# World Seniors Tour

The World Seniors Tour is the snooker tour for senior players. Founded in 2017 by Snooker Legends, the tour has been run since 2018 by World Seniors Snooker, a subsidiary company of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association.
World Seniors Tour events are open to all snooker players aged 40 or older, including current professionals who are ranked outside the top 64 in the snooker world rankings. Winners of the UK Seniors Championship and World Seniors Championship earn places in the World Snooker Championship qualifying rounds.

## History

The tour was created and run by the company Snooker Legends in 2017, after it first staged the 2017 World Seniors Championship.
The World Seniors Tour began with a series of four non-ranking events in the 2017–18 season: the UK Seniors Championship, the Seniors Irish Masters, the Seniors Masters and the World Seniors Championship.
In 2018, a newly formed company called World Seniors Snooker took over the running of the tour. Six events were to take place during the 2018–19 season. However, only four of the events were staged. The European Seniors Open was cancelled and the World Seniors Championship was postponed in March 2019. It was pushed back and played in August 2019, becoming the first event of the 2019–20 season. Other qualifying events for amateurs were held in Canada, Hong Kong, Belgium and the United States.
The 2019–20 season of the World Seniors Tour was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Seniors Masters, Seniors Irish Masters, 6 Red World Championship and a new event, the British Seniors Open, were all cancelled. Due to the ongoing coronavirus situation the 2020-21 seniors season was restricted to just a seniors Q-School in January 2021, and the 2021 World Seniors Championship in May, at the Crucible Theatre.

## Seasons and results

| Season | Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score | City |
| Snooker Legends – World Seniors Tour |||||||
| 2017–18 | 2017 UK Seniors Championship | Jimmy White | Ken Doherty | 4–2 | Redhill |
| 2017–18 | 2018 Seniors Irish Masters | Steve Davis | Johnathan Bagley | 4–0 | Kill |
| 2017–18 | 2018 World Seniors Championship | Aaron Canavan | Patrick Wallace | 4–3 | Scunthorpe |
| 2017–18 | 2018 Seniors Masters | Cliff Thorburn | Johnathan Bagley | 2–1 | Sheffield |
| World Seniors Snooker – World Seniors Tour |||||||
| 2018–19 | 2018 UK Seniors Championship | Ken Doherty | Igor Figueiredo | 4–1 | Hull |
| 2018–19 | 2019 Seniors Irish Masters | Jimmy White | Rodney Goggins | 4–1 | Kill |
| 2018–19 | 2019 Seniors 6-Red World Championship | Jimmy White | Aaron Canavan | 4–2 | Belfast |
| 2018–19 | 2019 Seniors Masters | Joe Johnson | Barry Pinches | 2–1 | Sheffield |
| 2019–20 | 2019 World Seniors Championship | Jimmy White | Darren Morgan | 5–3 | Sheffield |
| 2019–20 | 2019 UK Seniors Championship | Michael Judge | Jimmy White | 4–2 | Hull |
| 2019–20 | 2020 World Seniors Championship | Jimmy White | Ken Doherty | 5–4 | Sheffield |
| 2020–21 |
| 2020–21 | 2021 World Seniors Championship | David Lilley | Jimmy White | 5–3 | Sheffield |
| 2021–22 | 2022 UK Seniors Championship | Peter Lines | David Lilley | 5–1 | Hull |
| 2021–22 | 2022 World Seniors Championship | Lee Walker | Jimmy White | 5–4 | Sheffield |
| 2022–23 | 2023 World Seniors Championship | Jimmy White | Alfie Burden | 5–3 | Sheffield |
| 2023–24 | 2024 World Seniors Championship | Igor Figueiredo | Ken Doherty | 5–2 | Sheffield |