Zhao Xintong’s ranking has been cleared up by the World Snooker Tour (WST) following confusion in the aftermath of his World Championship triumph.
The WST said: “The principal [sic] clearly established in snooker is that amateurs can earn prize money and ranking points in the same way that professionals do, and there are many precedents for this.
“Zhao has earned his top 64 place on merit, he will keep the rankings points he has earned and if he wins the World Championship he will be seeded second for most events next season which again is a long standing principal.
“Our entry pack was agreed with the Players Board before the start of this season. We accept that the wording in this particular paragraph could have been clearer, but the principals are unchanged and well established.”
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