1987–88 snooker world rankings

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Steve Davis playing snooker
Steve Davis (pictured in 2012) was ranked in first place for the fifth consecutive year.[1]
Jimmy White playing snooker
Jimmy White (pictured in 2011) moved up to second place in the rankings.[1]

The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA), the governing body for professional snooker, first introduced a ranking system for professional players in 1976, with the aim of seeding players for the World Snooker Championship. The reigning champion would be automatically seeded first, the losing finalist from the previous year seeded second, and the other seedings based on the ranking list. Initially, the rankings were based on performances in the preceding three world championships.[2] The list for the 1986–87 snooker season was the first to only take account of results over two seasons, and the rankings for 1987–88 were also based on results from the preceding two seasons.[3][4] The snooker journalist Janice Hale wrote positively about the rankings being calculated across two seasons rather than three. She argued that, at a time when snooker was the most viewed televised sport in the UK, "New faces are now beginning to appear on television".[5] Steve Davis retained the top ranking for the fifth consecutive year, with Jimmy White second and Neal Foulds third.[2][6] White, who won two ranking titles in the 1986–87 season, had been in fifth place the previous year, and Foulds, who won one ranking title in the latter season, moved up from 13th.[7] Discussing the rankings for 1987–88, the snooker journalist Terry Smith asserted that "Every player in the lower ranks has one immediate aim – a place in the top 16 ... that elite top group."[8] Players in the top 16 were seeded into the last-32 round of the 1988 World Snooker Championship and received invitations to the 1988 Masters.[4] John Parrott, Mike Hallett and Dean Reynolds moved into the top 16 for the first time, while Kirk Stevens, Tony Meo and Ray Reardon fell out of it.[9] Six-time world champion Reardon dropped down to 38th from 15th.[10] Teenager Stephen Hendry rose to 23rd from 51st.[9] Ken Owers was the highest-ranked of the players who had joined the circuit in the 1986–87 season.[9] In the original list for the season, Perrie Mans was listed at 50th and George Ganim at 126th.[4][11] There were 130 professionals listed, of which those ranked 121 or lower became "non-tournament" (NT) players, meaning that they were permitted to enter the world championship but no other tournaments.[12][4] Mans resigned his membership of the WPBSA that year.[13] The list as published in the Benson and Hedges Snooker Yearbook in 1987 omits Mans and Ganim, and has David Greaves above François Ellis;[6] these differences are reflected in the table used below.

Points tariff and basis of ranking

Points tariff contributing to the Snooker world rankings 1987–88[14][15]
Placing 1986 and 1987 world championships Other ranking tournaments 1985–86 and 1986–87
Champion 10 6
Runner-up 8 5
Losing semi-finalist 6 4
Losing Quarter-finalist 4 3
Last 16 Loser 2 2
Last 32 Loser 1 ranking point or 2 merit points[lower-alpha 1] 1
Final qualifying round loser 2 merit points 1 merit point
Penultimate qualifying round loser 1 merit point 1 A point
Antepenultimate qualifying round loser 1 A point Frames won counted
Preliminary round loser Frames won counted –

Ranking was determined as follows:[3]

  • By number of ranking points.
  • If players had an equal number of ranking points, precedence was given to the player with the better performances in the later season.
  • If players were still equal, merit points were considered. If they were still tied, precedence was given to the player with the better performances in the later season.
  • If players were still equal, A points were considered. If they were still tied, precedence was given to the player with the better in the later season.
  • If players were still equal, frames won were considered. If they were still tied, precedence was given the player with the better in the later season.

Rankings

"(NT)" denotes a "non-tournament" player, i.e. a player who was permitted to enter the world championship but no other tournaments in 1987–88.[12] "(New)" denotes a player that was a new professional for 1986–87.[6]

Snooker world rankings 1987–88[4][6]
Ranking Name 1985–86 season 1986–87 season Ranking points Merit A points Frames
MT GP UK Cl BO WC IO GP UK Cl BO WC
1 File:Flag of England.svg Steve Davis (ENG) 3 6 6 3 6 8 3 3 6 6 1 10 61 0 0 0
2 File:Flag of England.svg Jimmy White (ENG) 5 2 4 6 0 4 0 6 2 5 6 6 46 2 0 0
3 File:Flag of England.svg Neal Foulds (ENG) 4 1 2 3 1 1 6 4 5 0 5 6 38 1 0 0
4 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cliff Thorburn (CAN) 6 4 2 5 2 6 5 0 3 1 4 0 38 3 0 0
5 File:Flag of England.svg Joe Johnson (ENG) 3 2 1 3 1 10 1 0 1 1 2 8 33 1 0 0
6 File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Terry Griffiths (WAL) 2 3 3 0 3 4 2 2 2 3 2 4 30 1 0 0
7 File:Flag of England.svg Tony Knowles (ENG) 1 4 3 2 1 6 2 3 3 0 4 0 29 3 0 0
8 File:Ulster Banner.svg Dennis Taylor (NIR) 4 5 4 2 0 0 2 2 1 0 3 2 25 4 0 0
9 File:Ulster Banner.svg Alex Higgins (NIR) 2 2 2 3 4 2 1 2 4 1 0 2 25 1 0 0
10 File:Flag of South Africa (1982–1994).svg Silvino Francisco (RSA) 0 3 2 0 1 2 3 4 1 3 1 2 22 2 0 0
11 File:Flag of England.svg Willie Thorne (ENG) 2 0 5 0 5 4 0 2 2 0 2 0 22 6 0 0
12 File:Flag of England.svg Rex Williams (ENG) 0 1 2 4 2 1 2 5 0 1 2 0 20 4 0 0
13 File:Flag of England.svg John Parrott (ENG) 3 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 4 3 0 2 18 4 0 0
14 File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Doug Mountjoy (WAL) 1 1 1 4 0 2 1 2 1 0 2 2 17 2 0 0
15 File:Flag of England.svg Dean Reynolds (ENG) 2 0 1 1 0 1 3 0 2 4 1 1 16 3 0 0
16 File:Flag of England.svg Mike Hallett (ENG) 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 2 2 1 1 4 16 2 0 0
17 File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Cliff Wilson (WAL) 2 3 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 3 2 0 16 5 0 0
18 File:Flag of South Africa (1982–1994).svg Peter Francisco (RSA) 0 2 1 2 2 0 4 1 1 2 1 0 16 4 1 0
19 File:Flag of England.svg John Virgo (ENG) 1 0 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 16 1 0 0
20 File:Flag of England.svg Tony Meo (ENG) 1 2 2 2 3 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 16 6 0 0
21 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kirk Stevens (CAN) 0 3 3 0 2 4 0 0 1 1 2 0 16 6 0 0
22 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Campbell (AUS) 2 2 1 2 2 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 15 3 0 0
23 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Hendry (SCO) 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 4 0 4 14 1 3 6
24 File:Flag of Ireland.svg Eugene Hughes (IRL) 0 1 0 2 0 2 4 0 2 0 1 1 13 5 0 0
25 File:Flag of England.svg David Taylor (ENG) 2 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 1 12 6 0 0
26 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eddie Charlton (AUS) 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 10 6 0 0
27 File:Flag of England.svg Dave Martin (ENG) 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 10 3 0 0
28 File:Flag of England.svg John Spencer (ENG) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 9 7 0 0
29 File:Flag of England.svg Barry West (ENG) 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 9 6 0 4
30 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Murdo MacLeod (SCO) 2 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 8 0 0
31 File:Flag of England.svg Steve Longworth (ENG) 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 8 7 1 0
32 File:Flag of Malta.svg Tony Drago (MLT) 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 8 2 3 6
33 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bill Werbeniuk (CAN) 1 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 8 0 0
34 File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wayne Jones (WAL) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 7 6 2 0
35 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg Dene O'Kane (NZL) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 7 6 3 0
36 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jim Wych (CAN) 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 7 7 1 0
37 File:Flag of England.svg Steve Duggan (ENG) 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 7 5 3 0
38 File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Ray Reardon (WAL) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 6 8 0 0
39 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Warren King (AUS) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 5 6 2 0
40 File:Flag of England.svg Danny Fowler (ENG) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 7 2 0
41 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bob Chaperon (CAN) 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 7 2 0
42 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marcel Gauvreau (CAN) 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 6 0
43 File:Flag of Ireland.svg Paddy Browne (IRL) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 2 7 0
44 File:Ulster Banner.svg Tommy Murphy (NIR) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 9 3 0
45 File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Steve Newbury (WAL) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 9 3 0
46 File:Flag of England.svg Tony Jones (ENG) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 9 1 0
47 File:Flag of England.svg Mark Wildman (ENG) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 8 2 0
48 File:Flag of England.svg Graham Cripsey (ENG) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 6 2 5
49 File:Flag of England.svg Bob Harris (ENG) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 6 3 0
50 File:Ulster Banner.svg Jack McLaughlin (NIR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 7 3 0
51 File:Flag of England.svg Les Dodd (ENG) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 6 5 0
52 File:Flag of England.svg Ken Owers (ENG) (New) – – – – – – 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 2
53 File:Flag of England.svg Jon Wright (ENG) (New) – – – – – – 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 1 2
54 File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Mark Bennett (WAL) (New) – – – – – – 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 12
55 File:Flag of Ireland.svg Joe O'Boye (IRL) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 7 2 8
56 File:Flag of England.svg Malcolm Bradley (ENG) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 7 4 0
57 File:Flag of England.svg Roger Bales (ENG) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 6 9
58 File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Tony Chappel (WAL) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 4 0
59 File:Flag of England.svg Ray Edmonds (ENG) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 6 0
60 File:Flag of England.svg George Scott (ENG) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 5 0
61 File:Flag of England.svg Fred Davis (ENG) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 7 0
62 File:Flag of England.svg Geoff Foulds (ENG) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 5 1
63 File:Flag of South Africa (1982–1994).svg Robbie Grace (RSA) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 13
64 File:Flag of England.svg Pat Houlihan (ENG) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 25
65 File:Flag of Ireland.svg Anthony Kearney (IRL) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 8 15
66 File:Flag of England.svg Steve James (ENG) (New) – – – – – – 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 7
67 File:Flag of England.svg Paul Medati (ENG) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 4 0
68 File:Flag of England.svg Graham Miles (ENG) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 3 0
69 File:Flag of Scotland.svg John Rea (SCO) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 4 0
70 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Matt Gibson (SCO) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 4 0
71 File:Flag of South Africa (1982–1994).svg Jimmy van Rensberg (RSA) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 6 0
72 File:Flag of England.svg Vic Harris (ENG) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 6 0
73 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bernie Mikkelsen (CAN) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 6 0
74 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Ian Black (SCO) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 7 0
75 File:Flag of Ireland.svg Patsy Fagan (IRL) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 7 0
76 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Eddie Sinclair (SCO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4 0
77 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mario Morra (CAN) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 0
78 File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Colin Roscoe (WAL) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 3
79 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robby Foldvari (AUS) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 7 0
80 File:Flag of England.svg Ian Williamson (ENG) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 0
81 File:Flag of England.svg Mike Watterson (ENG) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 8
82 File:Flag of England.svg Dave Gilbert (ENG) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 17
83 File:Flag of England.svg David Roe (ENG) (New) – – – – – – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0
84 File:Flag of England.svg Bill Oliver (ENG) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 4
85 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gino Rigitano (CAN) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 5
86 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jim Bear (CAN) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 4
87 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Jim Donnelly (SCO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 8
88 File:Flag of England.svg Jack Fitzmaurice (ENG) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 8
89 File:Flag of England.svg Mike Darrington (ENG) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 13
90 File:Flag of England.svg Brian Rowswell (ENG) (New) – – – – – – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1
91 File:Flag of England.svg Jim Meadowcroft (ENG) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 6
92 File:Flag of England.svg Mick Fisher (ENG) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 8
93 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Jenkins (AUS) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 8
94 File:Flag of Ireland.svg Dessie Sheehan (IRL) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 18
95 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Frank Jonik (CAN) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 12
96 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glen Wilkinson (AUS) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 13
97 File:Flag of Ireland.svg Pascal Burke (IRL) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 23
98 File:Flag of England.svg Paul Gibson (ENG) (New) – – – – – – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 6
99 File:Flag of England.svg Nigel Gilbert (ENG) (New) – – – – – – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1
100 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian Anderson (AUS) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
101 File:Flag of the United States.svg Jim Rempe (USA) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
102 File:Flag of Ireland.svg Billy Kelly (IRL) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 11
103 File:Flag of England.svg John Dunning (ENG) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 20
104 File:Flag of England.svg John Hargreaves (ENG) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 20
105 File:Flag of England.svg Dennis Hughes (ENG) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 17
106 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Eddie McLaughlin (SCO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
107 File:Flag of England.svg Martin Smith (ENG) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 29
108 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gerry Watson (CAN) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8
109 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Thornley (CAN) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6
110 File:Flag of England.svg Dave Chalmers (ENG) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 11
111 File:Ulster Banner.svg Jackie Rea (NIR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6
112 File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Clive Everton (WAL) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7
113 File:Flag of Ireland.svg Paul Watchorn (IRL) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 26
114 File:Flag of South Africa (1982–1994).svg Derek Mienie (RSA) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 29
115 File:Flag of England.svg Terry Whitthread (ENG) (New) – – – – – – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12
116 File:Flag of South Africa (1982–1994).svg François Ellis (RSA) (New) – – – – – – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10
117 File:Flag of England.svg David Greaves (ENG) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 31
118 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Joe Cagianello (CAN) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7
119 File:Flag of South Africa (1982–1994).svg Mike Hines (RSA) (NT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6
120 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Bert Demarco (SCO) (NT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 28
121 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paddy Morgan (AUS) (NT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
122 File:Flag of England.svg Maurice Parkin (ENG) (NT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27
123 File:Flag of England.svg Bernard Bennett (ENG) (NT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
124 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Giannaros (AUS) (NT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
125 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lou Condo (AUS) (NT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
126 File:Flag of South Africa (1982–1994).svg Manuel Francisco (RSA) (NT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
127 File:Flag of the United States.svg Steve Mizerak (USA) (NT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
128 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Wayne Sanderson (CAN) (NT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Preceded by
1986/1987 		1987/1988 Succeeded by
1988/1989

Notes

  1. ↑ Players who qualified received a ranking point. Players exempted until this round received two merit points.[15]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hayton & Dee 2004, p. 120.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Morrison 1987, p. 107.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Everton 1986, p. 9.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "WPBSA world rankings". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. July 1986. pp. 16–17.
  5. ↑ Hale 1987, p. 6.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Smith 1987a, pp. 24–25.
  7. ↑ Smith 1987a, pp. 24–26.
  8. ↑ Smith 1987a, p. 22.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Smith, Terry (19 May 1987). "Hendry makes giant leap". The Daily Telegraph. p. 25.
  10. ↑ Smith 1987a, p. 26.
  11. ↑ "Official world snooker rankings 1987/88". Pot Black. Westcliff-on-Sea: Pot Black Publishing. June 1987. p. 16.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Smith 1987a, p. 28.
  13. ↑ "No Mans Land". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. August 1987. p. 14.
  14. ↑ Hale, Janice (September 1985). "How the rankings work". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. p. 14.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Smith 1987a, pp. 22–23.

Books

  • Everton, Clive, ed. (1986). Benson and Hedges Snooker Year (Third ed.). Aylesbury: Pelham Books. ISBN 978-0-86369-166-9.
  • Hale, Janice (1987). Rothmans Snooker Yearbook 1987–88. Aylesbury: Queen Anne Press. ISBN 978-0-356-14690-4.
  • Hayton, Eric; Dee, John (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. ISBN 978-0-9548549-0-4.
  • Morrison, Ian (1987). The Hamlyn Encyclopedia of Snooker (Revised ed.). Twickenham: Hamlyn Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-600-55604-6.
  • Smith, Terry, ed. (1987). Benson and Hedges Snooker Year (Fourth ed.). Aylesbury: Pelham Books. ISBN 978-0-7207-1797-6.
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