Q School 2017 – Event 1

Q-School 2017 – Event 1 was the first of two qualifying tournaments for the 2017/18 snooker season. It took place from 9 to 14 May 2017 at Preston Guild Hall in Preston, England.

Q School – Event 1

Tournament information
Dates	9–14 May 2017
Venue	Guild Hall
City	Preston
Country	England
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Qualifying Event
Highest break	Sean O'Sullivan (140)
Final
Champion	Lukas Kleckers Allan Taylor Billy Joe Castle Ashley Hugill
← First Q-School Event 2 →

Main draw

Round 1

Best of 7 frames

Leigh Robinson 2–4 Lukas Kleckers Geng Mingqi 4–1 Andreas Ploner Stefan Risidi 3–4 Samuel Thistlewhite Imran Puri 4–2 Paul Anthony Taylor Adrian Rosa 4–3 Brandon Sargeant Ashley Carty 4–1 Ian Martin Joe Swail 4–2 Lu Ning Josh Mulholland 3–4 Ng On Yee Darren Cook 1–4 Heikki Niva Shane Haines 2–4 Stuart Watson Danny Gladstone 1–4 Mohammed Ali Alex Taubman 1–4 Hu Hao Kacper Filipiak 4–2 Keishin Kamihashi Joshua Thomond 3–4 Darryl Hill Martin O'Donnell 4–2 Cheung Ka-Wai Scott Lyons 0–4 Ben Fortey Ronnie Blake 0–4 Sydney Wilson Lü Chenwei 4–2 Stephen Kershaw Duane Jones 0–4 Jamie Rhys Clarke Ross Jones 1–4 Daniel Devlin Keith Keldie 4–3 Mark Owens Dean Galbally 4–2 Mark Vincent Lewis Roberts 4–3 Andy Hicks Gareth Allen 1–4 Stephen Craigie Allan Taylor 4–2 Jason Weston Sanderson Lam 0–4 Simon Dent Rahul Sachdev 4–3 Dylan Mitchell Abu Saim w/d–w/o Andrew Milliard James Burrett 0–4 Tyler Rees Ashley Beal 2–4 John Foster Peter Devlin 1–4 Michael Collumb Ben Murphy 4–2 Richard William King Ross Vallance 4–0 Ben Robinson Lee Page 2–4 Simon Lichtenberg Callum Costello 4–1 Aaron Busuttil Alex Davies 4–2 Barry Pinches Sean O'Sullivan 4–3 Chris Jones James Height 4–3 Daniel O'Regan Ian Brumby 4–1 John Fearick

Joe Steele 3–4 Ryan Causton Joel Walker 0–4 Adam Stefanów Gareth Green 2–4 Jackson Page Farakh Ajaib 0–4 Declan Brennan Adam Brown 2–4 Billy Joe Castle Shachar Ruberg 0–4 Jason Tart Roshan Mirchandani 4–2 Jamie McArdle Troy Brett 4–0 Adam Edge Tony Knowles 4–0 Russell Morgan Lee Shanker 0–4 Richard Haney Andres Petrov 4–2 James Cahill Aaron Cook 0–4 Chen Zifan Oliver Brown 4–3 Brian Cini Anthony Fieldsend 4–2 Fraser Patrick Shaun Sultana 0–4 Matthew Day Robert Cloherty 0–4 Paul Davison Reanne Evans 1–4 Charlie Walters Mark J Miller 1–4 Ben Jones Jake Nicholson 3–4 Richard Beckham Antony Parsons 4–1 Michael Dubicki Anthony Jeffers 2–4 David Lilley Craig Brown 1–4 Richard Jones Neal Jones 1–4 Matthew Glasby Rhydian Ap Owen 4–1 Jaspal Bamotra Louis Heathcote 3–4 Muhammad Aurangzaib Tugba Irten 4–2 Zack Richardson Michael Wild 4–3 James Loft Kuldesh Johal 4–1 Mike Hallett Michael Williams 4–0 Conor McCormack Chae Ross 4–0 Mark Davies Paul Burrell 0–4 Simon Bedford Joshua Cooper 3–4 Saqib Nasir Felix Frede 1–4 Jamie O'Neill Bash Maqsood 2–4 Phil O'Kane Haydon Pinhey 4–3 Jeremiah Connors Shehzad Iqbal 4–1 Matthew Roberts Ashley Hugill 4–2 Jack Culligan Brandon Hall 0–4 George Pragnall Steven Hallworth 4–0 Zhang Jiankang

Section 1

	Round 2 Best of 7 frames					Round 3 Best of 7 frames					Round 4 Best of 7 frames					Round 5 Best of 7 frames					Tour Card Qualifying Best of 7 frames
	Lukas Kleckers		4
	Geng Mingqi		2
						Lukas Kleckers		4
						Samuel Thistlewhite		1
	Samuel Thistlewhite		4
	Mitchell Travis		2
											Lukas Kleckers		4
											Adrian Rosa		0
	Imran Puri		4
	Jason Turnbull		1
						Imran Puri		2
						Adrian Rosa		4
	Adrian Rosa		w/o
	Lewis Gillen		w/d
																Lukas Kleckers		4
																Ma Tingpeng		3
	Ashley Carty		3
	Joe Swail		4
						Joe Swail		3
						Ng On Yee		4
	Ng On Yee		4
	Dessie Sheehan		0
											Ng On Yee		3
											Ma Tingpeng		4
	Heikki Niva		3
	Ma Tingpeng		4
						Ma Tingpeng		4
						Stuart Watson		2
	Stuart Watson		4
	Peter Delaney		1
																					Lukas Kleckers		4
																					Martin O'Donnell		1
	Mohammed Ali		1
	Zak Surety		4
						Zak Surety		2
						Hu Hao		4
	Hu Hao		4
	Shaun Wilkes		0
											Hu Hao		0
											Martin O'Donnell		4
	Kacper Filipiak		4
	Darryl Hill		3
						Kacper Filipiak		3
						Martin O'Donnell		4
	Martin O'Donnell		4
	Stewart Hesketh		0
																Martin O'Donnell		4
																Jamie Rhys Clarke		0
	Ben Fortey		4
	Daniel Gorton		0
						Ben Fortey		4
						Sydney Wilson		0
	Sydney Wilson		4
	Jamie Brown		0
											Ben Fortey		3
											Jamie Rhys Clarke		4
	Lü Chenwei		4
	Daniel Womersley		3
						Lü Chenwei		0
						Jamie Rhys Clarke		4
	Jamie Rhys Clarke		4
	Labeeb Ahmed		1

Section 2

	Round 2 Best of 7 frames					Round 3 Best of 7 frames					Round 4 Best of 7 frames					Round 5 Best of 7 frames					Tour Card Qualifying Best of 7 frames
	Daniel Devlin		2
	Greg Casey		4
						Greg Casey		2
						Daniel Ward		4
	Keith Keldie		0
	Daniel Ward		4
											Daniel Ward		4
											Lewis Roberts		3
	Dean Galbally		1
	Kishan Hirani		4
						Kishan Hirani		1
						Lewis Roberts		4
	Lewis Roberts		4
	Andrei Orzan		1
																Daniel Ward		3
																Allan Taylor		4
	Stephen Craigie		1
	Allan Taylor		4
						Allan Taylor		4
						Joe O'Connor		0
	Simon Dent		0
	Joe O'Connor		4
											Allan Taylor		4
											Andrew Milliard		1
	Rahul Sachdev		2
	Andrew Milliard		4
						Andrew Milliard		4
						Tyler Rees		3
	Tyler Rees		4
	Lucky Vatnani		1
																					Allan Taylor		4
																					Sean O'Sullivan		0
	John Foster		3
	Michael Collumb		4
						Michael Collumb		2
						Jordan Brown		4
	Ben Murphy		1
	Jordan Brown		4
											Jordan Brown		1
											Ross Vallance		4
	Ross Vallance		4
	Nick Manning		1
						Ross Vallance		4
						Simon Lichtenberg		3
	Simon Lichtenberg		4
	Corey Deuel		0
																Ross Vallance		3
																Sean O'Sullivan		4
	Callum Costello		0
	Alex Davies		4
						Alex Davies		0
						Sean O'Sullivan		4
	Sean O'Sullivan		4
	David Singh		0
											Sean O'Sullivan		4
											Ian Brumby		0
	James Height		0
	Gary Challis		4
						Gary Challis		1
						Ian Brumby		4
	Ian Brumby		w/o
	Yu Han		w/d

Section 3

	Round 2 Best of 7 frames					Round 3 Best of 7 frames					Round 4 Best of 7 frames					Round 5 Best of 7 frames					Tour Card Qualifying Best of 7 frames
	Ryan Causton		0
	Zhang Yong		4
						Zhang Yong		4
						Adam Stefanów		0
	Adam Stefanów		4
	Nikolas Charalambous		3
											Zhang Yong		4
											Jackson Page		3
	Jackson Page		4
	Stephen Ormerod		1
						Jackson Page		4
						Declan Brennan		3
	Declan Brennan		4
	Adam Morrey		0
																Zhang Yong		1
																Billy Joe Castle		4
	Billy Joe Castle		4
	Jason Tart		2
						Billy Joe Castle		4
						Mateusz Baranowski		3
	Roshan Mirchandani		1
	Mateusz Baranowski		4
											Billy Joe Castle		4
											Troy Brett		1
	Troy Brett		4
	Nigel Howe		0
						Troy Brett		4
						Danny Connolly		0
	Tony Knowles		2
	Danny Connolly		4
																					Billy Joe Castle		4
																					Paul Davison		2
	Richard Haney		2
	Andres Petrov		4
						Andres Petrov		2
						Chen Zifan		4
	Chen Zifan		4
	Darren Barton		0
											Chen Zifan		3
											Jamie Cope		4
	Oliver Brown		4
	Simon Blackwell		1
						Oliver Brown		2
						Jamie Cope		4
	Anthony Fieldsend		0
	Jamie Cope		4
																Jamie Cope		2
																Paul Davison		4
	Matthew Day		3
	Stephen Groves		4
						Stephen Groves		0
						Paul Davison		4
	Paul Davison		4
	Patrick Whelan		0
											Paul Davison		4
											Charlie Walters		3
	Charlie Walters		4
	Joshua Baddeley		0
						Charlie Walters		4
						Ben Jones		0
	Ben Jones		4
	Darren Burns		3

Section 4

	Round 2 Best of 7 frames					Round 3 Best of 7 frames					Round 4 Best of 7 frames					Round 5 Best of 7 frames					Tour Card Qualifying Best of 7 frames
	Richard Beckham		2
	Antony Parsons		4
						Antony Parsons		4
						David Lilley		3
	David Lilley		4
	Richard Jones		0
											Antony Parsons		3
											William Lemons		4
	Matthew Glasby		2
	William Lemons		4
						William Lemons		4
						Jeff Cundy		1
	Rhydian Ap Owen		2
	Jeff Cundy		4
																William Lemons		4
																Michael Williams		2
	Muhammad Aurangzaib		4
	Tugba Irten		1
						Muhammad Aurangzaib		1
						James Silverwood		4
	Michael Wild		3
	James Silverwood		4
											James Silverwood		3
											Michael Williams		4
	Kuldesh Johal		4
	Wayne Brown		1
						Kuldesh Johal		3
						Michael Williams		4
	Michael Williams		4
	Thomas J Dowling		0
																					William Lemons		2
																					Ashley Hugill		4
	Chae Ross		3
	Simon Bedford		4
						Simon Bedford		4
						Luke Simmonds		1
	Saqib Nasir		3
	Luke Simmonds		4
											Simon Bedford		4
											Jamie O'Neill		3
	Jamie O'Neill		4
	Michael Tomlinson		3
						Jamie O'Neill		4
						Tony Drago		2
	Phil O'Kane		1
	Tony Drago		4
																Simon Bedford		2
																Ashley Hugill		4
	Haydon Pinhey		3
	Clayton Humphries		4
						Clayton Humphries		4
						Shehzad Iqbal		2
	Shehzad Iqbal		4
	Dhairya Bhandari		1
											Clayton Humphries		2
											Ashley Hugill		4
	Ashley Hugill		4
	George Pragnall		1
						Ashley Hugill		4
						Steven Hallworth		0
	Steven Hallworth		w/o
	Ray Whelan		w/d

Century breaks

• 140, 133 Sean O'Sullivan
• 128 Hu Hao
• 127 Lu Ning
• 121 Tugba Irten
• 116, 108 Jamie Cope
• 109 Simon Lichtenberg
• 107 Chen Zifan
• 104 Alex Davies
• 102 Ashley Hugill
• 100 Simon Bedford
• 100 Phil O'Kane
• 100 Zack Richardson

References