Billiards world rankings

Ranking system for players of English billiards

The billiards world rankings are the official system of ranking English billiards players to determine automatic qualification and seeding for tournaments.

The rankings are maintained by the sport's governing body, World Billiards, a subsidiary of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association.[1] A player's ranking is based on their performances in designated ranking tournaments. The ranking list rolls on at the end of each season, with every player's points being halved at the season switchover.[2] A season begins on 1 July, and ends on 30 June of the following year.[3]

As of 2012, the distinction between professional and amateur players was removed. Both male and female players are included on the list.

## Top Ranked Players

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Peter Gilchrist, the top ranked player from 2016 to 2021 | Ranking

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Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
Before 1989 | No information
1989–90[4] |  Mike Russell |  Norman Dagley |  Ian Williamson |  Peter Gilchrist
1990–91[4] |  Mike Russell |  Peter Gilchrist |  Ian Williamson |  Norman Dagley
1991–92[5] |  Geet Sethi |  Mike Russell |  Robby Foldvari |  Peter Gilchrist
1992–93 |  Geet Sethi |  |  |
1993–94[6] |  Geet Sethi |  Robby Foldvari |  Mike Russell |  Peter Gilchrist
1995–96[7] |  Mike Russell |  Geet Sethi |  Peter Gilchrist |  Robby Foldvari
2002–03[8] |  Mike Russell |  Peter Gilchrist |  David Causier |  Chris Shutt
2003–04[9] |  Mike Russell |  Peter Gilchrist |  David Causier |  Chris Shutt
2004–10 | No official ranking list produced[10][11]
2010–11 |  David Causier |  Dhruv Sitwala |  Peter Gilchrist and  Robert Hall1
2011–12 |  David Causier |  Billy Bousfield |  Phil Mumford |  Robert Hall
2012–13 |  Mike Russell |  Robert Hall |  David Causier |  Martin Goodwill
2013–14 |  David Causier |  Peter Gilchrist |  Robert Hall |  Matthew Bolton
2014–15 |  David Causier |  Peter Gilchrist |  Robert Hall |  Mike Russell
2015–16 |  David Causier |  Peter Gilchrist |  Robert Hall |  Mike Russell
2016–17 |  Peter Gilchrist |  David Causier |  Robert Hall |  Mike Russell
2017–18 |  Peter Gilchrist |  David Causier |  Robert Hall |  Mike Russell
2018–19 |  Peter Gilchrist |  David Causier |  Robert Hall |  Martin Goodwill
2019–20[12] |  Peter Gilchrist |  David Causier |  Robert Hall |  Ryan Mears
2020–21[13] |  Peter Gilchrist |  David Causier |  Robert Hall |  Ryan Mears

## Notes

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^1 Gilchrist and Hall were joint 3rd ranked.

## References

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1. ^ "World Billiards Limited (WBL)". wpbsa.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 22 August 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
2. ^ "Ranking List for Season 2019–2020". wbeventsonline.com. World Billiards. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
3. ^ "Ranking Lists". wbeventsonline.com. World Billiards. Archived from the original on 20 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
4. ^ a b "Here endeth 1990–91". Snooker Scene. Everton's News Agency. January 1992. p. 25.
5. ^ "Sethi displaces Russell as world no. 1". Snooker Scene. Everton's News Agency. July 1992. p. 11.
6. ^ "Sethi again tops billiards world rankings". Snooker Scene. Everton's News Agency. July 1993. p. 20.
7. ^ "Russell tops billiards world rankings". Snooker Scene. Everton's News Agency. May 1995. p. 23.
8. ^ "End of season world rankings". Snooker Scene. No. June 2002. Everton's News Agency. p. 47.
9. ^ Everton, Clive. "Professional billiards dies: what next?". Snooker Scene. No. July 2003. Everton's News Agency. p. 21.
10. ^ "Chris Shutt beats Mike Russell to become world champion for the first time". Snooker Scene. No. April 2005. Everton's News Agency. pp. 27–28.
11. ^ Everton, Clive (August 2010). "Sorting billiards out". Snooker Scene. Everton's News Agency. pp. 30–31.
12. ^ "Ranking list for season 2019–2020". World Billiards. Archived from the original on 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
13. ^ "Ranking list for season 2020–2021". World Billiards. Archived from the original on 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.

## External links

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* World Billiards Current Ranking List
* World Billiards Ranking System

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Competitions|

* World Billiards Championship
* IBSF World Billiards Championship
* Women's Professional Billiards Championship
* World Women's Billiards Championship
* English Amateur Billiards Championship
* ACBS English Billiards Asian Championships
* British Junior English Billiards Championship

Governing bodies|

* World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (1946–date)
* World Billiards (2011–date)
* International Billiards and Snooker Federation (1971–date)
* Women's Billiards Association (1931–1976)
* Billiards and Snooker Control Council (1919–1992)

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