The first seedings update took place on 4 October 2010, after the Brugge Open, and points accumulated from the Northern Ireland Trophy, Shanghai Masters and Grand Prix during the 2008/2009 season were dropped. The seedings were next updated on 13 December 2010, after the UK Championship; the points accumulated from the Bahrain Championship and UK Championship during the 2008/2009 season were dropped. The final update occurred on 21 February 2011, after the Welsh Open, and the points accumulated from the Welsh Open during the 2008/2009 season were dropped.