User:Lee Vilenski/Snooker world rankings 2019/20
World rankings for the 2019/2020 snooker season / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The sport of professional snooker has had a world ranking system in place since the 1976–77 season.[1] Certain tournaments were given "ranking" status, with the results at those events contributing to a players world ranking. Originally, the world rankings were decided only based on results in the World Snooker Championship, but other events were later added.[1] The system used for the 2019–20 snooker season was first used in the 2010–11 season, where players won ranking points based entirely on prize money won from these events.[2] The rankings are based on the prior two seasons, with ten revisions after specific tournaments throughout the season.[3] These revisions are used as official rankings, with points awarded in the current season overwriting those from two years prior.[2]
Ronnie O'Sullivan began the season as the highest ranked player, however, Judd Trump became world number one after winning the 2019 International Championship.[4] Trump retained the position until the end of the season, where he had over 500,000 point lead, despite O'Sullivan winning 500,000 points at the 2020 World Snooker Championship.[5]