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Provisional Seedings

Provisional seedings (for the Northern Ireland Open and the International Championship), including guaranteed points for current and upcoming events. In every tournament the defending champion is the #1 seed, the world champion is the #2 seed and the rest will be 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. Red numbers means the player is still in the event. We have also stored the older lists.

R = World Ranking ; ± = Change from current list
# Chng-Sort ± C-Sort C R-Sort R O-Sort O Name Nationality ... CL CO WUO Sum-Sort Total Chng-Sort ±
1. 2 +2 3 3 3 3 999 n/a Zhao Xintong China ... 2000 0 0 1178550 1 178 550 2000 +2 000
2. 0 2 2 2 2 999 n/a Neil Robertson Australia ... 0 0 1151200 1 151 200 -59350 -59 350
3. 1 +1 4 4 4 4 999 n/a Wu Yize China ... 0 0 1094900 1 094 900 -26000 -26 000
4. -3 -3 1 1 1 1 999 n/a Judd Trump England ... 0 0 1079550 1 079 550 -576000 -576 000
5. 0 5 5 5 5 999 n/a John Higgins Scotland ... 0 0 962000 962 000 -6350 -6 350
6. 0 6 6 6 6 999 n/a Shaun Murphy England ... 0 0 842400 842 400 -114400 -114 400
7. 2 +2 9 9 9 9 999 n/a Mark Selby England ... 0 0 835350 835 350 -14000 -14 000
8. 0 8 8 7 7 999 n/a Kyren Wilson England ... 0 0 0 688100 688 100 -209000 -209 000
9. -2 -2 7 7 8 8 999 n/a Mark J Williams Wales ... 0 0 680400 680 400 -223000 -223 000
10. 0 10 10 10 10 999 n/a Barry Hawkins England ... 0 0 663000 663 000 -22350 -22 350
11. 0 11 11 11 11 999 n/a Xiao Guodong China ... 0 0 599500 599 500 -59400 -59 400
12. 0 12 12 12 12 999 n/a Mark Allen Northern Ireland ... 0 0 573750 573 750 -14000 -14 000
13. 0 13 13 13 13 999 n/a Chris Wakelin England ... 5000 0 0 564800 564 800 -19400 -19 400
14. 0 14 14 14 14 999 n/a Ronnie O'Sullivan England ... 0 0 465750 465 750 -85500 -85 500
15. 0 15 15 15 15 999 n/a Ding Junhui China ... 0 0 464850 464 850 0
16. 1 +1 17 17 17 17 999 n/a Jack Lisowski England ... 4000 7500 0 362100 362 100 -32900 -32 900
17. 1 +1 18 18 18 18 999 n/a Thepchaiya Un-Nooh Thailand ... 2000 0 0 334200 334 200 -32400 -32 400
18. 2 +2 20 20 19 19 999 n/a Zhang Anda China ... 8000 10000 0 333600 333 600 -17350 -17 350
19. 0 19 19 20 20 999 n/a Elliot Slessor England ... 9000 7500 0 330700 330 700 -20850 -20 850
20. -4 -4 16 16 16 16 999 n/a Si Jiahui China ... 2000 0 0 328000 328 000 -111400 -111 400
21. 1 +1 22 22 24 24 999 n/a Ali Carter England ... 4000 7500 8000 316550 316 550 -13500 -13 500
22. 1 +1 23 23 22 22 999 n/a Zhou Yuelong China ... 5000 10000 0 308900 308 900 -1350 -1 350
23. -2 -2 21 21 21 21 999 n/a Stuart Bingham England ... 1000 10000 0 308300 308 300 -34400 -34 400
24. 0 24 24 23 23 999 n/a Gary Wilson England ... 6000 7500 8000 282800 282 800 -23900 -23 900
25. 1 +1 26 26 25 25 999 n/a Lei Peifan China ... 8000 0 0 268800 268 800 -13000 -13 000
26. -1 -1 25 25 26 26 999 n/a Pang Junxu China ... 4000 10000 8000 262500 262 500 -19400 -19 400
27. 1 +1 28 28 27 27 999 n/a Hossein Vafaei Iran ... 11000 10000 8000 245600 245 600 -2000 -2 000
28. -1 -1 27 27 28 28 999 n/a Joe O'Connor England ... 2000 7500 0 241850 241 850 -10850 -10 850
29. 3 +3 32 32 29 29 999 n/a Jak Jones Wales ... 33000 0 8000 239300 239 300 21000 +21 000
30. -1 -1 29 29 30 30 999 n/a Stephen Maguire Scotland ... 4000 0 8000 233600 233 600 -5350 -5 350
31. -1 -1 30 30 31 31 999 n/a Yuan Sijun China ... 2000 7500 8000 217400 217 400 -13900 -13 900
32. -1 -1 31 31 32 32 999 n/a David Gilbert England ... 23000 10000 8000 206350 206 350 -12350 -12 350
33. 3 +3 36 36 35 35 999 n/a Tom Ford England ... 10000 4500 196200 196 200 9150 +9 150
34. 1 +1 35 35 39 39 999 n/a Jackson Page Wales ... 4000 10000 8000 192250 192 250 -1000 -1 000
35. -1 -1 34 34 34 34 999 n/a Xu Si China ... 6000 7500 0 182650 182 650 -10850 -10 850
36. 5 +5 41 41 41 41 999 n/a Aaron Hill Ireland ... 2000 10000 4500 180100 180 100 9150 +9 150
37. 1 +1 38 38 38 38 999 n/a Anthony McGill Scotland ... 10000 0 179500 179 500 4650 +4 650
38. 6 +6 44 44 42 42 999 n/a Luca Brecel Belgium ... 6000 7500 0 176900 176 900 13500 +13 500
39. 1 +1 40 40 37 37 999 n/a Stan Moody England ... 5000 0 4500 173200 173 200 500 +500
40. -3 -3 37 37 36 36 999 n/a Ryan Day Wales ... 1000 0 8000 167250 167 250 -16400 -16 400
41. 7 +7 48 48 47 47 999 n/a Chang Bingyu China ... 6000 10000 8000 167100 167 100 24000 +24 000
42. 0 42 42 40 40 999 n/a Zak Surety England ... 4000 0 0 162700 162 700 -6350 -6 350
43. 3 +3 46 46 45 45 999 n/a Noppon Saengkham Thailand ... 11000 10000 4500 160500 160 500 9150 +9 150
44. 3 +3 47 47 48 48 999 n/a He Guoqiang China ... 6000 7500 8000 158800 158 800 11150 +11 150
45. -6 -6 39 39 43 43 999 n/a Ben Woollaston England ... 1000 0 4500 153500 153 500 -20500 -20 500
46. -13 -13 33 33 33 33 999 n/a Jimmy Robertson England ... 6000 7500 0 150200 150 200 -50500 -50 500
47. -4 -4 43 43 44 44 999 n/a Matthew Selt England ... 2000 10000 4500 148150 148 150 -18850 -18 850
48. 3 +3 51 51 50 50 999 n/a Michael Holt England ... 1000 5000 4500 142850 142 850 5500 +5 500
49. 0 49 49 49 49 999 n/a Matthew Stevens Wales ... 2000 5000 0 138100 138 100 -3350 -3 350
50. 0 50 50 52 52 999 n/a Long Zehuang China ... 2000 5000 0 136450 136 450 -2000 -2 000
51. -6 -6 45 45 46 46 999 n/a Daniel Wells Wales ... 0 7500 8000 131300 131 300 -21000 -21 000
52. 1 +1 53 53 51 51 999 n/a Oliver Lines England ... 2000 0 0 131200 131 200 -2000 -2 000
53. 4 +4 57 57 57 57 999 n/a Fan Zhengyi China ... 2000 7500 4500 128550 128 550 8000 +8 000
54. 2 +2 56 56 54 54 999 n/a Robbie Williams England ... 2000 0 4500 126450 126 450 5500 +5 500
55. -3 -3 52 52 53 53 999 n/a Martin O'Donnell England ... 2000 5000 0 122400 122 400 -12000 -12 000
56. -2 -2 54 54 55 55 999 n/a Ricky Walden England ... 1000 5000 0 117350 117 350 -5400 -5 400
57. 1 +1 58 58 56 56 999 n/a Liu Hongyu China ... 6000 10000 4500 114200 114 200 500 +500
58. 1 +1 59 59 59 59 999 n/a Ishpreet Singh Chadha India ... 2000 5000 0 108950 108 950 -2000 -2 000
59. 1 +1 60 60 61 61 999 n/a David Lilley England ... 1000 7500 0 106100 106 100 -4850 -4 850
60. 3 +3 63 63 63 63 999 n/a Jamie Jones Wales ... 2000 5000 0 96050 96 050 -2350 -2 350
61. 0 61 61 60 60 999 n/a Lyu Haotian China ... 1000 5000 0 94950 94 950 -14400 -14 400
62. 0 62 62 62 62 999 n/a Ben Mertens Belgium ... 0 5000 1500 93600 93 600 -7850 -7 850
63. 2 +2 65 65 65 65 999 n/a Jiang Jun China ... 2000 10000 1500 85850 85 850 13500 +13 500
64. 0 64 64 64 64 999 n/a Jordan Brown Northern Ireland ... 0 5000 4500 85750 85 750 -8850 -8 850
65. -10 -10 55 55 58 58 999 n/a Scott Donaldson [17] Scotland ... 6000 0 0 80750 80 750 -40350 -40 350
66. 0 66 66 66 66 999 n/a Liam Pullen [16] England ... 1000 5000 0 72950 72 950 6000 +6 000
67. 0 67 67 67 67 999 n/a Louis Heathcote [5] England ... 1000 5000 4500 72700 72 700 10500 +10 500
68. 4 +4 72 72 70 70 999 n/a Dylan Emery [1] Wales ... 9000 5000 8000 67950 67 950 22000 +22 000
69. -1 -1 68 68 69 69 999 n/a Liam Highfield [8] England ... 2000 7500 0 67800 67 800 9500 +9 500
70. -1 -1 69 69 68 68 999 n/a Marco Fu [6] Hong Kong ... 5000 5000 0 67150 67 150 10000 +10 000
71. -1 -1 70 70 71 71 999 n/a Sam Craigie [14] England ... 5000 1500 60100 60 100 6500 +6 500
72. -1 -1 71 71 72 72 999 n/a Iulian Boiko [4] Ukraine ... 4000 7500 0 59500 59 500 11500 +11 500
73. 0 73 73 75 75 999 n/a Steven Hallworth [3] England ... 1000 5000 8000 56200 56 200 14000 +14 000
74. 5 +5 79 79 79 79 999 n/a Yao Pengcheng [2] China ... 1000 10000 8000 48850 48 850 19000 +19 000
75. 1 +1 76 76 74 74 999 n/a Ian Burns [6] England ... 5000 5000 0 48700 48 700 10000 +10 000
76. -1 -1 75 75 76 76 999 n/a Gao Yang [11] China ... 1000 5000 1500 47600 47 600 7500 +7 500
77. -3 -3 74 74 73 73 999 n/a David Grace [22] England ... 5000 0 0 46850 46 850 5000 +5 000
78. -1 -1 77 77 77 77 999 n/a Michal Szubarczyk [44] Poland ... 1000 0 0 38450 38 450 1000 +1 000
79. -1 -1 78 78 78 78 999 n/a Lan Yuhao [13] China ... 2000 5000 0 37100 37 100 7000 +7 000
80. 0 80 80 80 80 999 n/a Xu Yichen [20] China ... 0 5000 0 30350 30 350 5000 +5 000
81. 0 81 81 81 81 999 n/a Zhao Hanyang [18] China ... 1000 2500 1500 28100 28 100 5000 +5 000
82. 2 +2 84 84 85 85 999 n/a Ross Muir [20] Scotland ... 0 5000 0 24100 24 100 5000 +5 000
83. -1 -1 82 82 83 83 999 n/a Reanne Evans (f) [28] England ... 0 2500 0 24000 24 000 2500 +2 500
84. -1 -1 83 83 82 82 999 n/a Liu Wenwei [25] China ... 2000 0 1500 23600 23 600 3500 +3 500
85. 0 85 85 84 84 999 n/a Mateusz Baranowski [37] Poland ... 2000 0 0 20900 20 900 2000 +2 000
86. 0 86 86 86 86 999 n/a Leone Crowley [43] Ireland ... 0 0 1500 19500 19 500 1500 +1 500
87. 0 87 87 87 87 999 n/a Liam Graham [37] Scotland ... 2000 0 0 16500 16 500 2000 +2 000
88. 4 +4 92 92 91 91 999 n/a Oliver Brown [9] England ... 1000 2500 4500 15000 15 000 8000 +8 000
89. 4 +4 93 93 93 93 999 n/a Florian Nüßle [9] Austria ... 1000 2500 4500 14500 14 500 8000 +8 000
90. -1 -1 89 89 88 88 999 n/a Alexander Ursenbacher [37] Switzerland ... 2000 0 0 12600 12 600 2000 +2 000
91. -3 -3 88 88 89 89 999 n/a Connor Benzey England ... 0 0 12000 12 000 0
92. 4 +4 96 96 94 94 999 n/a Sahil Nayyar [18] Canada ... 1000 2500 1500 10500 10 500 5000 +5 000
93. -2 -2 91 91 92 92 999 n/a Chatchapong Nasa [28] Thailand ... 0 2500 0 10500 10 500 2500 +2 500
94. -4 -4 90 90 90 90 999 n/a Fergal Quinn Northern Ireland ... 0 0 0 10000 10 000 0
95. -1 -1 94 94 95 95 999 n/a Jimmy White [30] England ... 2500 0 9000 9 000 2500 +2 500
96. 2 +2 98 98 105 105 999 n/a Mitchell Mann England ... 1000 5000 1500 7500 7 500 7500 +7 500
97. 1 +1 98 98 114 114 999 n/a Alfie Burden England ... 0 2500 4500 7000 7 000 7000 +7 000
97. 1 +1 98 98 114 114 999 n/a Ashley Carty England ... 0 2500 4500 7000 7 000 7000 +7 000
97. 1 +1 98 98 114 114 999 n/a Oliver Sykes England ... 0 2500 4500 7000 7 000 7000 +7 000
100. -2 -2 98 98 99 99 999 n/a Jamie Clarke Wales ... 2000 5000 0 7000 7 000 7000 +7 000
101. -3 -3 98 98 99 99 999 n/a Liam Davies Wales ... 2000 0 4500 6500 6 500 6500 +6 500
102. -4 -4 98 98 114 114 999 n/a Hammad Miah England ... 0 5000 1500 6500 6 500 6500 +6 500
103. -8 -8 95 95 96 96 999 n/a Ng On Yee (f) Hong Kong ... 0 0 0 6000 6 000 0
104. -6 -6 98 98 105 105 999 n/a Artemijs Zizins Latvia ... 1000 0 4500 5500 5 500 5500 +5 500
104. -6 -6 98 98 105 105 999 n/a Wang Xinbo China ... 1000 0 4500 5500 5 500 5500 +5 500
106. -8 -8 98 98 105 105 999 n/a Andrew Higginson England ... 1000 2500 1500 5000 5 000 5000 +5 000
107. -9 -9 98 98 97 97 999 n/a Cheung Ka Wai Hong Kong ... 5000 0 5000 5 000 5000 +5 000
108. -11 -11 97 97 98 98 999 n/a Mahmoud El Hareedy [25] Egypt ... 2000 0 1500 4500 4 500 3500 +3 500
109. -11 -11 98 98 99 99 999 n/a Julien Leclercq Belgium ... 2000 2500 0 4500 4 500 4500 +4 500
109. -11 -11 98 98 99 99 999 n/a T Tirapongpaiboon Thailand ... 2000 2500 0 4500 4 500 4500 +4 500
111. -13 -13 98 98 114 114 999 n/a Gong Chenzhi China ... 0 2500 1500 4000 4 000 4000 +4 000
111. -13 -13 98 98 114 114 999 n/a Huang Jiahao China ... 0 2500 1500 4000 4 000 4000 +4 000
113. -15 -15 98 98 99 99 999 n/a Luo Zetao China ... 2000 0 1500 3500 3 500 3500 +3 500
114. -16 -16 98 98 105 105 999 n/a Antoni Kowalski Poland ... 1000 2500 0 3500 3 500 3500 +3 500
115. -17 -17 98 98 105 105 999 n/a Anton Kazakov Ukraine ... 1000 0 1500 2500 2 500 2500 +2 500
115. -17 -17 98 98 105 105 999 n/a Sean O'Sullivan England ... 1000 0 1500 2500 2 500 2500 +2 500
117. -19 -19 98 98 114 114 999 n/a Craig Steadman England ... 0 2500 0 2500 2 500 2500 +2 500
117. -19 -19 98 98 114 114 999 n/a Deng Haohui China ... 0 2500 0 2500 2 500 2500 +2 500
119. -21 -21 98 98 99 99 999 n/a Liu Yang China ... 2000 0 0 2000 2 000 2000 +2 000
120. -22 -22 98 98 114 114 999 n/a Phil O'Kane England ... 0 0 1500 1500 1 500 1500 +1 500
121. -23 -23 98 98 105 105 999 n/a Michael Larkov Ukraine ... 1000 0 0 1000 1 000 1000 +1 000
121. -23 -23 98 98 105 105 999 n/a Stuart Carrington England ... 1000 0 0 1000 1 000 1000 +1 000
123. -25 -25 98 98 114 114 999 n/a Ashley Hugill England ... 0 0 0 0 0 0
123. -25 -25 98 98 114 114 999 n/a Panchaya Channoi (f) Thailand ... 0 0 0 0 0 0
123. -25 -25 98 98 114 114 999 n/a Paul Norris England ... 0 0 0 0 0 0
123. -25 -25 98 98 114 114 999 n/a Bai Yulu (f) China ... 0 0 0 0 0 0
127. -29 -29 98 98 127 127 999 n/a Igor Figueiredo Brazil ... 0 0 0