Provisional Rankings
(after the 1997 International Open)
Players are English unless stated,
±=Change since last rankings,
W=World ranking
These rankings are unofficial as I have
calculated them myself
| Rk |
± |
Name |
Nat. |
W |
Points |
| 1. |
|
Stephen Hendry |
Scotland |
1 |
31,142 |
| 2. |
|
John Higgins |
Scotland |
2 |
22,610 |
| 3. |
+1 |
Ronnie O'Sullivan |
|
8 |
18,835 |
| 4. |
-1 |
Mark J Williams |
Wales |
16 |
18,665 |
| 5. |
|
John Parrott |
|
4 |
17,395 |
| 6. |
|
Ken Doherty |
Ireland |
7 |
16,719 |
| 7. |
+2 |
Peter Ebdon |
|
3 |
16,163 |
| 8. |
-1 |
Nigel Bond |
|
5 |
15,658 |
| 9. |
+2 |
Tony Drago |
Malta |
15 |
15,525 |
| 10. |
|
Alan McManus |
Scotland |
6 |
15,026 |
| 11. |
-3 |
Alain Robidoux |
Canada |
14 |
14,879 |
| 12. |
|
Steve Davis |
|
10 |
12,369 |
| 13. |
+1 |
James Wattana |
Thailand |
12 |
11,440 |
| 14. |
+2 |
Dave Harold |
|
11 |
11,378 |
| 15. |
+2 |
Gary Wilkinson |
|
19 |
11,036 |
| 16. |
-3 |
Anthony Hamilton |
|
22 |
11,034 |
|
|---|
| 17. |
-2 |
Darren Morgan |
Wales |
9 |
10,968 |
| 18. |
+4 |
Joe Swail |
N.Ireland |
17 |
10,330 |
| 19. |
|
Stephen Lee |
|
31 |
10,252 |
| 20. |
-2 |
Mark King |
|
39 |
10,250 |
| 21. |
-1 |
Steve James |
|
24 |
10,195 |
| 22. |
+1 |
Andy Hicks |
|
18 |
10,041 |
| 23. |
-2 |
Rod Lawler |
|
20 |
9,745 |
| 24. |
+5 |
Chris Small |
Scotland |
30 |
9,695 |
| 22. |
n/a |
Jimmy White |
|
13 |
9,563 |
| 26. |
-2 |
Neal Foulds |
|
21 |
9,419 |
| 27. |
|
Brian Morgan |
|
49 |
9,386 |
| 28. |
|
Terry Murphy |
N.Ireland |
41 |
9,361 |
| 29. |
-4 |
Martin Clark |
|
33 |
9,324 |
| 30. |
-4 |
Fergal O'Brien |
Ireland |
36 |
9,188 |
| 31. |
+1 |
Dennis Taylor |
N.Ireland |
26 |
9,033 |
| 32. |
n/a |
Dave Finbow |
|
28 |
8,917 |
|
|---|
|
