The 2025/26 season will commence soon and almost all of the players who will compete on the World Snooker Tour this term are now known.
Q School concluded at the start of June, adding 12 players to the total tally of 129 who will be participating (as things stand) on the professional circuit during this campaign.
In fact, there is only one of those spots still up for grabs with the African Snooker Championship winner to be determined at the end of the month.
However, the tour has basically taken shape ahead of what promises to be another hectic and trophy-laden period for the sport.
When is the first event of the 2025/26 snooker season?
The ranking event version of Championship League Snooker will provide the first opportunity to win silverware during the new term.
Ali Carter will be the reigning champion when play gets under way on June 30th, but the season’s first silverware won’t be awarded until July 23rd.
Before that, there will be some qualifying action with the preliminary stages of the 2025 Wuhan Open being conducted at the Mattioli Arena in Leicester.
More information about the upcoming calendar can be found by clicking here.
Here, though, is a rundown of the players who you will be able to follow on the World Snooker Tour during the 2025/26 season.
2025/26 professional snooker players
Top 64 from the 2-year rankings
1. Judd Trump (England)
2. Kyren Wilson (England)
3. Mark Williams (Wales)
4. John Higgins (Scotland)
5. Ronnie O’Sullivan (England)
6. Ding Junhui (China)
7. Mark Selby (England)
8. Neil Robertson (Australia)
9. Barry Hawkins (England)
10. Mark Allen (Northern Ireland)
11. Zhao Xintong (China)
12. Zhang Anda (China)
13. Xiao Guodong (China)
14. Shaun Murphy (England)
15. Si Jiahui (China)
16. Chris Wakelin (England)
17. Ali Carter (England)
18. Gary Wilson (England)
19. Tom Ford (England)
20. Wu Yize (China)
21. Jak Jones (Wales)
22. Stuart Bingham (England)
23. David Gilbert (England)
24. Hossein Vafaei (Iran)
25. Jack Lisowski (England)
26. Pang Junxu (China)
27. Stephen Maguire (Scotland)
28. Joe O’Connor (England)
29. Elliot Slessor (England)
30. Yuan Sijun (China)
31. Lei Peifan (China)
32. Zhou Yuelong (China)
33. Noppon Saengkham (Thailand)
34. Matthew Selt (England)
35. Jimmy Robertson (England)
36. Jackson Page (Wales)
37. Ryan Day (Wales)
38. Lyu Haotian (China)
39. Luca Brecel (Belgium)
40. Ricky Walden (England)
41. Xu Si (China)
42. Ben Woollaston (England)
43. Martin O’Donnell (England)
44. Daniel Wells (Wales)
45. He Guoqiang (China)
46. Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (Thailand)
47. Robbie Williams (England)
48. Fan Zhengyi (China)
49. Robert Milkins (England)
50. Aaron Hill (Ireland)
51. Jamie Jones (Wales)
52. Matthew Stevens (Wales)
53. Jordan Brown (Northern Ireland)
54. Mark Davis (England)
55. Scott Donaldson (Scotland)
56. Liu Hongyu (China)
57. David Lilley (England)
58. Long Zehuang (China)
59. Anthony McGill (Scotland)
60. Sanderson Lam (England)
61. Graeme Dott (Scotland)
62. Cao Yupeng (China)
63. Ishpreet Singh Chandha (India)
64. Stan Moody (England)
Second year of 2-year card
65. Zak Surety (England)
66. Michael Holt (England)
67. Oliver Lines (England)
68. Gong Chenzhi (China)
69. Duane Jones (Wales)
70. Sunny Akani (Thailand)
71. Antoni Kowalski (Poland)
72. Ben Mertens (Belgium)
73. Wang Yuchen (Hong Kong)
74. Allan Taylor (England)
75. Amir Sarkhosh (Iran)
76. Liam Davies (Wales)
77. Julien Leclercq (Belgium)
78. Artemijs Zizins (Latvia)
79. Bulcsu Revesz (Hungary)
80. Cheung Ka Wai (Hong Kong)
81. Haydon Pinhey (England)
82. Haris Tahir (Pakistan)
83. Chris Totten (Scotland)
84. Robbie McGuigan (Northern Ireland)
85. Farakh Ajaib (Pakistan)
86. Mitchell Mann (England)
87. Huang Jiahao (China)
88. Bai Yulu (China)
89. Ken Doherty (Ireland)
90. Mink Nutcharut (Thailand)
91. Kreishh Gurbaxani (India)
92. Jonas Luz (Brazil)
93. Kok Leong Lim (Malaysia)
94. Mohamed Shehab (UAE)
95. Hatem Yassen (Egypt)
Top four from 2024/25 ranking list (not already qualified)
96. Louis Heathcote (England)
97. Ross Muir (Scotland)
98. Jiang Jun (China)
99. Liam Graham (Scotland)
Q School
100. Chatchapong Nasa (Thailand)
101. Liu Wenwei (China)
102. Xu Yichen (China)
103. Zhao Hanyang (China)
104. Liam Pullen (England)
105. Oliver Brown (England)
106. Alexander Ursenbacher (Switzerland)
107. Mateusz Baranowski (Poland)
108. David Grace (England)
109. Ian Burns (England)
110. Fergal Quinn (Northern Ireland)
111. Connor Benzey (England)
Q Tour
112. Dylan Emery (Wales)
113. Steven Hallworth (England)
114. Liam Highfield (England)
115. Florian Nuessle (Austria)
CBSA China Tour
116. Yao Pengcheng (China)
117. Lan Yuhao (China)
World Women’s Snooker Tour
118. Ng On Yee (Hong Kong)
119. Reanne Evans (England)
International amateur champions
120. Gao Yang (China)
121. Leone Crowley (Ireland)
122. Iulian Boiko (Ukraine)
123. Michal Szubarczyk (Poland)
124. Chang Bingyu (China)
125. Sahil Nayyar (Canada)
126. African champion TBC
Invitational Tour Card
127. Jimmy White (England)
128. Marco Fu (Hong Kong)
Medical Exemption
129. Sam Craigie (England)
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Jamie Clarke is not included but yet he never entered Q School. I’d be surprised if he’s retired or taking a sabbatical. I hope Cao Yupeng plays as otherwise it’s selfish to remain on tour when another player could’ve filled the gap.
No medical exemption for Martin Gould this time.
Clarke is taking some time away to concentrate on his business, I’ve been told.
Fair enough. Graeme Dott due in court today.
Thanks so much for the updates. U are going a great service. Enjoy 2025/2026 season
Thanks, Ger. Enjoy the new season.