This list is the ‘race to the Crucible’, which will come into effect following the seeding cut-off following the China Open event on 4th April 2016. The top 16 on this list following that date will qualify for the venue stages of the 2016 World Championship.
*Note that for the 2013/14 column I have excluded all points earned from the start of the 2013/14 season, up to and including the 2014 China Open, as those points will no longer be used following this cut-off.
Note that I will include the minimum points that the players will earn for each of the events between now and the next revision.
While a player remains in a tournament their points tally will be displayed in green. Once a player is out of a tournament, their points for that event will be displayed in red to reflect that they cannot increase that total. Should a player win a tournament, their points tally will be displayed in blue.
**Note that Stuart Bingham has been highlighted as top seed, as he will be seeded #1 as defending champion.
Race to the Crucible 2016 as of 06/02/2016:
| # | NAME | 2013/14 POINTS* | 2014/15 POINTS | 2015/16 POINTS | ET4 | UK | ET5 | GM | WO | ET6 | WGP | PC | CO | Total |
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| 1 | Stuart Bingham** |
6000 | 497045 | 24400 |
525 | 9000 | 4500 | 3750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 545220 |
| 2 | Mark Selby |
300000 | 241166 |
39150 | 3000 | 30000 | 1725 | 3750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 618791 |
| 3 | Neil Robertson |
55000 | 202360 | 17500 | 0 | 150000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 424860 |
| 4 | Judd Trump |
25000 | 260916 | 48225 | 3000 | 9000 | 525 | 7500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 354166 |
| 5 | Shaun Murphy |
25000 | 269583 | 32450 | 3000 | 12000 | 0 | 3000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 345033 |
| 6 | John Higgins |
6000 | 139950 | 172700 | 1725 | 20000 | 525 | 1500 | 0 | 525 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 342925 |
| 7 | Ronnie O’Sullivan |
125000 | 210250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 336750 |
| 8 | Mark Allen |
16000 | 174500 | 40450 | 18750 | 9000 | 0 | 3000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 261700 |
| 9 | Joe Perry |
16000 | 210833 | 27950 | 900 | 4000 | 0 | 1500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 261183 |
| 10 | Ricky Walden | 16000 | 207727 | 13400 | 900 | 4000 | 1725 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 243752 |
| 11 | Barry Hawkins |
55000 | 123500 | 29275 | 0 | 4000 | 0 | 3750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 215525 |
| 12 | Mark Williams |
4250 | 154650 | 26725 | 4500 | 4000 | 0 | 3000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 197125 |
| 13 | Marco Fu |
16000 | 99766 | 20225 | 0 | 20000 | 18750 | 3000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 177741 |
| 14 | Martin Gould |
12000 | 77334 | 32900 | 525 | 20000 | 0 | 26250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169009 |
| 15 | Michael White |
12000 | 119333 | 23275 | 525 | 0 | 9000 | 1500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165633 |
| 16 | Stephen Maguire |
6000 | 124700 | 12325 | 0 | 12000 | 525 | 7500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163050 |
| 17 | Liang Wenbo |
4250 | 61001 | 48350 | 525 | 70000 | 4500 | 3000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161101 |
| 18 | Kyren Wilson |
12000 | 20499 | 95775 | 900 | 9000 | 0 | 15000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154899 |
| 19 | Ding Junhui |
6000 | 99500 | 32500 | 0 | 0 | 525 | 1500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140025 |
| 20 | Robert Milkins |
4250 | 112694 | 17300 | 900 | 4000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139144 |
| 21 | David Gilbert |
12000 | 42583 | 72925 | 525 | 9000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 525 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137558 |
| 22 | Matthew Selt |
8500 | 77900 | 24550 | 525 | 20000 | 525 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132000 |
| 23 | Ryan Day |
16000 | 68082 | 24050 | 9000 | 4000 | 900 | 7500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129532 |
| 24 | Mark Davis |
6000 | 95127 | 16725 | 0 | 9000 | 900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127752 |
| 25 | Graeme Dott |
4250 | 83283 | 17925 | 0 | 4000 | 525 | 15000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124983 |
| 26 | Luca Brecel |
5000 | 53332 | 13525 | 525 | 12000 | 1725 | 26250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112357 |
| 27 | Alan McManus |
25000 | 66001 | 12525 | 900 | 4000 | 525 | 3000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111951 |
| 28 | Anthony McGill |
5000 | 90667 | 8800 | 525 | 4000 | 525 | 1500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111017 |