The final four qualifiers react as Q School 2022 comes to an end

The final event of Q School 2022 is at an end, with James Cahill, Jenson Kendrick, Lukas Kleckers and John Astley the last four men to earn their two-year tour cards.

A number of the biggest names to enter Q School have not made it back onto the professional tour, with the likes of Michael Holt, Kurt Maflin and Andrew Higginson all set for a spell as amateurs.

Neither Maflin nor Higginson made it to the final day of Event Three, but Holt fell at the last hurdle, beaten 4-2 by Astley on Thursday in Sheffield.

Cahill beat young Chinese star Zhao Jianbo 4-1, Kleckers edged Ross Muir 4-3 and the only first-time pro coming through Q School this year, Kendrick, beat Haydon Pinhey 4-1.

The 21-year-old from Stoke has committed his life to snooker so far and his place on tour is richly deserved.

‘Words can’t describe, over the moon, I’ve shocked myself to be honest,’ Kendrick told WST.

‘I gave it absolutely everything in practice coming here, I was playing really, really well, but on the other hand there are many great players. There’s 40-50 players that could get on tour. I’m one of the 12 and I can’t believe it.

‘I left school after GCSEs, but even at school I was doing half weeks to do snooker. I’ve never had a job, nothing, I’ve dedicated my whole life to the game and finally it’s paying off.

‘I can’t thank my mum and dad enough, since I’ve left school they’ve done everything for me to be the absolute best I can.

‘Even at school people were saying, why not go down this route, college, but there was nothing on my mind other than the table and to get to the top of the game.’

On the prospect of facing the top players on the biggest stages, he added: ‘I’d love every second, every single second from the walk out. If I miss a black