2004–05 snooker world rankings explained

Snooker world rankings 2004/2005: The professional world rankings for the top 64 snooker players in the 2004–05 season are listed below. This was Chris Small's only season in top 16, and Paul Hunter's only appearance in the top 4.

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: Stephen Hendry
Birth Date:	13 January 1969
Professional:	1985–2012, 2021-
High Ranking:	1

No.^[1] ^[2]	Name	Nationality	Points^[3] ^[4] ^[5]
1	Ronnie O'Sullivan		46775
2	Mark Williams		44462
3	Stephen Hendry		40950
4	Paul Hunter		40375
5	John Higgins		36487
6	Matthew Stevens		33325
7	Ken Doherty		32212
8	Peter Ebdon		31550
9	Stephen Lee		30700
10	Alan McManus		29250
11	Jimmy White		28137
12	Chris Small		27550
13	Steve Davis		27087
14	David Gray		26912
15	Graeme Dott		26312
16	Marco Fu	Hong Kong	26212
17	Ian McCulloch		25350
18	Quinten Hann	Australia	25312
19	Ali Carter		24850
20	Joe Perry		24837
21	Barry Pinches		23750
22	Tony Drago	Malta	23675
23	Mark King		23562
24	Stephen Maguire		23050
25	Anthony Hamilton		22974
26	Gerard Greene		22325
27	Drew Henry		22150
28	Robert Milkins		21762
29	Michael Holt		21600
30	Joe Swail		20999
31	John Parrott		20887
32	Dominic Dale		20725
33	James Wattana	Thailand	20187
34	Dave Harold		19275
35	Nigel Bond		19162
36	Mark Selby		19137
37	Stuart Bingham		18675
38	Stuart Pettman		17787
39	Patrick Wallace		17762
40	Mark Davis		17150
41	Fergal O'Brien	Ireland	17037
42	Michael Judge	Ireland	16987
43	Barry Hawkins		16600
44	Nick Dyson		16375
45	Ryan Day		16350
46	Brian Morgan		15950
47	Robin Hull	Finland	15887
48	Shaun Murphy		15187
49	Jamie Burnett		14850
50	Andy Hicks		14762
51	Sean Storey		14462
52	David Roe		14237
53	Bjorn Haneveer	Belgium	14225
54	Anthony Davies		13987
55	Jimmy Michie		13699
56	Gary Wilkinson		13650
57	Rod Lawler		13412
58	Mike Dunn		13224
59	Lee Walker		13050
60	David Finbow		12987
61	Adrian Gunnell		12825
62	Nick Walker		12762
63	Marcus Campbell		12600
64	Jonathan Birch		12050

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: Embassy World Rankings 2004/2005. Snooker.org. 26 February 2011.
4. Web site: Embassy World Rankings issued after the 2004 Embassy World Championship. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 24 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20040603095700/http://www.worldsnooker.com/embassy_world_rankings/main.asp. 3 June 2004.
5. Web site: The Official Rankings for the 2004/2005 Season . Embassy Snooker . 25 May 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20041204123424/http://www.embassysnooker.com/rankings.html . December 4, 2004 . unfit .