Wu Yize moves to second in snooker rankings after Shenzhen Open

Wu Yize has risen to a career-high position of number two after the official world rankings were updated following the recent Shenzhen Open.

The 22 year-old secured his third ranking triumph with a 10-5 victory over Yuan Sijun in Sunday’s final in Shenzhen.

It means that, for the first time in snooker history, the top two players in the world rankings list come from China.

Let’s take a look at some of the updates following the 2026/27 season’s sixth ranking tournament.

China one-two

There have been a lot of signs over the last couple of years which have indicated a clear transition in dominance towards China.

Now the top two positions are being held by Zhao Xintong and Wu Yize, the sport’s two most recent world snooker champions.

Zhao was knocked out early in Shenzhen much to the disappointment of his home support, but he always had enough of a buffer to hold onto first place on the rolling two-year standings.

The 29 year-old still has hardly any points to defend between now and the 2027 World Championship, meaning he remains in pole position to hold onto the coveted position for the foreseeable future.

But more premature exits will open the door for the chasing pack, which is firmly led now by Wu who stands less than £30,000 adrift in second.

Judd Trump, Neil Robertson, and Mark Selby complete the top five ahead of John Higgins, Shaun Murphy, and Mark Williams.

Kyren Wilson, who will have a lot of points to defend in the coming months and could end up having to qualify for Sheffield, is in ninth ahead of Barry Hawkins.

A run to the quarter-finals in Shenzhen has helped Chris Wakelin improve to a career-high ranking of 11.

Despite having not featured at any event so far this season, Mark Allen is still in 12th in front of Ronnie O’Sullivan, Xiao Guodong, Ding Junhui, and Ali Carter.

Where is Yuan Sijun ranked?

A maiden appearance in a ranking event final gave Yuan Sijun a handsome £76,000 payday, the biggest of his professional career so far.

With the equivalent earned in ranking points, the 26 year-old improves to a career-high position of 26 in the world.

Elsewhere, Jimmy Robertson’s strong showing to the semi-finals has seen the Englishman’s ranking boosted by five positions as he returns to the top 40.

Michael Holt (42) and Ricky Walden (52) were other players who moved back up the ladder after good displays in Shenzhen.

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	Official 2-Year World Rankings	Oct 5, 2026
1	Zhao Xintong	£1,265,550
2	Wu Yize	£1,238,900
3	Judd Trump	£1,114,050
4	Neil Robertson	£1,100,200
5	Mark Selby	£1,070,500
6	John Higgins	£905,000
7	Shaun Murphy	£897,350
8	Mark Williams	£747,400
9	Kyren Wilson	£716,800
10	Barry Hawkins	£670,050
11	Chris Wakelin	£576,550
12	Mark Allen	£536,050
13	Ronnie O’Sullivan	£513,750
14	Xiao Guodong	£503,900
15	Ding Junhui	£479,850
16	Ali Carter	£414,400
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17	Zhou Yuelong	£359,100
18	Jack Lisowski	£358,100
19	Stuart Bingham	£350,550
20	Chang Bingyu	£350,200
21	Zhang Anda	£332,600
22	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	£329,850
23	Elliot Slessor	£329,200
24	Jak Jones	£319,300
25	Si Jiahui	£292,500
26	Yuan Sijun	£288,400
27	Gary Wilson	£286,550
28	Lei Peifan	£279,050
29	Pang Junxu	£272,750
30	Joe O’Connor	£245,450
31	Noppon Saengkham	£242,500
32	Hossein Vafaei	£242,450

Players Ranked 33-64 (Click to expand)

Rank	Player	Prize Money
33	Stephen Maguire	£235,700
34	David Gilbert	£221,200
35	Tom Ford	£199,800
36	Jackson Page	£198,500
37	Aaron Hill	£189,300
38	Anthony McGill	£186,350
39	Xu Si	£180,400
40	Jimmy Robertson	£179,600
41	Stan Moody	£171,800
42	Michael Holt	£171,700
43	Zak Surety	£168,400
44	Luca Brecel	£167,200
45	Ryan Day	£159,750
46	He Guoqiang	£156,000
47	Matthew Selt	£148,350
48	Daniel Wells	£143,700
49	Fan Zhengyi	£137,700
50	Matthew Stevens	£137,500
51	Ben Woollaston	£129,500
52	Ricky Walden	£126,850
53	Liu Hongyu	£123,800
54	Robbie Williams	£120,850
55	Oliver Lines	£115,900
56	Martin O’Donnell	£111,400
57	Long Zehuang	£108,850
58	Ben Mertens	£101,850
59	David Lilley	£98,100
60	Jiang Jun	£97,100
61	Lyu Haotian	£94,750
62	Jamie Jones	£93,650
63	Liam Highfield	£93,500
64	Scott Donaldson	£93,250

Players Ranked 65-96 (Click to expand)

Rank	Player	Prize Money
65	Jordan Brown	£89,450
66	Ishpreet Singh Chadha	£89,450
67	Louis Heathcote	£76,300
68	Iulian Boiko	£73,200
69	Liam Pullen	£72,950
70	Marco Fu	£72,850
71	Dylan Emery	£70,550
72	Sam Craigie	£70,200
73	David Grace	£62,100
74	Steven Hallworth	£60,800
75	Gao Yang	£54,200
76	Yao Pengcheng	£53,450
77	Ian Burns	£48,700
78	Lan Yuhao	£41,800
79	Michal Szubarczyk	£38,450
80	Liam Davies	£37,900
81	Ross Muir	£37,100
82	Xu Yichen	£34,350
83	Zhao Hanyang	£28,100
84	Mateusz Baranowski	£26,100
85	Reanne Evans	£25,600
86	Liu Wenwei	£23,600
87	Artemijs Zizins	£23,200
88	Liam Graham	£20,500
89	Leone Crowley	£20,500
90	Jamie Clarke	£20,100
91	Wang Xinbo	£18,500
92	Florian Nuessle	£18,100
93	Gong Chenzhi	£17,600
94	Ashley Carty	£15,400
95	Chatchapong Nasa	£15,100
96	Oliver Brown	£15,000

Players Ranked 97-128 (Click to expand)

Rank	Player	Prize Money
97	Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon	£14,100
98	Luo Zetao	£13,600
99	Connor Benzey	£13,000
100	Alexander Ursenbacher	£12,600
101	Antoni Kowalski	£11,800
102	Jimmy White	£10,600
103	Mitchell Mann	£10,500
104	Sahil Nayyar	£10,500
105	Ashley Hugill	£10,100
106	Fergal Quinn	£10,000
107	Andrew Higginson	£9,700
108	Huang Jiahao	£8,700
109	Oliver Sykes	£8,000
110	Cheung Ka Wai	£7,600
111	Mahmoud El Hareedy	£7,500
112	Deng Haohui	£7,200
113	Julien Leclercq	£7,100
114	Alfie Burden	£7,000
115	Hammad Miah	£6,500
116	Onyee Ng	£6,000
117	Phil O’Kane	£5,500
118	Sean O’Sullivan	£5,500
119	Craig Steadman	£5,100
120	Liu Yang	£5,000
121	Anton Kazakov	£3,500
122	Bai Yulu	£3,000
123	Stuart Carrington	£2,000
124	Michael Larkov	£1,750
125	Panchaya Channoi	£0
125	Paul Norris	£0
127	Igor Figueiredo	£0
127	Mina Awad	£0

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How do the 1-year snooker rankings look?

As ever, the one-year snooker rankings will be important on various fronts – notably qualification to three big tournaments in the second half of the season.

The fields for the World Grand Prix, Players Championship, and Tour Championship have typically been comprised using these standings.

The one-year rankings can also provide an avenue back onto the main tour for lower-ranked players who fail to break into the top 64 and secure tour survival.

Prior to the Shenzhen Open, Wu Yize had been hovering down near the cut-off point for qualification to the World Grand Prix.

But the £177,000 champion’s cheque has seen the world champion rocket his way up to third on this list.

John Higgins, Mark Allen, Ding Junhui, and Barry Hawkins are notable players who are outside the top 32 on the one-year list at the moment.

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	1-Year Rankings	Oct 5, 2026
1	Mark Selby	£348,350
2	Chang Bingyu	£207,100
3	Wu Yize	£204,000
4	Jak Jones	£141,000
5	Ali Carter	£134,750
6	Noppon Saengkham	£118,500
7	Yuan Sijun	£102,500
8	Judd Trump	£89,700
9	Zhao Xintong	£89,000
10	Shaun Murphy	£79,350
11	David Gilbert	£73,250
12	Zhou Yuelong	£68,200
13	Mark Williams	£67,000
14	Chris Wakelin	£62,750
15	Neil Robertson	£59,500
16	Stuart Bingham	£59,250
17	Kyren Wilson	£54,700
18	Jimmy Robertson	£51,000
19	Xiao Guodong	£51,000
20	Pang Junxu	£49,250
21	Ronnie O’Sullivan	£48,000
22	Michael Holt	£45,950
23	Zhang Anda	£44,400
24	Hossein Vafaei	£42,250
25	Si Jiahui	£41,500
26	Jackson Page	£39,850
27	Liam Davies	£37,900
28	Aaron Hill	£36,800
29	Fan Zhengyi	£36,650
30	Liam Highfield	£35,200
31	Elliot Slessor	£35,000
32	Liu Hongyu	£33,700

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When is the next snooker event?

The next ranking event on the 2026/27 snooker calendar will be the Northern Ireland Open, which runs from October 18 to 25 in Belfast.

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