Ranking points for winnerCat A: World Championships - 6,000
Cat B: UK Championships - 4,000
Cat B: China Open - 4,000
Cat C: Shanghai Masters - 2,000
Cat C: Welsh Open - 2,000
Cat C: Hainan Classic - 2,000
Cat C: Australian Open - 2,000
Cat C: German Masters - 2,000
Cat C: PTC Finals - 2,000
Cat C: Scottish Open - 2,000
Cat C: Northern Ireland Open - 2,000
Cat C: Antwerp Open - 2,000
Cat D: PTC 1-12 - 1,000
Cat D: Shootout - 1,000
Cat E: Masters
Cat E: Power Snooker
Cat E: Premier League
Format for tournamentCat A: World Championships
R1: BO19, R2: BO23, QF: BO25, SF: BO33, F: BO35
Cat B: UK Championships
R1: BO11, R2: BO11, QF: BO19, SF: BO19, F: BO25
Cat B: China Open
R1: BO11, R2: BO11, QF: BO19, SF: BO19, F: BO25
Cat C: Shanghai Masters
R1: BO9, R2: BO9, QF: BO9, SF: BO13, F: BO19
Cat C: Welsh Open
R1: BO3sets, R2: BO3sets, QF: BO5sets, SF: BO5sets, F: BO9sets
Cat C: Hainan Classic
R1: BO3, R2: BO3, R3: BO3 QF: BO3, SF: BO3, F: BO3 (Random draw)
Cat C: Australian Open
R1: BO9, R2: BO9, QF: BO9, SF: BO13, F: BO19
Cat C: German Masters
R1: BO9, R2: BO9, QF: BO9, SF: BO13, F: BO19
Cat C: PTC Finals
R1: BO7, QF: BO7, SF: BO11, F: BO13
Cat C: Scottish Open
R1: BO9, R2: BO9, QF: BO9, SF: BO13, F: BO19
Cat C: Northern Ireland Open
R1: BO9, R2: BO9, QF: BO9, SF: BO13, F: BO19
Cat C: Antwerp Open
R1: BO9, R2: BO9, QF: BO9, SF: BO13, F: BO19
Cat D: PTC 1-12
R1 - F: BO7
Cat D: Shootout - 1,000
R1 - F: BO1
Cat E: Masters
Top 8 enter group stage, top 2 from each make semis
Cat E: Power Snooker
16 invites, played over 2 days
Cat E: Premier League
Top 8 after previous season automatically entered, QFs on Saturday with BO7 and rubbish clock nonsense, SF+F BO11
OtherCat A/B: Worlds, UK and China become the three majors. All top 128 have to enter each as mandatory.
Cat C: Top 128 must enter at least 7 of the 9 events, of their choosing. Players can enter 8 or 9 but money/points halved.
Cat D: Of 12 PTCs, top 128 can enter minimum of 6. Players outside top 129 can enter as many as they like. Top 128 players' best 6 results count towards PTC finals and their ranking. Shootout - Top 128 automatically entered.
Cat E: Masters - 4 groups of 8, of whom are the reigning World/UK/China champs and the next 5 (or 6 or 7) highest ranked.
SEASON (START AUGUST)JANUARYWEEK 1 - MID-WINTER BREAK
WEEK 2 - MASTERS
WEEK 3 - PTC 9 (IN MAINLAND EUROPE)
WEEK 4 - PTC 10 (IN MAINLAND EUROPE)
FEBRUARYWEEK 1 - GERMAN MASTERS
WEEK 2 - WELSH OPEN
WEEK 3 - PTC11 (IN UK
WEEK 4 - PTC 12 (IN UK)
MARCHWEEK 1 - CHINA OPEN
WEEK 2 - HAINAN CLASSIC
WEEK 3 - WEEK OFF
WEEK 4 - PTC FINALS
APRILWEEK 1 - SHOOTOUT
WEEK 2 - WEEK OFF
WEEK 3 - WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
WEEK 4 - WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
MAYWEEK 1 - SUMMER BREAK/EXHOS
WEEK 2 - SUMMER BREAK/EXHOS
WEEK 3 - SUMMER BREAK/EXHOS
WEEK 4 - SUMMER BREAK/EXHOS
JUNEWEEK 1 - SUMMER BREAK/EXHOS
WEEK 2 - SUMMER BREAK/EXHOS
WEEK 3 - SUMMER BREAK/EXHOS
WEEK 4 - SUMMER BREAK/EXHOS
JULYWEEK 1 - SUMMER BREAK/EXHOS
WEEK 2 - SUMMER BREAK/EXHOS
WEEK 3 - SUMMER BREAK/EXHOS
WEEK 4 - SUMMER BREAK/EXHOS
AUGUSTWEEK 1 - AUSTRALIAN OPEN
WEEK 2 - WORLD CUP
WEEK 3 - SHANGHAI MASTERS
WEEK 4 - WEEK OFF
SEPTEMBERWEEK 1 - PTC 1 (IN UK)
WEEK 2 - PTC 2 (IN UK)
WEEK 3 - SCOTTISH OPEN
WEEK 4 - PTC3 (IN UK)
OCTOBERWEEK 1 - NORTHERN IRELAND OPEN
WEEK 2 - PTC 4 (IN IRELAND)
WEEK 3 - POWER SNOOKER
WEEK 4 - PTC 5 (IN MAINLAND EUROPE)
NOVEMBERWEEK 1 - ANTWERP OPEN
WEEK 2 - PTC 6 (IN MAINLAND EUROPE)
WEEK 3 - PTC 7 (IN UK)
WEEK 4 - PREMIER LEAGUE FINALS
DECEMBERWEEK 1 - PTC 8 (IN UK)
WEEK 2 - UK CHAMPIONSHIPS
WEEK 3 - MID-WINTER BREAK
WEEK 4 - MID-WINTER BREAK