Provisional Rankings
(after the 1997 Regal Welsh Open)
Players are English unless stated,
W=World ranking
| Rk |
Name |
Nat. |
W |
Points |
| 1. |
Stephen Hendry |
Scotland |
1 |
26,582 |
| 2. |
John Higgins |
Scotland |
2 |
20,585 |
| 3. |
Mark J Williams |
Wales |
16 |
17,525 |
| 4. |
Ronnie O'Sullivan |
|
8 |
17,315 |
| 5. |
John Parrott |
|
4 |
15,875 |
| 6. |
Ken Doherty |
Ireland |
7 |
15,864 |
| 7. |
Nigel Bond |
|
5 |
14,518 |
| 8. |
Alain Robidoux |
Canada |
14 |
14,452 |
| 9. |
Peter Ebdon |
|
3 |
14,138 |
| 10. |
Alan McManus |
Scotland |
6 |
13,506 |
| 11. |
Tony Drago |
Malta |
15 |
12,485 |
| 12. |
Steve Davis |
|
10 |
11,514 |
| 13. |
Anthony Hamilton |
|
22 |
10,607 |
| 14. |
James Wattana |
Thailand |
12 |
10,585 |
| 15. |
Darren Morgan |
Wales |
9 |
10,541 |
| 16. |
Dave Harold |
|
11 |
10,238 |
|
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| 17. |
Gary Wilkinson |
|
19 |
10,181 |
| 18. |
Mark King |
|
39 |
9,930 |
| 19. |
Stephen Lee |
|
31 |
9,397 |
| 20. |
Steve James |
|
24 |
9,340 |
| 21. |
Rod Lawler |
|
20 |
9,318 |
| 22. |
Joe Swail |
N.Ireland |
17 |
9,190 |
| 23. |
Andy Hicks |
|
18 |
9,186 |
| 24. |
Neal Foulds |
|
21 |
8,992 |
| 25. |
Martin Clark |
|
33 |
8,897 |
| 26. |
Fergal O'Brien |
Ireland |
36 |
8,868 |
| 27. |
Brian Morgan |
|
49 |
8,746 |
| 28. |
Terry Murphy |
N.Ireland |
41 |
8,729 |
| 29. |
Chris Small |
Scotland |
30 |
8,555 |
| 30. |
Mick Price |
|
32 |
8,351 |
| 31. |
Jason Ferguson |
|
29 |
8,255 |
| 32. |
Dennis Taylor |
N.Ireland |
26 |
8,178 |
|
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