1997–98 snooker world rankings explained
Snooker world rankings 1997/1998: The professional world rankings for the top 64 snooker players in the 1997–98 season are listed below.
| No. 1: Stephen Hendry |
| Birth Date: | 13 January 1969 |
| Professional: | 1985–2012 |
| High Ranking: | 1 |
| No. 2: John Higgins |
| Birth Date: | 18 May 1975 |
| Professional: | 1992–present |
| High Ranking: | 1 |
| No. 3: Ken Doherty |
| Birth Date: | 17 September 1969 |
| Professional: | 1990–present |
| High Ranking: | 2 |
| No.[1] [2] | Name | Nationality | Points[3] |
|---|
| 1 | Stephen Hendry | | 43,127 |
| 2 | John Higgins | | 30,867 |
| 3 | Ken Doherty |  Ireland | 28,601 |
| 4 | Mark Williams | | 27,485 |
| 5 | Peter Ebdon | | 25,282 |
| 6 | John Parrott | | 25,082 |
| 7 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | | 24,217 |
| 8 | Nigel Bond | | 22,182 |
| 9 | Alain Robidoux |  Canada | 21,994 |
| 10 | Alan McManus | | 20,995 |
| 11 | Tony Drago |  Malta | 19,959 |
| 12 | James Wattana |  Thailand | 18,822 |
| 13 | Steve Davis | | 18,654 |
| 14 | Anthony Hamilton | | 17,004 |
| 15 | Darren Morgan | | 16,423 |
| 16 | Stephen Lee | | 16,079 |
| 17 | Gary Wilkinson | | 15,913 |
| 18 | Dave Harold | | 15,812 |
| 19 | Andy Hicks | | 14,823 |
| 20 | Mark King | | 14,240 |
| 21 | Jimmy White | | 13,664 |
| 22 | Joe Swail | | 13,481 |
| 23 | Fergal O'Brien | Ireland | 13,343 |
| 24 | Steve James | | 13,204 |
| 25 | Chris Small | | 13,036 |
| 26 | Rod Lawler | | 12,896 |
| 27 | Martin Clark | | 12,744 |
| 28 | Brian Morgan | | 12,693 |
| 29 | Terry Murphy | | 12,644 |
| 30 | Neal Foulds | | 12,570 |
| 31 | Mick Price | | 12,372 |
| 32 | Billy Snaddon | | 12,266 |
| 33 | Graeme Dott | | 12,086 |
| 34 | Dennis Taylor | | 12,042 |
| 35 | Dene O'Kane |  New Zealand | 11,873 |
| 36 | Willie Thorne | | 11,739 |
| 37 | Jason Ferguson | | 11,691 |
| 38 | Jamie Burnett | | 11,635 |
| 39 | David Finbow | | 11,498 |
| 40 | Drew Henry | | 10,945 |
| 41 | Karl Broughton | | 10,943 |
| 42 | Jason Prince | | 10,893 |
| 43 | Paul Hunter | | 10,883 |
| 44 | Euan Henderson | | 10,810 |
| 45 | Jonathan Birch | | 10,675 |
| 46 | Tony Chappel | | 10,674 |
| 47 | Mark Davis | | 10,390 |
| 48 | Paul Davies | | 10,347 |
| 49 | David Roe | | 10,083 |
| 50 | Mark Bennett | | 9,975 |
| 51 | Dean Reynolds | | 9,942 |
| 52 | Joe Johnson | | 9,871 |
| 53 | Matthew Stevens | | 9,870 |
| 54 | Dominic Dale | | 9,830 |
| 55 | Jimmy Michie | | 9,262 |
| 56 | Michael Judge | Ireland | 9,230 |
| 57 | Nick Pearce | | 8,804 |
| 58 | Wayne Jones | | 8,730 |
| 59 | Shokat Ali |  Pakistan | 8,633 |
| 60 | Tony Jones | | 8,565 |
| 61 | Anthony Davies | | 8,428 |
| 62 | Gerard Greene | | 8,405 |
| 63 | Mark Flowerdew | | 8,185 |
| 64 | Chris Scanlon | | 8,050 |
| 65 | Stefan Mazrocis | | 8,040 |
| 66 | Stephen Murphy | Ireland | 7,989 |
| 67 | Nick Walker | | 7,900 |
| 68 | Nick Terry | | 7,826 |
| 69 | Paul Wykes | | 7,825 |
| 70 | Mark Johnston-Allen | | 7,692 |
| 71 | Jamie Woodman | | 7,655 |
| 72 | Tony Knowles | | 7,590 |
| 73 | Graham Horne | | 7,522 |
| 74 | Paul McPhillips | | 7,508 |
| 75 | David McLellan | | 7,453 |
| 76 | Ian McCulloch | | 7,302 |
| 77 | Karl Payne | | 7,290 |
| 78 | Karl Burrows | | 7,267 |
| 79 | Lee Walker | | 7,261 |
| 80 | Bradley Jones | | 7,192 |
| 81 | Antony Bolsover | | 7,170 |
| 82 | Sean Storey | | 7,085 |
| 83 | Barry Pinches | | 6,998 |
| 84 | Darren Clarke | | 6,978 |
| 85 | Gary Ponting | | 6,870 |
| 86 | John Read | | 6,793 |
| 87 | Stuart Pettman | | 6,720 |
| 88 | Noppadon Noppachorn | Thailand | 6,718 |
| 89 | Mike Hallett | | 6,713 |
| 90 | Peter Lines | | 6,710 |
| 91 | Robert Milkins | | 6,697 |
| 92 | Steve Judd | | 6,683 |
| 93 | Jason Weston | | 6,680 |
| 94 | Matthew Couch | | 6,663 |
| 95 | Terry Griffiths | | 6,650 |
| 96 | Yasin Merchant |  India | 6,540 |
| 97 | Marcus Campbell | | 6,468 |
| 98 | Doug Mountjoy | | 6,457 |
| 99 | Wayne Brown | | 6,454 |
| 100 | Steve Newbury | | 6,369 |
| 101 | Ian Brumby | | 6,329 |
| 102 | Robin Hull |  Finland | 6,320 |
| 103 | Nick Dyson | | 6,290 |
| 104 | Quinten Hann |  Australia | 6,275 |
| 105 | Lee Richardson | | 6,250 |
| 106 | Stephen O'Connor | Ireland | 6,203 |
| 107 | Andrew Cairns | | 6,095 |
| 108 | Darryn Walker | | 6,093 |
| 109 | Oliver King | | 6,065 |
| 110 | Jason Wallace | | 5,970 | |
Notes and References
- 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.
- Book: Hayton, Eric. The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker. 2004. Rose Villa Publications. Lowestoft. 0-9548549-0-X. 119–123.
- Web site: World Rankings 1997/98. Snooker.org. 26 February 2011.
