2019–20 Challenge Tour

Allan Taylor, who had finished seventh in the rankings, won the play-off tournament and a place on the World Snooker Tour.

[1] The leading 56 players in the 2019 Q School Order of Merit who had not qualified for the main tour, as well as eight wildcards are eligible to play.

[4][1] The leading 56 players in the 2019 Q School Order of Merit, excluding the 16 who qualified for the main tour, were automatically eligible to play.

[2][5] The first event was won by Ka Wai Cheung, who defeated Oliver Brown 3–1 in the final in Nuremberg, Germany.

[9] Allan Taylor won the fifth event, defeating Scottish player Michael Collumb in the final.

[17] Third placed Andrew Pagett also received a tour card, having won the 2020 EBSA European Snooker Championship.

[18] The next eight highest ranked players took part in the play-off in Sheffield in England for a final World Snooker Tour place for the following two seasons.

[19][20] The play-off was postponed until August 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but was won by Taylor, who completed a 4–0 whitewash victory over Duffy.

[25] The final event, the Challenge Tour Playoff, was held at the English Institute of Sport, Sheffield on 20 July.

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Ashley Hugill won two events, and was the highest ranked player on the Challenge Tour.