Very Provisional Rankings after Irish Open (original) (raw)
(unofficial very provisional 2000/2001 Embassy World Rankings after the1998 Irish Open)
±=Change since last rankings;P=Provisional ranking;W=World ranking;players are English unless stated;restricted to players on the Main Tour;provisional ranking not verified for players outside top 64
These rankings are unofficial as I have calculated them myself
| Rk | Name | Nat | ± | P | W | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | John Higgins | Scotland | 1 | 1 | 7,885 | |
| 2. | Stephen Lee | 5 | 9 | 7,220 | ||
| 3. | Mark Williams | Wales | +10 | 7 | 5 | 6,935 |
| 4. | Dave Harold | -1 | 11 | 19 | 5,865 | |
| 5. | Matthew Stevens | Wales | -1 | 9 | 26 | 5,170 |
| 6. | Marco Fu | Hong Kong | -1 | 46 | 377 | 5,035 |
| 7. | John Parrott | 4 | 6 | 4,905 | ||
| 8. | Paul Hunter | -2 | 10 | 24 | 4,885 | |
| 9. | Alan McManus | Scotland | +18 | 8 | 8 | 4,820 |
| 10. | Matthew Couch | -1 | 35 | 78 | 3,995 | |
| 11. | Ken Doherty | Ireland | +2 | 6 | 4 | 3,895 |
| 12. | Quinten Hann | Australia | -1 | 21 | 45 | 3,800 |
| 13. | Stephen Hendry | Scotland | +5 | 3 | 2 | 3,680 |
| 14. | Fergal O'Brien | Ireland | -7 | 17 | 20 | 3,520 |
| 15. | Peter Ebdon | +3 | 14 | 7 | 3,490 | |
| 16. | Steve Davis | -4 | 18 | 14 | 3,360 | |
| 17. | Chris Small | Scotland | -8 | 20 | 25 | 3,305 |
| 18. | Tony Drago | Malta | +51 | 19 | 10 | 3,145 |
| 19. | Jimmy White | +2 | 12 | 18 | 3,140 | |
| 20. | Anthony Hamilton | -4 | 13 | 11 | 3,135 | |
| 21. | Billy Snaddon | Scotland | +23 | 32 | 32 | 3,015 |
| 22. | Graeme Dott | Scotland | +15 | 29 | 30 | 2,950 |
| 23. | Brian Morgan | -7 | 33 | 27 | 2,920 | |
| 24. | Nigel Bond | +2 | 22 | 13 | 2,850 | |
| 25. | Paul Davies | Wales | +18 | 48 | 41 | 2,830 |
| 26. | Jimmy Michie | +18 | 78 | 81 | 2,825 | |
| 27. | Jamie Burnett | Scotland | -9 | 28 | 31 | 2,800 |
| 28. | Dominic Dale | Wales | +9 | 16 | 23 | 2,760 |
| 29. | Rod Lawler | -16 | 45 | 40 | 2,735 | |
| 30. | Marcus Campbell | Scotland | -9 | 38 | 73 | 2,640 |
| Terry Murphy | N.Ireland | -9 | 27 | 29 | 2,640 | |
| Gary Ponting | -9 | 37 | 75 | 2,640 | ||
| 33. | Gerard Greene | +11 | 42 | 59 | 2,635 | |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan | -6 | 2 | 3 | 2,635 | ||
| 35. | Bradley Jones | +23 | 39 | 44 | 2,545 | |
| 36. | Darren Morgan | Wales | -9 | 26 | 22 | 2,420 |
| Joe Swail | N.Ireland | -9 | 36 | 36 | 2,420 | |
| Patrick Wallace | N.Ireland | -9 | 84 | 150 | 2,420 | |
| Gary Wilkinson | -9 | 23 | 17 | 2,420 | ||
| 40. | Lee Walker | Wales | +18 | 47 | 50 | 2,355 |
| 41. | Mark King | +3 | 15 | 16 | 2,350 | |
| 42. | Joe Perry | +24 | 44 | 74 | 2,265 | |
| 43. | Martin Clark | -6 | 30 | 28 | 2,260 | |
| Andy Hicks | -6 | 24 | 21 | 2,260 | ||
| 45. | Michael Holt | -24 | 89 | 193 | 2,200 | |
| 46. | Steve James | -19 | 43 | 37 | 2,140 | |
| 47. | Tony Jones | -3 | 59 | 63 | 2,135 | |
| 48. | Euan Henderson | Scotland | -14 | 50 | 38 | 2,070 |
| Dene O'Kane | New Zealand | -14 | 66 | 57 | 2,070 | |
| David Roe | -14 | 58 | 48 | 2,070 | ||
| 51. | Shokat Ali | Pakistan | -11 | 52 | 49 | 1,980 |
| Karl Broughton | +51 | 69 | 46 | 1,980 | ||
| Jason Ferguson | -14 | 34 | 35 | 1,980 | ||
| Graham Horne | Scotland | +15 | 95 | 97 | 1,980 | |
| Tony Knowles | +51 | 96 | 125 | 1,980 | ||
| 56. | Drew Henry | Scotland | -2 | 55 | 43 | 1,975 |
| Joe Johnson | -2 | 61 | 55 | 1,975 | ||
| Alain Robidoux | Canada | +13 | 51 | 12 | 1,975 | |
| James Wattana | Thailand | +13 | 25 | 15 | 1,975 | |
| 60. | Neal Foulds | +2 | 31 | 34 | 1,855 | |
| David Gray | -16 | 41 | 61 | 1,855 | ||
| Peter Lines | -2 | 40 | 53 | 1,855 | ||
| Paul Wykes | -2 | 56 | 62 | 1,855 | ||
| 64. | Leo Fernandez | +27 | 98 | 155 | 1,765 | |
| Robin Hull | Finland | -20 | 98 | 104 | 1,765 | |
| 66. | Adrian Gunnell | NA | 100 | 197 | 1,760 | |
| 67. | Alan Burnett | Scotland | NA | 101 | 103 | 1,695 |
| Kristjan Helgason | Iceland | NA | 102 | - | 1,695 | |
| 69. | John Read | NA | 57 | 70 | 1,680 | |
| Lee Richardson | NA | 92 | 89 | 1,680 | ||
| 71. | Steve Judd | NA | 68 | 79 | 1,605 | |
| John Lardner | Scotland | NA | 91 | 94 | 1,605 | |
| 73. | David McDonnell | NA | 106 | 165 | 1,600 | |
| 74. | Jonathan Birch | NA | 67 | 42 | 1,575 | |
| Tony Chappel | Wales | NA | 70 | 47 | 1,575 | |
| John Whitty | NA | 107 | 213 | 1,575 | ||
| 77. | Stephen O'Connor | Ireland | NA | 76 | 86 | 1,550 |
| Stuart Pettman | NA | 60 | 76 | 1,550 | ||
| 79. | Dave Finbow | NA | 87 | 68 | 1,485 | |
| 80. | Jeff Cundy | NA | 108 | 141 | 1,480 | |
| Michael Judge | Ireland | NA | 77 | 58 | 1,480 | |
| Ian McCulloch | NA | 53 | 60 | 1,480 | ||
| Shaun Murphy | NA | 109 | - | 1,480 | ||
| Nick Pearce | NA | 75 | 64 | 1,480 | ||
| Mick Price | NA | 49 | 33 | 1,480 | ||
| Dean Reynolds | NA | 64 | 54 | 1,480 | ||
| Willie Thorne | NA | 80 | 51 | 1,480 | ||
| 88. | Barry Pinches | NA | 110 | 106 | 1,440 | |
| 89. | Anthony Davies | Wales | NA | 83 | 85 | 1,390 |
| Wayne Jones | Wales | NA | 88 | 82 | 1,390 | |
| Sean Storey | NA | 65 | 72 | 1,390 | ||
| Philip Williams | Wales | NA | 111 | 148 | 1,390 | |
| 93. | Tom Finstad | Canada | NA | 112 | - | 1,360 |
| Phaitoon Phonbun | Thailand | NA | 113 | - | 1,360 | |
| 95. | Darren Clarke | NA | 105 | 87 | 1,320 | |
| Joe Delaney | Ireland | NA | 114 | 109 | 1,320 | |
| Mark Fenton | Wales | NA | 115 | 129 | 1,320 | |
| Mario Geudens | Belgium | NA | 116 | 200 | 1,320 | |
| Robert Milkins | NA | 117 | 99 | 1,320 | ||
| Nick Walker | NA | 72 | 71 | 1,320 | ||
| 101. | Alfie Burden | NA | 62 | 77 | 1,270 | |
| Sam Chong | Malaysia | NA | 118 | 186 | 1,270 | |
| Leigh Griffin | NA | 86 | 93 | 1,270 | ||
| 104. | Alex Borg | Malta | NA | 119 | 170 | 1,200 |
| Shawn Budd | Australia | NA | 120 | - | 1,200 | |
| Mark Davis | NA | 93 | 56 | 1,200 | ||
| Colm Gilcreest | Ireland | NA | 121 | 227 | 1,200 | |
| Mark Gray | NA | 82 | 92 | 1,200 | ||
| Paul McPhillips | Scotland | NA | 122 | 102 | 1,200 | |
| Jason Prince | N.Ireland | NA | 54 | 39 | 1,200 | |
| Richard Somauroo | Mauritius | NA | 123 | - | 1,200 | |
| Dennis Taylor | N.Ireland | NA | 90 | 52 | 1,200 | |
| 113. | Ian Brumby | NA | 97 | 90 | 1,180 | |
| Karl Burrows | NA | 71 | 69 | 1,180 | ||
| Mark Johnston-Allen | NA | 124 | 111 | 1,180 | ||
| Peter McCullagh | NA | 94 | 95 | 1,180 | ||
| 117. | Barry Mapstone | NA | 125 | 185 | 1,160 | |
| 118. | Eddie Barker | NA | 126 | 239 | 1,110 | |
| Mark Bennett | Wales | NA | 81 | 66 | 1,110 | |
| Wayne Brown | NA | 73 | 80 | 1,110 | ||
| Paul Cavney | NA | 127 | 145 | 1,110 | ||
| Paul Davison | NA | 128 | 127 | 1,110 | ||
| Mehmet Husnu | Cyprus | NA | 129 | 151 | 1,110 | |
| Oliver King | NA | 130 | 118 | 1,110 | ||
| Craig MacGillivray | Scotland | NA | 103 | 96 | 1,110 | |
| Eddie Manning | NA | 131 | 146 | 1,110 | ||
| Karl Payne | NA | 104 | 91 | 1,110 | ||
| Chris Scanlon | NA | 63 | 67 | 1,110 | ||
| Nick Terry | NA | 132 | 108 | 1,110 | ||
| Darryn Walker | NA | 133 | 115 | 1,110 | ||
| 131. | Stuart Bingham | NA | 134 | 164 | 1,040 | |
| James Reynolds | NA | 135 | 238 | 1,040 | ||
| Ian Sargeant | Wales | NA | 136 | 114 | 1,040 | |
| Chris Shade | NA | 137 | 116 | 1,040 | ||
| 135. | Craig Harrison | NA | 138 | 154 | 1,020 | |
| 136. | Hugh Abernethy | Scotland | NA | 139 | 152 | 990 |
| Stuart Reardon | NA | 140 | 138 | 990 | ||
| 138. | Allister Carter | NA | 141 | 187 | 950 | |
| David Coles | NA | 142 | 153 | 950 | ||
| Surinder Gill | NA | 143 | 143 | 950 | ||
| Adrian Rosa | NA | 144 | 117 | 950 | ||
| Anan Terananon | Thailand | NA | 145 | - | 950 | |
| 143. | Simon Bedford | NA | 146 | 119 | 900 | |
| Martin Dziewialtowski | Scotland | NA | 74 | 83 | 900 | |
| John Giles | NA | 147 | 130 | 900 | ||
| Gary Lees | NA | 148 | 147 | 900 | ||
| Stefan Mazrocis | NA | 79 | 65 | 900 | ||
| Munraj Pal | NA | 149 | 183 | 900 | ||
| Troy Shaw | NA | 85 | 88 | 900 | ||
| Matt Wilson | NA | 150 | 142 | 900 | ||
| 151. | Mike Dunn | NA | 151 | 139 | 880 | |
| Gary Natale | Canada | NA | 152 | - | 880 | |
| Hasimu Tuerxun | China | NA | 153 | - | 880 | |
| Jason Weston | NA | 154 | 101 | 880 | ||
| 155. | Patrick Delsemme | Belgium | NA | 155 | 210 | 830 |
| Mike Hallett | NA | 156 | 128 | 830 | ||
| Darren Limburg | NA | 157 | 162 | 830 | ||
| Steve Mifsud | Australia | NA | 158 | - | 830 | |
| Steve Newbury | Wales | NA | 159 | 131 | 830 | |
| Simon Parker | NA | 160 | 149 | 830 | ||
| Tai Pichit | Thailand | NA | 161 | 124 | 830 | |
| Paul Sweeny | NA | 162 | 122 | 830 | ||
| Jason Wallace | NA | 163 | 113 | 830 | ||
| Mario Wehrmann | Netherlands | NA | 164 | 236 | 830 | |
| 165. | Matthew Bray | NA | 165 | 230 | 760 | |
| Bob Chaperon | Canada | NA | 166 | - | 760 | |
| Geoff Dunn | Scotland | NA | 167 | 134 | 760 | |
| 168. | Joe Grech | Malta | NA | 168 | 167 | 740 |
| Bj�rn Haneveer | Belgium | NA | 169 | 159 | 740 | |
| Li Jian-Bing | China | NA | 170 | - | 740 | |
| Dylan Leary | N.Ireland | NA | 171 | 110 | 740 | |
| Dermot McGlinchey | N.Ireland | NA | 172 | 215 | 740 | |
| Mark Miller | NA | 173 | 201 | 740 | ||
| Hitesh Naran | South Africa | NA | 174 | - | 740 | |
| Neil Robertson | Australia | NA | 175 | - | 740 | |
| Leigh Robinson | NA | 176 | 126 | 740 | ||
| Micky Roughan | NA | 177 | 257 | 740 | ||
| Wayne Saidler | NA | 178 | 178 | 740 | ||
| Wael Talaat | Egypt | NA | 179 | - | 740 | |
| Johl Younger | Australia | NA | 180 | 263 | 740 | |
| 181. | Antony Bolsover | NA | 181 | 105 | 670 | |
| Mario Cutajar | Malta | NA | 182 | - | 670 | |
| Les Dodd | NA | 183 | 133 | 670 | ||
| Keith E | Singapore | NA | 184 | - | 670 | |
| Alastair Fleming | Scotland | NA | 185 | 172 | 670 | |
| Nigel Gilbert | NA | 186 | 123 | 670 | ||
| Darren Hackeson | NA | 187 | 161 | 670 | ||
| Mike Henson | Germany | NA | 188 | - | 670 | |
| Guo Hua | China | NA | 189 | - | 670 | |
| Sean Lanigan | NA | 190 | 140 | 670 | ||
| David McLellan | Scotland | NA | 191 | 100 | 670 | |
| Farhan Mirza | Pakistan | NA | 192 | - | 670 | |
| Saleh Muhammad | Pakistan | NA | 193 | - | 670 | |
| Stephen Murphy | N.Ireland | NA | 194 | 98 | 670 | |
| Ben Reicker | Canada | NA | 195 | - | 670 | |
| Brian Rowswell | NA | 196 | 112 | 670 | ||
| Chatchawan Rutphae | Thailand | NA | 197 | - | 670 | |
| Kirk Stevens | Canada | NA | 198 | - | 670 | |
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Last Modified: Monday February 04 2008 | after Welsh  |
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