Fantasy Snooker Update: European Masters and China Championship points

Two events have passed in quick succession since the last Fantasy Snooker update. Mark Selby overcame John Higgins to win the China Championship, while in an event filled with a few more surprises, Jimmy Robertson beat Joe Perry in the final of the European Masters to claim his first ever ranking title.

Jimmy Robertson's victory was good news for two players who had him as a season pick. One of those players is Munraj Pal who has made a huge climb up the table thanks to selecting Robertson as well as picking Zhao Xintong as a season pick, with Zhao making the semi-finals of the China Championship. Add into the equation his selection of runner-up Higgins for the China Championship and Pal has climbed up 32 places, from a lowly 36th in the standings to become a firm contender in 4th spot.

The new leader though has made his move thanks to season pick Lu Haotian's run to the semi-finals in Guangzhou as well as picking both finalists of that event. Meanwhile, only one player (LTD Syndicate) had the foresight to select European Masters runner-up Joe Perry for the event in Lommel, seeing him climb just inside the top 10.

Here is how the table now looks after the last two weeks of action:

Ryan Duckett 276

Andy (APB147) 221

Daniela Reich 219

Munraj Pal 214

The Cue View 208

Kellie Barker 200

Stephen McCabe 200

FAM147 195

Square Sausage 177

LTD Syndicate 173

Rob Chipp 167

Dani M (esnukero) 167

Matt Butler 167

Chris Watts 162

Daz Muckian 162

Phil Mudd 159

Anatole Compton 158

Shaun Hunt 156

Rob Francis 150

Andrew Devonshire 148

Voihelevettisua 147

Cluster of Reds 147

Anthony (antow73) 145

Martin Pearlman 144

Tungsten Darts 143

Kim Kristensen 137

Steven Bunn 137

Debbie Dymott 121

Markus 120

Daniel Gavin 115

Pete Tscherewik 115

Alex Abrahams 113

Kevin Platten 103

Gary Freeman 101

Phil Robinson 67

GaryOnCue 64

Twit Torr Terry 63

Next up on the Fantasy Snooker schedule is the English Open, which kicks off in Crawley on Monday 15th October, with the deadline for picks falling on that day at 10am UK time. The draw for that event has been made today and can be found on the official World Snooker, while my tournament preview will come at the end of the week, following the International Championship qualifiers.

That gives all participants plenty of time to ponder their own two selections for the English Open and plot a big move up the standings.

Good luck.