Snooker world rankings 1996/1997

Preceded by
1995/1996
1996/1997Succeeded by
1997/1998

Snooker world rankings 1996/1997: The professional world rankings for the top 64 snooker players in the 1996–97 season are listed below.

No. 1: Stephen Hendry
Born (1969-01-13) January 13, 1969 (age 55)
Sport country Scotland
Professional1985–2012
Highest ranking1
No. 2: John Higgins
Born (1975-05-18) May 18, 1975 (age 49)
Sport country Scotland
Professional1992–present
Highest ranking1
No. 3: Peter Ebdon
Born (1970-08-27) August 27, 1970 (age 53)
Sport country England
Professional1991–present
Highest ranking3
No.[1][2]NameNationalityPoints[3]
1Stephen Hendry Scotland36911
2John Higgins Scotland32341
3Peter Ebdon England28115
4John Parrott England24339
5Nigel Bond England22669
6Alan McManus Scotland21492
7Ken Doherty Ireland21161
8Ronnie O'Sullivan England21007
9Darren Morgan Wales19142
10Steve Davis England18252
11Dave Harold England18247
12James Wattana Thailand17641
13Jimmy White England16620
14Alain Robidoux Canada16058
15Tony Drago Malta16031
16Mark Williams Wales15988
17Joe Swail Northern Ireland15966
18Andy Hicks England15371
19Gary Wilkinson England15251
20Rod Lawler England14565
21Neal Foulds England14430
22Anthony Hamilton England14415
23Terry Griffiths Wales14226
24Steve James England13699
25Willie Thorne England13534
26Dennis Taylor Northern Ireland13229
27Dene O'Kane New Zealand13176
28David Finbow England12946
29Jason Ferguson England12839
30Chris Small Scotland12788
31Stephen Lee England12751
32Mick Price England12101
33Martin Clark England11840
34David Roe England11804
35Billy Snaddon Scotland11487
36Fergal O'Brien Ireland11415
37Anthony Davies Wales11288
38Dean Reynolds England11019
39Mark King England10943
40Drew Henry Scotland10913
41Terry Murphy Northern Ireland10855
42Tony Knowles England10853
43Mark Bennett Wales10786
44Mark Johnston-Allen England10541
45Tony Chappel Wales10358
46Mike Hallett England10035
47Joe Johnson England9785
48Wayne Jones Wales9725
49Brian Morgan England9719
50Mark Flowerdew England9510
51Karl Payne England9438
52Nick Terry England9320
53Paul Davies Wales9165
54Jamie Burnett Scotland9115
55Mark Davis England8950
56Jason Prince Northern Ireland8864
57Karl Broughton England8643
58Graeme Dott Scotland8584
59Doug Mountjoy Wales8445
60Jimmy Michie England8410
61Stephen Murphy Ireland8238
62Euan Henderson Scotland8173
63Tony Jones England8168
64Jonathan Birch England8044

References edit

  1. ^ Turner, Chris. "Historical World Rankings 1990/91 to 2004/05". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  2. ^ Hayton, Eric (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. pp. 119–123. ISBN 0-9548549-0-X.
  3. ^ "World Rankings 1996/97". Snooker.org. Retrieved 26 February 2011.