1982–83 snooker world rankings

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Cliff Thorburn (pictured in 2007) dropped from first place in the previous list to third in 1982/1983. Cliff Thorburn.jpg
Cliff Thorburn (pictured in 2007) dropped from first place in the previous list to third in 1982/1983.

The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association, the governing body for professional snooker, first published official world rankings for players on the main tour for the 1976–77 season. Before this, for each tournament the defending champion was seeded first, and the previous year's runner-up second. [1] [2] [3]

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For the 1982–83 season, players' performances in the previous three World Snooker Championships (1980, 1981 and 1982) contributed to their points total. For each of the three years, the World Champion gained five points, the runner-up received four, losing semi-finalists got three, losing quarter-finalists got two, and losers in the last-16 round received a single point. [4] [3] For players with no points, placings were determined on the basis of their results at the 1982 World Championship. [5] [6]

Ray Reardon, who had topped every previous ranking list except during 1981/1982, returned to first position, with nine points. [4] [7] The player whom Reardon replaced as number one, Cliff Thorburn, had eight points and dropped to third position. [4] [7] Also with eight points, Alex Higgins was ranked ahead of Thorburn by virtue of better progress at the 1982 championship. [6] Higgins had two ranking points deducted for misconduct which meant that he was ranked second rather than first. [4] [8] [9] The penalty was applied in respect of Higgins's conduct at an exhibition match at Herringthorpe Leisure Centre in February 1981, when he was late returning to his match against Steve Davis, reportedly because he was playing Space Invaders . [4] [10] Davis moved down two places from second to fourth, while Terry Griffiths fell from third to fourteenth. [4] The top sixteen players in the rankings were seeded through to the main stage of the 1983 World Snooker Championship. [4] [11]

Rankings

The world rankings for professional snooker players in the 1982–1983 season are listed below. Points gained in each of the three World Snooker Championships are shown, with the total number of points given in the last column. A "–" symbol indicates that the player did not participate in that year's championship. [4] [12]

Snooker world rankings 1982/1983
RankingName 1980 1981 1982 Total
1Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Ray Reardon  (WAL)2349
2Ulster Banner.svg  Alex Higgins  (NIR)41 [lower-alpha 1] 58
3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Cliff Thorburn  (CAN)5308
4Flag of England.svg  Steve Davis  (ENG)2507
5Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Eddie Charlton  (AUS)2136
6Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Kirk Stevens  (CAN)3126
7Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Doug Mountjoy  (WAL)1416
8Flag of England.svg  David Taylor  (ENG)3205
9Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Bill Werbeniuk  (CAN)1214
10Flag of England.svg  Jimmy White  (ENG)033
11Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  Perrie Mans  (RSA)1113
12Flag of England.svg  John Spencer  (ENG)1113
13Ulster Banner.svg  Dennis Taylor  (NIR)1203
14Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Terry Griffiths  (WAL)1203
15Flag of England.svg  Tony Knowles  (ENG)022
16Flag of England.svg  Willie Thorne  (ENG)0022
17Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  Silvino Francisco  (RSA)22
18Flag of England.svg  Graham Miles  (ENG)0112
19Flag of England.svg  John Virgo  (ENG)1012
20Flag of England.svg  Fred Davis  (ENG)1102
21Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Jim Wych  (CAN)2002
22Flag of England.svg  Dean Reynolds  (ENG)11
23Flag of Ireland.svg  Patsy Fagan  (IRL)0011
24Flag of England.svg  Tony Meo  (ENG)0101
25Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  John Bear  (CAN)000
26Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Cliff Wilson  (WAL)0000
27Flag of England.svg  Dave Martin  (ENG)000
28Flag of England.svg  Jim Meadowcroft  (ENG)0000
29Flag of Scotland.svg  Jim Donnelly  (SCO)00
30Flag of England.svg  John Dunning  (ENG)0000
31Flag of England.svg  Mike Hallett  (ENG)0000
32Flag of England.svg  Jack Fitzmaurice  (ENG)00
Preceded by
1981/1982
1982/1983Succeeded by
1983/1984

Notes

  1. Two points were deducted for misconduct. [4] [10]

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