FANTASY SNOOKER: Points update and Indian Open info

After a busy few weeks on the snooker circuit with the Welsh Open, World Grand Prix and German Masters all taking place in the last four weeks it is time for an update on the standings in the Fantasy League.

The next event up is the Indian Open, with a number of top players not taking part over in Kochi so it is an opportunity to go further outside the box with selections, given that big tournaments like the Players Championship, China Open and the World Championships are all still to come before the fantasy season comes to an end.

Since the last update was published prior to the German Masters, 2017/2018 champion Kellie Barker has been overtaken at the top of the standings, falling back to 2nd place and 82 points now behind the new leader. The big mover is Munraj Pal who has climbed up to 6th place, but most of the chasing pack otherwise remain in similar positions and all still in with a chance of taking the title.

Here is how the standings look in full following the Welsh Open:

Matt Butler 947

Kellie Barker 865

Ryan Duckett 855

Rob Chipp 843

Daz Muckian 830

Munraj Pal 808

Phil Mudd 794

FAM147 781

Stephen McCabe 777

Tungsten Darts 769

LTD Syndicate 766

Anatole Compton 751

Kim Kristensen 750

Andy (APB147) 750

Rob Francis 749

Cluster of Reds 747

The Cue View 742

Daniel Gavin 740

Anthony (antow73) 710

Pete Tscherewik 709

Daniela Reich 708

Shaun Hunt 706

Dani M (esnukero) 701

Alex Abrahams 681

Chris Watts 675

Debbie Dymott 662

Voihelevettisua 658

Phil Robinson 652

Martin Pearlman 647

Steven Bunn 645

Markus 568

Andrew Devonshire 527

Kelvin Platten 517

A gap has certainly started to open up at the top then but that does not mean it cannot all change before the end of the season with plenty of events to go, including the double points Crucible finale.

Deadline for picks for the Indian Open is before the first matches start on Wednesday February 27. Do not get caught out by the time difference with the first set of matches starting at 5.30am UK time on the Wednesday. Also, do not forget that you can only pick any individual player a maximum of three times and any picks that need to be changed will be see the player notified via Twitter.

Following the Indian Open, is the Players Championship next Monday, for the top 16 on the one-year list and with the draw available on the World Snooker website you can already look ahead and start considering picks for that too. All the best of luck to all participants ahead of the upcoming tournaments.