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1504:. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from
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27:World rankings for the 1977/1978 snooker season
1498:"Historical World Rankings 1975/76 to 1989/90"
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2074:List of world number one snooker players
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1648:. Kobyhadrian Books. pp. 46, 149.
1536:. Global Snooker Centre. Archived from
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85:was taken into account.
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1697:Snooker world rankings
1579:Morrison, Ian (1989).
2068:Cue sports portal
1619:Hayton, Eric (2004).
1478:"Official rankings".
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1501:
1479:
1451:
1444:
1437:
1397:Paddy Morgan
1233:Ian Anderson
1028:John Dunning
864:David Taylor
823:Rex Williams
798:South Africa
700:Graham Miles
577:Alex Higgins
454:John Spencer
334:
313:Professional
288:(2004-11-07)
242:Professional
217:(2006-07-11)
197:John Spencer
171:Professional
146:(2024-07-20)
144:20 July 2024
97:John Spencer
87:
56:
29:
2166:The Masters
1512:26 February
1315:Marcus Owen
1151:Patsy Fagan
782:Perrie Mans
659:John Pulman
413:Ray Reardon
119:Ray Reardon
89:Ray Reardon
2214:Categories
1462:References
1110:John Virgo
741:Fred Davis
364:18th with
360:10th, and
132:1932-10-08
2181:Pot Black
1826:1999–2000
1453:1978/1979
1445:1977/1978
1439:1976/1977
1413:Australia
1290:Australia
1249:Australia
905:Gary Owen
511:Australia
345:main tour
316:1963–1995
307:Australia
245:1968–1991
174:1967–1992
93:1976/1977
44:main tour
383:Country
377:Ranking
339:for the
322:Highest
251:Highest
180:Highest
111:Rankings
57:For the
46:for the
2047:2023–24
2042:2022–23
2037:2021–22
2032:2020–21
2027:2019–20
2022:2018–19
2017:2017–18
2012:2016–17
2007:2015–16
2002:2014–15
1997:2013–14
1992:2012–13
1987:2011–12
1982:2010–11
1977:2009–10
1972:2008–09
1967:2007–08
1962:2006–07
1946:2023–24
1941:2022–23
1936:2021–22
1931:2020–21
1926:2019–20
1921:2018–19
1916:2017–18
1911:2016–17
1906:2015–16
1901:2014–15
1896:2013–14
1891:2012–13
1886:2011–12
1881:2010–11
1876:2009–10
1871:2008–09
1866:2007–08
1861:2006–07
1856:2005–06
1851:2004–05
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1756:1985–86
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1746:1983–84
1741:1982–83
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1731:1980–81
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1721:1978–79
1716:1977–78
1711:1976–77
1544:24 June
1372:England
1208:England
1167:Ireland
1126:England
1044:England
1003:England
880:England
839:England
757:England
716:England
675:England
470:England
347:in the
341:snooker
324:ranking
266:No. 3:
253:ranking
236:England
195:No. 2:
182:ranking
117:No. 1:
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1331:Wales
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429:Wales
380:Name
366:Virgo
358:Davis
165:Wales
30:The
1650:ISBN
1625:ISBN
1585:ISBN
1546:2013
1514:2011
397:1977
392:1976
387:1975
354:Mans
283:Died
275:Born
212:Died
204:Born
141:Died
126:Born
75:1977
71:1976
67:1975
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1349:24
1308:23
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1226:21
1185:20
1144:19
1103:18
1062:17
1021:16
980:15
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898:13
857:12
816:11
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