Promotion on to the tour means Pinhey is among the many world’s prime 128 gamers and has the possibility to qualify for all the most important championships.
If he can get into the highest 64 by 2026 he’ll maintain his place on the tour – a feat he has dreamed about since he was seven years previous.
However he says it has been laborious, particularly previously 4 years the place every time he has stumbled on the last hurdle in his bid for the massive time.
“The third yr I misplaced in a row was the largest one, I used to be truly pondering that I could not take any extra last-round losses,” Pinhey added.
“I’ve obtained to be lifelike, it’s robust to remain on after two years, so who is aware of, I can simply attempt to take pleasure in it.
“I feel I will be a harmful draw. I’ve had lots of professional occasions, so to attempt to keep on there for 2 years is the primary intention, nevertheless it’s robust.”
However Pinhey is aware of he’s able to mixing it with the perfect – he beat Luca Brecel simply 4 weeks earlier than the Belgian received the 2023 World Championship and has had wins over different highly-ranked gamers too.
“Snooker’s all about perception,” he mentioned. “All of us can play, it is about believing you possibly can beat the highest guys and that was superb.”