2000–01 snooker world rankings explained

Snooker world rankings 2000/2001: The professional world rankings for the top 64 snooker players in the 2000–01 season are listed below.

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

No. 2: John Higgins
Birth Date:	18 May 1975
Professional:	1992–present
High Ranking:	1

No. 3: Stephen Hendry
Birth Date:	13 January 1969
Professional:	1985–2012
High Ranking:	1

No.^[1] ^[2] ^[3] ^[4]	Name	Nationality	Points^[5]
1	Mark Williams		57100
2	John Higgins		44445
3	Stephen Hendry		42570
4	Ronnie O'Sullivan		32640
5	Stephen Lee		31605
6	Matthew Stevens		31105
7	Ken Doherty		29255
8	Alan McManus		25510
9	Fergal O'Brien		24702
10	John Parrott		24065
11	Anthony Hamilton		23515
12	Peter Ebdon		23355
13	Dave Harold		22737
14	Paul Hunter		22497
15	Marco Fu	Hong Kong	22329
16	Joe Swail		21590
17	Steve Davis		21500
18	Jimmy White		20587
19	Graeme Dott		20112
20	Dominic Dale		19947
21	Chris Small		19497
22	Mark King		19450
23	Nigel Bond		18822
24	Billy Snaddon		18412
25	Darren Morgan		17194
26	Tony Drago	Malta	17072
27	James Wattana	Thailand	16975
28	Brian Morgan		16235
29	Drew Henry		16200
30	Terry Murphy		15632
31	Joe Perry		15470
32	Quinten Hann	Australia	15445
33	Jamie Burnett		15315
34	Gary Wilkinson		15072
35	Paul Davies		14410
36	Andy Hicks		13650
37	Bradley Jones		13355
38	Ian McCulloch		13096
39	David Finbow		12845
40	Anthony Davies		12610
41	Jimmy Michie		12554
42	Lee Walker		12489
43	Stuart Bingham		12320
44	Jonathan Birch		12264
45	Peter Lines		12010
46	Michael Judge		11815
47	Marcus Campbell		11799
48	Euan Henderson		11615
49	Alain Robidoux	Canada	11415
50	Alfie Burden		11399
51	Rod Lawler		11390
52	David Gray		11345
53	Gary Ponting		11325
54	Jason Ferguson		11240
55	David Roe		11120
56	Paul Wykes		11089
57	Matthew Couch		10970
58	Gerard Greene		10951
59	Patrick Wallace		10855
60	Stuart Pettman		10830
61	Joe Johnson		10824
62	Michael Holt		10805
63	John Read		10722
64	Steve James		10636
75	Robert Milkins
77	Mark Davis
92	Ali Carter
100	Stephen Maguire
122	Mark Selby
189	Barry Hawkins

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. Web site: Ranking History. Snooker.org. 6 February 2011.
3. Book: Hayton, Eric. The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker. 2004. Rose Villa Publications. Lowestoft. 0-9548549-0-X. 119–123.
4. Web site: 2000/2001 Ranking List. CueTracker – Snooker Database. 4 May 2014. 5 May 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140505211829/http://www.cuetracker.net/pages/rankings.php?list=2000%2F2001&sort=start. dead.
5. Web site: 2000/2001 Embassy World Rankings. Snooker.org. 26 February 2011.