The official ranking system for snooker is a list that ranks players according to their performance in recent years. It is managed by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. This listing is updated following each event in the ranking series. A player must be ranked in the current snooker league to be eligible to compete on the World Snooker Tour. Players are seeded according to their performance in specific tournaments and their ranking.
For the first two years, the snooker world rankings were based on the results of three World Championships: the World Open, UK Championship, and the Professional Players Tournament. Each event's winner was awarded one seed and each of the runner-ups two. From 1976 to 1982, the World Championship was the only ranking competition. In 1982, the International Open was the fourth ranking tournament. There were more tournaments as the competition grew.
The World Championship saw the return of the knockout format. This was considered the start of modern snooker. Today, the majority of records are based in 1969. The current snooker world ranking lists has 31 titles.
Ray Reardon, the undisputed snooker king, was in the 1970s. He was the World Champion, and won six Welsh amateur titles. He won the 1974 World Championship. It was the first ranking event. He held the record for highest number of ranking titles until Steve Davis took it away in 1998. He retired from snooker in the following years.
Stephen Hendry, one of 1990's most dominant players, was a great example of this. He was the number one player for eight consecutive years, and he won seven world titles. He is now tied with Ronnie O'Sullivan in the all-time rankings. However, he has decided to retire from snooker at the end of the 2012 championships.
Judd Trump is the current world ranking snooker winner. His other accomplishments include being named the snooker players of the Year. Despite this, he has not yet managed to break the top spot. He was one point behind Mark Williams when he started 2019. Both players will face off in the finals of the 2020 UK Championship and the Cazoo Masters.
Kyren Wilson is another big name in the rankings. He is a professional who specializes on the Premier League. He is a sports tipter and enjoys playing in the NBA or MLB. He also enjoys playing NFL and MLB. He has won four ranking championships in his last two seasons with only two losses.
Mark Selby, four-time World Champion, has been defeated in the World Championship semi-finals. He has also struggled with high-profile disappointments in his career.
The fourth Indian Open World Ranking Snooker Tournament is scheduled for September 12-16 in Visakhapatnam (India). There will be many celebrities there to enjoy the action. Entry to the event is free.