The official snooker ranking system ranks players based upon their recent performance. It is administered and maintained by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. This listing is updated following each event in the ranking series. In order to be eligible to play on the World Snooker Tour, a player must have a current snooker world ranking. Players are seeded according to their performance in specific tournaments and their ranking.
The first two years of the snooker ranking were based on three World Championships results: the World Open Championship, UK Championship Championship, and Professional Players Tournament. Each of these events awarded one seed to the winner and two to the runner ups. From 1976 through 1982, the World Championship was a ranking event. The International Open in 1982 became the fourth ranking tourney. As competition grew, so did the number of tournaments.
The World Championship knockout format was also reintroduced during this period. This is considered the beginning of modern snooker. Today, most records are based on the period starting from 1969. The current snooker World Ranking List has 31 titles.
Ray Reardon reigned supreme in snooker during the 1970s. He won six consecutive Welsh amateur titles and was also the World Champion. He won the 1974 World Championship. This was his first ranking event. He held the record for most ranking titles until Steve Davis broke it in 1998. However, he eventually retired from snooker.
Stephen Hendry was one among the most dominant players of the 1990s. He was the number-one player in the world for eight years consecutively and won seven of his seven world titles. He currently shares the all-time rank titles list with Ronnie O'Sullivan. However, he has decided to retire from snooker at the end of the 2012 championships.
Judd Trump, currently world ranking snooker champion, is his name. He is the snooker player award winner. He is still not in the top 10. He was one point behind Mark Williams when he started 2019. Both players will compete in the finals the 2020 UK Championships and Cazoo Masters.
Kyren Wilson is another major player in the rankings. He is a professional who specialises in the Premier League. He enjoys sports betting and plays in the MLB and NBA. He also enjoys playing NFL and MLB. He has won four ranking championships in his last two seasons with only two losses.
The four-time world champion Mark Selby has lost in the semi-final and quarter-final of the World Championship. His career has been filled with high-profile disappointments.
The fourth Indian Open World Ranking Snooker Tournament is scheduled for September 12-16 in Visakhapatnam (India). The action will be viewed by many celebrities. Entry to the event is free.