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Kuala Lumpur: The Asian Tour Qualifying School has attracted over 700 players from across the globe as they seek playing rights on the 2014 Asian Tour season.
Over 600 players have signed up for the First Stage, which will be played over two weeks in Hua Hin, Thailand from January 29-February 1 and February 5-8.
Approximately another 130 players will be exempted directly into the all-important Final Stage from February 12-15 when they will be joined from those who successfully negotiate past Stage One.
The top-40 and ties at the Final Stage will earn Asian Tour cards for 2014.
All Qualifying School entrants will also be eligible to compete on the burgeoning Asian Development Tour (ADT), which has become a career pathway for professionals to hone their skills and gain experience before entering the elite Asian Tour.
The ADT carries Official World Golf Ranking status and rewards its top three players at the end of the season with playing rights on the Asian Tour in the following year.
For the First Stage, Japan has the number highest of participants with a total of 94 entries followed by Australia (82), Korea (82), the United States (63), England (41), Thailand (40) and Chinese Taipei (37).
Sweden (19), Singapore (11), Canada (11), Spain (10), the Philippines (10), France (10), Malaysia (10), Finland (8) and New Zealand (8) will also be represented at the Qualifying School.
The Qualifying School has also received entries from China, Germany, Italy, Denmark, Scotland, India, Ireland, South Africa, Hong Kong, Norway, Portugal, Brunei Darussalam, Kenya, Monaco, Pakistan, Switzerland, Venezuela and Wales.
The First Stage Section A will be held at the Imperial Lakeview Golf Club and Royal Thai Army Sports Centre in Thailand, Hua Hin while the First Stage Section B will be held at the Imperial Lakeview, Royal Thai Army Sports Centre and Springfield Royal Country Club.
The Final Stage will be held at Springfield Royal and Imperial Lakeview.
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