Another three players came from the EBSA Qualifying Tour Play-Offs, and a further eight places were available through the
2014 Q School. The rest of the places on to the tour came from amateur events and national governing body nominations. All players listed below, except
Hossein Vafaei received a tour card for two seasons.
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IBSF World Snooker Championship winner:
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IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship winner:
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EBSA European Snooker Championships winner:
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EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championships winner:
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ACBS Asian Snooker Championship winner:
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;European Tour Order of Merit
;EBSA Qualifying Tour Play-Offs
;Asian Tour Order of Merit
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Q School
;Special dispensation
;Invitational Tour Card
Calendar
The following table outlines the results and dates for all the
World Snooker Tour
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World Ladies Billiards and Snooker Association, seniors and other events.
World Snooker Tour
World Ladies Billiards and Snooker Association
Seniors events
Other events
Points distribution
2014/2015 points distribution for World Snooker Tour
The World Snooker Tour (WST) is the main professional snooker tour, consisting of about 128 players competing on a circuit of up to 28 tournaments each season. It is administered by World Snooker Ltd, the commercial arm of professional snooker, ...
ranking and minor-ranking events:
Notes
References
External links
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*Season 2015
*Season 2014