Sixteen professional snooker stars have rejected the opportunity to play in this year's World Championships, which start in Sheffield later this month.
China's world number 22 Zhou Yuelong, who stunned Mark Allen in the first round last year, is the highest-ranked player on the list of withdrawals, which also includes two-time semi-finalist Marco Fu.
The majority of withdrawals are Chinese players who have cited coronavirus and quarantine concerns. However, former finalist Ding Junhui has confirmed he will play in the tournament.
Among those to benefit with an invitation to compete is 14-year-old Ukrainian Iulian Boiko, who will become the youngest player ever in the qualifying rounds.
Boiko, who does not turn 15 until September, has recently been granted a tour card for the next two seasons.
Also among those in the qualifying draw, which is set to be made this week, are former champion Ken Doherty and six-time runner-up Jimmy White.
Players listed in order of seeding; top 16 begin at first round stage
1. Judd Trump
2. Neil Robertson
3. Mark Williams
4. Mark Allen
5. John Higgins
6. Ronnie O’Sullivan
7. Mark Selby
8. Kyren Wilson
9. Stephen Maguire
10. Shaun Murphy
11. Ding Junhui
12. David Gilbert
13. Jack Lisowski
14. Stuart Bingham
15. Barry Hawkins
16. Yan Bingtao
17. Joe Perry
18. Ali Carter
19. Gary Wilson
20. Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
21. Graeme Dott
22. Scott Donaldson
23. Jimmy Robertson
24. Michael Holt
25. Tom Ford
26. Matthew Selt
27. Lyu Haotian
28. Matthew Stevens
29. Mark Davis
30. Martin O’Donnell
31. Liang Wenbo
32. Hossein Vafaei
33. Ryan Day
34. Luca Brecel
35. Ben Woollaston
36. Anthony McGill
37. Ricky Walden
38. Noppon Saengkham
39. Kurt Maflin
40. Stuart Carrington
41. Mark King
42. Robert Milkins
43. Anthony Hamilton
44. Chris Wakelin
45. Lu Ning
46. Daniel Wells
47. Alan McManus
48. Tian Pengfei
49. Sunny Akani
50. Robbie Williams
51. Andrew Higginson
52. Liam Highfield
53. Martin Gould
54. Sam Craigie
55. Michael Georgiou
56. Ken Doherty
57. Luo Honghao
58. Joe O’Connor
59. Michael White
60. Mark Joyce
61. Jak Jones
62. Elliot Slessor
63. Fergal O’Brien
64. Craig Steadman
65. Jordan Brown
66. Alfie Burden
67. Mike Dunn
68. Sam Baird
69. John Astley
70. Nigel Bond
71. Lee Walker
72. Oliver Lines
73. Ian Burns
74. Ashley Carty
75. Harvey Chandler
76. David Grace
77. Dominic Dale
78. Alexander Ursenbacher
79. Louis Heathcote
80. Jamie Clarke
81. Mitchell Mann
82. Kishan Hirani
83. Chen Feilong
84. Fan Zhengyi
85. Hammad Miah
86. Jackson Page
87. Si Jiahui
88. Thor Chuan Leong
89. Gerard Greene
90. Soheil Vahedi
91. Eden Sharav
92. Igor Figueiredo
93. James Cahill
94. Kacper Filipiak
95. Adam Stefanow
96. Billy Castle
97. Barry Pinches
98. Rod Lawler
99. David Lilley
100. Brandon Sargeant
101. Simon Lichtenberg
102. Jamie O’Neill
103. Duane Jones
104. Peter Lines
105. Fraser Patrick
106. Jimmy White
107. Andy Hicks
108. Amine Amiri
109. Alex Borg
110. Riley Parsons
111. Ashley Hugill
112. Lukas Kleckers
113. Andrew Pagett
114. Aaron Hill
115. Ross Bulman
116. Iulian Boiko
117. Sean Maddocks
118. Reanne Evans
119. Dylan Emery
120. Ross Muir
121. Dean Young
122. Ben Mertens
123. Wu Yize
124. Hayden Staniland
125. Brian Ochoiski
126. Connor Benzey
127. Adam Duffy
128. Oliver Brown
129. Allan Taylor
130. Patrick Whelan
131. Rory McLeod
132. Jake Nicholson
133. Tyler Rees
134. Ian Preece
135. Paul Davison
136. Hamza Akbar
137. Chae Ross
138. Christopher Keogan
139. Robin Hull
140. Sydney Wilson
141. Daniel Womersley
142. Florian Nuessle
143. Antoni Kowalski
144. Ivan Kakovskii