The official snooker ranking system ranks players based upon their recent performance. The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association administers it. This listing will be updated for each ranking series. To be eligible for the World Snooker Tour, players must hold a current ranking in snooker. Seeding is determined by players' performance in particular tournaments.
For the first two years, the rankings of snooker were based upon the results of three World Championships: The World Open, UK Championship, or the Professional Players Tournament. Each event's winner was awarded one seed and each of the runner-ups two. From 1976 to 1982, the World Championship was the only ranking competition. In 1982, the International Open was the fourth ranking tournament. More tournaments were created as the competition grew.
The World Championship knockout format was also reintroduced during this period. This is considered to be the beginning of the modern era of snooker. Today, the majority of records are based in 1969. The current total number of titles on the snooker ranking list is 31.
Ray Reardon was undisputed snooker's king in the 1970s. He was the World Champion and won six Welsh amateur titles. He won the 1974 World Championship. It was the first ranking event. He held the record for most ranking titles until Steve Davis broke it in 1998. However, he subsequently retired from snooker.
Stephen Hendry was one the most dominant players in the 1990s. He held the number one ranking for eight straight years and claimed seven world titles during that time. Today, he is tied with Ronnie O'Sullivan for the all-time ranking titles list. However, he has decided to retire from snooker at the end of the 2012 championships.
Judd Trump is the current world ranking snooker winner. He is also the snooker champion of the year. Despite this, he has not yet managed to break the top spot. He was just one points behind Mark Williams as of the beginning 2019. They will meet in the finals at the 2020 UK Championship, and the Cazoo Masters.
Kyren Wilkinson is another important player in our rankings. He is a professional and specializes in the Premier League. He enjoys betting on sports and is an expert in MLB and NBA. He also enjoys playing NFL and MLB. In the last two seasons, he won four ranking finals and suffered two losses.
Mark Selby, four-time World Champion, has been defeated in the World Championship semi-finals. He has also suffered from high-profile defeats throughout his career.
From September 12-16th, Visakhapatnam in India will host the fourth Indian Open World Ranking Snooker Tournament. A number of celebrities will be watching the action. The event is open to all.