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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 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 ... 4000 0 0 563800 563 800 -20400 -20 400
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 7500 0 358100 358 100 -36900 -36 900
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 20 20 999 n/a Zhang Anda China ... 4000 10000 0 329600 329 600 -21350 -21 350
19. -3 -3 16 16 16 16 999 n/a Si Jiahui China ... 0 0 0 326000 326 000 -113400 -113 400
20. -1 -1 19 19 19 19 999 n/a Elliot Slessor England ... 4000 7500 0 325700 325 700 -25850 -25 850
21. 1 +1 22 22 22 22 999 n/a Ali Carter England ... 0 7500 8000 312550 312 550 -17500 -17 500
22. -1 -1 21 21 21 21 999 n/a Stuart Bingham England ... 0 10000 0 307300 307 300 -35400 -35 400
23. 0 23 23 23 23 999 n/a Zhou Yuelong China ... 0 10000 0 303900 303 900 -6350 -6 350
24. 0 24 24 24 24 999 n/a Gary Wilson England ... 4000 7500 8000 280800 280 800 -25900 -25 900
25. 1 +1 26 26 26 26 999 n/a Lei Peifan China ... 4000 0 0 264800 264 800 -17000 -17 000
26. -1 -1 25 25 25 25 999 n/a Pang Junxu China ... 4000 10000 8000 262500 262 500 -19400 -19 400
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 ... 4000 10000 8000 238600 238 600 -9000 -9 000
29. 0 29 29 29 29 999 n/a Stephen Maguire Scotland ... 0 0 8000 229600 229 600 -9350 -9 350
30. 0 30 30 30 30 999 n/a Yuan Sijun China ... 2000 7500 8000 217400 217 400 -13900 -13 900
31. 1 +1 32 32 32 32 999 n/a Jak Jones Wales ... 0 0 8000 206300 206 300 -12000 -12 000
32. 4 +4 36 36 36 36 999 n/a Tom Ford England ... 0 10000 4500 196200 196 200 9150 +9 150
33. 2 +2 35 35 35 35 999 n/a Jackson Page Wales ... 4000 10000 8000 192250 192 250 -1000 -1 000
34. -3 -3 31 31 31 31 999 n/a David Gilbert England ... 4000 10000 8000 187350 187 350 -31350 -31 350
35. -1 -1 34 34 34 34 999 n/a Xu Si China ... 4000 7500 0 180650 180 650 -12850 -12 850
36. 2 +2 38 38 38 38 999 n/a Anthony McGill Scotland ... 10000 0 179500 179 500 4650 +4 650
37. 4 +4 41 41 41 41 999 n/a Aaron Hill Ireland ... 0 10000 4500 178100 178 100 7150 +7 150
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 4500 168200 168 200 -4500 -4 500
40. -3 -3 37 37 37 37 999 n/a Ryan Day Wales ... 1000 0 8000 167250 167 250 -16400 -16 400
41. 7 +7 48 48 48 48 999 n/a Chang Bingyu China ... 4000 10000 8000 165100 165 100 22000 +22 000
42. 0 42 42 42 42 999 n/a Zak Surety England ... 0 0 0 158700 158 700 -10350 -10 350
43. 4 +4 47 47 47 47 999 n/a He Guoqiang China ... 4000 7500 8000 156800 156 800 9150 +9 150
44. 2 +2 46 46 46 46 999 n/a Noppon Saengkham Thailand ... 4000 10000 4500 153500 153 500 2150 +2 150
45. -6 -6 39 39 39 39 999 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 ... 4000 7500 0 148200 148 200 -52500 -52 500
47. -4 -4 43 43 43 43 999 n/a Matthew Selt England ... 0 10000 4500 146150 146 150 -20850 -20 850
48. 3 +3 51 51 51 51 999 n/a Michael Holt England ... 1000 5000 4500 142850 142 850 5500 +5 500
49. 1 +1 50 50 50 50 999 n/a Long Zehuang China ... 2000 5000 0 136450 136 450 -2000 -2 000
50. -1 -1 49 49 49 49 999 n/a Matthew Stevens Wales ... 0 5000 0 136100 136 100 -5350 -5 350
51. -6 -6 45 45 45 45 999 n/a Daniel Wells Wales ... 0 7500 8000 131300 131 300 -21000 -21 000
52. 1 +1 53 53 53 53 999 n/a Oliver Lines England ... 0 0 0 129200 129 200 -4000 -4 000
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 56 56 999 n/a Robbie Williams England ... 0 0 4500 124450 124 450 3500 +3 500
55. -3 -3 52 52 52 52 999 n/a Martin O'Donnell England ... 2000 5000 0 122400 122 400 -12000 -12 000
56. -2 -2 54 54 54 54 999 n/a Ricky Walden England ... 1000 5000 0 117350 117 350 -5400 -5 400
57. 2 +2 59 59 59 59 999 n/a Ishpreet Singh Chadha India ... 2000 5000 0 108950 108 950 -2000 -2 000
58. 0 58 58 58 58 999 n/a Liu Hongyu China ... 0 10000 4500 108200 108 200 -5500 -5 500
59. 1 +1 60 60 60 60 999 n/a David Lilley England ... 1000 7500 0 106100 106 100 -4850 -4 850
60. 1 +1 61 61 61 61 999 n/a Lyu Haotian China ... 1000 5000 0 94950 94 950 -14400 -14 400
61. 2 +2 63 63 63 63 999 n/a Jamie Jones Wales ... 0 5000 0 94050 94 050 -4350 -4 350
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 55 55 999 n/a Scott Donaldson [21] Scotland ... 4000 0 0 78750 78 750 -42350 -42 350
66. 0 66 66 66 66 999 n/a Liam Pullen [13] England ... 1000 5000 0 72950 72 950 6000 +6 000
67. 0 67 67 67 67 999 n/a Louis Heathcote [4] England ... 1000 5000 4500 72700 72 700 10500 +10 500
68. 0 68 68 68 68 999 n/a Liam Highfield [7] England ... 0 7500 0 65800 65 800 7500 +7 500
69. 3 +3 72 72 72 72 999 n/a Dylan Emery [2] Wales ... 4000 5000 8000 62950 62 950 17000 +17 000
70. -1 -1 69 69 69 69 999 n/a Marco Fu [16] Hong Kong ... 0 5000 0 62150 62 150 5000 +5 000
71. -1 -1 70 70 70 70 999 n/a Sam Craigie [11] England ... 5000 1500 60100 60 100 6500 +6 500
72. 1 +1 73 73 73 73 999 n/a Steven Hallworth [3] England ... 1000 5000 8000 56200 56 200 14000 +14 000
73. -2 -2 71 71 71 71 999 n/a Iulian Boiko [7] Ukraine ... 0 7500 0 55500 55 500 7500 +7 500
74. 5 +5 79 79 79 79 999 n/a Yao Pengcheng [1] China ... 1000 10000 8000 48850 48 850 19000 +19 000
75. 1 +1 76 76 76 76 999 n/a Ian Burns [5] England ... 4000 5000 0 47700 47 700 9000 +9 000
76. -1 -1 75 75 75 75 999 n/a Gao Yang [11] China ... 0 5000 1500 46600 46 600 6500 +6 500
77. -3 -3 74 74 74 74 999 n/a David Grace England ... 0 0 0 41850 41 850 0
78. -1 -1 77 77 77 77 999 n/a Michal Szubarczyk [41] Poland ... 1000 0 0 38450 38 450 1000 +1 000
79. -1 -1 78 78 78 78 999 n/a Lan Yuhao [16] China ... 0 5000 0 35100 35 100 5000 +5 000
80. 0 80 80 80 80 999 n/a Xu Yichen [16] China ... 0 5000 0 30350 30 350 5000 +5 000
81. 0 81 81 81 81 999 n/a Zhao Hanyang [20] China ... 0 2500 1500 27100 27 100 4000 +4 000
82. 2 +2 84 84 84 84 999 n/a Ross Muir [15] Scotland ... 0 5000 0 24100 24 100 5000 +5 000
83. -1 -1 82 82 82 82 999 n/a Reanne Evans (f) [26] England ... 0 2500 0 24000 24 000 2500 +2 500
84. -1 -1 83 83 83 83 999 n/a Liu Wenwei [23] China ... 2000 0 1500 23600 23 600 3500 +3 500
85. 1 +1 86 86 86 86 999 n/a Leone Crowley [40] Ireland ... 0 0 1500 19500 19 500 1500 +1 500
86. -1 -1 85 85 85 85 999 n/a Mateusz Baranowski Poland ... 0 0 0 18900 18 900 0
87. 6 +6 93 93 93 93 999 n/a Florian Nüßle [6] Austria ... 1000 2500 4500 14500 14 500 8000 +8 000
88. -1 -1 87 87 87 87 999 n/a Liam Graham Scotland ... 0 0 0 14500 14 500 0
89. 3 +3 92 92 92 92 999 n/a Oliver Brown [10] England ... 0 2500 4500 14000 14 000 7000 +7 000
90. -1 -1 89 89 89 89 999 n/a Alexander Ursenbacher [36] Switzerland ... 2000 0 0 12600 12 600 2000 +2 000
91. -3 -3 88 88 88 88 999 n/a Connor Benzey England ... 0 0 12000 12 000 0
92. 4 +4 96 96 96 96 999 n/a Sahil Nayyar [14] Canada ... 1000 2500 1500 10500 10 500 5000 +5 000
93. -2 -2 91 91 91 91 999 n/a Chatchapong Nasa [26] 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 94 94 999 n/a Jimmy White [28] England ... 2500 0 9000 9 000 2500 +2 500
96. 2 +2 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Oliver Sykes England ... 0 2500 4500 7000 7 000 7000 +7 000
97. 1 +1 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Alfie Burden England ... 0 2500 4500 7000 7 000 7000 +7 000
97. 1 +1 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Ashley Carty England ... 0 2500 4500 7000 7 000 7000 +7 000
99. -1 -1 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Jamie Clarke Wales ... 2000 5000 0 7000 7 000 7000 +7 000
100. -2 -2 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Liam Davies Wales ... 2000 0 4500 6500 6 500 6500 +6 500
101. -3 -3 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Hammad Miah England ... 0 5000 1500 6500 6 500 6500 +6 500
102. -4 -4 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Mitchell Mann England ... 0 5000 1500 6500 6 500 6500 +6 500
103. -8 -8 95 95 95 95 999 n/a Ng On Yee (f) Hong Kong ... 0 0 0 6000 6 000 0
104. -6 -6 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Artemijs Zizins Latvia ... 1000 0 4500 5500 5 500 5500 +5 500
104. -6 -6 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Wang Xinbo China ... 1000 0 4500 5500 5 500 5500 +5 500
106. -9 -9 97 97 97 97 999 n/a Mahmoud El Hareedy [23] Egypt ... 2000 0 1500 4500 4 500 3500 +3 500
107. -9 -9 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Julien Leclercq Belgium ... 2000 2500 0 4500 4 500 4500 +4 500
108. -10 -10 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Huang Jiahao China ... 0 2500 1500 4000 4 000 4000 +4 000
109. -11 -11 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Andrew Higginson England ... 0 2500 1500 4000 4 000 4000 +4 000
109. -11 -11 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Gong Chenzhi China ... 0 2500 1500 4000 4 000 4000 +4 000
111. -13 -13 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Luo Zetao China ... 2000 0 1500 3500 3 500 3500 +3 500
112. -14 -14 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Antoni Kowalski Poland ... 1000 2500 0 3500 3 500 3500 +3 500
113. -15 -15 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Sean O'Sullivan England ... 1000 0 1500 2500 2 500 2500 +2 500
114. -16 -16 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Craig Steadman England ... 0 2500 0 2500 2 500 2500 +2 500
115. -17 -17 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Deng Haohui China ... 0 2500 0 2500 2 500 2500 +2 500
115. -17 -17 98 98 98 98 999 n/a T Tirapongpaiboon Thailand ... 0 2500 0 2500 2 500 2500 +2 500
117. -19 -19 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Liu Yang China ... 2000 0 0 2000 2 000 2000 +2 000
118. -20 -20 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Phil O'Kane England ... 0 0 1500 1500 1 500 1500 +1 500
119. -21 -21 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Anton Kazakov Ukraine ... 0 0 1500 1500 1 500 1500 +1 500
120. -22 -22 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Ashley Hugill England ... 0 0 0 0 0 0
120. -22 -22 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Panchaya Channoi (f) Thailand ... 0 0 0 0 0 0
120. -22 -22 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Bai Yulu (f) China ... 0 0 0 0 0 0
123. -25 -25 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Michael Larkov Ukraine ... 0 0 0 0 0 0
123. -25 -25 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Paul Norris England ... 0 0 0 0 0 0
123. -25 -25 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Stuart Carrington England ... 0 0 0 0 0 0
126. -28 -28 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Cheung Ka Wai Hong Kong ... 0 0 0 0 0
127. -29 -29 98 98 98 98 999 n/a Igor Figueiredo Brazil ... 0 0 0