1989–90 snooker world rankings explained

The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA), the governing body for professional snooker, first introduced a ranking system for professional players in 1976, with the aim of seeding players for the World Snooker Championship. The reigning champion would be automatically seeded first, the losing finalist from the previous year seeded second, and the other seedings based on the ranking list. Initially, the rankings were based on performances in the preceding three world championships. The list for the 1986–87 snooker season was the first to only take account of results over two seasons, and the rankings for 1989–90 were also based on results from the preceding two seasons.

A proposal by Barry Hearn to change the system so that only the best seven perfromances from the ten ranking touraments were counted was voted down at an extraordinary meeting of the WPBSA in May 1989.[1]

Steve Davis retained top place in the rankings for the seventh consecutive year. John Parrott moved up five places to second, followed by Stephen Hendry who improved by one place from fourth.[2]

Doug Mountjoy, Tony Meo and Dean Reynolds returned to the top 16, and Steve James joined the top 16 for the first time.[2] At the end of his first full season as a professional, Alain Robidoux rose from 102nd to 35th place.[2]

Davis, managed by Hearn, did not compete in the 1989 European Open, a ranking event, citing exhaustion.[3] Reynolds also missed the event, saying that he needed a rest.[4] Reynolds was fined £200 by the WPBSA for missing the event, and Davis was also penalised.[4]

Points tariff and basis of ranking

Placing!scope=col
1988 and 1989 world championshipsscope=col Other ranking tournaments 1987–88 and 1988–89
scope=row Champion 10 6
scope=row Runner-up 8 5
scope=row Losing semi-finalist 6 4
scope=row Losing Quarter-finalist 4 3
scope=row Last 16 Loser 2 2
scope=row Last 32 Loser 1 ranking point or 2 merit points1
scope=row Final qualifying round loser2 merit points 1 merit point
scope=row Penultimate qualifying round loser1 merit point 1 A point
scope=row Antepenultimate qualifying round loser1 A point Frames won counted
scope=row Preliminary round loserFrames won counted

Ranking was determined as follows:

Rankings

"(NT)" denotes a "non-tournament" player, i.e. a player who was permitted to enter the world championship but no other tournaments.

Ranking! scope="col" rowspan=2
Name1987–88 season1988–89 seasonRanking pointsMeritA pointsFrames
IOGPUKClBOWCIOGPCMUKClEOBOWC
scope=row 1data-sort-value="Davis, Steve" align=left626 6 0 10 6 6 5 40 3 1064 20 0
scope=row 2data-sort-value="Parrott, John" align=left2 43 542013 3 3 64 848 10 0
scope=row 3data-sort-value="Hendry, Stephen" align=left460 36 22145 3 2 2646 1 0 0
scope=row 4data-sort-value="White, Jimmy" align=left2152 3 65 3 61 0 41 4431 0 0
scope=row 5data-sort-value="Griffiths, Terry" align=left123318 03 34 2 50 4 3920 0
scope=row 6data-sort-value="Hallett, Mike" align=left4030 5 2 1240 04 4 4334 0 0
scope=row 7data-sort-value="Thorburn, Cliff" align=left5 1 3 146 33 4 3 2 0 332 0 0
scope=row 8data-sort-value="Taylor, Dennis" align=left1513123432 1 1 0229 10 0
scope=row 9data-sort-value="Thorne, Willie" align=left13 4 1 22 20 12 4222 28 10 0
scope=row 10data-sort-value="Mountjoy, Doug" align=left0001 0 2 12 26 62 212540 0
scope=row 11data-sort-value="Johnson, Joe" align=left01 41 2 2 3 1 12 22 302430 0
scope=row 12data-sort-value="Knowles, Tony" align=left23 2 41 4120 2 2 01 02440 0
scope=row 13data-sort-value="Virgo, John" align=left311 211 1 023 2 21 2 22 10 0
scope=row 14data-sort-value="Meo, Tony" align=left10 11003 1 00 1 0 6 6 20 7 0 0
scope=row 15data-sort-value="Reynolds, Dean" align=left00010 04 11 2 1 54196 0 0
scope=row 16data-sort-value="James, Steve" align=left2 0 00 1441 2 1 1 0 01 1741 0
scope=row 17data-sort-value="Clark, Martin" align=left210 2 00 0011 3 3 3 0164 0 8
scope=row 18data-sort-value="Wilson, Cliff" align=left121 111 0 2 21 1 12 0 16 3 0 0
scope=row 19data-sort-value="Newbury, Steve" align=left1304 00 211 0 2 00 1157 0 0
scope=row 20data-sort-value="Foulds, Neal" align=left10 0 12 41 2 01 10 2015 6 0 0
scope=row 21data-sort-value="West, Barry" align=left0 01 211 310 3 00 20 14 7 0 0
scope=row 22data-sort-value="Charlton, Eddie" align=left3 2 0002 01 10 03 02 147 0 0
scope=row 23data-sort-value="Francisco, Silvino" align=left2 12 2 1 0 1 00 1 2 0 02 14 60 0
scope=row 24data-sort-value="Higgins, Alex" align=left22 0 0050 1 11 101370 0
scope=row 25data-sort-value="Francisco, Peter" align=left04 121 1 0 0 0 1 00 3013 80 0
scope=row 26data-sort-value="Roe, David" align=left1120 20000 2 0112124 2 0
scope=row 27data-sort-value="Hughes, Eugene" align=left3 0 1 00 01 20 0 1 11111 7 0 0
scope=row 28data-sort-value="O'Kane, Dene" align=left0 0203 0 1101 1011 113 3 0
scope=row 29data-sort-value="Chaperon, Bob" align=left1 3 00 11 2 1 00 1 00 111 6 0 0
scope=row 30data-sort-value="Drago, Tony" align=left0 2 010411 0 0 1 0 10 11 8 0 0
scope=row 31data-sort-value="Jones, Wayne" align=left10 00 01 010 050 0 2 10 72 0
scope=row 32data-sort-value="Williams, Rex" align=left0 0 0 0 30 2 3 01 0 10 0 10 11 0 0
scope=row 33data-sort-value="Taylor, David" align=left1 01 1 0 02020 20 009 10 0 0
scope=row 34data-sort-value="Longworth, Steve" align=left1 01 1 0110 2 0 0 1109 70 0
scope=row 35data-sort-value="Robidoux, Alain" align=left0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 00 2 1 0 85 1 0
scope=row 36data-sort-value="Fowler, Danny" align=left0 020 0 1 0012 020 0880 0
scope=row 37data-sort-value="Wych, Jim" align=left1110002 000 030 0 86 3 0
scope=row 38data-sort-value="Wilkinson, Gary" align=left0200200 1 0 1 0 10 1852 9
scope=row 39data-sort-value="Spencer, John" align=left1 0 0 120 2110 0 -00 8 9 0 0
scope=row 40data-sort-value="O'Boye, Joe" align=left3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 100 01 8640
scope=row 41data-sort-value="Chappel, Tony" align=left01 2 000 0 0 002 110 791 0
scope=row 42data-sort-value="Campbell, John" align=left0 02 0 11100 0 0200 76 3 0
scope=row 43data-sort-value="Duggan, Steve" align=left00000 0 11 110002655 0
scope=row 44data-sort-value="Browne, Paddy" align=left0 0 00 10 0 0 00 3 10 163 7 0
scope=row 45data-sort-value="MacLeod, Murdo" align=left0 0 00 2 010 1 0 0 1 10 6 9 1 0
scope=row 46data-sort-value="Gilbert, Nigel" align=left20 0 0 000301 0 00 06 8 2 5
scope=row 47data-sort-value="Bennett, Mark" align=left000 1 0 0 001 2 0 1 0 0565 0
scope=row 48data-sort-value="Roscoe, Colin" align=left0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 110010 4 3 4 13
scope=row 49data-sort-value="Edmonds, Ray" align=left01 1 00 0 0 2 0 0 00 0 045 6 0
scope=row 50data-sort-value="Stevens, Kirk" align=left01 1 0 100 01 0000 481 0
scope=row 51data-sort-value="Cripsey, Graham" align=left02001000 0 0 100484 0
scope=row 52data-sort-value="Johnston-Allen, Mark" align=left0000012 0 324 0
scope=row 53data-sort-value="Morgan, Darren" align=left00100011304 3
scope=row 54data-sort-value="Reardon, Ray" align=left0 000 10 00101000 39 20
scope=row 55data-sort-value="King, Warren" align=left0 0000 1 0 020 0 0003 6 60
scope=row 56data-sort-value="Martin, Dave" align=left00 03 0 00 00 0 0 0 0 0312 20
scope=row 57data-sort-value="Murphy, Tommy" align=left0 01 20 00000 0000 3930
scope=row 58data-sort-value="McLaughlin, Jack" align=left0 0 0 00 0 02000 0 0 0 2 76 0
scope=row 59data-sort-value="Graham, Ian" align=left00 2 0 00 00232 10
scope=row 60data-sort-value="Chambers, Jim" align=left0 1 0 0 0 0 0 00001 0 02 367
scope=row 61data-sort-value="Bales, Roger" align=left010 0 0000 00 00 1 0 2 012 0
scope=row 62data-sort-value="Jones, Tony" align=left0 0 00 2 00 00 00 0 0 0 2104 0
scope=row 63data-sort-value="Gibert, Dave" align=left20 0 0 000 0 0 000002 7 7 0
scope=row 64data-sort-value="Fisher, Mick" align=left0 200 000 00 0 0 0 0 022 95
scope=row 65data-sort-value="Dodd, Les" align=left0 00000100 0 00 00112 2 0
scope=row 66data-sort-value="Rea, John" align=left0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 00 0018312
scope=row 67data-sort-value="Wright, Jon" align=left00 0 00 0 0000 1 0 00177 0
scope=row 68data-sort-value="Gauvreau, Marcel" align=left0 0 0 000 00 1 0 000 01310 0
scope=row 69data-sort-value="Edwards, Craig" align=left000 00 1 00 12 35
scope=row 70data-sort-value="Marshall, Robert" align=left0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0000 0 1011518
scope=row 71data-sort-value="Wilson, Tony" align=left000 00 10 011 3 12
scope=row 72data-sort-value="Terry, Nick" align=left0 0 0 0 1 0 00 11 4 4
scope=row 73data-sort-value="Scott, George" align=left0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0000 11 614
scope=row 74data-sort-value="Harris, Anthony" align=left0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00100010 8 18
scope=row 75data-sort-value="Owers, Ken" align=left0 001 00 00 0000 0 01760
scope=row 76data-sort-value="Smith, Martin" align=left0 0 1 0 0 0 00 0000 0 016 4 7
scope=row 77data-sort-value="Foldvari, Robby" align=left1 0 0 0 0 0 00 0000 0 0166 8
scope=row 78data-sort-value="Miles, Graham" align=left0 0 10 0 0 00 0000 0 015 610
scope=row 79data-sort-value="Rowswell, Brian" align=left0 0 0 0 1 0 00 0000 0 014 7 6
scope=row 80data-sort-value="Medati, Paul" align=left0 0 0 0 1 0 00 0000 0 013715
scope=row 81data-sort-value="Houlihan, Pat" align=left0 1 000000 0000 0 013 10 0
scope=row 82data-sort-value="Gibson, Paul" align=left0 1 0 0 0 0 00 0000 0 012 34
scope=row 83data-sort-value="Harris, Vic" align=left0 0 1 0 0 0 00 0000 0 010614
scope=row 84data-sort-value="Donnelly, Jim" align=left0 0 0 1 0 000 0000 0 0104 30
scope=row 85data-sort-value="Oliver, Bill" align=left0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 11
scope=row 86data-sort-value="Morra, Mario" align=left0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 16
scope=row 87data-sort-value="Bradley, Malcolm" align=left0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 11
scope=row 88data-sort-value="Bear, Jim" align=left0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 27
scope=row 89data-sort-value="Davis, Fred" align=left0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 13
scope=row 90data-sort-value="Price, Mick" align=left0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 4
scope=row 91data-sort-value="Wilkinson, Glen" align=left0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 14
scope=row 92data-sort-value="Williamson, Ian" align=left0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 15
scope=row 77data-sort-value="Harris, Bob" align=left0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 11
scope=row 94data-sort-value="Sinclair, Eddie" align=left0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 34
scope=row 95data-sort-value="Dunning, John" align=left0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 28
scope=row 96data-sort-value="Lawlor, Eric" align=left0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 16
scope=row 97data-sort-value="Wildman, Mark" align=left0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 13
scope=row 98data-sort-value="Campbell, Steve" align=left0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 16
scope=row 99data-sort-value="Rowing, Mark" align=left0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 5
scope=row 100data-sort-value="Whitthread, Terry" align=left0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 14
scope=row 101data-sort-value="Kearney, Anthony" align=left0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 18
scope=row 102data-sort-value="Darrington, Mike" align=left0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 27
scope=row 103data-sort-value="van Renburg, Jimmy" align=left0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 25
scope=row 104data-sort-value="Smith, Jason" align=left0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 19
scope=row 105data-sort-value="Ellis, François" align=left0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 13
scope=row 106data-sort-value="Fitzmaurice, Jack" align=left0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 14
scope=row 107data-sort-value="Meakin, Steve" align=left0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 21
scope=row 108data-sort-value="Hughes, Dennis" align=left0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 17
scope=row 109data-sort-value="Sheehan, Dessie" align=left0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 39
scope=row 110data-sort-value="Watterson, Mike" align=left0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 25
scope=row 111data-sort-value="Thornley, Paul" align=left (NT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7
scope=row 112 data-sort-value="Gibson, Matt" align=left0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 14
scope=row 113data-sort-value="Grace, Robbie" align=left0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 19
scope=row 114data-sort-value="Watchorn, Paul" align=left0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 21
scope=row 115data-sort-value="Meadowcroft, Jim" align=left0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 16
scope=row 116data-sort-value="Rigitano, Gino" align=left0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 25
scope=row 117data-sort-value="Rea, Jackie" align=left0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 23
scope=row 118data-sort-value="Foulds, Geoff" align=left0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 17
scope=row 119data-sort-value="Kelly, Billy" align=left (NT)0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 14
scope=row 120data-sort-value="Jenkins, Greg" align=left (NT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 23
scope=row 121data-sort-value="Black, Ian" align=left (NT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 15
scope=row 122data-sort-value="Mikkelsen, Bernie" align=left (NT)0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 18
scope=row 123data-sort-value="Fagan, Patsy" align=left (NT)0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 321
scope=row 124data-sort-value="Burke, Pascal" align=left (NT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 222
scope=row 125data-sort-value="Chalmers, Dave" align=left (NT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 229
scope=row 126data-sort-value="Anderson, Ian" align=left (NT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 211
scope=row 127data-sort-value="Jonik, Frank" align=left (NT)0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28
scope=row 128data-sort-value="Mienie, Derek" align=left (NT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 119
scope=row 129data-sort-value="Rempe, Jim" align=left (NT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 116
scope=row 130data-sort-value="Grech, Joe" align=left (NT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
scope=row 131data-sort-value="Heaton, Derek" align=left (NT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 15
scope=row 132data-sort-value="Everton, Clive" align=left (NT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 110
scope=row 133data-sort-value="Greaves, David" align=left (NT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 012
scope=row 134data-sort-value="Bennett, Bernard" align=left (NT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09
scope=row 135data-sort-value="Parkin, Maurice" align=left (NT)0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06
scope=row 136data-sort-value="Hargreaves, John" align=left (NT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 04
scope=row 137data-sort-value="Demarco, Bert" align=left (NT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02
scope=row 138data-sort-value="McLaughlin, Eddie" align=left (NT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01
scope=row 139data-sort-value="Cagianello, Joe" align=left (NT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
scope=row 140data-sort-value="Hines, Mike" align=left (NT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
scope=row 141data-sort-value="Condo, Lou" align=left (NT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
scope=row 142data-sort-value="Francisco, Manuel" align=left (NT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
scope=row 143data-sort-value="Giannaros, James" align=left (NT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
scope=row 144data-sort-value="Mizerak, Steve" align=left (NT)0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
scope=row 145data-sort-value="Morgan, Paddy" align=left (NT)0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
scope=row 146data-sort-value="Sanderson, Wayne" align=left (NT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
scope=row 147data-sort-value="Watson, Gerry" align=left (NT)0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

References

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Notes and References

  1. News: Hearn fails to change world rating system . . 16 May 1989 . 43.
  2. Parrott perched at No 2 . . Everton's News Agency . Birmingham . 21. June 1989 .
  3. News: Acteson . Steve . Exhausted Davis pulls out of rankings event . . 24 December 1988 . 40.
  4. News: Snooker chiefs rap no-play Reynolds . Grimsby Daily Telegraph . 24 May 1989 . 2 .