So Who Are The 8 Wildcards/Amateurs?

[DeeZiZ]

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[goldengirl]

Anybody know where you can see the draw for qualifiers starting tomorrow??

[erezpa]

http://www.worldsnooker.com/site_fil...unds%201-3.pdf

[JanieWatkins]

And got any info on them aswell?

Wild Cards Named For German Masters
Belgian prodigy Luca Brecel is among the eight wild cards who will compete in snooker’s German Masters in February.

All amateur players from continental Europe were given the chance to earn a wild card for the world ranking event, which runs from February 2 to 6 at the at the Tempodrom in Berlin, via the 12 events in the Players Tour Championship. The top six of those players on the PTC Order of Merit have been handed a place.

Brecel, the 15-year-old who won the European Championship this year, will be joined by Germany’s Lasse Munstermann, Dutchmen Mario Wehrmann and Maurice Le Duc and Belgium’s Hans Blanckaert and Tomasz Skalski.

German Champion Stefan Kasper, from Memmingen near Munich, has been selected by tournament promoter DragonStars Event Management as another wild card. The eighth and final one will be selected by World Snooker in January.

The eight lowest-seeded qualifiers from the professional tour will have to play a wild card.

[goldengirl]

Any results? and anyone have any idea why the draw format has been altered for this event?

[JanieWatkins]

Any results? and anyone have any idea why the draw format has been altered for this event?

just a gimmick GG. as if changing structure of the event is going to bring the fans pouring through the doors!!

[armchairfan]

Any results? and anyone have any idea why the draw format has been altered for this event?

Only 48 players get paid in this tournament instead of the usual 64.

If they hadn't changed the format players outside the top 64 would have needed 3 wins to get in the money.

[DeeZiZ]

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