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The first world rankings were introduced after the 1976 world championship based on performances in that event only over the previous three years. The main purpose was to determine the seedings for the next year’s championship.

 

As more ranking events were introduced in the mid 1980s, the rankings were based on the last two season’s performance in all ranking events.

 

Most of the events earned the same points but in order to reflect their relative importance, the UK Championship and, to a greater extent, the world championship, carried higher points tariffs than the others.

 

Although the actual points awarded has changed over the years, the system itself has remained largely the same ever since.

 

The full ranking list published after the world championship each season includes all players who are members of the World Snooker Association, even those who are retired, but I have only included the top 32 for each season.

 

To view these rankings click on the appropriate season.

 

 

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World Rankings for 1976/77

Pos

Name

Nat

1

Ray Reardon

WAL

2

Alex Higgins

NIR

3

Eddie Charlton

AUS

4

Fred Davis

ENG

5

Graham Miles

ENG

6

Rex Williams

ENG

7

Perrie Mans

RSA

8

John Spencer

ENG

9

Dennis Taylor

NIR

10

Gary Owen

ENG

11

John Dunning

ENG

12

Jim Meadowcroft

ENG

13

Cliff Thorburn

CAN

14

Bill Werbeniuk

CAN

15

John Pulman

ENG

16

David Taylor

ENG

17

Marcus Owen

ENG

18

Bernard Bennett

ENG

19

Ian Anderson

AUS

20

Warren Simpson

AUS

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 World Rankings for 1977/78

Pos