March 27th 2023.
(Image Source: https://metro.co.uk) Michael Holt will be granted the opportunity to make his way back to the Crucible this year. As the investigation of match-fixing remains in progress, 11 players of the World Snooker Tour have been suspended, thus creating room for the additions of 16 WPBSA international invites and nine amateurs from the Q School Order of Merit. Those nine players include Steven Hallworth, Florian Nuessle, Ross Bulman, Ian Martin, Michael Holt, Haydon Pinhey, Andrew Higginson, Michael Georgiou and Soheil Vahedi. Of the nine, Holt, Higginson, and Georgiou have all previously been professionals and have gone to the Crucible, while the other six players are looking to experience their debut at the iconic venue. The 16 WPBSA-invited players are Hai Long Ma, Stan Moody, Liam Davies, Yang Gao, Liam Pullen, Iulian Boiko, Filips Kalnins, Martin O’Donnell, Liam Graham, Bulcsú Révész, Siripaporn Nuanthakhamjan, Ross Muir, Daniel Wells, Billy Castle, George Pragnell, and Farakh Ajaib. On Tuesday 28 March, the draw for the World Championship qualifiers will be announced and the qualifiers will commence from 3-12 April at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield. The 11 players who have been omitted as a result of their suspensions are Liang Wenbo, Li Hang, Lu Ning, Yan Bingtao, Zhao Xintong, Zhang Jiankang, Chen Zifan, Chang Bingyu, Zhao Jianbo, Bai Langning, and Mark King.
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