2022–23 snooker world rankings
The sport of professional snooker has had a world ranking system in place since 1976. Certain tournaments were given "ranking" status, with the results at those events contributing to a player's world ranking. The events that made up the 1976–77 snooker season were the first to award players with ranking points. Originally, the world rankings were decided based only on results in the World Snooker Championship, but other events were later added. The system used for the 2022–23 snooker season was first used in the 2010–11 season, where players won ranking points based entirely on prize money won from these events. The rankings are based on the prior two seasons, with eight revisions after specific tournaments throughout the season. These revisions are used as official rankings, with points awarded in the current season overwriting those from two years prior.
Preceded by 2021/2022 |
2022/2023 | Succeeded by 2023/2024 |
Ronnie O'Sullivan began the season as the highest ranked player and retained his position throughout the season, despite not winning any ranking titles or even making semi finals. O'Sullivan began the season with a lead of 26,500 points over second ranked Judd Trump, and finished the season above 2023 World Champion Luca Brecel by 9,500 points.