List of number one seeds
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This page is a list of number one seeds, hereby creating the best seeds.
Seeds are sorted by wins, then number of points, then by chronological order.
9-round seeds
This page does not include Series 33 (the Supreme Championship).
* Score included one draw.
** Score included two draws.
Old 15-round seeds
| Rank | Name | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Hurst (Series 63) | 8 | 946 |
| 2 | Andrew Hulme (Series 61) | 8 | 930 |
| 3 | Kirk Bevins (Series 60) | 8 | 925 |
| 4 | Julian Fell (Series 48) | 8 | 924 |
| 5 | Craig Beevers (Series 57) | 8 | 907 |
| 6 | Adam Gillard (Series 64) | 8 | 903 |
| 7 | Conor Travers (Series 54) | 8 | 890 |
| 8 | David O'Donnell (Series 58) | 8 | 880 |
| 9 | Chris Wills (Series 47) | 8 | 875 |
| 10 | Stewart Holden (Series 51) | 8 | 870 |
| 11 | Chris Cummins (Series 50) | 8 | 858 |
| 12 | Jonathan Rawlinson (Series 66) | 8 | 850 |
| 13 | Paul Gallen (Series 52) | 8 | 846 |
| 14 | Steven Briers (Series 55) | 8 | 843 |
| 15 | Mark Deeks (Series 65) | 8 | 824 |
| 16 | John Brackstone (Series 53) | 8 | 822 |
| 17 | Charlie Reams (Series 59) | 8 | 820 |
| 18 | Oliver Garner (Series 62) | 8 | 802 |
| 19 | Paul James (Series 67) | 8 | 794 |
| 20 | Aaron Webber (Series 56) | 8 | 773 |
| 21 | John Davies (Series 49) | 8 | 766 |
| 22 | Ben Wilson (Series 46)* | 6 | 570 |
* Ben Wilson's projected octochamp total would have been 760 as he was a viscount.
New 15-round seeds
| Rank | Name | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elliott Mellor (Series 80) | 8 | 1,061 |
| 2 | Ronan Higginson (Series 87) | 8 | 1,041 |
| 3 | Luke Boynton (Series 83) | 8 | 1,032 |
| 4 | Luke Johnson-Davies (Series 82) | 8 | 1,024 |
| 5 | Tom Stevenson (Series 86) | 8 | 1,000 |
| 6 | Dylan Taylor (Series 69) | 8 | 974 |
| 7 | Zarte Siempre (Series 78) | 8 | 967 |
| 8 | Dan Byrom (Series 85) | 8 | 967 |
| 9 | Giles Hutchings (Series 68) | 8 | 965 |
| 10 | James Haughton (Series 81) | 8 | 958 |
| 11 | Arthur Page (Series 89) | 8 | 953 |
| 12 | Dan McColm (Series 71) | 8 | 942 |
| 13 | Harry Savage (Series 88) | 8 | 939 |
| 14 | Tom Cappleman (Series 72) | 8 | 927 |
| 15 | Ahmed Mohamed (Series 84) | 8 | 927 |
| 16 | Paul Erdunast (Series 74) | 8 | 925 |
| 17 | Thomas Carey (Series 73) | 8 | 923 |
| 18 | Stephen Read (Series 76) | 8 | 915 |
| 19 | Mark Murray (Series 70) | 8 | 902 |
| 20 | Tom Chafer-Cook (Series 77) | 8 | 896 |
| 21 | Chris Kirby (Series 90) | 8 | 880 |
| 22 | Martin May (Series 79) | 8 | 839 |
| 23 | Martin Hurst (Series 75) | 8 | 830 |
| 24 | Rhys Jones (Series 91) | 8 | 800 |
Trivia
- None of the first seven 9-round series were won by their number one seeds. Clive Spate, in Series 8, was the first number one seed to win a 9-round series.
- All of the first six 15-round series were won by their number one seeds. Mark Tournoff, in Series 52, was the first 15-round series winner who wasn't number one seed.
