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1998/99 Embassy World Rankings

±=Change since last year's rankings, L=Last year's ranking, 96/97=Points in the 1996/97 season, 97/98=Points in the 1997/98 season, players are English unless stated


These rankings are unofficial as I have calculated them myself
Rk Name Nat ± L 96/97 97/98 Total
1. John Higgins Scotland +1 2 19,587 27,835 47,422
2. Stephen Hendry Scotland -1 1 30,457 16,790 47,247
3. Ronnie O'Sullivan
+4 7 18,302 21,105 39,407
4. Ken Doherty Ireland -1 3 21,072 15,095 36,167
5. Mark Williams Wales -1 4 21,420 11,335 32,755
6. John Parrott

6 16,422 15,335 31,757
7. Peter Ebdon
-2 5 15,086 10,340 25,426
8. Alan McManus Scotland +2 10 13,639 10,755 24,394
9. Stephen Lee
+7 16 11,384 12,880 24,264
10. Tony Drago Malta +1 11 14,504 9,305 23,809
11. Anthony Hamilton
+3 14 11,764 10,760 22,524
12. Alain Robidoux Canada -3 9 16,597 5,790 22,387
13. Nigel Bond
-5 8 14,106 8,150 22,256
14. Steve Davis
-1 13 13,077 9,175 22,252
15. James Wattana Thailand -3 12 13,177 8,365 21,542
16. Mark King
+4 20 10,520 10,950 21,470

17. Gary Wilkinson

17 10,624 8,460 19,084
18. Jimmy White
+3 21 8,185 10,810 18,995
19. Dave Harold
-1 18 9,848 8,562 18,410
20. Fergal O'Brien Ireland +3 23 9,057 9,095 18,152
21. Andy Hicks
-2 19 9,531 8,277 17,808
22. Darren Morgan Wales -7 15 9,919 7,885 17,804
23. Dominic Dale Wales +31 54 7,710 9,912 17,622
24. Paul Hunter
+19 43 7,440 9,715 17,155
25. Chris Small Scotland
25 8,471 8,555 17,026
26. Matthew Stevens Wales +27 53 6,655 10,280 16,935
27. Brian Morgan
+1 28 9,622 6,605 16,227
28. Martin Clark
-1 27 8,739 7,395 16,134
29. Terry Murphy N.Ireland
29 8,555 7,492 16,047
30. Graeme Dott Scotland +3 33 8,719 6,870 15,589
31. Jamie Burnett Scotland +7 38 8,225 7,317 15,542
32. Billy Snaddon Scotland
32 8,527 6,515 15,042

33. Mick Price
-2 31 8,581 6,395 14,976
34. Neal Foulds
-4 30 7,140 7,775 14,915
35. Jason Ferguson
+2 37 7,330 7,472 14,802
36. Joe Swail N.Ireland -14 22 7,853 6,742 14,595
37. Steve James
-13 24 7,854 6,355 14,209
38. Euan Henderson Scotland +6 44 8,307 5,777 14,084
39. Jason Prince N.Ireland +3 42 7,510 6,482 13,992
40. Rod Lawler
-14 26 7,472 5,640 13,112
41. Paul Davies Wales +7 48 7,607 5,207 12,814
42. Jonathan Birch
+3 45 7,810 4,932 12,742
43. Drew Henry Scotland -3 40 7,037 5,610 12,647
44. Bradley Jones
+36 80 6,190 6,155 12,345
45. Quinten Hann Australia +59 104 4,895 7,287 12,182
46. Karl Broughton
-5 41 7,595 4,432 12,027
47. Tony Chappel Wales -1 46 7,120 4,832 11,952
48. David Roe
+1 49 6,445 5,430 11,875
49. Shokat Ali Pakistan +10 59 6,065 5,752 11,817
50. Lee Walker Wales +29 79 6,034 5,727 11,761
51. Willie Thorne
-15 36 7,283 4,432 11,715
52. Dennis Taylor N.Ireland -18 34 7,426 4,222 11,648
53. Peter Lines
+37 90 4,835 6,807 11,642
54. Dean Reynolds
-3 51 6,372 5,162 11,534
55. Joe Johnson
-3 52 6,465 5,050 11,515
56. Mark Davis
-9 47 7,389 4,122 11,511
57. Dene O'Kane New Zealand -22 35 6,998 4,502 11,500
58. Michael Judge Ireland -2 56 6,795 4,682 11,477
59. Gerard Greene
+3 62 5,450 5,882 11,332
60. Ian McCulloch
+16 76 4,910 6,205 11,115
61. David Gray
+91 152 4,427 6,662 11,089
62. Paul Wykes
+7 69 5,370 5,707 11,077
63. Tony Jones
-3 60 5,825 5,210 11,035
64. Nicholas Pearce
-7 57 6,210 4,720 10,930

65. Stefan Mazrocis

65 5,860 5,050 10,910
66. Mark Bennett Wales -16 50 6,117 4,717 10,834
67. Chris Scanlon
-3 64 5,095 5,657 10,752
68. Dave Finbow
-29 39 6,570 4,122 10,692
69. Karl Burrows
+9 78 5,425 5,215 10,640
70. John Read
+16 86 4,695 5,872 10,567
71. Nick Walker
-4 67 5,490 5,050 10,540
72. Sean Storey
+10 82 5,275 5,212 10,487
73. Marcus Campbell Scotland +24 97 4,040 6,155 10,195
74. Joe Perry
+49 123 3,979 6,205 10,184
75. Gary Ponting
+10 85 3,920 6,260 10,180
76. Stuart Pettman
+11 87 4,275 5,615 9,890
77. Alfie Burden
+45 122 4,114 5,727 9,841
78. Matthew Couch
+16 94 4,495 5,280 9,775
79. Steve Judd
+13 92 4,815 4,835 9,650
80. Wayne Brown
+19 99 4,475 5,120 9,595
81. Jimmy Michie
+26 55 6,182 3,282 9,464
82. Wayne Jones Wales -24 58 5,157 4,217 9,374
83. Martin Dziewialtowski Scotland +33 116 3,700 5,322 9,022
84. Jamie Woodman
-13 71 4,900 4,057 8,957
85. Anthony Davies Wales -24 61 4,447 4,340 8,787
86. Stephen O'Connor Ireland +20 106 3,995 4,617 8,612
87. Darren Clarke
-3 84 4,930 3,562 8,492
88. Troy Shaw
+43 131 3,540 4,712 8,252
89. Lee Richardson
+16 105 4,390 3,657 8,047
90. Ian Brumby
+11 101 3,900 4,057 7,957
91. Karl Payne
-14 77 3,877 3,842 7,719
92. Mark Gray
+58 150 3,158 4,552 7,710
93. Leigh Griffin
+50 143 3,168 4,340 7,508
94. John Lardner Scotland +36 130 3,614 3,775 7,389
95. Peter McCullagh
+67 162 2,814 4,122 6,936
96. Craig MacGillivray Scotland +63 159 2,592 3,842 6,434

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