Draw & Ranking System

Rules of the draw

The following table shows the home positions that the top 32 seeds are drawn into:

Match	Seed	Match	Seed	Match	Seed	Match	Seed
1	1 or 2	9	5 to 8	17	3 or 4	25	5 to 8
2	17 to 32	10	17 to 32	18	17 to 32	26	17 to 32
3	17 to 32	11	17 to 32	19	17 to 32	27	17 to 32
4	9 to 16	12	9 to 16	20	9 to 16	28	9 to 16
5	9 to 16	13	9 to 16	21	9 to 16	29	9 to 16
6	17 to 32	14	17 to 32	22	17 to 32	30	17 to 32
7	17 to 32	15	17 to 32	23	17 to 32	31	17 to 32
8	5 to 8	16	3 or 4	24	5 to 8	32	1 or 2

The top 4 ranked players for 2011 will be seeded into round 2.

Ranking Points System

Ranking Points are awarded as follows:

Winner	14 Points
Runner-up	10 Points
Semi-finalist	8 Points
Quarter-finalist	6 Points
Last 16	4 Points
Last 32	2 Points

Merit Points are awarded as follows:

1st Round Losers	1 Point for each frame won
2nd Round Losers	1 Point for each frame won

No merit points are awarded after the 2nd round.

Prelim Points are awarded as follows:

1 Prelim point for each round 1 match won

When determining ranking positions the number of ranking points takes precedence over merit points and the number of merit points takes precedence over prelim points.

Ranking

The actual ranking of a player is based on how many points they have accumulated in the previous two seasons, and will remain unchanged throughout the year. This is the ranking that all draws for the season will be based on.

Provisional Ranking

The provisional ranking of a player is based on how many points the player has accumulated during the previous year plus the points accumulated during the current year. The provisional ranking of a player will change after each tour.

The provisional ranking is not used for any draws but is published as an indication of current form.