1995–96 snooker world rankings explained

Snooker world rankings 1995/1996: The professional world rankings for the top 64 snooker players in the 1995–96 season are listed below.

No. 1: Stephen Hendry
Birth Date:	13 January 1969
Professional:	1985–2012
High Ranking:	1

No. 2: Steve Davis
Birth Date:	22 August 1957
Professional:	1978–2014
High Ranking:	1

No. 3: Ronnie O'Sullivan
Birth Date:	5 December 1975
Professional:	1992–present
High Ranking:	1

No.^[1] ^[2]	Name	Nationality	Points^[3]
1	Stephen Hendry		50042
2	Steve Davis		42395
3	Ronnie O'Sullivan		41255
4	John Parrott		38939
5	James Wattana	Thailand	38904
6	Alan McManus		36310
7	Jimmy White		36225
8	Darren Morgan		34970
9	Ken Doherty	Ireland	34507
10	Peter Ebdon		33645
11	John Higgins		29962
12	Nigel Bond		29394
13	Dave Harold		28840
14	Tony Drago	Malta	25944
15	Terry Griffiths		25259
16	David Roe		24156
17	Andy Hicks		23775
18	Dene O'Kane	New Zealand	23654
19	Joe Swail		23169
20	Alain Robidoux	Canada	23127
21	Mick Price		22440
22	Martin Clark		21762
23	Gary Wilkinson		21498
24	Tony Knowles		21455
25	Willie Thorne		21196
26	Steve James		20699
27	Brian Morgan		20453
28	Neal Foulds		20290
29	Jason Ferguson		20183
30	Dean Reynolds		20057
31	Anthony Hamilton		19670
32	Dennis Taylor		19095
33	Billy Snaddon		18720
34	Mike Hallett		18425
35	Drew Henry		18095
36	Doug Mountjoy		17569
37	Stephen Lee		17447
38	Fergal O'Brien	Ireland	17285
39	Mark Williams		16815
40	Rod Lawler		16735
41	Cliff Thorburn	Canada	16337
42	Mark Bennett		16091
43	Tony Jones		16075
44	Nigel Gilbert		15667
45	Anthony Davies		15577
46	Nick Terry		15455
47	David Finbow		15282
48	Peter Francisco^[4]	South Africa	15267
49	Mark Johnston-Allen		14852
50	Stephen Murphy	Ireland	14572
51	Alex Higgins		14350
52	Mark King		14305
53	Tony Chappel		14302
54	Mark Flowerdew		14300
55	Jason Prince		13897
56	Joe Johnson		13695
57	Wayne Jones		13660
58	Les Dodd		13525
59	Mark Davis		13495
60	Steve Newbury		13312
61	Terry Murphy		13130
62	Chris Small		12740
63	Jonathan Birch		12727
64	Paul McPhillips		12697

Notes and References

1. Web site: Turner. Chris. Historical World Rankings 1990/91 to 2004/05. https://web.archive.org/web/20120313150539/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/HistoricRank2.html. 13 March 2012. cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 26 February 2011.
2. Book: Hayton, Eric. The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker. 2004. Rose Villa Publications. Lowestoft. 0-9548549-0-X. 119–123.
3. Web site: World Rankings 1995/96. Snooker.org. 26 February 2011.
4. Peter Francisco was banned for five years.