Ian Preece was awarded a wildcard from World Snooker which enabled him to compete on the tour for the 200910 season, a series of snooker tournaments played between 16 May 2009 and 8 May 2010, but he was unable to keep his place and so has slipped off the main tour.
However the remainder of the 200809 season was poor and saw him in danger of dropping off the main tour, however he was awarded a wildcard from World Snooker which enabled him to compete on the tour for the 200910 season. However, he was unable to keep his place and so has slipped off the main tour. The 200910 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between 16 May 2009 and 8 May 2010. 
