International Open Series

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The International Open Series (often referred to as Pontins International Open Series or PIOS[1][2] 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.[3] 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.[3] 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.[3]

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.[4]

Event finals

Season Event Winner Runner-up Final score
WPBSA Open Tour (professional non-ranking)[3]
2001/02 Event 1 Template:Flagicon Mark Gray Template:Flagicon Shaun Murphy 5–2
Event 2 Template:Flagicon Brian Morgan Template:Flagicon Leo Fernandez 5–2
Event 3 Template:Flagicon Robin Hull Template:Flagicon Colm Gilcreest 5–4
Event 4 Template:Flagicon Matthew Couch Template:Flagicon Munraj Pal 5–3
Event 5 Template:Flagicon Lee Spick Template:Flagicon Mark Gray 5–3
Event 6 Template:Flagicon Stuart Bingham Template:Flagicon Matthew Selt 5–4
EASB Open Tour (pro-am)[3]
2002/03 Event 1 Template:Flagicon Ryan Day Template:Flagicon James Reynolds 5–4
Event 2 Template:Flagicon Ryan Day Template:Flagicon Mark Gray 5–3
Event 3 Template:Flagicon Rory McLeod Template:Flagicon Mark Gray 5–2
Event 4 Template:Flagicon Ricky Walden Template:Flagicon Jamie Cope 5–1
EASB Open Tour (amateur)[3]
2003/04 Event 1 Template:Flagicon David KL Taylor Template:Flagicon Darren McVicar 4–3
Event 2 Template:Flagicon James Tatton Template:Flagicon Lee Richardson 4–2
Event 3 Template:Flagicon Lee Richardson Template:Flagicon Jamie Barratt 4–0
Event 4 Template:Flagicon Sean Bullock Template:Flagicon Andy Radford 4–0
Event 5 Template:Flagicon Andy Radford Template:Flagicon Mark Sutton 4–0
Event 6 Template:Flagicon Eddie Cooper Template:Flagicon Nick Spelman 4–2
Event 7 Template:Flagicon Alan Trigg Template:Flagicon Wayne Cooper 4–1
Event 8 Template:Flagicon Paul Davison Template:Flagicon Wayne Cooper 4–2
Final play-off Template:Flagicon Wayne Cooper Template:Flagicon Nick Spelman 5–1
PIOS (amateur)[4]
2005/06 Event 1 Template:Flagicon Tian Pengfei Template:Flagicon Martin Gould 6–3
Event 2 Template:Flagicon Mark Joyce Template:Flagicon James Leadbetter 6–3
Event 3 Template:Flagicon Liu Song Template:Flagicon Stephen Rowlings 6–1
Event 4 Template:Flagicon Colm Gilcreest Template:Flagicon Mark Joyce 6–3
Event 5 Template:Flagicon Chris Melling Template:Flagicon Paul Davison 6–5
Event 6 Template:Flagicon Liu Song Template:Flagicon Paul Davison 6–3
Event 7 Template:Flagicon Tian Pengfei Template:Flagicon Liu Song 6–3
Event 8 Template:Flagicon Andrew Higginson Template:Flagicon Jamie O'Neill 6–3
2006/07 Event 1 Template:Flagicon Munraj Pal Template:Flagicon Kurt Maflin 6–3
Event 2 Template:Flagicon Julian Logue Template:Flagicon Alex Davies 6–5
Event 3 Template:Flagicon Leo Fernandez Template:Flagicon Lee Walker 6–5
Event 4 Template:Flagicon Kuldesh Johal Template:Flagicon Lee Walker 6–4
Event 5 Template:Flagicon Kurt Maflin Template:Flagicon Ashley Wright 6–3
Event 6 Template:Flagicon Jamie O'Neill Template:Flagicon Ashley Wright 6–2
Event 7 Template:Flagicon Bjorn Haneveer Template:Flagicon Craig Steadman 6–2
Event 8 Template:Flagicon James McBain Template:Flagicon Kurt Maflin 6–4
2007/08 Event 1 Template:Flagicon Simon Bedford Template:Flagicon Gary Wilkinson 6–3
Event 2 Template:Flagicon Kuldesh Johal Template:Flagicon Andrew Pagett 6–4
Event 3 Template:Flagicon Paul Davison Template:Flagicon Michael King 6–2
Event 4 Template:Flagicon Matthew Couch Template:Flagicon Michael Wild 6–3
Event 5 Template:Flagicon Peter Lines Template:Flagicon Daniel Wells 6–5
Event 6 Template:Flagicon Kuldesh Johal Template:Flagicon Simon Bedford 6–5
Event 7 Template:Flagicon Jamie Jones Template:Flagicon Peter Lines 6–2
Event 8 Template:Flagicon Liam Highfield Template:Flagicon Justin Astley 6–2
2008/09 Event 1Script error: No such module "Category handler".[<span title="Script error: No such module "string".">usurped]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Bjorn Haneveer Template:Flagicon Andrew Atkinson 6–2
Event 2Script error: No such module "Category handler".[<span title="Script error: No such module "string".">usurped]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Xiao Guodong Template:Flagicon Noppadol Sangnil 6–5
Event 3Script error: No such module "Category handler".[<span title="Script error: No such module "string".">usurped]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Shokat Ali Template:Flagicon Michael White 6–3
Event 4Script error: No such module "Category handler".[<span title="Script error: No such module "string".">usurped]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Craig Steadman Template:Flagicon Mike Hallett 6–1
Event 5Script error: No such module "Category handler".[<span title="Script error: No such module "string".">usurped]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Chris Norbury Template:Flagicon Alfie Burden 6–2
Event 6Script error: No such module "Category handler".[<span title="Script error: No such module "string".">usurped]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Xiao Guodong Template:Flagicon Jack Lisowski 6–0
Event 7Script error: No such module "Category handler".[<span title="Script error: No such module "string".">usurped]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Thepchaiya Un-Nooh Template:Flagicon Lee Page 6–3
Event 8Script error: No such module "Category handler".[<span title="Script error: No such module "string".">usurped]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Joe Jogia Template:Flagicon Ben Woollaston 6–5
2009/10 Event 1Script error: No such module "Category handler".[<span title="Script error: No such module "string".">usurped]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Jack Lisowski Template:Flagicon Liam Highfield 6–5
Event 2Script error: No such module "Category handler".[<span title="Script error: No such module "string".">usurped]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Liam Highfield Template:Flagicon Neal Jones 6–2
Event 3Script error: No such module "Category handler".[<span title="Script error: No such module "string".">usurped]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Paul Davison Template:Flagicon Kyren Wilson 6–4
Event 4Script error: No such module "Category handler".[<span title="Script error: No such module "string".">usurped]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Jamie Jones Template:Flagicon Jak Jones 6–0
Event 5Script error: No such module "Category handler".[<span title="Script error: No such module "string".">usurped]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Anthony McGill Template:Flagicon Farakh Ajaib 6–0
Event 6Script error: No such module "Category handler".[<span title="Script error: No such module "string".">usurped]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Kyren Wilson Template:Flagicon Liam Highfield 6–4
Event 7Script error: No such module "Category handler".[<span title="Script error: No such module "string".">usurped]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Paul Davison Template:Flagicon Justin Astley 6–2
Event 8Script error: No such module "Category handler".[<span title="Script error: No such module "string".">usurped]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Jack Lisowski Template:Flagicon Justin Astley 6–1

Order of Merit winners

[4]

Season Winner
2005/06 Template:Flagicon Liu Song
2006/07 Template:Flagicon Kurt Maflin
2007/08 Template:Flagicon Kuldesh Johal
2008/09Script error: No such module "Category handler".[<span title="Script error: No such module "string".">usurped]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Joe Jogia
2009/10Script error: No such module "Category handler".[<span title="Script error: No such module "string".">usurped]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Jack Lisowski

See also

References

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