2006–07 snooker world rankings

Preceded by 2005/2006	2006/2007	Succeeded by 2007/2008

The professional world rankings for all snooker players on the main tour in the 2006–07 season are listed below. The total points from the 2004–05 and 2005–06 seasons were used to determine the rankings.

Rankings

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Ranking	Player	2004–05	2005–06 season							Total
Ranking	Player	Points	GP	UK	WO	MC	CO	WSC	Points	Total
1	Stephen Hendry	21337	3200	4800	700	2500	2500	1400	15100	36437
2	Ken Doherty	15887	1400	3750	1900	5000	3200	5000	20250	36137
3	Ronnie O'Sullivan	23162	4000	1050	700	0	700	6400	12850	36012
4	John Higgins	15812	5000	2850	1900	4000	4000	1400	19150	34962
5	Shaun Murphy	16375	1900	2850	4000	1900	700	5000	16350	32725
6	Graeme Dott	13500	450	1050	2500	3200	1900	10000	19100	32600
7	Peter Ebdon	15650	1400	2850	700	700	1900	8000	15550	31200
8	Mark Williams	12837	450	2850	2500	2500	5000	5000	18300	31137
9	Stephen Maguire	19725	450	2850	700	2500	700	3800	11000	30725
10	Stephen Lee	15625	450	1050	5000	700	2500	3800	13500	29125
11	Steve Davis	15775	1900	6000	700	700	0	3800	13100	28875
12	Barry Hawkins	13225	3200	2100	3200	1900	1400	2800	14600	27825
13	Neil Robertson	14425	450	3750	575	1400	1400	5000	12575	27000
14	Matthew Stevens	15262	450	1050	1900	700	700	3800	8600	23862
15	Ali Carter	14175	450	3750	575	1400	575	2800	9550	23725
16	Anthony Hamilton	14312	1400	863	3200	575	575	2800	9413	23725
17	Ryan Day	13025	900	1725	1900	575	1150	3800	10050	23075
18	Joe Perry	11250	450	4800	700	1900	2500	1400	11750	23000
19	Alan McManus	15975	450	1050	700	1900	700	1400	6200	22175
20	Nigel Bond	11725	1400	2100	575	1900	575	3800	10350	22075
21	Michael Holt	10662	2500	2100	1400	575	1900	2800	11275	21937
22	Marco Fu	10412	450	2100	575	1400	575	6400	11500	21912
23	David Gray	12100	2500	863	575	575	1400	3800	9713	21813
24	Stuart Bingham	9475	2500	3750	450	1900	1400	2300	12300	21775
25	James Wattana	10575	450	2100	2500	1400	1900	2800	11150	21725
26	Ian McCulloch	14537	1400	863	2500	700	575	1150	7188	21725
27	Ding Junhui	7225	250	7500	900	325	3200	2300	14475	21700
28	Mark Selby	12325	900	675	1900	450	1400	3800	9125	21450
29	Mark King	11075	1400	2850	575	1900	575	2800	10100	21175
30	Joe Swail	8137	1900	2100	1900	1400	2500	2800	12600	20737
31	Andy Hicks	12925	1400	863	1400	575	575	2800	7613	20538
32	Robert Milkins	14000	450	863	1900	1400	575	1150	6338	20338
33	Barry Pinches	12700	2500	863	575	1900	575	1150	7563	20263
^{[n 1]}	Paul Hunter	13200	450	2850	700	700	700	1400	6800	20000
34	Jimmy White	12787	1900	1050	700	700	700	1400	6450	19237
35	Dave Harold	9075	1400	1725	1150	1150	1400	2800	9625	18700
36	Ricky Walden	10175	1400	1725	1150	1150	1900	900	8225	18400
37	Mark Davis	9975	250	2850	1400	1150	450	2300	8400	18375
38	Gerard Greene	9487	1900	2100	450	1400	450	2300	8600	18087
39	Dominic Dale	8575	900	2100	1150	3200	450	900	8700	17275
40	Adrian Gunnell	10225	1400	675	450	450	1400	2300	6675	16900
41	Drew Henry	10062	250	1725	1400	1150	1400	900	6825	16887
42	John Parrott	9650	450	863	575	1400	575	2800	6663	16313
43	Michael Judge	8275	1400	1725	450	1150	450	2300	7475	15750
44	Tom Ford	9025	900	1350	900	450	900	1800	6300	15325
45	Fergal O'Brien	7525	1400	675	1150	1150	450	2300	7125	14650
46	Rod Lawler	8625	900	1350	200	900	200	2300	5850	14475
47	Jamie Cope	3837^{[n 2]}	1900	1725	1900	1150	1900	1800	10375	14212
48	Marcus Campbell	8950	250	1350	325	1150	325	1800	5200	14150
49	Rory McLeod	8275	1400	1725	450	450	900	900	5825	14100
50	Robin Hull	7525	900	488	325	2500	325	1800	6338	13863
51	Tony Drago	9012	900	675	450	1150	450	900	4525	13537
52	Stuart Pettman	5375	1900	1725	450	450	1150	2300	7975	13350
53	Mike Dunn	8025	900	488	325	900	325	2300	5238	13263
54	Jamie Burnett	7975	250	2100	325	900	900	650	5125	13100
55	Shokat Ali	8875	250	488	325	900	325	1800	4088	12963
56	David Roe	5412	900	975	1150	1150	1900	1300	7375	12787
57	Paul Davies	6750	900	1350	650	650	650	1300	5500	12250
58	Andrew Norman	5625	1900	1350	900	650	1400	400	6600	12225
59	Scott MacKenzie	6125	250	300	1400	900	1900	1300	6050	12175
60	Jimmy Michie	7725	900	488	325	900	1150	650	4413	12138
61	Mark Allen	3837^{[n 2]}	900	2100	900	1400	650	2300	8250	12087
62	Joe Jogia	6275	900	1350	650	650	200	1300	5050	11325
63	Joe Delaney	5650	250	975	650	650	650	1800	4975	10625
64	Sean Storey	6725	900	1350	200	650	200	400	3700	10425
65	Darren Morgan	6700	1400	300	650	650	200	400	3600	10300
66	Alfie Burden	6075	250	300	1400	200	650	1300	4100	10175
67	David Gilbert	3837^{[n 2]}	250	975	650	900	900	2300	5975	9812
68	Simon Bedford	6950	250	300	200	650	900	400	2700	9650
69	Paul Wykes	5250	250	1350	200	0	650	1800	4250	9500
70	Matthew Couch	3837^{[n 2]}	250	1350	900	900	325	1800	5525	9362
71	Leo Fernandez	5675	250	975	200	900	900	400	3625	9300
72	Lee Spick	3837^{[n 2]}	250	1350	325	325	900	2300	5450	9287
73	Patrick Wallace	5525	250	488	1150	450	325	900	3563	9088
74	Judd Trump	3837^{[n 2]}	250	300	1150	650	1150	1300	4800	8637
75	Chris Norbury	3837^{[n 2]}	1400	488	900	900	325	650	4663	8500
76	Gary Wilson	4275	900	300	900	200	200	1300	3800	8075
77	Liang Wenbo	3837^{[n 2]}	250	975	1400	200	900	400	4125	7962
78	Lee Walker	4337	1400	488	325	325	325	650	3513	7850
79	Alex Borg	3837^{[n 2]}	250	1350	200	200	200	1800	4000	7837
80	Bjorn Haneveer	3837	900	1350	900	200	200	400	3950	7787
81	Brian Morgan	5475	250	488	325	0	200	650	1913	7388
82	James Tatton	3837^{[n 2]}	250	488	325	325	325	1800	3513	7350
83	Justin Astley	3837^{[n 2]}	250	488	900	325	900	650	3513	7350
84	Gary Wilkinson	3587	250	975	650	1150	200	400	3625	7212
85	David McDonnell	4600	250	300	200	200	200	1300	2450	7050
86	Nick Dyson	4075	250	300	200	650	200	1300	2900	6975
87	Hugh Abernethy	4050	250	300	200	650	900	400	2700	6750
88	Adam Davies	4200	250	300	200	650	650	400	2450	6650
89	Stuart Mann	3837^{[n 2]}	900	300	200	200	650	400	2650	6487
90	Habib Subah	3837^{[n 2]}	250	300	200	200	200	400	1550	5387
91	Moh Keen Ho	3837^{[n 2]}	250	300	0	200	200	0	950	4787
92	Steve James	3600	250	300	0	0	0	0	550	4150
93	Jin Long	2500	250	300	0	200	0	400	1150	3650

Notes

^ Paul Hunter did not play during the 2006/2007 season and died on 9 October 2006.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Starter points given to new players on the tour.

For this season,

Stephen Hendry, despite having not had the best of seasons, regains the number one spot after nine years from second place.
Paul Hunter drops out of the top 32, down from number five to number 34 in the points list at the end of the 2005–06 season, shortly before his death.
Jimmy White drops out of the top 32 after his worst season to date, down from 8 to 34.
Alan McManus drops out of the top 16 after ten seasons, down from 12 to 19.
Ian McCulloch drops out of the top 16 after one season, down from 16 to 25.
Anthony Hamilton re-enters the top 16 after gaining one place, from 17 to 16.
Barry Pinches drops out of the top 32, down from 18 to 33.
Ali Carter reaches the top 16 for the first time in his career, rising from 19th to 15th.
Neil Robertson enters the top 16, from number 27 to number 13.
John Parrott drops out of the top 32, down from 28 to 42.
Ryan Day officially enters the top 32, from 33 (just outside the top 32, although he replaced the suspended Quinten Hann, officially in 22nd place at the time, during most of the season) to 17.
Stuart Bingham and Ding Junhui enter the top 32, from 37th to 24th and 62nd to 27th respectively.
Mark Selby and Joe Swail re-enter the top 32, from 38th to 28th and 40th to 30th respectively.

References

^ Turner, Chris. "Historical World Rankings 2005/06 to 2009/10". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
^ "World Rankings 2006/2007". Snooker.org. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
^ "Official Rankings". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 29 March 2007.
^ Ardalen, Hermund (2006). "Provisional World Rankings 2006/2007". WWW Snooker. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
^ "2005-6 Main Tour Two Year Rankings Updated 01/05/06 after 888.com World Championship". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 5 October 2008.

[hunter-6] Paul Hunter did not play during the 2006/2007 season and died on 9 October 2006.

[rookiebonus-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Starter points given to new players on the tour.

[1] Turner, Chris. "Historical World Rankings 2005/06 to 2009/10". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2011.

[2] "World Rankings 2006/2007". Snooker.org. Retrieved 26 February 2011.

[3] "Official Rankings". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 29 March 2007.

[4] Ardalen, Hermund (2006). "Provisional World Rankings 2006/2007". WWW Snooker. Retrieved 1 December 2010.

[5] "2005-6 Main Tour Two Year Rankings Updated 01/05/06 after 888.com World Championship". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 5 October 2008.

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