Hammad Miah defeated Patrick Whelan 4-2 to win the first WPBSA Q Tour Europe event of the 2025/26 season at the Snookerhallen in Stockholm, Sweden.
The Englishman, who was relegated from the World Snooker Tour at the end of last season, came through a field of 94 cueists in the Swedish capital to make the perfect start to his bid to return to the professional ranks.
Miah faced a tough route to the final as he took on fellow former professionals in each of the five rounds leading up to the title match.
A trio of half-century breaks helped Miah to a whitewash victory over Sean Maddocks and he battled through against Ashley Carty in the next round by compiling a break of 50 in the deciding frame.
The 32-year-old, who first turned professional in 2013, then confirmed his place in the concluding day at the Snookerhallen by defeating Ryan Thomerson 4-1 with a top break of 92.
Reigning World Seniors Snooker champion Alfie Burden provided tough opposition in the quarter-final, but Miah was able to secure a 4-1 victory before downing Peter Lines 4-2 with breaks of 71, 61 and 109 to reach the title match.
There he faced fellow countryman Whelan, who had reached the first Q Tour final of his career by defeating 16-year-old Ukrainian sensation Michael Larkov, who had compiled the tournament high break of 140 earlier in the week, in the semi-final.
The 27-year-old made the perfect start to the best-of-seven frame final by firing in a break of 105 in the opener.
Miah quickly hit back, however, moving ahead for the first time at 2-1 with a break of 75 before stealing frame four from 50 points behind with a 76 clearance.
Whelan rallied to take frame five and looked set to force a decider in the next, but a risky blue was missed leaving Miah able to clear the last three colours and secure the title.
Post-match, Miah said: “I am happy with the way I finished off the final. I’m not 100% satisfied, but I did enough to win so there are a lot of positives to take from the weekend.”
“It’s been a huge adjustment but I think I needed this to gain some confidence again. I just need to win a couple more events and secure my tour card for next season. That is my only goal for this campaign.” said Miah.
The second WPBSA Q Tour Europe event of the 2025/26 season takes place in Vienna, Austria on 25-28 September. Enter now.
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The Englishman, who was relegated from the World Snooker Tour at the end of last season, came through a field of 94 cueists in the Swedish capital to make the perfect start to his bid to return to the professional ranks.
Miah faced a tough route to the final as he took on fellow former professionals in each of the five rounds leading up to the title match.
A trio of half-century breaks helped Miah to a whitewash victory over Sean Maddocks and he battled through against Ashley Carty in the next round by compiling a break of 50 in the deciding frame.
The 32-year-old, who first turned professional in 2013, then confirmed his place in the concluding day at the Snookerhallen by defeating Ryan Thomerson 4-1 with a top break of 92.
Reigning World Seniors Snooker champion Alfie Burden provided tough opposition in the quarter-final, but Miah was able to secure a 4-1 victory before downing Peter Lines 4-2 with breaks of 71, 61 and 109 to reach the title match.
There he faced fellow countryman Whelan, who had reached the first Q Tour final of his career by defeating 16-year-old Ukrainian sensation Michael Larkov, who had compiled the tournament high break of 140 earlier in the week, in the semi-final.
The 27-year-old made the perfect start to the best-of-seven frame final by firing in a break of 105 in the opener.
Miah quickly hit back, however, moving ahead for the first time at 2-1 with a break of 75 before stealing frame four from 50 points behind with a 76 clearance.
Whelan rallied to take frame five and looked set to force a decider in the next, but a risky blue was missed leaving Miah able to clear the last three colours and secure the title.
Post-match, Miah said: “I am happy with the way I finished off the final. I’m not 100% satisfied, but I did enough to win so there are a lot of positives to take from the weekend.”
“It’s been a huge adjustment but I think I needed this to gain some confidence again. I just need to win a couple more events and secure my tour card for next season. That is my only goal for this campaign.” said Miah.
The second WPBSA Q Tour Europe event of the 2025/26 season takes place in Vienna, Austria on 25-28 September. Enter now.
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