Snooker world rankings 1996/1997: The professional world rankings for the top 64 snooker players in the 1996/1997 season are listed below.
No. 1: Stephen Hendry
|
| Born |
(1969-01-13) January 13, 1969 (age 43) |
| Sport country |
Scotland |
| Professional |
1985– |
| Highest ranking |
1 |
No. 2: John Higgins
|
| Born |
(1975-05-18) May 18, 1975 (age 37) |
| Sport country |
Scotland |
| Professional |
1992– |
| Highest ranking |
1 |
No. 3: Peter Ebdon
|
| Born |
(1970-08-27) August 27, 1970 (age 42) |
| Sport country |
England |
| Professional |
1991– |
| Highest ranking |
3 |
| Ranking |
Name |
Nationality |
Points |
| 1 |
Stephen Hendry |
Scotland |
36911 |
| 2 |
John Higgins |
Scotland |
32341 |
| 3 |
Peter Ebdon |
England |
28115 |
| 4 |
John Parrott |
England |
24339 |
| 5 |
Nigel Bond |
England |
22669 |
| 6 |
Alan McManus |
Scotland |
21492 |
| 7 |
Ken Doherty |
Ireland |
21161 |
| 8 |
Ronnie O'Sullivan |
England |
21007 |
| 9 |
Darren Morgan |
Wales |
19142 |
| 10 |
Steve Davis |
England |
18252 |
| 11 |
Dave Harold |
England |
18247 |
| 12 |
James Wattana |
Thailand |
17641 |
| 13 |
Jimmy White |
England |
16620 |
| 14 |
Alain Robidoux |
Canada |
16058 |
| 15 |
Tony Drago |
Malta |
16031 |
| 16 |
Mark Williams |
Wales |
15988 |
| 17 |
Joe Swail |
Northern Ireland |
15966 |
| 18 |
Andy Hicks |
England |
15371 |
| 19 |
Gary Wilkinson |
England |
15251 |
| 20 |
Rod Lawler |
England |
14565 |
| 21 |
Neal Foulds |
England |
14430 |
| 22 |
Anthony Hamilton |
England |
14415 |
| 23 |
Terry Griffiths |
Wales |
14226 |
| 24 |
Steve James |
England |
13699 |
| 25 |
Willie Thorne |
England |
13534 |
| 26 |
Dennis Taylor |
Northern Ireland |
13229 |
| 27 |
Dene O'Kane |
New Zealand |
13176 |
| 28 |
Dave Finbow |
England |
12946 |
| 29 |
Jason Ferguson |
England |
12839 |
| 30 |
Chris Small |
Scotland |
12788 |
| 31 |
Stephen Lee |
England |
12751 |
| 32 |
Mick Price |
England |
12101 |
| 33 |
Martin Clark |
England |
11840 |
| 34 |
David Roe |
England |
11804 |
| 35 |
Billy Snaddon |
Scotland |
11487 |
| 36 |
Fergal O'Brien |
Ireland |
11415 |
| 37 |
Anthony Davies |
England |
11288 |
| 38 |
Dean Reynolds |
England |
11019 |
| 39 |
Mark King |
England |
10943 |
| 40 |
Drew Henry |
Scotland |
10913 |
| 41 |
Terry Murphy |
Northern Ireland |
10855 |
| 42 |
Tony Knowles |
England |
10853 |
| 43 |
Mark Bennett |
Wales |
10786 |
| 44 |
Mark Johnston-Allen |
England |
10541 |
| 45 |
Tony Chappel |
England |
10358 |
| 46 |
Mike Hallett |
England |
10035 |
| 47 |
Joe Johnson |
England |
9785 |
| 48 |
Wayne Jones |
Wales |
9725 |
| 49 |
Brian Morgan |
England |
9719 |
| 50 |
Mark Flowerdew |
England |
9510 |
| 51 |
Karl Payne |
England |
9438 |
| 52 |
Nick Terry |
England |
9320 |
| 53 |
Paul Davies |
Wales |
9165 |
| 54 |
Jamie Burnett |
Scotland |
9115 |
| 55 |
Mark Davis |
Wales |
8950 |
| 56 |
Jason Prince |
Northern Ireland |
8864 |
| 57 |
Karl Broughton |
England |
8643 |
| 58 |
Graeme Dott |
Scotland |
8584 |
| 59 |
Doug Mountjoy |
Wales |
8445 |
| 60 |
Jimmy Michie |
England |
8410 |
| 61 |
Stephen Murphy |
Ireland |
8238 |
| 62 |
Euan Henderson |
Scotland |
8173 |
| 63 |
Tony Jones |
England |
8168 |
| 64 |
Jonathan Birch |
England |
8044 |