Another week and another ranking event has taken place with changes aplenty again on the various snooker rankings lists.
Mark Selby beat John Higgins 10-5 on Sunday at the Centaur in Cheltenham to win his 23rd career ranking crown.
It was a first piece of silverware in 18 months for the Englishman, who compiled two century breaks and several more sizable contributions during a high-quality British Open final.
Let’s take a look at how the results impacted the snooker rankings.
Top 16
Judd Trump’s enormous lead at the top of the official two-year standings ensures that it’s unlikely he’ll be caught over the course of the next few months.
At the British Open, the Englishman continued his streak of at least reaching the quarter-final of every ranking event he has participated in during 2024.
Trump remains about half a million pounds clear of the player in second place, world champion Kyren Wilson.
Mark Allen stays in third ahead of Selby, who leapfrogs Ronnie O’Sullivan into fourth position after collecting the £100,000 top prize.
The following spots in the top ten are unchanged from last week with Luca Brecel in sixth ahead of Mark Williams, Shaun Murphy, Ding Junhui, and Gary Wilson.
Zhang Anda switches places with Ali Carter, while Higgins jumps back into the elite bracket of the rankings in 14th behind Si Jiahui.
The Scot began last week outside the top 16 in the snooker rankings for the first time since 1995 but bounced back strongly to quickly regain his coveted status.
Tom Ford and Neil Robertson slip down to 15th and 16th respectively, with World Championship finalist Jak Jones dropping to 17th despite a season-best run to the quarter-finals in Cheltenham.
Who were the other movers?
Oliver Lines, who is in the first year of his two-year card, rose 16 places to number 83 in the world after reaching the semi-finals of a ranking tournament for the first time.
Rory Thor and Stan Moody boosted their chances of tour survival with runs to the last 16, meanwhile.
Thor, who beat last week’s English Open champion Neil Robertson, moves up to number 74 while teenager Moody is ranked at number 82.
But both players are in the top four on the provisional one-year list of players who are ranked outside the top 64 and will receive a fresh two-year card at the end of the season.
The biggest loser for this week was Ryan Day, whose earnings from his 2022 British Open triumph were deducted from his rolling total, meaning the Welshman drops nine places to number 28.
| Official 2-Year World Rankings | Sept 30, 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Judd Trump | £1,491,200 |
| 2 | Kyren Wilson | £993,500 |
| 3 | Mark Allen | £962,200 |
| 4 | Mark Selby | £761,700 |
| 5 | Ronnie O’Sullivan | £739,500 |
| 6 | Luca Brecel | £668,500 |
| 7 | Mark Williams | £655,000 |
| 8 | Shaun Murphy | £607,300 |
| 9 | Ding Junhui | £461,500 |
| 10 | Gary Wilson | £451,400 |
| 11 | Zhang Anda | £445,750 |
| 12 | Ali Carter | £444,900 |
| 13 | Si Jiahui | £361,400 |
| 14 | John Higgins | £360,850 |
| 15 | Tom Ford | £343,850 |
| 16 | Neil Robertson | £341,350 |
| — | — | — |
| 17 | Jak Jones | £339,500 |
| 18 | Barry Hawkins | £306,050 |
| 19 | David Gilbert | £299,250 |
| 20 | Jack Lisowski | £287,900 |
| 21 | Robert Milkins | £286,000 |
| 22 | Chris Wakelin | £275,400 |
| 23 | Hossein Vafaei | £274,900 |
| 24 | Stuart Bingham | £254,900 |
| 25 | Zhou Yuelong | £238,850 |
1-year snooker rankings
Like in previous years, the single-season snooker rankings will determine qualification spots for several lucrative ranking events.
Last season, the top 32 from this list qualified for the World Grand Prix, the top 16 for the Players Championship, and the top 12 for the Tour Championship.
Mark Selby rises 25 positions on this list to number five, while Higgins jumps 40 places to 13th.
The £500,000 that Judd Trump earned for his success at the Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters ensures that he is way out in front in the one-year rankings.
A run to the British Open semi-finals for Mark Allen – his best performance of the campaign so far – takes the Northern Irishman up to 18th.
Luca Brecel continues to languish down at number 66, but a few victories in Cheltenham have at least helped his cause and got him going in the right direction again.
Ding Junhui is by far and away having the worst season among those officially ranked in the top 16, with the Chinese cueist yet to win a match since the 2024/25 term commenced.
| 1-Year Snooker Rankings | Sept 30, 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Judd Trump | £601,200 |
| 2 | Kyren Wilson | £227,000 |
| 3 | Mark Williams | £223,000 |
| 4 | Neil Robertson | £163,350 |
| 5 | Mark Selby | £127,200 |
| 6 | Si Jiahui | £125,400 |
| 7 | Shaun Murphy | £122,800 |
| 8 | Ronnie O’Sullivan | £85,500 |
| 9 | Wu Yize | £74,000 |
| 10 | David Gilbert | £70,750 |
| 11 | Jimmy Robertson | £67,600 |
| 12 | Xiao Guodong | £66,000 |
| 13 | John Higgins | £60,350 |
| 14 | Chris Wakelin | £54,400 |
| 15 | Stuart Bingham | £51,400 |
| 16 | Pang Junxu | £50,400 |
| 17 | Elliot Slessor | £49,350 |
| 18 | Mark Allen | £47,200 |
| 19 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | £47,000 |
| 20 | Zhang Anda | £46,750 |
| 21 | Scott Donaldson | £46,350 |
| 22 | Gary Wilson | £45,400 |
| 23 | Jack Lisowski | £44,400 |
| 24 | Matthew Selt | £40,750 |
| 25 | Hossein Vafaei | £39,400 |
| 26 | Ali Carter | £38,400 |
| 27 | Ben Woollaston | £38,000 |
| 28 | Yuan Sijun | £37,400 |
| 29 | Daniel Wells | £36,500 |
| 30 | Xu Si | £35,750 |
| 31 | Barry Hawkins | £35,550 |
| 32 | Lyu Haotian | £34,800 |
| — | — | — |
| 33 | Jak Jones | £32,000 |
| 50 | Zhou Yuelong | £19,350 |
| 66 | Luca Brecel | £14,400 |
| N/R | Ding Junhui | £0 |
What is the next snooker event?
The next ranking event on the calendar is the Wuhan Open, which runs from October 6-12 in China.
Before that, there is a qualifying phase for the International Championship qualifiers currently ongoing at Ponds Forge in Sheffield.
Live coverage of those qualifiers is available on discovery+ and Matchroom Live.
2024/25 WST calendar
Note: Dates are provisional and subject to change
COMPLETED
Championship League Snooker
Champion: Ali Carter
Shanghai Masters
Champion: Judd Trump
Xi’an Grand Prix
Champion: Kyren Wilson
Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters
Champion: Judd Trump
English Open
Champion: Neil Robertson
British Open
Champion: Mark Selby
SEPTEMBER
30th to Oct 2nd
International Championship qualifiers
(Ponds Forge, Sheffield)
OCTOBER
6th to 12th
Wuhan Open
(Wuhan, China)
20th to 27th
Northern Ireland Open
(Waterfront Hall, Belfast)
28th to 30th
Scottish Open qualifiers
(Canon Medical Arena, Sheffield)
NOVEMBER
3rd to 10th
International Championship
(Nanjing, China)
11th to 17th
Champion of Champions
(Toughsheet Community Stadium, Bolton)
16th to 21st
UK Championship qualifiers
(Mattioli Arena, Leicester)
23rd to December 1st
UK Championship
(York Barbican, York)
DECEMBER
4th to 7th
Shoot Out
(Mattioli Arena, Leicester)
9th to 15th
Scottish Open
(Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh)
16th to 22nd
– German Masters qualifiers
– World Open qualifiers
(Canon Medical Arena, Sheffield)
JANUARY
12th to 19th
The Masters
(Alexandra Palace, London)
27th to February 2nd
German Masters
(Tempodrom, Berlin)
FEBRUARY
10th to 16th
Welsh Open
(Venue Cymru, Llandudno)
MARCH
TBC
World Grand Prix
(TBC)
3rd to 9th
World Open
(Yushan, China)
17th to 23rd
Players Championship
(Telford, England)
31st to April 6th
Tour Championship
(Manchester Central, Manchester)
APRIL
7th to 16th
World Championship qualifiers
(EIS, Sheffield)
19th to May 5th
World Snooker Championship
(Crucible Theatre, Sheffield)
Featured photo credit: WST
