Snooker world rankings 1988/1989

Preceded by
1987/1988
1988/1989 Succeeded by
1989/1990
No. 1: Steve Davis
Steve Davis at Sports Club Turku, Finland.jpg
Born (1957-08-22) August 22, 1957 (age 63)
Sport country England
Professional1978–2014
Highest ranking1
No. 2: Jimmy White
Jimmy White PHC 2011-1.jpg
Born (1962-05-02) May 2, 1962 (age 59)
Sport country England
Professional1980–
Highest ranking2
No. 3: Neal Foulds
Born (1963-07-13) July 13, 1963 (age 57)
Sport country England
Professional1983–2004
Highest ranking3

The professional world rankings for the 1988–89 season are listed below.

Being ranked in the top 16 exempted players from the qualifying rounds for the World Snooker Championship and also meant inclusion in certain invitational events.[1] The top 32 ranked players were exempt from the early qualifying rounds of the other ranking tournaments.[2]

The top three players in the snooker world rankings 1987/1988 kept the same positions this season. Steve Davis was ranked first, with 59 points, ahead of Jimmy White with 44 and Neal Foulds with 34. In fourth place, with 33 points, was Stephen Hendry, who rose from 23rd position on the previous year's list. The other players to join the elite "top 16" were Peter Francisco, John Virgo, and Cliff Wilson. The players dropping out of the top 16 were Alex Higgins, Rex Williams, Dean Reynolds and Doug Mountjoy.[2]

Higgins had been banned from competing in the first two ranking tournaments of the 1987/1988 season, and this was the first year since the rankings were instituted in 1976/1977 that he was not among the top 16.[2] In May 1988, Cliff Thorburn had two ranking points deducted for "bringing the game into disrepute" due to failing a drugs test at the 1988 British Open. Thorburn had been found to have small traces of cocaine in his urine sample. Thorburn was also barred from the first two ranking events of the 1988/1989 season as part of his punishment.[3][4] Without the deduction of the two points, Thorburn would have been ranked a place higher, at fifth.[2]

Of the players who had only been competing professionally for one season, Martin Clark was the highest-ranked, at 41st.[2]

Tournaments contributing to the rankings

The tournaments contributing to the 1988/89 rankings were the ranking tournaments held across two seasons, from 1986 to 1988.[2] From the 1986–87 season they were the 1986 International Open won by Foulds; the 1986 Grand Prix and 1987 British Open both won by White; and the 1986 UK Championship, 1987 Classic and 1987 World Championship all won by Davis.[5]

In the 1987–88 season, Davis won four of the six ranking titles:[1] the 1987 International Open, 1987 UK Championship, 1988 Classic and the 1988 World Championship.[6] Stephen Hendry won the other two, the 1987 Grand Prix and the 1988 British Open.[7]

Points tariff

The rankings were based on a system of points as per the tables below. Ranking was determined on points earnt over the preceding two seasons. The ranking order was determined as follows:[2]

  • Most points
  • If a tie on points, the player who earnt more points in the most recent season was given the higher ranking
  • If still a tie, the player with more "Merit" points" was given the higher ranking
  • If still a tie, the player who earnt more "Merit" points was the most recent season is given the higher ranking
  • If still a tie, the player who earnt more "Merit" points was the most preceding season is given the higher ranking
  • If still a tie, the player with more "A" points" was given the higher ranking
  • If still a tie, the player with more frames won was given the higher ranking
  • If still a tie, the player with the better performance in the previous World Championship was given the higher ranking
  • If still a tie, the player with the better performance in the previous ranking tournament was given the higher ranking, going back through ranking tournaments until the positions could be established.
World championship
Champion 10
Runner-up 8
Losing semi-finalist 6
Losing Quarter-finalist 4
Second-round loser 2
First-round loser 1 if not in top 16 ranked players. 2 "Merit" points if in top 16.
Fourth qualifying round loser 2 "Merit" points
Third qualifying round loser 1 "Merit" point
Second qualifying round loser 1 "A" point
First qualifying round loser Frames won in match
Other ranking tournaments
Champion 6
Runner-up 5
Losing semi-finalist 4
Losing Quarter-finalist 3
Fifth-round loser 2
Fourth-round loser 1
Third-round loser 1 "Merit" point
Second-round loser 1 "A" point
First-round loser Frames won in match

Rankings

No.[2][8][9][10] Name Nationality
1 Steve Davis  England
2 Jimmy White  England
3 Neal Foulds  England
4 Stephen Hendry  Scotland
5 Terry Griffiths  Wales
6 Cliff Thorburn  Canada
7 John Parrott  England
8 Tony Knowles  England
9 Mike Hallett  England
10 Dennis Taylor  Northern Ireland
11 Joe Johnson  England
12 Silvino Francisco  South Africa
13 Willie Thorne  England
14 Peter Francisco  South Africa
15 John Virgo  England
16 Cliff Wilson  Wales
17 Alex Higgins  Northern Ireland
18 Rex Williams  England
19 Eddie Charlton  Australia
20 Tony Drago  Malta
21 Eugene Hughes  Ireland
22 Dean Reynolds  England
23 Dene O'Kane  New Zealand
24 Doug Mountjoy  Wales
25 Steve Newbury  Wales
26 Barry West  England
27 John Spencer  England
28 David Taylor  England
29 Bob Chaperon  Canada
30 Steve Longworth  England
31 Tony Meo  England
32 Steve James  England
33 John Campbell  Australia
34 Wayne Jones  Wales
35 Joe O'Boye  Ireland
36 Dave Martin  England
37 Kirk Stevens  Canada
38 Jim Wych  Canada
39 David Roe  England
40 Ray Reardon  Wales
41 Martin Clark  England
42 Tommy Murphy  Northern Ireland
43 Danny Fowler  England
44 Warren King  Australia
45 Gary Wilkinson  England
46 Graham Cripsey  England
47 Bill Werbeniuk  Canada
48 Murdo MacLeod  Scotland
49 Tony Jones  England
50 Steve Duggan  England
51 Tony Chappel  Wales
52 Mark Bennett  Wales
53 Ken Owers  England
54 Paddy Browne  Ireland
55 Ray Edmonds  England
56 Nigel Gilbert  England
57 Dave Gilbert  England
58 Mick Fisher  England
59 Pat Houlihan  England
60 Roger Bales  England
61 Jon Wright  England
62 Les Dodd  England
63 Marcel Gauvreau  Canada
64 Jack McLaughlin  Northern Ireland
65 Graham Miles  England
66 Robby Foldvari  Australia
67 Colin Roscoe  Wales
68 Paul Medati  England
69 Paul Gibson  England
70 Brian Rowswell  England
71 Vic Harris  England
72 Martin Smith  England
73 Jim Chambers  England
74 Jim Donnelly  Scotland
75 Malcolm Bradley  England
76 Mark Wildman  England
77 Bob Harris  England
78 Geoff Foulds  England
79 Robbie Grace  South Africa
80 Tony Kearney  Ireland
81 John Rea  Scotland
82 Mario Morra  Canada
83 Fred Davis  England
84 Bill Oliver  England
85 Eddie Sinclair  Scotland
86 Jim Bear  Canada
87 Jimmy van Rensberg  South Africa
88 Matt Gibson  Scotland
89 Ian Williamson  England
90 George Scott  England
91 Gino Rigitano  Canada
92 John Dunning  England
93 Eric Lawlor  England
94 Jim Meadowcroft  England
95 Glen Wilkinson  Australia
96 Ian Black  Scotland
97 Bernie Mikkelsen  Canada
98 Paul Watchorn  Ireland
99 Jackie Rea  Northern Ireland
100 Mike Darrington  England
101 Terry Whitthread  England
102 Alain Robidoux  Canada
103 Patsy Fagan  Ireland
104 Greg Jenkins  Australia
105 Pascal Burke  Ireland
106 Frank Jonik  Canada
107 Ian Anderson  Australia
108 Mike Watterson  England
109 Jim Rempe  United States
110 Billy Kelly  Ireland
111 Dennis Hughes  England
112 Dave Chalmers  England
113 Francois Ellis  South Africa
114 Jack Fitzmaurice  England
115 Dessie Sheehan  Ireland
116 Anthony Harris  England
117 Steve Meakin  England
118 Jason Smith  England
119 Robert Marshall  England
120 Clive Everton[a]  Wales
121 Derek Mienie[a]  South Africa
122 John Hargreaves[a]  England
123 Derek Heaton[a]  England
124 Paul Thornley[a]  Canada
125 David Greaves[a]  England
126 Mike Hines[a]  South Africa
127 Maurice Parkin[a]  England
128 Bert Demarco[a]  Scotland
129 Bernard Bennett[a]  England
130 Joe Cagianello[a]  Canada
131 Eddie McLaughlin[a]  Scotland
132 Steve Mizerak[a]  United States
133 G Watson[a]  Canada
134 Paddy Morgan[a]  Australia
135 James Giannaros[a]  Australia
136 Lou Condo[a]  Australia
137 Mannie Francisco[a]  South Africa
138 W Saunderson[a]  Canada
139 Steve Campbell[b]  England
140 Craig Edwards[b]  England
141 Ian Graham[b]  England
142 Mark Johnston-Allen[b]  England
143 Darren Morgan[b]  Wales
144 Mick Price[b]  England
145 Mark Rowing[b]  England
146 Nick Terry[b]  England
147 Tony Wilson[b]  Isle of Man

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Non-tournament status
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i New professional

References

  1. ^ a b Acteson, Steve (19 April 1988). "Higgins slips off edge of the world". The Times. London. p. 47.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Terry Smith, ed. (1988). Benson and Hedges Snooker Year. Aylesbury: Pelham Books. pp. 20–29. ISBN 0720718309.
  3. ^ Acteson, Steve (13 May 1988). "Thorburn sentence ridiculed as lenient". The Times. London. p. 44.
  4. ^ "Snooker: three players fail drugs tests but remain anonymous". The Independent. 10 April 1998. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  5. ^ Hale, Janice (1987). Rothmans Snooker Yearbook 1987–88. Aylesbury: Queen Anne Press. pp. 13–21. ISBN 0356146901.
  6. ^ Barnes, Simon (26 April 1988). "Why Davis is hooked on winning". The Times. London. p. 44 – via The Times Digital Archive. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  7. ^ Hayton, Eric; Dee, John (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History. Rose Villa Publications. pp. 41–46. ISBN 978-0954854904.
  8. ^ Turner, Chris. "Historical World Rankings 1975/76 to 1989/90". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 8 June 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  9. ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 5 April 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  10. ^ Hayton, Eric (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. pp. 119–123. ISBN 0-9548549-0-X.

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