1989–90 snooker world rankings

Steve Davis (pictured in 2012) topped the rankings for the seventh consecutive year.Template:Sfn

John Parrott (pictured in 2008) was ranked second.Template:Sfn

The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA), the governing body for professional snooker, first introduced a ranking system for professional players in 1976, with the aim of seeding players for the World Snooker Championship.Template:Sfn The reigning champion would be automatically seeded first, the losing finalist from the previous year seeded second, and the other seedings based on the ranking list.Template:Sfn Initially, the rankings were based on performances in the preceding three world championships.Template:Sfn The 1983–84 snooker world rankings were the first to take tournaments other than world championship into account, and several additional tournaments were designated as ranking tournaments over the following years.<ref name="SCENE83">Template:Cite magazine</ref>Template:Sfn The list for the 1986–87 snooker season was the first to only take account of results over two seasons, and the rankings for 1989–90 were also based on results from the preceding two seasons.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn Barry Hearn, the manager of a number of leading players including Steve Davis and Jimmy White,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> made a proposal to the WPBSA to change the system so that only the best seven performances from the ten ranking tournaments were counted.<ref name="FAILCHANGE">Template:Cite news</ref> It was rejected at an extraordinary meeting of the WPBSA in May 1989.<ref name="FAILCHANGE"/>

Davis retained top place in the rankings for the seventh consecutive year.Template:Sfn John Parrott moved up five places to second, followed by Stephen Hendry who improved by one place from fourth.<ref name="SCENE89P">Template:Cite magazine</ref> The top 16 in the rankings were exempted from the qualifying rounds for the World Snooker Championship and were included in certain invitational events.<ref name="HIGSLIP">Template:Cite news</ref> Doug Mountjoy, Tony Meo and Dean Reynolds returned to the top 16, and Steve James joined the top 16 for the first time.<ref name="SCENE89P"/> Cliff Wilson, Neal Foulds, Silvino Francisco and Peter Francisco dropped out of the top 16.Template:Sfn Of the players who had only competed for one season, Mark Johnston-Allen and Darren Morgan placed highest, at 51st and 52nd respectively.Template:Sfn At the end of his first full season as a professional, Alain Robidoux rose from 102nd to 35th place.<ref name="SCENE89P"/>

In April 1987, Alex Higgins had been excluded from competing in the first two ranking tournaments of the 1987–88 season as part of a six-month ban imposed by the WPBSA, following a hearing conducted for the Association by Gavin Lightman, a barrister, after Higgins had been found guilty in court of headbutting the tournament director at the 1986 UK Championship.Template:Sfn<ref name="FRISKY">Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Thorburn had two ranking points deducted for "bringing the game into disrepute" due to failing a drugs test at the 1988 British Open, and was barred from the first two ranking events of the 1988–89 season as part of his punishment.<ref name="LENIENT"/> Bill Werbeniuk was expelled from the WPBSA in March 1989 after not paying a fine that the Association had imposed for his use of a beta blocker medication, but was readmitted in September and allowed to play in the 1990 World Snooker Championship.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Davis did not compete in the 1989 European Open, a ranking event, citing exhaustion.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Reynolds also missed the event, saying that he needed a rest.<ref name="NOPLAY">Template:Cite news</ref> Both were fined £200 by the WPBSA for missing the event.<ref name="NOPLAY"/><ref name="FINES">Template:Cite magazine</ref> Among the other players fined for missing events was Kirk Stevens, who was penalised £200 for his absence at the 1988 International Open.<ref name="FINES"/>

Points tariff and basis of ranking

Stephen Hendry (pictured in 2010) was ranked third.Template:Sfn

Points tariff contributing to the Snooker world rankings 1989–90<ref name="SNSRANK2">Template:Cite magazine</ref>Template:Sfn

Placing	1988 and 1989 world championships	Other ranking tournaments 1987–88 and 1988–89
Champion	10	6
Runner-up	8	5
Losing semi-finalist	6	4
Losing Quarter-finalist	4	3
Last 16 Loser	2	2
Last 32 Loser	1 ranking point or 2 merit pointsTemplate:Efn	1
Final qualifying round loser	2 merit points	1 merit point
Penultimate qualifying round loser	1 merit point	1 A point
Antepenultimate qualifying round loser	1 A point	Frames won counted
Preliminary round loser	Frames won counted	–

Ranking was determined as follows:Template:Sfn

• By number of ranking points.
• If players had an equal number of ranking points, precedence was given to the player with the better performances in the later season.
• If players were still equal, merit points were considered. If they were still tied, precedence was given to the player with the better performances in the later season.
• If players were still equal, A points were considered. If they were still tied, precedence was given to the player with the better performances in the later season.
• If players were still equal, frames won were considered. If they were still tied, precedence was given the player with the better performances in the later season.

Rankings

Key:

• "(New)" denotes a player that was a new professional for 1988–89.Template:Sfn
• "(NT)" denotes a non-tournament player, i.e. a player who was permitted to enter the world championship but no other tournaments in 1989–90.Template:Sfn
• "N" denotes that as a non-tournament player, the player was not eligible to enter.Template:Sfn
• "–" denotes that the player did not compete in the tournament.Template:Sfn
• "X" denotes that the player was banned from competing in the tournament.<ref name="FRISKY"/>

Snooker world rankings 1989–90<ref name="SCENE88">Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref name="SCENE89">Template:Cite magazine</ref>Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn

Ranking	Name	1987–88 season						1988–89 season								Ranking points	Merit	A points	Frames
		IO	GP	UK	Cl	BO	WC	IO	GP	CM	UK	Cl	EO	BO	WC
1	Template:Flagathlete	6	2	6	6	0	10	6	6	5	4	0	–	3	10	64	2	0	0
2	Template:Flagathlete	2	4	3	5	4	2	0	1	3	3	3	6	4	8	48	1	0	0
3	Template:Flagathlete	4	6	0	3	6	2	2	1	4	5	3	2	2	6	46	1	0	0
4	Template:Flagathlete	2	1	5	2	3	6	5	3	6	1	0	4	1	4	43	1	0	0
5	Template:Flagathlete	1	2	3	3	1	8	0	3	3	4	2	5	0	4	39	2	0	0
6	Template:Flagathlete	4	0	3	0	5	2	1	2	4	0	0	4	4	4	33	4	0	0
7	Template:Flagathlete	5	1	3	1	4	6	X	X	3	3	4	3	2	0	33Template:Efn	2	0	0
8	Template:Flagathlete	1	5	1	3	1	2	3	4	3	2	1	1	0	2	29	1	0	0
9	Template:Flagathlete	1	3	4	1	2	2	2	0	1	2	4	2	2	2	28	1	0	0
10	Template:Flagathlete	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	2	2	6	6	2	2	1	25	4	0	0
11	Template:Flagathlete	0	1	4	1	2	2	3	1	1	2	2	2	3	0	24	3	0	0
12	Template:Flagathlete	2	3	2	4	1	4	1	2	0	2	2	0	1	0	24	4	0	0
13	Template:Flagathlete	3	1	1	2	1	1	1	0	2	3	2	2	1	2	22	1	0	0
14	Template:Flagathlete	1	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	6	6	20	7	0	0
15	Template:Flagathlete	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	1	1	2	1	–	5	4	19	6	0	0
16	Template:Flagathlete	2	0	0	0	1	4	4	1	2	1	1	0	0	1	17	4	1	0
17	Template:Flagathlete	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	3	3	0	16	4	0	8
18	Template:Flagathlete	1	2	1	1	1	1	0	2	2	1	1	1	2	0	16	3	0	0
19	Template:Flagathlete	1	3	0	4	0	0	2	1	1	0	2	0	0	1	15	7	0	0
20	Template:Flagathlete	1	0	0	1	2	4	1	2	0	1	1	0	2	0	15	6	0	0
21	Template:Flagathlete	0	0	1	2	1	1	3	1	0	3	0	0	2	0	14	7	0	0
22	Template:Flagathlete	3	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	2	14	7	0	0
23	Template:Flagathlete	2	1	2	2	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	2	14	6	0	0
24	Template:Flagathlete	X	X	2	2	0	0	0	5	0	1	1	1	1	0	13	7	0	0
25	Template:Flagathlete	0	4	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	13	8	0	0
26	Template:Flagathlete	1	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	2	12	4	2	0
27	Template:Flagathlete	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	1	1	1	11	7	0	0
28	Template:Flagathlete	0	0	2	0	3	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	1	1	11	3	3	0
29	Template:Flagathlete	1	3	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	11	6	0	0
30	Template:Flagathlete	0	2	0	1	0	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	11	8	0	0
31	Template:Flagathlete	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	2	10	7	2	0
32	Template:Flagathlete	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	10	11	0	0
33	Template:Flagathlete	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	9	10	0	0
34	Template:Flagathlete	1	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	9	7	0	0
35	Template:Flagathlete	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	2	1	0	8	5	1	0
36	Template:Flagathlete	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	2	0	0	8	8	0	0
37	Template:Flagathlete	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	8	6	3	0
38	Template:Flagathlete	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	8	5	2	9
39	Template:Flagathlete	1	0	0	1	2	0	2	1	1	0	0	–	0	0	8	9	0	0
40	Template:Flagathlete	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	8	6	4	0
41	Template:Flagathlete	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	7	9	1	0
42	Template:Flagathlete	0	0	2	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	7	6	3	0
43	Template:Flagathlete	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	6	5	5	0
44	Template:Flagathlete	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	1	6	3	7	0
45	Template:Flagathlete	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	6	9	1	0
46	Template:Flagathlete	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	6	8	2	5
47	Template:Flagathlete	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	5	6	5	0
48	Template:Flagathlete	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	4	3	4	13
49	Template:Flagathlete	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	5	6	0
50	Template:Flagathlete	0	1	1	0	–	1	–	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	8	1	0
51	Template:Flagathlete	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	8	4	0
52	Template:Flagathlete (New)	–	–	–	–	–	–	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	3	2	4	0
53	Template:Flagathlete (New)	–	–	–	–	–	–	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	3	0	4	3
54	Template:Flagathlete	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	9	2	0
55	Template:Flagathlete	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	6	0
56	Template:Flagathlete	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	12	2	0
57	Template:Flagathlete	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	9	3	0
58	Template:Flagathlete	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	6	0
59	Template:Flagathlete (New)	–	–	–	–	–	–	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	10
60	Template:Flagathlete	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	3	6	7
61	Template:Flagathlete	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	12	0
62	Template:Flagathlete	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	10	4	0
63	Template:Flagathlete	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	7	0
64	Template:Flagathlete	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	9	5
65	Template:Flagathlete	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	12	2	0
66	Template:Flagathlete	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	3	12
67	Template:Flagathlete	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	7	7	0
68	Template:Flagathlete	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	10	0
69	Template:Flagathlete (New)	–	–	–	–	–	–	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	3	5
70	Template:Flagathlete	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	5	18
71	Template:Flagathlete (New)	–	–	–	–	–	–	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	3	12
72	Template:Flagathlete (New)	–	–	–	–	–	–	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	4	4
73	Template:Flagathlete	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	14
74	Template:Flagathlete	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	8	18
75	Template:Flagathlete	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	6	0
76	Template:Flagathlete	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	4	7
77	Template:Flagathlete	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	6	8
78	Template:Flagathlete	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	6	10
79	Template:Flagathlete	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	7	6
80	Template:Flagathlete	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	7	15
81	Template:Flagathlete	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	10	0
82	Template:Flagathlete	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	4
83	Template:Flagathlete	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	14
84	Template:Flagathlete	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	30
85	Template:Flagathlete	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	6	11
86	Template:Flagathlete	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	3	16
87	Template:Flagathlete	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	7	11
88	Template:Flagathlete	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	3	27
89	Template:Flagathlete	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	13
90	Template:Flagathlete (New)	–	–	–	–	–	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	4
91	Template:Flagathlete	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	14
92	Template:Flagathlete	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	15
77	Template:Flagathlete	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	11
94	Template:Flagathlete	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	34
95	Template:Flagathlete	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	28
96	Template:Flagathlete	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	16
97	Template:Flagathlete	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	13
98	Template:Flagathlete (New)	–	–	–	–	–	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	16
99	Template:Flagathlete (New)	–	–	–	–	–	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	5
100	Template:Flagathlete	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	14
101	Template:Flagathlete	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	18
102	Template:Flagathlete	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	27
103	Template:Flagathlete	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	25
104	Template:Flagathlete	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	19
105	Template:Flagathlete	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	13
106	Template:Flagathlete	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	14
107	Template:Flagathlete	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	21
108	Template:Flagathlete	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	17
109	Template:Flagathlete	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	39
110	Template:Flagathlete	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	25
111	Template:Flagathlete (NT)	0	0	0	0	0	0	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	0	0	1	1	7
112	Template:Flagathlete	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	14
113	Template:Flagathlete	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	19
114	Template:Flagathlete	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	21
115	Template:Flagathlete	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	16
116	Template:Flagathlete	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	25
117	Template:Flagathlete	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	23
118	Template:Flagathlete	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	17
119	Template:Flagathlete (NT)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	14
120	Template:Flagathlete (NT)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	23
121	Template:Flagathlete (NT)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	15
122	Template:Flagathlete (NT)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	18
123	Template:Flagathlete (NT)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	21
124	Template:Flagathlete (NT)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	22
125	Template:Flagathlete (NT)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	29
126	Template:Flagathlete (NT)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	11
127	Template:Flagathlete (NT)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	8
128	Template:Flagathlete (NT)	0	0	0	0	0	0	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	0	0	0	1	19
129	Template:Flagathlete (NT)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	16
130	Template:Flagathlete (New) (NT)	–	–	–	–	–	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
131	Template:Flagathlete (NT)	0	0	0	0	0	0	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	0	0	0	1	15
132	Template:Flagathlete (NT)	0	0	0	0	0	0	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	0	0	0	1	10
133	Template:Flagathlete (NT)	0	0	0	0	0	0	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	0	0	0	0	12
134	Template:Flagathlete (NT)	0	0	0	0	0	0	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	0	0	0	0	9
135	Template:Flagathlete (NT)	0	0	0	0	0	0	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	0	0	0	0	6
136	Template:Flagathlete (NT)	0	0	0	0	0	0	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	0	0	0	0	4
137	Template:Flagathlete (NT)	0	0	0	0	0	0	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	0	0	0	0	2
138	Template:Flagathlete (NT)	0	0	0	0	0	0	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	0	0	0	0	1
139	Template:Flagathlete (NT)	0	0	0	0	0	0	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	0	0	0	0	0
140	Template:Flagathlete (NT)	0	0	0	0	0	0	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	0	0	0	0	0
141	Template:Flagathlete (NT)	0	0	0	0	0	0	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	–	0	0	0	0
142	Template:Flagathlete (NT)	–	–	–	–	–	–	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	0	0	0	0	0
143	Template:Flagathlete (NT)	0	0	0	0	0	0	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	0	0	0	0	0
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References

Books

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