Last week’s Players Title flaunted a major award reserve, so we should perceive what it meant for the different snooker rankings records. Mark Allen gathered the £125,000 champion’s really take a look at civility of a hard-battled 10-8 victory over Zhang Anda in Sunday’s last in Telford.
It addressed a third progress of the time for the Northern Irishman, who likewise won the Snooker Shoot Out and the invitational Boss of Champions towards the finish of 2023. Top 16 With his triumph at the Telford Global Center, Allen stays as the world number three on the authority two-year snooker rankings standings. In any case, the Gun has attracted fundamentally nearer to the two players in front of him, Ronnie O’Sullivan and Judd Trump.
The last option pair will have a ton of focuses to safeguard among now and the finish of this mission – setting Allen in a solid situation to challenge for the world number one spot. Truth be told, while taking a gander at the temporary finish of-season snooker rankings, Allen is far out in front with a cushion of more than £200,000.
There are a few major cash occasions not too far off – including the World Open, the Visit Title, and the blue-riband Big showdown – which safeguards a great deal can and most likely will change by the season’s decision. Back on the authority show, it’s generally as you were at the top after the Players Title. Title holder Luca Brecel stays in fourth in front of Imprint Selby, Shaun Murphy, Imprint Williams, and Ali Carter. Those best eight players are set to get welcomes to the debut Riyadh Season World Experts of Snooker in Saudi Arabia one week from now.
Ding Junhui and John Higgins complete the best ten in front of Kyren Wilson, whose disheartening season has seen him reliably slide down the food chain. Zhang Anda’s magnificent work to arrive at the Players Title last has seen the boundlessly better Chinese contender ascend to a vocation high of number 12 on the planet. Gary Wilson, Robert Milkins, Neil Robertson, and Tom Passage are in the excess top-16 positions. Behind them lie any semblance of Jack Lisowski, Barry Hawkins, Ryan Day, Zhou Yuelong, and Hossein Vafaei. Lisowski has neglected to meet all requirements for the World Open, significance he’ll need to go to the Big showdown qualifiers this year.
The others will be among those expecting major areas of strength for an or so ahead to break into the main 16 and secure a programmed compartment at the Pot Theare. Official 2-Year World Rankings Feb 27, 2024
1 Ronnie O’Sullivan £1,075,000
2 Judd Trump £985,000
3 Mark Allen £946,500
4 Luca Brecel £730,000
5 Mark Selby £644,500
6 Shaun Murphy £474,000
7 Mark Williams £431,000
8 Ali Carter £419,500
9 Ding Junhui £408,500
10 John Higgins £399,000
11 Kyren Wilson £385,500
12 Zhang Anda £384,000
13 Gary Wilson £383,500
14 Robert Milkins £328,000
15 Neil Robertson £312,500
16 Tom Ford £310,000 — — —
17 Jack Lisowski £285,500
18 Barry Hawkins £271,000
19 Ryan Day £252,500
20 Zhou Yuelong £237,500
The Players Title was the second of three competitions that make up the Players Series, where capability depends on the one-year snooker rankings. While the best 16 from that rundown qualified for Telford, just the main 12 will highlight at the Visit Title in April. The World Open is the last counting occasion towards the one-year count. Ten players have previously ensured their places in Manchester for the 2024 Visit Title, which brags a top award £150,000. Judd Trump, Ronnie O’Sullivan, Zhang Anda, Imprint Allen, Gary Wilson, and Imprint Williams will include. They’ll be joined by Ding Junhui, Barry Hawkins, Tom Passage, and Ali Carter. Four-time title holders Imprint Selby and John Higgins are at present in eleventh and twelfth. Hossein Vafaei and Noppon Saenghkam are among those in the pursuing pack and might actually break into the main 12 by arriving at the semi-finals of the World Open. Notwithstanding, those from behind will reasonably have to arrive at the last in Yushan or catch the actual title to fit the bill for the Visit Title.
Rush to the Visit C’ship (1-year list) Feb 27, 2024
1 Judd Trump £541,000
2 Ronnie O’Sullivan £421,500
3 Zhang Anda £329,000
4 Mark Allen £239,500 5 Gary Wilson £211,500
6 Mark Williams £203,000
7 Ding Junhui £183,000
8 Barry Hawkins £182,000
9 Tom Ford £172,000
10 Ali Carter £165,500
11 Mark Selby £159,000
12 John Higgins £137,500 — — —
13 Hossein Vafaei £114,000
14 Noppon Saengkham £109,500
15 Zhou Yuelong £103,000
When is the following snooker occasion? Bunches 6 and 7 of the invitational variant of Title Association Snooker are occurring this week in Leicester. One week from now (Walk 6-8), the World Experts in Riyadh will be organized interestingly with the world’s main eight to be joined by two trump cards in the field. The following snooker positioning occasion is the World Open in China from Walk 18-24.
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