Important news to note today for all players, particularly amateurs, as date changes were announced for the final two PTC events of the season. Click below for more and to read why a date clash will give one young player in particular a real dilemma…
As detailed at World Snooker, the date changes are as follows:-
PTC11 – Badminton Halls, Sheffield
- Amateur Rounds – 10th December 2011
- Professional Stages – 17-19 December 2011
The important change to note here is that the amateur rounds will now be played on the 10th December 2011 as opposed to between 15-16 December as was originally scheduled.
The professional stages remain unchanged.
PTC11 – Academy, Sheffield + Munich, Germany
- Amateur Rounds – 11th December 2011 (Sheffield)
- Professional Stages (to last 16) – 15-16 December 2011 (Sheffield)
- Professional Stages (to finish) – 6-8 January 2011 (Munich)
All change here as the amateur rounds of the PTC12 event will now be staged at the Academy in Sheffield on the 11th December 2011, with the first three rounds of the main event being held between 15-16 December at the same venue – before PTC11.
The last 16 stage will then begin in Germany as scheduled in early January, with the following rounds being held over the following couple of days with all matches to be broadcast on Eurosport.
What does this mean?
A potentially important, if not immediately obvious consequence of the date change is that there is a notable date clash between the two amateur qualifying days and the third event of the EASB Pro Ticket Tour series. With main tour places up for grabs in both competitions, the likes of Kyren Wilson (third on the Pro Ticket list, close to the top eight of the PTC Order of Merit), and Gary Wilson now have a real dilemma as to which event they choose to enter.
The change also means that in effect, PTC11 will become the final event for all but 16 players ahead of the season’s second mid-season rankings revision which takes place on January 8th after PTC12. With important ranking points up for grabs I will preview the final two PTC events and who has the most to play for following the conclusion of the UK Championship in York.
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HML
November 25, 2011 at 5:06 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Very sad news about the tournament in Fürstenfeldbruck.
. The most German players will cancel their participation I think. And also the crowd will be smaller.
Jürgen Kesseler
November 25, 2011 at 5:55 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Haven´t been so much german players.
At the moment german players are all to lazy to practice and try to improve.
They put nothing in the game, and that is exactly what they get back.
ddrIII
November 25, 2011 at 7:42 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Originally you can see that the PTC 12 was isolated from other events in the calander, let alone the venue is in Murich. Sure some main tour players will not entering.
Now it is put together with PTC 11 and held in the academy. I am sure more players on the main tour will enter PTC 12 now.
Emms
November 25, 2011 at 10:05 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
You have written that PTC 11 dates remain unchanged. Not true! The original dates were 16th – 18th dec. The new dates are 17th – 19th! Check it!
matt2745
November 25, 2011 at 6:32 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
You are right that originally that was the case, but I was referring to the dates in the tournament players pack here which were 17-19:
http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2501997,00.html
JIMO96
November 25, 2011 at 2:18 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
This can go one of 2 ways….
Either the final stages of the event in Munich will be a huge success, and take a meaningful step to becoming a full ranking event, OR
…….holding qualifiers in the UK for EPTCs will be a major step backwards for the globalisation of the game.
Its already disappointing that one of the 6 EPTCs will be held in….Gloucester(!) What happened to Prague? Was that not considered as a venue for 2011-12? Maybe it’s because Prague, Hamm and Russelsheim all barely scraped 120 entries last season.
I hope the Munich final stages are successful and memorable, because if anything, the game is becoming even more tailored for UK players and it’s very annoying.
matt2745
November 25, 2011 at 6:33 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
To be honest the only reason for the change seems to be that the floor at the venue wasn’t suitable for numerous snooker tables. As I understand it anyway.