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Provisional World Championship Seedings

Provisional World Championship seedings, including guaranteed points for current and upcoming events. The top 16 are secured a spot at the Crucible (Last 32, World Championship). NB! The defending champion (Wu Yize) will be the #1 seed. Red numbers means the player is still in the event.

R = World Ranking ; C = Current Seeding
# Chng-Sort ± C-Sort C R-Sort R O-Sort O Name Nationality Sum-Sort Total Chng-Sort ± ... CL CO WUO BO EO SZO ...
2. 0 3 3 3 3 999 n/a Zhao Xintong China 1168550 1 168 550 1168550 +1 168 550 ... 2000 0 0 0 0 0 ...
1. 0 4 4 4 4 999 n/a Wu Yize China 880300 880 300 880300 +880 300 ... 0 0 0 0 0 ...
3. 0 2 2 2 2 999 n/a Neil Robertson Australia 738500 738 500 738500 +738 500 ... 0 0 0 0 0 ...
4. 0 6 6 6 6 999 n/a Shaun Murphy England 658900 658 900 658900 +658 900 ... 0 0 0 0 0 ...
5. 0 7 7 8 8 999 n/a Mark J Williams Wales 597800 597 800 597800 +597 800 ... 0 0 0 0 0 ...
6. 0 1 1 1 1 999 n/a Judd Trump England 562350 562 350 562350 +562 350 ... 0 0 0 0 0 ...
7. 0 9 9 9 9 999 n/a Mark Selby England 484350 484 350 484350 +484 350 ... 0 0 0 0 0 ...
8. 0 14 14 14 14 999 n/a Ronnie O'Sullivan England 456750 456 750 456750 +456 750 ... 0 0 0 0 0 ...
9. 0 5 5 5 5 999 n/a John Higgins Scotland 449600 449 600 449600 +449 600 ... 0 0 0 0 ...
10. 0 12 12 12 12 999 n/a Mark Allen Northern Ireland 409350 409 350 409350 +409 350 ... 0 0 0 0 0 ...
11. 0 13 13 13 13 999 n/a Chris Wakelin England 379800 379 800 379800 +379 800 ... 5000 0 0 0 0 0 ...
12. 0 10 10 10 10 999 n/a Barry Hawkins England 368800 368 800 368800 +368 800 ... 0 0 0 0 0 ...
13. 0 11 11 11 11 999 n/a Xiao Guodong China 302400 302 400 302400 +302 400 ... 0 0 0 0 0 ...
14. 0 18 18 18 18 999 n/a Thepchaiya Un-Nooh Thailand 302350 302 350 302350 +302 350 ... 2000 0 0 0 0 8250 ...
15. 0 23 23 22 22 999 n/a Zhou Yuelong China 267200 267 200 267200 +267 200 ... 5000 10000 0 0 0 0 ...
16. 0 17 17 17 17 999 n/a Jack Lisowski England 263900 263 900 263900 +263 900 ... 4000 7500 0 3000 0 0 ...
17. 0 19 19 20 20 999 n/a Elliot Slessor England 250050 250 050 250050 +250 050 ... 9000 7500 0 0 0 8250 ...
18. 0 24 24 23 23 999 n/a Gary Wilson England 249050 249 050 249050 +249 050 ... 6000 7500 8000 0 0 8250 ...
19. 0 20 20 19 19 999 n/a Zhang Anda China 244400 244 400 244400 +244 400 ... 8000 10000 0 3000 0 0 ...
20. 0 22 22 24 24 999 n/a Ali Carter England 204000 204 000 204000 +204 000 ... 4000 7500 8000 0 0 8250 ...
21. 0 16 16 16 16 999 n/a Si Jiahui China 187200 187 200 187200 +187 200 ... 2000 0 0 0 0 0 ...
22. 0 28 28 27 27 999 n/a Hossein Vafaei Iran 186050 186 050 186050 +186 050 ... 11000 10000 8000 0 0 8250 ...
23. 0 25 25 26 26 999 n/a Pang Junxu China 177750 177 750 177750 +177 750 ... 4000 10000 8000 0 0 8250 ...
24. 0 21 21 21 21 999 n/a Stuart Bingham England 177550 177 550 177550 +177 550 ... 1000 10000 0 0 0 8250 ...
25. 0 8 8 7 7 999 n/a Kyren Wilson England 175300 175 300 175300 +175 300 ... 0 0 0 0 0 0 ...
26. 0 15 15 15 15 999 n/a Ding Junhui China 174850 174 850 174850 +174 850 ... 0 0 0 0 0 ...
27. 0 48 48 47 47 999 n/a Chang Bingyu China 171800 171 800 171800 +171 800 ... 6000 10000 8000 0 0 4700 ...
28. 0 32 32 29 29 999 n/a Jak Jones Wales 169000 169 000 169000 +169 000 ... 33000 0 8000 0 0 0 ...
29. 0 29 29 30 30 999 n/a Stephen Maguire Scotland 163450 163 450 163450 +163 450 ... 4000 0 8000 0 8250 ...
30. 0 31 31 32 32 999 n/a David Gilbert England 155800 155 800 155800 +155 800 ... 23000 10000 8000 0 0 8250 ...
31. 0 30 30 31 31 999 n/a Yuan Sijun China 150450 150 450 150450 +150 450 ... 2000 7500 8000 0 0 8250 ...
32. 0 38 38 38 38 999 n/a Anthony McGill Scotland 144650 144 650 144650 +144 650 ... 10000 0 3000 0 8250 ...
33. 0 41 41 41 41 999 n/a Aaron Hill Ireland 140500 140 500 140500 +140 500 ... 2000 10000 4500 0 0 4700 ...
34. 0 27 27 28 28 999 n/a Joe O'Connor England 127950 127 950 127950 +127 950 ... 2000 7500 0 0 0 0 ...
35. 0 35 35 39 39 999 n/a Jackson Page Wales 122200 122 200 122200 +122 200 ... 4000 10000 8000 3000 0 8250 ...
36. 0 26 26 25 25 999 n/a Lei Peifan China 122050 122 050 122050 +122 050 ... 8000 0 0 0 0 8250 ...
37. 0 47 47 48 48 999 n/a He Guoqiang China 118700 118 700 118700 +118 700 ... 6000 7500 8000 0 0 4700 ...
38. 0 42 42 40 40 999 n/a Zak Surety England 117550 117 550 117550 +117 550 ... 4000 0 0 3000 0 8250 ...
39. 0 40 40 37 37 999 n/a Stan Moody England 117500 117 500 117500 +117 500 ... 5000 0 4500 0 0 0 ...
40. 0 44 44 42 42 999 n/a Luca Brecel Belgium 117200 117 200 117200 +117 200 ... 6000 7500 0 0 0 4700 ...
41. 0 37 37 36 36 999 n/a Ryan Day Wales 111850 111 850 111850 +111 850 ... 1000 0 8000 0 0 0 ...
42. 0 45 45 46 46 999 n/a Daniel Wells Wales 111300 111 300 111300 +111 300 ... 0 7500 8000 3000 0 0 ...
43. 0 46 46 45 45 999 n/a Noppon Saengkham Thailand 109500 109 500 109500 +109 500 ... 11000 10000 4500 0 0 0 ...
44. 0 43 43 44 44 999 n/a Matthew Selt England 104950 104 950 104950 +104 950 ... 2000 10000 4500 0 0 4700 ...
45. 0 49 49 49 49 999 n/a Matthew Stevens Wales 102900 102 900 102900 +102 900 ... 2000 5000 0 3000 0 0 ...
46. 0 57 57 57 57 999 n/a Fan Zhengyi China 94850 94 850 94850 +94 850 ... 2000 7500 4500 3000 0 4700 ...
47. 0 53 53 51 51 999 n/a Oliver Lines England 94500 94 500 94500 +94 500 ... 2000 0 0 0 0 4700 ...
48. 0 34 34 34 34 999 n/a Xu Si China 94200 94 200 94200 +94 200 ... 6000 7500 0 0 0 8250 ...
49. 0 33 33 33 33 999 n/a Jimmy Robertson England 93850 93 850 93850 +93 850 ... 6000 7500 0 3000 0 8250 ...
50. 0 39 39 43 43 999 n/a Ben Woollaston England 92600 92 600 92600 +92 600 ... 1000 0 4500 0 0 0 ...
51. 0 51 51 50 50 999 n/a Michael Holt England 92350 92 350 92350 +92 350 ... 1000 5000 4500 0 0 4700 ...
52. 0 65 65 65 65 999 n/a Jiang Jun China 90550 90 550 90550 +90 550 ... 2000 10000 1500 0 0 4700 ...
53. 0 52 52 53 53 999 n/a Martin O'Donnell England 88400 88 400 88400 +88 400 ... 2000 5000 0 0 0 0 ...
54. 0 56 56 54 54 999 n/a Robbie Williams England 84650 84 650 84650 +84 650 ... 2000 0 4500 0 0 0 ...
55. 0 62 62 62 62 999 n/a Ben Mertens Belgium 82700 82 700 82700 +82 700 ... 0 5000 1500 0 0 4700 ...
56. 0 54 54 55 55 999 n/a Ricky Walden England 81750 81 750 81750 +81 750 ... 1000 5000 0 3000 0 4700 ...
57. 0 58 58 56 56 999 n/a Liu Hongyu China 80600 80 600 80600 +80 600 ... 6000 10000 4500 0 0 4700 ...
58. 0 50 50 52 52 999 n/a Long Zehuang China 77950 77 950 77950 +77 950 ... 2000 5000 0 3000 0 0 ...
59. 0 36 36 35 35 999 n/a Tom Ford England 77600 77 600 77600 +77 600 ... 10000 4500 0 0 0 ...
60. 0 63 63 63 63 999 n/a Jamie Jones Wales 75050 75 050 75050 +75 050 ... 2000 5000 0 3000 0 0 ...
61. 0 66 66 66 66 999 n/a Liam Pullen England 72950 72 950 72950 +72 950 ... 1000 5000 0 0 0 0 ...
62. 0 67 67 67 67 999 n/a Louis Heathcote England 72700 72 700 72700 +72 700 ... 1000 5000 4500 0 0 0 ...
63. 0 68 68 69 69 999 n/a Liam Highfield England 72500 72 500 72500 +72 500 ... 2000 7500 0 0 0 4700 ...
64. 0 64 64 64 64 999 n/a Jordan Brown Northern Ireland 70050 70 050 70050 +70 050 ... 0 5000 4500 3000 0 1600 ...
65. 0 55 55 58 58 999 n/a Scott Donaldson [7] Scotland 69650 69 650 69650 +69 650 ... 6000 0 0 0 0 4700 ...
66. 0 72 72 70 70 999 n/a Dylan Emery [2] Wales 69550 69 550 69550 +69 550 ... 9000 5000 8000 0 0 1600 ...
67. 0 69 69 68 68 999 n/a Marco Fu [6] Hong Kong 68750 68 750 68750 +68 750 ... 5000 5000 0 0 0 1600 ...
68. 0 71 71 72 72 999 n/a Iulian Boiko [3] Ukraine 67200 67 200 67200 +67 200 ... 4000 7500 0 3000 0 4700 ...
69. 0 60 60 61 61 999 n/a David Lilley [11] England 67100 67 100 67100 +67 100 ... 1000 7500 0 0 0 0 ...
70. 0 59 59 59 59 999 n/a Ishpreet Singh Chadha [8] India 66550 66 550 66550 +66 550 ... 2000 5000 0 3000 0 0 ...
71. 0 70 70 71 71 999 n/a Sam Craigie [12] England 61700 61 700 61700 +61 700 ... 5000 1500 0 0 1600 ...
72. 0 73 73 75 75 999 n/a Steven Hallworth [4] England 60800 60 800 60800 +60 800 ... 1000 5000 8000 3000 0 1600 ...
73. 0 61 61 60 60 999 n/a Lyu Haotian [15] China 55450 55 450 55450 +55 450 ... 1000 5000 0 0 0 1600 ...
74. 0 79 79 79 79 999 n/a Yao Pengcheng [1] China 53450 53 450 53450 +53 450 ... 1000 10000 8000 3000 0 1600 ...
75. 0 74 74 73 73 999 n/a David Grace [10] England 51550 51 550 51550 +51 550 ... 5000 0 0 0 0 4700 ...
76. 0 76 76 74 74 999 n/a Ian Burns [9] England 48700 48 700 48700 +48 700 ... 5000 5000 0 0 0 ...
77. 0 75 75 76 76 999 n/a Gao Yang [16] China 47600 47 600 47600 +47 600 ... 1000 5000 1500 0 0 0 ...
78. 0 78 78 78 78 999 n/a Lan Yuhao [5] China 41800 41 800 41800 +41 800 ... 2000 5000 0 0 0 4700 ...
79. 0 77 77 77 77 999 n/a Michal Szubarczyk [45] Poland 38450 38 450 38450 +38 450 ... 1000 0 0 0 0 0 ...
80. 0 80 80 80 80 999 n/a Xu Yichen [25] China 30350 30 350 30350 +30 350 ... 0 5000 0 0 0 0 ...
81. 0 81 81 81 81 999 n/a Zhao Hanyang [23] China 28100 28 100 28100 +28 100 ... 1000 2500 1500 0 0 0 ...
82. 0 84 84 85 85 999 n/a Ross Muir [19] Scotland 25700 25 700 25700 +25 700 ... 0 5000 0 0 0 1600 ...
83. 0 82 82 83 83 999 n/a Reanne Evans (f) [28] England 25600 25 600 25600 +25 600 ... 0 2500 0 0 0 1600 ...
84. 0 83 83 82 82 999 n/a Liu Wenwei [32] China 23600 23 600 23600 +23 600 ... 2000 0 1500 0 0 0 ...
85. 0 85 85 84 84 999 n/a Mateusz Baranowski [31] Poland 22500 22 500 22500 +22 500 ... 2000 0 0 0 0 1600 ...
86. 0 98 98 99 99 999 n/a Liam Davies Wales 20200 20 200 20200 +20 200 ... 2000 0 4500 0 0 4700 ...
87. 0 87 87 87 87 999 n/a Liam Graham [22] Scotland 19500 19 500 19500 +19 500 ... 2000 0 0 3000 0 0 ...
88. 0 98 98 105 105 999 n/a Mitchell Mann England 19500 19 500 19500 +19 500 ... 1000 5000 1500 0 0 0 ...
89. 0 86 86 86 86 999 n/a Leone Crowley [44] Ireland 19500 19 500 19500 +19 500 ... 0 0 1500 0 0 0 ...
90. 0 91 91 92 92 999 n/a Chatchapong Nasa [18] Thailand 15100 15 100 15100 +15 100 ... 0 2500 0 3000 0 1600 ...
91. 0 92 92 91 91 999 n/a Oliver Brown [13] England 15000 15 000 15000 +15 000 ... 1000 2500 4500 0 0 0 ...
92. 0 93 93 93 93 999 n/a Florian Nüßle [13] Austria 14500 14 500 14500 +14 500 ... 1000 2500 4500 0 0 0 ...
93. 0 98 98 105 105 999 n/a Antoni Kowalski Poland 14200 14 200 14200 +14 200 ... 1000 2500 0 0 0 4700 ...
94. 0 98 98 97 97 999 n/a Cheung Ka Wai Hong Kong 12600 12 600 12600 +12 600 ... 5000 0 0 0 1600 ...
95. 0 89 89 88 88 999 n/a Alexander Ursenbacher [40] Switzerland 12600 12 600 12600 +12 600 ... 2000 0 0 0 0 0 ...
96. 0 88 88 89 89 999 n/a Connor Benzey England 12000 12 000 12000 +12 000 ... 0 0 0 0 0 ...
97. 0 98 98 99 99 999 n/a Jamie Clarke Wales 11600 11 600 11600 +11 600 ... 2000 5000 0 3000 0 1600 ...
98. 0 94 94 95 95 999 n/a Jimmy White [29] England 10600 10 600 10600 +10 600 ... 2500 0 0 0 1600 ...
99. 0 96 96 94 94 999 n/a Sahil Nayyar [23] Canada 10500 10 500 10500 +10 500 ... 1000 2500 1500 0 0 0 ...
100. 0 98 98 105 105 999 n/a Artemijs Zizins Latvia 10100 10 100 10100 +10 100 ... 1000 0 4500 3000 0 1600 ...
101. 0 98 98 114 114 999 n/a Ashley Carty England 10000 10 000 10000 +10 000 ... 0 2500 4500 0 0 0 ...
102. 0 90 90 90 90 999 n/a Fergal Quinn Northern Ireland 10000 10 000 10000 +10 000 ... 0 0 0 0 0 0 ...
103. 0 98 98 114 114 999 n/a Huang Jiahao China 8700 8 700 8700 +8 700 ... 0 2500 1500 0 0 4700 ...
104. 0 98 98 99 99 999 n/a Luo Zetao China 8200 8 200 8200 +8 200 ... 2000 0 1500 0 0 4700 ...
105. 0 97 97 98 98 999 n/a Mahmoud El Hareedy [20] Egypt 7500 7 500 7500 +7 500 ... 2000 0 1500 3000 0 0 ...
106. 0 98 98 99 99 999 n/a T Tirapongpaiboon Thailand 7500 7 500 7500 +7 500 ... 2000 2500 0 3000 0 0 ...
107. 0 98 98 114 114 999 n/a Deng Haohui China 7200 7 200 7200 +7 200 ... 0 2500 0 0 0 4700 ...
108. 0 98 98 105 105 999 n/a Wang Xinbo China 7100 7 100 7100 +7 100 ... 1000 0 4500 0 0 1600 ...
109. 0 98 98 114 114 999 n/a Alfie Burden England 7000 7 000 7000 +7 000 ... 0 2500 4500 0 0 0 ...
109. 0 98 98 114 114 999 n/a Oliver Sykes England 7000 7 000 7000 +7 000 ... 0 2500 4500 0 0 0 ...
111. 0 98 98 105 105 999 n/a Andrew Higginson England 6600 6 600 6600 +6 600 ... 1000 2500 1500 0 0 1600 ...
112. 0 98 98 114 114 999 n/a Hammad Miah England 6500 6 500 6500 +6 500 ... 0 5000 1500 0 0 0 ...
113. 0 98 98 99 99 999 n/a Julien Leclercq Belgium 6100 6 100 6100 +6 100 ... 2000 2500 0 0 0 1600 ...
114. 0 95 95 96 96 999 n/a Ng On Yee (f) Hong Kong 6000 6 000 6000 +6 000 ... 0 0 0 0 0 0 ...
115. 0 98 98 114 114 999 n/a Gong Chenzhi China 5600 5 600 5600 +5 600 ... 0 2500 1500 0 0 1600 ...
116. 0 98 98 114 114 999 n/a Ashley Hugill England 4700 4 700 4700 +4 700 ... 0 0 0 0 0 4700 ...
117. 0 98 98 114 114 999 n/a Craig Steadman England 4100 4 100 4100 +4 100 ... 0 2500 0 0 0 1600 ...
118. 0 98 98 114 114 999 n/a Bai Yulu (f) China 3000 3 000 3000 +3 000 ... 0 0 0 0 0 0 ...
119. 0 98 98 105 105 999 n/a Anton Kazakov Ukraine 2500 2 500 2500 +2 500 ... 1000 0 1500 0 0 0 ...
119. 0 98 98 105 105 999 n/a Sean O'Sullivan England 2500 2 500 2500 +2 500 ... 1000 0 1500 0 0 0 ...
121. 0 98 98 99 99 999 n/a Liu Yang China 2000 2 000 2000 +2 000 ... 2000 0 0 0 0 0 ...
122. 0 98 98 114 114 999 n/a Phil O'Kane England 1500 1 500 1500 +1 500 ... 0 0 1500 0 0 0 ...
123. 0 98 98 105 105 999 n/a Michael Larkov Ukraine 1000 1 000 1000 +1 000 ... 1000 0 0 0 0 0 ...
123. 0 98 98 105 105 999 n/a Stuart Carrington England 1000 1 000 1000 +1 000 ... 1000 0 0 0 0 0 ...
125. 0 98 98 114 114 999 n/a Panchaya Channoi (f) Thailand 0 0 0 ... 0 0 0 0 0 0 ...
125. 0 98 98 114 114 999 n/a Paul Norris England 0 0 0 ... 0 0 0 0 0 0 ...
127. 0 98 98 127 127 999 n/a Igor Figueiredo Brazil 0 0 0 ... ...