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1989–90 snooker world rankings

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Preceded by
1988/1989 		1989/1990 Succeeded by
1990/1991
No. 1: Steve Davis
Born (1957-08-22) August 22, 1957 (age 66)
Sport country England
Professional1978–2014
Highest ranking1
No. 2: John Parrott
Born (1964-05-11) May 11, 1964 (age 60)
Sport country England
Professional1983–2010
Highest ranking2
No. 3: Stephen Hendry
Born (1969-01-13) January 13, 1969 (age 55)
Sport country Scotland
Professional1985–2012
Highest ranking1

Snooker world rankings 1989/1990: The professional world rankings for the top forty 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
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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Snooker world rankings 1989–90[4][5]
Ranking Name 1987–88 season 1988–89 season Ranking points Merit A points Frames
IO GP UK Cl BO WC IO CM GP 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

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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