Following the triumph of Ali Carter in today’s Shanghai Masters final, World Snooker have published an updated ranking list and as has been brought to my attention, it now appears to be the case that the working of the new system is perhaps not what had been envisaged previously by myself and the many other observers out there.
Importantly however, what is not affected by any changes in interpretation are the seedings which will determine who will have to qualify for events or not…
In addition to the updated provisional list yesterday, due to popular demand I have also knocked up a one-year rankings table, demonstrating exactly who have been the stars of 2010/11 even at this early stage. This list is to be taken with a pinch of salt really as the top 16 players have not even opened their Shanghai Masters accounts so far, but with Stephen Hendry and Ding Junhui down in 85th place with Mark Davis leading the way, it makes for interesting reading nonetheless!
As promised, I have now updated my latest provisional rankings page to reflect the results from the Shanghai Masters qualifiers, although it has come to be attention that they may soon be changing again…
With the increased amount of activity at the moment it seems logical to revive my old Rankingswatch feature. Click below to see the movers and shakers following this weekend’s PTC event.
Also note that I have now revised my provisional rankings page following your comments which are much appreciated!
Following on from my previous posts and my updated provisional rankings page, World Snooker have now released the ranking points schedule for the 2010/11 season and following on from the controversy over on Snooker Scene Blog in relation to the new system, the schedule has added to that further…
EDIT: Note that my provisional rankings have now been updated with minimum points for the Shanghai Masters and World Open added. Feel free to leave a comment if you spot any errors…
A final word on rankings (for today anyway), to inform readers that I have now overhauled my main rankings page, adding a guide to the new ranking system together with links to the new provisional rankings page for 2010/11 and also a Players Tour Championship page. Finally I have also put together this page to give you an idea of who has the most to protect this season heading towards October’s first rankings revision.
Please feel free to leave any corrections or suggestions below.
