The Players Series is a ranking bonus competition for players who have earned the most money in professional snooker tournaments within the season. Established in 2019, the series includes the pre-existing World Grand Prix and Players Championship (formerly known as PTC Finals) with the addition of the Tour Championship.
Unlike traditional ranking events, qualification is based on results from the single-season list, rather than by world rankings. The number of competitors for each event decreases, with 32 players participating in the Grand Prix, 16 in the Players and 12 in the Tour Championship.
Since inception, all of the tournaments that made up the Players Series were played in the United Kingdom. However, beginning with the 2024–25 season, the World Grand Prix was played in Hong Kong, turning the Players Series into an international sporting series.
For the 2021–22 season, players who lost in the first round of any of the series events received ranking points equal to their prize money. This was a change from previous incarnations where losing in the first round gave prize money only and no ranking points. However, should a player qualify for one of the events in the series, but does not play their opening match, the player receives neither prize money nor ranking points. WST later confirmed that this change would also apply to the 2022–23 snooker season, and has continued to be in place for subsequent seasons.
2018–19 | ||
2019–20 | ||
2020–21 | ||
2021–22 | ||
2022–23 | ||
2023–24 | ||
2024–25 | ||
2018–19 | World Grand Prix | 10–6 | Cheltenham | |||
Players Championship | 10–4 | Preston | ||||
Tour Championship | 13–11 | Llandudno | ||||
2019–20 | World Grand Prix | 10–8 | Cheltenham | |||
Players Championship | 10–4 | Southport | ||||
Tour Championship | 10–6 | Milton Keynes | ||||
2020–21 | World Grand Prix | 10–7 | Milton Keynes | |||
Players Championship | 10–3 | Milton Keynes | ||||
Tour Championship | 10–4 | Newport | ||||
2021–22 | World Grand Prix | 10–8 | Coventry | |||
Players Championship | 10–5 | Wolverhampton | ||||
Tour Championship | 10–9 | Llandudno | ||||
2022–23 | World Grand Prix | 10–9 | Cheltenham | |||
Players Championship | 10–4 | Wolverhampton | ||||
Tour Championship | 10–7 | Hull | ||||
2023–24 | World Grand Prix | 10–7 | Leicester | |||
Players Championship | 10–8 | Telford | ||||
Tour Championship | 10–5 | Manchester | ||||
2024–25 | World Grand Prix | 10–0 | Hong Kong | |||
Players Championship | 10–9 | Telford | ||||
Tour Championship | 10–8 | Manchester | ||||
2020–2025 | |
2019–2024 | |
2019–2020 | |
2023 | |
2023–2024 | |
2021–2025 | |
2020 | |
2024 | |
2025 | |
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