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1991–92 snooker world rankings

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Stephen Hendry playing snooker
Stephen Hendry (pictured in 2003) retained top place in the ranking list.[1]
Steve Davis playing snooker
Steve Davis (pictured in 2010) was ranked second, keeping his place from the previous season.[1]
Jimmy White playing snooker
Jimmy White (pictured in 2011) moved up one place to third, overtaking John Parrott who had defeated him in the final of the 1991 World Snooker Championship.[2]

The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA), the governing body for professional snooker, first introduced a ranking system for professional players in 1976, with the aim of seeding players for the World Snooker Championship.[3] The reigning champion would be automatically seeded first, the losing finalist from the previous year seeded second, and the other seedings based on the ranking list.[3] Initially, the rankings were based on performances in the preceding three world championships.[3] The 1983–84 snooker world rankings were the first to take tournaments other than world championship into account and several additional tournaments were designated as ranking tournaments over the following years.[4][3] The list for the 1986–87 snooker season was the first to only take account of results over two seasons and the rankings for 1991–92 were also based on results from the preceding two seasons.[5][6] There were eighteen ranking events taken into consideration for the 1991–92 ranking list: ten in the 1989–90 snooker season and eight in the 1990–91 snooker season.[7] The ranking list was published soon after the conclusion of the 1991 World Snooker Championship.[7]

Stephen Hendry was ranked first, with 85 ranking points, ahead of Steve Davis with 57 and Jimmy White with 51.[6] Snooker Scene magazine commented that Hendry's lead was larger than the equivalent of four ranking tournament wins.[8] Gary Wilkinson and Tony Jones were in the top 16, regarded as the elite of the game, for the first time.[8] Wilkinson, runner-up at the 1991 British Open, rose from 19th to 5th and the 1991 European Open champion Jones moved from 35th to 15th.[8][9] Tony Knowles regained a place in the top 16, while Willie Thorne, John Virgo and Tony Meo dropped out of it.[8]

Alan McManus at 41st and Ken Doherty at 51st were the highest placed of those who had been on the professional circuit for only one season.[8] Alex Higgins had 25 ranking points deducted from his 1989–90 total and was banned for the 1990–91 by the WPBSA following a disciplinary inquiry and fell from 97th to 120th.[8][a] There were 165 players on the original list issued by the WBPSA, but four players who did not pay their membership fees were subsequently excluded: Jimmy van Rensberg (originally 119th), Patsy Fagan (originally 146th), Mike Hines (originally 159th) and Frank Jonik (originally 160th).[8][12]

Points tariff and basis of ranking

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Points tariff contributing to the Snooker world rankings 1990–91[13][14]
Placing 1990 and 1991 world championships Other ranking tournaments 1989–90 and 1990–91
Champion 10 6
Runner-up 8 5
Losing semi-finalist 6 4
Losing Quarter-finalist 4 3
Last 16 Loser 2 2
Last 32 Loser 1 ranking point or 2 merit points[b] 1
Final qualifying round loser 2 merit points 1 merit point
Penultimate qualifying round loser 1 merit point 1 A point
Antepenultimate qualifying round loser 1 A point Frames won counted
Preliminary round loser Frames won counted –

Ranking was determined as follows:[5]

  • By number of ranking points.
  • If players had an equal number of ranking points, precedence was given to the player with the better performances in the later season.
  • If players were still equal, merit points were considered. If they were still tied, precedence was given to the player with the better performances in the later season.
  • If players were still equal, A points were considered. If they were still tied, precedence was given to the player with the better performances in the later season.
  • If players were still equal, frames won were considered. If they were still tied, precedence was given the player with the better performances in the later season.

Rankings

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Key:

  • "(New)" denotes a player that was a new professional for 1990–91; "*" denotes that the player was not a professional during the season.
  • "X" denotes that the player was banned from competing in the 1990–91 season.[16]

Note: the breakdown of points per season for players ranked below 64 is not provided in sources. Blank cells indicate that the information is not provided in sources for the ranking list.

Snooker world rankings 1991–92[17][18][8]
Ranking Name 1989–90 season 1990–91 season Total
Ranking points Merit points A points Frames Ranking points Merit points A points Frames Ranking points Merit points A points Frames
1  Stephen Hendry (SCO) 44 1 – – 41 – – – 85 1 – –
2  Steve Davis (ENG) 33 – – – 24 2 – – 57 2 – –
3  Jimmy White (ENG) 24 1 – – 27 1 – – 51 2 – –
4  John Parrott (ENG) 26 1 – – 22 2 – – 48 3 – –
5  Gary Wilkinson (ENG) 17 1 2 – 21 1 – – 38 2 2 –
6  Neal Foulds (ENG) 18 1 – – 20 – – – 38 1 – –
7  Steve James (ENG) 22 2 – – 14 3 – – 36 5 – –
8  Mike Hallett (ENG) 16 2 – – 17 3 – – 33 5 – –
9  Dennis Taylor (NIR) 13 4 – – 17 2 – – 30 6 – –
10  Doug Mountjoy (WAL) 19 3 – – 11 3 – – 30 6 – –
11  Terry Griffiths (WAL) 15 3 – – 12 2 – – 27 5 – –
12  Dean Reynolds (ENG) 16 2 – – 11 3 – – 27 5 – –
13  Alain Robidoux (CAN) 15 – 2 – 10 2 – – 25 2 2 –
14  Martin Clark (ENG) 16 2 – – 9 1 – – 25 3 – –
15  Tony Jones (ENG) 11 1 3 – 12 2 2 – 23 3 5 –
16  Tony Knowles (ENG) 13 4 – – 10 2 – – 23 6 – –
17  Willie Thorne (ENG) 13 2 – – 9 4 – – 22 6 – –
19  Dene O'Kane (NZL) 12 5 – – 9 4 – – 21 9 – –
19  Peter Francisco (RSA) 12 4 – – 9 3 – – 21 7 – –
20  James Wattana (THA) 12 3 3 – 9 2 1 – 21 5 4 –
21  Nigel Bond (ENG) 10 4 2 4 10 4 2 – 20 8 4 4
22  Tony Drago (MLT) 10 3 – – 9 3 – – 19 6 – –
23  Steve Newbury (WAL) 14 3 – – 5 3 – – 19 6 – –
24  Silvino Francisco (RSA) 10 6 – – 8 4 – – 18 10 – –
25  Wayne Jones (WAL) 11 2 – – 7 5 – – 17[c] 7 – –
26  Joe Johnson (ENG) 9 6 – – 7 3 – – 16 9 – –
27  Eddie Charlton (AUS) 7 4 – – 6 2 – – 15[c] 6 – –
28  Danny Fowler (ENG) 10 5 1 – 5 6 – – 15 11 1 –
29  Mark Bennett (WAL) 8 4 1 – 6 3 1 – 14 7 2 –
30  Bob Chaperon (CAN) 11 5 – – 3 7 – – 14 12 – –
31  John Virgo (ENG) 12 3 – – 2 7 – – 14 10 – –
32  Cliff Wilson (WAL) 7 5 – – 6 4 – – 13 9 – –
33  Darren Morgan (WAL) 7 5 2 – 6 2 1 – 13 7 3 –
34  Tony Meo (ENG) 7 3 – – 5 5 – – 12 8 – –
35  Brady Gollan (CAN) 5 2 2 6 6 1 4 – 11 3 6 6
36  Cliff Thorburn (CAN) 7 5 – – 4 7 – – 11 12 – –
37  Tony Chappel (WAL) 4 4 3 – 6 1 4 – 10 5 7 –
38  Barry West (ENG) 7 6 – – 3 6 – – 10 12 – –
39  Warren King (AUS) 8 3 3 – 2 4 2 – 10 7 5 –
40  Les Dodd (ENG) 6 3 2 5 3 4 4 5 9 7 6 5
41  Alan McManus (SCO) (New) * * * * 8 3 – 6 8 3 – 6
42  Ian Graham (ENG) 4 6 3 – 4 3 2 – 8 9 5 –
43  John Campbell (AUS) 4 3 4 – 4 3 2 – 8 6 6 –
44  Colin Roscoe (WAL) 4 3 5 – 4 1 4 – 8 4 9 –
45  Eugene Hughes (IRL) 5 7 – – 3 3 4 – 8 10 4 –
46  Robert Marshall (ENG) 6 4 2 5 2 3 3 5 8 7 5 5
47  Brian Morgan (ENG) 8 2 1 7 0 1 7 7 8 3 8 7
48  Rex Williams (ENG) 4 7 – – 3 6 1 – 7 13 1 –
49  Jack McLaughlin (NIR) 4 6 2 – 3 3 3 – 7 9 5 –
50  David Roe (ENG) 5 7 – – 2 2 4 – 7 9 4 –
51  Ken Doherty (IRL) (New) * * * * 6 2 1 3 6 2 1 3
52  Mark Johnston-Allen (ENG) 1 8 2 – 5 3 4 – 6 11 6 –
53  Franky Chan (HKG) (New) * * * * 5 1 2 9 5 1 2 9
54  Rod Lawler (ENG) (New) * * * * 4 4 2 0 4 4 2 0
55  Jon Birch (ENG) (New) * * * * 4 2 2 3 4 2 2 3
56  Jason Prince (NIR) (New) * * * * 4 2 1 5 4 2 1 5
57  Jim Wych (CAN) 1 6 1 – 3 5 2 – 4 11 3 –
58  Kirk Stevens (CAN) 1 1 8 – 3 1 2 12 4 2 10 12
59  Nigel Gilbert (ENG) 2 2 6 – 2 4 2 – 4 6 8 –
60  Nick Dyson (ENG) 2 2 4 11 2 2 3 2 4 4 7 11
61  Craig Edwards (ENG) 2 2 2 11 2 – 6 11 4 2 8 11[c]
62  Jim Chambers (ENG) 3 6 2 – 1 – 7 – 4 6 9 –
63  Steve Duggan (ENG) 4 4 3 – – 2 6 4 4 6 9 –
64  Mark Rowing (ENG) 3 3 2 12 – 3 5 – 3 6 7 12
65  Stephen Murphy (IRE) 1 1 2 5 5 24
66  Duncan Campbell (SCO) – 2 2 4 9 11
67  Ken Owers (ENG) – 2 2 3 6 20
68  Robby Foldvari (AUS) – 2 2 2 2 54
69  Jason Whittaker (ENG) (New) * * * * 2 1 3 13 2 1 3 13
70  Andrew Cairns (ENG) 1 1 2 7 6 8
71  Joe O'Boye (IRL) 1 1 2 7 7 –
72  Murdo MacLeod (SCO) 1 1 2 7 9 –
73  Barry Pinches (ENG) 1 1 2 4 6 15
74  David Taylor (ENG) 2 – 2 9 7 –
75  Jason Smith (ENG) 2 – 2 5 5 27
76  Joe Grech (MLT) 2 – 2 4 2 7
77  Brian Rowswell (ENG) 2 – 2 3 10 8
78  Paul Gibson (ENG) 2 – 2 2 4 29
79  Bob Harris (ENG) – 1 1 9 6 4
80  Steve Campbell (ENG) – 1 1 7 6 15
81  Gary Natale (CAN) (New) * * * * 1 1 2 11 1 1 2 11
82  Mick Price (ENG) 1 – 1 10 3 13
82  Paddy Browne (IRL) 1 – 1 9 8 –
84  Roger Bales (ENG) 1 – 1 6 7 10
85  John Spencer (ENG) 1 – 1 6 11 –
86  Tony Wilson (IOM) 1 – 1 5 6 19
87  Bill Oliver (ENG) 1 – 1 5 5 28
88  Mario Morra (CAN) 1 – 1 4 9 9
89  Marcel Gauvreau (CAN) 1 – 1 4 7 21
90  Tommy Murphy (NIR) 1 – 1 4 11 6
91  Dave Gilbert (ENG) 1 – 1 4 11 5
92  Martin Smith (ENG) 1 – 1 2 8 23
93  Paul Medati (ENG) 1 – 1 2 6 27
94  Ian Brumby (ENG) 1 – 1 2 5 30
95  Ray Edmonds (ENG) – – – 8 8 9
96  Jon Wright (ENG) – – – 8 3 19
97  Nick Terry (ENG) – – – 7 7 8
98  Steve Longworth (ENG) – – – – – 6 12 –
99  Chris Cookson (ENG) (New) * * * * – 5 1 12 – 5 1 12
100  John Rea (SCO) – – – 5 8 15
101  Graham Miles (ENG) – – – 5 4 24
102  Eddie Sinclair (SCO) – – – 5 6 22
103  Graham Cripsey (ENG) – – – 4 8 19
104  Pat Houlihan (ENG) – – – 4 7 16
105  Dave Martin (ENG) – – – 4 6 14
106  Ian Williamson (ENG) – – – 3 8 21
107  Steve Meakin (ENG) – – – 3 5 29
108  Jason Ferguson (ENG) (New) * * * * – 2 2 10 – 2 2 10
109  Mick Fisher (ENG) – – – 2 11 11
110  Paul Watchorn (IRL) – – – 2 4 28
111  Anthony Kearney (IRL) – – – 1 8 21
112  Gino Rigitano (CAN) – – – 1 5 24
113  Eric Lawlor (ENG) – – – 1 5 24
114  George Scott (ENG) – – – 1 4 20
115  Matt Gibson (SCO) – – – 1 4 43
116  Vic Harris (ENG) – – – 1 4 29
118  Robbie Grace (RSA) – – – 1 3 21
118  Jim Donnelly (SCO) – – – 1 2 43
119  François Ellis (RSA) – – – 1 1 37
120  Alex Higgins (NIR) – 1 – – X X X X – 1 – –
121  Malcolm Bradley (ENG) – – – – – – 9 23
122  Anthony Harris (ENG) – – – – – – 7 44
123  Jack Fitzmaurice (ENG) – – – – – – 7 27
124  John Dunning (ENG) – – – – – – 6 23
125  Mike Darrington (ENG) – – – – – – 5 33
126  Ray Reardon (WAL) – – – – – – 5 17
127  Billy Kelly (IRL) – – – – – – 5 8
128  Jim Bear (CAN) – – – – – – 4 27
129  Mark Wildman (ENG) – – – – – – 4 20
130  Jim Meadowcroft (ENG) – – – – – – 4 8
131  Fred Davis (ENG) – – – – – – 3 19
132  Terry Whitthread (ENG) – – – – – – 2 26
133  Mike Watterson (ENG) – – – – – – 2 20
134  Dessie Sheehan (IRL) – – – – – – 2 33
135  Glen Wilkinson (AUS) – – – – – – 2 18
136  Dennis Hughes (ENG) – – – – – – 2 15
137  Geoff Foulds (ENG) – – – – – – 2 12
138  Vladimir Potazsnyk (AUS) – – – – – – – 1 –
139  Greg Jenkins (AUS) – – – – – – 1 10
140  Clive Everton (WAL) – – – – – – – – 1 –
141  Paul Thornley (CAN) – – – – – – – – – 23
142  Derek Heaton (ENG) – – – – – – – – – 6
143  Derek Mienie (RSA) – – – – – – – – – 5
144  Ian Black (SCO) – – – – – – – – – 3
145  Bernie Mikkelsen (CAN) – – – – – – – – – 2
146  Bill Werbeniuk (CAN) – – – – – – – – – 1
147  Ian Anderson (AUS) – – – – – – – – – – – –
148  Bernard Bennett (ENG) – – – – – – – – – – – –
149  Pascal Burke (IRL) – – – – – – – – – – – –
150  Joe Cagianello (CAN) – – – – – – – – – – – –
151  Lou Condo (AUS) – – – – – – – – – – – –
152  Bert Demarco (SCO) – – – – – – – – – – – –
153  Manuel Francisco (RSA) – – – – – – – – – – – –
154  Sam Frangie (AUS) – – – – – – – – – – – –
155  James Giannaros (AUS) – – – – – – – – – – – –
156  David Greaves (ENG) – – – – – – – – – – – –
157  Steve Mizerak (USA) – – – – – – – – – – – –
158  Paddy Morgan (AUS) – – – – – – – – – – – –
159  Maurice Parkin (ENG) – – – – – – – – – – – –
160  Jim Rempe (USA) – – – – – – – – – – – –
161  Gerry Watson (CAN) – – – – – – – – – – – –

Ranking tournaments

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Results of the finals for tournaments contributing to the 1991–92 snooker world rankings[7][19]
Tournament Winner Runner-up Score
1989 Hong Kong Open  Mike Hallett (ENG)  Dene O'Kane (NZL) 9–8
1989 Asian Open  Stephen Hendry (SCO)  James Wattana (THA) 9–6
1989 International Open  Steve Davis (ENG)  Stephen Hendry (SCO) 9–4
1989 Grand Prix  Steve Davis (ENG)  Dean Reynolds (ENG) 10–0
1989 Dubai Classic  Stephen Hendry (SCO)  Doug Mountjoy (WAL) 9–2
1989 UK Championship  Stephen Hendry (SCO)  Steve Davis (ENG) 16–12
1990 Classic  Steve James (ENG)  Warren King (AUS) 10–6
1990 British Open  Bob Chaperon (CAN)  Alex Higgins (NIR) 10–8
1990 European Open  John Parrott (ENG)  Stephen Hendry (SCO) 10–6
1990 World Snooker Championship  Stephen Hendry (SCO)  Jimmy White (ENG) 18–12
1990 Grand Prix  Stephen Hendry (SCO)  Nigel Bond (ENG) 10–5
1990 Asian Open  Stephen Hendry (SCO)  Dennis Taylor (NIR) 9–3
1990 Dubai Classic  Stephen Hendry (SCO)  Steve Davis (ENG) 9–1
1990 UK Championship  Stephen Hendry (SCO)  Steve Davis (ENG) 16–15
1991 Classic  Jimmy White (ENG)  Stephen Hendry (SCO) 10–4
1991 British Open  Stephen Hendry (SCO)  Gary Wilkinson (ENG) 10–9
1991 European Open  Tony Jones (ENG)  Mark Johnston-Allen (ENG) 9–7
1991 World Snooker Championship  John Parrott (ENG)  Jimmy White (ENG) 18–11
Preceded by
1990–91 		1991–92 Succeeded by
1992–93

Notes

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  1. ^ These penalties were imposed by the WPBSA following a hearing conducted for the Association by Gavin Lightman, a barrister, which considered several incidents including Higgins punching a press officer, threatening to arrange for fellow player Dennis Taylor to be shot, and insulting both Taylor and WPBSA chairman John Spencer.[10][11]
  2. ^ Players who qualified received a ranking point. Players exempted until this round received two merit points.[15]
  3. ^ a b c Inconsistent totals reflect the sources.

References

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  1. ^ a b Hayton & Dee 2004, pp. 120–121.
  2. ^ Acteson, Steve (7 May 1991). "Parrott Pockets a Hard-Earned Championship". The Times. p. 36.
  3. ^ a b c d Morrison 1987, p. 107.
  4. ^ "New W.P.B.S.A. Rankings". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. June 1983. p. 28.
  5. ^ a b Everton 1986, p. 9.
  6. ^ a b Hale 1991, pp. 18–22.
  7. ^ a b c Hale 1991, p. 17.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h "WPBSA World Rankings". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. June 1991. pp. 22–23.
  9. ^ "Wilko Leaps up the Table". Sports Argus. 1 June 1991. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Smith, Terry (1 May 1990). "Hendry Plans Future, Davis Plots Revenge". The Daily Telegraph. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Baksi, Catherine (6 August 2020). "Sir Gavin Lightman Obituary". The Guardian.
  12. ^ "WPBSA Rankings for the 1991/92 Season". Pot Black. Brentwood: Pot Black Publishing. June 1991. p. 25.
  13. ^ Hale, Janice (September 1985). "How the Rankings Work". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. p. 14.
  14. ^ Smith 1991, pp. 14–15.
  15. ^ Smith 1991, p. 14.
  16. ^ "Higgins Beaten". The Times. 2 August 1991. p. 35.
  17. ^ Smith 1990, pp. 16–17.
  18. ^ Smith 1991, pp. 16–17.
  19. ^ Hayton & Dee 2004, pp. 157–160.

Books

  • Everton, Clive (1986). The History of Snooker and Billiards. Haywards Heath: Partridge Press. ISBN 978-1-85225-013-3.
  • Hale, Janice (1991). Rothmans Snooker Yearbook 1991–92. Aylesbury: Queen Anne Press. ISBN 978-0-356-19747-0.
  • Hayton, Eric; Dee, John (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. ISBN 978-0-9548549-0-4.
  • Morrison, Ian (1987). The Hamlyn Encyclopedia of Snooker (Revised ed.). Twickenham: Hamlyn Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-600-55604-6.
  • Smith, Terry, ed. (1990). Benson and Hedges Snooker Year (Seventh ed.). Aylesbury: Pelham Books. ISBN 978-0-7207-1955-0.
  • Smith, Terry, ed. (1991). Benson and Hedges Snooker Year (Eighth ed.). London: Pelham Books. ISBN 978-0-7207-1983-3.
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