1998/99 Embassy World Rankings
±=Change since last year's rankings,
L=Last year's ranking,
96/97=Points in the 1996/97 season,
97/98=Points in the 1997/98 season,
players are English unless stated
These rankings are unofficial as I have calculated them myself
Rk |
Name |
Nat |
± |
L |
96/97 |
97/98 |
Total |
1. |
John Higgins |
Scotland |
+1 |
2 |
19,587 |
27,835 |
47,422 |
2. |
Stephen Hendry |
Scotland |
-1 |
1 |
30,457 |
16,790 |
47,247 |
3. |
Ronnie O'Sullivan |
|
+4 |
7 |
18,302 |
21,105 |
39,407 |
4. |
Ken Doherty |
Ireland |
-1 |
3 |
21,072 |
15,095 |
36,167 |
5. |
Mark Williams |
Wales |
-1 |
4 |
21,420 |
11,335 |
32,755 |
6. |
John Parrott |
|
|
6 |
16,422 |
15,335 |
31,757 |
7. |
Peter Ebdon |
|
-2 |
5 |
15,086 |
10,340 |
25,426 |
8. |
Alan McManus |
Scotland |
+2 |
10 |
13,639 |
10,755 |
24,394 |
9. |
Stephen Lee |
|
+7 |
16 |
11,384 |
12,880 |
24,264 |
10. |
Tony Drago |
Malta |
+1 |
11 |
14,504 |
9,305 |
23,809 |
11. |
Anthony Hamilton |
|
+3 |
14 |
11,764 |
10,760 |
22,524 |
12. |
Alain Robidoux |
Canada |
-3 |
9 |
16,597 |
5,790 |
22,387 |
13. |
Nigel Bond |
|
-5 |
8 |
14,106 |
8,150 |
22,256 |
14. |
Steve Davis |
|
-1 |
13 |
13,077 |
9,175 |
22,252 |
15. |
James Wattana |
Thailand |
-3 |
12 |
13,177 |
8,365 |
21,542 |
16. |
Mark King |
|
+4 |
20 |
10,520 |
10,950 |
21,470 |
|
17. |
Gary Wilkinson |
|
|
17 |
10,624 |
8,460 |
19,084 |
18. |
Jimmy White |
|
+3 |
21 |
8,185 |
10,810 |
18,995 |
19. |
Dave Harold |
|
-1 |
18 |
9,848 |
8,562 |
18,410 |
20. |
Fergal O'Brien |
Ireland |
+3 |
23 |
9,057 |
9,095 |
18,152 |
21. |
Andy Hicks |
|
-2 |
19 |
9,531 |
8,277 |
17,808 |
22. |
Darren Morgan |
Wales |
-7 |
15 |
9,919 |
7,885 |
17,804 |
23. |
Dominic Dale |
Wales |
+31 |
54 |
7,710 |
9,912 |
17,622 |
24. |
Paul Hunter |
|
+19 |
43 |
7,440 |
9,715 |
17,155 |
25. |
Chris Small |
Scotland |
|
25 |
8,471 |
8,555 |
17,026 |
26. |
Matthew Stevens |
Wales |
+27 |
53 |
6,655 |
10,280 |
16,935 |
27. |
Brian Morgan |
|
+1 |
28 |
9,622 |
6,605 |
16,227 |
28. |
Martin Clark |
|
-1 |
27 |
8,739 |
7,395 |
16,134 |
29. |
Terry Murphy |
N.Ireland |
|
29 |
8,555 |
7,492 |
16,047 |
30. |
Graeme Dott |
Scotland |
+3 |
33 |
8,719 |
6,870 |
15,589 |
31. |
Jamie Burnett |
Scotland |
+7 |
38 |
8,225 |
7,317 |
15,542 |
32. |
Billy Snaddon |
Scotland |
|
32 |
8,527 |
6,515 |
15,042 |
|
33. |
Mick Price |
|
-2 |
31 |
8,581 |
6,395 |
14,976 |
34. |
Neal Foulds |
|
-4 |
30 |
7,140 |
7,775 |
14,915 |
35. |
Jason Ferguson |
|
+2 |
37 |
7,330 |
7,472 |
14,802 |
36. |
Joe Swail |
N.Ireland |
-14 |
22 |
7,853 |
6,742 |
14,595 |
37. |
Steve James |
|
-13 |
24 |
7,854 |
6,355 |
14,209 |
38. |
Euan Henderson |
Scotland |
+6 |
44 |
8,307 |
5,777 |
14,084 |
39. |
Jason Prince |
N.Ireland |
+3 |
42 |
7,510 |
6,482 |
13,992 |
40. |
Rod Lawler |
|
-14 |
26 |
7,472 |
5,640 |
13,112 |
41. |
Paul Davies |
Wales |
+7 |
48 |
7,607 |
5,207 |
12,814 |
42. |
Jonathan Birch |
|
+3 |
45 |
7,810 |
4,932 |
12,742 |
43. |
Drew Henry |
Scotland |
-3 |
40 |
7,037 |
5,610 |
12,647 |
44. |
Bradley Jones |
|
+36 |
80 |
6,190 |
6,155 |
12,345 |
45. |
Quinten Hann |
Australia |
+59 |
104 |
4,895 |
7,287 |
12,182 |
46. |
Karl Broughton |
|
-5 |
41 |
7,595 |
4,432 |
12,027 |
47. |
Tony Chappel |
Wales |
-1 |
46 |
7,120 |
4,832 |
11,952 |
48. |
David Roe |
|
+1 |
49 |
6,445 |
5,430 |
11,875 |
49. |
Shokat Ali |
Pakistan |
+10 |
59 |
6,065 |
5,752 |
11,817 |
50. |
Lee Walker |
Wales |
+29 |
79 |
6,034 |
5,727 |
11,761 |
51. |
Willie Thorne |
|
-15 |
36 |
7,283 |
4,432 |
11,715 |
52. |
Dennis Taylor |
N.Ireland |
-18 |
34 |
7,426 |
4,222 |
11,648 |
53. |
Peter Lines |
|
+37 |
90 |
4,835 |
6,807 |
11,642 |
54. |
Dean Reynolds |
|
-3 |
51 |
6,372 |
5,162 |
11,534 |
55. |
Joe Johnson |
|
-3 |
52 |
6,465 |
5,050 |
11,515 |
56. |
Mark Davis |
|
-9 |
47 |
7,389 |
4,122 |
11,511 |
57. |
Dene O'Kane |
New Zealand |
-22 |
35 |
6,998 |
4,502 |
11,500 |
58. |
Michael Judge |
Ireland |
-2 |
56 |
6,795 |
4,682 |
11,477 |
59. |
Gerard Greene |
|
+3 |
62 |
5,450 |
5,882 |
11,332 |
60. |
Ian McCulloch |
|
+16 |
76 |
4,910 |
6,205 |
11,115 |
61. |
David Gray |
|
+91 |
152 |
4,427 |
6,662 |
11,089 |
62. |
Paul Wykes |
|
+7 |
69 |
5,370 |
5,707 |
11,077 |
63. |
Tony Jones |
|
-3 |
60 |
5,825 |
5,210 |
11,035 |
64. |
Nicholas Pearce |
|
-7 |
57 |
6,210 |
4,720 |
10,930 |
|
65. |
Stefan Mazrocis |
|
|
65 |
5,860 |
5,050 |
10,910 |
66. |
Mark Bennett |
Wales |
-16 |
50 |
6,117 |
4,717 |
10,834 |
67. |
Chris Scanlon |
|
-3 |
64 |
5,095 |
5,657 |
10,752 |
68. |
Dave Finbow |
|
-29 |
39 |
6,570 |
4,122 |
10,692 |
69. |
Karl Burrows |
|
+9 |
78 |
5,425 |
5,215 |
10,640 |
70. |
John Read |
|
+16 |
86 |
4,695 |
5,872 |
10,567 |
71. |
Nick Walker |
|
-4 |
67 |
5,490 |
5,050 |
10,540 |
72. |
Sean Storey |
|
+10 |
82 |
5,275 |
5,212 |
10,487 |
73. |
Marcus Campbell |
Scotland |
+24 |
97 |
4,040 |
6,155 |
10,195 |
74. |
Joe Perry |
|
+49 |
123 |
3,979 |
6,205 |
10,184 |
75. |
Gary Ponting |
|
+10 |
85 |
3,920 |
6,260 |
10,180 |
76. |
Stuart Pettman |
|
+11 |
87 |
4,275 |
5,615 |
9,890 |
77. |
Alfie Burden |
|
+45 |
122 |
4,114 |
5,727 |
9,841 |
78. |
Matthew Couch |
|
+16 |
94 |
4,495 |
5,280 |
9,775 |
79. |
Steve Judd |
|
+13 |
92 |
4,815 |
4,835 |
9,650 |
80. |
Wayne Brown |
|
+19 |
99 |
4,475 |
5,120 |
9,595 |
81. |
Jimmy Michie |
|
+26 |
55 |
6,182 |
3,282 |
9,464 |
82. |
Wayne Jones |
Wales |
-24 |
58 |
5,157 |
4,217 |
9,374 |
83. |
Martin Dziewialtowski |
Scotland |
+33 |
116 |
3,700 |
5,322 |
9,022 |
84. |
Jamie Woodman |
|
-13 |
71 |
4,900 |
4,057 |
8,957 |
85. |
Anthony Davies |
Wales |
-24 |
61 |
4,447 |
4,340 |
8,787 |
86. |
Stephen O'Connor |
Ireland |
+20 |
106 |
3,995 |
4,617 |
8,612 |
87. |
Darren Clarke |
|
-3 |
84 |
4,930 |
3,562 |
8,492 |
88. |
Troy Shaw |
|
+43 |
131 |
3,540 |
4,712 |
8,252 |
89. |
Lee Richardson |
|
+16 |
105 |
4,390 |
3,657 |
8,047 |
90. |
Ian Brumby |
|
+11 |
101 |
3,900 |
4,057 |
7,957 |
91. |
Karl Payne |
|
-14 |
77 |
3,877 |
3,842 |
7,719 |
92. |
Mark Gray |
|
+58 |
150 |
3,158 |
4,552 |
7,710 |
93. |
Leigh Griffin |
|
+50 |
143 |
3,168 |
4,340 |
7,508 |
94. |
John Lardner |
Scotland |
+36 |
130 |
3,614 |
3,775 |
7,389 |
95. |
Peter McCullagh |
|
+67 |
162 |
2,814 |
4,122 |
6,936 |
96. |
Craig MacGillivray |
Scotland |
+63 |
159 |
2,592 |
3,842 |
6,434 |
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