Snooker world rankings 1997/1998: The professional world rankings for the top 64 snooker players in the 1997–98 season are listed below.
No.[1][2]
|
Name
|
Nationality
|
Points[3]
|
1
|
Stephen Hendry
|
Scotland
|
43,127
|
2
|
John Higgins
|
Scotland
|
30,867
|
3
|
Ken Doherty
|
Ireland
|
28,601
|
4
|
Mark Williams
|
Wales
|
27,485
|
5
|
Peter Ebdon
|
England
|
25,282
|
6
|
John Parrott
|
England
|
25,082
|
7
|
Ronnie O'Sullivan
|
England
|
24,217
|
8
|
Nigel Bond
|
England
|
22,182
|
9
|
Alain Robidoux
|
Canada
|
21,994
|
10
|
Alan McManus
|
Scotland
|
20,995
|
11
|
Tony Drago
|
Malta
|
19,959
|
12
|
James Wattana
|
Thailand
|
18,822
|
13
|
Steve Davis
|
England
|
18,654
|
14
|
Anthony Hamilton
|
England
|
17,004
|
15
|
Darren Morgan
|
Wales
|
16,423
|
16
|
Stephen Lee
|
England
|
16,079
|
17
|
Gary Wilkinson
|
England
|
15,913
|
18
|
Dave Harold
|
England
|
15,812
|
19
|
Andy Hicks
|
England
|
14,823
|
20
|
Mark King
|
England
|
14,240
|
21
|
Jimmy White
|
England
|
13,664
|
22
|
Joe Swail
|
Northern Ireland
|
13,481
|
23
|
Fergal O'Brien
|
Ireland
|
13,343
|
24
|
Steve James
|
England
|
13,204
|
25
|
Chris Small
|
Scotland
|
13,036
|
26
|
Rod Lawler
|
England
|
12,896
|
27
|
Martin Clark
|
England
|
12,744
|
28
|
Brian Morgan
|
England
|
12,693
|
29
|
Terry Murphy
|
Northern Ireland
|
12,644
|
30
|
Neal Foulds
|
England
|
12,570
|
31
|
Mick Price
|
England
|
12,372
|
32
|
Billy Snaddon
|
Scotland
|
12,266
|
33
|
Graeme Dott
|
Scotland
|
12,086
|
34
|
Dennis Taylor
|
Northern Ireland
|
12,042
|
35
|
Dene O'Kane
|
New Zealand
|
11,873
|
36
|
Willie Thorne
|
England
|
11,739
|
37
|
Jason Ferguson
|
England
|
11,691
|
38
|
Jamie Burnett
|
Scotland
|
11,635
|
39
|
David Finbow
|
England
|
11,498
|
40
|
Drew Henry
|
Scotland
|
10,945
|
41
|
Karl Broughton
|
England
|
10,943
|
42
|
Jason Prince
|
Northern Ireland
|
10,893
|
43
|
Paul Hunter
|
England
|
10,883
|
44
|
Euan Henderson
|
Scotland
|
10,810
|
45
|
Jonathan Birch
|
England
|
10,675
|
46
|
Tony Chappel
|
Wales
|
10,674
|
47
|
Mark Davis
|
England
|
10,390
|
48
|
Paul Davies
|
Wales
|
10,347
|
49
|
David Roe
|
England
|
10,083
|
50
|
Mark Bennett
|
Wales
|
9,975
|
51
|
Dean Reynolds
|
England
|
9,942
|
52
|
Joe Johnson
|
England
|
9,871
|
53
|
Matthew Stevens
|
Wales
|
9,870
|
54
|
Dominic Dale
|
Wales
|
9,830
|
55
|
Jimmy Michie
|
England
|
9,262
|
56
|
Michael Judge
|
Ireland
|
9,230
|
57
|
Nick Pearce
|
England
|
8,804
|
58
|
Wayne Jones
|
Wales
|
8,730
|
59
|
Shokat Ali
|
Pakistan
|
8,633
|
60
|
Tony Jones
|
England
|
8,565
|
61
|
Anthony Davies
|
Wales
|
8,428
|
62
|
Gerard Greene
|
Northern Ireland
|
8,405
|
63
|
Mark Flowerdew
|
England
|
8,185
|
64
|
Chris Scanlon
|
England
|
8,050
|
65
|
Stefan Mazrocis
|
England
|
8,040
|
66
|
Stephen Murphy
|
Ireland
|
7,989
|
67
|
Nick Walker
|
England
|
7,900
|
68
|
Nick Terry
|
England
|
7,826
|
69
|
Paul Wykes
|
England
|
7,825
|
70
|
Mark Johnston-Allen
|
England
|
7,692
|
71
|
Jamie Woodman
|
England
|
7,655
|
72
|
Tony Knowles
|
England
|
7,590
|
73
|
Graham Horne
|
Scotland
|
7,522
|
74
|
Paul McPhillips
|
Scotland
|
7,508
|
75
|
David McLellan
|
Scotland
|
7,453
|
76
|
Ian McCulloch
|
England
|
7,302
|
77
|
Karl Payne
|
England
|
7,290
|
78
|
Karl Burrows
|
England
|
7,267
|
79
|
Lee Walker
|
Wales
|
7,261
|
80
|
Bradley Jones
|
England
|
7,192
|
81
|
Antony Bolsover
|
England
|
7,170
|
82
|
Sean Storey
|
England
|
7,085
|
83
|
Barry Pinches
|
England
|
6,998
|
84
|
Darren Clarke
|
England
|
6,978
|
85
|
Gary Ponting
|
England
|
6,870
|
86
|
John Read
|
England
|
6,793
|
87
|
Stuart Pettman
|
England
|
6,720
|
88
|
Noppadon Noppachorn
|
Thailand
|
6,718
|
89
|
Mike Hallett
|
England
|
6,713
|
90
|
Peter Lines
|
England
|
6,710
|
91
|
Robert Milkins
|
England
|
6,697
|
92
|
Steve Judd
|
England
|
6,683
|
93
|
Jason Weston
|
England
|
6,680
|
94
|
Matthew Couch
|
England
|
6,663
|
95
|
Terry Griffiths
|
Wales
|
6,650
|
96
|
Yasin Merchant
|
India
|
6,540
|
97
|
Marcus Campbell
|
Scotland
|
6,468
|
98
|
Doug Mountjoy
|
Wales
|
6,457
|
99
|
Wayne Brown
|
England
|
6,454
|
100
|
Steve Newbury
|
Wales
|
6,369
|
101
|
Ian Brumby
|
England
|
6,329
|
102
|
Robin Hull
|
Finland
|
6,320
|
103
|
Nick Dyson
|
England
|
6,290
|
104
|
Quinten Hann
|
Australia
|
6,275
|
105
|
Lee Richardson
|
England
|
6,250
|
106
|
Stephen O'Connor
|
Ireland
|
6,203
|
107
|
Andrew Cairns
|
England
|
6,095
|
108
|
Darryn Walker
|
England
|
6,093
|
109
|
Oliver King
|
England
|
6,065
|
110
|
Jason Wallace
|
England
|
5,970
|
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