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= May 2 =

Snooker numbers
On the current BBC coverage of the World Snooker Championship final, the screen often shows the scores, like this. What do the numbers 2 and 4 next to Ronnie O'Sullivan's and Judd Trump's names signify? I assumed it was their current world rankings, but that can't be the case because O'Sullivan is currently first, not second, in the world rankings, see Snooker world rankings 2021/2022. Many thanks, --Viennese Waltz 19:54, 2 May 2022 (UTC)
 * It's their seed for this tournament. Seedings don't always match world rankings. In this case it's because Mark Selby was seeded first as being the reigning champion. O'Sullivan, being the world number one, is therefore seeded 2nd. See also 2022_World_Snooker_Championship. Nanonic (talk) 03:28, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Makes sense, thanks for that. --Viennese Waltz 06:37, 3 May 2022 (UTC)