Michael Holt took a optimistic step in direction of securing a return to the primary tour after profitable Q Tour Occasion 2 on Sunday in Stockholm.
The Hitman, a former rating occasion champion, beat Liam Davies 5-2 within the closing of the newbie competitors in Sweden.
Holt was knowledgeable participant for 25 years earlier than his sudden relegation from the World Snooker Tour in 2022.
Q Tour gives the 45 year-old a route again to the big-time, with the top-ranked participant on the finish of the season gaining a two-year professional card.
An extra three locations will likely be up for grabs by means of the Q Tour Playoffs – for which qualification can be primarily based on the rankings.
After receiving a bye for his first match within the final 64, Holt orchestrated victories over Chang Yu Kiu and Craig Steadman to achieve the quarter-finals.
Routine triumphs over Daniel Womersley and Alfie Davies helped the Englishman by means of to the title decider.
Holt then compiled breaks of 91 and 70 to see off Welshman Liam Davies, who narrowly missed out on making it back-to-back successes on the Q Tour.
{The teenager} beat Craig Steadman to win Q Tour Occasion 1 on the finish of August.
The third match of the 2023/24 marketing campaign is scheduled for October twentieth to twenty second in Germany.
Q Tour Occasion 2
Chosen Outcomes
Quarter-Finals
Liam Davies 4-3 Florian Nuessle
Anton Kowalski 4-1 Sean McAllister
Alfie Davies 4-1 Peter Strains
Michael Holt 4-0 Daniel Womersley
Semi-Finals
Liam Davies 4-0 Anton Kowalski
Michael Holt 4-1 Alfie Davies
Last
Michael Holt 5-2 Liam Davies
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