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1991–92 snooker world rankings

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The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA), the governing body for professional snooker, first introduced a ranking system for professional players in 1976, with the aim of seeding players for the World Snooker Championship.[1] The reigning champion would be automatically seeded first, the losing finalist from the previous year seeded second, and the other seedings based on the ranking list.[1] Initially, the rankings were based on performances in the preceding three world championships.[1] The 1983–84 snooker world rankings were the first to take tournaments other than world championship into account and several additional tournaments were designated as ranking tournaments over the following years.[2][1] The list for the 1986–87 snooker season was the first to only take account of results over two seasons and the rankings for 1991–92 were also based on results from the preceding two seasons.[3][4]

There were 146 ranked players with points on the full list. Stephen Hendry was ranked first, with 85 ranking points, ahead of Steve Davis with 57 and Jimmy White with 51. Bill Werbeniuk was in 146th place.[4]

Stephen Hendry playing snooker
Stephen Hendry (pictured in 2003) retained top place in the ranking list.[5]
Steve Davis playing snooker
Steve Davis was ranked second.
Jimmy White playing snooker
Jimmy White (pictured in 2011) moved up one place to third.[5]

Rankings

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Key:

  • "(New)" denotes a player that was a new professional for 1990–91.
  • "*" denotes that the player was not a professional during the season.

Note: breakdown of points per season for players ranked below 64 is not provided in the sources.

Snooker world rankings 1991–92[4][6][7]
Ranking Name 1989–90 season 1990–91 season Total
Ranking points Merit points A points Frames Ranking points Merit points A points Frames Ranking points Merit points A points Frames
1  Stephen Hendry (SCO) 44 1 – – 41 – – – 85 1 – –
2  Steve Davis (ENG) 33 – – – 24 2 – – 57 2 – –
3  Jimmy White (ENG) 24 1 – – 27 1 – – 51 2 – –
4  John Parrott (ENG) 26 1 – – 22 2 – – 48 3 – –
5  Gary Wilkinson (ENG) 17 1 2 – 21 1 – – 38 2 2 –
6  Neal Foulds (ENG) 18 1 – – 20 – – – 38 1 – –
7  Steve James (ENG) 22 2 – – 14 3 – – 36 5 – –
8  Mike Hallett (ENG) 16 2 – – 17 3 – – 33 5 – –
9  Dennis Taylor (NIR) 13 4 – – 17 2 – – 30 6 – –
10  Doug Mountjoy (WAL) 19 3 – – 11 3 – – 30 6 – –
11  Terry Griffiths (WAL) 15 3 – – 12 2 – – 27 5 – –
12  Dean Reynolds (ENG) 16 2 – – 11 3 – – 27 5 – –
13  Alain Robidoux (CAN) 15 – 2 – 10 2 – – 25 2 2 –
14  Martin Clark (ENG) 16 2 – – 9 1 – – 25 3 – –
15  Tony Jones (ENG) 11 1 3 – 12 2 2 – 23 3 5 –
16  Tony Knowles (ENG) 13 4 – – 10 2 – – 23 6 – –
17  Willie Thorne (ENG) 13 2 – – 9 4 – – 22 6 – –
19  Dene O'Kane (NZL) 12 5 – – 9 4 – – 21 9 – –
19  Peter Francisco (RSA) 12 4 – – 9 3 – – 21 7 – –
20  James Wattana (THA) 12 3 3 – 9 2 1 – 21 5 4 –
21  Nigel Bond (ENG) 10 4 2 4 10 4 2 – 20 8 4 4
22  Tony Drago (MLT) 10 3 – – 9 3 – – 19 6 – –
23  Steve Newbury (WAL) 14 3 – – 5 3 – – 19 6 – –
24  Silvino Francisco (RSA) 10 6 – – 8 4 – – 18 10 – –
25  Wayne Jones (WAL) 11 2 – – 7 5 – – 17[a] 7 – –
26  Joe Johnson (ENG) 9 6 – – 7 3 – – 16 9 – –
27  Eddie Charlton (AUS) 7 4 – – 6 2 – – 15[a] 6 – –
28  Danny Fowler (ENG) 10 5 1 – 5 6 – – 15 11 1 –
29  Mark Bennett (WAL) 8 4 1 – 6 3 1 – 14 7 2 –
30  Bob Chaperon (CAN) 11 5 – – 3 7 – – 14 12 – –
31  John Virgo (ENG) 12 3 – – 2 7 – – 14 10 – –
32  Cliff Wilson (WAL) 7 5 – – 6 4 – – 13 9 – –
33  Darren Morgan (WAL) 7 5 2 – 6 2 1 – 13 7 3 –
34  Tony Meo (ENG) 7 3 – – 5 5 – – 12 8 – –
35  Brady Gollan (CAN) 5 2 2 6 6 1 4 – 11 3 6 6
36  Cliff Thorburn (CAN) 7 5 – – 4 7 – – 11 12 – –
37  Tony Chappel (WAL) 4 4 3 – 6 1 4 – 10 5 7 –
38  Barry West (ENG) 7 6 – – 3 6 – – 10 12 – –
39  Warren King (AUS) 8 3 3 – 2 4 2 – 10 7 5 –
40  Les Dodd (ENG) 6 3 2 5 3 4 4 5 9 7 6 5
41  Alan McManus (SCO) (New) * * * * 8 3 – 6 8 3 – 6
42  Ian Graham (ENG) 4 6 3 – 4 3 2 – 8 9 5 –
43  John Campbell (AUS) 4 3 4 – 4 3 2 – 8 6 6 –
44  Colin Roscoe (WAL) 4 3 5 – 4 1 4 – 8 4 9 –
45  Eugene Hughes (IRL) 5 7 – – 3 3 4 – 8 10 4 –
46  Robert Marshall (ENG) 6 4 2 5 2 3 3 5 8 7 5 5
47  Brian Morgan (ENG) 8 2 1 7 0 1 7 7 8 3 8 7
48  Rex Williams (ENG) 4 7 – – 3 6 1 – 7 13 1 –
49  Jack McLaughlin (NIR) 4 6 2 – 3 3 3 – 7 9 5 –
50  David Roe (ENG) 5 7 – – 2 2 4 – 7 9 4 –
51  Ken Doherty (IRL) (New) * * * * 6 2 1 3 6 2 1 3
52  Mark Johnston-Allen (ENG) 1 8 2 – 5 3 4 – 6 11 6 –
53  Franky Chan (HKG) (New) * * * * 5 1 2 9 5 1 2 9
54  Rod Lawler (ENG) (New) * * * * 4 4 2 0 4 4 2 0
55  Jon Birch (ENG) (New) * * * * 4 2 2 3 4 2 2 3
56  Jason Prince (NIR) (New) * * * * 4 2 1 5 4 2 1 5
57  Jim Wych (CAN) 1 6 1 – 3 5 2 – 4 11 3 –
58  Kirk Stevens (CAN) 1 1 8 – 3 1 2 12 4 2 10 12
59  Nigel Gilbert (ENG) 2 2 6 – 2 4 2 – 4 6 8 –
60  Nick Dyson (ENG) 2 2 4 11 2 2 3 2 4 4 7 11
61  Craig Edwards (ENG) 2 2 2 11 2 – 6 11 4 2 8 11[a]
62  Jim Chambers (ENG) 3 6 2 – 1 – 7 – 4 6 9 –
63  Steve Duggan (ENG) 4 4 3 – – 2 6 4 4 6 9 –
64  Mark Rowing (ENG) 3 3 2 12 – 3 5 – 3 6 7 12
65  Stephen Murphy) (IRE) 2 5 5 24
66  Duncan Campbell (SCO) 2 4 9 11
67  Ken Owers (ENG) 2 3 6 20
68  Robby Foldvari (AUS) 2 2 2 54
69  Jason Whittaker (ENG) (New) * * * * 2 1 3 13 2 1 3 13
70  Andrew Cairns (ENG) 2 7 6 8
71  Joe O'Boye (IRL) 2 7 7 –
72  Murdo MacLeod (SCO) 2 7 9 –
73  Barry Pinches (ENG) 2 4 6 15
74  David Taylor (ENG) 2 9 7 –
75  Jason Smith (ENG) 2 5 5 27
76  Joe Grech (MLT) 2 4 2 7
77  Brian Rowswell (ENG) 2 3 10 8
78  Paul Gibson (ENG) 2 2 4 29
79  Bob Harris (ENG) 1 9 6 4
80  Steve Campbell (ENG) 1 7 6 15
81  Gary Natale (CAN) (New) * * * * 1 1 2 11 1 1 2 11
82  Mick Price (ENG) 1 10 3 13
82  Paddy Browne (IRL) 1 9 8 –
84  Roger Bales (ENG) 1 6 7 10
85  John Spencer (ENG) 1 6 11 –
86  Tony Wilson (IOM) 1 5 6 19
87  Bill Oliver (ENG) 1 5 5 28
88  Mario Morra (CAN) 1 4 9 9
89  Marcel Gauvreau (CAN) 1 4 7 21
90  Tommy Murphy (NIR) 1 4 11 6
91  Dave Gilbert (ENG) 1 4 11 5
92  Martin Smith (ENG) 1 2 8 23
93  Paul Medati (ENG) 1 2 6 27
94  Ian Brumby (ENG) 1 2 5 30
95  Ray Edmonds (ENG) – 8 8 9
96  Jon Wright (ENG) – 8 3 19
97  Nick Terry (ENG) – 7 7 8
98  Steve Longworth (ENG) – 6 12 –
99  Chris Cookson (ENG) (New) * * * * – 5 1 12 – 5 1 12
100  John Rea (SCO) – 5 8 15
101  Graham Miles (ENG) – 5 4 24
102  Eddie Sinclair (SCO) – 5 6 22
103  Graham Cripsey (ENG) – 4 8 19
104  Pat Houlihan (ENG) – 4 7 16
105  Dave Martin (ENG) – 4 6 14
106  Ian Williamson (ENG) – 3 8 21
107  Steve Meakin (ENG) – 3 5 29
108  Jason Ferguson (ENG) (New) * * * * – 2 2 10 – 2 2 10
109  Mick Fisher (ENG) – 2 11 11
110  Paul Watchorn (IRL) – 2 4 28
111  Anthony Kearney (IRL) – 1 8 21
112  Gino Rigitano (CAN) – 1 5 24
113  Eric Lawlor (ENG) – 1 5 24
114  George Scott (ENG) – 1 4 20
115  Matt Gibson (SCO) – 1 4 43
116  Vic Harris (ENG) – 1 4 29
118  Robbie Grace (RSA) – 1 3 21
118  Jim Donnelly (SCO) – 1 2 43
119  François Ellis (RSA) – 1 1 37
120  Alex Higgins (NIR) – 1 – –
121  Malcolm Bradley (ENG) – – 9 23
122  Anthony Harris (ENG) – – 7 44
123  Jack Fitzmaurice (ENG) – – 7 27
124  John Dunning (ENG) – – 6 23
125  Mike Darrington (ENG) – – 5 33
126  Ray Reardon (WAL) – – 5 17
127  Billy Kelly (IRL) – – 5 8
128  Jim Bear (CAN) – – 4 27
129  Mark Wildman (ENG) – – 4 20
130  Jim Meadowcroft (ENG) – – 4 8
131  Fred Davis (ENG) – – 3 19
132  Terry Whitthread (ENG) – – 2 26
133  Mike Watterson (ENG) – – 2 20
134  Dessie Sheehan (IRL) – – 2 33
135  Glen Wilkinson (AUS) – – 2 18
136  Dennis Hughes (ENG) – – 2 15
137  Geoff Foulds (ENG) – – 2 12
138  Vladimir Potazsnyk (AUS) – – 1 0
139  Greg Jenkins (AUS) – – 1 10
140  Clive Everton (WAL) – – 1 –
141  Paul Thornley (CAN) – – – 23
142  Derek Heaton (ENG) – – – 6
143  Derek Mienie (RSA) – – – 5
144  Ian Black (SCO) – – – 3
145  Bernie Mikkelsen (CAN) – – – 2
146  Bill Werbeniuk (CAN) – – – 1
147  Ian Anderson (AUS) – – – – – – – – – – – –
148  Bernard Bennett (ENG) – – – – – – – – – – – –
149  Pascal Burke (IRL) – – – – – – – – – – – –
150  Joe Cagianello (CAN) – – – – – – – – – – – –
151  Lou Condo (AUS) – – – – – – – – – – – –
152  Bert Demarco (SCO) – – – – – – – – – – – –
153  Manuel Francisco (RSA) – – – – – – – – – – – –
154  Sam Frangie (AUS) – – – – – – – – – – – –
155  James Giannaros (AUS) – – – – – – – – – – – –
156  David Greaves (ENG) – – – – – – – – – – – –
157  Steve Mizerak (USA) – – – – – – – – – – – –
158  Paddy Morgan (AUS) – – – – – – – – – – – –
159  Maurice Parkin (ENG) – – – – – – – – – – – –
160  Jim Rempe (USA) – – – – – – – – – – – –
161  Gerry Watson (CAN) – – – – – – – – – – – –
Preceded by
1990/1991 		1991/1992 Succeeded by
1992/1993

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Inconsistent numbers reflect sources

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Morrison 1987, p. 107.
  2. ^ "New W.P.B.S.A. Rankings". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. June 1983. p. 28.
  3. ^ Everton 1986, p. 9.
  4. ^ a b c Hale 1991, pp. 18–22.
  5. ^ a b Hayton & Dee 2004, pp. 120–121.
  6. ^ Smith 1991, pp. 16–17.
  7. ^ "WPBSA world rankings". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. June 1991. pp. 22–23.

Books

  • Everton, Clive (1986). The History of Snooker and Billiards. Haywards Heath: Partridge Press. ISBN 978-1-85225-013-3.
  • Hale, Janice (1991). Rothmans Snooker Yearbook 1991–92. Aylesbury: Queen Anne Press. ISBN 978-0-356-19747-0.
  • Hayton, Eric; Dee, John (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. ISBN 978-0-9548549-0-4.
  • Morrison, Ian (1987). The Hamlyn Encyclopedia of Snooker (Revised ed.). Twickenham: Hamlyn Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-600-55604-6.
  • Smith, Terry, ed. (1990). Benson and Hedges Snooker Year (Seventh ed.). Aylesbury: Pelham Books. ISBN 978-0-7207-1955-0.
  • Smith, Terry, ed. (1991). Benson and Hedges Snooker Year (Eighth ed.). London: Pelham Books. ISBN 978-0-7207-1983-3.
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