1989–90 snooker world rankings

Preceded by
1988/1989 | 1989/1990 | Succeeded by
1990/1991

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No. 1: Steve Davis

Born|  (1957-08-22) August 22, 1957 (age 66)
Sport country|  England
Professional| 1978–2014
Highest ranking| 1
No. 2: John Parrott

Born|  (1964-05-11) May 11, 1964 (age 60)
Sport country|  England
Professional| 1983–2010
Highest ranking| 2
No. 3: Stephen Hendry

Born|  (1969-01-13) January 13, 1969 (age 55)
Sport country|  Scotland
Professional| 1985–2012
Highest ranking| 1

Snooker world rankings 1989/1990: The professional world rankings for the top 64 snooker players in the 1989–90 season are listed below.

## Points tariff and basis of ranking

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Points tariff contributing to the Snooker world rankings 1989–90[1][2] Placing  | 1988 and 1989 world championships  | Other ranking tournaments 1987–88 and 1988–89

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Champion  | 10 | 6
Runner-up  | 8 | 5
Losing semi-finalist  | 6 | 4
Losing Quarter-finalist  | 4 | 3
Last 16 Loser  | 2 | 2
Last 32 Loser  | 1 ranking point or 2 merit points[a] | 1
Final qualifying round loser  | 2 merit points | 1 merit point
Penultimate qualifying round loser  | 1 merit point | 1 A point
Antepenultimate qualifying round loser  | 1 A point | Frames won counted
Preliminary round loser  | Frames won counted | –

Ranking was determined as follows:[3]

* 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 later 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 later 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 later 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 later season.

## Rankings

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"(NT)" denotes a "non-tournament" player, i.e. a player who was permitted to enter the world championship but no other tournaments.

Snooker world rankings 1989–90[4][5] Ranking  | Name  | 1987–88 season | 1988–89 season | Ranking points  | Merit  | A points  | Frames

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IO | GP | UK | Cl | BO | WC | IO | GP | CM | UK | Cl | EO | BO | WC
1  |  Steve Davis (ENG) | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | – | 3 | 10 | 64 | 2 | 0 | 0
2  |  John Parrott (ENG) | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0
3  |  Stephen Hendry (SCO) | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0
4  |  Jimmy White (ENG) | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0
5  |  Terry Griffiths (WAL) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 0
6  |  Mike Hallett (ENG) | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0
7  |  Cliff Thorburn (CAN) | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | – | – | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 33[b] | 2 | 0 | 0
8  |  Dennis Taylor (NIR) | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0
9  |  Willie Thorne (ENG) | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0
10  |  Doug Mountjoy (WAL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0
11  |  Joe Johnson (ENG) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0
12  |  Tony Knowles (ENG) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0
13  |  John Virgo (ENG) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0
14  |  Tony Meo (ENG) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0
15  |  Dean Reynolds (ENG) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 5 | 4 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0
16  |  Steve James (ENG) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0
17  |  Martin Clark (ENG) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 8
18  |  Cliff Wilson (WAL) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0
19  |  Steve Newbury (WAL) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0
20  |  Neal Foulds (ENG) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0
21  |  Barry West (ENG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0
22  |  Eddie Charlton (AUS) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0
23  |  Silvino Francisco (RSA) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0
24  |  Alex Higgins (NIR) | – | – | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0
25  |  Peter Francisco (RSA) | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0
26  |  David Roe (ENG) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0
27  |  Eugene Hughes (IRL) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0
28  |  Dene O'Kane (NZL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0
29  |  Bob Chaperon (CAN) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0
30  |  Tony Drago (MLT) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0
31  |  Wayne Jones (WAL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0
32  |  Rex Williams (ENG) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0
33  |  David Taylor (ENG) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0
34  |  Steve Longworth (ENG) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0
35  |  Alain Robidoux (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0
36  |  Danny Fowler (ENG) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0
37  |  Jim Wych (CAN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0
38  |  Gary Wilkinson (ENG) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 9
39  |  John Spencer (ENG) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0
40  |  Joe O'Boye (IRL) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0
41  |  Tony Chappel (WAL) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0
42  |  John Campbell (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0
43  |  Steve Duggan (ENG) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0
44  |  Paddy Browne (IRL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 0
45  |  Murdo MacLeod (SCO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0
46  |  Nigel Gilbert (ENG) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 5
47  |  Mark Bennett (WAL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0
48  |  Colin Roscoe (WAL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13
49  |  Ray Edmonds (ENG) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0
50  |  Kirk Stevens (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0
51  |  Graham Cripsey (ENG) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |  | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0
52  |  Mark Johnston-Allen (ENG) | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0
53  |  Darren Morgan (WAL) | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3
54  |  Ray Reardon (WAL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0
55  |  Warren King (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0
56  |  Dave Martin (ENG) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 0
57  |  Tommy Murphy (NIR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0
58  |  Jack McLaughlin (NIR) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0
59  |  Ian Graham (ENG) | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10
60  |  Jim Chambers (ENG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7
61  |  Roger Bales (ENG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0
62  |  Tony Jones (ENG) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 0
63  |  Dave Gilbert (ENG) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0
64  |  Mick Fisher (ENG) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5
65  |  Les Dodd (ENG) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 0
66  |  John Rea (SCO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 12
67  |  Jon Wright (ENG) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0
68  |  Marcel Gauvreau (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0
69  |  Craig Edwards (ENG) | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5
70  |  Robert Marshall (ENG) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 18
71  |  Tony Wilson (IOM) | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12
72  |  Nick Terry (ENG) | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4
73  |  George Scott (ENG) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 14
74  |  Anthony Harris (ENG) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 18
75  |  Ken Owers (ENG) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0
76  |  Martin Smith (ENG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7
77  |  Robby Foldvari (AUS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 8
78  |  Graham Miles (ENG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10
79  |  Brian Rowswell (ENG) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6
80  |  Paul Medati (ENG) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 15
81  |  Pat Houlihan (ENG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0
82  |  Paul Gibson (ENG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
83  |  Vic Harris (ENG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 14
84  |  Jim Donnelly (SCO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 30
85  |  Bill Oliver (ENG) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 11
86  |  Mario Morra (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 16
87  |  Malcolm Bradley (ENG) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 11
88  |  Jim Bear (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 27
89  |  Fred Davis (ENG) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13
90  |  Mick Price (ENG) | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4
91  |  Glen Wilkinson (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 14
92  |  Ian Williamson (ENG) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 15
77  |  Bob Harris (ENG) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11
94  |  Eddie Sinclair (SCO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 34
95  |  John Dunning (ENG) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 28
96  |  Eric Lawlor (ENG) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 16
97  |  Mark Wildman (ENG) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13
98  |  Steve Campbell (ENG) | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 16
99  |  Mark Rowing (ENG) | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5
100  |  Terry Whitthread (ENG) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 14
101  |  Anthony Kearney (IRL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 18
102  |  Mike Darrington (ENG) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 27
103  |  Jimmy van Rensberg (RSA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 25
104  |  Jason Smith (ENG) | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 19
105  |  François Ellis (RSA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 13
106  |  Jack Fitzmaurice (ENG) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 14
107  |  Steve Meakin (ENG) | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 21
108  |  Dennis Hughes (ENG) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 17
109  |  Dessie Sheehan (IRL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 39
110  |  Mike Watterson (ENG) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 25
111  |  Paul Thornley (CAN) (NT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7
112  |  Matt Gibson (SCO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 14
113  |  Robbie Grace (RSA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 19
114  |  Paul Watchorn (IRL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 21
115  |  Jim Meadowcroft (ENG) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 16
116  |  Gino Rigitano (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 25
117  |  Jackie Rea (NIR) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 23
118  |  Geoff Foulds (ENG) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 17
119  |  Billy Kelly (IRL) (NT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14
120  |  Greg Jenkins (AUS) (NT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23
121  |  Ian Black (SCO) (NT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15
122  |  Bernie Mikkelsen (CAN) (NT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18
123  |  Patsy Fagan (IRL) (NT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21
124  |  Pascal Burke (IRL) (NT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22
125  |  Dave Chalmers (ENG) (NT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29
126  |  Ian Anderson (AUS) (NT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11
127  |  Frank Jonik (CAN) (NT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8
128  |  Derek Mienie (RSA) (NT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19
129  |  Jim Rempe (USA) (NT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16
130  |  Joe Grech (MLT) (NT) | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
131  |  Derek Heaton (ENG) (NT) | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15
132  |  Clive Everton (WAL) (NT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10
133  |  David Greaves (ENG) (NT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12
134  |  Bernard Bennett (ENG) (NT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9
135  |  Maurice Parkin (ENG) (NT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6
136  |  John Hargreaves (ENG) (NT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4
137  |  Bert Demarco (SCO) (NT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2
138  |  Eddie McLaughlin (SCO) (NT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1

## Notes

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1. ^ Players who qualified received a ranking point. Players exempted until this round received two merit points.[2]
2. ^ Fined two points for failing a drugs test[4][6]

## References

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1. ^ Hale, Janice (September 1985). "How the rankings work". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. p. 14.
2. ^ a b Smith 1987, pp. 22–23.
3. ^ Everton 1986, p. 9.
4. ^ a b "WPBSA world rankings". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. June 1986. pp. 24–25.
5. ^ "New world ranking list". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. June 1989. pp. 20–21.
6. ^ Acteson, Steve (13 May 1988). "Thorburn sentence ridiculed as lenient". The Times. London. p. 44.

Books Books

* Everton, Clive, ed. (1986). Benson and Hedges Snooker Year (Third ed.). Aylesbury: Pelham Books. ISBN 978-0-86369-166-9.
* Hayton, Eric; Dee, John (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. ISBN 978-0-9548549-0-4.
* Morrison, Ian (1987). The Hamlyn Encyclopedia of Snooker (Revised ed.). Twickenham: Hamlyn Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-600-55604-6.
* Smith, Terry, ed. (1987). Benson and Hedges Snooker Year (Fourth ed.). Aylesbury: Pelham Books. ISBN 978-0-7207-1797-6.

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