 The World Snooker Tour calendar for this season is not complete yet, with more events set to be added, confirmed WPBSA chairman Jason Ferguson. After three pandemic-hit seasons, there has been an encouraging return to China for this campaign, with the Shanghai Masters, Wuhan Open and International Championship on the calendar after no events in the country since 2019. This was welcome news for players who had felt earning opportunities were frustratingly low with the loss of the big-money Chinese events due to Covid. Ferguson says there will be more good news to come too, with gaps in the calendar later in the season promised to be filled. March is currently a quiet time of the season, with the Six Red World Championship running from 4-9 and the World Mixed Doubles from 30-31, but we can expect at least one event to fill that void. 'We've so many opportunities on the go at the moment,' Ferguson told Metro.co.uk. 'There's a lot going on in the Far East, the Middle East, Europe. 'We're probably going to run out of dates rather than events, the way things are going. It's already getting to that point now, where we're looking at longer term calendars and we're becoming very tight for space for major events, which is great. 'We're not finished this season. There's a few gaps in March which will be filled in so there's still more to come. Lots going on. What we're trying to do is put bigger events on. You can put events on just to fill gaps but we're really trying to up the game.' There is hope that there will be expansion in Europe as well as China, especially given the remarkable World Championship success of Belgian superstar Luca Brecel. The thrilling triumph for the 28-year-old over Mark Selby in the Crucible final will hopefully create a surge of popularity in snooker in Belgium, ideally leading to a major event in the country. Ferguson confirms that discussions are ongoing, as they){kind=link}
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The World Snooker Tour calendar for this season is not complete yet, with more events set to be added, confirmed WPBSA chairman Jason Ferguson.
After three pandemic-hit seasons, there has been an encouraging return to China for this campaign, with the Shanghai Masters, Wuhan Open and International Championship on the calendar after no events in the country since 2019.
This was welcome news for players who had felt earning opportunities were frustratingly low with the loss of the big-money Chinese events due to Covid.
Ferguson says there will be more good news to come too, with gaps in the calendar later in the season promised to be filled.