The highest 16 gamers who’re set to be invited to the 2025 Masters snooker match in January are actually confirmed.
This week’s UK Championship supplied opponents on the primary tour with their final alternative to earn precious rating factors and problem for a spot on the Alexandra Palace.
However Jack Lisowski’s quarter-final defeat to Mark Allen in York on Friday signifies that no new gamers can break into the record this weekend.
Ronnie O’Sullivan would be the high seed on the 2025 Masters, the place the reigning champion will try so as to add to his haul of snooker titles by capturing the distinguished invitational for a record-extending ninth time.
Quite a lot of the opposite seeded positions can nonetheless change relying on how outcomes transpire throughout the upcoming couple of days on the UK Championship.
Kyren Wilson will certainly be the second seed on the Masters because the reigning world champion, with world primary Judd Trump performing because the third seed.
Three-time Masters champion Mark Selby is provisionally in line to be the fourth seed, however the Leicester man may very well be usurped by Mark Allen if the Pistol can replicate his UK victory from 2022.
Mark Williams, Luca Brecel, and Shaun Murphy all have their seeding positions set in stone from sixth to eighth respectively.
The order from ninth down might change relying on how lengthy Barry Hawkins can proceed his spectacular UK Championship run on the Barbican Centre.
By guaranteeing himself £50,000 in prize cash this week already, the Hawk has safeguarded his spot at quantity 16 at the least.
Ought to Hawkins overcome Allen within the semi-finals and attain the UK Championship remaining, nevertheless, he would turn into the thirteenth seed for the Ally Pally.
The 45 year-old would rise even additional to as excessive as ninth if he had been to land the £250,000 champion’s cheque on Sunday.
Ding Junhui, Zhang Anda, Gary Wilson, Ali Carter, Si Jiahui, John Higgins, and Chris Wakelin occupy the positions from ninth to fifteenth at the moment.
Each Si and Wakelin can be making their Masters debuts when the motion takes place within the English capital metropolis from January twelfth to nineteenth.
Among the many high-profile snooker gamers who’re lacking out on a ticket to the 2025 Masters this season are Neil Robertson, Jak Jones, and Jack Lisowski.
The draw for the 2025 Masters will happen on Sunday throughout the UK Championship remaining.
Prime 16 snooker seeds on the 2025 Masters
- Ronnie O’Sullivan
- Kyren Wilson
- Judd Trump
- Mark Selby
- Mark Allen
- Mark Williams
- Luca Brecel
- Shaun Murphy
- Ding Junhui
- Zhang Anda
- Gary Wilson
- Ali Carter
- Si Jiahui
- John Higgins
- Chris Wakelin
- Barry Hawkins
*Seeding place confirmed for gamers in daring.
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