Claim: Ian Preece was awarded a wildcard from World Snooker which enabled him to compete on the tour for the 2009–10 season, a series of snooker tournaments played between 16 May 2009 and 8 May 2010, but he was unable to keep his place and so has slipped off the main tour.
Evidence: However the remainder of the 2008–09 season was poor and saw him in danger of dropping off the main tour, however he was awarded a wildcard from World Snooker which enabled him to compete on the tour for the 2009–10 season. However, he was unable to keep his place and so has slipped off the main tour. The 2009–10 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between 16 May 2009 and 8 May 2010.