Snooker world rankings 1981/1982: The professional world rankings for the top 32 snooker players in the 1981/1982 season are listed below.
No. 1: Cliff Thorburn
|
| Born |
(1948-01-16) January 16, 1948 (age 64) |
| Sport country |
Canada |
| Professional |
1972–1996 |
| Highest ranking |
1 |
No. 2: Steve Davis
|
| Born |
(1957-08-22) August 22, 1957 (age 55) |
| Sport country |
England |
| Professional |
1978– |
| Highest ranking |
1 |
No. 3: Terry Griffiths
| Born |
(1947-10-16) October 16, 1947 (age 65) |
| Sport country |
Wales |
| Professional |
1978–1997 |
| Highest ranking |
3 |
| Ranking |
Name |
Nationality |
| 1 |
Cliff Thorburn |
Canada |
| 2 |
Steve Davis |
England |
| 3 |
Terry Griffiths |
Wales |
| 4 |
Ray Reardon |
Wales |
| 5 |
Dennis Taylor |
Northern Ireland |
| 6 |
Doug Mountjoy |
Wales |
| 7 |
David Taylor |
England |
| 8 |
Eddie Charlton |
Australia |
| 9 |
Bill Werbeniuk |
Canada |
| 10 |
Alex Higgins |
Northern Ireland |
| 11 |
Kirk Stevens |
Canada |
| 12 |
Fred Davis |
England |
| 13 |
John Virgo |
England |
| 14 |
John Spencer |
England |
| 15 |
Perrie Mans |
South Africa |
| 16 |
Graham Miles |
England |
| 17 |
Jim Wych |
Canada |
| 18 |
Tony Meo |
England |
| 19 |
Ray Edmonds |
England |
| 20 |
Tony Knowles |
England |
| 21 |
Jimmy White |
England |
| 22 |
Willie Thorne |
England |
| 23 |
Cliff Wilson |
Wales |
| 24 |
Dave Martin |
England |
| 25 |
John Dunning |
England |
| 26 |
Jim Meadowcroft |
England |
| 27 |
Patsy Fagan |
Ireland |
| 28 |
Rex Williams |
England |
| 29 |
Mike Hallett |
England |
| 30 |
Eddie Sinclair |
Scotland |
| 31 |
David Greaves |
England |
| 32 |
John Pulman |
England |