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World Championship Seedings

The top 16 secured a spot at the Crucible (Last 32, World Championship). NB! The defending champion (Zhao Xintong) will be the #1 seed.

R = World Ranking ; C = Current Seeding
# Chng-Sort ± C-Sort C R-Sort R O-Sort O Name Nationality Sum-Sort Total Chng-Sort ± ... UK SHO SO GM WGP PC WO WOO TC
2. 0 1 1 1 1 999 n/a Judd Trump England 1675550 1 675 550 1675550 +1 675 550 ... 100000 100000 10000 35000 33000 60000
3. 0 2 2 2 2 999 n/a Kyren Wilson England 1367100 1 367 100 1367100 +1 367 100 ... 0 9000 13200 10000 5400 14000
4. 0 3 3 3 3 999 n/a Neil Robertson Australia 1175550 1 175 550 1175550 +1 175 550 ... 50000 0 21000 10000 15000 13200 40000
1. 0 8 8 5 5 999 n/a Zhao Xintong China 1036550 1 036 550 1036550 +1 036 550 ... 15000 0 5400 5400 180000 150000 9000 14000 150000
5. 0 5 5 6 6 999 n/a John Higgins Scotland 918350 918 350 918350 +918 350 ... 15000 5400 9000 10000 70000 21000 5000 40000
6. 0 4 4 4 4 999 n/a Mark J Williams Wales 873400 873 400 873400 +873 400 ... 15000 0 5400 10000 20000 9000 9000 20000
7. 0 6 6 7 7 999 n/a Mark Selby England 819350 819 350 819350 +819 350 ... 250000 13200 5400 15000 20000 0 5000 30000
8. 0 7 7 8 8 999 n/a Shaun Murphy England 786800 786 800 786800 +786 800 ... 50000 500 5400 45000 10000 20000 0 14000 30000
9. 0 10 10 9 9 999 n/a Xiao Guodong China 643900 643 900 643900 +643 900 ... 0 5400 13200 35000 15000 5400 9000
10. 0 13 13 12 12 999 n/a Wu Yize China 635900 635 900 635900 +635 900 ... 15000 500 9000 0 20000 15000 21000 33000 20000
11. 0 14 14 11 11 999 n/a Barry Hawkins England 635350 635 350 635350 +635 350 ... 25000 0 5400 15000 15000 100000 5000 30000
12. 0 11 11 10 10 999 n/a Ronnie O'Sullivan England 571250 571 250 571250 +571 250 ... 0 5400 15000 75000
13. 0 15 15 13 13 999 n/a Chris Wakelin England 569200 569 200 569200 +569 200 ... 0 100000 0 20000 20000 0 5000 30000
14. 0 9 9 14 14 999 n/a Mark Allen Northern Ireland 517750 517 750 517750 +517 750 ... 0 0 21000 9000 10000 35000 0 22000 20000
15. 0 16 16 15 15 999 n/a Si Jiahui China 469400 469 400 469400 +469 400 ... 15000 0 5400 9000 20000 0 0
16. 0 12 12 16 16 999 n/a Ding Junhui China 434850 434 850 434850 +434 850 ... 25000 10000 0
17. 0 17 17 17 17 999 n/a Stuart Bingham England 427700 427 700 427700 +427 700 ... 7500 20000 9000 13200 10000 13200 9000
18. 0 22 22 18 18 999 n/a Jack Lisowski England 410000 410 000 410000 +410 000 ... 0 0 5400 10000 15000 45000 9000
19. 0 19 19 19 19 999 n/a Jak Jones Wales 398300 398 300 398300 +398 300 ... 0 0 9000 15000 9000 5000
20. 0 41 41 22 22 999 n/a Thepchaiya Un-Nooh Thailand 366600 366 600 366600 +366 600 ... 7500 0 9000 3600 10000 0 175000 20000
21. 0 21 21 21 21 999 n/a Elliot Slessor England 351550 351 550 351550 +351 550 ... 15000 2000 5400 5400 15000 15000 0 5000
22. 0 23 23 20 20 999 n/a Zhang Anda China 330950 330 950 330950 +330 950 ... 25000 0 9000 9000 80000 15000 9000 14000
23. 0 20 20 23 23 999 n/a Ali Carter England 310050 310 050 310050 +310 050 ... 0 0 21000 20000 0 5000
24. 0 30 30 25 25 999 n/a Zhou Yuelong China 305250 305 250 305250 +305 250 ... 15000 1000 13200 5400 35000 15000 13200 14000
25. 0 24 24 26 26 999 n/a David Gilbert England 298700 298 700 298700 +298 700 ... 10000 1000 5400 5400 5400 5000
26. 0 25 25 27 27 999 n/a Stephen Maguire Scotland 288950 288 950 288950 +288 950 ... 10000 0 0 0 10000 5400 5000
27. 0 18 18 24 24 999 n/a Gary Wilson England 286700 286 700 286700 +286 700 ... 0 1000 0 0 10000 5400 22000
28. 0 26 26 28 28 999 n/a Joe O'Connor England 282700 282 700 282700 +282 700 ... 7500 0 13200 0 10000 5400 0
29. 0 27 27 29 29 999 n/a Pang Junxu China 281900 281 900 281900 +281 900 ... 25000 1000 5400 5400 15000 5400 0
30. 0 29 29 30 30 999 n/a Lei Peifan China 261800 261 800 261800 +261 800 ... 10000 5400 0 0 5000
31. 0 31 31 31 31 999 n/a Yuan Sijun China 246300 246 300 246300 +246 300 ... 7500 4000 9000 0 15000 5400 0
32. 0 32 32 33 33 999 n/a Hossein Vafaei Iran 217600 217 600 217600 +217 600 ... 7500 500 5400 0 5400 22000
33. 0 28 28 32 32 999 n/a Tom Ford England 217050 217 050 217050 +217 050 ... 7500 2000 0 9000 0 0
34. 0 33 33 34 34 999 n/a Jimmy Robertson England 210700 210 700 210700 +210 700 ... 7500 500 0 13200 0 0
35. 0 35 35 35 35 999 n/a Ryan Day Wales 198650 198 650 198650 +198 650 ... 10000 1000 3600 5400 0 22000
36. 0 34 34 36 36 999 n/a Jackson Page Wales 198250 198 250 198250 +198 250 ... 0 4000 0 0 9000 9000
37. 0 37 37 37 37 999 n/a Matthew Selt England 182000 182 000 182000 +182 000 ... 0 0 21000 0 0 9000
38. 0 38 38 38 38 999 n/a Xu Si China 178500 178 500 178500 +178 500 ... 10000 0 0 9000 0 9000
39. 0 36 36 39 39 999 n/a Ben Woollaston England 174000 174 000 174000 +174 000 ... 10000 0 3600 0 0 0
40. 0 42 42 40 40 999 n/a Aaron Hill Ireland 165950 165 950 165950 +165 950 ... 0 500 0 0 10000 3600 5000
41. 0 39 39 41 41 999 n/a Daniel Wells Wales 162300 162 300 162300 +162 300 ... 7500 0 0 3600 0 9000
42. 0 45 45 42 42 999 n/a Anthony McGill Scotland 159850 159 850 159850 +159 850 ... 0 0 5400 5400 10000 5400 5000
43. 0 46 46 43 43 999 n/a Zak Surety England 154050 154 050 154050 +154 050 ... 7500 500 9000 3600 0 5000
44. 0 50 50 44 44 999 n/a Stan Moody England 152700 152 700 152700 +152 700 ... 5000 2000 3600 0 5400 9000
45. 0 40 40 45 45 999 n/a Noppon Saengkham Thailand 151350 151 350 151350 +151 350 ... 7500 8000 9000 3600 0 0
46. 0 43 43 46 46 999 n/a Luca Brecel Belgium 148400 148 400 148400 +148 400 ... 0 1000 0 3600 3600 9000
47. 0 44 44 47 47 999 n/a He Guoqiang China 142650 142 650 142650 +142 650 ... 7500 0 5400 0 0 5000
48. 0 48 48 48 48 999 n/a Matthew Stevens Wales 136450 136 450 136450 +136 450 ... 5000 0 5400 3600 0 5000
49. 0 51 51 49 49 999 n/a Scott Donaldson Scotland 136100 136 100 136100 +136 100 ... 15000 0 5400 0 0
50. 0 52 52 50 50 999 n/a Long Zehuang China 133450 133 450 133450 +133 450 ... 10000 0 0 3600 3600 5000
51. 0 62 62 51 51 999 n/a Chang Bingyu China 133100 133 100 133100 +133 100 ... 5000 500 45000 3600 15000 5400 5000
52. 0 49 49 52 52 999 n/a Ricky Walden England 132750 132 750 132750 +132 750 ... 0 500 0 3600 3600 5000
53. 0 55 55 53 53 999 n/a Robbie Williams England 130950 130 950 130950 +130 950 ... 5000 3600 3600 9000 14000
54. 0 54 54 54 54 999 n/a Lyu Haotian China 129350 129 350 129350 +129 350 ... 10000 0 0 0 5000
55. 0 47 47 55 55 999 n/a Martin O'Donnell England 124400 124 400 124400 +124 400 ... 0 0 0 0 5400 9000
56. 0 60 60 56 56 999 n/a Michael Holt England 122350 122 350 122350 +122 350 ... 10000 500 3600 0 3600 9000
57. 0 53 53 57 57 999 n/a David Lilley England 120950 120 950 120950 +120 950 ... 10000 0 0 0 3600 5000
58. 0 58 58 58 58 999 n/a Oliver Lines England 118200 118 200 118200 +118 200 ... 0 1000 3600 3600 0 0
59. 0 59 59 59 59 999 n/a Liu Hongyu China 113700 113 700 113700 +113 700 ... 5000 500 3600 3600 3600 0
60. 0 61 61 60 60 999 n/a Jamie Jones Wales 103400 103 400 103400 +103 400 ... 5000 0 0 3600 0 0
61. 0 57 57 61 61 999 n/a Robert Milkins England 101500 101 500 101500 +101 500 ... 5000 0 3600 3600 0 0
62. 0 63 63 62 62 999 n/a Ishpreet Singh Chadha India 100950 100 950 100950 +100 950 ... 5000 500 3600 9000 0 5000
63. 0 56 56 63 63 999 n/a Fan Zhengyi China 100550 100 550 100550 +100 550 ... 0 2000 3600 3600 3600 0
64. 0 64 64 64 64 999 n/a Mark Davis England 96650 96 650 96650 +96 650 ... 0 0 3600 3600 0 0
65. 0 66 66 65 65 999 n/a Sanderson Lam [7] England 87200 87 200 87200 +87 200 ... 5000 1000 0 3600 0 0
66. 0 67 67 66 66 999 n/a Ben Mertens [2] Belgium 86450 86 450 86450 +86 450 ... 0 4000 5400 1000 3600 0
67. 0 65 65 67 67 999 n/a Jordan Brown [5] Northern Ireland 84600 84 600 84600 +84 600 ... 0 500 0 5400 0 0
68. 0 77 77 68 68 999 n/a Artemijs Zizins [3] Latvia 72250 72 250 72250 +72 250 ... 7500 3600 1000 3600 14000
69. 0 72 72 69 69 999 n/a Antoni Kowalski [11] Poland 68400 68 400 68400 +68 400 ... 0 0 3600 0 3600 5000
70. 0 75 75 70 70 999 n/a Allan Taylor [6] England 67100 67 100 67100 +67 100 ... 5000 500 0 1000 1000 9000
71. 0 69 69 71 71 999 n/a Wang Yuchen [10] Hong Kong 64750 64 750 64750 +64 750 ... 0 0 5400 0 1000 0
72. 0 71 71 72 72 999 n/a Duane Jones [18] Wales 64000 64 000 64000 +64 000 ... 5000 500 1000 0 1000 0
73. 0 70 70 73 73 999 n/a Gong Chenzhi [23] China 63600 63 600 63600 +63 600 ... 0 0 0 1000 0 0
74. 0 76 76 74 74 999 n/a Julien Leclercq [4] Belgium 63450 63 450 63450 +63 450 ... 10000 1000 1000 5400 3600 5000
75. 0 74 74 75 75 999 n/a Louis Heathcote England 62200 62 200 62200 +62 200 ... 7500 0 0 1000 3600 0
76. 0 68 68 76 76 999 n/a Graeme Dott (susp) Scotland 61800 61 800 61800 +61 800 ...
77. 0 73 73 77 77 999 n/a Sunny Akani [22] Thailand 58850 58 850 58850 +58 850 ... 0 1000 0
78. 0 81 81 78 78 999 n/a Jiang Jun China 57350 57 350 57350 +57 350 ... 5000 0 13200 3600 13200 0
79. 0 79 79 79 79 999 n/a Amir Sarkhosh [12] Iran 55650 55 650 55650 +55 650 ... 0 1000 3600 0 3600 0
80. 0 78 78 80 80 999 n/a Liam Davies [13] Wales 54700 54 700 54700 +54 700 ... 0 500 1000 1000 1000 0
81. 0 89 89 81 81 999 n/a Sam Craigie England 53600 53 600 53600 +53 600 ... 5000 3600 1000 9000 9000
82. 0 83 83 82 82 999 n/a Iulian Boiko Ukraine 48000 48 000 48000 +48 000 ... 5000 8000 1000 1000 1000 5000
83. 0 82 82 83 83 999 n/a Mitchell Mann [8] England 47600 47 600 47600 +47 600 ... 7500 1000 0 0 3600 0
84. 0 80 80 84 84 999 n/a Farakh Ajaib [9] Pakistan 47450 47 450 47450 +47 450 ... 0 500 0 1000 1000 0
85. 0 94 94 85 85 999 n/a Marco Fu Hong Kong 47150 47 150 47150 +47 150 ... 5000 0 3600 1000 14000
86. 0 84 84 86 86 999 n/a Liam Pullen England 46950 46 950 46950 +46 950 ... 5000 0 3600 1000 5400 0
87. 0 85 85 87 87 999 n/a Cheung Ka Wai [15] Hong Kong 45300 45 300 45300 +45 300 ... 2500 0 1000 3600 1000 5000
88. 0 87 87 88 88 999 n/a Bulcsu Revesz [20] Hungary 42450 42 450 42450 +42 450 ... 5000 1000 0 1000 5400 0
89. 0 96 96 89 89 999 n/a David Grace England 41850 41 850 41850 +41 850 ... 0 500 3600 0 9000 5000
90. 0 88 88 90 90 999 n/a Robbie McGuigan [17] Northern Ireland 39200 39 200 39200 +39 200 ... 2500 1000 3600 1000 3600 0
91. 0 86 86 91 91 999 n/a Huang Jiahao [14] China 38850 38 850 38850 +38 850 ... 2500 0 1000 1000 1000 0
92. 0 91 91 92 92 999 n/a Liam Highfield England 38300 38 300 38300 +38 300 ... 5000 2000 1000 3600 3600 0
93. 0 93 93 93 93 999 n/a Steven Hallworth England 37200 37 200 37200 +37 200 ... 5000 0 3600 0 0 5000
94. 0 90 90 94 94 999 n/a Haris Tahir [19] Pakistan 36600 36 600 36600 +36 600 ... 2500 0 0 0 1000 0
95. 0 95 95 95 95 999 n/a Dylan Emery Wales 35950 35 950 35950 +35 950 ... 2500 0 1000 1000 5400 0
96. 0 100 100 96 96 999 n/a Ian Burns England 33700 33 700 33700 +33 700 ... 7500 0 3600 1000 1000 9000
97. 0 92 92 97 97 999 n/a Haydon Pinhey [25] England 33100 33 100 33100 +33 100 ... 2500 0 1000 0 0 0
98. 0 99 99 98 98 999 n/a Michal Szubarczyk Poland 27450 27 450 27450 +27 450 ... 5000 500 0 1000 3600 0
99. 0 103 103 99 99 999 n/a Gao Yang China 25100 25 100 25100 +25 100 ... 0 500 3600 5400 3600 0
100. 0 97 97 100 100 999 n/a Lan Yuhao China 25100 25 100 25100 +25 100 ... 0 500 5400 3600 0 0
101. 0 101 101 101 101 999 n/a Chris Totten [40] Scotland 22500 22 500 22500 +22 500 ... 2500 0 0 0 0
102. 0 102 102 102 102 999 n/a Ken Doherty [24] Ireland 21700 21 700 21700 +21 700 ... 0 500 0 3600 0 0
103. 0 104 104 103 103 999 n/a Reanne Evans (f) England 21500 21 500 21500 +21 500 ... 2500 0 0 0 0 0
104. 0 112 112 104 104 999 n/a Xu Yichen China 20350 20 350 20350 +20 350 ... 2500 500 0 0 0 9000
105. 0 111 111 105 105 999 n/a Liu Wenwei China 20100 20 100 20100 +20 100 ... 2500 0 0 0 3600 5000
106. 0 106 106 106 106 999 n/a Yao Pengcheng China 19850 19 850 19850 +19 850 ... 2500 0 1000 0 0 5000
107. 0 105 105 107 107 999 n/a Bai Yulu (f) [26] China 19000 19 000 19000 +19 000 ... 2500 500 1000 0 0 0
108. 0 110 110 108 108 999 n/a Zhao Hanyang China 18100 18 100 18100 +18 100 ... 0 0 0 1000 0 5000
109. 0 98 98 109 109 999 n/a Cao Yupeng China 15000 15 000 15000 +15 000 ...
110. 0 107 107 110 110 999 n/a Liam Graham Scotland 14500 14 500 14500 +14 500 ... 5000 500 1000 1000 0 0
111. 0 108 108 111 111 999 n/a Ross Muir Scotland 14100 14 100 14100 +14 100 ... 2500 1000 1000 1000 0 0
112. 0 109 109 112 112 999 n/a Mateusz Baranowski Poland 13900 13 900 13900 +13 900 ... 2500 0 0 0 0 0
113. 0 118 118 113 113 999 n/a Alexander Ursenbacher Switzerland 10600 10 600 10600 +10 600 ... 0 1000 0 3600 0
114. 0 113 113 114 114 999 n/a Hatem Yassen [27] Egypt 10000 10 000 10000 +10 000 ... 2500 0 0 0 0 0
115. 0 114 114 115 115 999 n/a Jonas Luz [31] Brazil 9000 9 000 9000 +9 000 ... 0 0 0 0 0 0
116. 0 117 117 116 116 999 n/a Mohammed Shehab [29] United Arab Emirates 8500 8 500 8500 +8 500 ... 0 1000 1000 0
117. 0 115 115 117 117 999 n/a Chatchapong Nasa Thailand 8000 8 000 8000 +8 000 ... 0 0 1000 0 0 0
118. 0 116 116 118 118 999 n/a Leone Crowley Ireland 8000 8 000 8000 +8 000 ... 0 0 0 0 0 0
119. 0 119 119 119 119 999 n/a Oliver Brown England 7000 7 000 7000 +7 000 ... 0 1000 0 0 0 0
120. 0 120 120 120 120 999 n/a Connor Benzey England 7000 7 000 7000 +7 000 ... 2500 500 0 0 0 0
121. 0 121 121 121 121 999 n/a Mink Nutcharut (f) [50] Thailand 7000 7 000 7000 +7 000 ... 0 0 0 0 0
122. 0 128 128 122 122 999 n/a Florian Nüßle Austria 6500 6 500 6500 +6 500 ... 0 500 0 0 0 5000
123. 0 124 124 123 123 999 n/a Jimmy White England 6500 6 500 6500 +6 500 ... 0 0 0 0 1000 0
124. 0 122 122 124 124 999 n/a Ng On Yee (f) Hong Kong 6000 6 000 6000 +6 000 ... 0 1000 0 0 0 0
125. 0 126 126 125 125 999 n/a Sahil Nayyar Canada 5500 5 500 5500 +5 500 ... 0 500 0 0 1000 0
126. 0 123 123 126 126 999 n/a Kreishh Gurbaxani India 5500 5 500 5500 +5 500 ... 0 0 0 0 0 0
127. 0 125 125 127 127 999 n/a Fergal Quinn Northern Ireland 5000 5 000 5000 +5 000 ... 0 0 0 0 0 0
128. 0 127 127 128 128 999 n/a Lim Kok Leong Malaysia 3000 3 000 3000 +3 000 ...
129. 0 129 129 129 129 999 n/a Mahmoud El Hareedy Egypt 1000 1 000 1000 +1 000 ... 0 0 0 1000 0 0