[5] Mark Selby won five ranking events during the season with Anthony McGill and Judd Trump each winning twice.

The top 64 players from the prize money rankings after the 2016 World Championship,[6] and the 30 players earning a two-year card the previous year automatically qualified for the season (Vinnie Calabrese has resigned his membership).

Another two players come from the EBSA Qualifying Tour Play-Offs,[8] and a further twelve places were available through the Q School.

[9][10] The rest of the places on to the tour come from the amateur events and national governing body nominations.

[11] Also, since Steve Davis and Stephen Hendry have both retired from professional play, only James Wattana was offered an Invitational Tour Card.