The official snooker rankings system is an official listing that ranks players based their recent performance. It is administered by World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Each ranking series event is updated with this listing. A current snooker ranking is required in order to be eligible to participate on the World Snooker Tour. The seeding of players is based on how they perform in certain tournaments and their ranking.
The first two years of the snooker ranking were based on three World Championships results: the World Open Championship, UK Championship Championship, and Professional Players Tournament. Each of these events gave one seed to the winner, while the runners-ups received two. From 1976 through 1982, the World Championship was a ranking event. The International Open in 1982 became the fourth ranking tourney. More tournaments were added as the competition grew.
This was the time when the World Championship's knockout format was reintroduced. This is considered to be the beginning of the modern era of snooker. Most records are now based on records that date back to 1969. The current total number of titles on the snooker ranking list is 31.
Ray Reardon was the undisputed leader of the snooker game in the 1970s. He won six consecutive Welsh amateur titles and was also the World Champion. He won the 1974 World Championship. It was the first ranking event. His record for number of ranking titles stood until 1998, when Steve Davis took it away. However, he eventually retired from snooker.
Stephen Hendry is one of the most prominent players of the 1990s. He held the number one ranking for eight straight years and claimed seven world titles during that time. He is currently tied with Ronnie O'Sullivan on the all time ranking titles list. But he is retiring from snooker after the 2012 championships.
Judd Trump is currently the world ranking snooker champ. His other accomplishments include being named the snooker players of the Year. He has not yet been able to take the top spot. He was just one point behind Mark Williams at the start of 2019. Both players will battle it out in the finals, including the 2020 UK Championship and Cazoo Masters.
Another big player in the rankings is Kyren Wilson. He is a Premier League specialist. He is a sports tipster who enjoys playing in both the NBA and MLB. He also loves to play MLB and NFL. In the last two seasons, he won four ranking finals and suffered 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 struggled with high-profile disappointments in his career.
From September 12-16th, Visakhapatnam in India will host the fourth Indian Open World Ranking Snooker Tournament. The action will be viewed by many celebrities. You are welcome to attend the event for free.