2020–21 snooker world rankings

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Preceded by
2019–20
2020–2021Succeeded by
2021–22
Judd Trump (pictured in 2015) was ranked as the world number one throughout the season. Judd Trump May 2015 (cropped).jpg
Judd Trump (pictured in 2015) was ranked as the world number one throughout the season.

The sport of professional snooker has had a world ranking system in place since 1976. [1] Certain tournaments were given ranking status, with the results at those events contributing to a player's world ranking. The events that made up the 1976–77 snooker season were the first to use ranking points, awarding points from earlier seasons. [1] Originally, the world rankings were decided based only on results in the World Snooker Championship, but other events were later added. [1] The system used for the 2020–21 snooker season was first used in the 2010–11 season, where players were awarded ranking points based entirely on prize money won from these events. [2] The rankings are based on the prior two seasons, with ten revisions after specific tournaments throughout the season. [3] These revisions are used as official rankings, with points awarded in the current season overwriting those from two years prior. [2]

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Judd Trump began the season as the world number one and retained the position throughout, as he won five ranking events. [4] Trump began the season with a lead of over 500,000 points, ahead of 2020 World Snooker Championship winner Ronnie O'Sullivan in second, [5] and finished the season in first, above 2021 World Snooker Championship winner Mark Selby by 124,000 points. [6] [7]

Ranking list

Revision dates

Seedings for each event were based on the world rankings, with totals being updated at specific revision dates. On these dates, ranking points from the 2018–19 snooker season were removed from a player's total. [8] [9]

Revision dates
Revision pointDateAfter 2018/2019 points dropped
128 September 2020 European Masters Riga Masters
World Open
Paul Hunter Classic
231 October 2020 Championship League China Championship
European Masters
English Open
International Championship
323 November 2020 Northern Ireland Open Northern Ireland Open
47 December 2020 UK Championship UK Championship
521 December 2020 World Grand Prix Scottish Open
68 February 2021 Shoot Out German Masters
World Grand Prix
Shoot Out
722 February 2021 Welsh Open Welsh Open
829 March 2021 Tour Championship Indian Open
Players Championship
Gibraltar Open
China Open
Tour Championship
Total4 May 2021 World Championship World Championship
Sources: [7] [8] [10]

Seeding list

The following table contains the rankings which were used to determine the seedings for following tournaments. Other provisional and unofficial rankings are produced after each ranking event which are not noted here. [11] [12] Blank fields indicate that the player was not active on the tour, or had no ranking. The names are initially sorted by the scores at the end of the season.

Seeding list
NameStart [n 1] [13] Revision 1 [n 2] [14] Revision 2 [n 3] [15] Revision 3 [n 4] [16] Revision 4 [n 5] [17] Revision 5 [n 6] [18] Revision 6 [n 7] [19] Revision 7 [n 8] [20] Revision 8 [n 9] [21] Total [22]
PosPointsPosPointsPosPointsPosPointsPosPointsPosPointsPosPointsPosPointsPosPointsPosPoints
Judd Trump 11,648,50011,658,00011,699,50011,699,50011,764,50011,854,50011,824,50011,826,00011,820,00011,370,000
Mark Selby 4722,0004789,0004637,0005620,0004644,5004734,5004737,0004741,0004776,00021,246,000
Ronnie O'Sullivan 21,101,00021,104,00021,088,00021,088,0003924,5003974,5003969,5002996,0002831,0003861,000
Neil Robertson 3965,0003918,0003858,5003858,00021,043,00021,040,50021,025,5003955,5003785,5004785,500
Shaun Murphy 8481,0008495,5006488,0007488,0007494,5007468,5007463,5007471,0007473,5005643,500
Kyren Wilson 6621,5006593,5005622,5004626,5005628,5005645,0005554,5005556,0006561,0006611,000
John Higgins 7534,5007534,5007484,5006492,0006504,0006508,5006504,0006498,0005588,0007418,000
Ding Junhui 12399,75010402,75010389,25010399,25010390,7509402,2509394,7509391,7509386,7508356,750
Stephen Maguire 9478,5009459,5009428,0009432,0008421,5008421,5008398,0008418,0008397,0009347,000
Yan Bingtao 15328,50012330,00013303,00012313,00011309,50011313,50012303,50012311,00010299,00010314,000
Mark Williams 10447,75014297,75014277,25014277,75014274,75015282,25014275,25013292,75012286,25011306,250
Mark Allen 5659,5005653,5008462,5008466,5009398,00010335,50010333,00010337,00013272,00012302,000
Barry Hawkins 17258,25020228,25021206,75021209,75023211,75018226,75017222,75018226,75011292,75013292,750
Jack Lisowski 14333,25015288,25016238,25016234,75015244,25014284,75011310,75011312,25014251,25014281,250
Stuart Bingham 13385,50011391,50011313,00011316,00013293,00012308,00013301,50014271,50018211,00015281,000
Anthony McGill 22215,00021219,50020209,50020212,50017229,50017237,00016240,00016244,00016227,00016257,000
Zhou Yuelong 25193,25025191,75024192,25025189,25020219,25021219,75018221,75017226,75017222,75017207,750
Graeme Dott 21220,25022217,25022206,25022206,25022213,25023207,25022207,25022210,25021204,25018199,250
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 20248,22518242,50015241,00015238,50016240,00016243,00020213,00021210,50019208,00019188,000
Joe Perry 16276,50016259,50018219,50019222,50018224,50019221,00019217,00019217,50020207,50020187,500
Kurt Maflin 27181,10028175,00027172,00026179,50025186,50025186,50024182,00027172,00025164,00021169,000
Tom Ford 24198,75023199,75023192,75024192,25028157,25029160,25027169,25026176,75024178,25022163,250
David Gilbert 11401,00013328,50012309,50013299,50012296,00013293,50015249,50015253,50015232,50023162,500
Ali Carter 19256,00017248,00019209,50018223,50021213,50022210,50026170,00024180,00023186,00024156,000
Martin Gould 53107,25036142,25034131,25031138,75033133,75032146,25031143,75031147,75027151,25025151,250
Zhao Xintong 29177,25029169,25029137,25029144,75030151,25028163,25030157,25030150,25026154,75026149,750
Liang Wenbo 35158,50033155,50030136,00030140,00029152,00030156,00028158,00029155,50029137,50027142,500
Ryan Day 37147,75037141,25040112,25041106,25042106,2504796,25032141,25032145,25030136,25028141,250
Xiao Guodong 31161,60035142,50033131,50035131,00031138,00035138,00041116,50040120,50031134,00029139,000
Matthew Selt 26186,35027175,75026172,25027176,25026177,75026180,75025177,25025178,75032131,75030136,750
Michael Holt 30174,50030167,50028163,00028167,00027168,50027170,00029157,50028157,50028146,00031136,000
Ricky Walden 46128,75048109,75046101,75046101,75039118,75037128,75038127,25037128,75035119,25032129,250
Gary Wilson 18258,10019237,50017234,50017231,00019221,00020221,00021212,00020212,50022204,00033124,000
Scott Donaldson 23206,25024197,75025187,75023194,25024189,25024186,75023186,75023180,75033126,75034121,750
Lu Ning 51110,25050109,25039114,25040111,25032136,25033144,25033141,25033141,25036116,25035116,250
Matthew Stevens 33160,75031160,75031134,75033135,25035130,25039127,25039119,25039122,25034124,75036109,750
Robert Milkins 49115,10053103,0005388,5005191,5004698,50042107,50044106,50042109,50040109,50037109,500
Li Hang 44132,50043129,50036136,50037120,50037127,50031147,50035139,50034139,50037113,50038108,500
Luca Brecel 38147,50038141,00032133,50034131,50036128,00038127,50037130,50036130,5004788,50039103,500
Jordan Brown 01053,0009710,0009810,0009316,5009019,5008130,00045100,00043101,00040101,000
Hossein Vafaei 41137,50039140,50037123,00036123,00038125,00034140,50034140,50038128,00039110,00041100,000
Mark Joyce 6484,7506479,7505980,7505980,7505782,2505982,7505387,2505587,2504688,7504298,750
Liam Highfield 6385,0006386,5006080,5006078,0005979,5005783,5005287,5005390,5004988,0004398,000
Noppon Saengkham 32161,50044128,00042106,50039114,00041110,50041114,50042110,00043106,50041107,5004497,500
Alexander Ursenbacher 6647,2506647,2506556,2506659,2506371,2506271,2506272,2506176,2505582,2504597,250
Ben Woollaston 42136,85042129,75035129,75032137,25034132,25036132,75036131,25035131,75038111,2504696,250
Stuart Carrington 47128,75049109,7505586,7505487,2505193,7505683,7505880,7505883,7505283,7504793,750
Martin O'Donnell 34159,25032159,25038122,75038116,7504994,2504995,7504697,7504798,25042107,2504892,250
Mark Davis 39142,72540137,00044105,00043104,5004499,5004597,0004993,5005096,5004591,0004991,000
Elliot Slessor 6092,0005888,0005883,5005686,5004798,5004896,0004599,5004996,5004888,5005088,500
Sam Craigie 5895,5005494,0005686,5005587,0005587,0005191,0005191,5005291,0005878,5005188,500
Mark King 36148,50034143,50043106,00045103,50043100,00043100,5005092,50046100,0005087,5005287,500
Lyu Haotian 43134,75041134,75045104,75042104,75040111,25040116,25040118,25041118,2505681,2505386,250
Anthony Hamilton 40137,75046120,7504899,2504799,2504599,2504696,7504896,7504897,2505185,7505485,750
Jamie Jones 01093,0001008,0001048,0008025,0007145,0007148,0007151,0006955,5005585,500
Andrew Higginson 5992,7506186,7505487,2505781,2505682,7505882,7505485,7505488,7506075,2505685,250
Sunny Akani 52109,00051105,0005190,0005390,5005882,0005586,0005783,0005686,0004495,0005785,000
Tian Pengfei 54105,75052104,2504994,2505091,7505488,2505486,2505584,2505784,2505383,7505883,750
David Grace 6938,2506841,2506747,2506567,2506079,2506079,2505980,2505983,2505483,7505983,750
Chris Wakelin 5796,4755987,7506276,2506273,7506275,2506178,2506075,7506275,7506369,2506079,250
Dominic Dale 7037,7507037,7506941,7506945,7506852,2506755,2506560,2506660,2506467,2506177,250
Joe O'Connor 6286,7506286,7505092,7504992,7504894,7504497,75043107,7505191,7505781,2506276,250
Jimmy Robertson 28179,22526177,50047101,0004898,5005293,5005290,0005683,5006083,0006174,0006374,000
Nigel Bond 6839,7506742,7506846,7506849,7506949,7506952,7506756,2506759,2506561,7506471,750
Ian Burns 6549,0006552,0006654,0006754,0006754,0006854,0006657,0006857,0006659,5006569,500
Louis Heathcote 6740,2506940,2507040,2507043,2507043,2507046,2506954,2506954,2506759,2506669,250
Alan McManus 48115,25047118,25041106,75044104,2505094,2505094,7504797,25044100,2505977,7506767,750
Yuan Sijun 45129,50045125,5005289,5005291,0005391,0005387,5006174,0006371,5006858,0006858,000
Chang Bingyu 7817,2508017,2507522,2507822,2507234,2507437,2507437,2507737,2507541,2506956,250
Jak Jones 01063,0009113,0008616,0007828,0007831,0007536,0007440,0007343,5007053,500
Luo Honghao 6187,0006087,0006375,0006372,5006567,5006467,5006467,5006467,5006273,0007153,000
Pang Junxu 0986,0001096,0001126,0008223,0008523,0008427,0007834,5007640,0007250,000
Gerard Greene 7426,5007426,5007426,5007426,5007333,0007533,0007635,0007538,0007739,5007349,500
Eden Sharav 7130,0007230,0007230,0007230,0007730,0007337,5007338,0007638,0007839,5007449,500
Igor Figueiredo 8214,5008414,5008416,5007624,0007630,5007930,5008030,5008330,5008532,5007547,500
Chen Zifan 7916,0007719,0007919,0008119,0007531,0007731,0007931,0008231,0008135,0007645,000
Jackson Page 7228,0007134,0007135,0007138,0007138,0007242,0007242,0007342,0007244,0007744,000
Xu Si 8413,0008513,0008317,0007920,0007432,0007632,0007832,0008132,0008234,0007844,000
Mei Xiwen 5597,5005788,0006177,0006174,5006469,5006369,5006369,0006566,5007153,5007943,500
Jamie Clarke 01014,0009312,0009412,0009018,5008721,5009121,5009221,5008628,0008043,000
Marco Fu 50111,2505688,2506470,2506470,2506660,2506557,7507050,2507247,7507442,7508142,750
Daniel Wells 5696,7505593,7505783,7505881,2506176,2506656,2506854,2507054,2507055,2508240,250
Mitchell Mann 7326,5007326,5007327,5007327,5007927,5008127,5008328,0008428,0008433,0008338,000
Jamie O'Neill 8712,0008912,0008217,0008517,0009217,0008324,5008229,5008032,5007937,0008437,000
Robbie Williams 01073,0008715,0008815,0008421,5008029,0007734,5007934,5008036,5008536,500
Kacper Filipiak 7619,0007619,0008019,0008219,0008819,0009119,0008823,0008823,0009224,0008634,000
Duane Jones 8811,7508115,7508117,7508417,7509117,7509317,7509022,2509122,2509323,2508733,250
Jimmy White 8513,0008613,0009014,0009314,0008620,5008820,5008724,0008527,0008333,0008833,000
Andy Hicks 948,000948,0009611,0009015,0008521,5008224,5008525,0008625,0008727,5008932,500
James Cahill 8314,5007917,5007719,5007722,5008322,5008622,5008922,5009022,5008827,0009032,000
Rod Lawler 8115,0008315,0008516,0008319,0008919,0009219,0009419,0009619,0009522,0009132,000
Si Jiahui 7717,5007817,5007819,5008019,5008719,5008919,5009319,5008922,5008926,5009231,500
Peter Lines 8910,0008713,0008914,0009214,0009814,0009814,0009617,0009917,00010118,0009328,000
Steven Hallworth 012201125,0001145,0001155,0001128,00010811,00011011,00010912,5009427,500
David Lilley 909,500919,5008814,5009114,5009614,5009714,50010114,5009817,5009422,0009527,000
Ashley Carty 01024,0001135,0001068,0009714,5009417,5009221,0009321,0009622,0009627,000
Simon Lichtenberg 01103,0001076,0001106,0009912,50010212,5009816,0009519,0009721,5009726,500
Oliver Lines 012401154,0001164,00010310,50010710,50010910,50010213,5009920,5009825,500
Soheil Vahedi 8015,5008215,5008615,5008715,5009415,5009515,5009518,5009718,5009025,0009925,000
Barry Pinches 7520,0007520,0007620,0007524,0008124,0008424,0008624,5008724,5009125,00010025,000
Lei Peifan 966,000966,000999,0001029,0001079,00010512,00010015,00010115,00010018,50010123,500
Bai Langning 938,000938,0001028,0001058,0001098,0001108,0001148,0001158,0001178,00010223,000
Ken Doherty 01113,0009212,0008915,0009515,0009615,0009916,0009419,0009821,50010321,500
Brandon Sargeant 919,000929,0009810,0009910,00010410,0009913,0009716,00010016,00010316,50010421,500
Zhao Jianbo 011801105,0001039,0001089,00010113,00010213,00010513,00010216,50010521,500
Fraser Patrick 928,5009011,5009511,5009711,50010211,50010611,50010711,50010911,50010614,50010619,500
Gao Yang 01123,0001047,00010110,00010610,00010013,00010313,00010613,00010714,00010719,000
Billy Castle 8612,0008812,0009412,0009512,00010012,00010312,00010612,00010812,00011012,50010817,500
Fergal O'Brien 0114012401203,0001203,0001203,0001158,0001148,00011112,00010917,000
Allan Taylor 01034,0001018,0009612,00010112,00010412,00010413,00010413,00010415,50011015,500
Rory McLeod 011901037,00010010,00010510,00010810,00011010,50011110,50011210,50011115,500
Aaron Hill 0976,0001057,0001087,0001117,0001147,00011110,00010313,00010515,00011215,000
Lukas Kleckers 01083,0001174,0001078,0001108,0001118,0001138,0001138,0001159,00011314,000
Peter Devlin 0996,0001086,0001116,0001136,0001099,00010512,50010712,50010813,50011413,500
Ashley Hugill 011501260126012601223,0001176,0001176,0001168,50011513,500
Jamie Wilson 012001231,0001241,0001241,0001261,0001251,5001214,5001197,00011612,000
Ben Hancorn 012501184,0001184,0001184,0001194,0001205,0001195,00011310,00011710,000
Zak Surety 012301211,0001194,0001194,0001138,0001128,0001128,0001149,5001189,500
Lee Walker 012601250125012501213,0001223,0001233,0001224,5001199,500
Fan Zhengyi 012701202,0001222,0001222,0001242,0001242,0001242,0001234,5001209,500
Riley Parsons 9801043,0001115,0001135,0001145,0001165,0001185,5001185,5001187,0001217,000
Amine Amiri 957,000957,0001067,0001097,0001127,0001157,0001167,0001167,0001207,0001227,000
Alex Borg 975,0001005,0001145,0001155,0001165,0001175,0001195,0001205,0001215,0001235,000
Stephen Hendry 0128012801280128012801280128012701245,000
Farakh Ajaib 012101164,0001174,0001174,0001184,0001214,0001224,0001244,5001254,500
Iulian Boiko 011601221,0001231,0001231,0001251,0001261,0001261,0001253,0001263,000
Sean Maddocks 011701192,0001212,0001212,0001232,0001232,0001252,0001262,0001272,000
Steve Mifsud 990113012701270127012701270127012801280

Ranking points

Preceded by
2019/2020
2020/2021
points
Succeeded by
2021/2022

Below is a list of points awarded to each player for the events they participated in. Blank fields indicate that the player did not participate at the event.

Rank Player [23] [24] 19/20 season Tournament [25] SeasonTotal [26]
EUM ENO CL NIO UK SCO WGP GM SSO WEO PC GO WPS TC WC 20/21
1 Judd Trump 796500175007000023000700008000010000100000800004000050000190000500005735001370000
2 Mark Selby 425500800002000080003000245007000020000020000100001500030007000400005000008205001246000
3 Ronnie O'Sullivan 597500300040003000065003000020000300005000006000030000263500861000
4 Neil Robertson 324500110003000020003000200000000015000015000050000461000785500
5 Shaun Murphy 3830001750030006000065004000040005001000030006000200000260500643500
6 Kyren Wilson 350000110001000033000400024500100001250030004000300003000160000100000261000611000
7 John Higgins 188500020000110007500170003000750040005004000125000030000229500418000
8 Ding Junhui 29125011000750010000650010000750010000300000065500356750
9 Stephen Maguire 3020004000010004000120000400020000045000347000
10 Yan Bingtao 2365001100030002000100006500075000750003000077500314000
11 Mark Williams 1692503000030001200075000800020000020003150050000137000306250
12 Mark Allen 225500600030002000400065007500030002000750050003000076500302000
13 Barry Hawkins 1012504000750060003000170007500750020000500750030000200090004000030000191500292750
14 Jack Lisowski 867503000300010000245003000400003500007500150002000012500030000194500281250
15 Stuart Bingham 9550060003000400030001200075007500100000015000200015500100000185500281000
16 Anthony McGill 1565006000750003000170000750030004000200050050000100500257000
17 Zhou Yuelong 10225040001000090003000400004000040002000750002000500015000105500207750
18 Graeme Dott 15125030000600001700004000300001500048000199250
19 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 15600003000600075006500300002000040000032000188000
20 Joe Perry 1300000300080003000245000050001000400030006000057500187500
21 Kurt Maflin 122000040001000100001200000002000047000169000
22 Tom Ford 1072506000400050003000030002000001000030002000056000163250
23 David Gilbert 104000400004000065000040004000400020003000058500162500
24 Ali Carter 72000300001000200000300000100003000240002000084000156000
25 Martin Gould 61750350000600075000012500010004000030005002000089500151250
26 Zhao Xintong 7675003000110007500650030001250030003000300055001500073000149750
27 Liang Wenbo 895000400020004000120004000040001000020002000053000142500
28 Ryan Day 4525030003000500040000040005000040000080001500096000141250
29 Xiao Guodong 69500300005000300017000003000100040005000135001500069500139000
30 Matthew Selt 80250300030005000400065003000004000600020002000056500136750
31 Michael Holt 1050004000400007500650040000300050001500031000136000
32 Ricky Walden 62750030001000017000100000300004000400045002000066500129250
33 Gary Wilson 91000075001000000003000015002000033000124000
34 Scott Donaldson 802503000060001000000004000200015001500041500121750
35 Lu Ning 3275003000200030004000040007500000500040001500083500116250
36 Matthew Stevens 8275040007500200040000300001000300002500027000109750
37 Robert Milkins 4500030000400030001200040007500040003000300060001500064500109500
38 Li Hang 5550000400001200020000000020001500053000108500
39 Luca Brecel 52000400030002000400065003000500000200070001500051500103500
40 Jordan Brown 030003000400006500300010000500700000010000101000101000
41 Hossein Vafaei 480003000750020000120003000125000500750030001000052000100000
42 Mark Joyce 572500300020000650040004000500001500200004150098750
43 Liam Highfield 4950040003000200006500400030001000300002000200004850098000
44 Noppon Saengkham 710000007500650040004000200000250002650097500
45 Alexander Ursenbacher 47250040005000300012000001000400040002000150005000097250
46 Ben Woollaston 582503000750007500030003000030002000900003800096250
47 Stuart Carrington 5325000030006500050000300060007000100004050093750
48 Martin O'Donnell 592504000300020000040003000400040000900003300092250
49 Mark Davis 4100040004000600030000040000300006000200005000091000
50 Elliot Slessor 6100000200030001200003000100030002000150002750088500
51 Sam Craigie 3250000200030000400030005003000020500200005600088500
52 Mark King 5550000500006500300000750000100003200087500
53 Lyu Haotian 3825040000200006500750002000006000200004800086250
54 Anthony Hamilton 677500000000300040001000100001800085750
55 Jamie Jones 030003000200001700020000030000300020002500300008550085500
56 Andrew Higginson 4675030007500100006500030000300020002500100003850085250
57 Sunny Akani 535000300020003000650040000100030002000700003150085000
58 Tian Pengfei 4475000500006500400000020001500200003900083750
59 David Grace 38250300040002000200001200000010003000050004550083750
60 Chris Wakelin 372503000020000650030000500050002000200004200079250
61 Dominic Dale 3775000400040006500300050000007000100003950077250
62 Joe O'Connor 26750400040002000012000300010000040000500100004950076250
63 Jimmy Robertson 4850004000100000030000300020002500100002550074000
64 Nigel Bond 397503000300010003000030003000500300002500100003200071750
65 Ian Burns 4900030000200000030000002500100002050069500
66 Louis Heathcote 4025000030000300040004000005000100002900069250
67 Alan McManus 50750300000003000300050030002000250001700067750
68 Yuan Sijun 44500030001000400000400000150001350058000
69 Chang Bingyu 1725003000200001200030000020002000150003900056250
70 Jak Jones 030001000003000120003000050000400020001500100005350053500
71 Luo Honghao 355000300060000003000000550001750053000
72 Pang Junxu 060000001700004000750030002500100005000050000
73 Gerard Greene 2650000006500002000300001500100002300049500
74 Eden Sharav 300000000075000500001500100001950049500
75 Igor Figueiredo 145000020007500650000002000150003300047500
76 Chen Zifan 1600030000001200000030001000100002900045000
77 Jackson Page 280006000010003000040000000200001600044000
78 Xu Si 1300004000030001200000002000100003100044000
79 Mei Xiwen 43500043500
80 Jamie Clarke 040004000400006500300000040002500150004300043000
81 Marco Fu 42750042750
82 Daniel Wells 36250000000000200020000400040250
83 Mitchell Mann 26500001000000050003000200050001150038000
84 Jamie O'Neill 120000050000075005000030002000250002500037000
85 Robbie Williams 030001000020000650075000500050000200003650036500
86 Kacper Filipiak 190000000004000001000100001500034000
87 Duane Jones 117504000020000004000500001000100002150033250
88 Jimmy White 13000001000065000300050030004000200002000033000
89 Andy Hicks 800003000400065003000050000250050002450032500
90 James Cahill 145003000020003000000000450050001750032000
91 Rod Lawler 1500000100030000000020001000100001700032000
92 Si Jiahui 17500002000000030002000200050001400031500
93 Peter Lines 1000030000100000030000001000100001800028000
94 Steven Hallworth 004000100000300030000001500150002750027500
95 David Lilley 95000400010000000030002000250050001750027000
96 Ashley Carty 0400001000300065003000300050000100050002700027000
97 Simon Lichtenberg 0300030000065000300050030000250050002650026500
98 Oliver Lines 00300010000650000030002000500050002550025500
99 Soheil Vahedi 15500000000300000400025000950025000
100 Barry Pinches 200000004000000500005000500025000
101 Lei Peifan 6000030000003000300000300050050001750023500
102 Bai Langning 8000150001500023000
103 Ken Doherty 0300009000300000010003000200050002150021500
104 Brandon Sargeant 9000001000003000300000050050001250021500
105 Zhao Jianbo 003000200040000400000300050050002150021500
106 Fraser Patrick 85003000000000003000050001100019500
107 Gao Yang 0300030001000300003000000100050001900019000
108 Billy Castle 1200000000000005005000550017500
109 Fergal O'Brien 0000300000500000400050001700017000
110 Allan Taylor 0400040000400000010000200050001550015500
111 Rory McLeod 0030004000300000050000050001550015500
112 Aaron Hill 0600001000000300003000200001500015000
113 Lukas Kleckers 03000010004000000000100050001400014000
114 Peter Devlin 0600000003000300050000100001350013500
115 Ashley Hugill 0000003000300000250050001350013500
116 Jamie Wilson 000100000005003000200050050001200012000
117 Ben Hancorn 00400000000100000500001000010000
118 Zak Surety 000100030000400000001500095009500
119 Lee Walker 000000300000001500500095009500
120 Fan Zhengyi 00020000000002000500500095009500
121 Riley Parsons 03000020000000500001500070007000
122 Amine Amiri 70000000000007000
123 Alex Borg 500000000000005000
124 Stephen Hendry 00500050005000
125 Farakh Ajaib 00300010000000000500045004500
126 Iulian Boiko 000100000000020000030003000
127 Sean Maddocks 000200000000000020002000
128 Steve Mifsud 000

Notes

  1. Seeding revision 0 was used for the seeding of the Championship League and the European Masters.
  2. Seeding revision 1 was used for the seeding of the English Open.
  3. Seeding revision 2 was used for the seeding of the Northern Ireland Open, the German Masters and the UK Championship.
  4. Seeding revision 3 was used for the seeding of the Scottish Open.
  5. Seeding revision 4 was used for the seeding of the Masters.
  6. Seeding revision 5 was used for the seeding of the WST Pro Series.
  7. Seeding revision 6 was used for the seeding of the Welsh Open.
  8. Seeding revision 7 was used for the seeding of the Gibraltar Open.
  9. Seeding revision 8 was used for the seeding of the World Championship.

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