2021–22 snooker world rankings explained

Snooker world rankings 2021/2022: The professional world rankings for all the professional snooker players, who qualified for the 2021–22 season, are listed below. The rankings work as a two-year rolling list. The points for each tournament two years ago are removed when the corresponding tournament during the current season finishes. The following table contains the rankings which were used to determine the seedings for certain tournaments. Note that the list given below are just those rankings that are used for seeding tournaments. Other rankings are produced after each ranking event which are not noted here.

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Ronnie O'Sullivan3861,0003864,0003864,0003864,0003854,0003861,5003971,5003971,5002971,5002996,00011,036,00011,036,000
Judd Trump11,370,00011,376,00021,206,00011,199,0002989,0002989,0002994,0002994,0003924,0003825,5004859,50021,009,500
Mark Selby21,246,00021,242,00011,213,00021,118,50011,102,50011,092,00011,049,50011,044,50011,046,50011,027,5002984,5003914,500
Neil Robertson4785,5004785,5004772,0004764,5004834,5004817,5004850,0004770,0004739,0004768,0003922,0004902,000
John Higgins7418,0007420,0007411,5006428,5007406,0007393,5006421,0006415,0006411,0006396,5006467,0005537,000
Zhao Xintong26149,75026151,75025147,00029126,50026125,5009313,5009318,5009312,5008382,5007380,0007404,5006434,500
Mark Williams11314,00011305,2508400,50011330,0009330,0008330,0008335,0008351,0009350,0008356,0008373,5007423,500
Kyren Wilson6611,0006618,0005609,5005602,0005572,0005605,5005609,5005605,5005612,5005583,5005589,0008419,000
Shaun Murphy5643,5005649,5006574,5007427,0006413,0006413,0007408,5007406,0007391,00010296,00010316,0009316,000
Jack Lisowski14281,25014277,25014272,50015265,00015251,50013264,00017241,50017239,00017242,00014260,00014265,50010315,500
Barry Hawkins13292,75012296,75012292,00014267,50014256,00010289,50010294,50011284,00011287,0009341,0009339,00011309,000
Luca Brecel39103,50040102,5004499,0004690,0004091,00018171,00016248,50016245,00016245,00015251,50011297,00012297,000
Stuart Bingham15281,00013287,00013281,50012286,00013265,00014260,00012280,00013278,00014275,00012274,00012276,00013296,000
Mark Allen12302,00010325,00011296,0009338,50011317,50011289,50013277,00012278,00010295,00011290,00015256,50014286,500
Yan Bingtao10314,00015270,00015261,50013274,00012271,00016238,00015250,50015246,50013278,50017225,50016233,00015253,000
Anthony McGill16257,00016257,00016248,50016235,50016231,50015249,50014271,50014271,50015271,50013271,00013272,50016202,500
Hossein Vafaei41100,0004398,00040105,0006069,0006364,0005081,0004292,50023142,50023145,50019178,50018182,00017202,000
Ricky Walden32129,25031133,25029136,75024142,00024136,00022141,50024142,50024142,50018162,50018203,50017213,00018198,000
David Gilbert23162,50019195,50018194,00021154,00022138,00020155,00021150,00020150,50021154,50020175,00019175,00019195,000
Ali Carter24156,00023165,00022158,50020161,50020147,00023141,50023146,00027129,50026129,50025140,00023155,50020170,500
Matthew Selt30136,75032126,75033127,00034110,00035102,00029119,00026134,00026133,00027123,00031119,50021164,50021164,500
Jordan Brown40101,00038103,00037108,00036108,00033108,00028125,00027133,00025133,50025133,50026139,50024149,00022164,000
Zhou Yuelong17207,75017204,75017212,00017200,50017177,50017189,50018189,50019154,50019156,50024140,50025149,00023164,000
Stephen Maguire9347,0009347,0009345,5008345,5008333,00012265,00011284,50010284,50012285,50016248,00040101,50024151,500
Jimmy Robertson6374,0006079,0004890,5004295,0004787,0004587,0004096,0004096,0003897,00028130,50030135,00025150,000
Joe Perry20187,50020186,50021173,00022149,00030115,50032110,00033105,50035105,50036101,50023146,00026148,50026148,500
Robert Milkins37109,50037109,50041101,00038104,00034104,00034104,00036101,0003897,0004393,0004489,00027142,50027142,500
Ryan Day28141,25027150,25026145,50026138,00023138,00026131,50028132,50028129,50024139,50022157,50022157,50028142,500
Martin Gould25151,25025152,25023150,50023146,00019150,00021150,00019161,00018158,00020155,00021159,00020168,50029138,500
Tom Ford22163,25022171,25024149,75028128,00025132,00024138,50020151,00021148,00022149,00027137,00028142,50030137,500
Jamie Jones5585,5005187,5005087,5004887,5004687,5004487,5004195,0004195,0004195,00040101,00037109,50031129,500
Ding Junhui8356,7508356,75010335,25010330,50010324,50027131,00029127,00030121,00030117,00032113,50029138,50032128,500
Gary Wilson33124,00033121,00028144,50025141,00021144,00025133,50025139,50029122,50029120,50029121,00031123,00033123,000
Lu Ning35116,25036114,25034126,25030122,50028121,50031115,00031111,00033107,00032110,00033112,50033119,00034119,000
Graeme Dott18199,25018201,25020179,75018171,00018156,50019156,50022149,00022143,00028123,00036104,50034117,00035117,000
Fan Zhengyi859,500879,500889,5008612,5008712,5008519,0008919,0008819,5008029,50035109,50035113,00036113,000
Noppon Saengkham4497,50041102,50039105,5004095,5004587,5004292,50037100,50036100,50037100,50038103,50038109,50037105,500
Xiao Guodong29139,00029136,00032127,50033115,50031110,50030116,00030116,00031110,00031113,00037104,50039104,00038104,000
Liam Highfield4398,0004497,0004597,2504493,5004488,5004094,0004590,0004391,0004095,0004198,5004398,50039103,500
Liang Wenbo27142,50028142,50030132,00027135,00027124,0003799,50034103,50032107,50033108,50030120,50032121,00040101,000
Jak Jones6553,5006554,5006559,5006463,5006066,5006073,0005973,0005674,0005177,0004884,0004497,5004197,500
Ben Woollaston4696,2504595,2505286,7505382,0005377,0004882,0004491,5004588,5004488,5004588,0004591,5004291,500
Chris Wakelin6079,2505979,2506174,5006561,5006265,5006365,5006561,0006563,0006563,0006368,5006270,0004390,000
Sam Craigie5188,5005087,5005582,7505578,0005573,0004785,0004689,0004489,0004294,0004294,0004299,5004489,500
Lyu Haotian5386,2505883,2505483,2505086,0005181,0005774,5005774,5006170,5005674,5006663,5006467,0004587,000
Scott Donaldson34121,75034119,75035114,25035109,50032108,50035102,0003999,5004688,5004883,5004980,5004981,0004686,000
Joe O'Connor6276,2506375,2505782,2505774,5005474,5004981,0005577,0005377,0005277,0005177,0005280,5004785,500
Li Hang38108,50039102,50038105,5004395,0004191,0005180,5004887,5004984,5004784,5004389,5004885,5004885,500
Jamie Clarke6743,0006744,0006744,0006744,0006751,5006751,5006751,5006755,5006758,5006564,5006664,5004984,500
Anthony Hamilton5485,7505485,7504790,7505283,0005672,0005577,0004787,5004788,0004588,0004686,0004689,5005084,500
Mark King5287,5005783,5005981,7505481,00036101,00036101,00032106,00034106,50034103,50039103,50041101,5005181,500
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh19188,00021186,00019181,25019169,0003994,0004194,0005084,0005873,0006070,0005475,5005380,0005280,000
Pang Junxu6650,0006652,0006657,0006657,0006657,0006557,0006461,0006661,0006464,0005970,0006370,0005380,000
Mark Davis4991,0004695,0004989,5004789,5004886,0005974,0005874,0005774,0005774,0005276,5005480,0005480,000
David Grace5983,7505683,7505882,0005185,0004985,0004685,0005182,0005079,0005575,0005675,0005873,5005578,500
Matthew Stevens36109,75035114,75036110,00037106,5003798,5005874,0006171,0006071,0005971,0006069,5005577,0005677,000
Oliver Lines7225,5006931,5006936,5006940,5006943,5006843,5006846,5006848,5006848,5006948,5006763,0005773,000
Mark Joyce4298,7506276,7506372,0006364,5006563,5005675,5005675,5005576,0005376,0005376,0006073,0005873,000
Dominic Dale6177,2506178,2506081,2505972,5005967,5005279,5005379,5005476,5005873,5006465,5006565,5005970,500
Elliot Slessor5088,5004988,50043100,0003999,0004291,0004391,0004987,0004887,5005077,5005078,0005180,5006070,500
Robbie Williams6836,5006837,5006840,5006840,5006848,0006654,5006657,5006265,5006365,5006268,5006170,5006170,500
4597,25042100,25042100,2504195,5004388,5003995,0004392,0004292,0004688,0004784,5004788,0006268,000
Tian Pengfei5883,7505583,7505383,7505873,0005772,0006172,0006269,0006365,5006661,5006757,0006856,5006366,500
Stuart Carrington4793,7504891,7505187,0004987,0005278,0005378,0005478,0005278,0005475,0005575,0005080,5006465,500
Michael Holt31136,00030135,00031130,25031121,5003898,5003898,50035101,5003996,5003996,5006849,5006952,0006562,000
Kurt Maflin21169,00024154,00027145,50032121,50029121,50033104,50038100,5003797,50035101,50034111,00036111,0006661,000
Martin O'Donnell4892,2504792,2504695,2504590,5005082,5005477,0005281,5005178,5004978,5005874,0005674,5006759,500
Cao Yupeng0888,0008611,0008514,0008317,0007529,0007434,0007434,5007237,5007143,5007049,0006859,000
Sunny Akani5785,0005287,0005682,2505677,5005868,0006268,0006071,0005971,0006169,0005774,0005774,0006959,000
Ashley Hugill8113,5007917,5007920,5008020,5008120,5007927,0008027,0008027,0008127,0008133,0007738,5007058,500
Andrew Higginson5685,2505386,2506272,7506168,0006464,0006464,0006363,0006465,0006267,0006169,5005973,0007158,000
Jackson Page0992,0001102,000919,500939,500989,5009513,5009514,0009614,0009617,0009024,5007254,500
Allan Taylor7715,5007817,5007522,5007525,5007328,5007628,5007631,5007632,5007535,5007438,5008038,5007353,500
Gao Yang7519,0007620,0008020,0007823,0007823,0007429,5007532,5007533,0007337,0007340,0007442,0007452,000
Simon Lichtenberg7126,5007228,5007228,5007129,5007231,5007231,5007831,5007832,0007835,0008035,0007938,5007548,500
Ashley Carty7027,0007129,0007129,0007033,0007036,0007036,0007136,0007136,0006939,0007046,0007146,0007646,000
Andy Hicks010901063,000996,0001026,0007330,5007235,5007235,5007635,5007538,5007244,0007744,000
Rory McLeod7815,5007717,5007820,5007723,5007626,5008026,5008126,5008126,5008226,5008229,5008332,5007842,500
Fergal O'Brien7617,0007521,0007721,0007624,0007528,0007828,0007335,5007335,5007735,5007242,5007342,5007942,500
Yuan Sijun01002,0001112,0001035,0001035,0001045,0001065,0001065,5001068,5009318,5008627,0008042,000
Steven Hallworth6927,5007029,5007029,5007229,5007133,5007133,5007036,5007038,5007038,5007638,5007540,5008140,500
Nigel Bond6471,7506472,7506468,0006268,0006166,0006941,5006941,5006942,5007137,5007737,0007640,0008240,000
Lukas Kleckers8014,0008215,0007622,0007922,0007922,0008222,0008322,0008223,0008423,0008426,0008529,5008339,500
Wu Yize011601073,0001113,0001016,0008718,0008621,0008621,0008324,0008328,0008233,5008438,500
Ken Doherty7321,5007325,5007328,5007328,5007428,5007728,5007731,5007732,5007436,5007836,5007838,5008538,500
Zhao Jianbo7421,5007423,5007426,5007426,5007726,5008126,5007929,5007929,5007932,5007935,5008135,5008635,500
Zhang Anda0119011901190119011901094,0001104,5001048,5008921,5008924,5008734,500
Ben Hancorn8410,0008610,0008415,0008415,0008615,0009115,0008819,0008919,0008622,0008625,0008430,0008830,000
Hammad Miah01170917,0009010,0009210,0008816,5008720,5008720,5008920,5008723,5009223,5008928,500
Mitchell Mann0982,0001092,0008812,0008812,0009412,0009215,0009017,0009017,0008525,0008727,0009027,000
Lee Walker869,5008410,5008315,5008218,5008218,5008618,5008421,5008421,5008721,5009021,5009321,5009126,500
Peter Devlin8213,5008115,5008215,5008118,5008021,5008421,5008521,5008521,5008821,5009121,5009421,5009226,500
Aaron Hill7915,0008016,0008116,0008316,0008416,0008916,0009016,0009117,0009117,0009220,0008826,5009326,500
Peter Lines0925,000955,0001005,0001065,0008322,2008222,0008322,5008522,5008822,5009124,5009424,500
Zhang Jiankang01051,000908,000968,000988,0001028,0001038,0001038,00010211,00010214,00010414,0009524,000
Duane Jones01021,000936,000929,000969,0001019,0009812,0009713,00010013,0009816,0009618,0009623,000
Xu Si01070985,000978,0008911,0009511,0009115,0009315,0009315,0009418,0009718,0009723,000
Lei Peifan0110011301140120012001084,0001094,5001077,5001127,5001127,5009822,500
Farakh Ajaib894,500905,500945,500948,500978,5009215,0009315,0009215,5009215,5009915,5009817,5009922,500
Jamie Wilson8312,0008312,0008512,0008712,0008515,0009015,0009415,0009415,0009515,00010115,0009917,00010022,000
Zak Surety879,5008510,5008710,5008910,5009110,5009710,50010010,5009911,0009714,0009517,0009520,50010120,500
Louis Heathcote0972,000975,000939,000959,0001009,0001019,0001019,0001039,00010512,00010115,00010220,000
Iulian Boiko903,000953,0001043,0001093,0001133,0001133,0001056,0001056,0001096,0001079,00010314,50010319,500
Gerard Greene0944,0001004,0001044,0001007,0009313,5009613,5009613,5009913,50010413,50010613,50010418,500
Craig Steadman0935,000965,0001015,0001055,0001065,0001028,0001028,5009813,5009716,50010016,50010516,500
Chang Bingyu0896,000926,000986,000949,000999,0009712,0009812,0009415,00010015,00010215,00010615,000
Andrew Pagett01180995,0001025,0001045,0001055,0001075,0001075,5001115,5001098,5001098,50010713,500
Barry Pinches01041,0001034,0001074,0001104,0001104,0001124,0001114,5001058,5001108,5001108,50010813,500
Fraser Patrick0111011401150997,5001037,5001047,5001047,5001087,50010313,50010513,50010913,500
Ian Burns01011,0001014,0001054,0001084,0001084,0001134,0001085,0001125,0001118,0001118,00011013,000
Stephen Hendry885,000915,000898,000958,0009011,0009611,0009911,00010011,00010111,00010611,00010711,00011111,000
Jamie O'Neill01120115011601113,0001113,0001153,0001153,0001106,0001089,0001089,0001129,000
Michael Judge0121012101210118011801143,0001143,0001153,0001173,0001173,0001138,000
Dean Young01130116011701160116012201172,0001172,0001192,0001192,0001147,000
Alfie Burden0115011801084,0001074,0001074,0001104,0001124,0001134,0001137,0001137,0001157,000
Jimmy White01031,0001024,0001064,0001094,0001094,0001114,0001134,0001144,0001154,0001146,0001166,000
Sean Maddocks912,000962,0001082,0001122,0001142,0001142,0001172,0001182,0001182,0001145,0001155,0001175,000
Ng On-yee0122012201220117011701180119011901163,0001163,0001183,000
Chen Zifan010801053,0001103,0001123,0001123,0001163,0001163,0001163,0001183,0001183,0001193,000
Reanne Evans011401170118011501150121012001200120012001200
Marco Fu012001200120012201220120012201210122012101210
Igor Figueiredo010601120113012101210119012101220121012201220

Notes and References

  1. Web site: World Rankings: After the 2021 Betfred World Championship . 3 May 2021 . World Snooker . . https://web.archive.org/web/20210504043427/https://wst.tv/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/World-Ranking-List-after-2021-World-Champs.pdf . dead . May 4, 2021 .
  2. Web site: World Rankings: After the 2021 BetVictor Championship League Snooker . 16 August 2021 . World Snooker . . https://web.archive.org/web/20210816141058/https://wst.tv/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/World-Ranking-List-after-2021-Championship-League-1.pdf . dead . August 16, 2021 .
  3. Web site: World Rankings: After the 2021 matchroom.live British Open . 23 August 2021 . World Snooker . . https://web.archive.org/web/20210823130207/https://wst.tv/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/World-Ranking-List-after-2021-matchroom.live-British-Open.pdf . dead . August 23, 2021 .
  4. Web site: World Rankings: After the 2021 BetVictor Northern Ireland Open . 17 October 2021 . World Snooker . . https://web.archive.org/web/20211018130315/https://wst.tv/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/World-Rankings-after-Northern-Ireland-Open-2021.pdf . dead . October 18, 2021 .
  5. Web site: World Rankings: After the 2021 BetVictor English Open . 8 November 2021 . World Snooker . . https://web.archive.org/web/20211108153710/https://wst.tv/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/World-Ranking-List-after-2021-English-Open.pdf . dead . November 8, 2021 .
  6. Web site: World Rankings: After the 2021 Cazoo UK Championship . 6 December 2021 . World Snooker . . https://web.archive.org/web/20211206125700/https://wst.tv/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/World-Rankings-list-after-2021-UK-Championship.pdf . dead . December 6, 2021 .
  7. Web site: World Rankings: After the 2021 Cazoo World Grand Prix . 20 December 2021 . World Snooker . . https://web.archive.org/web/20211220160007/https://wst.tv/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/World-Ranking-List-after-2021-Cazoo-World-Grand-Prix.pdf . dead . December 20, 2021 .
  8. Web site: World Rankings: After the 2022 BetVictor Shoot Out . 24 January 2022 . World Snooker . . https://web.archive.org/web/20220124154445/https://wst.tv/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/World-Ranking-List-after-2022-Shoot-Out.pdf . dead . January 24, 2022 .
  9. Web site: World Rankings: After the 2022 BildBet German Masters . 30 January 2022 . World Snooker . . https://web.archive.org/web/20220131222302/https://wst.tv/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/World-Ranking-List-after-2022-German-Masters.pdf . dead . January 31, 2022 .
  10. Web site: World Rankings: After the 2022 BetVictor Welsh Open . 7 March 2022 . World Snooker . . https://web.archive.org/web/20220307143043/https://wst.tv/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/World-Ranking-List-after-2022-Welsh-Open.pdf . dead . March 7, 2022 .
  11. Web site: World Rankings: After the 2022 Cazoo Tour Championship . 4 April 2022 . World Snooker . . https://web.archive.org/web/20220404095207/https://wst.tv/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/World-Ranking-List-after-2022-Cazoo-Tour-Championship.pdf . dead . April 4, 2022 .
  12. Web site: World Rankings: After the 2022 Betfred World Snooker Championship . 2 May 2022 . World Snooker . . https://web.archive.org/web/20220503000531/https://wst.tv/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/World-Rankings-after-2022-World-Snooker-Championship.pdf . dead . May 3, 2022 .