PIOS

PIOS

Replacing the old Challenge Tour in 2004/5, the Pontin’s International Open Series (or  PIOS for short), saw players from across the globe compete for the eight available spots on the main professional tour the following season. Following the appointment of Barry Hearn as WPBSA chairman however, the PIOS was discontinued at the end of the 2009/10 season.

2009/10 Calendar

Event (Click for Draw)  Dates Winner Runner-up Score
Event 1 22-26 June 2009 Jack Lisowski Liam Highfield 6-5
Event 2 27-31 July 2009 Liam Highfield Neal Jones 6-2
Event 3 24-28 August 2009 Paul S Davison Kyren Wilson 6-4
Event 4 19-23 October 2009 Jamie Jones Jak Jones 6-0
Event 5 7-11 December 2009 Anthony McGill Farakh Ajaib 6-0
Event 6 28 February-4 March 2010 Kyren Wilson Liam Highfield 6-4
Event 7 12-16 April 2010 Paul S Davison Justin Astley 6-2
Event 8 4-8 May 2010 Jack Lisowski Justin Astley 6-1

The eight players promoted at the end of the 2008/9 season were:

  • Jack Lisowski
  • Liam Highfield
  • Paul S Davison
  • Anthony McGill
  • Kyren Wilson
  • Jamie O’Neill
  • Justin Astley
  • Jak Jones

2008/9 Calendar

Event Winner Runner-up Score
Event 1 Bjorn Haneveer Andrew Atkinson 6-2
Event 2 Xiao Guodong Noppadol Sangnil 6-5
Event 3 Shokat Ali Michael White 6-3
Event 4 Craig Steadman Mike Hallett 6-1
Event 5 Chris Norbury Alfie Burden 6-2
Event 6 Xiao Guodong Jack Lisowski 6-0
Event 7 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh Lee Page 6-3
Event 8 Joe Jogia Ben Woollaston 6-5

The eight players promoted at the end of the 2008/9 season were:

  • Xiao Guodong
  • Lee Page
  • Bjorn Haneveer
  • Stephen Rowlings
  • Ben Woollaston
  • Noppadol Sangnil
  • Craig Steadman
  • Chris Norbury
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