2002–03 snooker world rankings explained

Snooker world rankings 2002/2003: The professional world rankings for the top 64 snooker players in the 2002–03 season are listed below.

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

No. 2: Mark Williams
Birth Date:	21 March 1975
Professional:	1992–present
High Ranking:	1

No. 3: Peter Ebdon
Birth Date:	27 August 1970
Professional:	1991–2020
High Ranking:	3

No.^[1] ^[2]	Name	Nationality	Points^[3] ^[4]
1	Ronnie O'Sullivan		50024
2	Mark Williams		46785
3	Peter Ebdon		44652
4	John Higgins		44334
5	Ken Doherty		43479
6	Stephen Hendry		42128
7	Stephen Lee		39669
8	Matthew Stevens		32879
9	Paul Hunter		31309
10	Jimmy White		28934
11	Mark King		27432
12	Graeme Dott		27159
13	Joe Perry		26969
14	Quinten Hann	Australia	26232
15	Alan McManus		25740
16	Joe Swail		24879
17	Anthony Hamilton		23836
18	John Parrott		23488
19	David Gray		22868
20	Dominic Dale		22674
21	Dave Harold		22615
22	Drew Henry		22541
23	Fergal O'Brien		22408
24	Michael Judge		22018
25	Steve Davis		21775
26	Anthony Davies		21053
27	Marco Fu	Hong Kong	20293
28	Tony Drago	Malta	19779
29	Chris Small		19423
30	Nigel Bond		19038
31	Ali Carter		18539
32	James Wattana	Thailand	18371
33	Robert Milkins		18073
34	Shokat Ali	Pakistan	17921
35	Michael Holt		17519
36	Patrick Wallace		17404
37	Mark Davis		16910
38	Alfie Burden		16698
39	Robin Hull	Finland	16528
40	Billy Snaddon		16403
41	Marcus Campbell		16062
42	Brian Morgan		16033
43	Ian McCulloch		15958
44	Jamie Burnett		15230
45	Terry Murphy		15083
46	Gary Wilkinson		15076
47	Jonathan Birch		15014
48	David Roe		14898
49	Dave Finbow		14765
50	Bradley Jones		14699
51	Barry Hawkins		14649
52	Stephen Maguire		14419
53	Mark Selby		14395
54	Darren Morgan		14377
55	Jimmy Michie		14286
56	Barry Pinches		13846
57	Stuart Bingham		13735
58	Stuart Pettman		13715
59	Bjorn Haneveer	Belgium	13566
60	Mike Dunn		13342
61	Andy Hicks		13231
62	Nick Dyson		13063
63	Gerard Greene		12815
64	Lee Walker		11958

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: 2002/2003 Embassy World Rankings. Snooker.org. 26 February 2011.
4. Web site: Embassy World Rankings issued after the Embassy World Championship 2002. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 10 January 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20020604064647/http://www.worldsnooker.com/embassy_world_rankings/world.asp. 4 June 2002.