The following is a list of players for the 2010 WGC-HSBC Champions. Players who have qualified from multiple categories are listed in the first category in which they are eligible. The numbers of other qualifying categories are in parentheses next to the player's name. ;1. Winners of the four
major championships and
The Players Championship Tim Clark,
Martin Kaymer (5,12),
Graeme McDowell (5,12),
Phil Mickelson (2,12),
Louis Oosthuizen (5,12) ;2. Winners of the previous four
World Golf Championships Ernie Els (3,12),
Hunter Mahan (3,12),
Ian Poulter (12) ;3. Winners of the 23 top rated
PGA Tour events (35 events met rating)
Ben Crane,
Anthony Kim (12),
Rory McIlroy (12),
Ryan Palmer,
Camilo Villegas,
Lee Westwood (5,12) •
Qualified but did not play: Jonathan Byrd, Jason Day, Jim Furyk (12), Charley Hoffman, Dustin Johnson (12), Zach Johnson (12), Matt Kuchar (12), Geoff Ogilvy, Justin Rose (12), Steve Stricker (12), Bubba Watson (12) ;4. Top 5 available players from the
FedEx Cup points list
Paul Casey (12),
Luke Donald (5,12),
Retief Goosen (12),
Nick Watney,
K. J. Choi •
Qualified but did not play: Martin Laird ;5. Winners of the 23 top rated
European Tour events (25 events met rating)
Fredrik Andersson Hed,
Ross Fisher,
Richard Green,
Peter Hanson,
David Horsey,
Miguel Ángel Jiménez,
Richard S. Johnson,
Robert Karlsson,
Simon Khan,
Matteo Manassero,
Edoardo Molinari (8,12),
Álvaro Quirós,
Yang Yong-eun ;6. Top 5 available players from the Race to Dubai
Rhys Davies,
Pádraig Harrington (12),
Francesco Molinari,
Charl Schwartzel (9),
Danny Willett ;7. Nine players - winners of the top rated
Asian Tour events, remainder from Order of Merit (4 events met rating)
Kiradech Aphibarnrat (OoM),
Grégory Bourdy,
Andrew Dodt,
Marcus Fraser,
Tetsuji Hiratsuka (OoM),
Pariya Junhasavasdikul (OoM),
Mardan Mamat (OoM),
Noh Seung-yul,
Thaworn Wiratchant (OoM) ;8. Five players - winners of the top rated
Japan Golf Tour events, remainder from Order of Merit (21 events met rating)
Hiroyuki Fujita (OoM),
Kim Kyung-tae,
Shigeki Maruyama,
Michio Matsumura (OoM),
Katsumasa Miyamoto •
Qualified but did not play: Yasuharu Imano ;9. Five players - winners of the top rated
Sunshine Tour events, remainder from Order of Merit (4 events met rating)
Darren Fichardt (OoM),
Anders Hansen (OoM),
Pablo Martín,
Richie Ramsay,
Jaco van Zyl (OoM) ;10. Five players - winners of the top rated
PGA Tour of Australasia events, remainder from Order of Merit (3 events met rating)
Robert Allenby (12),
Alistair Presnell (OoM),
Adam Scott,
Michael Sim (OoM),
Tiger Woods (12) ;11. Four players from China
Li Chao,
Liang Wenchong,
Wu Kangchun,
Yuan Hao ;12. Any players, not included in above categories, in the top 25 of the
OWGR on September 27, 2010 • ''Qualified but did not play:
Sean O'Hair'' ;13. If needed to fill the field of 78 players, winners of additional tournaments, ordered by field strength (14 from
PGA Tour, 4 from
European Tour, 16 from
Japan Golf Tour), alternating with those players ranked after the top 25 in OWGR on September 27, 2010 Players in
bold were added to the field through this category. Players listed in "()" already qualified in a previous category. Players listed with their name stricken did not play. ==Round summaries==