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International Open Series

FieldValue
tournament_nameInternational Open Series
image[[File:PIOS logo.jpg250px]]
venueWorld Snooker Centre
locationPrestatyn
countryWales
establishment2001
organisationWPBSA (2001/02)
EASB (2002/03–2009/10)
formatProfessional (2001/02)
Pro-am (2002/03)
Amateur (2003/04–2009/10)
final year2010
Final ChampionENG Jack Lisowski

EASB (2002/03–2009/10) Pro-am (2002/03) Amateur (2003/04–2009/10)

The International Open Series (often referred to as Pontins International Open Series or PIOS for sponsorship reasons), was a series of snooker tournaments that ran from the 2001–02 season until the 2009–10 season. It was originally called the Open Tour but was renamed in 2005. The tour was established to provide players not on the Main Tour or the minor Challenge Tour (now WPBSA Q Tour) with some degree of professional competition, and the best performers were initially promoted to the Challenge Tour.

The series was abandoned after the 2009–10 season and replaced by Q School in the 2010–11 season.

History

It was organised by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) during its first season, but the English Association of Snooker and Billiards (EASB), an amateur body, took it over from the 2002–03 season. The event was open to professionals, amateurs and international players for the first couple of seasons, but following the EASB's split from the WPBSA in 2003 the entry criteria were revised barring professional and non-English players from entering.

After the Challenge Tour was discontinued, the entry criteria were revised again to allow international amateur players to compete, and from the 2005–06 season the competition promoted players directly to the Main Tour.

Event finals

SeasonEventWinnerRunner-upFinal score
WPBSA Open Tour (professional non-ranking)
2001/02Event 1ENG Mark GrayENG Shaun Murphy5–2
Event 2ENG Brian MorganIRL Leo Fernandez5–2
Event 3FIN Robin HullIRL Colm Gilcreest5–4
Event 4ENG Matthew CouchENG Munraj Pal5–3
Event 5ENG Lee SpickENG Mark Gray5–3
Event 6ENG Stuart BinghamENG Matthew Selt5–4
EASB Open Tour (pro-am)
2002/03Event 1WAL Ryan DayWAL James Reynolds5–4
Event 2WAL Ryan DayENG Mark Gray5–3
Event 3ENG Rory McLeodENG Mark Gray5–2
Event 4ENG Ricky WaldenENG Jamie Cope5–1
EASB Open Tour (amateur)
2003/04Event 1ENG David KL TaylorENG Darren McVicar4–3
Event 2ENG James TattonENG Lee Richardson4–2
Event 3ENG Lee RichardsonENG Jamie Barratt4–0
Event 4ENG Sean BullockENG Andy Radford4–0
Event 5ENG Andy RadfordENG Mark Sutton4–0
Event 6ENG Eddie CooperENG Nick Spelman4–2
Event 7ENG Alan TriggENG Wayne Cooper4–1
Event 8ENG Paul DavisonENG Wayne Cooper4–2
Final play-offENG Wayne CooperENG Nick Spelman5–1
PIOS (amateur)
2005/06Event 1CHN Tian PengfeiENG Martin Gould6–3
Event 2ENG Mark JoyceENG James Leadbetter6–3
Event 3CHN Liu SongENG Stephen Rowlings6–1
Event 4IRL Colm GilcreestENG Mark Joyce6–3
Event 5ENG Chris MellingENG Paul Davison6–5
Event 6CHN Liu SongENG Paul Davison6–3
Event 7CHN Tian PengfeiCHN Liu Song6–3
Event 8ENG Andrew HigginsonENG Jamie O'Neill6–3
2006/07Event 1ENG Munraj PalNOR Kurt Maflin6–3
Event 2NIR Julian LogueENG Alex Davies6–5
Event 3IRL Leo FernandezWAL Lee Walker6–5
Event 4ENG Kuldesh JohalWAL Lee Walker6–4
Event 5NOR Kurt MaflinENG Ashley Wright6–3
Event 6ENG Jamie O'NeillENG Ashley Wright6–2
Event 7BEL Bjorn HaneveerENG Craig Steadman6–2
Event 8SCO James McBainNOR Kurt Maflin6–4
2007/08Event 1ENG Simon BedfordENG Gary Wilkinson6–3
Event 2ENG Kuldesh JohalWAL Andrew Pagett6–4
Event 3ENG Paul DavisonENG Michael King6–2
Event 4ENG Matthew CouchENG Michael Wild6–3
Event 5ENG Peter LinesWAL Daniel Wells6–5
Event 6ENG Kuldesh JohalENG Simon Bedford6–5
Event 7WAL Jamie JonesENG Peter Lines6–2
Event 8ENG Liam HighfieldENG Justin Astley6–2
2008/09BEL Bjorn HaneveerENG Andrew Atkinson6–2
CHN Xiao GuodongTHA Noppadol Sangnil6–5
PAK Shokat AliWAL Michael White6–3
ENG Craig SteadmanENG Mike Hallett6–1
ENG Chris NorburyENG Alfie Burden6–2
CHN Xiao GuodongENG Jack Lisowski6–0
THA Thepchaiya Un-NoohENG Lee Page6–3
ENG Joe JogiaENG Ben Woollaston6–5
2009/10ENG Jack LisowskiENG Liam Highfield6–5
ENG Liam HighfieldENG Neal Jones6–2
ENG Paul DavisonENG Kyren Wilson6–4
WAL Jamie JonesWAL Jak Jones6–0
SCO Anthony McGillENG Farakh Ajaib6–0
ENG Kyren WilsonENG Liam Highfield6–4
ENG Paul DavisonENG Justin Astley6–2
ENG Jack LisowskiENG Justin Astley6–1

Order of Merit winners

SeasonWinner
2005/06CHN Liu Song
2006/07NOR Kurt Maflin
2007/08ENG Kuldesh Johal
ENG Joe Jogia
ENG Jack Lisowski

References

References

  1. (2009). "Pontin's &– Working with Global Snooker". Global Snooker.
  2. (2009). "Pontin's International Open Series: Rules of Entry 2009/10". Global-Snooker.com: Maximum Snooker Coverage.
  3. Hayton, Eric. (2004). "The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker". Rose Villa Publications.
  4. "Pontins International Open Series". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive.
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