Snooker world rankings 2005/2006

Preceded by
2004/2005
2005/2006Succeeded by
2006/2007

Snooker world rankings 2005/2006: The professional world rankings for the top 64 snooker players in the 2005–06 season are listed below.

No. 1: Ronnie O'Sullivan
Born (1975-12-05) December 5, 1975 (age 48)
Sport country England
Professional1992–present
Highest ranking1
No. 2: Stephen Hendry
Born (1969-01-13) January 13, 1969 (age 55)
Sport country Scotland
Professional1985–2012
Highest ranking1
No. 3: Stephen Maguire
Born (1981-03-13) March 13, 1981 (age 43)
Sport country Scotland
Professional1998–present
Highest ranking2
No.[1]NameNationalityPoints[2][3]
1Ronnie O'Sullivan England49812
2Stephen Hendry Scotland42137
3Stephen Maguire Scotland33750
4Matthew Stevens Wales33712
5Paul Hunter England32125
6John Higgins Scotland32024
7Peter Ebdon England31175
8Jimmy White England30962
9Mark Williams Wales29749
10Stephen Lee England29650
11Ken Doherty Ireland29124
12Alan McManus Scotland28800
13Graeme Dott Scotland28315
14Joe Perry England27150
15Steve Davis England26987
16Ian McCulloch England26612
17Anthony Hamilton England26549
18Barry Pinches England26375
19Ali Carter England25500
20Mark King England25400
21Shaun Murphy[a] England25112
22Quinten Hann[b] Australia24950
23David Gray England24950
24Michael Holt England24712
25Marco Fu Hong Kong22724
26Robert Milkins England22687
27Nigel Bond England22500
28Neil Robertson Australia22275
29John Parrott England22150
30Barry Hawkins England21950
31Andy Hicks England21800
32James Wattana Thailand21800
33Ryan Day Wales21725
34Dominic Dale Wales20775
35Drew Henry Scotland19762
36Tony Drago Malta19762
37Stuart Bingham England19650
38Gerard Greene Northern Ireland19562
39Mark Selby England19537
40Joe Swail Northern Ireland18874
41Chris Small Scotland18712
42Mark Davis England18700
43Michael Judge Ireland18050
44Fergal O'Brien Ireland16750
45Dave Harold England16725
46Adrian Gunnell England16575
47Stuart Pettman England16100
48Ricky Walden England15500
49Rory McLeod England15500
50Patrick Wallace Northern Ireland17762
51Tom Ford England15175
52Marcus Campbell Scotland15175
53Mike Dunn England15037
54Shokat Ali Pakistan14837
55Robin Hull Finland14737
56Jamie Burnett Scotland14550
57Jimmy Michie England13912
58Lee Walker Wales13487
59Brian Morgan England13450
60Rod Lawler England13412
61David Roe England13324
62Ding Junhui China13225
63Simon Bedford England12550
64Joe Jogia England12550

Note edit

  • a As the 2005 World Champion, Shaun Murphy automatically qualified for every ranking tournament and the Masters.
  • b Quinten Hann did not play due to an unspecified illness before being banned for 8 years for a match-fixing attempt.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ Turner, Chris. "Historical World Rankings 2005/06 to 2009/10". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  2. ^ "Embassy World Rankings 2005/2006". Snooker.org. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  3. ^ "Official ranking list for the 2005/06 season". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 5 November 2005. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  4. ^ "Guilty Hann given eight-year ban". BBC Sport. 17 February 2006. Retrieved 23 April 2011.