International Open Series

International Open Series
Tournament information
VenueWorld Snooker Centre
LocationPrestatyn
CountryWales
Established2001
Organisation(s)WPBSA (2001/02)
EASB (2002/03–2009/10)
FormatProfessional (2001/02)
Pro-am (2002/03)
Amateur (2003/04–2009/10)
Final year2009/10
Final championEngland Jack Lisowski

The International Open Series (often referred to as Pontins International Open Series or PIOS[1][2] for sponsorship purposes), was a series of snooker tournaments that ran from the 2001/02 season until the 2009/10 season. It was originally called the Open Tour but was renamed in 2005/2006.[3]

  1. ^ "Pontin's &– Working with Global Snooker". London: Global Snooker. 2009. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
  2. ^ "Pontin's International Open Series: Rules of Entry 2009/10" (PDF). Global-Snooker.com: Maximum Snooker Coverage. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Hayton was invoked but never defined (see the help page).