The latest snooker rankings update follows the conclusion of the British Open, the 2025/26 season’s fifth ranking event.
Shaun Murphy beat Anthony McGill 10-7 in Cheltenham on Sunday to capture his 13th career ranking event success on the World Snooker Tour.
The Magician, who lifted the Clive Everton Trophy at the Centaur, emerged triumphantly in a tournament of such status for the first time in over two years.
As usual, let’s reflect on how the most recent action on the snooker table has impacted the rankings.
What were the changes to the Top 16?
Shaun Murphy briefly dropped outside the world’s top 16 after the Wuhan Open, marking the first time in 19 years that he failed to enjoy membership within the elite bracket.
An immediate return through his run to the last 16 of the English Open followed, but Murphy’s top 16 woes have now safely subsided thanks to his stellar week at the British Open.
The 43 year-old rises back up to number 12 on the two-year list and is as high as number eight on the provisional end-of-year standings.
With prize money for the British Open on the medium-to-low end of the scale, there weren’t any other movements above Murphy.
Despite his indifferent start to the 2025/26 campaign, Judd Trump remains way out in front as the sport’s world number one.
Kyren Wilson and Neil Robertson continue to occupy the second and third spots ahead of Ronnie O’Sullivan, who skipped another event due to medical reasons.
Mark Williams, John Higgins, Mark Allen, Ding Junhui, Xiao Guodong, and Mark Selby complete the top ten with world champion Zhao Xintong just behind them in 11th.
Barry Hawkins, Zhang Anda, Chris Wakelin, and Si Jiahui all drop one place but keep their respective top 16 statuses for now.
There are just three counting tournaments left before the 16 seeds who will gain automatic qualification for this year’s UK Championship are confirmed.
Among those currently on the official list, Zhang is set to miss out with his winnings from the 2023 International Championship soon to be deducted from his rolling tally.
Gary Wilson is provisionally in 16th instead with a large buffer to Jak Jones, so the former looks good to seal a guaranteed spot at the Barbican Centre in York.
Who were the other movers?
Anthony McGill cut a despondent figure after being beaten in his first snooker final in eight years but was obviously a big beneficiary in the rankings.
The 34 year-old began the British Open just inside the world’s top 60 and was even looking at a potential scrap for tour survival later in the term.
But McGill turned his form around in Cheltenham, and the £45,000 runner-up cheque helps to elevate his ranking position back up to number 45.
A second quarter-final appearance of the season for Stan Moody sees the young Englishman jump six rungs on the ladder up to number 49.
Liu Hongyu lost the points that he accrued for reaching the 2023 English Open semi-finals and is down seven spots to number 60, with the Chinese 21 year-old now looking over his shoulder towards the crucial top 64 cut-off line for tour safety.
Countryman Chang Bingyu is heading in the opposite direction, though, with the 23 year-old continuing his excellent return from a ban.
Chang has already tallied £50,000 in prize money since the summer and has rapidly risen to number 74 on the standings in what is his first year of a guaranteed two back on the main tour.
| Official 2-Year World Rankings | Sept 29, 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Judd Trump | £1,890,200 |
| 2 | Kyren Wilson | £1,339,800 |
| 3 | Neil Robertson | £1,059,950 |
| 4 | Ronnie O’Sullivan | £932,500 |
| 5 | Mark Williams | £821,000 |
| 6 | John Higgins | £779,250 |
| 7 | Mark Allen | £648,400 |
| 8 | Ding Junhui | £630,500 |
| 9 | Xiao Guodong | £587,900 |
| 10 | Mark Selby | £575,500 |
| 11 | Zhao Xintong | £559,400 |
| 12 | Shaun Murphy | £539,400 |
| 13 | Barry Hawkins | £529,050 |
| 14 | Zhang Anda | £488,950 |
| 15 | Chris Wakelin | £474,800 |
| 16 | Si Jiahui | £453,600 |
| — | — | — |
| 17 | Gary Wilson | £436,800 |
| 18 | Ali Carter | £429,700 |
| 19 | Jak Jones | £367,800 |
| 20 | Wu Yize | £367,100 |
| 21 | Stuart Bingham | £359,300 |
| 22 | Tom Ford | £357,850 |
| 23 | Elliot Slessor | £331,950 |
| 24 | David Gilbert | £302,150 |
| 25 | Stephen Maguire | £285,250 |
| 26 | Hossein Vafaei | £273,800 |
| 27 | Joe O’Connor | £273,750 |
| 28 | Pang Junxu | £265,300 |
| 29 | Jack Lisowski | £262,600 |
| 30 | Zhou Yuelong | £245,550 |
| 31 | Yuan Sijun | £235,500 |
| 32 | Lei Peifan | £232,400 |
1-year snooker rankings
By landing the £100,000 jackpot at the British Open, Shaun Murphy has risen to number four on the one-year list and is set to qualify for all three events on the Players Series.
Qualification for the 32-player World Grand Prix, the 16-field Players Championship, and the 12-strong Tour Championship are all determined through the one-year list.
Neil Robertson is in first place thanks mostly to his victory in the lucrative Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters, with Ronnie O’Sullivan in second and Xiao Guodong in third.
McGill leapfrogs his way into 15th on this list, while his countryman John Higgins moves into the top 32 in 30th spot thanks to his run to the semi-finals.
Judd Trump, who surprisingly hasn’t reached a single ranking event quarter-final this term so far, is way down in 37th.
| 1-Year Snooker Rankings | Sept 29, 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neil Robertson | £515,900 |
| 2 | Ronnie O’Sullivan | £200,000 |
| 3 | Xiao Guodong | £154,400 |
| 4 | Shaun Murphy | £147,000 |
| 5 | Mark Allen | £136,000 |
| 6 | Elliot Slessor | £123,700 |
| 7 | Chris Wakelin | £109,400 |
| 8 | Mark Williams | £97,400 |
| 9 | Gary Wilson | £93,400 |
| 10 | Mark Selby | £83,000 |
| 11 | Barry Hawkins | £82,000 |
| 12 | Ali Carter | £70,900 |
| 13 | Zhou Yuelong | £65,000 |
| 14 | Stephen Maguire | £65,000 |
| 15 | Anthony McGill | £59,600 |
| 16 | Kyren Wilson | £57,500 |
| 17 | Joe O’Connor | £57,000 |
| 18 | Si Jiahui | £53,400 |
| 19 | Chang Bingyu | £50,000 |
| 20 | Zhao Xintong | £49,400 |
| 21 | Jak Jones | £47,000 |
| 22 | Ding Junhui | £43,500 |
| 23 | Stuart Bingham | £42,400 |
| 24 | Yuan Sijun | £41,400 |
| 25 | Stan Moody | £40,000 |
| 26 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | £39,600 |
| 27 | Aaron Hill | £38,200 |
| 28 | Oliver Lines | £37,000 |
| 29 | Wu Yize | £37,000 |
| 30 | John Higgins | £36,000 |
| 31 | Jack Lisowski | £36,000 |
| 32 | Zhang Anda | £33,400 |
| — | — | — |
| 33 | Ben Woollaston | £33,100 |
| 37 | Judd Trump | £30,000 |
| 47 | David Gilbert | £24,000 |
| 70 | Luca Brecel | £13,200 |
What is the next snooker event?
There is another batch of qualifiers this week with the early stages of the International Championship being held in Sheffield from September 30th to October 2nd.
The next ranking event commences in a week with the Xi’an Grand Prix running from October 7th to October 13th at the Qujiang Athletic Center.
More daily details on those events and more will be available right here on SnookerHQ.com.
Featured photo credit: WST
Phil Yates mentioned Murphy’s 13 ranking titles have come in 13 different ranking events.