World Snooker Rankings

[The Rooster]

Rankings prior to the World Championships (the last ranking tournament of the season). Last year's ranking is the second column:

1 1 Mark J Williams
2 3 Ronnie O'Sullivan
3 8 Paul Hunter
4 2 Stephen Hendry MBE
5 4 John Higgins
6 6 Ken Doherty
7 7 Peter Ebdon
8 5 Stephen Lee
9 9 Matthew Stevens
10 15 Jimmy White MBE
11 10 Alan McManus
12 11 Steve Davis OBE
13 19 Marco Fu
14 18 Chris Small
15 14 Quinten Hann
16 12 David Gray
17 24 Tony Drago
18 17 Allister Carter
19 38 Gerard Greene
20 26 Ian McCulloch
21 25 Drew Henry
22 16 Joe Perry
23 22 Mark King
24 13 Graeme Dott
25 36 Barry Pinches
26 41 Stephen Maguire
27 39 Michael Holt
28 20 Anthony Hamilton
29 21 Robert Milkins
30 23 Dave Harold
31 30 John Parrott MBE
32 29 Mark Selby
33 28 Dominic Dale
34 43 Stuart Bingham
35 27 Joe Swail
36 34 James Wattana
37 40 Nigel Bond
38 35 Mark Davis
39 33 Fergal O'Brien
40 42 Barry Hawkins
41 50 Patrick Wallace
42 32 Robin Hull
43 47 Stuart Pettman
44 37 Michael Judge
45 51 Sean Storey
46 55 Nick Dyson
47 46 Jamie Burnett
48 45 Brian Morgan
49 61 Bjorn Haneveer
50 69 Ryan Day
60 62 Andy Hicks
69 81 Lee Walker

[The Rooster]

Rankings after all matches in the World Championship up to close of play on 20 April. The second column is the ranking prior to the WC

1 1 Mark J Williams
2 2 Ronnie O'Sullivan
3 3 Paul Hunter
4 4 Stephen Hendry MBE
5 5 John Higgins
6 6 Ken Doherty
7 9 Matthew Stevens
8 7 Peter Ebdon
9 8 Stephen Lee
10 11 Alan McManus
11 10 Jimmy White MBE
12 14 Chris Small
13 12 Steve Davis OBE
14 13 Marco Fu
15 15 Quinten Hann
16 18 Allister Carter

17 20 Ian McCulloch
18 16 David Gray
19 22 Joe Perry
20 24 Graeme Dott
21 25 Barry Pinches
22 17 Tony Drago
23 23 Mark King
24 26 Stephen Maguire
25 19 Gerard Greene
26 21 Drew Henry
27 28 Anthony Hamilton
28 29 Robert Milkins
29 27 Michael Holt
30 35 Joe Swail
31 31 John Parrott MBE
32 33 Dominic Dale

33 36 James Wattana
34 30 Dave Harold
35 37 Nigel Bond
36 32 Mark Selby
37 34 Stuart Bingham
38 43 Stuart Pettman
39 41 Patrick Wallace
40 38 Mark Davis
41 39 Fergal O'Brien
42 44 Michael Judge
43 40 Barry Hawkins
44 46 Nick Dyson
45 50 Ryan Day
46 42 Robin Hull
47 48 Brian Morgan
48 51 Shaun Murphy
49 47 Jamie Burnett
50 45 Sean Storey
51 60 Andy Hicks
59 69 Lee Walker

[Big Ears]

How did chris small gain 2 places if he forfitted his match .

[eirebhoy]

Thats some jump from Hunter, 8th to 3rd. I'd also like to know the answer to Big Ears' question.

[gerire]

Originally posted by Big Ears
How did chris small gain 2 places if he forfitted his match .

Because you get points for playing at every stage of events. He will be taken over immegiately by Davis again who hadn't played at that stage, thus hadnt gotten points for being in the event yet. I think

[The Rooster]

The points in the table at the top do not include any gained from the World Championship (or qualifiers). The second table include all points gained to date in the World Championship. Chris Small gained ranking points because he had to play a qualifier to make the Crucible, thus he passed out Steve and Marco. Davis will remain behind him if he loses to Hamilton, but he will pass him out if he wins. A qualifier who loses in the first round gains more points than a seed who loses in the first round, as the qualifer has won at least one match, whereas the seed lost his first match. All second round losers get the same points.

After results on 21 April, Hendry has overtaken Hunter to move into 3rd place. David Gray has moved up to to 14th pushing Fu to 15th and Hann to 16th. The defeat pushes Ali Carter down to 17th, thus costing him a top 16 position. McCulloch, Perry, Dott, Pinches and Hamilton will all harbour hopes of making it to the top 16 if they can win a match or two. Joe Swail would have to win the tournament to have any chance of a top 16 place. Even if they won the world title, neither Hicks not Walker would even make the top 32.

[The Rooster]

Hunter back up to 3rd

Hamilton climbs 2 places to 25. He'd actually need to win the tournament to gain a top 16 place.

Steve Davis is currently at 13, and could be passed out by up to 3 people. But he is guaranteed to remain in the top 16. JP finishes the season at 31.

[celticfc]

Thanks for the lists & the updates Rooster, very useful.

Thread stickified.

[The Rooster]

Four 2nd round matches completed over the weekend.

Joe Perry moves past McCulloch up one place to 18th. A win in the quarter final will push him ahead of Hann who is currently in 16th.

Matthew Stevens passes out Ken Doherty to move into 6th position. Thats where he'll finish the season as he's a long way behind Higgins.

Rocket Ronnie strenghtens his position at number 2. If he makes the final he'll replace Williams as World Number One.

Despite his win, Anthony Hamilton remains in 25th place. I'll put up the table again when the QF line-up is complete.

[eirebhoy]

I was really suprised to hear that if McCulloch wins today's match against McManus (he's currently 11-5 up) he will move past Hann into 16th place.

[The Rooster]

McCulloch the big mover today, up from 19 to 16, pushing Hann out of the coveted top 16. Perry and Dott though are not out of the running.

1 Mark J Williams
2 Ronnie O'Sullivan
3 Paul Hunter
4 Stephen Hendry MBE
5 John Higgins
6 Matthew Stevens
7 Ken Doherty
8 Peter Ebdon
9 Stephen Lee
10 Alan McManus
11 Jimmy White MBE
12 Chris Small
13 Steve Davis OBE
14 David Gray
15 Marco Fu
16 Ian McCulloch

17 Quinten Hann
18 Allister Carter
19 Joe Perry
20 Graeme Dott
21 Barry Pinches
22 Tony Drago
23 Mark King
24 Stephen Maguire
25 Anthony Hamilton
26 Gerard Greene
27 Drew Henry
28 Robert Milkins
29 Michael Holt
30 Joe Swail
31 John Parrott MBE
32 Dominic Dale

51 Andy Hicks
59 Lee Walker

[The Rooster]

Hendry up to third, Hunter down to 4th.
If Hendry wins the tournament, he'll overtake O'Sullivan and move into 2nd and guarantee the world number one spot for Mark Williams.
If O'Sullivan wins the semi-final, he'll become World number 1.

Dott up to 17th, pushing Hann, Carter and Perry down to 18th, 19th and 20th.
If Dott wins the semi he'll move up to 15th, pushing McCulloch back out of the top 16.
If Dott wins the title, he'll move up to 11th.
Stevens is stuck in 6th, no matter what he does.

[The Rooster]

Final rankings. Ronnie is the new number 1, and Dott edges out McCulloch for a top 16 spot.

1 Ronnie O'Sullivan
2 Mark J Williams
3 Stephen Hendry MBE
4 Paul Hunter
5 John Higgins
6 Matthew Stevens
7 Ken Doherty
8 Peter Ebdon
9 Stephen Lee
10 Alan McManus
11 Jimmy White MBE
12 Chris Small
13 Steve Davis OBE
14 David Gray
15 Graeme Dott
16 Marco Fu

17 Ian McCulloch
18 Quinten Hann
19 Allister Carter
20 Joe Perry
21 Barry Pinches
22 Tony Drago
23 Mark King
24 Stephen Maguire
25 Anthony Hamilton

[Flukey]

The rankings should be done on a continual basis not on a season to season basis, which they are still done by, arent they? What they could do with the tournaments that invite the top 32 or 16, is have a date at a suitable gap before the tournament, say 6 weeks, that the rankings are taken from to decide who competes in the tournament in question. Even though the rankings may have changed by the time the tournament comes round, that is happening anyway as it is. As the season progresses we start to hear more and more of the provisional rankings rather than the current ones anyway.

[OFDM]

Originally Posted by Flukey

The rankings should be done on a continual basis not on a season to season basis, which they are still done by, arent they? What they could do with the tournaments that invite the top 32 or 16, is have a date at a suitable gap before the tournament, say 6 weeks, that the rankings are taken from to decide who competes in the tournament in question. Even though the rankings may have changed by the time the tournament comes round, that is happening anyway as it is. As the season progresses we start to hear more and more of the provisional rankings rather than the current ones anyway.

The rankings are based on the points won over the previous two seasons.