WWW Snooker: 1999/2000 Embassy World Rankings (original ) (raw )
±=Change since last year's rankings,L=Last year's ranking , 97/98=Points in the 1997/98 season, 98/99=Points in the 1998/99 season, players are English unless stated
Rk
Name
Nat
±
L
97/98
98/99
Total
1.
John Higgins
Scotland
1
27,835
22,755
50,590
2.
Stephen Hendry
Scotland
2
16,790
24,445
41,235
3.
Mark Williams
Wales
+2
5
11,335
25,445
36,780
4.
Ronnie O'Sullivan
-1
3
21,105
12,440
33,545
5.
John Parrott
+1
6
15,335
14,665
30,000
6.
Stephen Lee
+3
9
12,880
15,625
28,505
7.
Ken Doherty
Ireland
-3
4
15,095
12,995
28,090
8.
Alan McManus
Scotland
8
10,755
15,760
26,515
9.
Matthew Stevens
Wales
+17
26
10,280
13,100
23,380
10.
Anthony Hamilton
+1
11
10,760
12,255
23,015
11.
Fergal O'Brien
Ireland
+9
20
9,095
13,667
22,762
12.
Paul Hunter
+12
24
9,715
12,422
22,137
13.
Peter Ebdon
-6
7
10,340
11,470
21,810
14.
Mark King
+2
16
10,950
9,470
20,420
15.
Steve Davis
-1
14
9,175
10,870
20,045
16.
Jimmy White
+2
18
10,810
9,012
19,822
17.
Dave Harold
+2
19
8,562
10,885
19,447
18.
Chris Small
Scotland
+7
25
8,555
10,580
19,135
19.
Dominic Dale
Wales
+4
23
9,912
8,882
18,794
20.
Tony Drago
Malta
-10
10
9,305
9,030
18,335
21.
Nigel Bond
-8
13
8,150
10,060
18,210
22.
James Wattana
Thailand
-7
15
8,365
9,000
17,365
23.
Darren Morgan
Wales
-1
22
7,885
8,927
16,812
24.
Billy Snaddon
Scotland
+8
32
6,515
10,150
16,665
25.
Graeme Dott
Scotland
+5
30
6,870
9,745
16,615
26.
Quinten Hann
Australia
+19
45
7,287
9,075
16,362
27.
Jamie Burnett
Scotland
+4
31
7,317
8,320
15,637
28.
Joe Swail
N.Ireland
+8
36
6,742
8,835
15,577
29.
Gary Wilkinson
-12
17
8,460
6,940
15,400
30.
Terry Murphy
N.Ireland
-1
29
7,492
7,762
15,254
31.
Brian Morgan
-4
27
6,605
8,480
15,085
32.
Andy Hicks
-11
21
8,277
6,120
14,397
33.
Bradley Jones
+11
44
6,155
7,820
13,975
34.
Joe Perry
+40
74
6,205
7,725
13,930
35.
Marco Fu
Hong Kong
+342
377
3,282
10,372
13,654
36.
Alain Robidoux
Canada
-24
12
5,790
7,780
13,570
37.
Martin Clark
-9
28
7,395
6,120
13,515
38.
Paul Davies
Wales
+3
41
5,207
8,200
13,407
39.
Ian McCulloch
+21
60
6,205
6,927
13,132
40.
Neal Foulds
-6
34
7,775
5,350
13,125
41.
Gerard Greene
N.Ireland
+18
59
5,882
7,237
13,119
42.
Peter Lines
+11
53
6,807
6,135
12,942
43.
Euan Henderson
Scotland
-5
38
5,777
6,920
12,697
44.
Steve James
-7
37
6,355
6,247
12,602
45.
Drew Henry
Scotland
-2
43
5,610
6,965
12,575
46.
Lee Walker
Wales
+4
50
5,727
6,415
12,142
47.
Matthew Couch
+31
78
5,280
6,780
12,060
48.
Marcus Campbell
Scotland
+35
73
6,155
5,850
12,005
49.
Gary Ponting
+26
75
6,260
5,710
11,970
50.
Jason Ferguson
-15
35
7,472
4,420
11,892
51.
Rod Lawler
-11
40
5,640
6,235
11,875
52.
Dave Finbow
+16
68
4,122
7,420
11,542
53.
Jonathan Birch
-11
42
4,932
6,515
11,447
54.
Nick Walker
+17
71
5,050
6,270
11,320
55.
Dean Reynolds
-1
54
5,162
6,140
11,302
56.
Paul Wykes
+6
62
5,707
5,570
11,277
57.
Mick Price
-24
33
6,395
4,695
11,090
58.
David Roe
-10
48
5,430
5,630
11,060
59.
Joe Johnson
-4
55
5,050
5,970
11,020
60.
David Gray
+1
61
6,662
4,295
10,957
61.
Alfie Burden
+16
77
5,727
5,085
10,812
62.
John Read
+8
70
5,872
4,625
10,497
63.
Jimmy Michie
+18
81
3,282
7,200
10,482
64.
Jason Prince
N.Ireland
-25
39
6,482
3,920
10,402
65.
Tony Jones
-2
63
5,210
5,135
10,345
66.
Nick Pearce
-2
64
4,720
5,575
10,295
67.
Michael Judge
Ireland
-9
58
4,682
5,575
10,257
68.
Stuart Pettman
+8
76
5,615
4,595
10,210
69.
Shokat Ali
Pakistan
-20
49
5,752
4,420
10,172
70.
Chris Scanlon
-3
67
5,657
4,400
10,057
71.
Karl Broughton
-25
46
4,432
5,475
9,907
72.
John Lardner
Scotland
+22
94
3,775
5,722
9,497
73.
Leigh Griffin
+20
93
4,340
5,090
9,430
74.
Michael Holt
+119
193
3,282
6,095
9,377
75.
Willie Thorne
-24
51
4,432
4,910
9,342
76.
Tony Chappel
Wales
-29
47
4,832
4,510
9,342
77.
Dene O'Kane
New Zealand
-20
57
4,502
4,790
9,292
78.
Mark Davis
-22
56
4,122
5,130
9,252
79.
Mark Gray
+13
92
4,552
4,690
9,242
80.
Anthony Davies
Wales
+5
85
4,340
4,885
9,225
81.
Leo Fernandez
Ireland
+74
155
3,282
5,817
9,099
82.
Martin Dziewialtowski
Scotland
+1
83
5,322
3,735
9,057
83.
Wayne Brown
-3
80
5,120
3,890
9,010
84.
Patrick Wallace
N.Ireland
+66
150
3,282
5,720
9,002
85.
Stephen O'Connor
Ireland
+1
86
4,617
4,250
8,867
86.
Steve Judd
-7
79
4,835
3,855
8,690
87.
Sean Storey
-15
72
5,212
3,430
8,642
88.
Dennis Taylor
N.Ireland
-36
52
4,222
4,415
8,637
89.
Craig MacGillivray
Scotland
+7
96
3,842
4,765
8,607
90.
Darren Clarke
-3
87
3,562
4,900
8,462
91.
Karl Burrows
-22
69
5,215
3,220
8,435
92.
Stefan Mazrocis
-27
65
5,050
3,310
8,360
93.
Stuart Bingham
+71
164
3,282
4,955
8,237
94.
Tony Knowles
+31
125
3,282
4,875
8,157
95.
Phaitoon Phonbun
Thailand
NEW
-
3,282
4,815
8,097
96.
Troy Shaw
-8
88
4,712
3,315
8,027
97.
Mark Bennett
Wales
-31
66
4,717
3,310
8,027
98.
Mario Geudens
Belgium
+102
200
3,282
4,660
7,942
99.
Lee Richardson
-10
89
3,657
4,255
7,912
100.
Robert Milkins
-1
99
3,282
4,620
7,902
101.
Robin Hull
Finland
+3
104
3,282
4,600
7,882
102.
Peter McCullagh
-7
95
4,122
3,590
7,712
103.
Ian Brumby
-13
90
4,057
3,590
7,647
104.
Wayne Jones
Wales
-22
82
4,217
3,430
7,647
105.
Kristjan Helgason
Iceland
NEW
-
3,282
4,355
7,637
106.
Adrian Gunnell
+91
197
3,282
4,280
7,562