FANTASY SNOOKER: Points update and China Championship info

Following the postponement of the Indian Open, it has been four weeks since the last counting event to the fantasy snooker concluded with Kyren Wilson winning the Paul Hunter Classic. While Wilson was a popular pick for the three days in Furth, only one participant chose runner-up Peter Ebdon in what was an inspired selection.

Next up is the China Championships which begins on Monday. The first thing for participants to remember is that, with qualifying having already taken place, points for any heldover matches will not count towards a final player for the tournament. So, for example, do not pick out defending champion Luca Brecel in the hope of stealing a few extra points from his last 128 game.

As well as this, keep in mind that this is only the third of event of the season and there are still plenty of events on the schedule, given the rule that you can only pick any player up to three times during the 2018/2019 campaign.

This is how the table looks after the first two events:

The Cue View 152

Dani M (esnukero) 141

Ryan Duckett 133

Voihelevettisua 133

FAM147 125

Shaun Hunt 118

Daniela Reich 116

Andy (APB147) 111

Kellie Barker 103

Rob Chipp 102

Cluster of Reds 101

Rob Francis 100

Matt Butler 98

LTD Syndicate 96

Daz Muckian 94

Martin Pearlman 91

Phil Mudd 90

Tungsten Darts 90

Chris Watts 86

Steven Bunn 85

Kim Kristensen 84

Stephen McCabe 83

Andrew Devonshire 83

Anthony (antow73) 82

Pete Tscherewik 77

Daniel Gavin 75

Gary Freeman 75

Alex Abrahams 73

Debbie Dymott 70

GaryOnCue 64

Kevin Platten 64

Square Sausage 61

Anatole Compton 60

Markus 57

Twit Torr Terry 56

Munraj Pal 53

Phil Robinson 51

The Cue View is still out in front after a successful opening two events but the chasing pack behind are certainly close behind with a long way to go in the season. Those nearer the bottom half of the table are by no means out of it either and three events in the next four weeks can certainly change the look of these standings.

The deadline for all picks in the China Championship is before the first matches on Monday 24 September at 2.30am UK time.

PLEASE NOTE: For those waiting for an update prior to the fourth round of picks, be aware that the European Masters starts the day after the China Championship final, and the deadline for picks there will be Monday 1 October at 12pm UK time.

Good luck to all the Fantasy Players for the next two weeks!