Snooker world rankings 1997/1998

Preceded by
1996/1997
1997/1998Succeeded by
1998/1999

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
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: Ken Doherty
Born (1969-09-17) September 17, 1969 (age 54)
Sport country Ireland
Professional1990–present
Highest ranking2
No.[1][2]NameNationalityPoints[3]
1Stephen Hendry Scotland43,127
2John Higgins Scotland30,867
3Ken Doherty Ireland28,601
4Mark Williams Wales27,485
5Peter Ebdon England25,282
6John Parrott England25,082
7Ronnie O'Sullivan England24,217
8Nigel Bond England22,182
9Alain Robidoux Canada21,994
10Alan McManus Scotland20,995
11Tony Drago Malta19,959
12James Wattana Thailand18,822
13Steve Davis England18,654
14Anthony Hamilton England17,004
15Darren Morgan Wales16,423
16Stephen Lee England16,079
17Gary Wilkinson England15,913
18Dave Harold England15,812
19Andy Hicks England14,823
20Mark King England14,240
21Jimmy White England13,664
22Joe Swail Northern Ireland13,481
23Fergal O'Brien Ireland13,343
24Steve James England13,204
25Chris Small Scotland13,036
26Rod Lawler England12,896
27Martin Clark England12,744
28Brian Morgan England12,693
29Terry Murphy Northern Ireland12,644
30Neal Foulds England12,570
31Mick Price England12,372
32Billy Snaddon Scotland12,266
33Graeme Dott Scotland12,086
34Dennis Taylor Northern Ireland12,042
35Dene O'Kane New Zealand11,873
36Willie Thorne England11,739
37Jason Ferguson England11,691
38Jamie Burnett Scotland11,635
39David Finbow England11,498
40Drew Henry Scotland10,945
41Karl Broughton England10,943
42Jason Prince Northern Ireland10,893
43Paul Hunter England10,883
44Euan Henderson Scotland10,810
45Jonathan Birch England10,675
46Tony Chappel Wales10,674
47Mark Davis England10,390
48Paul Davies Wales10,347
49David Roe England10,083
50Mark Bennett Wales9,975
51Dean Reynolds England9,942
52Joe Johnson England9,871
53Matthew Stevens Wales9,870
54Dominic Dale Wales9,830
55Jimmy Michie England9,262
56Michael Judge Ireland9,230
57Nick Pearce England8,804
58Wayne Jones Wales8,730
59Shokat Ali Pakistan8,633
60Tony Jones England8,565
61Anthony Davies Wales8,428
62Gerard Greene Northern Ireland8,405
63Mark Flowerdew England8,185
64Chris Scanlon England8,050
65Stefan Mazrocis England8,040
66Stephen Murphy Ireland7,989
67Nick Walker England7,900
68Nick Terry England7,826
69Paul Wykes England7,825
70Mark Johnston-Allen England7,692
71Jamie Woodman England7,655
72Tony Knowles England7,590
73Graham Horne Scotland7,522
74Paul McPhillips Scotland7,508
75David McLellan Scotland7,453
76Ian McCulloch England7,302
77Karl Payne England7,290
78Karl Burrows England7,267
79Lee Walker Wales7,261
80Bradley Jones England7,192
81Antony Bolsover England7,170
82Sean Storey England7,085
83Barry Pinches England6,998
84Darren Clarke England6,978
85Gary Ponting England6,870
86John Read England6,793
87Stuart Pettman England6,720
88Noppadon Noppachorn Thailand6,718
89Mike Hallett England6,713
90Peter Lines England6,710
91Robert Milkins England6,697
92Steve Judd England6,683
93Jason Weston England6,680
94Matthew Couch England6,663
95Terry Griffiths Wales6,650
96Yasin Merchant India6,540
97Marcus Campbell Scotland6,468
98Doug Mountjoy Wales6,457
99Wayne Brown England6,454
100Steve Newbury Wales6,369
101Ian Brumby England6,329
102Robin Hull Finland6,320
103Nick Dyson England6,290
104Quinten Hann Australia6,275
105Lee Richardson England6,250
106Stephen O'Connor Ireland6,203
107Andrew Cairns England6,095
108Darryn Walker England6,093
109Oliver King England6,065
110Jason Wallace England5,970

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 1997/98". Snooker.org. Retrieved 26 February 2011.