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1986–87 snooker world rankings

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1986–87 snooker world rankings

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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. 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. Initially, the rankings were based on performances in the preceding three world championships. The list for the 1986–87 snooker season was the first to only take account of results over two seasons.

Steve Davis retained first place in the rankings, with a lead described by the snooker historian Clive Everton as a "massive margin of 18 points". Also retaining his position, in second, was Cliff Thorburn, while Dennis Taylor overtook Tony Knowles for third place. The 1986 world champion Joe Johnson rose from 16th to 8th, and six-time world champion Ray Reardon fell from 6th to 15th.

Liam Kelly of the Evening Herald commented that although the WPBSA's ranking system was intended to be fair, it was "cumbersome and complicated". He noted that WPBSA chairman Rex Williams was ranked 16th instead of John Parrott, who had the same number of ranking points as Williams but more merit points, and argued that this "called into question [the] entire system." Players in the top 16 of the rankings were seeded into the last-32 round of the 1987 World Snooker Championship, and received invitations to the 1987 Masters; in the 1985–86 snooker season the top 16 players were guaranteed at least £11,773.50 in prize money, while players ranked 17th to 32nd were only guaranteed to earn £4,570.50. Williams had been ranked 27th the previous season. Neal Foulds, ranked in the top 16 for the first time for 1986–87, moved up to 13th from 23rd place. The two players who lost their places in the top 16 were Eddie Charlton, who dropped from 12th to 25th, and David Taylor who went from 14th to 21st.

The highest-ranked of the players who had been competing professionally for only one season were Barry West (30th), Tony Drago (37th) and Stephen Hendry (51st). Among the players who changed their ranking significantly from the previous year were Peter Francisco (59th to 26th), Steve Duggan (70th to 35th), and Roger Bales (100th to 66th).

Points tariff and basis of ranking

Placing1985 World ChampionshipOther ranking tournaments 1984–851986 World ChampionshipOther ranking tournaments 1985–86ChampionRunner-upLosing semi-finalistLosing Quarter-finalistLast 16 LoserLast 32 LoserFinal qualifying round loserPenultimate qualifying round loserAntepenultimate qualifying round loserPreliminary round loser
105106
8485
6364
4243
2122
1 merit point0.5 merit point1 ranking point or 2 merit points1
2 merit points1 merit point
1 merit point1 A point
1 A pointFrames won counted
Frames won counted

Ranking was determined as follows:

  • 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 1985–86 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 1985–86 season;
  • If players were still equal, A points were considered. If they were still tied, precedence was given to the player with the better in the 1985–86 season;
  • If players were still equal, frames won were considered. If they were still tied, precedence was given the player with the better in the 1985–86 season.

Rankings

RankingName1984–85 season1985–86 seasonRanking pointsMeritA pointsFramesIOGPUKClBOWCMTGPUKClBOWC123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525353555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118
Steve Davis53533836636859100
Cliff Thorburn04341464252641100
Dennis Taylor251021045420035400
Tony Knowles42201614321632100
Jimmy White20210452460430200
Alex Higgins20413222234227100
Willie Thorne21250020505426300
Joe Johnson101300321311025300
Kirk Stevens02314203302424300
Terry Griffiths100204233034221.500
Tony Meo11102212223017300
Silvino Francisco310050032012175.500
Neal Foulds030000412311152.500
Doug Mountjoy021002111402141.500
Ray Reardon11220600100013700
Rex Williams00110001242112400
John Parrott000004301022124.500
John Campbell000000221222112.500
John Virgo10020010114111400
Eugene Hughes30012001020211600
David Taylor111002212000104.500
Murdo MacLeod00011020212096.500
Cliff Wilson00110023001193.500
Bill Werbeniuk0000021002319200
Eddie Charlton01100201002293.500
Peter Francisco0000002122072.510
Mike Hallett0100000111127400
Dave Martin0000101111117100
Dean Reynolds02000020110174.500
Barry West0031004404
Steve Longworth0001000200104510
Jim Wych00000303510
Danny Fowler00000001100134.500
John Spencer00000010100133.500
Steve Duggan0000003000003320
Perrie Mans0000001113300
Tony Drago0210003110
Marcel Gauvreau10000000020033.530
Dene O'Kane0000200001003800
Steve Newbury1000100000103610
Warren King0002001000003520
Patsy Fagan0000200001033.530
Mark Wildman0000000100102600
George Scott00000011000022.520
Bob Harris00011000022.520
Ray Edmonds0000000100012230
Fred Davis0000000011002220
Paddy Browne00000000011021.530
Tony Chappel00000010100021.530
Graham Cripsey0000000011002115
Stephen Hendry0001012026
Graham Miles0000100100002510
Bob Chaperon00001010000023.520
Malcolm Bradley00001010000023.520
Tony Jones0000000001001700
Wayne Jones0000000100001610
Tommy Murphy00000010000014.520
Paul Medati00000000001014.520
Jimmy van Rensberg00001001330
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Bernie Mikkelsen000000001001320
John Rea00000000001012.530
Vic Harris00000000010012.530
Ian Black0000001000001230
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Roger Bales0000000000101219
Ian Williamson01000000000012.540
Les Dodd00000000000005.520
Robby Foldvari00000000000004.530
Eddie Sinclair00000000000004.520
Jack McLaughlin00000000000004.520
Dave Gilbert0000000000000417
Jim Donnelly0000000000000330
Colin Roscoe0000000000000330
Mario Morra0000000000000330
Jack Fitzmaurice0000000000000330
Mike Watterson0000000000000320
Mike Darrington0000000000000314
Geoff Foulds0000000000000240
Sakchai Sim Ngam0000000000000232
Dessie Sheehan0000000000000215
Jim Bear0000000000000214
John Dunning00000000000001.510
Bill Oliver0000000000000150
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Gino Rigitano0000000000000150
Mick Fisher0000000000000150
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Eddie McLaughlin0000000000000140
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Dennis Hughes00000000000001210
Martin Smith0000000000000127
Greg Jenkins0000000000000114
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Paul Thornley0000000000000100
Frank Jonik0000000000000060
Dave Chalmers0000000000000050
Clive Everton0000000000000060
Anthony Kearney0000000000000049
Glen Wilkinson00000000000000310
Jackie Rea0000000000000030
Pascal Burke00000000000000217
Joe Cagianello0000000000000020
Paul Watchorn00000000000000119
David Greaves00000000000000115
Derek Mienie00000000000000114
Bert Demarco00000000000000113
Jim Rempe0000000000000012
Paddy Morgan0000000000000010
Robbie Grace0000000000000010
Maurice Parkin00000000000000012
Bernard Bennett00000000000000011
Mike Hines0000000000000000
Ian Anderson0000000000000000
James Giannaros0000000000000000
Leon Heywood0000000000000000

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Notes

References

Books

References

  1. (10 May 1986). "Smokin' Joe riding high". [[Sports Argus]].
  2. Kelly, Liam. (13 May 1986). "All are not equal". Evening Herald.
  3. (13 May 1986). "Joe jumps queue". [[Liverpool Daily Post.
  4. (July 1985). "World rankings and how they earned them". Everton's News Agency.
  5. Hale, Janice. (September 1985). "How the rankings work". Everton's News Agency.
  6. (July 1986). "Official W.P.B.S.A. rankings 1985–86". Everton's News Agency.
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