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Provisional World Championship Seedings

Provisional World Championship seedings, including guaranteed points for current and upcoming events. The top 16 are secured a spot at the Crucible (Last 32, World Championship). NB! The defending champion (Wu Yize) will be the #1 seed. Red numbers means the player is still in the event.

R = World Ranking ; C = Current Seeding
# Chng-Sort ± C-Sort C R-Sort R O-Sort O Name Nationality Sum-Sort Total Chng-Sort ± ... CL CO WUO BO EO XGP ...
2. 0 3 3 3 3 999 n/a Zhao Xintong China 1166550 1 166 550 1166550 +1 166 550 ... 0 0 0 ...
1. 0 4 4 4 4 999 n/a Wu Yize China 880300 880 300 880300 +880 300 ... 0 0 ...
3. 0 2 2 2 2 999 n/a Neil Robertson Australia 738500 738 500 738500 +738 500 ... 0 0 ...
4. 0 6 6 6 6 999 n/a Shaun Murphy England 658900 658 900 658900 +658 900 ... 0 0 ...
5. 0 7 7 7 7 999 n/a Mark J Williams Wales 597800 597 800 597800 +597 800 ... 0 0 0 ...
6. 0 1 1 1 1 999 n/a Judd Trump England 562350 562 350 562350 +562 350 ... 0 0 ...
7. 0 9 9 9 9 999 n/a Mark Selby England 484350 484 350 484350 +484 350 ... 0 0 ...
8. 0 14 14 14 14 999 n/a Ronnie O'Sullivan England 456750 456 750 456750 +456 750 ... 0 0 ...
9. 0 5 5 5 5 999 n/a John Higgins Scotland 449600 449 600 449600 +449 600 ... 0 0 ...
10. 0 12 12 12 12 999 n/a Mark Allen Northern Ireland 409350 409 350 409350 +409 350 ... 0 0 ...
11. 0 13 13 13 13 999 n/a Chris Wakelin England 374800 374 800 374800 +374 800 ... 0 0 0 ...
12. 0 10 10 10 10 999 n/a Barry Hawkins England 368800 368 800 368800 +368 800 ... 0 0 ...
13. 0 11 11 11 11 999 n/a Xiao Guodong China 302400 302 400 302400 +302 400 ... 0 0 ...
14. 0 18 18 18 18 999 n/a Thepchaiya Un-Nooh Thailand 292100 292 100 292100 +292 100 ... 0 0 0 ...
15. 0 23 23 23 23 999 n/a Zhou Yuelong China 259700 259 700 259700 +259 700 ... 0 7500 0 ...
16. 0 17 17 17 17 999 n/a Jack Lisowski England 249400 249 400 249400 +249 400 ... 0 0 0 ...
17. 0 19 19 19 19 999 n/a Elliot Slessor England 232800 232 800 232800 +232 800 ... 0 7500 0 ...
18. 0 20 20 20 20 999 n/a Zhang Anda China 230900 230 900 230900 +230 900 ... 0 7500 0 ...
19. 0 24 24 24 24 999 n/a Gary Wilson England 219300 219 300 219300 +219 300 ... 0 0 0 ...
20. 0 16 16 16 16 999 n/a Si Jiahui China 185200 185 200 185200 +185 200 ... 0 0 0 ...
21. 0 22 22 22 22 999 n/a Ali Carter England 183750 183 750 183750 +183 750 ... 0 7500 0 ...
22. 0 8 8 8 8 999 n/a Kyren Wilson England 175300 175 300 175300 +175 300 ... 0 0 0 ...
23. 0 15 15 15 15 999 n/a Ding Junhui China 174850 174 850 174850 +174 850 ... 0 0 ...
24. 0 21 21 21 21 999 n/a Stuart Bingham England 165800 165 800 165800 +165 800 ... 0 7500 0 ...
25. 0 28 28 28 28 999 n/a Hossein Vafaei Iran 156300 156 300 156300 +156 300 ... 0 7500 0 ...
26. 0 25 25 25 25 999 n/a Pang Junxu China 155000 155 000 155000 +155 000 ... 0 7500 0 ...
27. 0 29 29 29 29 999 n/a Stephen Maguire Scotland 143200 143 200 143200 +143 200 ... 0 0 0 ...
28. 0 48 48 48 48 999 n/a Chang Bingyu China 143100 143 100 143100 +143 100 ... 0 0 0 ...
29. 0 30 30 30 30 999 n/a Yuan Sijun China 132200 132 200 132200 +132 200 ... 0 7500 0 ...
30. 0 38 38 38 38 999 n/a Anthony McGill Scotland 130900 130 900 130900 +130 900 ... 0 7500 0 ...
31. 0 32 32 32 32 999 n/a Jak Jones Wales 128000 128 000 128000 +128 000 ... 0 0 0 ...
32. 0 41 41 41 41 999 n/a Aaron Hill Ireland 126800 126 800 126800 +126 800 ... 0 7500 0 ...
33. 0 27 27 27 27 999 n/a Joe O'Connor England 125950 125 950 125950 +125 950 ... 0 7500 0 ...
34. 0 31 31 31 31 999 n/a David Gilbert England 114050 114 050 114050 +114 050 ... 0 7500 0 ...
35. 0 40 40 40 40 999 n/a Stan Moody England 108000 108 000 108000 +108 000 ... 0 0 0 ...
36. 0 44 44 44 44 999 n/a Luca Brecel Belgium 106500 106 500 106500 +106 500 ... 0 7500 0 ...
37. 0 26 26 26 26 999 n/a Lei Peifan China 105800 105 800 105800 +105 800 ... 0 0 0 ...
38. 0 37 37 37 37 999 n/a Ryan Day Wales 102850 102 850 102850 +102 850 ... 0 0 0 ...
39. 0 42 42 42 42 999 n/a Zak Surety England 102300 102 300 102300 +102 300 ... 0 0 0 ...
40. 0 45 45 45 45 999 n/a Daniel Wells Wales 100300 100 300 100300 +100 300 ... 0 7500 0 ...
41. 0 47 47 47 47 999 n/a He Guoqiang China 100000 100 000 100000 +100 000 ... 0 7500 0 ...
42. 0 49 49 49 49 999 n/a Matthew Stevens Wales 97900 97 900 97900 +97 900 ... 0 5000 0 ...
43. 0 35 35 35 35 999 n/a Jackson Page Wales 96450 96 450 96450 +96 450 ... 0 7500 0 ...
44. 0 46 46 46 46 999 n/a Noppon Saengkham Thailand 91500 91 500 91500 +91 500 ... 0 7500 0 ...
45. 0 43 43 43 43 999 n/a Matthew Selt England 91250 91 250 91250 +91 250 ... 0 7500 0 ...
46. 0 53 53 53 53 999 n/a Oliver Lines England 87800 87 800 87800 +87 800 ... 0 0 0 ...
47. 0 39 39 39 39 999 n/a Ben Woollaston England 87100 87 100 87100 +87 100 ... 0 0 0 ...
48. 0 52 52 52 52 999 n/a Martin O'Donnell England 86400 86 400 86400 +86 400 ... 0 5000 0 ...
49. 0 51 51 51 51 999 n/a Michael Holt England 82150 82 150 82150 +82 150 ... 0 5000 0 ...
50. 0 34 34 34 34 999 n/a Xu Si China 79950 79 950 79950 +79 950 ... 0 7500 0 ...
51. 0 57 57 57 57 999 n/a Fan Zhengyi China 78150 78 150 78150 +78 150 ... 0 5000 0 ...
52. 0 56 56 56 56 999 n/a Robbie Williams England 78150 78 150 78150 +78 150 ... 0 0 0 ...
53. 0 65 65 65 65 999 n/a Jiang Jun China 77350 77 350 77350 +77 350 ... 0 5000 0 ...
54. 0 62 62 62 62 999 n/a Ben Mertens Belgium 76500 76 500 76500 +76 500 ... 0 5000 0 ...
55. 0 54 54 54 54 999 n/a Ricky Walden England 73050 73 050 73050 +73 050 ... 0 5000 0 ...
56. 0 50 50 50 50 999 n/a Long Zehuang China 72950 72 950 72950 +72 950 ... 0 5000 0 ...
57. 0 66 66 66 66 999 n/a Liam Pullen England 71950 71 950 71950 +71 950 ... 0 5000 0 ...
58. 0 36 36 36 36 999 n/a Tom Ford England 70600 70 600 70600 +70 600 ... 0 7500 0 ...
59. 0 63 63 63 63 999 n/a Jamie Jones Wales 70050 70 050 70050 +70 050 ... 0 5000 0 ...
60. 0 33 33 33 33 999 n/a Jimmy Robertson England 69100 69 100 69100 +69 100 ... 0 0 0 ...
61. 0 67 67 67 67 999 n/a Louis Heathcote England 67200 67 200 67200 +67 200 ... 0 5000 0 ...
62. 0 60 60 60 60 999 n/a David Lilley England 66100 66 100 66100 +66 100 ... 0 7500 0 ...
63. 0 68 68 68 68 999 n/a Liam Highfield England 65800 65 800 65800 +65 800 ... 0 7500 0 ...
64. 0 58 58 58 58 999 n/a Liu Hongyu China 62900 62 900 62900 +62 900 ... 0 7500 0 ...
65. 0 69 69 69 69 999 n/a Marco Fu [4] Hong Kong 62150 62 150 62150 +62 150 ... 0 5000 0 ...
66. 0 59 59 59 59 999 n/a Ishpreet Singh Chadha [4] India 61550 61 550 61550 +61 550 ... 0 5000 0 ...
67. 0 64 64 64 64 999 n/a Jordan Brown [4] Northern Ireland 60950 60 950 60950 +60 950 ... 0 5000 0 ...
68. 0 55 55 55 55 999 n/a Scott Donaldson Scotland 58950 58 950 58950 +58 950 ... 0 0 0 ...
69. 0 70 70 70 70 999 n/a Sam Craigie [4] England 58600 58 600 58600 +58 600 ... 0 5000 0 ...
70. 0 71 71 71 71 999 n/a Iulian Boiko [1] Ukraine 55500 55 500 55500 +55 500 ... 0 7500 0 ...
71. 0 61 61 61 61 999 n/a Lyu Haotian [4] China 52850 52 850 52850 +52 850 ... 0 5000 0 ...
72. 0 72 72 72 72 999 n/a Dylan Emery [4] Wales 50950 50 950 50950 +50 950 ... 0 5000 0 ...
73. 0 73 73 73 73 999 n/a Steven Hallworth [4] England 47200 47 200 47200 +47 200 ... 0 5000 0 ...
74. 0 75 75 75 75 999 n/a Gao Yang [4] China 45100 45 100 45100 +45 100 ... 0 5000 0 ...
75. 0 76 76 76 76 999 n/a Ian Burns [4] England 43700 43 700 43700 +43 700 ... 0 5000 0 ...
76. 0 74 74 74 74 999 n/a David Grace England 41850 41 850 41850 +41 850 ... 0 0 0 ...
77. 0 77 77 77 77 999 n/a Michal Szubarczyk Poland 37450 37 450 37450 +37 450 ... 0 0 0 ...
78. 0 79 79 79 79 999 n/a Yao Pengcheng [1] China 37350 37 350 37350 +37 350 ... 0 7500 0 ...
79. 0 78 78 78 78 999 n/a Lan Yuhao [4] China 35100 35 100 35100 +35 100 ... 0 5000 0 ...
80. 0 80 80 80 80 999 n/a Xu Yichen [4] China 30350 30 350 30350 +30 350 ... 0 5000 0 ...
81. 0 81 81 81 81 999 n/a Zhao Hanyang [16] China 25600 25 600 25600 +25 600 ... 0 2500 0 ...
82. 0 84 84 84 84 999 n/a Ross Muir [4] Scotland 24100 24 100 24100 +24 100 ... 0 5000 0 ...
83. 0 82 82 82 82 999 n/a Reanne Evans (f) [16] England 24000 24 000 24000 +24 000 ... 0 2500 0 ...
84. 0 83 83 83 83 999 n/a Liu Wenwei China 20100 20 100 20100 +20 100 ... 0 0 0 ...
85. 0 85 85 85 85 999 n/a Mateusz Baranowski Poland 18900 18 900 18900 +18 900 ... 0 0 0 ...
86. 0 86 86 86 86 999 n/a Leone Crowley Ireland 18000 18 000 18000 +18 000 ... 0 0 0 ...
87. 0 87 87 87 87 999 n/a Liam Graham Scotland 14500 14 500 14500 +14 500 ... 0 0 0 ...
88. 0 88 88 88 88 999 n/a Connor Benzey England 12000 12 000 12000 +12 000 ... 0 0 ...
89. 0 89 89 89 89 999 n/a Alexander Ursenbacher Switzerland 10600 10 600 10600 +10 600 ... 0 0 0 ...
90. 0 91 91 91 91 999 n/a Chatchapong Nasa [16] Thailand 10500 10 500 10500 +10 500 ... 0 2500 0 ...
91. 0 90 90 90 90 999 n/a Fergal Quinn Northern Ireland 10000 10 000 10000 +10 000 ... 0 0 0 ...
92. 0 92 92 92 92 999 n/a Oliver Brown [16] England 9500 9 500 9500 +9 500 ... 0 2500 0 ...
93. 0 93 93 93 93 999 n/a Florian Nüßle [16] Austria 9000 9 000 9000 +9 000 ... 0 2500 0 ...
94. 0 94 94 94 94 999 n/a Jimmy White [16] England 9000 9 000 9000 +9 000 ... 2500 0 ...
95. 0 96 96 96 96 999 n/a Sahil Nayyar [16] Canada 8000 8 000 8000 +8 000 ... 0 2500 0 ...
96. 0 95 95 95 95 999 n/a Ng On Yee (f) Hong Kong 6000 6 000 6000 +6 000 ... 0 0 0 ...
97. 0 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Hammad Miah England 5000 5 000 5000 +5 000 ... 0 5000 0 ...
97. 0 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Jamie Clarke Wales 5000 5 000 5000 +5 000 ... 0 5000 0 ...
97. 0 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Mitchell Mann England 5000 5 000 5000 +5 000 ... 0 5000 0 ...
100. 0 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Alfie Burden England 2500 2 500 2500 +2 500 ... 0 2500 0 ...
100. 0 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Andrew Higginson England 2500 2 500 2500 +2 500 ... 0 2500 0 ...
100. 0 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Antoni Kowalski Poland 2500 2 500 2500 +2 500 ... 0 2500 0 ...
100. 0 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Ashley Carty England 2500 2 500 2500 +2 500 ... 0 2500 0 ...
100. 0 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Gong Chenzhi China 2500 2 500 2500 +2 500 ... 0 2500 0 ...
100. 0 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Craig Steadman England 2500 2 500 2500 +2 500 ... 0 2500 0 ...
100. 0 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Deng Haohui China 2500 2 500 2500 +2 500 ... 0 2500 0 ...
100. 0 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Huang Jiahao China 2500 2 500 2500 +2 500 ... 0 2500 0 ...
100. 0 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Julien Leclercq Belgium 2500 2 500 2500 +2 500 ... 0 2500 0 ...
100. 0 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Oliver Sykes England 2500 2 500 2500 +2 500 ... 0 2500 0 ...
100. 0 98 98 98 98 999 n/a T Tirapongpaiboon Thailand 2500 2 500 2500 +2 500 ... 0 2500 0 ...
111. 0 97 97 97 97 999 n/a Mahmoud El Hareedy Egypt 1000 1 000 1000 +1 000 ... 0 0 0 ...
112. 0 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Anton Kazakov Ukraine 0 0 0 ... 0 0 0 ...
112. 0 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Artemijs Zizins Latvia 0 0 0 ... 0 0 0 ...
112. 0 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Ashley Hugill England 0 0 0 ... 0 0 0 ...
112. 0 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Cheung Ka Wai Hong Kong 0 0 0 ... 0 0 ...
112. 0 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Liam Davies Wales 0 0 0 ... 0 0 0 ...
112. 0 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Michael Larkov Ukraine 0 0 0 ... 0 0 0 ...
112. 0 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Panchaya Channoi (f) Thailand 0 0 0 ... 0 0 0 ...
112. 0 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Paul Norris England 0 0 0 ... 0 0 0 ...
112. 0 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Phil O'Kane England 0 0 0 ... 0 0 0 ...
112. 0 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Sean O'Sullivan England 0 0 0 ... 0 0 0 ...
112. 0 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Stuart Carrington England 0 0 0 ... 0 0 0 ...
112. 0 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Wang Xinbo China 0 0 0 ... 0 0 0 ...
112. 0 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Liu Yang China 0 0 0 ... 0 0 0 ...
112. 0 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Bai Yulu (f) China 0 0 0 ... 0 0 0 ...
112. 0 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Luo Zetao China 0 0 0 ... 0 0 0 ...
127. 0 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Igor Figueiredo Brazil 0 0 0 ... ...