Snooker world rankings 1985/1986

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Preceded by
1984/1985 		1985/1986 Succeeded by
1986/1987

The professional world rankings for snooker players in the 1985–86 season are listed below.

The tournaments that counted towards these rankings were those which were open to all professional players over three seasons. These tournaments were the Jameson International Open 1982, 1983 and 1984; the Professional Players Tournament 1982 and 1983, and 1984 Rothmans Grand Prix; the 1984 UK Championship; the 1984 Lada Classic and 1985 Mercantile Credit Classic; the 1985 Dulux British Open; and the 1983, 1984 and 1985 Embassy World Championships. Steve Davis was ranked first of the 102 players included.[1]

Points tariff[]

In additional to standard ranking points awarded as per the table below, a "merit" point was awarded for losers in the last 32 of the World Championship, and a half merit point awarded to losers in the last 32 of other ranking tournaments. No points were awarded to a player who did not win any matches in a given tournament. (For example, a top 16 player seeded into the last 32 of the world championship would not win any merit points if they lost their first match.)[1] Merit points were only used to determine placings between players that had an equal opportunity to earn them. Players ranked from 77 to 102 had no ranking or merit points, with their positions determined by their performances in the 1985 World Snooker Championship, with frames won being taken into consideration if the round reached was equal.[2]

World Championship Other Ranking Tournaments
Champion 10 5
Runner-up 8 4
Losing semi-finalist 6 3
Losing Quarter-finalist 4 2
Last 16 Loser 2 1
Last 32 Loser 1 merit point 0.5 merit point

Rankings[]

[1][3][4][5]

Ranking Name 1982–83 season 1983–84 season 1984–85 season Total Merit
points
IO PPT WC IO PPT Cl WC IO GP UK Cl BO WC
1  Steve Davis (ENG) 2 – 10 5 (0.5) 5 10 5 3+(0.5) 5 3 3+(0.5) 8 59 (1.5)
2  Cliff Thorburn (CAN) 1 1+(0.5) 8 4 2+(0.5) 0 4 0 4+(0.5) 3 4 1+(0.5) 4 36 (2)
3  Tony Knowles (ENG) 5 (0.5) 6 1 5+(0.5) 2 0 4 2+(0.5) 2 0 1+(0.5) 6 34 (2)
4  Dennis Taylor (NIR) 2 1+(0.5) 2 1 0 0 6 2 5+(0.5) 1 0 2+(0.5) 10 32 (1.5)
5  Kirk Stevens (CAN) 3 (0.5) 4 – 2+(0.5) 2 6 0 2+(0.5) 3 1 4+(0.5) 2 29 (2)
6  Ray Reardon (WAL) 1 5+(0.5) 2 1 1+(0.5) 0 4 1 1+(0.5) 2 2 (0.5) 6 26 (2)
7  Jimmy White (ENG) 1 4+(0.5) 0 0 (0.5) 1 8 2 (0.5) 2 1 (0.5) 4 23 (2)
8  Terry Griffiths (WAL) 2 2+(0.5) 2 3 1+(0.5) 2 4 1 0 0 2 (0.5) 4 23 (1.5)
9  Alex Higgins (NIR) 1 (0.5) 6 0 0 1 0 2 (0.5) 4 1 3+(0.5) 2 20 (1.5)
10  Tony Meo (ENG) 0 1+(0.5) 4+(1) 0 3+(0.5) 4 0 1 1+(0.5) 1 0 2+(0.5) 2 19 (3)
11  Willie Thorne (ENG) 0 (0.5) 2 2+(0.5) 3+(0.5) 0 2+(1) 2 1+(0.5) 2 5 (0.5) 0 19 (3.5)
12  Eddie Charlton (AUS) 0 3+(0.5) 4 3 1+(0.5) 2 2 0 1+(0.5) 1 0 0 2 19 (1.5)
13  Silvino Francisco (RSA) – – (1) 2+(0.5) 1+(0.5) 1+(0.5) 2+(1) 3+(0.5) 1+(0.5) (0.5) (0.5) 5+(0.5) (1) 15[a] (7)
14  David Taylor (ENG) 4 (0.5) 2 0 (0.5) 0 2 1 1+(0.5) 1 0 0 2 13 (1.5)
15  Doug Mountjoy (WAL) 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 2+(0.5) 1 0 0 2 13 (0.5)
16  Joe Johnson (ENG) 0 2+(0.5) 0 (0.5) 4+(0.5) (0.5) (1) 1+(0.5) (0.5) 1+(0.5) 3+(0.5) 0 (1) 11 (6)
17  Bill Werbeniuk (CAN) 1 2+(0.5) 4 0 (0.5) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 (1)
18  John Parrott (ENG) – – – – (0.5) 3+(0.5) 2+(1) 0 (0.5) (0.5) 0 (0.5) 4+(1) 9 (4.5)
19  John Virgo (ENG) 3+(0.5) 3+(0.5) (1) 0 (0.5) 0 0 1+(0.5) (0.5) 0 2+(0.5) (0.5) (1) 9 (5.5)
20  John Spencer (ENG) 1 1+(0.5) 2 2 (0.5) 1 2 0 0 0 0 (0.5) 0 9 (1.5)
21  Eugene Hughes (IRL) (0.5) 0 (1) (0.5) 2+(0.5) (0.5) 0 3+(0.5) 0 (0.5) 1+(0.5) 2+(0.5) (1) 8 (6)
22  Cliff Wilson (WAL) 2+(0.5) 1+(0.5) (1) 0 1+(0.5) (0.5) 0 0 (0.5) 1+(0.5) 1+(0.5) 0 0 6 (4.5)
23  Neal Foulds (ENG) – – – – 0 0 2+(1) (0.5) 3+(0.5) 0 0 (0.5) (1) 5 (3.5)
24  Dean Reynolds (ENG) 1+(0.5) 2+(0.5) (1) (0.5) (0.5) (0.5) 0 (0.5) 2+(0.5) 0 0 (0.5) (1) 5 (6)
25  Mark Wildman (ENG) (0.5) 1+(0.5) (1) (0.5) 1+(0.5) 3+(0.5) 0 0 (0.5) 0 0 (0.5) 0 5 (4.5)
26  Murdo MacLeod (SCO) 0 1+(0.5) 0 (0.5) 0 1+(0.5) 0 (0.5) (0.5) (0.5) 1+(0.5) 1+(0.5) (1) 4 (5)
27  Rex Williams (ENG) (0.5) (0.5) (1) 0 (0.5) 1+(0.5) (1) (0.5) (0.5) 1+(0.5) 1+(0.5) 0 (1) 3 (7)
28  Mike Hallett (ENG) 0 (0.5) (1) 0 1+(0.5) 1+(0.5) (1) 0 1+(0.5) (0.5) (0.5) (0.5) (1) 3 (6.5)
29  Dave Martin (ENG) 0 (0.5) (1) 1+(0.5) 1+(0.5) 0 0 0 (0.5) 0 0 1+(0.5) 0 3 (3.5)
30  Perrie Mans (RSA) 1 (0.5) 2 0 – – 0 0 0 0 – – – 3 (0.5)
31  John Campbell (AUS) – – (1) 0 2+(0.5) (0.5) 0 (0.5) (0.5) (0.5) 0 0 (1) 2 (4.5)
32  Dene O'Kane (NZL) – – – – – – – (0.5) 0 0 0 2+(0.5) (1) 2 (2)
33  Patsy Fagan (IRL) 0 0 0 0 0 (0.5) 0 0 – 0 (0.5) 0 2+(1) 2 (2)
34  Steve Newbury (ENG) – – – – – – – 1+(0.5) 0 0 0 1+(0.5) 0 2 (1)
35  Warren King (AUS) – – 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 (0.5) 2+(0.5) 0 0 2 (2)
36  Graham Miles (ENG) 0 0 (1) (0.5) (0.5) 0 (1) 0 (0.5) 0 0 1+(0.5) 0 1 (4)
37  Steve Longworth (ENG) – – – – – – – 0 0 0 1+(0.5) (0.5) 0 1 (1)
38  Eddie Sinclair (SCO) (0.5) 1+(0.5) 0 (0.5) 0 (0.5) (1) (0.5) 0 0 0 0 0 1 (3.5)
39  Marcel Gauvreau (CAN) – – – – 0 0 (1) 1+(0.5) 0 (0.5) (0.5) 0 0 1 (2.5)
40  Malcolm Bradley (ENG) – – – – – – – 0 0 0 0 1+(0.5) 0 1 (0.5)
41  George Scott (ENG) (0.5) – – 1+(0.5) (0.5) 0 0 0 0 0 (0.5) 0 0 1 (2)
42  Mike Watterson (ENG) (0.5) (0.5) 0 1+(0.5) (0.5) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (2)
43  Mario Morra (CAN) 0 0 0 1+(0.5) 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (1.5)
44  Bob Chaperon (CAN) – – – – – – – 0 0 0 0 1+(0.5) 0 1 (0.5)
45  Colin Roscoe (WAL) (0.5) 0 0 0 0 1+(0.5) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (1)
46  Jim Donnelly (SCO) 0 0 0 1+(0.5) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (0.5)
47  Ian Williamson (ENG) 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 1+(0.5) 0 0 0 0 1 (0.5)
48  Jim Meadowcroft (ENG) (0.5) (0.5) (1) – (0.5) (0.5) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (3)
49  Wayne Jones (WAL) – – – – – – – (0.5) 0 0 0 (0.5) (1) 0 (2)
50  Tony Jones (ENG) – – – – 0 0 0 0 (0.5) (0.5) 0 0 (1) 0 (2)
51  Ray Edmonds (ENG) (0.5) 0 0 (0.5) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 (2)
52  Jim Wych (CAN) (0.5) (0.5) – – – – (1) – – – – – 0 0 (2)
53  Les Dodd (ENG) (0.5) – (1) 0 0 0 0 (0.5) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (2)
54  Mick Fisher (ENG) (0.5) – (1) 0 (0.5) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (2)
55  Danny Fowler (ENG) – – – – – – – (0.5) 0 (0.5) 0 (0.5) 0 0 (1.5)
56  Fred Davis (ENG) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1)
57  Ian Black (SCO) 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1)
58  Tommy Murphy (NIR) 0 0 0 0 (0.5) 0 0 0 0 (0.5) 0 0 0 0 (1)
59  Peter Francisco (RSA) – – – – – – – 0 (0.5) 0 0 0 0 0 (0.5)
60  Paul Medati (ENG) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (0.5) 0 0 0 (0.5)
61  Paddy Browne (IRL) – – – – 0 0 0 0 0 0 (0.5) 0 0 0 (0.5)
62  Robby Foldvari (AUS) – – – – – – – 0 0 0 (0.5) 0 0 0 (0.5)
63   (SCO) 0 0 0 0 0 (0.5) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (0.5)
64  John Dunning (ENG) 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 (0.5) 0 – – 0 0 (0.5)
65  Vic Harris (ENG) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (0.5) 0 0 (0.5)
66  Bob Harris (ENG) 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 – – 0 – (0.5) 0 0 (0.5)
67  John Rea (SCO) – – – – – – – 0 (0.5) 0 0 0 0 0 (0.5)
68  Tony Chappel (WAL) – – – – – – – 0 0 (0.5) 0 0 0 0 (0.5)
69  Jack McLaughlin (NIR) – – – – – – – 0 0 (0.5) 0 0 – 0 (0.5)
70  Steve Duggan (ENG) – – – – (0.5) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (0.5)
71  Billy Kelly (IRL) (0.5) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (0.5)
72  Frank Jonik (CAN) 0 (0.5) 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (0.5)
73  Clive Everton (WAL) 0 (0.5) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (0.5)
74  Jack Fitzmaurice (ENG) 0 (0.5) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (0.5)
75  Paddy Morgan (AUS) – 0 0 (0.5) 0 0 0 – – – – – 0 0 (0.5)
76  Jackie Rea (NIR) – (0.5) – 0 – 0 – 0 – – 0 – – 0 (0.5)
Ranking Name 1985 WC result
77  Gino Rigitano (CAN) Lost 8–10 at last-48 stage
78  Geoff Foulds (ENG) Lost 6–10 at last-48 stage
79   (ENG) Lost 1–10 at last-48 stage
80  Jimmy van Rensberg (RSA) Lost 9–10 at last-64 stage
81  Matt Gibson (SCO) Lost 8–10 at last-64 stage
82  Bernie Mikkelsen (CAN) Lost 9–10 at last-80 stage
83  Mike Hines (RSA) Lost 7–10 at last-80 stage
84  Ian Anderson (AUS) Lost 5–10 at last-80 stage
85  Bill Oliver (ENG) Lost 3–10 at last-80 stage
86  Pascal Burke (IRL) Lost 3–10 at last-80 stage
87   (CAN) Withdrew at last-80 stage
88  Dennis Hughes (ENG) Lost 9–10 at last-96 stage
89  Graham Cripsey (ENG) Lost 8–10 at last-96 stage
90   (IRL) Lost 8–10 at last-96 stage
91  Maurice Parkin (ENG) Lost 6–10 at last-96 stage
92  Bert Demarco (SCO) Lost 4–10 at last-96 stage
93  Paul Watchorn (IRL) Lost 4–10 at last-96 stage
94  Bernard Bennett (ENG) Lost 4–10 at last-96 stage
95   (RSA) Lost 4–10 at last-96 stage
96  David Greaves (ENG) Lost 3–10 at last-96 stage
97  Mike Darrington (ENG) Lost 2–10 at last-96 stage
98  Leon Heywood (AUS) Lost 1–10 at last-96 stage
99  Dessie Sheehan (IRL) Lost 9–10 in round 1
100  Roger Bales (ENG) Lost 7–10 in round 1
101  James Giannaros (AUS) Lost 1–10 in round 1
102  John Hargreaves (ENG) Lost 0–10 in round 1

Notes[]

  1. ^ The WPBSA decided at their meeting on 10 June 1985 to deduct two ranking points from Francisco for misconduct at the 1985 British Open, leaving him with 13.[6] The penalty was revoked in December 1985.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Everton, Clive (1985). Guinness Snooker – The Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp. 14–15. ISBN 0851124488.
  2. ^ "World rankings and how they earned them". Snooker Scene. July 1985. pp. 4–5.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  5. ^ Hayton, Eric (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. pp. 119–123. ISBN 0-9548549-0-X.
  6. ^ Hale, Janice (July 1985). "Who judges the judges?". Snooker Scene. pp. 18–19.
  7. ^ "Snooker fine overturned". The Vancouver Sun. 24 December 1985. p. f6.
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