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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 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 0 688100 688 100 -209000 -209 000
9. -2 -2 7 7 7 7 999 n/a Mark J Williams Wales ... 0 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 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 0 350600 350 600 -44400 -44 400
17. 1 +1 18 18 18 18 999 n/a Thepchaiya Un-Nooh Thailand ... 0 0 0 332200 332 200 -34400 -34 400
18. -2 -2 16 16 16 16 999 n/a Si Jiahui China ... 0 0 0 326000 326 000 -113400 -113 400
19. 1 +1 20 20 20 20 999 n/a Zhang Anda China ... 0 7500 0 323100 323 100 -27850 -27 850
20. -1 -1 19 19 19 19 999 n/a Elliot Slessor England ... 0 7500 0 321700 321 700 -29850 -29 850
21. 0 21 21 21 21 999 n/a Stuart Bingham England ... 0 7500 0 304800 304 800 -37900 -37 900
22. 0 22 22 22 22 999 n/a Ali Carter England ... 0 7500 0 304550 304 550 -25500 -25 500
23. 0 23 23 23 23 999 n/a Zhou Yuelong China ... 0 7500 0 301400 301 400 -8850 -8 850
24. 0 24 24 24 24 999 n/a Gary Wilson England ... 0 0 0 261300 261 300 -45400 -45 400
25. 1 +1 26 26 26 26 999 n/a Lei Peifan China ... 0 0 0 260800 260 800 -21000 -21 000
26. -1 -1 25 25 25 25 999 n/a Pang Junxu China ... 0 7500 0 248000 248 000 -33900 -33 900
27. 0 27 27 27 27 999 n/a Joe O'Connor England ... 0 7500 0 239850 239 850 -12850 -12 850
28. 0 28 28 28 28 999 n/a Hossein Vafaei Iran ... 0 7500 0 224100 224 100 -23500 -23 500
29. 0 29 29 29 29 999 n/a Stephen Maguire Scotland ... 0 0 0 221600 221 600 -17350 -17 350
30. 0 30 30 30 30 999 n/a Yuan Sijun China ... 0 7500 0 207400 207 400 -23900 -23 900
31. 1 +1 32 32 32 32 999 n/a Jak Jones Wales ... 0 0 0 198300 198 300 -20000 -20 000
32. 4 +4 36 36 36 36 999 n/a Tom Ford England ... 0 7500 0 189200 189 200 2150 +2 150
33. 2 +2 35 35 35 35 999 n/a Jackson Page Wales ... 0 7500 0 177750 177 750 -15500 -15 500
34. 4 +4 38 38 38 38 999 n/a Anthony McGill Scotland ... 0 7500 0 177000 177 000 2150 +2 150
35. -1 -1 34 34 34 34 999 n/a Xu Si China ... 0 7500 0 176650 176 650 -16850 -16 850
36. -5 -5 31 31 31 31 999 n/a David Gilbert England ... 0 7500 0 172850 172 850 -45850 -45 850
37. 4 +4 41 41 41 41 999 n/a Aaron Hill Ireland ... 0 7500 0 171100 171 100 150 +150
38. 6 +6 44 44 44 44 999 n/a Luca Brecel Belgium ... 0 7500 0 170900 170 900 7500 +7 500
39. 1 +1 40 40 40 40 999 n/a Stan Moody England ... 0 0 0 163700 163 700 -9000 -9 000
40. 2 +2 42 42 42 42 999 n/a Zak Surety England ... 0 0 0 158700 158 700 -10350 -10 350
41. -4 -4 37 37 37 37 999 n/a Ryan Day Wales ... 0 0 0 158250 158 250 -25400 -25 400
42. -3 -3 39 39 39 39 999 n/a Ben Woollaston England ... 0 0 0 148000 148 000 -26000 -26 000
43. 4 +4 47 47 47 47 999 n/a He Guoqiang China ... 0 7500 0 144800 144 800 -2850 -2 850
44. 4 +4 48 48 48 48 999 n/a Chang Bingyu China ... 0 0 0 143100 143 100 0
45. 1 +1 46 46 46 46 999 n/a Noppon Saengkham Thailand ... 0 7500 0 142500 142 500 -8850 -8 850
46. -3 -3 43 43 43 43 999 n/a Matthew Selt England ... 0 7500 0 139150 139 150 -27850 -27 850
47. 4 +4 51 51 51 51 999 n/a Michael Holt England ... 0 5000 0 137350 137 350 0
48. -15 -15 33 33 33 33 999 n/a Jimmy Robertson England ... 0 0 0 136700 136 700 -64000 -64 000
49. 0 49 49 49 49 999 n/a Matthew Stevens Wales ... 0 5000 0 136100 136 100 -5350 -5 350
50. 0 50 50 50 50 999 n/a Long Zehuang China ... 0 5000 0 134450 134 450 -4000 -4 000
51. 2 +2 53 53 53 53 999 n/a Oliver Lines England ... 0 0 0 129200 129 200 -4000 -4 000
52. -7 -7 45 45 45 45 999 n/a Daniel Wells Wales ... 0 7500 0 123300 123 300 -29000 -29 000
53. -1 -1 52 52 52 52 999 n/a Martin O'Donnell England ... 0 5000 0 120400 120 400 -14000 -14 000
54. 2 +2 56 56 56 56 999 n/a Robbie Williams England ... 0 0 0 119950 119 950 -1000 -1 000
55. 2 +2 57 57 57 57 999 n/a Fan Zhengyi China ... 0 5000 0 119550 119 550 -1000 -1 000
56. -2 -2 54 54 54 54 999 n/a Ricky Walden England ... 0 5000 0 116350 116 350 -6400 -6 400
57. 2 +2 59 59 59 59 999 n/a Ishpreet Singh Chadha India ... 0 5000 0 106950 106 950 -4000 -4 000
58. 2 +2 60 60 60 60 999 n/a David Lilley England ... 0 7500 0 105100 105 100 -5850 -5 850
59. -1 -1 58 58 58 58 999 n/a Liu Hongyu China ... 0 7500 0 101200 101 200 -12500 -12 500
60. 3 +3 63 63 63 63 999 n/a Jamie Jones Wales ... 0 5000 0 94050 94 050 -4350 -4 350
61. 0 61 61 61 61 999 n/a Lyu Haotian China ... 0 5000 0 93950 93 950 -15400 -15 400
62. 0 62 62 62 62 999 n/a Ben Mertens Belgium ... 0 5000 0 92100 92 100 -9350 -9 350
63. 1 +1 64 64 64 64 999 n/a Jordan Brown Northern Ireland ... 0 5000 0 81250 81 250 -13350 -13 350
64. 1 +1 65 65 65 65 999 n/a Jiang Jun China ... 0 5000 0 77350 77 350 5000 +5 000
65. -10 -10 55 55 55 55 999 n/a Scott Donaldson Scotland ... 0 0 0 74750 74 750 -46350 -46 350
66. 0 66 66 66 66 999 n/a Liam Pullen [5] England ... 0 5000 0 71950 71 950 5000 +5 000
67. 0 67 67 67 67 999 n/a Louis Heathcote [5] England ... 0 5000 0 67200 67 200 5000 +5 000
68. 0 68 68 68 68 999 n/a Liam Highfield [1] England ... 0 7500 0 65800 65 800 7500 +7 500
69. 0 69 69 69 69 999 n/a Marco Fu [5] Hong Kong ... 0 5000 0 62150 62 150 5000 +5 000
70. 0 70 70 70 70 999 n/a Sam Craigie [5] England ... 0 5000 0 58600 58 600 5000 +5 000
71. 0 71 71 71 71 999 n/a Iulian Boiko [1] Ukraine ... 0 7500 0 55500 55 500 7500 +7 500
72. 0 72 72 72 72 999 n/a Dylan Emery [5] Wales ... 0 5000 0 50950 50 950 5000 +5 000
73. 0 73 73 73 73 999 n/a Steven Hallworth [5] England ... 0 5000 0 47200 47 200 5000 +5 000
74. 1 +1 75 75 75 75 999 n/a Gao Yang [5] China ... 0 5000 0 45100 45 100 5000 +5 000
75. 1 +1 76 76 76 76 999 n/a Ian Burns [5] England ... 0 5000 0 43700 43 700 5000 +5 000
76. -2 -2 74 74 74 74 999 n/a David Grace England ... 0 0 0 41850 41 850 0
77. 0 77 77 77 77 999 n/a Michal Szubarczyk Poland ... 0 0 0 37450 37 450 0
78. 1 +1 79 79 79 79 999 n/a Yao Pengcheng [1] China ... 0 7500 0 37350 37 350 7500 +7 500
79. -1 -1 78 78 78 78 999 n/a Lan Yuhao [5] China ... 0 5000 0 35100 35 100 5000 +5 000
80. 0 80 80 80 80 999 n/a Xu Yichen [5] China ... 0 5000 0 30350 30 350 5000 +5 000
81. 0 81 81 81 81 999 n/a Zhao Hanyang [16] China ... 0 2500 0 25600 25 600 2500 +2 500
82. 2 +2 84 84 84 84 999 n/a Ross Muir [5] Scotland ... 0 5000 0 24100 24 100 5000 +5 000
83. -1 -1 82 82 82 82 999 n/a Reanne Evans (f) [16] England ... 0 2500 0 24000 24 000 2500 +2 500
84. -1 -1 83 83 83 83 999 n/a Liu Wenwei China ... 0 0 0 20100 20 100 0
85. 0 85 85 85 85 999 n/a Mateusz Baranowski Poland ... 0 0 0 18900 18 900 0
86. 0 86 86 86 86 999 n/a Leone Crowley Ireland ... 0 0 0 18000 18 000 0
87. 0 87 87 87 87 999 n/a Liam Graham Scotland ... 0 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 0 10600 10 600 0
90. 1 +1 91 91 91 91 999 n/a Chatchapong Nasa [16] Thailand ... 0 2500 0 10500 10 500 2500 +2 500
91. -1 -1 90 90 90 90 999 n/a Fergal Quinn Northern Ireland ... 0 0 0 10000 10 000 0
92. 0 92 92 92 92 999 n/a Oliver Brown [16] England ... 0 2500 0 9500 9 500 2500 +2 500
93. 0 93 93 93 93 999 n/a Florian Nüßle [16] Austria ... 0 2500 0 9000 9 000 2500 +2 500
94. 0 94 94 94 94 999 n/a Jimmy White [16] England ... 2500 0 9000 9 000 2500 +2 500
95. 1 +1 96 96 96 96 999 n/a Sahil Nayyar [16] Canada ... 0 2500 0 8000 8 000 2500 +2 500
96. -1 -1 95 95 95 95 999 n/a Ng On Yee (f) Hong Kong ... 0 0 0 6000 6 000 0
97. 1 +1 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Hammad Miah England ... 0 5000 0 5000 5 000 5000 +5 000
97. 1 +1 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Jamie Clarke Wales ... 0 5000 0 5000 5 000 5000 +5 000
97. 1 +1 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Mitchell Mann England ... 0 5000 0 5000 5 000 5000 +5 000
100. -2 -2 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Alfie Burden England ... 0 2500 0 2500 2 500 2500 +2 500
100. -2 -2 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Andrew Higginson England ... 0 2500 0 2500 2 500 2500 +2 500
100. -2 -2 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Antoni Kowalski Poland ... 0 2500 0 2500 2 500 2500 +2 500
100. -2 -2 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Ashley Carty England ... 0 2500 0 2500 2 500 2500 +2 500
100. -2 -2 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Gong Chenzhi China ... 0 2500 0 2500 2 500 2500 +2 500
100. -2 -2 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Craig Steadman England ... 0 2500 0 2500 2 500 2500 +2 500
100. -2 -2 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Deng Haohui China ... 0 2500 0 2500 2 500 2500 +2 500
100. -2 -2 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Huang Jiahao China ... 0 2500 0 2500 2 500 2500 +2 500
100. -2 -2 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Julien Leclercq Belgium ... 0 2500 0 2500 2 500 2500 +2 500
100. -2 -2 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Oliver Sykes England ... 0 2500 0 2500 2 500 2500 +2 500
100. -2 -2 98 98 98 98 999 n/a T Tirapongpaiboon Thailand ... 0 2500 0 2500 2 500 2500 +2 500
111. -14 -14 97 97 97 97 999 n/a Mahmoud El Hareedy Egypt ... 0 0 0 1000 1 000 0
112. -14 -14 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Anton Kazakov Ukraine ... 0 0 0 0 0 0
112. -14 -14 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Artemijs Zizins Latvia ... 0 0 0 0 0 0
112. -14 -14 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Ashley Hugill England ... 0 0 0 0 0 0
112. -14 -14 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Cheung Ka Wai Hong Kong ... 0 0 0 0 0
112. -14 -14 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Liam Davies Wales ... 0 0 0 0 0 0
112. -14 -14 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Michael Larkov Ukraine ... 0 0 0 0 0 0
112. -14 -14 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Panchaya Channoi (f) Thailand ... 0 0 0 0 0 0
112. -14 -14 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Paul Norris England ... 0 0 0 0 0 0
112. -14 -14 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Phil O'Kane England ... 0 0 0 0 0 0
112. -14 -14 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Sean O'Sullivan England ... 0 0 0 0 0 0
112. -14 -14 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Stuart Carrington England ... 0 0 0 0 0 0
112. -14 -14 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Wang Xinbo China ... 0 0 0 0 0 0
112. -14 -14 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Liu Yang China ... 0 0 0 0 0 0
112. -14 -14 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Bai Yulu (f) China ... 0 0 0 0 0 0
112. -14 -14 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Luo Zetao China ... 0 0 0 0 0 0
127. -29 -29 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Igor Figueiredo Brazil ... 0 0 0