2003–04 snooker world rankings explained

Snooker world rankings 2003/2004: The professional world rankings for the top 64 snooker players in the 2003–04 season are listed below.

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

No. 2: Stephen Hendry
Birth Date:	13 January 1969
Professional:	1985–2012, 2021-
High Ranking:	1

No. 3: Ronnie O'Sullivan
Birth Date:	5 December 1975
Professional:	1992–present
High Ranking:	1

No.^[1] ^[2]	Name	Nationality	Points^[3] ^[4]
1	Mark Williams		52600
2	Stephen Hendry		44800
3	Ronnie O'Sullivan		44750
4	John Higgins		42575
5	Stephen Lee		42400
6	Ken Doherty		40375
7	Peter Ebdon		39900
8	Paul Hunter		36950
9	Matthew Stevens		32875
10	Alan McManus		29975
11	Steve Davis		28775
12	David Gray		28012
13	Graeme Dott		27262
14	Quinten Hann	Australia	27149
15	Jimmy White		26887
16	Joe Perry		26637
17	Ali Carter		26575
18	Chris Small		25475
19	Marco Fu	Hong Kong	25300
20	Anthony Hamilton		24662
21	Robert Milkins		25075
22	Mark King		24774
23	Dave Harold		24662
24	Tony Drago	Malta	24225
25	Drew Henry		23600
26	Ian McCulloch		23400
27	Joe Swail		23024
28	Dominic Dale		22750
29	Mark Selby		22000
30	John Parrott		21862
31	Anthony Davies		21579
32	Robin Hull	Finland	20500
33	Fergal O'Brien	Ireland	20124
34	James Wattana	Thailand	19674
35	Mark Davis		19050
36	Barry Pinches		18675
37	Michael Judge	Ireland	18662
38	Gerard Greene		18662
39	Michael Holt		18450
40	Nigel Bond		17524
41	Stephen Maguire		17475
42	Barry Hawkins		17375
43	Stuart Bingham		16925
44	Gary Wilkinson		16850
45	Brian Morgan		16700
46	Jamie Burnett		16350
47	Stuart Pettman		16212
48	Jonathan Birch		16150
49	Shokat Ali	Pakistan	11817
50	Patrick Wallace		15500
51	Sean Storey		15400
52	David Finbow		15387
53	Rod Lawler		15137
54	Nick Walker		15125
55	Nick Dyson		15050
56	Marcus Campbell		14900
57	David Roe		14800
58	Mike Dunn		14512
59	Alfie Burden		14400
60	Jimmy Michie		14337
61	Bjorn Haneveer	Belgium	14175
62	Andy Hicks		14012
63	Darren Morgan		12912
64	Shaun Murphy		12900

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 2003/2004. Snooker.org. 26 February 2011.
4. Web site: Embassy World Rankings issued after the 2003 Embassy World Championship. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 24 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20030608075051/http://www.worldsnooker.com/embassy_world_rankings/main.asp. 8 June 2003.