The snooker world ranking system is an official list that ranks players by their recent performance. It is administered and maintained by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Each ranking series event is updated with this listing. To be eligible for the World Snooker Tour, players must hold a current ranking in snooker. Seeding is determined by players' performance in particular tournaments.
The snooker world rankings were established based on results from three World Championships, the World Open, UK Championship and the Professional Players Tournament. Each of these events had a winner who was given one seed. The runner-ups got two. The World Championship was the only ranked event from 1976 to 1982. However, in 1982, the International Open became the fourth ranking event. As competition grew, so did the number of tournaments.
The World Championship knockout format was also reintroduced during this period. This was considered the start of modern snooker. Most records are now based on records that date back to 1969. There are currently 31 titles on this snooker rankings list.
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 subsequently retired from snooker.
Stephen Hendry was one of the most dominating players of the 1990s. He was the number one player for eight consecutive years, and he won seven world titles. He is now tied with Ronnie O'Sullivan in the all-time rankings. 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. Among his other achievements, he is the snooker player of the year. Despite this, he has not yet managed to break the top spot. He was one point behind Mark Williams when he started 2019. They will meet in the finals at the 2020 UK Championship, and the Cazoo Masters.
Kyren Wilkinson is another important player in our rankings. He is a Premier League specialist. He enjoys betting on sports and is an expert in MLB and NBA. He also loves to play MLB and NFL. In his last two years, he has won four finals ranking, with two losses.
Mark Selby, the four-time world champ, was defeated in the semi-finals and quarter-finals of this year's World Championship. He has also experienced high-profile disappointments during his career.
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. The event is free to enter.