2005–06 snooker world rankings

Preceded by
2004/2005
2005/2006 Succeeded by
2006/2007

Snooker world rankings 2005/2006: The professional world rankings for the top 64 snooker players in the 2005–06 season are listed below.

No. 1: Ronnie O'Sullivan
Born (1975-12-05) December 5, 1975 (age 48)
Sport country England
Professional1992–present
Highest ranking1
No. 2: Stephen Hendry
Born (1969-01-13) January 13, 1969 (age 55)
Sport country Scotland
Professional1985–2012
Highest ranking1
No. 3: Stephen Maguire
Born (1981-03-13) March 13, 1981 (age 43)
Sport country Scotland
Professional1998–present
Highest ranking2
No.[1] Name Nationality Points[2][3]
1 Ronnie O'Sullivan  England 49812
2 Stephen Hendry  Scotland 42137
3 Stephen Maguire  Scotland 33750
4 Matthew Stevens  Wales 33712
5 Paul Hunter  England 32125
6 John Higgins  Scotland 32024
7 Peter Ebdon  England 31175
8 Jimmy White  England 30962
9 Mark Williams  Wales 29749
10 Stephen Lee  England 29650
11 Ken Doherty  Ireland 29124
12 Alan McManus  Scotland 28800
13 Graeme Dott  Scotland 28315
14 Joe Perry  England 27150
15 Steve Davis  England 26987
16 Ian McCulloch  England 26612
17 Anthony Hamilton  England 26549
18 Barry Pinches  England 26375
19 Ali Carter  England 25500
20 Mark King  England 25400
21 Shaun Murphy[a]  England 25112
22 Quinten Hann[b]  Australia 24950
23 David Gray  England 24950
24 Michael Holt  England 24712
25 Marco Fu  Hong Kong 22724
26 Robert Milkins  England 22687
27 Nigel Bond  England 22500
28 Neil Robertson  Australia 22275
29 John Parrott  England 22150
30 Barry Hawkins  England 21950
31 Andy Hicks  England 21800
32 James Wattana  Thailand 21800
33 Ryan Day  Wales 21725
34 Dominic Dale  Wales 20775
35 Drew Henry  Scotland 19762
36 Tony Drago  Malta 19762
37 Stuart Bingham  England 19650
38 Gerard Greene  Northern Ireland 19562
39 Mark Selby  England 19537
40 Joe Swail  Northern Ireland 18874
41 Chris Small  Scotland 18712
42 Mark Davis  England 18700
43 Michael Judge  Ireland 18050
44 Fergal O'Brien  Ireland 16750
45 Dave Harold  England 16725
46 Adrian Gunnell  England 16575
47 Stuart Pettman  England 16100
48 Ricky Walden  England 15500
49 Rory McLeod  England 15500
50 Patrick Wallace  Northern Ireland 17762
51 Tom Ford  England 15175
52 Marcus Campbell  Scotland 15175
53 Mike Dunn  England 15037
54 Shokat Ali  Pakistan 14837
55 Robin Hull  Finland 14737
56 Jamie Burnett  Scotland 14550
57 Jimmy Michie  England 13912
58 Lee Walker  Wales 13487
59 Brian Morgan  England 13450
60 Rod Lawler  England 13412
61 David Roe  England 13324
62 Ding Junhui  China 13225
63 Simon Bedford  England 12550
64 Joe Jogia  England 12550

Note

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  • a As the 2005 World Champion, Shaun Murphy automatically qualified for every ranking tournament and the Masters.
  • b Quinten Hann did not play due to an unspecified illness before being banned for 8 years for a match-fixing attempt.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Turner, Chris. "Historical World Rankings 2005/06 to 2009/10". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  2. ^ "Embassy World Rankings 2005/2006". Snooker.org. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  3. ^ "Official ranking list for the 2005/06 season". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 5 November 2005. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  4. ^ "Guilty Hann given eight-year ban". BBC Sport. 17 February 2006. Retrieved 23 April 2011.