2018/2019 Fantasy Snooker Launch

With the first event of the season over and a little indicator given as to who may be the form players in the early stages, it is time to launch the 2018/2019 Fantasy Snooker competition.

There is one week to go to get picks in for the season's first point scoring event, the World Open in China starting on Monday August 6.

This year there are no new rules, while in one change the unpopular Captains picks have been scrapped.

RULES: 

- All participants must pick two "season picks" prior to the first points scoring events. One of these players must be ranked between 33 and 64 as of July 30th, while the other should be ranked outside of the current top 64. These two selections will earn points in every point scoring event, but will not earn points for qualifying matches or in events that are not listed as points scoring events. These picks cannot be changed at any point during the season.

- Each participant will then additionally pick two players prior to each event to score points for that event only. Participants cannot pick any player more than three times over the course of the season, so use your picks wisely.

TOURNAMENTS TO BE INCLUDED: 

- World Open
- Paul Hunter Classic
- Indian Open
- China Championship
- European Masters
- English Open
- International Championship
- Champion of Champions
- Northern Ireland Open
- UK Championship (DOUBLE POINTS) 
- Scottish Open
- Masters (DOUBLE POINTS)
- German Masters
- World Grand Prix
- Welsh Open
- Players Championship
- Gibraltar Open
- Tour Championship
- China Open
- World Championship (DOUBLE POINTS)

20 events in all will count towards the final points total so there are plenty of opportunities to make a move up the leaderboard throughout the season.

POINTS SCORING: 

-   Match Win: 5 points

-   Match Win by 3 frames or better (5-2, 4-1, etc): 2 bonus points

-   Player Century: 2 points

-   147 break by player: 10 bonus points

-   Losing Semi-Finalist: 2 points 

-   Runner-Up 5 points

-   Tournament Winner: 10 points 

To send through both your season picks and the individual picks for the World Open, contact me on Twitter @CueActionBlog with the deadline for these picks being Monday August 6 before the first matches in Yushan. Feel free to tweet or message me with any further questions you may have about how the leagues, and remember that it's FREE to enter.