Snooker world rankings 1977/1978
| Preceded by 1976/1977 |
1977/1978 | Succeeded by 1978/1979 |
Snooker world rankings 1977/1978: The professional world rankings for the top 25 snooker players in the 1977–78 season are listed below.[1][2][3]
Players' performances in the previous three World Snooker Championships ( 1975, 1976) and 1977) contributed to their points total. For each of the three years, the World Champion gained five points, the runner-up received four, losing semi-finalists got three, losing quarter-finalists got two, and losers in the last-16 round received a single point.[4][5]
| Born | October 8, 1932 |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  Wales |
| Professional | 1967–1992 |
| Highest ranking | 1 |
| Born | September 18, 1935 |
|---|---|
| Died | July 11, 2006 (aged 70) |
| Sport country |  England |
| Professional | 1968–1991 |
| Highest ranking | 2 |
| Born | October 31, 1929 |
|---|---|
| Died | November 7, 2004 (aged 75) |
| Sport country |  Australia |
| Professional | 1963–1995 |
| Highest ranking | 3 |
| Ranking | Name | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ray Reardon (WAL) |
5 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| 2 | John Spencer (ENG) |
2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | Eddie Charlton (AUS) |
4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 |  Dennis Taylor (NIR) |
3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Alex Higgins (NIR) |
3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 |  Cliff Thorburn (CAN) |
2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | John Pulman (ENG) |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | Graham Miles (ENG) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Fred Davis (ENG) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 |  Perrie Mans (RSA) |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Rex Williams (ENG) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | David Taylor (ENG) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Gary Owen (WAL) |
2 | 1 | – | 3 |
| 14 | Doug Mountjoy (WAL) |
– | – | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | Jim Meadowcroft (ENG) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | John Dunning (ENG) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Bill Werbeniuk (CAN) |
1 | 1 | – | 2 |
| 18 | John Virgo (ENG) |
– | – | 1 | 1 |
| 19 |  Patsy Fagan (IRL) |
– | – | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Willie Thorne (ENG) |
– | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Ian Anderson (AUS) |
1 | 0 | – | 1 |
| 22 | Warren Simpson (AUS) |
1 | 0 | – | 1 |
| 23 | Marcus Owen (WAL) |
0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| 24 | Bernard Bennett (ENG) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Paddy Morgan (AUS) |
0 | 0 | – | 0 |
References[]
- ^ Turner, Chris. "Historical World Rankings 1975/76 to 1989/90". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 8 June 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
- ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- ^ Hayton, Eric (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. pp. 119–123. ISBN 0-9548549-0-X.
- ^ "New professional rankings". Snooker Scene. July 1977. p. 17.
- ^ "World Rankings – History and Development". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 3 August 2004. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
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