Future of snooker’s Q School under review but ‘important role’ will remain

Andrew Higginson is one of 12 to come through Q School this year (Picture: Getty Images)

Q School has been offering a route onto the World Snooker Tour since 2011 but the dreaded tournament is under review, with focus on different pathways to the professional game.

The current format of Q School sees players battle it out to win two-year tour cards, with eight available over two events in Leicester and four on offer over two tournaments in Bangkok.

They are infamously unpleasant events, with one graduate from 2026 Q School, Phil O’Kane, describing it as ‘the worst tournament in the world’ ah...