Race to the World Grand Prix 2021: Llandudno Updates

The race to qualify for the upcoming Cazoo World Grand Prix will be decided this week in Llandudno as the BetVictor Scottish Open is played to a conclusion.

The top 32 players on the one-year ranking list will qualify for the Cazoo World Grand Prix which is set to run from 13-19 December.

For more information about the state of play prior to the event, view our previous article within which we highlighted some of the highest ranked players at risk of missing out on qualification.

As well as the qualifiers themselves, the draw for the World Grand Prix will also be determined by the finishing positions on the one-year ranking list as set out below.

Provisional WGP Draw (06/12):

Please note that this is strictly provisional and subject to event entries:

Zhao Xintong (1) v Zhou Yuelong (32)

Anthony McGill (17) v Mark King (16)

Gary Wilson (9) v Matt Selt (24)

Stephen Maguire (25) v Kyren Wilson (8)

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Jack Lisowski (28) v John Higgins (5)

Andy Hicks (21) v Barry Hawkins (12)

Judd Trump (13) v Noppon Saengkham (20)

Luca Brecel (4) v Mark Selby (29)

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Mark Allen (3) v Tom Ford (30)

Yan Bingtao (14) v Anthony Hamilton (19)

Ali Carter (22) v Ricky Walden (11)

David Gilbert (6) v Cao Yupeng (27)

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Neil Robertson (7) v Ben Woollaston (26)

Hossein Vafaei (23) v Ronnie O’Sullivan (10)

Stuart Bingham (18) v Jimmy Robertson (15)

Jordan Brown (31) v Mark Williams (2)

Players are marked in bold once their position can no longer change.

Latest Standings (06/12/2021):

23rd – Hossein Vafaei – £30,000 (R64)
24th – Matt Selt – £30,000 (R64)
25th – Stephen Maguire – £29,500 (R64)
26th – Ben Woollaston – £29,000 (R64)
27th – Cao Yupeng – £29,000 (R128)
28th – Jack Lisowski – £28,500 (R128)
29th – Mark Selby – £24,500 (R64)
30th – Tom Ford – £27,500 (R64)
31st – Jordan Brown – £27,000 (R64)
32nd – Zhou Yuelong – £24,000 (N/A)
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33rd – Shaun Murphy – £23,000 (R64)
34th – Elliot Slessor – £23,000 (R128)
35th – Liam Highfield – £23,000 (R128)
36th – Peter Lines – £22,000 (R128)
37th – Sam Craigie – £21,000 (R32)
38th – Xiao Guodong – £21,000 (R64)
39th – Oliver Lines – £21,000 (R64)
40th – Robbie Williams – £21,000 (R64)
41st – Wu Yize – £21,000 (R64)
42nd – Martin Gould – £20,500 (R64)
43rd – Graeme Dott – £20,000 (R128)
44th – Lu Ning – £20,000 (R128)

Players knocked out of the Scottish Open have been struck out

Players level on prize money have been sorted on countback.

Further players currently with less than £20,000 will be added should they progress deeper into the tournament.