Wu Yize captured his first ranking title and scored a spot at the UK Championship after winning the International Championship on Sunday in China.
The latest rankings update follows the conclusion of the 2025/26 snooker season’s eighth ranking event where Wu beat John Higgins 10-6 in the final.
It was a tremendous performance from the 22 year-old, who made his breakthrough into the big time by pocketing the £175,000 top prize.
Let’s take a look at how the week in Nanjing affected the two main snooker rankings lists.
Top 16 and UK Championship seeding
The International Championship in Nanjing was an important stop on the annual snooker roadshow as it represented the cut-off point for automatic seeding ahead of the upcoming UK Championship.
Wu’s triumph, then, was timely as it sees him leapfrog his way into the top 16 for the first time in his career, and with it a spot as a seed in the last 32 in York.
The rising star jumps nine rungs on the ladder to 13th, moving ahead of Barry Hawkins, Gary Wilson, and Si Jiahui.
Wu lies just behind Mark Selby and Xiao Guodong on the official two-year list, with Zhao Xintong back to tenth after his run to the semi-finals.
All the higher positions remain unchanged with Judd Trump still out in front as the world number one.
Kyren Wilson, Neil Robertson, Mark Williams, and Ronnie O’Sullivan complete the top five.
John Higgins consolidated his status as the world number six with his appearance in the final, the Scot remaining in front of Mark Allen, Ding Junhui, and Shaun Murphy.
These 16 players will avoid the UK Championship qualifiers that will take place in a couple of weeks in Wigan.
Other movers
Chris Wakelin entered the International Championship in 17th and looked for all money as if he’d move back into the top 16 until Wu’s triumph.
That means the Englishman will have to negotiate the preliminary phase for the UK Championship if he’s to make it back to the Barbican in 2025.
Zhang Anda and Tom Ford both dropped several places to 23rd and 26th respectively after losing the points on their rolling two-year tally that they earned for being finalists at the 2023 International Championship.
Championship League Snooker winner Stephen Maguire, meanwhile, is up to 25th after reaching the semi-finals this year.
Elsewhere, Scott Donaldson’s journey to the last 16 has helped the Scot rise six spots to number 52 in the world with quarter-finalist Zak Surety just behind in 53rd.
After dropping ten positions, Jordan Brown is going in the opposite direction and is hovering just inside the top 64, and with it guaranteed tour survival, in 62nd place.
| Official 2-Year World Rankings | Nov 10, 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Judd Trump | £1,725,550 |
| 2 | Kyren Wilson | £1,367,000 |
| 3 | Neil Robertson | £1,070,850 |
| 4 | Mark Williams | £990,500 |
| 5 | Ronnie O’Sullivan | £914,850 |
| 6 | John Higgins | £848,950 |
| 7 | Mark Allen | £646,750 |
| 8 | Ding Junhui | £640,350 |
| 9 | Shaun Murphy | £633,900 |
| 10 | Zhao Xintong | £597,750 |
| 11 | Mark Selby | £589,750 |
| 12 | Xiao Guodong | £571,900 |
| 13 | Wu Yize | £526,900 |
| 14 | Barry Hawkins | £518,950 |
| 15 | Gary Wilson | £475,800 |
| 16 | Si Jiahui | £473,000 |
| — | — | — |
| 17 | Chris Wakelin | £440,700 |
| 18 | Jak Jones | £372,800 |
| 19 | Ali Carter | £364,050 |
| 20 | Stuart Bingham | £356,800 |
| 21 | Elliot Slessor | £346,250 |
| 22 | Jack Lisowski | £338,100 |
| 23 | Zhang Anda | £306,450 |
| 24 | David Gilbert | £296,500 |
| 25 | Stephen Maguire | £288,050 |
| 26 | Tom Ford | £282,050 |
| 27 | Hossein Vafaei | £273,300 |
| 28 | Joe O’Connor | £269,600 |
| 29 | Zhou Yuelong | £263,950 |
| 30 | Pang Junxu | £253,700 |
| 31 | Lei Peifan | £241,400 |
| 32 | Yuan Sijun | £239,900 |
1-year snooker rankings
Once again, the one-year snooker rankings will determine qualification for three lucrative events later in the campaign.
The fields for the 32-player World Grand Prix, the 16-field Players Championship, and the 12-strong Tour Championship all come from these standings.
Neil Robertson remains in first on the back of his glory at the Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters.
The Australian leads Mark Williams, Shaun Murphy, and Ronnie O’Sullivan, with Wu Yize shooting up to fifth on the back of his International Championship success.
John Higgins had been struggling to make headway in the one-year rankings but is now up to 11th after picking up the £75,000 runner-up prize.
| 1-Year Snooker Rankings | Nov 10, 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neil Robertson | £539,300 |
| 2 | Mark Williams | £279,400 |
| 3 | Shaun Murphy | £254,000 |
| 4 | Ronnie O’Sullivan | £231,350 |
| 5 | Wu Yize | £226,800 |
| 6 | Mark Allen | £162,350 |
| 7 | Xiao Guodong | £159,400 |
| 8 | Jack Lisowski | £150,000 |
| 9 | Elliot Slessor | £147,500 |
| 10 | Gary Wilson | £145,900 |
| 11 | John Higgins | £124,200 |
| 12 | Barry Hawkins | £123,400 |
| 13 | Chris Wakelin | £119,800 |
| 14 | Mark Selby | £115,750 |
| 15 | Stephen Maguire | £112,800 |
| 16 | Zhou Yuelong | £100,400 |
| 17 | Judd Trump | £94,350 |
| 18 | Kyren Wilson | £93,700 |
| 19 | Ali Carter | £90,250 |
| 20 | Zhao Xintong | £87,750 |
| 21 | Si Jiahui | £85,800 |
| 22 | Ding Junhui | £79,850 |
| 23 | Anthony McGill | £77,200 |
| 24 | Aaron Hill | £70,200 |
| 25 | Jak Jones | £70,000 |
| 26 | Yuan Sijun | £68,800 |
| 27 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | £67,000 |
| 28 | Joe O’Connor | £62,350 |
| 29 | Stuart Bingham | £61,400 |
| 30 | Oliver Lines | £59,600 |
| 31 | Chang Bingyu | £53,600 |
| 32 | Stan Moody | £53,000 |
| — | — | — |
| 33 | Daniel Wells | £52,700 |
| 35 | Tom Ford | £44,600 |
| 37 | Zhang Anda | £42,400 |
| 85 | Luca Brecel | £16,800 |
When is the next snooker event?
Next up is one of the campaign’s most prestigious invitational tournaments, with the Champion of Champions beginning on Monday in Leicester.
Details and updates for that tournament and more will be available as usual here on SnookerHQ.com.
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