1990–91 snooker world rankings

none thumb|alt=Stephen Hendry playing snooker|Stephen Hendry (pictured in 2010) topped the rankings for the first time.Hayton Dee 2004 120–121 thumb|alt=Steve Davis playing snooker|Steve Davis (pictured in 2008), who had been the number-one ranked player for the preceding seven years, was ranked second.Hayton Dee 2004 120–121 The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA), the governing body for professional snooker, first introduced a ranking system for professional players in 1976, with the aim of seeding players for the World Snooker Championship.Morrison 1987 107 The reigning champion would be automatically seeded first, the losing finalist from the previous year seeded second, and the other seedings based on the ranking list.Morrison 1987 107 Initially, the rankings were based on performances in the preceding three world championships.Morrison 1987 107 The 1983–84 snooker world rankings were the first to take tournaments other than the world championship into account and several additional tournaments were designated as ranking tournaments over the following years.New W.P.B.S.A. Rankings Snooker Scene Everton's News Agency Birmingham June 1983 28Morrison 1987 107 The list for the 1986–87 snooker season was the first to only take account of results over two seasons and the rankings for 1990–91 were also based on results from the preceding two seasons.Everton 1986 9Smith 1990 14 1990 World Snooker Championship winner Stephen Hendry took first place in the 1990–91 ranking list, followed by Steve Davis.Smith Terry Hendry Plans Future, Davis Plots Revenge The Daily Telegraph 1 May 1990 33 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-telegraph-hendry-plans-future/156885623/ Newspapers.com Smith 1990a Davis, who had held the number one ranking since the 1983–84 list,Hayton Dee 2004 120–121 withdrew from three ranking events held outside of the UK in the 1989–90 season.Smith Terry Davis Leads Boycott of Overseas Ranking Events The Daily Telegraph 12 April 1989 41 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-telegraph-davis-leads-boycott/156887791/ Newspapers.com Smith 1989a He commented that he felt that the increase in the number of ranking events was too rapid and said that "I won't jeopardize my form just for the sake of staying at number one. If I lose my number one place, that's the price I have to pay."Hearn Camp Boycotts Dubai Snooker Scene Everton's News Agency Birmingham May 1989 29 The other seven players managed by Barry Hearn's Matchroom company also boycotted the 1989 Dubai Classic. Because of this, a number of "non-tournament" players, usually only allowed to play in the World Championship, were given places in the Dubai Classic.Grech Brats Knowles to Earn Dubai Trip Snooker Scene Everton's News Agency Birmingham July 1989 18–19 John Parrott was placed third, down one place from the previous season, and Jimmy White stayed in fourth. Doug Mountjoy, who had won the 1988 UK Championship and the 1989 Classic to become the only player apart from Davis to win successive ranking titles, rose five places to fifth.Smith Terry Mountjoy's Fairy-Tale Continues The Daily Telegraph 16 January 1989 30 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-telegraph-mountjoys-fairy-tal/156887618/ Newspapers.com Smith 1989b The top 16 in the rankings were exempted from the qualifying rounds for the World Snooker Championship and were included in certain invitational events.Acteson Steve Higgins Slips off Edge of the World The Times London 47 19 April 1988 Martin Clark, at 12th, joined the top 16 for the first time. Former world number three Neal Foulds gained seven places, to 13th. Alex Higgins was ranked 14th in the original list for the season, having been 24th the year before, but was docked 25 points and banned from competing for ten months in July 1990.Smith Terry 10-Month Ban for Higgins https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-telegraph-10-month-ban-for-hig/124738051/ The Daily Telegraph 2 July 1990 36 Smith 1990a These penalties were imposed by the WPBSA following a hearing conducted for the Association by Gavin Lightman, a barrister, which considered several incidents including Higgins punching a press officer, threatening to arrange for fellow player Dennis Taylor to be shot, and insulting both Taylor and WPBSA chairman John Spencer.Catherine Baksi 6 August 2020 Sir Gavin Lightman Obituary https://www.theguardian.com/law/2020/aug/06/gavin-lightman-obituary The Guardian This meant that Alain Robidoux gained 16th place.The New World Rankings Snooker Scene Everton's News Agency Birmingham June 1990 20 Cliff Thorburn, Joe Johnson and Tony Knowles were the three players to drop out of the top 16. Points tariff and basis of ranking +Points tariff contributing to the Snooker world rankings 1990–91Hale Janice How the Rankings Work Snooker Scene Everton's News Agency Birmingham 14 September 1985 Smith 1990 14–15Placing1989 and 1990 world championshipsOther ranking tournaments 1988–89 and 1990–91Champion 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 pointsPlayers who qualified received a ranking point. Players exempted until this round received two merit points.Smith 1990 141Final qualifying round loser 2 merit points 1 merit point Penultimate qualifying round loser 1 merit point 1 A point Third-from-last qualifying round loser 1 A point Frames won countedPreliminary round loser Frames won counted – Ranking was determined as follows:Everton 1986 9 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 performances 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 performances in the later season. Rankings Key: "(New)" denotes a player that was a new professional for 1989–90.Smith 1989 16–20 "(NT)" denotes a non-tournament player, i.e. a player who was permitted to enter the world championship but no other tournaments in 1990–91.Smith 1990 16–17 "N" denotes that as a non-tournament player, the player was not eligible to enter.Smith 1989 14–15 "–" denotes that the player did not compete in the tournament.Hayton Dee 2004 155–159 "X" denotes that the player was banned from competing in the tournament.Sydney Friskin Higgins Banned for Six Months and Fined £12,000 The Times 7 April 1987 44 "PL" denotes that the player lost in the professional play-offs.Hale Janice Fred Davis Bows Out Snooker Scene Everton's News Agency Birmingham 10–11 July 1990 +Snooker world rankings 1990–91Smith 1990 16–17Hayton Dee 2004 155–159 Ranking Name 1988–89 season 1989–90 season Ranking points Merit A points Frames IO GP CM UK Cl EO BO WC HK AO IO GP DC UK Cl BO EO WC 1Stephen Hendry SCO 214532263652661051069100 2Steve Davis ENG 66540– 310––66–5424667100 3John Parrott ENG 01333648103242206654200 4Jimmy White ENG 536104144032–3022848200 5Doug Mountjoy WAL 12266221220350023241300 6Terry Griffiths WAL033425041410–4010436500 7Mike Hallett ENG 12400444611103110235400 8Dean Reynolds ENG 41121– 54010532111234200 9Steve James ENG 41211001112020644232400 10Dennis Taylor NIR 343211023023–2120029500 11Willie Thorne ENG 201242222321–2001228300 12 Martin Clark ENG 00113330231121231027600 13Neal Foulds ENG 120110203121–1033425500 14John Virgo ENG 10232212220120201225400 15Tony Meo ENG 310010661101–0110224600 16Alain Robidoux CAN 14000210104213021123430 17Joe Johnson ENG 31122230010302012023800 18Cliff Thorburn CAN X X3343200001–110042270019Gary Wilkinson ENG 01010101440114200121430 20Steve Newbury WAL 21102001202200331121600 21Tony Knowles ENG 12022010022302020221800 22Wayne Jones WAL 01005002121011301119610 23Dene O'Kane NZL 11011011510011301018700 24Peter Francisco RSA 1982 000100300200322201161100 25Bob Chaperon CAN 21001001101001161016900 26Silvino Francisco RSA 1982 100120020310014010161000 27Barry West ENG 310300201210210000161100 28Cliff Wilson WAL 02211120103011000116800 29Danny Fowler ENG 001202000004400011151010 30Tony Drago MLT 11001010021021210114800 31Eddie Charlton AUS 01100302101010102114800 32James Wattana THA (New) – – – – – – – – 051410010012330 33Mark Bennett WAL 00120100001003012112640 34Eugene Hughes IRL12001111011100020012900 35Tony Jones ENG 00000000232211000011850 36David Roe ENG 000201121100200010111100 37Rex Williams ENG 230101000000011110111200 38Nigel Bond ENG (New) – – – – – – – – 004120003010420 39Warren King AUS 00200000010110500010760 40Darren Morgan WAL 00100011000000210410560 41Steve Duggan ENG 11110002020000110010640 42Brian Morgan ENG (New) – – – – – – – – 10300130008210 43Tony Chappel WAL 0000211000001000218840 44David Taylor ENG 20202000000000101081130 45Les Dodd ENG 10000000200100030071125 46Robert Marshall ENG 00000010002000040075517 47John Campbell AUS 1000020000001010207670 48Colin Roscoe WAL 00110010010000003074710 49Jack McLaughlin NIR 02000000000030100061140 50Ian Graham ENG 00200000310000000069510 51Nigel Gilbert ENG 0301000000000010016870 52Jim Wych CAN 2000030000001000006103053Paddy Browne IRL 0000310100000001006770 54Brady Gollan CAN (New) – – – – – – – – 11000200015226 55John Spencer ENG 21100–00000010000051130 56Murdo MacLeod SCO 1010011000000001005850 57Steve Longworth ENG 102001100000000000596058Jim Chambers ENG 0000010010011000004862 59Mark Johnston-Allen ENG 00000120001000000041060 60Mark Rowing ENG 00000000000000210035417 61Craig Edwards ENG 00000100000000002034516 62Joe O'Boye IRL 0001000100000100003870 63Brian Rowswell ENG 00000000000110000025614 64Nick Dyson ENG (New) – – – – – – – – 000000002022411 65Jason Smith ENG 000000000002000000221018 66Paul Gibson ENG 0000000000020000002141167 Joe Grech MLT 00000000NNNN2NNNN02010 68Kirk Stevens CAN 0001000000000100002790 69Roger Bales ENG 00000010001000000024120 70Tony Wilson IOM 00000100000000010023723 71Marcel Gauvreau CAN 00100000100000000022133 72Ray Edmonds ENG 0200000000000000002890 73Ray Reardon WAL 0010100000000000002550 74Dave Gilbert ENG 0000000001000000001990 75Tommy Murphy NIR 0000000000000001001980 76Mick Price ENG 00000000000000001018513 77Bill Oliver ENG 00000000010000000015626 78Paul Medati ENG 00000000000010000014432 79Martin Smith ENG 0000000000100000001481780Andrew Cairns ENG (New) – – – – – – – – 00100000001338 81Mario Morra CAN 00000000000100000013813 82Barry Pinches ENG (New) – – – – – – – – 10000000001247 83Ian Brumby ENG (New) – – – – – – – – 000000100012314 84Jon Wright ENG 0000100000000000001878 85John Rea SCO 10000000000000000017519 86 Nick Terry ENG 0000100000000000001678 87Graham Cripsey ENG 00001 000000000000015120 88George Scott ENG 0010000000000000001112689Anthony Harris ENG 00001000000000000010937 90Dave Martin ENG 00000000000000000001080 91Steve Campbell ENG 00000000000000000007722 92Bob Harris ENG 00000000000000000006513 93Eddie Sinclair SCO 00000000000000000006533 94Graham Miles ENG 0000000000000000000661895Ken Owers ENG 00000000000000000006614 96Pat Houlihan ENG 00000000000000000005106 97Alex Higgins NIR 0501111021013115110Penalised 25 ranking points.Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins Daily Telegraph 25 July 2010 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/sport-obituaries/7908946/Alex-Hurricane-Higgins.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110206223559/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/sport-obituaries/7908946/Alex-Hurricane-Higgins.html 6 February 2011500 98Stephen Murphy IRE (New) – – – – – – – – 000000000004212 99Mick Fisher ENG 00000000000000000004140 100Robby Foldvari AUS 00000000000000000004537 101Steve Meakin ENG 00000000000000000003529 102Paul Watchorn IRL 00000000000000000002632103Ian Williamson ENG000000000000000000021022105Anthony Kearney IRL 00000000000000000002819104Eric Lawlor ENG 00000000000000000002822 106François Ellis RSA 1982 00000000000000000002529 107Malcolm Bradley ENG 000000000000000000021027 108Glen Wilkinson AUS 00000000000000000002525 109Duncan Campbell SCO (New) – – – – – – – – 00000000000174 110Matt Gibson SCO 00000000000000000001731 111Vic Harris ENG 00000000000000000001723 112Gino Rigitano CAN 00000000000000000001635 113Robbie Grace RSA 1982 00000000000000000001630 114Jim Donnelly SCO 00000000000000000001345 115Jimmy van Rensberg RSA 1982 00000000000000000001339 116Jack Fitzmaurice ENG 00000000000000000001823 117John Dunning ENG00000000000000000001828 118Terry Whitthread ENG 00000000000000000001614 119Jim Bear CAN (NT) (PL) 00000000000000000001532 120Mike Darrington ENG (NT) (PL) 00000000000000000001532121Dessie Sheehan IRL (NT) (PL) 00000000000000000001441 122Dennis Hughes ENG (NT) (PL) 00000000000000000001325 123Mike Watterson ENG (NT) (PL) 00000000000000000001332 124Paul Thornley CAN (NT) NNN N N N N0NNNN0NNNN001020 125Mark Wildman ENG (NT)00000000000000000000732 126Billy Kelly IRL (NT) (PL) 00000000NNNN0NNNN000711 127Jim Meadowcroft ENG (NT) (PL) 00000000000000000000621 128Fred Davis ENG (NT) (PL) 00000000000000000000532 129Geoff Foulds ENG (NT) 00000000000000000000529 130Greg Jenkins AUS (NT) 00000000NNNN0NNNN000324 131Jackie Rea NIR (NT) 00000000000000000000238 132Bernie Mikkelsen CAN (NT)00000000NNNN0NNNN000220 133Ian Black SCO (NT) 00000000NNNN0NNNN000210 134Clive Everton WAL (NT) NNN N N N NN0NNN0NNNN00013 135Derek Mienie RSA 1982 (NT) NNN N N N N0NNNNNNNNN000120 136Patsy Fagan IRL (NT)00000000NNNN0NNNN000113 137Pascal Burke IRL (NT) 00000000NNNN0NNNN000112 138Jim Rempe USA (NT) 00000000NNNNNNNNN000112 139Ian Anderson AUS (NT) 00000000NNNNNNNNN00007 140Bernard Bennett ENG (NT) NNN N N N N0NNNNNNNNN00004 141Derek Heaton ENG (NT) NNN N N N N0NNNN0NNNN00003 142Joe Cagianello CAN (NT) NNN N N N N0NNNNNNNNN00000 143Lou Condo AUS (NT) NNN N N N N0NNNNNNNNN00000 144Bert Demarco SCO (NT) NNN N N N N0NNNNNNNNN00000 145Manuel Francisco RSA 1982 (NT) NNN N N N N0NNNNNNNNN00000 146Sam Frangie AUS (NT) 0000000000000000000000 147James Giannaros AUS (NT) NNN N N N N0NNNNNNNNN00000 148David Greaves ENG (NT) NNN N N N N0NNNNNNNNN00000 149John Hargreaves ENG (NT) NNN N N N N0NNNNNNNNN00000 150Mike Hines RSA 1982 (NT) NNN N N N N0NNNNNNNNN00000 151Frank Jonik CAN (NT)00000000NNNNNNNNN00000 152Eddie McLaughlin SCO (NT) NNN N N N N0NNNNNNNNN00000 153Steve Mizerak USA (NT)NNN N N N N0NNNNNNNNN00000 154Paddy Morgan AUS (NT)NNN N N N N0NNNNNNNNN00000 155Maurice Parkin ENG (NT)NNN N N N N0NNNNNNNNN00000 156Vladimir Potazsnyk AUS (NT)0000000000000000000000 157Gerry Watson CAN (NT)NNN N N N N–NNNNNNNNN00000 158Bill Werbeniuk CAN (NT)0000000000000000000000 1989–90 1991–92 1990–91 Notes References Books Everton Clive 1986 The History of Snooker and Billiards Partridge Press Haywards Heath 978-1-85225-013-3 Hayton Eric Dee John 2004 The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History Rose Villa Publications Lowestoft 978-0-9548549-0-4 Morrison Ian 1987 The Hamlyn Encyclopedia of Snooker Revised Twickenham Hamlyn Publishing Group 978-0-600-55604-6 Smith Terry 1989 Benson and Hedges Snooker Year Sixth Aylesbury Pelham Books 978-0-7207-1944-4 Smith Terry 1990 Benson and Hedges Snooker Year Seventh Aylesbury Pelham Books 978-0-7207-1955-0 1990 Rankings 1991 Rankings 1990