Provisional Rankings
(after the 1997 European Open)
Players are English unless stated,
±=Change since last rankings,
W=World ranking
| Rk |
± |
Name |
Nat. |
W |
Points |
| 1. |
|
Stephen Hendry |
Scotland |
1 |
32,662 |
| 2. |
|
John Higgins |
Scotland |
2 |
27,170 |
| 3. |
+2 |
John Parrott |
|
4 |
20,435 |
| 4. |
-1 |
Ronnie O'Sullivan |
|
8 |
19,405 |
| 5. |
-1 |
Mark J Williams |
Wales |
16 |
19,235 |
| 6. |
|
Ken Doherty |
Ireland |
7 |
18,744 |
| 7. |
|
Peter Ebdon |
|
3 |
17,683 |
| 8. |
|
Nigel Bond |
|
5 |
16,988 |
| 9. |
|
Tony Drago |
Malta |
15 |
16,855 |
| 10. |
|
Alan McManus |
Scotland |
6 |
16,545 |
| 11. |
|
Alain Robidoux |
Canada |
14 |
16,209 |
| 12. |
+1 |
James Wattana |
Thailand |
12 |
13,465 |
| 13. |
-1 |
Steve Davis |
|
10 |
12,939 |
| 14. |
+3 |
Darren Morgan |
Wales |
9 |
12,298 |
| 15. |
+1 |
Anthony Hamilton |
|
22 |
12,174 |
| 16. |
-2 |
Dave Harold |
|
11 |
11,948 |
|
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| 17. |
+2 |
Stephen Lee |
|
31 |
11,772 |
| 18. |
-3 |
Gary Wilkinson |
|
19 |
11,606 |
| 19. |
-1 |
Joe Swail |
N.Ireland |
17 |
11,470 |
| 20. |
+2 |
Andy Hicks |
|
18 |
11,371 |
| 21. |
-1 |
Mark King |
|
39 |
11,105 |
| 22. |
+2 |
Chris Small |
Scotland |
30 |
11,025 |
| 23. |
+1 |
Jimmy White |
|
13 |
10,893 |
| 24. |
-1 |
Rod Lawler |
|
20 |
10,885 |
| 25. |
-4 |
Steve James |
|
24 |
10,765 |
| 26. |
+3 |
Martin Clark |
|
33 |
10,464 |
| 27. |
+3 |
Fergal O'Brien |
Ireland |
36 |
10,043 |
| 28. |
-1 |
Brian Morgan |
|
49 |
10,026 |
| 29. |
+1 |
Terry Murphy |
N.Ireland |
41 |
10,009 |
| 30. |
-4 |
Neal Foulds |
|
21 |
9,989 |
| 31. |
n/a |
Dene O'Kane |
New Zealand |
27 |
9,862 |
| 32. |
-1 |
Dennis Taylor |
N.Ireland |
26 |
9,603 |
|
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