| Very Provisional Embassy Rankings
(unofficial very provisional 2000/2001 Embassy World Rankings after the
1999 British Open)
 
±=Change since last rankings;
P=Provisional ranking;
W=World ranking;
players are English unless stated;
restricted to players on the Main Tour
 
 
  These rankings are unofficial as I have calculated them myself
 
    | Rk | Name | Nat | ± | P | W | Points |  
    | 1. | Mark J Williams | Wales |  | 3 | 5 | 20,045 |  
    | 2. | John Higgins | Scotland |  | 1 | 1 | 19,155 |  
    | 3. | Stephen Hendry | Scotland |  | 2 | 2 | 16,345 |  
    | 4. | Alan McManus | Scotland |  | 8 | 8 | 13,400 |  
    | 5. | Stephen Lee |  |  | 6 | 9 | 12,925 |  
    | 6. | John Parrott |  |  | 5 | 6 | 11,965 |  
    | 7. | Fergal O'Brien | Ireland | +14 | 10 | 20 | 11,640 |  
    | 8. | Anthony Hamilton |  | +9 | 9 | 11 | 10,735 |  
    | 9. | Matthew Stevens | Wales | -2 | 11 | 26 | 10,400 |  
    | 10. | Paul Hunter |  | -2 | 13 | 24 | 10,395 |  
    | 11. | Ken Doherty | Ireland | -2 | 7 | 4 | 10,295 |  
    | 12. | Peter Ebdon |  |  | 12 | 7 | 9,950 |  
    | 13. | Dave Harold |  | -3 | 15 | 19 | 9,745 |  
    | 14. | Steve Davis |  | -1 | 14 | 14 | 9,350 |  
    | 15. | Billy Snaddon | Scotland | -4 | 22 | 32 | 9,010 |  
    | 16. | Ronnie O'Sullivan |  |  | 4 | 3 | 8,840 |  |  | 
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    | 17. | Graeme Dott | Scotland | -3 | 23 | 30 | 8,605 |  
    | 18. | Marco Fu | Hong Kong | -3 | 39 | 377 | 8,345 |  
    | 19. | Chris Small | Scotland | +2 | 18 | 25 | 8,220 |  
    | 20. | Joe Swail | N.Ireland | -2 | 26 | 36 | 8,195 |  
    | 21. | Quinten Hann | Australia | -2 | 24 | 45 | 7,935 |  
    | 22. | Nigel Bond |  | -2 | 21 | 13 | 7,700 |  
    | 23. | Paul Davies | Wales |  | 34 | 41 | 7,560 |  
    | 24. | Brian Morgan |  | +8 | 30 | 27 | 7,340 |  
    | 25. | Jamie Burnett | Scotland | -1 | 28 | 31 | 7,180 |  
    | 26. | Mark King |  | +4 | 16 | 16 | 7,110 |  
    | 27. | Jimmy White |  | +1 | 17 | 18 | 6,985 |  
    | 28. | Darren Morgan | Wales | +1 | 27 | 22 | 6,900 |  
    | 29. | Dominic Dale | Wales | -4 | 19 | 23 | 6,855 |  
    | 30. | Jimmy Michie |  | +14 | 57 | 81 | 6,720 |  
    | 31. | Bradley Jones |  |  | 33 | 44 | 6,680 |  
    | 32. | Tony Drago | Malta | -6 | 20 | 10 | 6,670 |  |  | 
|---|
 
    | 33. | James Wattana | Thailand | -6 | 25 | 15 | 6,640 |  
    | 34. | Alain Robidoux | Canada | -1 | 37 | 12 | 6,260 |  
    | 35. | Matthew Couch |  | -1 | 45 | 78 | 5,925 |  
    | 36. | Dave Finbow |  |  | 56 | 68 | 5,900 |  
    | 37. | Drew Henry | Scotland | +1 | 43 | 43 | 5,825 |  
    | 38. | Gary Wilkinson |  | +7 | 29 | 17 | 5,800 |  
    | 39. | Lee Walker | Wales | -4 | 42 | 50 | 5,775 |  
    | 40. | Terry Murphy | N.Ireland | -1 | 32 | 29 | 5,735 |  
    | 41. | Euan Henderson | Scotland | -4 | 46 | 38 | 5,400 |  
    | 42. | Marcus Campbell | Scotland | +6 | 41 | 73 | 5,370 |  
    | 43. | Joe Perry |  | -1 | 40 | 74 | 5,365 |  
    | 44. | Michael Holt |  | +13 | 79 | 193 | 5,240 |  
    | 45. | Gerard Greene | N.Ireland | -5 | 48 | 59 | 5,210 |  
    | 46. | Rod Lawler |  | -5 | 50 | 40 | 5,095 |  
    | 47. | Patrick Wallace | N.Ireland | -4 | 80 | 150 | 5,080 |  
    | 48. | Jonathan Birch |  | +4 | 58 | 42 | 4,995 |  
    |  | Peter Lines |  | -2 | 38 | 53 | 4,995 |  
    | 50. | David Roe |  | +3 | 53 | 48 | 4,990 |  
    | 51. | Martin Clark |  | -2 | 36 | 28 | 4,980 |  
    |  | Andy Hicks |  | -2 | 31 | 21 | 4,980 |  
    | 53. | Ian McCulloch |  | -6 | 47 | 60 | 4,900 |  
    | 54. | Karl Broughton |  | -3 | 67 | 46 | 4,835 |  
    | 55. | Joe Johnson |  | +1 | 59 | 55 | 4,830 |  
    | 56. | Neal Foulds |  | -3 | 35 | 34 | 4,710 |  
    | 57. | Dean Reynolds |  | +2 | 60 | 54 | 4,620 |  
    | 58. | Gary Ponting |  | -3 | 49 | 75 | 4,570 |  
    | 59. | Tony Jones |  | +3 | 63 | 63 | 4,495 |  
    | 60. | Paul Wykes |  | -2 | 55 | 62 | 4,430 |  
    | 61. | Darren Clarke |  | +4 | 85 | 87 | 4,420 |  
    | 62. | Anthony Davies | Wales | +10 | 71 | 85 | 4,405 |  
    | 63. | Willie Thorne |  | -3 | 73 | 51 | 4,270 |  
    | 64. | Steve James |  | -3 | 51 | 37 | 4,220 |  |  | 
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    | 65. | Mark Gray |  | NA | 70 | 92 | 4,210 |  
    | 66. | Phaitoon Phonbun | Thailand | NA | 93 | - | 4,175 |  
    | 67. | Stuart Bingham |  | NA | 94 | 164 | 4,150 |  
    |  | Dene O'Kane | New Zealand | NA | 75 | 57 | 4,150 |  
    | 69. | Stuart Pettman |  | NA | 62 | 76 | 4,115 |  
    | 70. | Michael Judge | Ireland | NA | 72 | 58 | 4,055 |  
    |  | Nick Pearce |  | NA | 69 | 64 | 4,055 |  
    |  | Mick Price |  | NA | 52 | 33 | 4,055 |  
    | 73. | Tony Knowles |  | NA | 95 | 125 | 4,020 |  
    | 74. | Mark Davis |  | NA | 83 | 56 | 3,990 |  
    | 75. | Alfie Burden |  | NA | 64 | 77 | 3,945 |  
    | 76. | Adrian Gunnell |  | NA | 97 | 197 | 3,920 |  
    | 77. | Nick Walker |  | NA | 68 | 71 | 3,910 |  
    | 78. | Tony Chappel | Wales | NA | 74 | 47 | 3,870 |  
    | 79. | Alan Burnett | Scotland | NA | 101 | 103 | 3,855 |  
    | 80. | Leo Fernandez | Ireland | NA | 102 | 155 | 3,790 |  
    | 81. | Shokat Ali | Pakistan | NA | 66 | 49 | 3,780 |  
    |  | Jason Ferguson |  | NA | 44 | 35 | 3,780 |  
    | 83. | Dennis Taylor | N.Ireland | NA | 84 | 52 | 3,775 |  
    | 84. | John Read |  | NA | 65 | 70 | 3,770 |  
    | 85. | Kristjan Helgason | Iceland | NA | 104 | - | 3,765 |  
    | 86. | Barry Mapstone |  | NA | 105 | 185 | 3,760 |  
    | 87. | Robin Hull | Finland | NA | 106 | 104 | 3,745 |  
    | 88. | John Lardner | Scotland | NA | 91 | 94 | 3,695 |  
    | 89. | David Gray |  | NA | 54 | 61 | 3,655 |  
    | 90. | Craig MacGillivray | Scotland | NA | 92 | 96 | 3,625 |  
    | 91. | Leigh Griffin |  | NA | 87 | 93 | 3,570 |  
    | 92. | Mark Fenton | Wales | NA | 108 | 129 | 3,520 |  
    |  | Mario Geudens | Belgium | NA | 109 | 200 | 3,520 |  
    | 94. | Robert Milkins |  | NA | 110 | 99 | 3,480 |  
    | 95. | Wayne Brown |  | NA | 78 | 80 | 3,410 |  
    | 96. | Lee Richardson |  | NA | 103 | 89 | 3,400 |  
    | 97. | Steve Judd |  | NA | 81 | 79 | 3,375 |  
    | 98. | Graham Horne | Scotland | NA | 111 | 97 | 3,330 |  
    | 99. | Hugh Abernethy | Scotland | NA | 112 | 152 | 3,280 |  
    |  | Jason Prince | N.Ireland | NA | 61 | 39 | 3,280 |  |  | 
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    |  after China | Last Modified: Monday February 04 2008
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