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Seedings

This is the current seeding list (for the Scottish Open), updated after the 2026 British Open. In every tournament the defending champion is the #1 seed, the world champion is the #2 seed and the rest are seeded according to the list below.

Top 64 at season-end is secured a spot on next season's Tour. The top 4 in the season list (yellow) not already qualified will also earn cards. Those in green are safe with two-year cards. See also the official list at World Snooker. We have also stored the older lists.

R = World Ranking ; ± = Change from previous seeding
# Chng-Sort ± C-Sort C R-Sort R O-Sort O Name Nationality Sum-Sort Total Chng-Sort ±
1. 0 1 1 1 1 999 n/a Zhao Xintong China 1265550 1 265 550 12000 +12 000
2. 2 +2 2 2 5 5 999 n/a Mark Selby England 1139150 1 139 150 31800 +31 800
3. 2 +2 3 3 2 2 999 n/a Judd Trump England 1108350 1 108 350 6800 +6 800
4. -2 -2 4 4 3 3 999 n/a Neil Robertson Australia 1098200 1 098 200 -100000 -100 000
5. -2 -2 5 5 4 4 999 n/a Wu Yize China 1067900 1 067 900 -42000 -42 000
6. 0 6 6 6 6 999 n/a John Higgins Scotland 962000 962 000 0
7. 0 7 7 7 7 999 n/a Shaun Murphy England 873000 873 000 -2400 -2 400
8. 0 8 8 9 9 999 n/a Kyren Wilson England 708100 708 100 -3000 -3 000
9. 0 9 9 8 8 999 n/a Mark J Williams Wales 702400 702 400 0
10. 0 10 10 10 10 999 n/a Barry Hawkins England 664800 664 800 -10200 -10 200
11. 0 11 11 11 11 999 n/a Xiao Guodong China 646900 646 900 -600 -600
12. 0 12 12 12 12 999 n/a Chris Wakelin England 573800 573 800 -18000 -18 000
13. 0 13 13 13 13 999 n/a Mark Allen Northern Ireland 560550 560 550 -13200 -13 200
14. 0 14 14 14 14 999 n/a Ronnie O'Sullivan England 513750 513 750 0
15. 0 15 15 15 15 999 n/a Ding Junhui China 470850 470 850 6000 +6 000
16. 0 16 16 17 17 999 n/a Jack Lisowski England 374100 374 100 12000 +12 000
17. 2 +2 17 17 19 19 999 n/a Zhang Anda China 349200 349 200 600 +600
18. 0 18 18 18 18 999 n/a Zhou Yuelong China 348900 348 900 0
19. 1 +1 19 19 22 22 999 n/a Stuart Bingham England 348300 348 300 0
20. -3 -3 20 20 21 21 999 n/a Si Jiahui China 346000 346 000 -9000 -9 000
21. 1 +1 21 21 20 20 999 n/a Chang Bingyu China 340100 340 100 6000 +6 000
22. 9 +9 22 22 23 23 999 n/a Jak Jones Wales 339300 339 300 100000 +100 000
23. 0 23 23 24 24 999 n/a Elliot Slessor England 336700 336 700 6000 +6 000
24. -3 -3 24 24 25 25 999 n/a Thepchaiya Un-Nooh Thailand 330600 330 600 -3600 -3 600
25. -1 -1 25 25 16 16 999 n/a Ali Carter England 318150 318 150 -2400 -2 400
26. -1 -1 26 26 26 26 999 n/a Gary Wilson England 282800 282 800 0
27. -1 -1 27 27 28 28 999 n/a Lei Peifan China 270800 270 800 2000 +2 000
28. -1 -1 28 28 27 27 999 n/a Pang Junxu China 263500 263 500 -3000 -3 000
29. 0 29 29 29 29 999 n/a Noppon Saengkham Thailand 253500 253 500 3000 +3 000
30. -2 -2 30 30 31 31 999 n/a Hossein Vafaei Iran 245200 245 200 -5400 -5 400
31. -1 -1 31 31 30 30 999 n/a Joe O'Connor England 236450 236 450 -5400 -5 400
32. 0 32 32 32 32 999 n/a Stephen Maguire Scotland 232200 232 200 -5400 -5 400
33. 0 33 33 34 34 999 n/a David Gilbert England 224950 224 950 3600 +3 600
34. 0 34 34 33 33 999 n/a Yuan Sijun China 217400 217 400 0
35. 0 35 35 35 35 999 n/a Tom Ford England 196200 196 200 0
36. 0 36 36 36 36 999 n/a Jackson Page Wales 194650 194 650 2400 +2 400
37. 1 +1 37 37 37 37 999 n/a Aaron Hill Ireland 188500 188 500 8400 +8 400
38. 3 +3 38 38 39 39 999 n/a Stan Moody England 185200 185 200 12000 +12 000
39. -2 -2 39 39 40 40 999 n/a Xu Si China 177250 177 250 -5400 -5 400
40. -1 -1 40 40 38 38 999 n/a Anthony McGill Scotland 177100 177 100 -2400 -2 400
41. -1 -1 41 41 43 43 999 n/a Luca Brecel Belgium 171500 171 500 -5400 -5 400
42. 0 42 42 41 41 999 n/a Ryan Day Wales 167250 167 250 0
43. 0 43 43 42 42 999 n/a Zak Surety England 160300 160 300 -2400 -2 400
44. 0 44 44 44 44 999 n/a He Guoqiang China 155800 155 800 -3000 -3 000
45. 1 +1 45 45 45 45 999 n/a Jimmy Robertson England 149600 149 600 -600 -600
46. 2 +2 46 46 46 46 999 n/a Michael Holt England 148750 148 750 2400 +2 400
47. -2 -2 47 47 49 49 999 n/a Ben Woollaston England 144500 144 500 -9000 -9 000
48. -1 -1 48 48 47 47 999 n/a Matthew Selt England 142750 142 750 -5400 -5 400
49. 1 +1 49 49 50 50 999 n/a Long Zehuang China 141850 141 850 5400 +5 400
50. 1 +1 50 50 48 48 999 n/a Daniel Wells Wales 138300 138 300 3000 +3 000
51. -2 -2 51 51 51 51 999 n/a Matthew Stevens Wales 137500 137 500 -600 -600
52. 1 +1 52 52 52 52 999 n/a Fan Zhengyi China 128550 128 550 0
53. 1 +1 53 53 53 53 999 n/a Robbie Williams England 126450 126 450 0
54. -2 -2 54 54 57 57 999 n/a Oliver Lines England 125800 125 800 -5400 -5 400
55. 1 +1 55 55 54 54 999 n/a Martin O'Donnell England 122400 122 400 0
56. -1 -1 56 56 55 55 999 n/a Liu Hongyu China 119100 119 100 -3600 -3 600
57. 0 57 57 56 56 999 n/a Ricky Walden England 116750 116 750 -600 -600
58. 1 +1 58 58 58 58 999 n/a David Lilley England 106100 106 100 0
59. 1 +1 59 59 61 61 999 n/a Ben Mertens Belgium 99600 99 600 3000 +3 000
60. 2 +2 60 60 62 62 999 n/a Lyu Haotian China 98550 98 550 3600 +3 600
61. -3 -3 61 61 59 59 999 n/a Ishpreet Singh Chadha India 93950 93 950 -15000 -15 000
62. -1 -1 62 62 60 60 999 n/a Jamie Jones Wales 93650 93 650 -2400 -2 400
63. 0 63 63 64 64 999 n/a Jiang Jun China 88850 88 850 0
64. 0 64 64 63 63 999 n/a Jordan Brown Northern Ireland 88750 88 750 3000 +3 000
65. 4 +4 65 65 65 65 999 n/a Liam Highfield [1] England 87800 87 800 20000 +20 000
66. -1 -1 66 66 66 66 999 n/a Scott Donaldson [23] Scotland 80750 80 750 0
67. -1 -1 67 67 68 68 999 n/a Liam Pullen [22] England 72950 72 950 0
68. -1 -1 68 68 67 67 999 n/a Louis Heathcote [8] England 72700 72 700 0
69. 3 +3 69 69 70 70 999 n/a Iulian Boiko [4] Ukraine 68500 68 500 9000 +9 000
70. -2 -2 70 70 69 69 999 n/a Dylan Emery [2] Wales 67950 67 950 0
71. -1 -1 71 71 71 71 999 n/a Marco Fu [14] Hong Kong 67150 67 150 0
72. -1 -1 72 72 72 72 999 n/a Sam Craigie [11] England 60100 60 100 0
73. 0 73 73 73 73 999 n/a Steven Hallworth [5] England 59200 59 200 3000 +3 000
74. 3 +3 74 74 75 75 999 n/a David Grace [10] England 52850 52 850 6000 +6 000
75. 0 75 75 76 76 999 n/a Yao Pengcheng [3] China 51850 51 850 3000 +3 000
76. -2 -2 76 76 74 74 999 n/a Gao Yang [8] China 50600 50 600 0
77. -1 -1 77 77 77 77 999 n/a Ian Burns [15] England 48700 48 700 0
78. 0 78 78 78 78 999 n/a Michal Szubarczyk [47] Poland 38450 38 450 0
79. 0 79 79 79 79 999 n/a Lan Yuhao [19] China 37100 37 100 0
80. 0 80 80 81 81 999 n/a Xu Yichen [16] China 33350 33 350 3000 +3 000
81. 1 +1 81 81 80 80 999 n/a Ross Muir [6] Scotland 30100 30 100 6000 +6 000
82. -1 -1 82 82 83 83 999 n/a Zhao Hanyang [26] China 28100 28 100 0
83. 0 83 83 85 85 999 n/a Reanne Evans (f) [34] England 24000 24 000 0
84. 0 84 84 86 86 999 n/a Liu Wenwei [31] China 23600 23 600 0
85. 0 85 85 84 84 999 n/a Mateusz Baranowski [24] Poland 20900 20 900 0
86. 4 +4 86 86 82 82 999 n/a Liam Davies Wales 20000 20 000 6000 +6 000
87. 0 87 87 88 88 999 n/a Liam Graham [21] Scotland 19500 19 500 3000 +3 000
88. -2 -2 88 88 89 89 999 n/a Leone Crowley [33] Ireland 19500 19 500 0
89. 7 +7 89 89 87 87 999 n/a Artemijs Zizins Latvia 18000 18 000 9000 +9 000
90. -2 -2 90 90 95 95 999 n/a Oliver Brown [17] England 15000 15 000 0
91. -2 -2 91 91 90 90 999 n/a Florian Nüßle [12] Austria 14500 14 500 0
92. 2 +2 92 92 97 97 999 n/a Chatchapong Nasa [25] Thailand 13500 13 500 3000 +3 000
93. -2 -2 93 93 99 99 999 n/a Alexander Ursenbacher [42] Switzerland 12600 12 600 0
94. -2 -2 94 94 98 98 999 n/a Connor Benzey [46] England 12000 12 000 0
95. 10 +10 95 95 91 91 999 n/a Wang Xinbo China 11500 11 500 6000 +6 000
96. 13 +13 96 96 96 96 999 n/a T Tirapongpaiboon Thailand 10500 10 500 6000 +6 000
97. 1 +1 97 97 100 100 999 n/a Mitchell Mann England 10500 10 500 3000 +3 000
98. -5 -5 98 98 101 101 999 n/a Sahil Nayyar [26] Canada 10500 10 500 0
99. 0 99 99 93 93 999 n/a Ashley Carty England 10000 10 000 3000 +3 000
100. 2 +2 100 100 94 94 999 n/a Jamie Clarke Wales 10000 10 000 3000 +3 000
101. -6 -6 101 101 102 102 999 n/a Fergal Quinn Northern Ireland 10000 10 000 0
102. -5 -5 102 102 103 103 999 n/a Jimmy White [35] England 9000 9 000 0
103. 5 +5 103 103 106 106 999 n/a Mahmoud El Hareedy [20] Egypt 7500 7 500 3000 +3 000
104. 7 +7 104 104 92 92 999 n/a Gong Chenzhi China 7000 7 000 3000 +3 000
105. -6 -6 105 105 108 108 999 n/a Alfie Burden England 7000 7 000 0
105. -6 -6 105 105 105 105 999 n/a Oliver Sykes England 7000 7 000 0
107. -4 -4 107 107 109 109 999 n/a Hammad Miah England 6500 6 500 0
108. -4 -4 108 108 111 111 999 n/a Ng On Yee (f) Hong Kong 6000 6 000 0
109. 6 +6 109 109 114 114 999 n/a Sean O'Sullivan England 5500 5 500 3000 +3 000
110. 9 +9 110 110 116 116 999 n/a Liu Yang China 5000 5 000 3000 +3 000
111. -5 -5 111 111 117 117 999 n/a Andrew Higginson England 5000 5 000 0
112. -5 -5 112 112 110 110 999 n/a Cheung Ka Wai Hong Kong 5000 5 000 0
113. 7 +7 113 113 112 112 999 n/a Phil O'Kane England 4500 4 500 3000 +3 000
114. -5 -5 114 114 113 113 999 n/a Julien Leclercq Belgium 4500 4 500 0
115. -4 -4 115 115 118 118 999 n/a Huang Jiahao China 4000 4 000 0
116. -3 -3 116 116 104 104 999 n/a Luo Zetao China 3500 3 500 0
117. -3 -3 117 117 107 107 999 n/a Antoni Kowalski Poland 3500 3 500 0
118. 5 +5 118 118 121 121 999 n/a Bai Yulu (f) China 3000 3 000 3000 +3 000
119. -4 -4 119 119 119 119 999 n/a Anton Kazakov Ukraine 2500 2 500 0
120. -3 -3 120 120 120 120 999 n/a Craig Steadman England 2500 2 500 0
121. -4 -4 121 121 122 122 999 n/a Deng Haohui China 2500 2 500 0
122. -1 -1 122 122 124 124 999 n/a Michael Larkov Ukraine 1750 1 750 750 +750
123. -2 -2 123 123 123 123 999 n/a Stuart Carrington England 1000 1 000 0
124. -1 -1 124 124 115 115 999 n/a Ashley Hugill England 0 0 0
124. -1 -1 124 124 125 125 999 n/a Panchaya Channoi (f) Thailand 0 0 0
124. -1 -1 124 124 125 125 999 n/a Paul Norris England 0 0 0
127. 0 127 127 127 127 999 n/a Igor Figueiredo Brazil 0 0 0
127. 0 127 127 127 127 999 n/a Mina Awad Egypt 0 0 0