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Seedings

This is the current seeding list (for the Championship League, the China Open and the Wuhan Open), updated after the 2026 World Championship. 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 Judd Trump England 1655550 1 655 550 0
2. 0 2 2 2 2 999 n/a Neil Robertson Australia 1210550 1 210 550 0
3. 0 3 3 3 3 999 n/a Zhao Xintong China 1176550 1 176 550 0
4. 0 4 4 4 4 999 n/a Wu Yize China 1120900 1 120 900 0
5. 0 5 5 5 5 999 n/a John Higgins Scotland 968350 968 350 0
6. 0 6 6 6 6 999 n/a Shaun Murphy England 956800 956 800 0
7. 0 7 7 7 7 999 n/a Mark J Williams Wales 903400 903 400 0
8. 0 8 8 8 8 999 n/a Kyren Wilson England 897100 897 100 0
9. 0 9 9 9 9 999 n/a Mark Selby England 849350 849 350 0
10. 0 10 10 10 10 999 n/a Barry Hawkins England 685350 685 350 0
11. 0 11 11 11 11 999 n/a Xiao Guodong China 658900 658 900 0
12. 0 12 12 12 12 999 n/a Mark Allen Northern Ireland 587750 587 750 0
13. 0 13 13 13 13 999 n/a Chris Wakelin England 584200 584 200 0
14. 0 14 14 14 14 999 n/a Ronnie O'Sullivan England 551250 551 250 0
15. 0 15 15 15 15 999 n/a Ding Junhui China 464850 464 850 0
16. 0 16 16 16 16 999 n/a Si Jiahui China 439400 439 400 0
17. 0 17 17 17 17 999 n/a Jack Lisowski England 395000 395 000 0
18. 0 18 18 18 18 999 n/a Thepchaiya Un-Nooh Thailand 366600 366 600 0
19. 0 19 19 19 19 999 n/a Elliot Slessor England 351550 351 550 0
20. 0 20 20 20 20 999 n/a Zhang Anda China 350950 350 950 0
21. 0 21 21 21 21 999 n/a Stuart Bingham England 342700 342 700 0
22. 0 22 22 22 22 999 n/a Ali Carter England 330050 330 050 0
23. 0 23 23 23 23 999 n/a Zhou Yuelong China 310250 310 250 0
24. 0 24 24 24 24 999 n/a Gary Wilson England 306700 306 700 0
25. 0 25 25 25 25 999 n/a Pang Junxu China 281900 281 900 0
26. 0 26 26 26 26 999 n/a Lei Peifan China 281800 281 800 0
27. 0 27 27 27 27 999 n/a Joe O'Connor England 252700 252 700 0
28. 0 28 28 28 28 999 n/a Hossein Vafaei Iran 247600 247 600 0
29. 0 29 29 29 29 999 n/a Stephen Maguire Scotland 238950 238 950 0
30. 0 30 30 30 30 999 n/a Yuan Sijun China 231300 231 300 0
31. 0 31 31 31 31 999 n/a David Gilbert England 218700 218 700 0
32. 0 32 32 32 32 999 n/a Jak Jones Wales 218300 218 300 0
33. 0 33 33 33 33 999 n/a Jimmy Robertson England 200700 200 700 0
34. 0 34 34 34 34 999 n/a Xu Si China 193500 193 500 0
35. 0 35 35 35 35 999 n/a Jackson Page Wales 193250 193 250 0
36. 0 36 36 36 36 999 n/a Tom Ford England 187050 187 050 0
37. 0 37 37 37 37 999 n/a Ryan Day Wales 183650 183 650 0
38. 0 38 38 38 38 999 n/a Anthony McGill Scotland 174850 174 850 0
39. 0 39 39 39 39 999 n/a Ben Woollaston England 174000 174 000 0
40. 0 40 40 40 40 999 n/a Stan Moody England 172700 172 700 0
41. 0 41 41 41 41 999 n/a Aaron Hill Ireland 170950 170 950 0
42. 0 42 42 42 42 999 n/a Zak Surety England 169050 169 050 0
43. 0 43 43 43 43 999 n/a Matthew Selt England 167000 167 000 0
44. 0 44 44 44 44 999 n/a Luca Brecel Belgium 163400 163 400 0
45. 0 45 45 45 45 999 n/a Daniel Wells Wales 152300 152 300 0
46. 0 46 46 46 46 999 n/a Noppon Saengkham Thailand 151350 151 350 0
47. 0 47 47 47 47 999 n/a He Guoqiang China 147650 147 650 0
48. 0 48 48 48 48 999 n/a Chang Bingyu China 143100 143 100 0
49. 0 49 49 49 49 999 n/a Matthew Stevens Wales 141450 141 450 0
50. 0 50 50 50 50 999 n/a Long Zehuang China 138450 138 450 0
51. 0 51 51 51 51 999 n/a Michael Holt England 137350 137 350 0
52. 0 52 52 52 52 999 n/a Martin O'Donnell England 134400 134 400 0
53. 0 53 53 53 53 999 n/a Oliver Lines England 133200 133 200 0
54. 0 54 54 54 54 999 n/a Ricky Walden England 122750 122 750 0
55. 0 55 55 55 55 999 n/a Scott Donaldson Scotland 121100 121 100 0
56. 0 56 56 56 56 999 n/a Robbie Williams England 120950 120 950 0
57. 0 57 57 57 57 999 n/a Fan Zhengyi China 120550 120 550 0
58. 0 58 58 58 58 999 n/a Liu Hongyu China 113700 113 700 0
59. 0 59 59 59 59 999 n/a Ishpreet Singh Chadha India 110950 110 950 0
60. 0 60 60 60 60 999 n/a David Lilley England 110950 110 950 0
61. 0 61 61 61 61 999 n/a Lyu Haotian China 109350 109 350 0
62. 0 62 62 62 62 999 n/a Ben Mertens Belgium 101450 101 450 0
63. 0 63 63 63 63 999 n/a Jamie Jones Wales 98400 98 400 0
64. 0 64 64 64 64 999 n/a Jordan Brown Northern Ireland 94600 94 600 0
65. 5 +5 65 65 65 65 999 n/a Jiang Jun China 72350 72 350 0
66. 7 +7 66 66 66 66 999 n/a Liam Pullen England 66950 66 950 0
67. 10 +10 67 67 67 67 999 n/a Louis Heathcote England 62200 62 200 0
68. 11 +11 68 68 68 68 999 n/a Liam Highfield England 58300 58 300 0
69. 11 +11 69 69 69 69 999 n/a Marco Fu Hong Kong 57150 57 150 0
70. 13 +13 70 70 70 70 999 n/a Sam Craigie England 53600 53 600 0
71. 16 +16 71 71 71 71 999 n/a Iulian Boiko Ukraine 48000 48 000 0
72. 18 +18 72 72 72 72 999 n/a Dylan Emery Wales 45950 45 950 0
73. 19 +19 73 73 73 73 999 n/a Steven Hallworth England 42200 42 200 0
74. 19 +19 74 74 74 74 999 n/a David Grace England 41850 41 850 0
75. 19 +19 75 75 75 75 999 n/a Gao Yang China 40100 40 100 0
76. 20 +20 76 76 76 76 999 n/a Ian Burns England 38700 38 700 0
77. 20 +20 77 77 77 77 999 n/a Michal Szubarczyk Poland 37450 37 450 0
78. 22 +22 78 78 78 78 999 n/a Lan Yuhao China 30100 30 100 0
79. 22 +22 79 79 79 79 999 n/a Yao Pengcheng China 29850 29 850 0
80. 23 +23 80 80 80 80 999 n/a Xu Yichen China 25350 25 350 0
81. 24 +24 81 81 81 81 999 n/a Zhao Hanyang China 23100 23 100 0
82. 25 +25 82 82 82 82 999 n/a Reanne Evans (f) England 21500 21 500 0
83. 25 +25 83 83 83 83 999 n/a Liu Wenwei China 20100 20 100 0
84. 25 +25 84 84 84 84 999 n/a Ross Muir Scotland 19100 19 100 0
85. 25 +25 85 85 85 85 999 n/a Mateusz Baranowski Poland 18900 18 900 0
86. 25 +25 86 86 86 86 999 n/a Leone Crowley Ireland 18000 18 000 0
87. 25 +25 87 87 87 87 999 n/a Liam Graham Scotland 14500 14 500 0
88. 25 +25 88 88 88 88 999 n/a Connor Benzey England 12000 12 000 0
89. 25 +25 89 89 89 89 999 n/a Alexander Ursenbacher Switzerland 10600 10 600 0
90. 25 +25 90 90 90 90 999 n/a Fergal Quinn Northern Ireland 10000 10 000 0
91. 28 +28 91 91 91 91 999 n/a Chatchapong Nasa Thailand 8000 8 000 0
92. 28 +28 92 92 92 92 999 n/a Oliver Brown England 7000 7 000 0
93. 29 +29 93 93 93 93 999 n/a Florian Nüßle Austria 6500 6 500 0
94. 29 +29 94 94 94 94 999 n/a Jimmy White England 6500 6 500 0
95. 29 +29 95 95 95 95 999 n/a Ng On Yee (f) Hong Kong 6000 6 000 0
96. 29 +29 96 96 96 96 999 n/a Sahil Nayyar Canada 5500 5 500 0
97. 31 +31 97 97 97 97 999 n/a Mahmoud El Hareedy Egypt 1000 1 000 0
98. 0 n/a 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Alfie Burden England 0 0 0
98. 0 n/a 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Andrew Higginson England 0 0 0
98. 0 n/a 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Anton Kazakov Ukraine 0 0 0
98. -33 -33 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Antoni Kowalski Poland 0 0 -88400 -88 400
98. -27 -27 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Artemijs Zizins Latvia 0 0 -72250 -72 250
98. 0 n/a 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Ashley Carty England 0 0 0
98. 0 n/a 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Ashley Hugill England 0 0 0
98. -22 -22 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Gong Chenzhi China 0 0 -63600 -63 600
98. 0 n/a 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Craig Steadman England 0 0 0
98. 0 n/a 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Hammad Miah England 0 0 0
98. 0 n/a 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Deng Haohui China 0 0 0
98. 0 n/a 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Igor Figueiredo Brazil 0 0 0
98. 0 n/a 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Jamie Clarke Wales 0 0 0
98. -3 -3 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Huang Jiahao China 0 0 -38850 -38 850
98. -29 -29 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Julien Leclercq Belgium 0 0 -73450 -73 450
98. -7 -7 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Cheung Ka Wai Hong Kong 0 0 -45300 -45 300
98. -16 -16 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Liam Davies Wales 0 0 -54700 -54 700
98. -10 -10 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Mitchell Mann England 0 0 -47600 -47 600
98. 0 n/a 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Mykhailo Larkov Ukraine 0 0 0
98. 0 n/a 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Oliver Sykes England 0 0 0
98. 0 n/a 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Panchaya Channoi (f) Thailand 0 0 0
98. 0 n/a 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Paul Norris England 0 0 0
98. 0 n/a 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Phil O'Kane England 0 0 0
98. 0 n/a 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Sean O'Sullivan England 0 0 0
98. 0 n/a 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Stuart Carrington England 0 0 0
98. 0 n/a 98 98 98 98 999 n/a T Tirapongpaiboon Thailand 0 0 0
98. 0 n/a 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Wang Xinbo China 0 0 0
98. 0 n/a 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Liu Yang China 0 0 0
98. 6 +6 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Bai Yulu (f) China 0 0 -24000 -24 000
98. 0 n/a 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Luo Zetao China 0 0 0