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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 ... 0 0 1176550 1 176 550 0
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 8 8 999 n/a Kyren Wilson England ... 0 0 688100 688 100 -209000 -209 000
9. -2 -2 7 7 7 7 999 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 ... 0 0 559800 559 800 -24400 -24 400
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 ... 0 0 350600 350 600 -44400 -44 400
17. 1 +1 18 18 18 18 999 n/a Thepchaiya Un-Nooh Thailand ... 0 0 332200 332 200 -34400 -34 400
18. -2 -2 16 16 16 16 999 n/a Si Jiahui China ... 0 0 326000 326 000 -113400 -113 400
19. 1 +1 20 20 20 20 999 n/a Zhang Anda China ... 0 0 315600 315 600 -35350 -35 350
20. -1 -1 19 19 19 19 999 n/a Elliot Slessor England ... 0 0 314200 314 200 -37350 -37 350
21. 0 21 21 21 21 999 n/a Stuart Bingham England ... 0 0 297300 297 300 -45400 -45 400
22. 0 22 22 22 22 999 n/a Ali Carter England ... 0 0 297050 297 050 -33000 -33 000
23. 0 23 23 23 23 999 n/a Zhou Yuelong China ... 0 0 293900 293 900 -16350 -16 350
24. 0 24 24 24 24 999 n/a Gary Wilson England ... 0 0 261300 261 300 -45400 -45 400
25. 1 +1 26 26 26 26 999 n/a Lei Peifan China ... 0 0 260800 260 800 -21000 -21 000
26. -1 -1 25 25 25 25 999 n/a Pang Junxu China ... 0 0 240500 240 500 -41400 -41 400
27. 0 27 27 27 27 999 n/a Joe O'Connor England ... 0 0 232350 232 350 -20350 -20 350
28. 1 +1 29 29 29 29 999 n/a Stephen Maguire Scotland ... 0 0 221600 221 600 -17350 -17 350
29. -1 -1 28 28 28 28 999 n/a Hossein Vafaei Iran ... 0 0 216600 216 600 -31000 -31 000
30. 0 30 30 30 30 999 n/a Yuan Sijun China ... 0 0 199900 199 900 -31400 -31 400
31. 1 +1 32 32 32 32 999 n/a Jak Jones Wales ... 0 0 198300 198 300 -20000 -20 000
32. 4 +4 36 36 36 36 999 n/a Tom Ford England ... 0 0 181700 181 700 -5350 -5 350
33. 2 +2 35 35 35 35 999 n/a Jackson Page Wales ... 0 0 170250 170 250 -23000 -23 000
34. 4 +4 38 38 38 38 999 n/a Anthony McGill Scotland ... 0 0 169500 169 500 -5350 -5 350
35. -1 -1 34 34 34 34 999 n/a Xu Si China ... 0 0 169150 169 150 -24350 -24 350
36. -5 -5 31 31 31 31 999 n/a David Gilbert England ... 0 0 165350 165 350 -53350 -53 350
37. 3 +3 40 40 40 40 999 n/a Stan Moody England ... 0 0 163700 163 700 -9000 -9 000
38. 3 +3 41 41 41 41 999 n/a Aaron Hill Ireland ... 0 0 163600 163 600 -7350 -7 350
39. 5 +5 44 44 44 44 999 n/a Luca Brecel Belgium ... 0 0 163400 163 400 0
40. 2 +2 42 42 42 42 999 n/a Zak Surety England ... 0 0 158700 158 700 -10350 -10 350
41. -4 -4 37 37 37 37 999 n/a Ryan Day Wales ... 0 0 158250 158 250 -25400 -25 400
42. -3 -3 39 39 39 39 999 n/a Ben Woollaston England ... 0 0 148000 148 000 -26000 -26 000
43. 5 +5 48 48 48 48 999 n/a Chang Bingyu China ... 0 0 143100 143 100 0
44. 3 +3 47 47 47 47 999 n/a He Guoqiang China ... 0 0 137300 137 300 -10350 -10 350
45. -12 -12 33 33 33 33 999 n/a Jimmy Robertson England ... 0 0 136700 136 700 -64000 -64 000
46. 0 46 46 46 46 999 n/a Noppon Saengkham Thailand ... 0 0 135000 135 000 -16350 -16 350
47. 4 +4 51 51 51 51 999 n/a Michael Holt England ... 0 0 132350 132 350 -5000 -5 000
48. -5 -5 43 43 43 43 999 n/a Matthew Selt England ... 0 0 131650 131 650 -35350 -35 350
49. 0 49 49 49 49 999 n/a Matthew Stevens Wales ... 0 0 131100 131 100 -10350 -10 350
50. 0 50 50 50 50 999 n/a Long Zehuang China ... 0 0 129450 129 450 -9000 -9 000
51. 2 +2 53 53 53 53 999 n/a Oliver Lines England ... 0 0 129200 129 200 -4000 -4 000
52. 4 +4 56 56 56 56 999 n/a Robbie Williams England ... 0 0 119950 119 950 -1000 -1 000
53. -8 -8 45 45 45 45 999 n/a Daniel Wells Wales ... 0 0 115800 115 800 -36500 -36 500
54. -2 -2 52 52 52 52 999 n/a Martin O'Donnell England ... 0 0 115400 115 400 -19000 -19 000
55. 2 +2 57 57 57 57 999 n/a Fan Zhengyi China ... 0 0 114550 114 550 -6000 -6 000
56. -2 -2 54 54 54 54 999 n/a Ricky Walden England ... 0 0 111350 111 350 -11400 -11 400
57. 2 +2 59 59 59 59 999 n/a Ishpreet Singh Chadha India ... 0 0 101950 101 950 -9000 -9 000
58. 2 +2 60 60 60 60 999 n/a David Lilley England ... 0 0 97600 97 600 -13350 -13 350
59. -1 -1 58 58 58 58 999 n/a Liu Hongyu China ... 0 0 93700 93 700 -20000 -20 000
60. 3 +3 63 63 63 63 999 n/a Jamie Jones Wales ... 0 0 89050 89 050 -9350 -9 350
61. 0 61 61 61 61 999 n/a Lyu Haotian China ... 0 0 88950 88 950 -20400 -20 400
62. 0 62 62 62 62 999 n/a Ben Mertens Belgium ... 0 0 87100 87 100 -14350 -14 350
63. 1 +1 64 64 64 64 999 n/a Jordan Brown Northern Ireland ... 0 0 76250 76 250 -18350 -18 350
64. -9 -9 55 55 55 55 999 n/a Scott Donaldson Scotland ... 0 0 74750 74 750 -46350 -46 350
65. 0 65 65 65 65 999 n/a Jiang Jun China ... 0 0 72350 72 350 0
66. 0 66 66 66 66 999 n/a Liam Pullen England ... 0 0 66950 66 950 0
67. 0 67 67 67 67 999 n/a Louis Heathcote England ... 0 0 62200 62 200 0
68. 0 68 68 68 68 999 n/a Liam Highfield England ... 0 0 58300 58 300 0
69. 0 69 69 69 69 999 n/a Marco Fu Hong Kong ... 0 0 57150 57 150 0
70. 0 70 70 70 70 999 n/a Sam Craigie England ... 0 0 53600 53 600 0
71. 0 71 71 71 71 999 n/a Iulian Boiko Ukraine ... 0 0 48000 48 000 0
72. 0 72 72 72 72 999 n/a Dylan Emery Wales ... 0 0 45950 45 950 0
73. 0 73 73 73 73 999 n/a Steven Hallworth England ... 0 0 42200 42 200 0
74. 0 74 74 74 74 999 n/a David Grace England ... 0 0 41850 41 850 0
75. 0 75 75 75 75 999 n/a Gao Yang China ... 0 0 40100 40 100 0
76. 0 76 76 76 76 999 n/a Ian Burns England ... 0 0 38700 38 700 0
77. 0 77 77 77 77 999 n/a Michal Szubarczyk Poland ... 0 0 37450 37 450 0
78. 0 78 78 78 78 999 n/a Lan Yuhao China ... 0 0 30100 30 100 0
79. 0 79 79 79 79 999 n/a Yao Pengcheng China ... 0 0 29850 29 850 0
80. 0 80 80 80 80 999 n/a Xu Yichen China ... 0 0 25350 25 350 0
81. 0 81 81 81 81 999 n/a Zhao Hanyang China ... 0 0 23100 23 100 0
82. 0 82 82 82 82 999 n/a Reanne Evans (f) England ... 0 0 21500 21 500 0
83. 0 83 83 83 83 999 n/a Liu Wenwei China ... 0 0 20100 20 100 0
84. 0 84 84 84 84 999 n/a Ross Muir Scotland ... 0 0 19100 19 100 0
85. 0 85 85 85 85 999 n/a Mateusz Baranowski Poland ... 0 0 18900 18 900 0
86. 0 86 86 86 86 999 n/a Leone Crowley Ireland ... 0 0 18000 18 000 0
87. 0 87 87 87 87 999 n/a Liam Graham Scotland ... 0 0 14500 14 500 0
88. 0 88 88 88 88 999 n/a Connor Benzey England ... 0 0 12000 12 000 0
89. 0 89 89 89 89 999 n/a Alexander Ursenbacher Switzerland ... 0 0 10600 10 600 0
90. 0 90 90 90 90 999 n/a Fergal Quinn Northern Ireland ... 0 0 10000 10 000 0
91. 0 91 91 91 91 999 n/a Chatchapong Nasa Thailand ... 0 0 8000 8 000 0
92. 0 92 92 92 92 999 n/a Oliver Brown England ... 0 0 7000 7 000 0
93. 0 93 93 93 93 999 n/a Florian Nüßle Austria ... 0 0 6500 6 500 0
94. 0 94 94 94 94 999 n/a Jimmy White England ... 0 0 6500 6 500 0
95. 0 95 95 95 95 999 n/a Ng On Yee (f) Hong Kong ... 0 0 6000 6 000 0
96. 0 96 96 96 96 999 n/a Sahil Nayyar Canada ... 0 0 5500 5 500 0
97. 0 97 97 97 97 999 n/a Mahmoud El Hareedy Egypt ... 0 0 1000 1 000 0
98. 0 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Alfie Burden England ... 0 0 0 0 0
98. 0 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Andrew Higginson England ... 0 0 0 0
98. 0 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Anton Kazakov Ukraine ... 0 0 0 0 0
98. 0 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Antoni Kowalski Poland ... 0 0 0 0 0
98. 0 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Artemijs Zizins Latvia ... 0 0 0 0 0
98. 0 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Ashley Carty England ... 0 0 0 0 0
98. 0 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Ashley Hugill England ... 0 0 0 0 0
98. 0 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Gong Chenzhi China ... 0 0 0 0
98. 0 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Craig Steadman England ... 0 0 0 0 0
98. 0 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Hammad Miah England ... 0 0 0 0 0
98. 0 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Deng Haohui China ... 0 0 0 0 0
98. 0 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Igor Figueiredo Brazil ... 0 0 0
98. 0 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Jamie Clarke Wales ... 0 0 0 0 0
98. 0 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Huang Jiahao China ... 0 0 0 0 0
98. 0 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Julien Leclercq Belgium ... 0 0 0 0 0
98. 0 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Cheung Ka Wai Hong Kong ... 0 0 0 0
98. 0 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Liam Davies Wales ... 0 0 0 0 0
98. 0 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Mitchell Mann England ... 0 0 0 0
98. 0 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Mykhailo Larkov Ukraine ... 0 0 0 0 0
98. 0 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Oliver Sykes England ... 0 0 0 0 0
98. 0 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Panchaya Channoi (f) Thailand ... 0 0 0 0 0
98. 0 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Paul Norris England ... 0 0 0 0 0
98. 0 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Phil O'Kane England ... 0 0 0 0 0
98. 0 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Sean O'Sullivan England ... 0 0 0 0 0
98. 0 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Stuart Carrington England ... 0 0 0 0
98. 0 98 98 98 98 999 n/a T Tirapongpaiboon Thailand ... 0 0 0 0 0
98. 0 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Wang Xinbo China ... 0 0 0 0 0
98. 0 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Liu Yang China ... 0 0 0 0 0
98. 0 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Bai Yulu (f) China ... 0 0 0 0 0
98. 0 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Luo Zetao China ... 0 0 0 0 0