- Snooker world rankings 2006/2007
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color = LightGreenSnooker world rankings 2006/2007: The professional world rankings for the top 32
snooker players in the 2006/2007 season are listed below. Note that as world champion,Graeme Dott is seeded number two in ranking events and number one in the World Championship. The points listed here take into account ranking tournament performances from the previous two seasons (2004/2005 and 2005/2006).Infobox Snooker player
Name = No. 1:Stephen Hendry
Born = birth date and age|1969|1|13
Nationality = flagicon|Scotland Scottish
Professional = 1985–
High ranking = #1
Current rank = #8Infobox Snooker player
Name = No. 2:Ken Doherty
Born = birth date and age|1969|9|17
Nationality = flagicon|Republic of Ireland Irish
Professional = 1990–
High ranking = #2
Current rank = #4Infobox Snooker player
Name = No. 3:Ronnie O'Sullivan
Born = birth date and age|1975|12|5
Nationality = flagicon|England English
Professional = 1992–
High ranking = #1
Current rank = #5Notes
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Stephen Hendry , despite having not had the best of seasons, regains the number one spot after nine years from second place.
*Paul Hunter dropped out of the top 32, down from number five to number 34, shortly before his death fromcolon cancer . His drop was mainly causedOr|date=September 2007 by his illness.
*Jimmy White drops out of the top 32 after his worst season ever, down from number eight to number 35.
*Alan McManus drops out of the top 16 (having been in it for a decade) after his worst season ever as well, down from number 12 to number 19.
*Ian McCulloch drops out of the top 16 after just one season, down from number 16 to number 26.
*Anthony Hamilton re-enters the top 16 after gaining two places, from number 17 to joint number 15.
*Barry Pinches drops out of the top 32, down from number 18 to number 33.
*Allister Carter finally makes it to that much coveted top 16 spot after 4 seasons coming very close indeed inside the top 20 after gaining four places, from number 19 to joint number 15.
*Neil Robertson enters the top 16, from number 27 to number 13.
*John Parrott (a former longtime top 16 player) drops out of the top 32, down from number 28 to number 43.
*Ryan Day officially enters the top 32, from number 33 (just outside the top 32, although he replacedQuinten Hann , officially in 22nd place at the time, during most of the season) to number 17 (just outside the top 16).
*Stuart Bingham enters the top 32, from number 37 to number 24.
*Mark Selby re-enters the top 32, from number 38 to number 28.
*Joe Swail (a former longtime top 16 player) re-enters the top 32, from number 40 to number 30.
*Ding Junhui enters the top 32, from number 62 to number 27.References
External links
* [http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Rankings/05-6twoyrrks.htm Provisional Rankings for the 2006-2007 season at "Global Snooker Centre"]
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