Number One Ranked Players
The snooker players ranked number one in the world are listed below for each period since rankings officially began in 1976/77.
| No. | From | To | Name | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 01975-05-01 May 1975 | 01981-05-01 May 1981 | Reardon, RayRay Reardon | Wales |
| 2 | 01981-05-01 May 1981 | 01982-05-01 May 1982 | Thorburn, CliffCliff Thorburn | Canada |
| 2 ! | 01982-05-01 May 1982 | 01983-05-01 May 1983 | Reardon, RayRay Reardon | Wales |
| 3 | 01983-05-01 May 1983 | 01990-05-01 May 1990 | Davis, SteveSteve Davis | England |
| 4 | 01990-05-01 May 1990 | 01998-05-01 May 1998 | Hendry, StephenStephen Hendry | Scotland |
| 5 | 01998-05-01 May 1998 | 02000-05-01 May 2000 | Higgins, JohnJohn Higgins | Scotland |
| 6 | 02000-05-01 May 2000 | 02002-05-01 May 2002 | Williams, MarkMark Williams | Wales |
| 7 | 02002-05-01 May 2002 | 02003-05-01 May 2003 | O'Sullivan, RonnieRonnie O'Sullivan | England |
| 6 ! | 02003-05-01 May 2003 | 02004-05-01 May 2004 | Williams, MarkMark Williams | Wales |
| 7 ! | 02004-05-01 May 2004 | 02006-05-01 May 2006 | O'Sullivan, RonnieRonnie O'Sullivan | England |
| 4 ! | 02006-05-01 May 2006 | 02007-05-01 May 2007 | Hendry, StephenStephen Hendry | Scotland |
| 5 ! | 02007-05-01 May 2007 | 02008-05-01 May 2008 | Higgins, JohnJohn Higgins | Scotland |
| 7 ! | 02008-05-01 May 2008 | 02010-05-01 May 2010 | O'Sullivan, RonnieRonnie O'Sullivan | England |
| 5 ! | 02010-05-01 May 2010 | 02010-09-01 Sep 2010 | Higgins, JohnJohn Higgins | Scotland |
| 8 | 02010-09-01 Sep 2010 | 02010-12-01 Dec 2010 | Robertson, NeilNeil Robertson | Australia |
| 5 ! | 02010-12-01 Dec 2010 | 02011-05-01 May 2011 | Higgins, JohnJohn Higgins | Scotland |
| 6 ! | 02011-05-01 May 2011 | 02011-09-01 Sep 2011 | Williams, MarkMark Williams | Wales |
| 9 | 02011-09-01 Sep 2011 | 02012-11-01 Nov 2012 | Selby, MarkMark Selby | England |
| 10 | 02012-11-01 Nov 2012 | TBC | Trump, JuddJudd Trump | England |
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