World Snooker Rankings 2025/26

The World Snooker Tour (WST) world rankings are calculated using a rolling two-year prize money system. Every pound a player earns at ranking events is counted and totalled across the current and previous season. Rankings are updated after every ranking event, meaning positions can shift significantly throughout the year. The top 16 players at the end of the season earn automatic seedings for the following season's World Championship at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield.

Rank	Change	Player	Nationality	Prize Money (2-year)
1	—	Judd Trump	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	£2,847,500
2	—	Ronnie O'Sullivan	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	£2,614,000
3	↑	Zhao Xintong	🇨🇳 China	£2,283,750
4	↓	Mark Selby	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	£2,108,000
5	—	Neil Robertson	🇦🇺 Australia	£1,964,500
6	↑	Kyren Wilson	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	£1,843,750
7	↓	Mark Williams	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	£1,723,000
8	↑	John Higgins	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	£1,598,500
9	—	Barry Hawkins	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	£1,487,250
10	↑	Jack Lisowski	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	£1,382,000
11	↓	Stuart Bingham	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	£1,289,500
12	—	Ryan Day	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	£1,201,750
13	↑	Luca Brecel	🇧🇪 Belgium	£1,118,000
14	↓	Ali Carter	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	£1,039,500
15	↓	Ding Junhui	🇨🇳 China	£968,750
16	↑	Shaun Murphy	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	£902,500
17	↑	Zhang Anda	🇨🇳 China	£841,000
18	↑	Si Jiahui	🇨🇳 China	£784,250
19	↑	Pang Junxu	🇨🇳 China	£731,000
20	↓	Stephen Maguire	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	£681,500
21	↑	Gary Wilson	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	£635,250
22	↓	Hossein Vafaei	🇮🇷 Iran	£592,000
23	↑	Jak Jones	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	£551,750
24	↑	Wu Yize	🇨🇳 China	£514,500
25	↓	Xiao Guodong	🇨🇳 China	£479,250
26	↓	Tom Ford	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	£446,500
27	↑	Anthony McGill	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	£415,750
28	↓	David Gilbert	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	£387,000
29	↑	Chris Wakelin	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	£360,250
30	↓	Ricky Walden	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	£335,000
31	—	Jamie Jones	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	£311,750
32	↑	Sean Murphy	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	£290,000

How World Snooker Rankings Work

The World Snooker Tour uses a prize money-based ranking system. Unlike many other sports, there are no ranking points — instead, every pound a player earns at designated ranking events is added to their total. This total is accumulated over a rolling two-year period, meaning prize money from events two years ago is removed from a player's total as the equivalent event this season is completed.

When Are Rankings Updated?

Rankings are updated after each ranking event on the WST calendar. This means a player's position can change dramatically across a single tournament weekend, particularly if a lower-ranked player goes on a deep run. The season's final ranking — taken at the conclusion of the Tour Championship — determines seedings for the following season's World Championship.

What Is the Top 16?

The top 16 players in the world rankings receive automatic seedings for the World Championship at the Crucible, giving them a first-round draw against a qualifier rather than a fellow seed. Being inside the top 16 is one of the most coveted positions in professional snooker and represents a player's guaranteed place among the elite on the tour.

How Does Prize Money Affect Rankings?

Winning a ranking event is worth substantially more than reaching the latter stages. For example, winning the World Championship is currently worth £500,000, while a first-round exit earns just £30,000. This steep prize money gradient means a single tournament victory can propel a player many places up the rankings. Equally, strong prize money falling off a player's two-year total — such as a previous World Championship win — can see them drop significantly even if they are performing well in the current season.

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