
Two times world snooker semi-finalist
Professional World Snooker Rankings 2008/2009
| Rank | Name | Prev rank | Points 2007/2008 | Points 2008/2009 (provisional) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 | 29,700 | 50,450 |
| 2 | Stephen Maguire | 10 | 25,975 | 45,525 |
| 3 | Shaun Murphy | 3 | 23,700 | 45,050 |
| 4 | Mark Selby | 11 | 20,050 | 38,325 |
| 5 | John Higgins | 1 | 14,825 | 37,925 |
| 6 | Stephen Hendry | 8 | 16,900 | 34,275 |
| 7 | Allister Carter | 14 | 18,425 | 34,175 |
| 8 | Ryan Day | 16 | 19,425 | 33,875 |
| 9 | Peter Ebdon | 6 | 14,975 | 32,975 |
| 10 | Neil Robertson | 7 | 12,400 | 32,950 |
| 11 | Ding Junhui | 9 | 15,869 | 32,194 |
| 12 | Joe Perry | 18 | 18,250 | 30,425 |
| 13 | Graeme Dott | 2 | 8,469 | 27,144 |
| 14 | Marco Fu | 27 | 18,075 | 27,000 |
| 15 | Mark King | 21 | 13,675 | 26,000 |
| 16 | Mark Allen | 29 | 15,075 | 25,725 |
| 17 | Matthew Stevens | 20 | 10,463 | 25,413 |
| 18 | Ken Doherty | 4 | 9,569 | 25,119 |
| 19 | Jamie Cope | 22 | 12,869 | 24,744 |
| 20 | Joe Swail | 17 | 12,975 | 24,725 |
| 21 | Stuart Bingham | 23 | 14,775 | 24,625 |
| 22 | Mark Williams | 12 | 15,100 | 23,925 |
| 23 | Nigel Bond | 25 | 13,275 | 23,613 |
| 24 | Fergal O'Brien | 37 | 12,713 | 22,538 |
| 25 | Ian McCulloch | 28 | 10,494 | 22,432 |
| 26 | Stephen Lee | 13 | 9,569 | 22,219 |
| 27 | Barry Hawkins | 19 | 12,975 | 22,125 |
| 28 | Dave Harold | 30 | 12,244 | 21,494 |
| 29 | Steve Davis | 15 | 9,569 | 21,419 |
| 30 | Michael Judge | 34 | 10,750 | 20,825 |
| 31 | Anthony Hamilton | 26 | 9,775 | 20,813 |
| 32 | Dominic Dale | 31 | 11,313 | 20,688 |
| 33 | Gerard Greene | 32 | 10,238 | 19,538 |
| 34 | Michael Holt | 24 | 8,950 | 19,288 |
| 35 | Ricky Walden | 36 | 10,225 | 18,975 |
| 36 | Adrian Gunnell | 40 | 9,550 | 18,375 |
| 37 | Alan McManus | 38 | 7,938 | 18,263 |
| 38 | Andrew Higginson | 44 | 6,888 | 17,513 |
| 39 | John Parrott | 39 | 7,825 | 17,450 |
| 40 | Liang Wenbo | 66 | 10,500 | 17,275 |
| 41 | Judd Trump | 51 | 7,701 | 16,351 |
| 42 | Marcus Campbell | 52 | 8,200 | 16,325 |
| 43 | David Brown Gilbert | 45 | 7,650 | 16,225 |
| 44 | Rory McLeod | 48 | 7,925 | 16,125 |
| 45 | Jamie Burnett | 46 | 6,638 | 16,013 |
| 46 | Jimmy Michie | 61 | 7,975 | 15,550 |
| 47 | Mike Dunn | 59 | 8,457 | 15,507 |
| 48 | Tom Ford | 50 | 7,650 | 14,825 |
| 49 | David Gray | 35 | 6,888 | 14,338 |
| 50 | Barry Pinches | 56 | 9,175 | 14,250 |
| 51 | Robert Milkins | 47 | 6,250 | 14,113 |
| 52 | David Roe | 55 | 8,300 | 14,038 |
| 53 | Liu Song | 72 | 8,475 | 13,900 |
| 54 | Andrew Norman | 42 | 5,513 | 13,801 |
| 55 | Ian Preece | 64 | 6,525 | 13,475 |
| 56 | Andy Hicks | 41 | 5,900 | 13,263 |
| 57 | Paul Davies | 62 | 6,888 | 13,101 |
| 58 | Mark Davis | 43 | 6,713 | 13,088 |
| 59 | Mark Joyce | 73 | 7,563 | 12,963 |
| 60 | Rod Lawler | 49 | 4,913 | 12,713 |
| 61 | Joe Delaney | 58 | 5,276 | 12,701 |
| 62 | Stuart Pettman | 53 | 7,163 | 12,476 |
| 63 | Martin Gould | 0 | 11,413 | 11,413 |
| 64 | David Morris | 71 | 6,038 | 11,538 |
| 65 | Jimmy White | 60 | 5,788 | 11,513 |
| 66 | Scott MacKenzie | 63 | 5,413 | 10,688 |
| 67 | Lee Spick | 65 | 5,350 | 10,950 |
| 68 | Matthew Selt | 0 | 5,288 | 5,288 |
| 69 | Patrick Wallace | 0 | 5,275 | 5,275 |
| 70 | Rodney Goggins | 0 | 5,163 | 5,163 |
| 71 | James McBain | 0 | 5,150 | 5,150 |
| 72 | Supoj Saenla | 0 | 5,088 | 5,088 |
| 73 | Liu Chuang | 0 | 4,650 | 4,650 |